Three brothers, a tangle of jealousies, and a horse one of them buys, named Blue Murder. Soon one brother is found with his head smashed in and the mark of horseshoes on him.
- A non-speculative mystery/suspense story. The horse who is suspected of having viciously murdered a human is actually just an ordinary horse.
- first appearance in Harper's Magazine, Volume CLI (Volume 151)October 1925, pages 559-570. The story is available on-line to Harper's Magazine subscribers at www.harpers.org/archive/1925/10/page/0049.
- Appeared in The Golden Book Magazine, 1930. 9 pages.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 |
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The Man Who Saw Through Heaven and Other Stories | Harper & Brothers | Collection | 159 |
| 1946 | The Best Stories of Wilbur Daniel Steele | Doubleday | Collection | 229 | |
| 1946 |
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The Best Stories of Wilbur Daniel Steele (abridged) | Editions for the Armed Services | Collection | |
| February 1961 |
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In the Dead of Night | Anthony Gibbs & Phillips | Anthology | 89 |
| August 1961 |
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In the Dead of Night | The Canterbury Press | Anthology | 89 |
| April 1962 |
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In the Dead of Night | Panther | Anthology | 72 |
| June 1963 |
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In the Dead of Night | Panther | Anthology | 72 |
| 1968 |
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In the Dead of Night | Panther | Anthology | |
| August 1976 | The Best Stories of Wilbur Daniel Steele | Greenwood Press | Collection |