The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Index by Name: Page 63

Berkeley, Anthony; pseudonym of A. B. Cox (1893-1971) (chron.)
• * The Avenging Chance [Roger Sheringham], (ss) Pearson’s Magazine September 1929
• Detective Weekly #99, January 12 1935
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #77, April 1950
• * Behind the Screen, Chapter IV, In the Aspidistra, (rr) The Listener July 9 1930; first broadcast on the BBC National Programme, 5 July 1930 as “I Killed Mr Dudden”.
• Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine February 1996
• * Mr. Bearstowe Says… [Roger Sheringham], (ss) The Saturday Book #3, 1943
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #23, July 1945
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine “Overseas Edition for the Armed Forces” #23, July 1945
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (Australia) #19, January 1949
• Ellery Queen’s Anthology #9, 1965
• * Mr. Simpson Goes to the Dogs [Mr. Simpson], (ss) The Strand Magazine June 1934
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #27, February 1946
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine “Overseas Edition for the Armed Forces” #27, February 1946
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (Australia) #20, February 1949
• Ellery Queen’s Anthology #18, 1970
• * Perfect Alibi [Roger Sheringham], (ss) The Evening Standard March 11 1953; revised from “The Story of the Perfect Alibi” (Radio Times, August 1, 1930).
• The Armchair Detective Summer 1992
• * The Policeman Only Taps Once, (nv) The Daily Mail May 25 1936 - May 29 1936
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #91, June 1951
• * White Butterfly [Roger Sheringham], (ss) The Evening Standard August 28 1936
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1982
• * The Wrong Jar [Roger Sheringham], (nv) Detective Stories of To-Day ed. Raymond Postgate, Faber and Faber, July 1940
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #40, March 1947
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (Australia) #17, November 1948
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• * Anthony Berkeley by Philip L. Scowcroft, (ar) A Shot in the Dark #13, Autumn 1997
• * Jumping Jenny by Elizabeth Foxwell, (br) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2023
• * Roger Sheringham by Martin Edwards, (ar) Sherlock Holmes: The Detective Magazine #32, 1999

Berkeley, James (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * Beautiful Model Planned Own Murder, (ts) John Creasey Mystery Magazine Spring 1963
• * The Mary Celeste Mystery Solved, (ar) John Creasey Mystery Magazine November 1962
• * Such Men Are Dangerous, (ts) John Creasey Mystery Magazine September 1963

Berkeley-Boone, Forrest (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Drums of Death, (ss) Complete Detective Novel Magazine #65, December 1933

Berkenhoff, Fred (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * The Mind Reader, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1957

Berkley, Miriam (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * [front cover], (cv) The Armchair Detective Winter 1997

Berkom, D. V. (fl. 2020s) (about)
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• * For Action-Oriented Female Characters, You Can’t Beat DV Berkom by Weldon Burge, (iv) Suspense Magazine Spring 2020

Berkowitz, Ira (fl. 2000s-2010s) (chron.)
• * Hell’s Kitchen, (ar) Crimespree Magazine #13, July/August 2006

Berle, Milton; [born Mendel Berlinger] (1908-2002) (about) (chron.)
• * Truck Stop, (vi) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1992

Berman, Ruth (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * Ladies of the F.B.I., (ar) Scientific Detective Annual 1946

Berman, Ruth (Amelia) (1942- ) (chron.)
• * Watson’s Plane [Sherlock Holmes], (pm) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January/February 2021

Bermúdez, Maria Elvira (1912-1989) (chron.)
• * Puzzle of the Broken Watch [Armando H. Zozaya], (ss) The Saint Mystery Magazine February 1960; translated from the Spanish by Donald A. Yates.
• The Saint Mystery Magazine (UK) April 1960

Bernard, Arthur (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * Two Tickets and a Prayer, (ts) The Shadow December 1945

Bernard, David (fl. 1930s-1940s) (chron.)
• * I Found Dr. Morokoff, (ss) Thrilling Mystery May 1940

Bernard, Francis (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * Dinner for One, (vi) The London Mystery Magazine #11, August/September 1951

Bernard, M. (fl. 1970s) (chron.)
• * Due Execution, (ss) London Mystery Selection #100, March 1974
• * Speech Defect, (ss) London Mystery Selection #103, December 1974

Bernardin, James (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * [front cover], (cv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1997

Bernardini, Jennifer (fl. 2020s) (chron.)
• * The Monster in the Wall, (ss) Rock and a Hard Place #9, Winter 2023

Berne, Leo; pseudonym of L. P. Davies (1914-1988) (chron.)
• * No Vacancies, (vi) London Mystery Selection #45, June 1960
• * A Touch of Murder, (ss) London Mystery Selection #44, March 1960

