The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Index by Series/Imprint: Page 56

Laano, “Butch”
• Seaburn Brown:
• Thirteen Steps, (ss) Detective-Dragnet Magazine November 1931 [“Slugs” Coyle]
• John Gregory:
• Fatal Feud, (ss) Variety Detective Magazine August 1939 [“Slugs” Coyle]

Lacassagne, Dr.
• Nelson Robins:
• The All-Seeing Eye, (ts) Detective Fiction Weekly February 22 1930
• Trapped by a Knot, (ts) Detective Fiction Weekly March 1 1930
• The Corpse in the Chimney, (ts) Detective Fiction Weekly August 23 1930

Lacey, Chet
• Robert Sidney Bowen:
• Let Me Kill You Tenderly, (nv) Popular Detective June 1946
• Till Death Do Us Part, (nv) Popular Detective November 1946
• Darling, You Shouldn’t Have!, (ss) Popular Detective January 1947
• Death Has No Love-Life, (nv) Popular Detective May 1947
• You Wake Up Dead, (nv) Popular Detective July 1947
• Murder Mustn’t Miss, (ss) Popular Detective September 1947
• Bullets for Free, (ss) Popular Detective January 1948
• And Let That Be a Lesson, (ss) Popular Detective May 1948
• Catch Me a Killer, (ss) Popular Detective July 1948
• Guns Are Handy Things, (ss) Popular Detective September 1948
• Kill Me Next Time, (ss) Popular Detective September 1949

Lacey, Kip
• Robert Sidney Bowen:
• The Flying Coffin, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine February 1936
• The Flying Diamond, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine April 1936
• Corpse in Seat 2, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine June 1936
• The Other Bullet, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine July 1936
• Into Thin Air, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine September 1936
• A Ticket to Terror, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine December 1936
• The Man Who Was Two, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine February 1937
• Death Takes the Air, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine April 1937
• Murder Out of Thin Air, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine October 1938

Lacey, Red
• George Bruce:
• Too Tough to Die, (nv) Popular Detective July 1935
• Murder Money, (nv) Popular Detective August 1935
• Fifty Grand Reward, (nv) Popular Detective October 1935
• Death in Bloom, (nv) Popular Detective December 1935
• White Death, (nv) Popular Detective April 1936
• Death Strikes Out, (na) Popular Detective June 1936
• One Man Job, (nv) Popular Detective July 1936
• Bloody Hundred, (nv) Popular Detective October 1936
• Big Bad Guy, (nv) Popular Detective November 1936
• Terror at the Track, (nv) Popular Detective April 1937
• Gone to the Dogs, (nv) Popular Detective July 1937
• Death Masquerade, (nv) Popular Detective August 1937
• Murder Is a Game, (nv) Thrilling Detective October 1937
• Murder in the Night, (na) Popular Detective February 1938

Lacombe, Detective Sergeant Lucien
• William Bankier:
• Saved from Deep Water, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1987

LaCrosse, Dylan
• Doug Allyn:
• Wood-Smoke Boys, (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March/April 2012
• Borrowed Time, (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2013
• The Snow Angel, (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 2014
• The Hobby Cop, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2014
• The Fury, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March/April 2015
• Claire’s Mirror, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 2015
• Coup de Grâce, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2016
• Defender of the Dead, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2018

Lacy, Dave
• Lester Dent:
• The Cavern of Heads, (na) Ten Detective Aces April 1933

Lady Emily
• Tasha Alexander:
• Behind the Shattered Glass, (ex) Minotaur Books, 2013

Lady from Hell, The see under Vivian Legrand

Lahme, Professor Leodas
• Arthur J. Burks:
• Invisible Threads, (nv) Weird Tales September 1928 (+1)
• Mills of the Semi-Gods, (ss) Crime Busters April 1938
• Still Waters, (ss) Crime Busters June 1938
• Killers Repeat, (ss) Crime Busters November 1938

Lake, Adam
• J. W. Wells:
• His First Bow, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #97, December 1951

Lake, Jeff
• Ross Louis Rocklin:
• Gunfire in the Canyon, (ss) Famous Western Summer 1945, as by Ross Rocklynne

Lakelund, Ace
• An Ex-Operative:
• Millions in the Mint, (ss) Scotland Yard #10, March 1931
• An Inside Job, (ss) Scotland Yard #11, April 1931
• A Federal Agent:
• Good Bills for Bad, (ss) Scotland Yard #12, May 1931
• Master-Stroke!, (ss) Scotland Yard #13, June 1931

Lamb, Guthrie (about)
• Evan Hunter:
• Dead Freight, (na) Famous Detective Stories February 1952, as by Hunt Collins
• The Body Beautiful, (nv) Famous Detective Stories May 1952, as by Hunt Collins
• Wrong Number, (nv) Famous Detective Stories August 1952, as by Hunt Collins

