The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Index by Series/Imprint: Page 71

O’Meara, James & Peter (Señor Muerte)
• John Hawkins:
• Death’s Double, (nv) Popular Detective July 1937
• Dark Passport, (nv) Popular Detective September 1937

O’Melveny, Connor
• Cleve F. Adams:
• Murder While You Wait, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine December 1940
• Forty Pains, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine July 1941
• Kill and Let Kill, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine February 1942

O’Moore, Moriarity
• Norvell W. Page:
• The Red Eye of Rin-Po-Che, (na) Dime Mystery Magazine November 1939
• The Red Hand of Kali, (na) Dime Mystery Magazine November 1940

O’Neil, Armless
• Dan Cushman:
• Swamp Fetish, (na) Jungle Stories Winter 1949/1950

O’Neil, Geoffrey
• William P. McGivern:
• Secret of the Goldfish Bowl, (nv) Mammoth Detective May 1942
• Death Lays the Odds, (nv) Mammoth Detective September 1942
• Double-Cross of Death, (ss) Mammoth Detective May 1943

O’Neill, Funeral
• Lee Floren:
• Funeral O’Neill’s Trigger Trap, (nv) Famous Western Fall 1945

O’Neil, Marcus
• Carl Maddox:
• The Stenographic Murder, (ss) Flynn’s Weekly Detective Fiction July 2 1927
• A Bootlegger De Luxe, (ss) Flynn’s Weekly Detective Fiction July 16 1927
• The Secret Circle of Dredd, (ss) Flynn’s Weekly Detective Fiction July 23 1927
• Madame Valla’s Pearls, (ss) Flynn’s Weekly Detective Fiction July 30 1927
• Straight Life, (ss) Flynn’s Weekly Detective Fiction August 13 1927
• Character Testimony, (ss) Flynn’s Weekly Detective Fiction August 20 1927

O’Neil, Shorty see under Big John & Shorty O’Neil

O’Nelligan, Mr.
• Michael Nethercott:
• O’Nelligan’s Glory, (na) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2009 [Lee Plunkett]
• O’Nelligan and the Perfect Man, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 2009 [Lee Plunkett]
• O’Nelligan and the Lost Fates, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 2012 [Lee Plunkett]
• O’Nelligan and the Beautiful Dreamer, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January/February 2017 [Lee Plunkett]

Ooloo, Aboriginal Detective
• A. E. Martin:
• The Power of the Leaf, (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #57, August 1948

Opal
• Lee Hays:
• Falling Down, Falling Down, (ss) Mercury Mystery Magazine December 1958 [Little Sam]

Operator 5 (Jimmy Christopher) see under James Christopher

OPSIG Team Black
• Alan Jacobson:
• Dark Side of the Moon, (ex) Open Road Media, June 19 2018

Order of the Sanguines
• Rebecca Cantrell & James Paul Czajkowski:
• Innocent Blood, (ex) Morrow, 2015, as by Rebecca Cantrell & James Rollins
• James Paul Czajkowski & Rebecca Cantrell:
• Innocent Blood, (ex) Morrow, 2015, as by Rebecca Cantrell & James Rollins

Ord, Peter
• Paul D. Brazill:
• Gumshoe Blues, (ss) Crime Factory v2 #9, 2012

O’Reilly, Brian (The Ghost)
• Wyatt Blassingame:
• The Ghost Wears a Badge, (nv) Ace G-Man Stories September/October 1939
• G-Man Gun-Ghost, (ss) Ace G-Man Stories November/December 1939
• G-Man Without a Grave, (nv) Ace G-Man Stories January/February 1940
• Ghost of a Fighting Fed, (ss) Ace G-Man Stories April 1940
• Horror Song for the Ghost, (ss) Ace G-Man Stories June 1940
• Dictator’s Gold for the Ghost, (nv) Ace G-Man Stories September 1940
• Ghost of Vanishing G-Men, (nv) Ace G-Man Stories November 1940
• The Ghost Hangs High, (ss) Ace G-Man Stories May 1941
• Ghosts Killed Free, (vi) Ace G-Man Stories September 1941
• The Ghost Goes Mad, (nv) Ace G-Man Stories April 1942
• The Ghost from Hell’s Hideout, (nv) Ace G-Man Stories June 1942
• Ghost of a Murdered Nation, (ss) Ace G-Man Stories August 1942
• No Priority on Corpses, (nv) Ace G-Man Stories December 1942
• The Ghost and the Skeleton, (ss) Ace G-Man Stories February 1943

