Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Chronological List

LAWSON, MIKE (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories)
• Rosarito Beach (ex) Blue Rider Press 2013

LAWSON, R. T. (fl. 2010s) (stories)
• Black Friday (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Nov/Dec 2017

LAWSON, REBECCA S. (fl. 1990s) (stories)
• Nemesis (ss) Mystery Time Spr/Sum 1998

LAWTON, P. J.; pseudonym of Paul F. Johnson, (fl. 2000s) (stories)
• Voices from Afar (ss) Suspense Magazine Jul 2009

LAWTON, R. T. (fl. 1990s-2010s) (stories)
• Witness (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #18 2001
• Once, Twice, Dead (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Sep 2001
• The Bond That Keeps (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2002 [Twin Brothers Bail Bond]
• The Bond Market (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Dec 2002 [Twin Brothers Bail Bond]
• The Big Bailout (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2003 [Twin Brothers Bail Bond]
• The Bond Servant (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Sep 2003 [Twin Brothers Bail Bond]
• The Other Bondsman (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jul/Aug 2004 [Twin Brothers Bail Bond]
• In Bond (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Nov 2004 [Twin Brothers Bail Bond]
• Dark Eyes (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jan/Feb 2005 [The Armenian]
• The Bond That Ties (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jul/Aug 2006 [Twin Brothers Bail Bond]
• Ransom (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Nov 2006 [The Armenian]
• False Keys (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Dec 2006 [Remy “The Chevalier”]
• The Bondstone (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2007 [Twin Brothers Bail Bond]
• Of Wax and Watermarks (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Nov 2007 [Remy “The Chevalier”]
• Click, Click, Click (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jan/Feb 2008 [Holiday Burglars]
• The Length of a Straw (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Mar 2008
• The Bondholder (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2008 [Twin Brothers Bail Bond]
• Grave Trouble (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Dec 2008 [Holiday Burglars]
• Boudin Noir (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Dec 2009 [Remy “The Chevalier”]
• Independence Day (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jul/Aug 2010
• The Little Nogai Boy (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Sep 2010 [The Armenian]
• The Alchemist (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jan/Feb 2011 [Remy “The Chevalier”]
• Et Tu, Valentinus (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Mar 2011 [Holiday Burglars]
• Labor Day (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Oct 2011 [Holiday Burglars]
• Spring Break (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2012 [Holiday Burglars]
• The Tightening of the Bond (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jul/Aug 2012 [Twin Brothers Bail Bond]
• Across the Salween (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Nov 2013 [Shan Army]
• Gibet de Montfaucon (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jun 2014
• Elder Brother (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jan/Feb 2015 [Shan Army]
• Groundhog Day (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2015 [Holiday Burglars]
• On the Edge (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Oct 2015 [Shan Army]
• May Day (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2016
• The Great Aul (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jul/Aug 2016 [The Armenian]
• Resolutions (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jan/Feb 2017
• Merit Making (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jul/Aug 2017
• The Left Hand of Leonard (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Mar/Apr 2018
• The Chinese Box (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 2018
• Vet’s Day (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Nov/Dec 2018 [Holiday Burglars]
• The Horse (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jul/Aug 2019 [The Armenian]

LAWTON, STEVE (fl. 1960s) (stories)
• Stand Still for Murder! (nv) Off Beat Detective Stories Jul 1960
• You Can’t Kill Hate! (ss) Off Beat Detective Stories Nov 1960
• Hell Pit! (ss) Off Beat Detective Stories May 1961
• Scream for Me, Darling! (ss) Off Beat Detective Stories Sep 1961
• More Blood for My Love! (ss) Keyhole Detective Story Magazine Jan 1962
• Swamp Girl! (ss) Keyhole Detective Story Magazine Jun 1962
• Death for a Price! (ss) Off Beat Detective Stories Jul 1962
• The Lovely Be Damned (ss) Shock Mystery Tales Magazine Feb 1963
• Suckers Are for Killing (nv) Off Beat Detective Stories May 1963

LAXTON, ALWYN (fl. 1950s) (stories)
• The Black Strand (ss) The London Mystery Magazine #31 1956

LAYBOURN, MARGARET (fl. 1990s) (stories)
• Dead Ringer (vi) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine mid-Dec 1994; The Story That Won.

LAYEFSKY, VIRGINIA (fl. 1960s-1990s) (stories)
• Statement of the Accused (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1961
• Cat Dance (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Aug 13 1980
• This Place Belongs to You (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jan 1991

LAYFORD, HENRY (fl. 1930s) (stories)
• Blackbirds (na) Alibi Feb 1934

LAYMAN, RICHARD (fl. 1980s-2000s) (stories)
• Introduction [with Matthew J. Bruccoli] (in) The New Black Mask Quarterly No.1, ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, HBJ 1985

LAYMON, RICHARD (Carl) (1947-2001); see pseudonym Dick Kelly (stories)
• Desert Pickup (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1970
• Roadside Pickup (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1974
• Paying Joe Back (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1975
• Out of the Woods (vi) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1975
• A Good Cigar Is a Smoke (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1976
• The Direct Approach (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jan 1977
• Stiff Intruders (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1980
• Blarney (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1981
• Spooked (vi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1981
• Eats (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1985

