The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Index by Name: Page 811

Vansant, Wilbur M. (fl. 1890s) (chron.)
• * The Tooth and the Diamond, (ss) The White Elephant April 1897
• Mystery Magazine #10, April 1 1918

Van Scoyk, Bob (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * Home from Camp, (vi) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1957
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (Australia) #127, January 1958

Van See, John; pseudonym of Jack Vance (1916-2013) (chron.)
• * First Star I See Tonight, (ss) Malcolm’s March 1954

Van Siller, Hilda (1911-1982) (chron.)
• * Echo of a Bomb [Richard Massey], (n.) Doubleday, 1943
• Two Complete Detective Books #31, March 1945
• * In the Night, (nv) Rex Stout’s Mystery Monthly #9, 1947
• * Kiss and Kill, (n.) Doubleday, 1948, as Paul’s Apartment
• Two Complete Detective Books #57, July 1949
• * Paul’s Apartment, (n.) Doubleday, 1948
• Two Complete Detective Books #57, July 1949, as Kiss and Kill
• * Somber Memory, (n.) Doubleday, 1945
• Two Complete Detective Books #39, July 1946
• * Under a Cloud [Pete Rector], (n.) Doubleday, 1944
• Two Complete Detective Books #34, September 1945

Van Tassel, Daniel R. (1941- ) (chron.)
• * The Aries Obsession, (ex) Suspense Magazine October 2011

Van Tine, Kari (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * [front cover], (cv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 2001

Van Trenk, Frank (fl. 1910s) (chron.)
• * Tracking a Bigamist, (ss) Mystery Magazine #32, March 1 1919

Van Tyne, Valentine (fl. 1920s-1930s) (chron.)
• * The Blue Streak, (ss) The Dragnet Magazine July/August 1929
• * “Diamonds of Death”, (nv) Speakeasy Stories October/November 1931
• * Gangsters of the Skies, (sl) The Underworld Magazine Aug, Sep 1929
• * The Hollingsford Murder, (nv) The Underworld Magazine October 1929
• * “Junk” [Sky Gangsters], (na) The Underworld Magazine December 1929
• * Looting the Metropole Vaults [Sky Gangsters], (sl) The Underworld Magazine Jan, Feb 1930
• * The Mob Leader’s Gun Moll, (ss) The Underworld Magazine September 1930
• * Moll Vengeance, (ss) The Underworld Magazine February 1931
• * Out of the Past, (nv) Greater Gangster Stories June 1933
• * Sky-Loot, (nv) The Underworld Magazine May 1930
• * Sucker Bait, (ss) The Underworld Magazine September 1934
• * Thru Hell to Happiness, (ss) The Underworld Magazine June 1930

van Vogt, A(lfred) E(lton) (1912-2000) (about) (chron.)
• * Automaton, (ss) Other Worlds Science Stories September 1950
• Suspense Magazine Fall 1951, as "Dear Automaton"
• * Dear Automaton, (ss) Other Worlds Science Stories September 1950, as "Automaton"
• Suspense Magazine Fall 1951
• * The House That Stood Still, (n.) Greenberg Publishers, 1950
• Detective Book Magazine Winter 1951/1952

van Waldron, Barent (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Bluff, (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly March 2 1935

Van Waveren, Kaili (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * Maria’s Misfortune, (ss) Murdaland #1, 2007

Vanwinkle, Edmond H. (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Trapped, (ss) Clues Detective Stories December 1937

Vaquier, Jean Pierre (1879-1924) (about)
_____, [ref.]
• * The Bluebeard of Byfleet by Stanley Walter Edgar Bishop, (ar) The Strand Magazine March 1943
• Scientific Detective Annual 1943

Varak, Robert (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * The Man in the Black Hat, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 1965

Vardeman, David (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
• * The Last Evil, (ss) Mystery Weekly November 2017