O’Reilly, Terrence
• Lawrence G. Blochman:
• O’Reilly Sahib, (nv) Argosy October 24 1936
• The Mad Yogi of Zarapore, (ss) Argosy January 2 1937
• Midnight Train, (nv) Argosy March 8 1941

O’Rion, “Plates”
• Ronal Kayser:
• Necktie Party, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine November 1942, as by Dale Clark
• Death Blows Out the Candles, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine March 1943, as by Dale Clark
• Death Is from Taxes, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine May 1943, as by Dale Clark
• Black Market Blues, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine July 1943, as by Dale Clark
• Grand Slam Kill, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine August 1943, as by Dale Clark
• Sing for Your Shroud, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine January 1944, as by Dale Clark
• Tag! You’re Dead, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine March 1944, as by Dale Clark
• Shave and a Homicide, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine July 1944, as by Dale Clark
• False Colors, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine September 1944, as by Dale Clark

O’Rorke, Johnny
• Jerry Kennealy:
• The Final Final, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2023

O’Rourke, “Red”
• George A. McDonald:
• Kill Crazy, (nv) Thrilling Detective September 1936
• Whispering Death, (nv) Thrilling Detective May 1937

O’Rourke, Terry
• George A. McDonald:
• Tooth for a Tooth, (ss) Thrilling Detective April 1936
• Murder with Sound Effects, (nv) Thrilling Detective May 1936
• Homicide Holiday, (nv) Detective Tales October 1938
• Suicide Suits the Mayor, (nv) Detective Tales January 1939
• Investment in Corpses, (nv) Detective Tales May 1939
• One Vote for the Corpse, (nv) Detective Tales August 1939
• Peter Piper Picks a Peep, (ss) Hollywood Detective January 1944
• Murder Rides the Rails, (nv) Hollywood Detective June 1944
• An Orchid for a Killer, (na) Private Detective Stories June 1944
• You’ll Die Laughing, (nv) Private Detective Stories September 1944
• Homicidal Journey, (ss) Super-Detective May 1946
• Would You Like to Be a Corpse?, (nv) Private Detective Stories September 1946

O’Rourke, Timothy
• Jay J. Kalez:
• Dead Line, (ss) The Shadow Magazine November 1 1933
• Soup, (ss) The Shadow Magazine March 15 1935

Orsen, Neils
• Dennis Wheatley:
• The Case of the Red-Headed Women, (ss) Gunmen, Gallants and Ghosts by Dennis Wheatley, Hutchinson, June 1943
• The Case of the Thing That Whimpered, (ss) Gunmen, Gallants and Ghosts by Dennis Wheatley, Hutchinson, June 1943

O’Ryley, Dennis (The Voice)
• Edward S. Williams:
• Death’s Diplomatic Service, (nv) Ace G-Man Stories November 1940
• Honor of the Stainless Shield, (nv) Ace G-Man Stories January 1941
• Three Miles from Hell, (nv) Ace G-Man Stories March 1941
• Spy-Maker’s Factory, (nv) Ace G-Man Stories May 1941
• The Other Voice, (nv) Ace G-Man Stories December 1941
• Journey to Hell, (ss) Ace G-Man Stories February 1942
• The Voice Says Die!, (nv) Ace G-Man Stories June 1942
• Transport to Hell, (ss) Ace G-Man Stories August 1942
• Some Must Be Sacrificed, (ss) Ace G-Man Stories October 1942
• The House of Hidden Death, (nv) Ace G-Man Stories December 1942
• The Voice—and the Stolen Earth, (nv) Ace G-Man Stories April 1943

Osborne, Kenneth
• William Rollins, Jr.:
• K.O. Comes Clean, (ss) Black Mask February 1933
• K.O. Carries On, (ss) Black Mask March 1933
• K.O. and the Killers, (ss) Black Mask April 1933
• K.O. Makes It O.K., (nv) Black Mask June 1933

O’Shaunessey, Mike
• Will Oursler:
• The Shadow and the Shadowed, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #87, February 1951

O’Shea, “Izzy”
• T. T. Flynn:
• Easy to Kill, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine August 1 1934
• The Red Wizard, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine December 15 1934

