The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Index by Date: Page 385

Merrill, Paula (fl. 1970s-1980s) (items)
• Crash!, (ss) London Mystery Selection #122, September 1979
• Advice from Eva, (ss) London Mystery Selection #127, December 1980
• Mrs. Kirton’s Visitor, (ss) London Mystery Selection #129, June 1981

Merrill, Robert (fl. 1920s) (items)
• The White Domino, (ss) Ghost Stories July 1928; as told to Urann Thayer

Merrill, Robert Lambert (fl. 1940s) (items)
• The Beautiful Lies, (ss) The Shadow November 1945

Merriman, Alex; pseudonym of Robert Silverberg (1935- ) (items)
• The Blonde and the Brute, (ss) Guilty Detective Story Magazine May 1959
• I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine December 1959
• Hot-Rod Hellcats, (ss) Guilty Detective Story Magazine June 1960

Merriman, Hale (fl. 1910s-1930s) (items)
• Jinx Town, (ss) The Black Mask October 1924
• The Thing, (nv) Mystery Novels Magazine August 1936

Merrison, Clive (1945- ) (items)
• Remembering Michael, (ar) Sherlock Holmes: The Detective Magazine #41, 2001 [Ref. Michael Williams]

Merritt, A(braham Grace) (1884-1943); used pseudonym W. Fenimore (about) (items)
• The Pool of the Stone God, (ss) The American Weekly September 23 1923, as by W. Fenimore
• Creep, Shadow! [Dr. Lowell], (n.) Argosy September 8 1934 (+6)

Merritt, Ethel May (fl. 1930s) (items)
• [letter], (lt) Clues Detective Stories April 1938

Merritt, Sheila (fl. 1980s-2010s) (items)
• Women of Mystery, (ar) Mystery Magazine July 1982

Merritt, Vandore (fl. 1930s) (items)
• [letter], (lt) Clues November 1931

Merritt, William (fl. 1990s) (items)
• Ask the Agent, (cl) Futures #4, August/September 1998, etc.

Merrow, Gilbert (fl. 1960s) (items)
• The Man Who Crossed the Road, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine May 1962

Merrow, Scott (fl. 2010s) (items)
• The Ghost of Billy the Kid, (ss) Mystery Weekly December 2016

Mersereau, Betty (fl. 1950s) (items)
• Sweet Death, (ms) Manhunt August 1955

Mersereau, John (1898-1989) (about) (items)
• “Gentleman” Joe’s Litany, (ss) Detective Story Magazine August 19 1922
• Sheriff Bill Speeds Up, (ss) Clues June 1934
• Gas Chamber, (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine June 1956

Merton, Raymond (fl. 1950s) (items)
• Last Round, (ss) American Detective (Australia) #6, 1953

Mertz, Barbara (Louise) G(ross) (1927-2013); used pseudonym Elizabeth Peters (about) (items)
• The Vengeance of Sekhmet [Amelia Peabody], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November/December 2021, as by Elizabeth Peters

Mertz, Stephen (1947- ) (items)
• The Busy Corpse, (ss) The Executioner Mystery Magazine August 1975
• Michael Avallone: A Checklist, (bi) The Armchair Detective February 1976 [Ref. Michael Avallone]
• W. T. Ballard: An Interview, (iv) The Armchair Detective January 1979 [Ref. W. T. Ballard]
• The Death Blues, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1979
• Captain Shaw’s Hard-Boiled Boys, (ar) The Armchair Detective Summer 1979
• The Basics of Murder, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1980
• The World of Mystery Fandom, (ar) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine January 1981
• Take Two, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine August 1981

Merwin, Miles M. (fl. 1980s) (items)
• On the Books, (cl) Crime Digest October/November 1981, etc.