Lamb, Peter
• Dale Collins:
• A Slight Misapprehension, (ss) The Sketch October 14 1925
• The Fruits of Innocence, (ss) The Sketch October 21 1925
• And the Fat Was in the Fire, (ss) The Sketch October 28 1925
• The Sinners’ Wages, (ss) The Sketch November 11 1925
• The Green Eye—and So On, (ss) The Sketch November 18 1925
• The Affair of the Raven, (ss) Mystery Magazine February 15 1926
• The Sidney Street Affair, (ss) Mystery Magazine April 15 1926
• The Adventure of Adventures, (ss) Mystery Magazine June 15 1926

Lam, Donald see under Bertha Cool

Lanahan, Terry
• William Henry Cook:
• Devil’s Dungeons, (ss) The Shadow Magazine November 1 1932
• Alleys of Death, (ss) The Shadow Magazine December 1 1932

Land, Bob
• Eugene Cunningham:
• Tough People, (ss) Black Mask December 1935
• Information Received, (nv) Black Mask November 1936

Landis, Hank
• William A. Langford:
• Sound Defects, (ss) Variety Detective Magazine November 1938

Lane, Drury
• Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee:
• The Tragedy of X, (n.) Viking, 1932, as by Barnaby Ross
• Drury Lane’s Last Case, (na) Mystery League October 1933, as by Barnaby Ross
• Manfred B. Lee & Frederic Dannay:
• The Tragedy of X, (n.) Viking, 1932, as by Barnaby Ross
• Drury Lane’s Last Case, (na) Mystery League October 1933, as by Barnaby Ross

Lane, Johnny (about)
• David Zeltserman:
• The Dover Affair, (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Fall 2002/Winter 2003

Lane, Sherry
• Cyril Plunkett:
• Nurses Never Nap, (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly January 1 1938
• Blind Date, (ss) Detective Tales November 1943

Lane, Terry
• G. T. Fleming-Roberts:
• The Corpse Pays a Visit, (nv) Ten Detective Aces February 1940
• The Corpse Dynasty, (nv) Ten Detective Aces March 1940

Lane, Under Cover
• Mansfield Scott:
• Secret Agents, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly December 29 1928
• False Witness, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly September 28 1929

Langdon, Skip
• Julie Smith:
• New Orleans Mourning, (ex) St. Martin’s, 1990
• Always Othello, (ss) Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine Summer 1999

Langford, Tom
• John M. Floyd:
• Sentry, (ss) The Strand Magazine #65, 2021

Lang & Lovell
• Robert Edward Eckels:
• The Blue Lady, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1969
• A Question of Honor, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1970
• Only Bet on a Sure Thing, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1971
• The Waldemeer Triptych, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1971
• Never Trust a Partner, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1972
• The Kidnaped Painting, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1972
• Hobson’s Choice, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1974
• The Switcheroo, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1974
• Lang and Lovell Go Legit, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1977
• Quit When You’re Ahead, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1978
• The Canadian Caper, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1982
• The Bellman Portrait, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1986

Langry, Janice
• Bill Crider:
• The Case of the Headless Man, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1998 [Bo Wagner]

Lang, Sophie
• Frederick Irving Anderson:
• The Signed Masterpiece, (nv) McClure’s Magazine June/July 1921 [Deputy Parr; Oliver Armiston]
• The Whispering Gallery, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post September 2 1922 [Deputy Parr; Oliver Armiston]
• The Jorgensen Plates, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post November 11 1922 [Deputy Parr]
• Dilatory Domiciles, (nv) The Saturday Evening Post June 2 1923 [Deputy Parr; Oliver Armiston]
• The Van Duersen Haze, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post January 19 1924 [Deputy Parr; Oliver Armiston]
• The Peacock, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post March 22 1924 [Deputy Parr; Oliver Armiston]
• The Social Destitute, (nv) The Saturday Evening Post September 20 1924 [Deputy Parr; Oliver Armiston]

Lang (about)
• Peter Robinson:
• The Cherub Affair, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2003

Lannigan, Jimmy
• Tom Curry:
• The Death Car, (ss) Clues April 1927
• Murder by Count, (nv) Rapid-Fire Detective Stories February 1933
• Death Money, (nv) Rapid-Fire Detective Stories April 1933
• Dicks Laugh, Too, (ss) Rapid-Fire Detective Stories May 1933

Lannigan, Johnny
• William G. Bogart:
• Danger in the Night, (ss) The Shadow October 1 1941
• Day of Unrest, (ss) The Shadow February 15 1942

Lanning, Sergeant
• Sam Merwin, Jr.:
• Murder March of the Toy Soldiers, (na) Dime Detective Magazine October 1939
• A Matter of Policy, (na) Dime Detective Magazine January 1941
• Caviar for the Killer, (na) Dime Detective Magazine May 1941

Lannin, Hunt
• Ralph Powers:
• Backfire Corpse, (ss) Variety Detective Magazine August 1939
• Thomas Walsh:
• Bloody Answer, (ss) Ten Detective Aces December 1934
• Framed in Fire, (ss) Ten Detective Aces January 1935