O’Shea, P.I. Jack (about)
• John Shepphird:
• Of Dogs and Deceit, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 2014

O’Sheen, Paddy
• Leroy Yerxa:
• O’Sheen Is Best Man, (ss) Mammoth Detective January 1943
• O’Sheen Goes to the Dogs, (vi) Mammoth Detective March 1943
• O’Sheen’s Photo Finish, (ss) Mammoth Detective August 1943
• O’Sheen’s Sweet Tooth, (ss) Mammoth Detective November 1943
• O’Sheen Minds the Baby, (ss) Mammoth Detective February 1944
• O’Sheen Sees Red, (ss) Mammoth Detective May 1944

O’Spelin, MacLean
• MacLean O’Spelin:
• The Yellow Hammer, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1974

Otani, Supt. Tetsuo
• Roy Peter Martin:
• The Beka Street Irregulars, (ss) The Strand Magazine #5, 2000, as by James Melville

O’Toole, Ivory
• Mark Mellen:
• Ivory Finds the Gimmick, (ts) Detective Fiction Weekly July 12 1930
• Ivory Gets the Edge, (ts) Detective Fiction Weekly July 19 1930
• Ivory Gets Wise, (ts) Detective Fiction Weekly August 2 1930
• Ivory O’Toole, Wise Grifter, (ss) Complete Detective Novel Magazine #35, May 1931
• Ivory O’Toole, Wise Guy, (ss) Complete Detective Novel Magazine #36, June 1931
• Ivory O’Toole, Wise Hombre, (ss) Complete Detective Novel Magazine #37, July 1931
• Ivory O’Toole, Wise Guy, (ss) Complete Detective Novel Magazine #38, August 1931
• Ivory O’Toole’s Partner, (ss) Complete Detective Novel Magazine #39, September 1931
• Ivory Saves a Life, (ss) Complete Detective Novel Magazine #40, October 1931
• Ivory Meets a Con Man, (ss) Complete Detective Novel Magazine #49, July 1932

O’Toole
• Booton Herndon:
• Just Dumb Enough, (ss) Detective Tales November 1948
• The Cop and the Lady, (vi) Detective Tales January 1949

Otto
• H. Randolph Peacock:
• Dead Alibi, (nv) Black Mask March 1937
• Double Check, (nv) Black Mask June 1937
• Dead Man’s Prints, (nv) Black Mask September 1938

Ovid, Magistrate
• Thomas K. Carpenter:
• The Trouble with Virgins, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 2015
• The Worth of Felines, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May/June 2018
• The Lightness of Man, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2018
• The Secrets of Skin, (ss) Mystery Weekly October 2018
• The Stain of Memory, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2021
• Death and Omens in the Great Library, (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2023

Owen, Sgt. Bobby
• E. R. Punshon:
• Three Sovereigns, (ss) The Evening Standard October 17 1950

Oz (about)
• Bruce D. Arthurs:
• The Kansas Kid and the Wizard of Dodge, (ss) Black Cat Weekly #199, 2025

Packer, Penny
• Richard Sale:
• Murder to Order, (na) Popular Detective February 1936
• Dead Man’s Theft, (ss) Popular Detective October 1936
• $50,000 Legs, (ss) Star Detective Magazine March 1937
• The Mad Brain, (nv) Thrilling Mystery March 1938

Page, Splash
• Gwyn Evans:
• The Laughing Skull, (ss) The Detective Magazine #24, October 12 1923

Pagett, Private
• W. P. Drury:
• The Man in the Strong Room, (nv) Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine #41, June/July 1926, etc.

Painton, Detective Inspector
• George A. A. Willis:
• One-Way Street, (ss) 1946, as by Anthony Armstrong
• The Plate in the Camera, (ss) The Strand Magazine December 1947, as by Anthony Armstrong

Palette, Dick
• Hector Gavin Grey:
• Leaves of Death, (ss) The Shadow, a Detective Magazine July/September 1931
• Spawn of the Hydra, (ss) The Shadow, a Detective Monthly October 1931

Palfrey, Dr.
• John Creasey:
• The Terror, (n.) The New Strand August 1962, etc.
• The Sleep, (sl) John Creasey Mystery Magazine August 1964, etc.