Merwin, Sam(uel Kimball), Jr. (1910-1996); used pseudonyms Jacques Jean Ferrat, C. K. M. Scanlon, Carter Sprague & Amanda Welldon (about) (items)
• The Plague at Burdon Corners, (nv) Popular Detective December 1938
• Murder for Syndication, (na) Dime Detective Magazine July 1939
• Murder March of the Toy Soldiers [Sergeant Lanning], (na) Dime Detective Magazine October 1939
• Physician, Heal Thyself, (nv) Thrilling Mystery July 1940
• The Game of Death, (ss) Thrilling Detective December 1940
• A Matter of Policy [Sergeant Lanning], (na) Dime Detective Magazine January 1941
• Caviar for the Killer [Sergeant Lanning], (na) Dime Detective Magazine May 1941
• The Strange Shapes of Murder [Dan Fowler], (na) G-Men Detective July 1941
• Talent for Trouble, (nv) Thrilling Detective August 1941
• The Threat of the Violent Men [Rex Parker (The Masked Detective)], (na) The Masked Detective Fall 1941, as by C. K. M. Scanlon
• The Twentieth Hole, (ss) Thrilling Mystery November 1941
• Off the Beam, (ss) Thrilling Adventures December 1941
• Week-End Squall, (ss) Thrilling Detective December 1941
• Three Left Hands, (ss) Thrilling Mystery January 1942
• Triple Play, (ss) Popular Detective February 1942
• Disturb the Dead, (ss) Thrilling Mystery March 1942
• Death Meets the Ski Train, (nv) Exciting Detective Spring 1942
• They’re Not So Tough, (ss) Thrilling Detective April 1942
• White Heat, (ss) Popular Detective April 1942
• U-Turn, (ss) Thrilling Detective May 1942
• Killer, Keep Moving, (ss) Thrilling Mystery July 1942
• Paper Chase, (ss) Popular Detective August 1942
• Lobster Blonde, (ss) G-Men Detective September 1942
• Night Out for Suki, (ss) Exciting Detective Fall 1942
• A Problem in Plates, (ss) Thrilling Detective November 1942
• Reception for Death, (na) Detective Novels Magazine December 1942
• The Witness Died in Bed, (ss) Thrilling Detective December 1942
• Coming—The Day of Wrath, (ar) Exciting Mystery Winter 1943
• Old Girl, (ss) Detective Novels Magazine February 1943
• The Last Zoot Suit, (ss) Exciting Detective March 1943
• Czechoslovakian Time Bomb, (ar) Exciting Mystery Spring 1943
• The Man with Two Faces, (ss) Black Book Detective May 1943
• Death in a Duplex, (ss) The Phantom Detective June 1943
• Extra for Murder, (na) Detective Novels Magazine August 1943
• They Licked the Fifth Column, (ar) G-Men Detective Fall 1943
• Death Is My Gift, (nv) Popular Detective October 1943
• I’ll Talk About You, (ss) Detective Novels Magazine October 1943
• Knife in My Back, (na) Detective Novels Magazine December 1943
• Sophisticated, (ss) Popular Love January 1944
• The Stones in the Script, (nv) Thrilling Mystery Spring 1944
• Trapping the Saboteurs, (ar) G-Men Detective Spring 1944
• The General Comes to Dinner, (ss) Detective Novels Magazine April 1944
• Attar of Death, (ss) The Phantom Detective June 1944
• Leave at Your Peril, (ss) Thrilling Detective August 1944
• Monarchs of Murder [Rex Parker (The Masked Detective)], (na) Thrilling Mystery Fall 1944, as by C. K. M. Scanlon
• The Man Who Knew, (ss) Thrilling Mystery Novel Magazine Winter 1945
• Heir of the Dog, (ss) The Phantom Detective February 1945
• Lead for the Editor, (ss) Thrilling Detective March 1945
• Here Comes the Corpse!, (ss) Thrilling Mystery Novel Magazine Spring 1945
• Murder on Furlough, (ss) Thrilling Detective May 1945
• A Poser for Poe, (ts) Detective Novel Magazine April 1946, as by Carter Sprague
• The Triangular Blade, (nv) Thrilling Detective October 1946, as by Carter Sprague
• Bright Bulb, (ss) G-Men Detective March 1947
• Postscript to an Electric Chair, (nv) Black Book Detective June 1947
• The Corpse Came Ashore [Amy Brewster], (nv) Popular Detective November 1947
• The Mask, (ss) G-Men Detective November 1947
• The Admiral’s Walk, (ss) Thrilling Wonder Stories December 1947
• Close Cover Before Striking, (ss) Black Book Detective February 1948
• Climate—Disordered, (ss) Startling Stories March 1948, as by Carter Sprague
• The Maestro’s Secret [Amy Brewster], (ss) Detective Mystery Novel Magazine Spring 1948
• Death from a Family Tree, (ss) Popular Detective May 1948
• Amy Stops the Clock [Amy Brewster], (ss) Popular Detective September 1948
• The Widower, (ss) Black Book Detective September 1948
• Terry Was a Hero, (ss) Detective Novel Magazine Winter 1948
• The Liquid Bullet, (ss) Mystery Book Magazine Summer 1949
• Mark of the Leaf, (ss) G-Men Detective Spring 1950
• The Wrong Little Girl, (nv) G-Men Detective Summer 1950
• Quest for a Corpse, (nv) Popular Detective May 1952
• Nightmare Tower [Lynn Fenlay], (na) Fantastic Universe June/July 1953, as by Jacques Jean Ferrat
• The Sane Men of Satan, (na) Fantastic Universe October/November 1953, as by Jacques Jean Ferrat
• The Revolving Door, (ss) Manhunt February 1955
• The Big Score, (nv) Manhunt July 1955
• A Sense for Crime, (nv) Famous Detective Stories August 1955
• It’s on Your Head!, (ss) Famous Detective Stories October 1955
• Woman Hater, (ss) Manhunt November 1955
• Block Party, (ss) Manhunt February 1956
• Lower Level, (ss) The Saint Detective Magazine February 1956
• Rich Country, (nv) Hunted Detective Story Magazine #8, February 1956
• Downfall, (ss) The Pursuit Detective Story Magazine #16, July 1956
• Milkmaid, (ss) Hunted Detective Story Magazine #11, August 1956
• Bring Back a Corpse [Mike Shayne], (nv) Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine September 1956, as by Brett Halliday
• The Next to Die, (nv) The Pursuit Detective Story Magazine #17, September 1956
• A Present for Peter, (ss) Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine September 1956, as by Carter Sprague
• The Body Went to Bed [Mike Shayne], (nv) Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine October 1956, as by Brett Halliday
• Who Shot the Duke? [Mike Shayne], (nv) Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine November 1956, as by Brett Halliday
• A Date with Jonathan, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1956
• Mark Me for Murder [Mike Shayne], (nv) Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine December 1956, as by Brett Halliday
• Ride for Big Jim, (ss) Double-Action Detective Stories #6, Spring 1957
• Four-Time Winner, (ss) Murder July 1957
• Porcelain Caps, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine (Australia) January/February 1958
• Say Your Prayers, Killer, (ss) Tightrope! May 1960
• Fountain of Death, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine December 1973
• The Night Visitor, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine February 1974, as by Amanda Welldon
• The City of Brotherly Death [Mike Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1975, as by Brett Halliday
• The Golden Bungalow, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine October 1975
• Music for Murder [Mike Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine July 1977, as by Brett Halliday
• Seven to Die [Mike Shayne], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine March 1978, as by Brett Halliday
• A Pattern for Terror [Mike Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine April 1978, as by Brett Halliday
• The Grim Face of Murder [Mike Shayne], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine August 1978, as by Brett Halliday
• Bury You Later [Mike Shayne], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine November 1978, as by Brett Halliday
• Murder in the Good Old Days, (ar)