Vardre, Leslie; pseudonym of L. P. Davies (1914-1988) (chron.)
• * The Alien, (ss) London Mystery Selection #61, June 1964
• * Bait, (ss) London Mystery Selection #58, September 1963
• * Death of a Witch, (ss) London Mystery Selection #57, June 1963
• * The Dream Pedlar, (ss) London Mystery Selection #51, November 1961
• * The Man with No Face, (ss) London Mystery Selection #48, March 1961
• * Mermaid Beach, (ss) London Mystery Selection #55, December 1962
• * The Messenger, (ss) London Mystery Selection #46, September 1960
• * The Monsters, (ss) London Mystery Selection #65, June 1965
• * No School on Friday, (ss) London Mystery Selection #49, May 1961
• * The Sight of Blood, (ss) London Mystery Selection #44, March 1960
• * Sleeping Beauty, (ss) London Mystery Selection #54, 1962
• * The Sleeping Man, (ss) London Mystery Selection #59, December 1963
• * “Sorry, Mr. Hepple”, (ss) London Mystery Selection #63, December 1964
• * Tea-Time, (ss) London Mystery Selection #47, December 1960
• * Time in Hand, (ss) London Mystery Selection #56, March 1963
• * To Maidy—A Son, (ss) London Mystery Selection #64, March 1965
• * The Wall of Time, (ss) London Mystery Selection #45, June 1960
• * Weeds, (ss) London Mystery Selection #60, March 1964

Varg, Kurt (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * [front cover], (cv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2008

Varga, Martin (fl. 2010s) (about) (chron.)
• * [front cover], (cv) The Big Click #1, March 2012

Vargas, Claudia (fl. 2000s-2010s) (chron.)
• * All Aboard the Shipwreck at the Queen Mary, (iv) Suspense Magazine November 2009 [Ref. Matt Gavin]
• * Exploring the Beauty and Mystery of Cabo San Lucas, (ar) Suspense Magazine February 2010
• * Murder on the Menu, (iv) Suspense Magazine September 2009
• * On Location:
  * ___ Exploring the Beauty and Mystery of Cabo San Lucas, (ar) Suspense Magazine February 2010
  * ___ Pasadena: A Beautiful Town with a Deadly Bridge, (ar) Suspense Magazine May 2010
  * ___ Winchester Mystery House, (cl) Suspense Magazine October 2009
• * Pasadena: A Beautiful Town with a Deadly Bridge, (ar) Suspense Magazine May 2010
• * Winchester Mystery House, (ar) Suspense Magazine October 2009

Vargas, Fred; pseudonym of Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau (1957- )
_____, [ref.]
• * Don’t Trust the Name: Fred Vargas by Judith Gray, (ar) Crime Time #37, 2004

Varley, John (Herbert) (1947- ) (about)
_____, [ref.]
• * Speaking with John Varley by Darrell Schweitzer, (iv) Paragon May 1980, as "John Varley"
• Black Cat Weekly #43, 2022

Varnado, S(eaborn) L(owrey) (1929- ) (chron.)
• * Detectiverse:
  * ___ The History of Mystery, (pm) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 4 1981
  * ___ Sin of the Seine, (pm) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 4 1981
• * The History of Mystery, (pm) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 4 1981
• * Sin of the Seine, (pm) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 4 1981

Varney, H. J. (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * The Case of the Multiple Crimes, (ss) Daredevil Detective Stories October 1941
• * Detour to Crime, (ss) Daredevil Detective Stories August 1941
• * Marked for Murder, (ss) Daredevil Detective Stories September 1941

Varnum, Vickie (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * Play a Game of Darts, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1962

Varona, Ruben (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
• * Crimes with Designation of Origin, (ar) Noir Nation #2, September 2012

Vasco, Justo (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * A Man of Honor, (ss) New Mystery v2 #2, 1994; translated by William I. Neuman

Vassall, William F. (fl. 1910s) (chron.)
• * The Basement Room, (ss) Detective Story Magazine April 5 1916
• * The Broken Glass, (ss) Detective Story Magazine February 20 1916
• * The Firm’s Detective, (ss) Detective Story Magazine July 20 1916
• * For Her Boy, (ss) Detective Story Magazine June 20 1916
• * Hiding the Clews, (ss) Detective Story Magazine April 20 1917
• * His Sacrifice, (ss) Detective Story Magazine February 18 1919
• * Murder by Proxy?, (ss) Detective Story Magazine August 13 1918
• * Pearls and Canes, (ss) Detective Story Magazine January 20 1916
• * The Sultana Crescent, (ss) Detective Story Magazine March 5 1916
• * Willing a Name, (ss) Detective Story Magazine March 20 1916

Vassi, Fred (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * Brooklyn Gothic, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1965

Vassilakos, Jill (fl. 2020s) (chron.)
• * The Message of Amun-Re, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2022