Pal Joey
• John O’Hara:
• How I Am Now in Chi, (ss) The New Yorker April 1 1939

Pallone, Rosso
• Terry Mullins:
• Late Developments, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1989
• Racial Incident, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1989
• The Small Bearded Man, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine mid December 1989
• Internal Investigation, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1990
• That’s Just His Way, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1993

Palmer, Don
• Robert Leslie Bellem:
• Knife in the Dark, (nv) G-Men Detective January 1949

Palms, Jack (about)
• Seth Harwood:
• This Is Life, (ex) Thrilling Detective (online) Fall 2007

Pamplemousse, Monsieur Aristide
• Michael Bond:
• Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Final Rendering, (ss) The Strand Magazine #3, November 1999/February 2000
• Monsieur Pamplemousse & the Grey Diamonds, (ss) The Strand Magazine #22, June/September 2007

Panhandle Pete (about)
• Frank Richardson Pierce:
• The Senator’s Nerves, (ss) Short Stories October 25 1936

Panther, The
• Harold de Polo:
• The Panther’s Bag of Tricks, (ss) Top-Notch Magazine December 1 1921

Paquette, Puck
• Doug Allyn:
• Palace in the Pines, (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 2003 [Dan Shea]
• The Gin Mill, (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2004 [Dan Shea]
• Days of Rage, (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March/April 2010 [Dan Shea]

Parbold, Chief-Inspector
• Michael Arlen:
• Fool-Proof, (ss) The Strand Magazine December 1936
• The Good Friend, (ss) The Strand Magazine March 1938

Paris, Sandra
• Edward D. Hoch:
• The Theft of the White Queen’s Menu, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1983 [Nick Velvet]
• The Theft of the Overdue Library Book, (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1984 [Nick Velvet]
• The Theft of the Cardboard Castle, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1985 [Nick Velvet]
• The Theft of the Faded Flag, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1988 [Nick Velvet]
• Theft of Leopold’s Badge, (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1991 [Nick Velvet; Captain Leopold]
• The Theft of the Bald Man’s Comb, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1993 [Nick Velvet]
• The Theft of the Snake Charmer’s Basket, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1995 [Nick Velvet]
• The Theft of the Birthday Candles, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1999 [Nick Velvet]

Paris, Wade
• Ben Benson:
• Somebody Has to Make a Move, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1954

Park Avenue Hunt Club
• Judson Philips:
• The Hawk, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly January 27 1934
• The Masked Jury, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly February 17 1934
• Murder Under the Knife, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly March 17 1934
• Trap for the Hunters, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly April 21 1934
• The Man in the Rubber Mask, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly May 5 1934
• The Key to Millions, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly May 26 1934
• The Prince of Plunder, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly June 30 1934
• The Return of the Hawk, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly August 4 1934
• Reign of Terror, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly September 1 1934
• The Assassins, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly December 22 1934
• Men About to Die, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly February 2 1935
• Killer’s Last Stand, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly February 23 1935
• The Crooked Circle, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly November 16 1935
• Death’s Witness, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly December 28 1935
• Murder Castle, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly January 18 1936
• The Man with the Half-Dead Face, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly April 25 1936
• The Bride of Murder, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly May 23 1936
• The False-Face Murders, (sl) Detective Fiction Weekly October 3 1936, etc.
• The Murder of a Patriot, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly May 8 1937
• The Tiger’s Trap, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly September 18 1937
• The League of Disaster, (sl) Detective Fiction Weekly February 5 1938, etc.
• Horse Opera, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly July 2 1938
• Death Walks the Avenue, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly June 10 1939
• Death Polls a Vote, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly September 2 1939
• Death Wears Green, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly April 27 1940
• The Green Terror, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly May 18 1940
• The Masked Jury, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly June 8 1940
• The Flaming Cobra, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly June 29 1940
• Signal for Disaster, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly July 27 1940
• The Fifth Column Marches, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly August 17 1940
• Destruction, Incorporated, (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly May 24 1941
• Rubber Mask Returns, (na) Flynn’s Detective Fiction February 1943
• The Shadow of the Enemy, (nv) Flynn’s Detective Fiction May 1943
• The Whispering Death, (nv) Flynn’s Detective Fiction September 1943
• The Copper Vat Murders, (na) Flynn’s Detective Fiction March 1944
• Vandals, Inc., (nv) New Detective Magazine November 1944