Master Detective along with its counterpart True Detective revolutionised the magazine business and created a burgeoning genre. Readers could gain insight in to the mind of a criminal and detective with fascinating case reports as well as information on the forensics of the era.

Master Detective was launched in Britain and Ireland in 1950 and became an instant success. Still published to this day, Master Detective and True Detective have been joined over the years by other successful magazines – True Crime Monthly, launched in 1981, and Murder Most Foul quarterly, launched in 1991.

The trial issue features the story of the Scot who spent 20 years on death row for a crime he didn't commit. Investigate the Newcastle murders that shocked the nation and why not try your hand at detecting and solve the murder of Dr. Helen Davidson.

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