Vasu, Vance (fl. 2000s-2010s) (chron.)
• * [front cover], (cv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Dec 2007, Oct 2010

Vatavuk, William M. (fl. 1980s) (chron.)
• * Murder Among the Magnolias, (ar) Mystery Magazine April 1982

Vater, Tom (fl. 2010s-2020s) (about) (chron.)
• * Devil’s Road, (ss) Noir Nation #3, October 2013
• * The Name’s Maier: Welcome to the Far East, (ar) Suspense Magazine Spring 2020
• * Sacred Skin: Thailand’s Spirit Tattoos, (ss) Noir Nation #2, September 2012
_____, [ref.]
• * Tom Vater and Bangkok Noir by James Newman, (ar) Noir Nation #8, May 2020

Vaughan, Benjamin (fl. 1920s) (chron.)
• * The Cup of Vengeance, (ss) Midnight Mystery Stories #16, December 2 1922

Vaughan, Leslie (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * The Saint, (ss) The London Mystery Magazine #24, February 1955

Vaughan, Ralph (E.) (1954- ) (chron.)
• * The Adventure of the Abominable Inn [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Mystery Weekly October 2019
• * The Adventure of the Five Sherlocks, (ss) Mystery Magazine October 2022
• * Agent in Hell, (ss) Detective Story Magazine #2, September 1988
• * London After Midnight [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) Mystery Weekly October 2017

Vaughn, Clark (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * A Call from the Dead, (ss) Thrilling Detective March 1936
• * Guns Are Made of Steel, (vi) Popular Detective February 1936

Vaughn, David (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * The Prosecutor of DuPrey, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1996

Vaughn, Harvey, Jr. (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Double Murder, (ss) The Underworld Detective May 1935

Vavra, Jeffrey (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
• * The Game’s the Thing, (ss) Suspense Magazine May 2011

Vega, Eddie (fl. 2010s-2020s) (chron.)
• * After the First Crime, the First Tattoo, (ed) Noir Nation #2, September 2012
• * Birth of a Nation, (ed) Noir Nation #1, August 2011
• * Blots: A New Literary Form, (ed) Noir Nation #8, May 2020
• * Dark Fiction, Poetry and Fake Labels, (ed) Noir Nation #7, April 2019
• * Interview with Joseph Trigoboff, (iv) Noir Nation #4, August 2014 [Ref. Joseph Trigoboff]
• * A Search for Beauty, Dark and Brutal, (ed) Noir Nation #3, October 2013
• * The Truth of Fiction, (ed) Noir Nation #5, October 2014
_____, ed.
• * Editor: Noir Nation #1 Aug 2011, #2 Sep 2012, #3 Oct 2013, #5 Oct 2014
_____, trans.
• * The Precipice by Edogawa Rampo, (ss) Noir Nation #2, September 2012

Veigh, Daniel (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * Blood Will Tell, (ss) Five Star Detective Stories April 1942

Veiller, Bayard (1869-1943) (about) (chron.)
• * Still Within the Law, (sl) Mystery Magazine Jun 1, Jun 15, Jul 1 1926

Velasquez, Wendy (fl. 2010s-2020s) (chron.)
• * Crisis, (ss) Pulp Modern Winter 2013
• * Devil’s Alley, (ss) Pulp Modern Fall 2022
• * Siren, (ss) Pulp Modern Summer 2012

Velez, Marisa (fl. 2000s-2010s); used pseudonym Isabel Roman
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• * New Author: Isabel Roman, (iv) Suspense Magazine February 2010, uncredited.

Venable, Bill (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * If at First, (ss) Thrilling Wonder Stories Winter 1954
• Black Cat Weekly #78, 2023

Venable, June (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * Redemption, (ss) Great Mystery and Suspense Magazine Summer 2006

Venables, Paul (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * “Rio De Sangre”, (ss) The London Mystery Magazine #34, September 1957

Vendelmans, J. J. (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * Just a Little Fun, (ms) Suspect Detective Stories August 1956

Veness, Maggie (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
• * Gallup Away, (ss) Crimespree Magazine #44, November/December 2011

Venner, Norman (Josiah Barton) (1891-1929) (chron.)
• * Blackmail, (ss) Mystery February 1933

Vennewitz, Leila (1912-2007)
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• * Like a Bad Dream by Heinrich Böll, (ss) Harper’s Magazine October 1965
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1967