Berney, Lou(is) (1964- ) (about) (chron.)
• * Pet Spotlight, (ms) Crimespree Magazine #48, August/September 2012

Bernhardt, William (Gene) (1960- ) (chron.)
• * Yuletide Justice [Ben Kincaid], (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1997

Bernheim, Virginia (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * Friday the 13th, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1955
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (UK) #35, December 1955

Bernier, Ashley-Ruth M. (fl. 2020s) (chron.)
• * Clean-Up Duty, (ss) Black Cat Weekly #221, 2025
• * Mother’s Day Tea, (ss) Black Cat Weekly #159, 2024
• * Murder Can’t Stop de Carnival, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2024
• * Ripen, (ss) Black Cat Weekly #48, 2022
• * Rise, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March/April 2022
• Black Cat Weekly #124, 2024
• * Sabotage Can’t Stop de Shower, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2026
• * Sugar and Spice and a Spoonful of Vice, (ss) Black Cat Weekly #262, 2026
• * Two-Hour Vacation, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March/April 2026

Berns, Muriel (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * The Innocent, (ss) Manhunt July 1954
• Bloodhound Detective Story Magazine #12, April 1962
• * Morning Movie, (ss) Manhunt January 1955
• Giant Manhunt #6 (var.1), #6 (var.2) 1955

Bernstein, Alex (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
• * The Interview, (ss) Close to the Bone (online) June 4 2019
• * The Sixth Sister, (ss) Close to the Bone (online) December 18 2017

Bernstein, Burton (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * The Terror in the Grove, (ar) The New Strand September 1962

Bernstein, David Siegel (fl. 2000s-2010s); previously known as David Jay Bernstein (about) (chron.)
• * Time Out, (ss) Crossed Genres Magazine March 2009
• Cosmic Crime Stories January 2011

Berntsson, Rex M. (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * Zapped, (vi) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine February 2001

Berquist, Richard (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * [front cover], (cv) The Armchair Detective Winter 1995

Berrett, [Chief Inspector] James (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Gentlemen of Leisure, (ar)
• All Star Detective Stories (UK) July 1933

Berrington, C. L. (fl. 1920s) (chron.)
• * Who Laughs Last, (ss) Hutchinson’s Adventure-Story Magazine #47, August 1926

Berry, Alfred (fl. 1910s) (chron.)
• * The Fatal Letter, (ss) Mystery Magazine #44, September 1 1919

Berry, Christopher (R.) (fl. 2010s-2020s) (about) (chron.)
• * The Charlie Chaplin Time Traveller, (ss) Tigershark Magazine Autumn 2016
• Suspense Magazine March/April 2017
• * Paul, (ss) Suspense Magazine May/June 2017

Berry, Dale (1960- ) (about) (chron.)
• * Dead Air, (cs) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March/April 2017
• * Not a Creature Was Stirring…, (cs) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January/February 2016
• * The Trail, (cs) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March/April 2018

Berry, Don (George) (1932-2001) (about) (chron.)
• * You Got to Play It Smart, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1959
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (Australia) #143, May 1959
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (UK) #77, June 1959

Berry, Graham (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * Death Wears Feathers, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine January 1948
• * Murder in the Air, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine July 1947
• Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine (UK) June 1950
• * A Wedding Postponed, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine March 1947

Berry, James R(ussell) (1933- ) (about) (chron.)
• * Nor Any Drop to Drink, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 1975
• Alfred Hitchcock’s Anthology #20, 1985
• * The Perfect Patsy, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine January 1976
• * You Can’t Kill a Dead Man, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 3 1980

Berry, Jay R., Jr. (fl. 1980s) (chron.)
• * Chester Himes and the Hard-Boiled Tradition, (ar) The Armchair Detective v15 #1, 1982 [Ref. Chester Himes]

Berry, John (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Bullet Sanctuaries, (ms) Detective Fiction Weekly November 28 1936
• * Countess Sends a C.O.D., (ms) Detective Fiction Weekly November 21 1936
• * Mr. Hyde and the Gallows of Dr. Jekyll, (ms) Detective Fiction Weekly March 20 1937
• * A Picture in Infra-Red, (ms) Detective Fiction Weekly November 28 1936
• * Unsafe Safe-Breaking, (ms) Detective Fiction Weekly November 21 1936
• * The Wall’s Ears, (ms) Detective Fiction Weekly October 10 1936
• * When a Crook Says It with Flowers, (ms) Detective Fiction Weekly November 21 1936