Lansing, Major
• William L. Fieldhouse:
• The Colonel Won’t Attend, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine January 1979
• The Spy Came D.O.A., (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine February 1979
• Slick Murder, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine March 1979
• A Drink Before Dying, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine June 1979
• The Tattered Corpse, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine August 1979
• The Conference Kill, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine October 1979
• Tracy’s Last Party, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine December 1979
• The Two-Star Corpse, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine February 1980
• “SM—”, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine April 1980
• The Reaper’s Scythe, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine June 1980
• Murder Under the Christmas Tree, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine December 1980
• Murder in Bonn, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine February 1981
• Ape Murder, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine August 1981
• Deadly Medicine, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine February 1982
• Murder Behind the Bar, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1982
• Kill Lansing, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine July 1982
• Million Dollar Murder, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine September 1982
• Cestus, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine October 1982

Lantz, Tony
• Clarence Mullen:
• Bullets for Ballots, (na) Crack Detective Stories March 1949 [Eddie Wright]

Lanyard, Michael (The Lone Wolf) (about)
• Louis Joseph Vance:
• The Lone Wolf, (n.) Munsey’s Magazine March 1914
• Old Man Menace, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post 1927
• The White Terror, (na) The Saint Mystery Magazine August 1965

Larigan, Jeff
• Judson Philips:
• The Cassandra Club, (na) The American Magazine October 1947, as by Hugh Pentecost [Alan Quist]
• An Element of Risk, (na) The American Magazine May 1948, as by Hugh Pentecost [Alan Quist]

Larkin, Bob
• Erle Stanley Gardner:
• Accommodatin’ a Lady, (ss) The Black Mask September 1924
• Without No Reindeer, (ss) The Black Mask December 1924
• Painless Extraction, (ss) The Black Mask May 1925
• Ham, Eggs an’ Coffee, (nv) The Black Mask August 1925
• Goin’ Into Action, (nv) The Black Mask February 1926
• Scum of the Border, (ss) Black Mask June 1929
• All the Way, (nv) Black Mask July 1929
• Spawn of the Night, (nv) Black Mask August 1929
• Hanging Friday, (ss) Black Mask September 1929
• On Two Feet, (ss) Black Mask October 1932

Lark, Tony
• Morton Wolson:
• Meet Me in Death Alley!, (na) Detective Tales May 1947, as by Peter Paige
• Softly Creep and Softly Kill!, (na) Detective Tales August 1947, as by Peter Paige
• The Sweetest Corpse in Town!, (na) Detective Tales April 1948, as by Peter Paige

Larry
• Isaac Asimov:
• The Thirteenth Day of Christmas, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1977

Larsen, Chris
• Robert H. Leitfred:
• Too Dead to Die, (nv) Black Book Detective Magazine June 1936
• Bring Him in Alive—or Cold!, (nv) Black Book Detective Magazine October 1936

Lash, Lynn
• Lester Dent:
• The Sinister Ray, (na) Detective-Dragnet Magazine March 1932
• The Mummy Murders, (na) Detective-Dragnet Magazine December 1932

Laskin, South Dakota
• Eve Fisher:
• Grownups Are All Alike, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 1997
• The Four Roasters, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1999
• Nude with Snow Geese, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 2002
• Houdini, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 2003
• Drifts, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January/February 2006
• Sophistication, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2007
• Public Immunity, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 2007
• The Lagoon, (vi) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 2008
• The Porcupine Tree, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January/February 2009
• The Mound Builders, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 2009
• Death of a Good Man, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 2009
• Certified, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2010
• A Time to Mourn, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January/February 2011
• No Fences, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 2011
• Wind Power, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2012
• The Headless Horseman, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January/February 2015
• Iron Chef, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 2016
• Lady with a Past, (ss) Black Cat Weekly #167, 2024

Lassiter, Jake (about)
• Paul Levine:
• Bum Rap, (ex) Thomas & Mercer, 2015 [Steve Solomon; Victoria Lord]

LaStanza, Dino Francis (about)
• O’Neil De Noux:
• Lower Than Black, (ss) Constable New Crimes 2 ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Constable, 1993
• Old Foister, A Folk Tale: The Man with Moon Hands, (ss) New Mystery v1 #3, 1993
• Why, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1993
• Airline Highway, (ss) Hardboiled #16, August 1993
• An Auld Lang Syne to Forget, (ss) Shots Summer 1998
• The Nimble Burglar, (ss) LaStanza by O'Neil De Noux, Pontalba, 1999
• Murder at Suicide Oak, (ss) Crime Time v2 #3, 1999
• Love and Murder, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 2001 [John Raven Beau]

Latin, Max (about)
• Norbert Davis:
• Watch Me Kill You!, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine July 1941
• Don’t Give Your Right Name, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine December 1941
• Give the Devil His Due, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine May 1942
• You Can Die Any Day, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine December 1942
• Charity Begins at Homicide, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine October 1943