Dead Men’s Letters

The stories in this collection originally appeared in magazine form in the following issues:

“Dead Men’s Letters,” Black Mask, September 1926

“Laugh That Off,” Black Mask, September 1926

“The Cat-Woman,” Black Mask, February 1927

“This Way Out,” Black Mask, March 1927

“Come and Get It,” Black Mask, April 1927

“In Full of Account,” Black Mask, May 1927

Argosy Communications wishes to extend its grateful appreciation to the following people who helped to make this volume possible:

Jean Gardner and Grace Naso, who approved it;

Lawrence Hughes, who sanctioned it;

Betty Burke and Katharine Odgers, who coordinated its manuscript;

Mary Bowling and Mark Dunn of The New York Public Library, who came to its rescue;

Herman Graf, who demanded it;

James Mason, who cultivated it;

Robert Weinberg, who guided it;

and

Eva Zablodowsky, who inspired it.