Merwin, Samuel (Kimball) (1874-1936) (about) (items)
• Murder by Magic, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine May 1936

Merz, H. G. (fl. 1930s-1970s) (items)
• Partners, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine February 1940
• Only Human, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine March 1940
• Dressed for Death, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine July 1940
• Wood Eater, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine November 1940

Merzer, Meridee (fl. 1970s) (items)
• You Really Do Have a Problem, (ss) Mystery Monthly October 1976

Mescale, Felipe (fl. 1930s) (items)
• Three Cats, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories February 1939

Mesce, Bill, Jr.; [i.e., William A. Mesce, Jr.] (1955- ) (items)
• Lucky Man, (nv) The Dark City Crime & Mystery Magazine July 2022

Meschkow, Sanford Zane (?-2023) (about) (items)
• Pennwood Avenue [Jake & Stan], (ss) Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #28, 2021

Meservey, Russ; [i.e., Arthur Russell Meservey] (1898-1953) (about) (items)
• The Swamp Lake Horrors, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine November 15 1933
• Race Racket, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine September 1 1934
• The Girl from the Morgue, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine December 1 1934
• The Fourth Pharaoh, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine March 1 1935
• Corpse on Ice, (ss) Star Detective Magazine October 1935
• Mark of the Mad Laughter, (nv) Ten Detective Aces August 1936
• Red Lottery, (nv) Detective Romances November 1936
• Dead Man’s Footprints, (nv) Detective Tales January 1938

Meskil, Paul (Stewart) (1928-2005) (about) (items)
• The Mafia’s Number 1 Executioner, (ts) Hardboiled #35, Spring 2006

Mesler, Corey (fl. 1990s-2020s) (about) (items)
• Blue Positive, (ss) Mystery Weekly March 2016