LAYNG, CHARLES (1895-1970) (stories)
• Cryptograms (cl) Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories Sep 1929, etc.
• Bears Preferred—Far Away (ts)

LAYTON, CLARK (fl. 1940s) (stories)
• Debut in Murder (ss) Ten Detective Aces Jan 1943

LAYTON, DENNIS (fl. 1930s-1940s) (stories)
• Killer’s Choice (ss) Variety Detective Magazine Apr/May 1939; probably a reprint of “The Big House Snatch” by Norman A. Daniels (Ten Detective Aces, September 1934). [Neal Burton]
• Double-Exposed (ss) Variety Detective Magazine Jun 1939
• Key to Murder (ss) Variety Detective Magazine Oct 1939
• The Wandering Corpse (ss) Variety Detective Magazine Dec 1939
• The Green Clue (ss) 10-Story Detective Magazine Mar 1940
• Satan’s Mission (ss) 10-Story Detective Magazine Sep 1940
• Suicide Souvenir (ss) 10-Story Detective Magazine Jan 1941
• Flatfoot Snare (ss) 10-Story Detective Magazine Jan 1942

LAYTON, FRANK (fl. 1900s-1920s) (stories)
• The Little Pigeon (ss) Flynn’s Weekly Jan 1 1927

LAYTON, JUNE (fl. 1940s) (stories)
• Deceived! (nv)

LAYTON, MARK (fl. 1920s-1930s) (stories)
• The Shooting of Carl Hansen (ss) Clues Mar 1927
• The Perfect Case (ss) Clues Jun 1927
• The Murder at Three Yews (ss) Clues Jul 1927
• The Floor That Was Too Clean (ss) Clues Apr #1 1928
• The Exit of Denver Slim (ss) Clues Jun #1 1928
• The Missing Suit (ss) Clues Jun #2 1928
• The Ghost of Tony Droole (ss) Clues Jul #1 1928
• The Decoy (ss) Clues Aug #2 1928
• Fetters of Fate (ss) Clues Sep #1 1928
• Holdup Hour (ss) Clues Jan #1 1930
• Morgue Key (ss) Rapid-Fire Detective Stories Nov 1932
• Water Trail (ss) Rapid-Fire Detective Stories Dec 1932
• City of Chance (ss) Rapid-Fire Detective Stories Feb 1933
• King of the Beggars (ss) Rapid-Fire Detective Stories Apr 1933

LAZAR, AARON (fl. 2000s) (stories)
• The Escape (ss) Great Mystery and Suspense Magazine Fll 2007

LAZAR, DANIEL (fl. 2000s) (stories)
• Helen and the Hurricane (ss) Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine Spr 2002

LAZENBY, NORMAN (Austin) (1914-2003) (stories)
• The Double-Crossers (ss) Yankee Gang Shorts #4 1943
• The Diplomatic Corpse (ss) Crime Detective (UK) May 1949

LAZERE, CATHY (fl. 2010s) (stories)
• Gurus Need Not Apply (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 2016

L’DERA, CARLOS (fl. 1980s) (stories)
• Quiet Night in Turkeyville (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Aug 1987

LEACH, (Leonard) DOUGLAS (1898-1987) (stories)
• Siamese Twinge (ss) Short Stories Dec 10 1934
• “Well, I’ll Be—” (ss) Short Stories Feb 25 1935

LEACOCK, DINA (fl. 2000s-2010s); see pseudonym Diane Arrelle (stories)

LEACOCK, STEPHEN (Butler) (1869-1944) (stories)
• An Irreducible Detective Story; or, Hanged by a Hair; or, A Murder Mystery Minimized (vi) Further Foolishness, Lane 1916 [The Great Detective]

LEADER, MARY (Bartelt) (1918-2004) (stories)
• Happy Forever (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1984

LEAHY, FRANK J. (fl. 1920s-1950s) (stories)
• Half Past Midnight (ss) Gangster Stories Feb 1930
• The Enemy Rides (ss) Gangland Stories May/Jun 1931
• He Who Laughs Last (ss) Speakeasy Stories Jun/Jul 1931
• The Terrible Mr. Terry (ss) Short Stories Nov 10 1934 [Mr. Riorden]
• Borneo Diamonds (ss) Short Stories Nov 25 1934
• Doc (ss) Short Stories May 25 1936

LEAHY, JOSEPH G. (fl. 1930s) (stories)
• At the State’s Expense (nv) The Underworld Magazine Jan 1931
• Clockwork (ss) The Underworld Magazine Mar 1931
• One Plus One (ss) Popular Detective Oct 1935

LEAL, JOHN (fl. 1930s) (stories)
• The Valve of Doom (ss) Complete Detective Novel Magazine Mar 1932
• Not as Premeditated (ss) Complete Detective Novel Magazine Apr 1932
• The Return of Justice (ss) All Detective Magazine Dec 1932
• Strictly Unreliable (ss) The Underworld Magazine Jul 1933