Venning, Michael; pseudonym of Georgiana Ann Randolph Craig (1908-1957) (chron.)
• * How Now, Ophelia [Melville Fairr], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #43, June 1947
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (Australia) #22, April 1949
• * Jethro Hammer [Melville Fairr], (n.) Coward-McCann, 1944
• Speed Mystery September 1945

Ventura, Charles (fl. 1960s); used pseudonym Robert Hart Davis (chron.)
• * Bier on the Rocks [Francis Bascom Ivy], (nv) The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Magazine June 1966
• Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Annual #2, 1972
• * Killer’s Corridor [Francis Bascom Ivy], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine December 1965
• * Murder by Proxy [Francis Bascom Ivy], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine August 1965
• * Murder Takes a World Cruise, (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine April 1964
• Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine (UK) #108, October 1964
• Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine October 1978
• * Twenty-Four Hours to Live [Francis Bascom Ivy], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine November 1966

Vera, Countess of Cathcart; see under Vera Lady Cathcart (chron.)

Veraa, P. (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * Mars Fell on Alabama, (ss) Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers #18, December 2000/January 2001

Verburg, C. J. (fl. 2020s) (chron.)
• * Scandal at the Savoy: The Monocle Murder [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Mystery Magazine October 2021

Verde, Charles (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Off the Record, (na) True Gang Life June 1938

Verde, Tom (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * The Big Dance, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1992

Verdugo, David (fl. 2020s); used pseudonym Dave Hangman (about) (chron.)
• * Migingo Island, (ss) Rock and a Hard Place #12, Fall 2024, as by Dave Hangman

Verkaaik, Ben (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * [front cover], (cv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July 1995

Verkoczy, Elizabeth (1933- ) (about) (chron.)
• * The Haunted Realm of the Humber River, (ss) Black Cat Mystery Magazine #2, 1981
• * Stanislaw’s Clocks, (ss) Black Cat Mystery Magazine #3, 1981

Verlaine, Pierre (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * The Scoundrel, (ss) Mystery Digest January/February 1961

Verma, Suparn (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
• * Scarlet Starlet, (ss) Noir Nation #3, October 2013

Vermaat, Carla (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * A Long-Cherished Dream, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 2009; translated from the Dutch (“Een Lang Gekoesterde Droom”) with the ending rewritten by Pachter.; adapted by Josh Pachter; translated by Josh Pachter

Vermandel, Janet Gregory (1922-2002) (about)
_____, [ref.]
• * Last Seen in Samarra, (br) The Armchair Detective February 1973, uncredited.

Vermes, Hal G.; [i.e., Adolphus Harold Georg Vermes] (1898-1965) (about) (chron.)
• * Burning Cork, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine December 1938
• * The Camera Clicks, (ss) Clues Detective Stories August 1938
• * Checkmate, (ss) The Phantom Detective December 1940
• * Drums of the Dead, (ss) The Ghost Detective Fall 1940
• * A Murder Is Arranged, (ss) Clues Detective Stories June 1938
• * Perfect Defense, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine February 1938
• * Spider’s Web, (ss) Clues Detective Stories December 1938
• * Stir Buggy, (ss) Ten Detective Aces March 1939
• * Trouble Knocks Twice, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine April 1939

Vermillion, C. K. (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * Switcheroo, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine February 1999

Vern, David (1914-1994); used pseudonyms Alexander Blade, Craig Ellis & David V. Reed (about) (chron.)
• * Black Doom, (nv) Thrilling Mystery January 1940, as by David V. Reed
• * The Metal Monster Murders, (n.) Mammoth Detective November 1944, as by David V. Reed
• * Satan Lies Silent, (nv) Argosy April 15 1942, as by David V. Reed
• Big-Book Detective Magazine (Canada) December 1944, as by David V. Reed
• * The Servant of Death, (ss) Thrilling Mystery September 1940, as by David V. Reed

Verne, Jules (Gabriel) (1828-1905) (about) (chron.)
• * Eternal Adam, (na) Saturn, The Magazine of Science Fiction March 1957; translated from the French (“L’Eternel Adam Dans Quelques Vingt Mille Ans”, La Revue de Paris, October 1, 1910) by Willis T. Bradley.
• * The Ordeal of Doctor Trifulgas, (ss) Saturn, Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy July 1957; translated from the French (“Frritt-Flacc”, Le Figaro Illustré, 1884/5) by Willis T. Bradley.

