The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Index by Name: Page 475

Lawrence, Martha C. (1956- ) (chron.)
• * A Little Light on the Subject [Elizabeth Chase], (ss) Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine Spring 1997
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• * An Interview with Martha Lawrence by Lisa D. Williamson, (iv) Murderous Intent Spring 1998

Lawrence, Melanie (fl. 2000s-2010s) (chron.)
• * A Problem-Solving Breed, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 2001
• * Ravensara, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 2010
• * Stranger Song, (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 2000

Lawrence, Mozley (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * The Wrong People, (nv) Thrilling Detective February 1953
• Thrilling Detective (UK) July 1953

Lawrence, Patrick (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Death Marks the Spot, (ss) Clues Detective Stories March 1936

Lawrence, Raymond Emery (fl. 1910s-1950s) (chron.)
• * The Glass, (ss) Hutchinson’s Adventure-Story Magazine July 1925
• * Gold Is Where You Find It, (ss) Black Mask June 1928
• * Riker Accomodates, (ss) Black Mask November 1927
• Black Mask (UK) November 1927

Lawrence, Robert (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * Tell Tale Flame, (ss) Complete Detective Stories February 1946
• * When Drunkenness Was a Crime, (ms) Mammoth Detective November 1944

Lawrence, Robert; pseudonym (fl. 1970s) (chron.)
• * The Dying Messages, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1978

Lawrence, Tom (fl. 1940s-1960s) (chron.)
• * An American in Paris, (ss) The London Mystery Magazine #21, 1954
• * Death Was His Hobby, (ss) Weird Story Magazine #2, 1946
• Four in One Gang and Thrills Shorts 1949

Lawrence, Vina (fl. 1930s-1950s) (chron.)
• * Strictly Femme Fatale, (ss) Love Fiction Magazine April 1946
• New All-Action Stories #8, 1950

Lawrence, Wendy (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * Molly Brown, (iv) Crime Time #7, 1997 [Ref. Molly Brown]

Laws, George N. (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * Hot Money Freeze-Out, (ss) Ten Detective Aces April 1944

Lawson, A. W. (fl. 1930s-1950s) (chron.)
• * [letter], (lt) Clues 2nd March 1930

Lawson, Arthur (Hamilton) (1907-1955) (about) (chron.)
• * Why I Didn’t Murder My Wife, (ss) Double Detective November 1937
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• * Editor:
  * ___ Federal Agent, 37/03 - 37/11
• * Editor: Federal Agent November 1937

Lawson, B. V. (fl. 2000s-2020s) (chron.)
• * Alien Nation, (ss) Noir Nation #8, May 2020
• * A Double Fake [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Mystery Magazine October 2021
• * Dreaming of a Spite Christmas, (vi) Mouth Full of Bullets #6, Winter 2007
• * A Fire Burns Brightly, (ss) Noir Nation #7, April 2019
• * A Flash of Red, (ss) Mystery Weekly March 2019
• * It’s All Litter to Me, (ss) Spinetingler Magazine Fall 2017
• * The Paw of the Righteous, (ss) Great Mystery and Suspense Magazine Fall 2007
• * Push Comes to Shove, (ss) Needle Winter 2012
• * Suite in the Key of Death, (ss) Mystery Weekly March 2021
• * When Stars Collide, (ss) Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine July/August 2014 [Ref. Harlow Shapley & Edwin Hubble]

Lawson, Dennis (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
• * Someone to Take the Fall, (ss) Crimespree Magazine #64, 2016

Lawson, James A. (fl. 1930s-1940s); house pseudonym used by James P. Olsen (fl. 1920s-1950s) (chron.)
• * Commission on Crime, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories August 1937
• Spicy Detective Stories November 1941, as "Loaded Dice", by Harvey Graham
• * The Dead Talk Back, (ss) (by James P. Olsen) Private Detective Stories July 1939
• 2 Book Mystery Magazine February 1946, as by James P. Olsen
• * Dying Comes Hard [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)], (ss) Spicy Detective Stories July 1937
• * Fate Fixes Things, (ss) Private Detective Stories February 1940
• * Ghosts Are Hard to Catch [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)], (ss) Spicy Detective Stories September 1938
• * G-Man, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories October 1936
• Spicy Detective Stories December 1941, as "Odds on Death", by John Phillips
• * Hard Hoofing [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)], (ss) Spicy Detective Stories October 1941
• * Hard Rocks [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)], (ss) Spicy Detective Stories May 1942
• * Hard to Poison [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)], (ss) Private Detective Stories January 1943
• Private Detective (Canada) April 1943
• * Hard to Resist [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)], (ss) Spicy Detective Stories June 1938
• * Hard to Take [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)], (ss) Private Detective Stories September 1937
• * Homicide Is Hard to Hide [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)], (ss) Spicy Detective Stories December 1941
• * In Walked Death, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories July 1939
• * Murder Means Fry, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories January 1938
• Super-Detective February 1943, as "Bad Blood", by R. T. Maynard
• * No Story, (ss) Romantic Detective December 1938
• * Phair and Warmer, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories January 1939
• * Photo Finish, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories April 1940
• * She Wore Green Pants, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories March 1939
• * Stand-in for Murder, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories September 1936
• * Strictly Sociable, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories August 1939
• * Uncommon Clay, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories February 1940
• * Werewolf’s Bride, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories January 1937
• Speed Mystery March 1943, as "The Voice of the Master", by Paul Hanna

