Murder in November

P: THE SUNDAY PIGEON MURDERS --Craig Rice--Simon & Schuster ($2). Two impecunious sidewalk photographers, one with brains the other with brawn, indulge in a little mild kidnapping and well-intentioned blackmail with gory results. Exciting scenes, a bountiful supply of able amateur detecting, moments of fantasy, humor and sentiment place this story far above the average.

P: WOLF IN MAN'S CLOTHING -- Mignon G. Eberhart--Random House ($2). Nurse Sarah Keate--Mrs. Eberhart's major contribution to mystery story personalities--returns, accompanied by a sister nurse with a past. An expertly wrought, well-characterized, highly emotional tale of "accidental" shooting, purposeful poisoning and deep dark villainy in a secluded Berkshire mansion.

P: SPORTING BLOOD -- Edited by Ellery Queen--Little, Brown ($2.50). An anthology of short detective stories dealing with sports and hobbies, from horse racing (A. Conan Doyle's Silver Blaze) to book collecting (Dorothy L. Sayers' The Dragon's Head). There are 18 other tales by authors old & new, U.S. and English, all good examples of this difficult genre.

P: THE FOURTH MYSTERY BOOK--Farrar & Rinehart ($2.50). Six mystery novellas by such practiced hands as Mary Roberts Rinehart, Mignon Eberhart, Hugh Pentecost, and one newcomer, Dana Lyon, who turns in the best item, I'll Be Glad When You're Dead. An omnibus book that is right up to its predecessors in quality and quantity.

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