Mesrobian, Michael (A.) (1947- ); used pseudonym Mike Munro (items)
• Desperate Measures, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 2000, as by Mike Munro

Messenger, Donald O. J. (fl. 1950s) (items)
• Athenæum Strip-Tease, (ss) The London Mystery Magazine #26, September 1955

Messex, Leland C(larence) (1915-1990) (about) (items)
• The Man Who Framed Himself, (ss) Popular Detective January 1938

Messier, Jess (fl. 2020s) (items)
• Dream Catcher, (ss) Rock and a Hard Place #4, Fall/Winter 2020

Messina, Paula (fl. 2010s-2020s) (items)
• Two Words, (ss) Kings River Life Magazine December 18 2019
• O Tannenbaum, (ss) Black Cat Weekly #170, 2024
• The Little Girl, (ss) Black Cat Weekly #197, 2025
• How to Finance an African Safari, (ss) Black Cat Weekly #209, 2025

Messner, Steven M. (fl. 2000s) (items)
• No Way, (vi) Mouth Full of Bullets #7, Spring 2008

Metcalf, Katherine; pseudonym of Katharine Metcalf Roof (1871-1950s) (items)
• The Girl with the Muff, (ss) Detective Story Magazine August 6 1918, as by Katharine Metcalf Roof

Metzger, Darragh (fl. 1990s-2000s) (about) (items)
• Knight Erring, (ss) Hardluck Stories Winter 2005

Meyer, Adam (fl. 1990s-2020s) (about) (items)
• Interview with Peter Straub, (iv) The Armchair Detective Summer 1994 [Ref. Peter Straub]
• Mysterious Blues, (ss) Ocean Stories ed. Angela Charmaine Craig, Elektrik Milk Bath Press, 2012
• Wipeout, (ss) Mystery Weekly July 2020
• Stacy’s Mom, (ss) Black Cat Weekly #98, 2023
• The Magic Want, (ss) Black Cat Weekly #181, 2025

Meyer, Coleman (fl. 1940s-1950s) (items)
• Death Has a Slide Rule, Too, (ss) Private Detective Stories September 1946
• Green Light to the Morgue, (nv) Ten Detective Aces October 1946
• One Thread to Murder, (ss) Doc Savage January 1947
• Picture Me Dead!, (ss) Detective Tales February 1947
• You’ll Never Grow Old, (ss) Black Mask March 1947
• Time to Kill, (ss) New Detective Magazine January 1948
• Fast One, (ss) Doc Savage March/April 1948
• Gun in His Back, (ss) Black Mask November 1948

Meyer, Deon (1958- ) (items)
• Lost in Translation, (ar) Crime Time #37, 2004

Meyer, Ingram (fl. 1980s) (items)
• Don’t Hang a Dead Aunt, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine February 1983
• Professor Kreller’s Secret, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1983
• Ghost on the Window Sill, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1983
• Mystery of the Silent Lake, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1983
• The Hobby Fair Mystery, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 1983
• The Snooper Got Caught, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1983
• Log Jam, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 1984

Meyer, Jamie (fl. 2000s) (items)
• Career Opportunities, (ss) Hardboiled #25/26, April 2000

Meyer, Janis McKee (fl. 1970s) (items)
• Engagement’s Off, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1979

Meyer, Martin N. (fl. 1990s) (items)
• The Golden Parachute, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 1990

Meyer, Peter (fl. 1980s) (items)
• The Yale Murder, (ex) Empire Books, 1982

Meyer, Sandra (fl. 1990s); used pseudonym Frances Joyce (items)
• The Wheel, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine mid December 1994, as by Frances Joyce
• Ach, Die Seemann Ist Perdu, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1997, as by Frances Joyce
• Bloodbudgies and Carnivores, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1998
• A Well Excavated Grave, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 2002, as by Frances Joyce
• Requiem, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 2003, as by Frances Joyce

Meyerhofer, Michael (1977- ) (about) (items)
• Last Christmas Eve, (pm) Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine #31, Fall 2003

Meyers, Annette (Brafman) (1934- ) (items)
• Murder Is Their Business: Sisters in Crime, (ar) The Armchair Detective Winter 1997
• The Villain’s Villanelle, (pm) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 2010

Meyers, Jamie (fl. 1980s-2000s) (items)
• Dear Dolores, (ss) Hardboiled #13, March 1992

Meyers, Martin (1934- ) (items)
• Nat Devlin’s Money, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 2009