Berry, John Louis (fl. 1900s-1930s); used pseudonym Ray St. Vrain (chron.)
• * The Cokey Killers, (ss) Bull’s-Eye Detective Fall 1938, as by Ray St. Vrain
• * Hands Up!, (ss) The Black Mask April 1920, as by Ray St. Vrain
• Black Mask (UK) February 1929, as by Ray St. Vrain
• * Imitation, (ss) The Black Mask (UK) October 15 1923, as by Ray St. Vrain
• * Murder at Lindenwood, (ss) Detective Book Magazine August 1930, as by Ray St. Vrain

Berry, John R. (fl. 1920s) (chron.)
• * Down the Chute, (vi) Mystery Magazine #138, August 15 1923

Berry, Kenneth W. (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Murder in the Laboratory, (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly September 19 1931

Berry, Len (fl. 1930s)
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• * Editor:
  * ___ Detective Weekly, 1934 - 1935

Berry, Mysti (fl. 2010s) (about) (chron.)
• * Johnny Depp Kick Line of Doom, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 2016
• * Yorkshire Ripper, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2019

Berry, Robert H. (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Broken Thread, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine June 1939

Berry, Simon (fl. 2000s-2020s) (chron.)
• * Good People, (ss) Dark Yonder #4, Fall 2023

Berry, Steve (1955- ) (chron.)
• * The Bishop’s Pawn [Cotton Malone], (ex) Minotaur Books, March 2018
• Suspense Magazine March/April 2018
_____, [ref.]
• * America’s Favorite Suspense Authors on the Rules of Fiction by Anthony J. Franze, (cl) Suspense Magazine August 2014
• * Bring Past to the Present, (iv) Suspense Magazine January 2010, uncredited.
• * Interview: Steve Berry by Andrew F. Gulli, (iv) The Strand Magazine #29, October 2009/January 2010
• * Steve Berry’s 11 Rules of Writing by Anthony J. Franze, (ar) Suspense Magazine June 2012

Berryman, E. M. (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * Death in Tango Time, (ss) Famous Detective Stories May 1953
• Famous Detective Stories (UK) #8, 195?

Berryman, John (c1919-1988); used pseudonym William C. Bailey (about) (chron.)
• * The Chincoteague Enigma, (nv) Smashing Detective Stories December 1952, as by William C. Bailey
• Smashing Detective Stories (UK) #7, 195?, as by William C. Bailey
• * A Matter of State, (nv) Smashing Detective Stories September 1953, as by William C. Bailey
• Popular Detective (Australia) v1 #9, 1954 (var.1), as by William C. Bailey
• Smashing Detective Stories (UK) #8, 195?, as by William C. Bailey
• * Too Many Crooks, (nv) Smashing Detective Stories June 1953, as by William C. Bailey
• Smashing Detective Stories (UK) #6, 195?, as by William C. Bailey
• * [unknown story], (ss) Popular Detective (Australia) v1 #1, 1954, as by William C. Bailey

Bertai, Fred (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * Silver Mounted Death, (nv) Detective Parade June 1945

Berthoud, Ferdinand (fl. 1920s-1940s) (about) (chron.)
• * African Vengeance, (nv) New Mystery Adventures April 1935
• * Last of the Man-Losers, (ss) New Mystery Adventures March 1935
• * Webbed Hands, (ss) Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror November 1931
• Startling Mystery Stories Summer 1968

Bertignono, Giovanni (1904-1963); used pseudonym Jack Bertin (chron.)
• * Breed of Steel, (nv) Black Mask April 1931, as by Jack Bertin
• Black Mask (UK) April 1931, as by Jack Bertin
• * Desert Sentence [Chip Huard], (nv) Black Mask September 1934, as by Jack Bertin
• Black Mask (UK) September 1934, as by Jack Bertin
• * The Devil’s Protégé [Chip Huard], (nv) Black Mask January 1932, as by Jack Bertin
• Black Mask (UK) January 1932, as by Jack Bertin
• * Rider in the Night [Chip Huard], (nv) Black Mask March 1935, as by Jack Bertin
• Black Mask (UK) March 1935, as by Jack Bertin
• * Sinful Cibola [Chip Huard], (nv) Black Mask November 1932, as by Jack Bertin
• Black Mask (UK) November 1932, as by Jack Bertin
• * Tequila [Chip Huard], (nv) Black Mask May 1933, as by Jack Bertin
• Black Mask (UK) May 1933, as by Jack Bertin

Bertin, Eddy C(harly) (1944-2018) (about) (chron.)
• * The Man Who Collected Eyes, (ss) Startling Mystery Stories Summer 1970