Lawson, Kenneth (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * Easy Money Killer, (ar) Hunted Detective Story Magazine #3, April 1955
• * Hotel Homicide, (ss) The Pursuit Detective Story Magazine #14, March 1956
• * Wife Killer, (ss) The Pursuit Detective Story Magazine #12, November 1955
• The Phantom Suspense-Mystery Magazine v1 #6, 195?

Lawson, Mike (fl. 2000s-2010s) (about) (chron.)
• * Rosarito Beach, (ex) Blue Rider Press, 2013
• Suspense Magazine January 2014
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• * “13” Is the Lucky Number, (iv) Suspense Magazine January/February/March 2019

Lawson, Rebecca S. (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * Nemesis, (ss) Mystery Time Spring/Summer 1998

Lawton, P. J.; pseudonym of Paul F. Johnson (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * Voices from Afar, (ss) Suspense Magazine July 2009

Lawton, R. T. (fl. 1990s-2020s) (about) (chron.)
• * Across the Salween [Shan Army], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 2013
• * The Alchemist [Remy “The Chevalier”], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January/February 2011
• * The Big Bailout [Twin Brothers Bail Bond], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2003
• * Black Friday [Holiday Burglars], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November/December 2017
• Black Cat Weekly #13, November 25 2021
• * The Bondholder [Twin Brothers Bail Bond], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2008
• * The Bond Market [Twin Brothers Bail Bond], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 2002
• * The Bond Servant [Twin Brothers Bail Bond], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 2003
• * The Bondstone [Twin Brothers Bail Bond], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2007
• * The Bond That Keeps [Twin Brothers Bail Bond], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2002
• * The Bond That Ties [Twin Brothers Bail Bond], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2006
• * Boudin Noir [Remy “The Chevalier”], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 2009
• * The Chinese Box [Shan Army], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2018
• * The Clean Car Company, (ss) Mystery Weekly January 2021
• * Click, Click, Click [Holiday Burglars], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January/February 2008
• * Dark Eyes [The Armenian], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January/February 2005
• * Elder Brother [Shan Army], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January/February 2015
• * Et Tu, Valentinus [Holiday Burglars], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 2011
• * False Keys [Remy “The Chevalier”], (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 2006
• * Gibet de Montfaucon [Remy “The Chevalier”], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 2014
• * Gnawing at the Cat’s Tail, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2021
• * Grave Trouble [Holiday Burglars], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 2008
• * The Great Aul [The Armenian], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2016
• * Green Eyes [Remy “The Chevalier”], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November/December 2021
• * Groundhog Day [Holiday Burglars], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2015
• * A Helping Hand [Remy “The Chevalier”], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January/February 2021
• * The Horse [The Armenian], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2019
• * In Bond [Twin Brothers Bail Bond], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 2004
• * Independence Day [Holiday Burglars], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2010
• * The Job Interview, (ss) Mystery Weekly December 2019
• * Labor Day [Holiday Burglars], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 2011
• * The Left Hand of Leonard [Remy “The Chevalier”], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March/April 2018
• * The Length of a Straw [The Armenian], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 2008
• * Leonardo, (ss) Black Cat Weekly #148, 2024
• * The Little Nogai Boy [The Armenian], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 2010
• * A Loaf of Bread [Remy “The Chevalier”], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November/December 2019
• * A Matter of Values, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November/December 2020
• * May Day [Holiday Burglars], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2016
• * Merit Making [Shan Army], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2017
• * Most Important Meal of the Day, (ss) Black Cat Mystery Magazine #15, 2024
• * Of Wax and Watermarks [Remy “The Chevalier”], (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 2007
• * Once, Twice, Dead, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 2001
• * On the Edge [Shan Army], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 2015
• * On the Pad, (ss) Mystery Magazine April 2024
• * The Other Bondsman [Twin Brothers Bail Bond], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2004
• * Raising Money, (ss) Mystery Magazine May 2023
• * Ransom [The Armenian], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 2006
• * Recidivism, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2024
• * Reckoning with Your Host [Shan Army], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2020
• * Resolutions [Holiday Burglars], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January/February 2017
• * The Road to Hana, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May/June 2021
• * Saint Paddy’s Day [Holiday Burglars], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March/April 2021
• * Spring Break [Holiday Burglars], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2012
• * The Story Game, (ss) Mystery Weekly September 2021
• * Sydney Coves, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2023
• * The Tightening of the Bond [Twin Brothers Bail Bond], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2012
• Black Cat Weekly #51, 2022
• * Vet’s Day [Holiday Burglars], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November/December 2018
• * Whiskey Curb, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November/December 2023
• * Witness, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #18, January 2001