LEAMING, EDWARD (fl. 1930s) (stories)
• The Blue-Green Death (ss) Rapid-Fire Detective Stories Mar 1933
• The Ghost-Crook (ss) Rapid-Fire Detective Stories May 1933

LEARY, EVE WOODBURN; [born Eva Eliza Woodburn] (1889-1959); married name of Eve Woodburn (stories)

LEARY, HARRY FLYNN (fl. 1930s) (stories)
• Darkness (ss) True Gang Life Apr 1936

LEASOR, (Thomas) JAMES (1923-2007) (stories)
• Doctor Love Strikes Again (ss) Vogue Nov 1 1965; also as “The Seventy-Sixth Face”. [Dr. Jason Love]
• The Seventy-Sixth Face (ss) Vogue Nov 1 1965, as “Doctor Love Strikes Again”. [Dr. Jason Love]

LEATH, ROBERT NEAL (fl. 1930s-1940s) (stories)
• Big Dough (ss) Clues Feb #2 1930
• Boomerang (ss) Detective Story Magazine Mar 8 1930
• Dog Eat Dog (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly May 24 1930
• At Bay (ss) Detective Story Magazine Aug 23 1930
• The Racket Blues (ss) Clues Feb #1 1931

LEAVERTON, A. T. (fl. 1940s) (stories)
• The Tale of the Siamese Cat (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine Mar 1947

LEAVITT, JACK (fl. 1960s-1990s) (stories)
• Two Women Too Many (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1969
• Checkout Counter (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1970
• A Meticulous Housekeeper (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1972
• Burglar Alarm (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1973
• Death Day (vi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1974
• Within the Family (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1978
• Demand Note (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1978
• Money in the Bank (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1978
• Licensed to Die (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1978
• Smuggler’s Toy (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1979
• Foiled (pm) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1989
• But What’s Done Is Done (pm) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1990
• Heart Attack (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1996

LE BARON, JON (fl. 1930s) (stories)
• The Love Nest Murder (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Apr 1934

LE BARRE, DEREK (fl. 1940s) (stories)
• Rest in Pieces (ss) F.B.I. Detective Stories Feb 1949
• Inhuman Bondage (nv) F.B.I. Detective Stories Apr 1949

LE BART, CLAIRE (fl. 1920s) (stories)
• [letter] (lt) Clues Jul #1 1928

LE BEAU, JOHN J. (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories)
• Black Death: Collision of Centuries (ar) Suspense Magazine Oct 2015

LEBHAR, BERTRAM (1881-1959); see pseudonym Lee Bertrand (stories)
• The Dog That Didn’t Bark (nv) Detective Story Magazine Oct 12 1920
• Modeled with Blocks [with Wilbur S. Boyer] (ss) Detective Story Magazine Nov 2 1920
• College Men Don’t Make the Best Detectives, says Commissioner Richard E. Enright, Head of the New York Police Department (iv) Detective Story Magazine Nov 30 1920
• That Startling Confession (ss) Detective Story Magazine Jan 8 1921
• New York’s Only Central Office Woman Detective Lieutenant (ar) Detective Story Magazine Jan 22 1921
• Isaac DeForest White of the New York “World” (ar) Detective Story Magazine Mar 5 1921
• Shoplifters I Have Known (ar) Detective Story Magazine Jun 25 1921
• Kleptomaniacs I Have Known (ar) Detective Story Magazine Jul 16 1921

LeBLANC, INSPECTOR (fl. 1930s) (stories)
• How to Be a Detective (cl) All Star Detective Stories Apr 1932, etc.
• Evidence (ar) Clues All Star Detective Stories Sep 1932
• Moulage (ar) Clues All Star Detective Stories Dec 1932
• Disguise (ar) Clues All Star Detective Stories Jan 1933
• How to Be a Detective—Forged Typewriting (ar) Clues All Star Detective Stories Apr 1933

LEBLANC, M. MAURICE; see under Leblanc, Maurice (1864-1941) (stories)

LEBLANC, MAURICE (Marie Emile) (1864-1941) (stories)
• The Escape of Arsène Lupin (ss) The Story-teller Jun 1907; translated from the French (“L’Évasion d’Arsène Lupin”, Je sais tout, January 15, 1906). [Arsène Lupin]
• A Gentleman (vi) The Popular Magazine Nov 1 1910
• The Red Silk Scarf (nv) The New Magazine (UK) Sep 1911; translated from the French (“L’Écharpe de soie rouge”, Je sais tout August 15, 1911). [Arsène Lupin]
• The Lady with the Hatchet (ss) Metropolitan Magazine May 1922 [Arsène Lupin]
• At the Sign of Mercury (nv) Metropolitan Magazine Jul 1922; translated from the French (“Au Dieu Mercure”, L’Excelsior). [Arsène Lupin]
• Drops That Trickle Away (nv) Cosmopolitan May 1928 [Arsène Lupin]