Bertin, Jack; pseudonym of Giovanni Bertignono (1904-1963) (about) (chron.)
• * Breed of Steel, (nv) Black Mask April 1931
• Black Mask (UK) April 1931
• * Desert Sentence [Chip Huard], (nv) Black Mask September 1934
• Black Mask (UK) September 1934
• * The Devil’s Protégé [Chip Huard], (nv) Black Mask January 1932
• Black Mask (UK) January 1932
• * Rider in the Night [Chip Huard], (nv) Black Mask March 1935
• Black Mask (UK) March 1935
• * Sinful Cibola [Chip Huard], (nv) Black Mask November 1932
• Black Mask (UK) November 1932
• * Tequila [Chip Huard], (nv) Black Mask May 1933
• Black Mask (UK) May 1933

Bertlessen, Peter (fl. 2020s) (chron.)
• * In the Throes of Silence, (ss) Close to the Bone (online) January 10 2025

Bertolini, Michael J. (c1984- ) (chron.)
• * The Man at the Mailbox, (vi) Suspense Magazine September 2010

Bertrand, J. Mark (fl. 2000s) (about) (chron.)
• * The Inside Job, (ss) Hardluck Stories Spring 2005

Bertrand, Lee; pseudonym of Bertram Lebhar (1881-1959) (chron.)
• * Cinderella and the Forty Thieves, (ss) The Argosy January 12 1918
• The Underworld January 20 1928

Bertschinger, Mrs. Ernest (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * [letter from Wyandotte, MI], (lt) Dime Detective Magazine February 1952

Berzins, Markuss (fl. 2020s) (chron.)
• * On the Way to Kill Farmer Miller, (ss) Close to the Bone (online) September 14 2026

Besecker, Karen M. (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * A License to Die For, (ss) Mystery Time Autumn/Winter 1996
• * Numbers Don’t Lie, (ss) Mystery Time Spring/Summer 1994
• * What’s in a Name?, (vi) Murderous Intent Fall 1997

Besecker, Stephen (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
• * The Samaritan, (ex) Suspense Magazine September 2011

Besnard, John F. (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * Ez Pickins, (vi) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 1997
• * A Minor Irritation, (vi) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 1994

Bessant, Leslie (fl. 1990s-2000s) (chron.)
• * Cay de Amour, (ss) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine September/October 2005

Best, (Rayleigh) Breton Amis (1905-1972); used pseudonyms Breton Amis & Leslie Wilde (chron.)
• * The Helping Hand, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine October 1957, as by Leslie Wilde
• John Creasey Mystery Magazine (US) February 1958, as by Leslie Wilde
• * The Red Hot Robber, (ss) John Bull April 2 1955, as by Breton Amis
• John Creasey Mystery Magazine May 1960, as by Breton Amis

Best, Mark (fl. 1990s-2010s) (chron.)
• * Alibi, (sl) Futures #15 Jun/Jul, #16 Aug/Sep 2000
• * Comeback, (ss) Hardboiled #15, February 1993
• * Okayed for Browns, (ss) Hardboiled #25/26, April 2000
• * The Safest Place on Earth, (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Spring 2005
• * The Shooting Script, (ss) Red Herring Mystery Magazine v2 #2, 1995
• * A Slight Change of Plan, (ss) Naked Kiss v1 #1, 1994
• * The Words of a Sad Country Song, (ss) Murderous Intent Fall 1999

Best, Michael T. (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
• * The Lexicon Case, (ss) Mystery Weekly March 2018

Best, Thomas R. (fl. 1920s-1930s) (chron.)
• * Berkeley’s Scientific Police Force, (ar) Detective Story Magazine April 7 1923
• * A Canadian Police Department, (ar) Detective Story Magazine July 21 1923
• * Guardians of Vancouver, (ar) Detective Story Magazine December 9 1922
• * The Los Angeles Police Department, (ar) Detective Story Magazine May 5 1923
• * Police Chiefs Meet in San Francisco, (ar) Detective Story Magazine December 2 1922
• * The Police of San Diego, (ar) Detective Story Magazine February 9 1924
• * Policing Omaha, (ar) Detective Story Magazine March 17 1923

Bestall, A(lfred) E(dmeades) (1892-1986) (chron.)
• * [illustration(s)], (il) The Detective Magazine #12, April 27 1923

Bester, Alfred (1913-1987); used pseudonym Alexander Blade (about) (chron.)
• * The House That Gaul Built, (ss) The Shadow July 1944
• * The McGrabb Bag, (ss) Detective Fiction October 1 1941
• Big-Book Detective Magazine (Canada) December 1944
• The Saint Detective Magazine February 1955
• The Saint Detective Magazine (Australia) January 1957
• The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) March 1957
• * The Unseen Blushers, (ss) Astonishing Stories June 1942
• Black Cat Weekly #64, 2022