Lawton, Steve (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * Death for a Price!, (ss) Off Beat Detective Stories July 1962
• * Hell Pit!, (ss) Off Beat Detective Stories May 1961
• * The Lovely Be Damned, (ss) Shock Mystery Tales Magazine February 1963
• * More Blood for My Love!, (ss) Keyhole Detective Story Magazine January 1962
• * Scream for Me, Darling!, (ss) Off Beat Detective Stories September 1961
• * Stand Still for Murder!, (nv) Off Beat Detective Stories July 1960
• * Suckers Are for Killing, (nv) Off Beat Detective Stories May 1963
• * Swamp Girl!, (ss) Keyhole Detective Story Magazine June 1962
• * You Can’t Kill Hate!, (ss) Off Beat Detective Stories November 1960

Laxton, Alwyn (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * The Black Strand, (ss) The London Mystery Magazine #31, December 1956

Laybourn, Margaret (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * Dead Ringer, (vi) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine mid December 1994

Layefsky, Virginia (fl. 1950s-1990s) (chron.)
• * Cat Dance, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine August 13 1980
• * Statement of the Accused, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1961
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (UK) #107, December 1961
• * This Place Belongs to You, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1991

Layford, Henry (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Blackbirds, (na) Alibi February 1934

Layman, Richard (Carl) (1947-2001) (about) (chron.)
• * Introduction (with Matthew J. Bruccoli), (in) The New Black Mask Quarterly No.1 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, HBJ, 1985
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• * Editor (with Matthew J. Bruccoli): The New Black Mask Quarterly No.1, The New Black Mask Quarterly No.2, The New Black Mask No.3 1985, The New Black Mask No.4, The New Black Mask No.5, The New Black Mask No.6, The New Black Mask No.7 1986, The New Black Mask No.8 1987

Laymon, Carl; see under Richard Laymon (chron.)

Laymon, Richard (Carl) (1947-2001); used pseudonym Dick Kelly (chron.)
• * Blarney, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine September 1981
• * Desert Pickup, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1970
• * The Direct Approach, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1977
• * Eats, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine July 1985
• * A Good Cigar Is a Smoke, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1976
• * Oscar’s Audition, (ss) Don Pendleton’s The Executioner Mystery Magazine June 1975, as by Dick Kelly
• * Out of the Woods, (vi) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1975
• * Paying Joe Back, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1975
• Ellery Queen’s Anthology #39, Spring/Summer 1980
• * Roadside Pickup, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1974
• * Spooked, (vi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine October 1981
• * Stiff Intruders, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine March 1980
• * [biographical sketch], (bg) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine September 1981

Layne, Ken (fl. 2000s-2020s)
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• * Dot.Ken, (iv) Crime Factory #4, November 2001

Layng, Charles (1895-1970) (about) (chron.)
• * Bears Preferred—Far Away, (ts)
• Black Mask (UK) July 1934
• * Cryptograms, (cl) Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories Sep, Nov, Dec/Jan 1929, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jul, Aug, Oct, Nov, Dec 1930
  Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr 1931

Laynham, Peter; pseudonym of John S. Glasby (1928-2011) (chron.)
• * In the Midst of Night, (nv) Supernatural Stories #79, 1963, as by Peter Laynham
• Black Cat Weekly #155, 2024, as by John S. Glasby
• * Refuge, (ss) Supernatural Stories #45, 1961, as by Peter Laynham
• Black Cat Weekly #153, 2024, as by John S. Glasby
• * Where Dead Men Dream, (ss) Supernatural Stories #107, 1967, as by Peter Laynham
• Black Cat Weekly #12, November 18 2021, as by John Glasby

Layton, Clark (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * Debut in Murder, (ss) Ten Detective Aces January 1943

Layton, Dennis (fl. 1930s-1940s) (chron.)
• * Double-Exposed, (ss) Variety Detective Magazine June 1939
• * Flatfoot Snare, (ss) 10-Story Detective Magazine January 1942
• * The Green Clue, (ss) 10-Story Detective Magazine March 1940
• * Key to Murder, (ss) Variety Detective Magazine October 1939
• * Killer’s Choice [Neal Burton], (ss) Variety Detective Magazine April/May 1939; probably a reprint of “The Big House Snatch” by Norman A. Daniels (Ten Detective Aces, September 1934).
• * Satan’s Mission, (ss) 10-Story Detective Magazine September 1940
• * Suicide Souvenir, (ss) 10-Story Detective Magazine January 1941
• * The Wandering Corpse, (ss) Variety Detective Magazine December 1939