Verner, Gerald; pseudonym of John Robert Stuart Pringle (1897-1980) (about) (chron.)
• * Alias—’The Angel’, (sl) Detective Weekly #255 Jan 8, #256 Jan 15, #257 Jan 22, #258 Jan 29, #259 Feb 5, #260 Feb 12, #261 Feb 19, #262 Feb 26, #263 Mar 5, #264 Mar 12, #265 Mar 19, #266 Mar 26, #267 Apr 2, #268 Apr 9 1938
  
• * The Beard of the Prophet [Supt. Robert Budd], (na) Detective Weekly #246, November 6 1937
• * The Black Widow [Supt. Robert Budd], (na) Detective Weekly #206, January 30 1937
• * Blake of the Secret Service, (sl) Detective Weekly #176 Jul 4, #177 Jul 11, #178 Jul 18, #179 Jul 25, #180 Aug 1, #181 Aug 8, #182 Aug 15, #183 Aug 22, #184 Aug 29, #185 Sep 5, #186 Sep 12, #187 Sep 19 1936
  
• * Clew in the Mud, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine December 1935
• * The Clue of the Whispering Pines [Supt. Robert Budd], (na) Detective Weekly #234, August 14 1937
• * The Devil’s Brood, (na) Detective Weekly #285, August 6 1938
• * The Devil’s Footprint [Supt. Robert Budd], (na) Detective Weekly #221, May 15 1937
• * A Fatal Alibi, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine May 1936
• * Fever Fright, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine January 1936
• * The Football Pool Murders, (sl) Detective Weekly #318 Mar 25, #319 Apr 1, #320 Apr 8, #321 Apr 15, #322 Apr 22 1939
• * The Ghost of Rufus Manners [Supt. Robert Budd], (na) The Thriller #307, December 22 1934
• * The Haunted House Murders, (na) Thrilling Detective August 1935
• Thrilling Detective (Canada) August 1935
• * The House of the Goat [Supt. Robert Budd], (na)
• The Thriller Library #565, December 2 1939
• * Mystery Mill, (nv) Mystery Stories #8, 1937
• * The Next to Die [Trevor Lowe], (nv) Thrilling Detective January 1941
• Thrilling Detective (UK) January 1941
• 5 Detective Novels Magazine Summer 1951
• * The Port of Murdered Men, (na) Detective Novels Magazine January/February 1938
• * The Riddle of the Red Queen, (na) Detective Weekly #133, September 7 1935
• * The Rip Van Winkle Murders [Trevor Lowe], (nv) Thrilling Detective October 1942
• Thrilling Detective (UK) February 1943
• * The River Men, (na) Wright & Brown, 1936
• The Thriller #399, September 26 1936, as "River Rats"
• * River Rats, (na) Wright & Brown, 1936, as "The River Men"
• The Thriller #399, September 26 1936
• * The Seal of Solomon [Supt. Robert Budd], (na)
• The Thriller Library #574, February 3 1940
• * Secret Weapon, (sl) Detective Weekly #377 May 11, #378 May 18, #379 May 25 1940
• * The Seven Sleeping Men [Supt. Robert Budd], (na) The Thriller Library #571, January 13 1940
• * The Sign of the Jockey, (sl) Detective Weekly #188 Sep 26, #189 Oct 3, #190 Oct 10, #191 Oct 17, #192 Oct 24, #193 Oct 31, #194 Nov 7, #195 Nov 14, #196 Nov 21, #197 Nov 28, #198 Dec 5, #199 Dec 12, #200 Dec 19, #201 Dec 26 1936
  #202 Jan 2, #203 Jan 9 1937
• * The Sign of the Silver Horseshoe, (sl) Detective Weekly #231 Jul 24, #232 Jul 31, #233 Aug 7, #234 Aug 14, #235 Aug 21, #236 Aug 28, #237 Sep 4, #238 Sep 11, #239 Sep 18, #240 Sep 25, #241 Oct 2, #242 Oct 9 1937
  
• * The Whispering Man [Supt. Robert Budd], (na) The Thriller #322, April 6 1935
• Detective Fiction Weekly December 7 1935
• Mystery Stories #6, 1937
• * Wrong Arm of the Law, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine February 1936