Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Series List

Turner, Doc
• Arthur Leo Zagat:
  • The Corpse Factory (na) Dime Mystery Magazine May 1934
  • Bargain Counter Corpse (ss) The Spider Oct 1941; not the same as the story of the same name in the August 1938 issue.
  • Satan’s Evening Star (ss) The Spider Dec 1941; also as “The Devil’s Evening Star”.
  • Satan Has Little Teeth! (nv) The Spider Oct 1942
  • Death with a Dog’s Face (ss) The Spider Dec 1942

Turner, Mark
• Steve Fisher:
  • Princess of Death (ss) The Mysterious Wu Fang Sep 1935
  • Emperor Blackmail (ss) Ten Detective Aces Mar 1937

Turner, Milo
• Francis M. Nevins, Jr.:
  • The Matchwit Club (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1976
  • The Dogsbody Case (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1977
  • To Catch a Con Man (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1977
  • Flimflam (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1978
  • The Western Film Scam (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 6 1980

Tutt, Ephraim
• Arthur C. Train:
  • The Meanest Man (nv) The Saturday Evening Post Jun 4 1927
  • Mr. Tutt Fights a Draw (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Aug 8 1936
  • Tit, Tat, Tutt (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Mar 13 1937
  • “And Lesser Breeds Without the Law” (ss) Mr. Tutt Comes Home, Scribner 1941

TV Channel 3
• Robert R. Irvine:
  • Lobster Shift (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1973
  • A Hard Way to Die (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1973
  • Another Case of Identity (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1974

Tweede, Herringbone (about)
• Ray Davidson:
  • A Dog’s Life (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1986
  • Mercy Killing (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1987
  • Bodily Harm (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1992
  • Blood Feud (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1993
  • The Red Pickup (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1993

Twin Brothers Bail Bond
• R. T. Lawton:
  • The Bond That Keeps (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2002
  • The Bond Market (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Dec 2002
  • The Big Bailout (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2003
  • The Bond Servant (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Sep 2003
  • The Other Bondsman (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jul/Aug 2004
  • In Bond (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Nov 2004
  • The Bond That Ties (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jul/Aug 2006
  • The Bondstone (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2007
  • The Bondholder (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2008
  • The Tightening of the Bond (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jul/Aug 2012

Twist, Dr. Alan
• Paul Halter:
  • The Call of the Lorelei (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 2004; translated from the French (Bonne Soirée, December 1998).; translated by Peter Schulman.
  • The Robber’s Grave (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 2007; translated from the French (Editions du Masque, 2002).; translated by Robert Adey & John Pugmire.
  • Nausicaa’s Ball (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 2008; translated from the French.; translated by Robert Adey & John Pugmire.
  • The Gong of Doom (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 2010; translated from the French.; translated by John Pugmire.
  • Jacob’s Ladder (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 2014

U.N.C.L.E.
• Dennis Lynds:
  • The Howling Teenagers Affair (ex) The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Magazine Feb 1966, as by Robert Hart Davis.

Ueki, Inspector
• Ron Butler:
  • Inspector Ueki’s Day (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1982
  • Inspector Ueki and the Potter’s Gift (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jan 1983
  • Inspector Ueki and the Red Ape (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1985
  • Inspector Ueki and the Crying Man (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Aug 1989

Ukridge (about)
• P. G. Wodehouse:
  • Ukridge Starts a Bank Account (ss) Plum Pie, Herbert Jenkins 1966

Uncle Abner (about)
• Edward G. Ashton:
  • International Investigators, Inc. (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1952 [Arsène Lupin; Sherlock Holmes; Lord Peter Wimsey; Father Brown; Jane Marple; Dr. Gideon Fell; Ellery Queen]
• Frank Atterholt:
  • The Diamonds (ss) Keyhole Mystery Magazine Jun 1960
• Melville Davisson Post:
  • Naboth’s Vineyard (ss) Metropolitan Magazine Dec 1912
  • An Act of God (ss) Metropolitan Magazine Dec 1913; also as “The Three Threads of Justice”.
  • A Twilight Adventure (ss) Metropolitan Magazine Apr 1914
  • The Hidden Law (ss) Metropolitan Magazine Aug 1914
  • The Straw Man (ss) The Red Book Magazine Apr 1915
  • The Age of Miracles (ss) Pictorial Review Feb 1916; also as “Dead Man’s Gloves”.
  • The Adopted Daughter (ss) The Red Book Magazine Jun 1916; also as “The Instrument of Darkness”.
  • The Concealed Path (ss) Uncle Abner: Master of Mysteries, D. Appleton 1918
  • The Devil’s Track (ss) The Country Gentleman Jul 1927
  • The God of the Hills (ss) The Country Gentleman Sep 1927
  • The Dark Night (ss) The Country Gentleman Nov 1927
• John F. Suter:
  • The Oldest Law (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1979
  • The Angel’s Hair (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Apr 7 1980
  • The Fairy Ring (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 2 1980
  • The Desecration of the Temple (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 23 1980
  • The Axe of Elisha (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 10 1980
  • The Wise Men’s Gold (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 6 1980
  • The Shades of Death (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1 1980
  • Dead Man’s Honor (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Apr 22 1981
  • Nine Strokes of the Bell (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 9 1981
  • The Power of the Tongue (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 2 1981
  • The Corpse Candle (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1982
  • The Unclean Spirit (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1983
  • The Eater of Dust (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1984
  • The Marked Man (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1986
  • A Place for Gold (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1986

Uncle Billy
• John D. Swain:
  • Uncle Billy Invades Boston (ss) Detective Story Magazine Apr 28 1923
  • Uncle Billy and Some Aggravatin’ Snowbirds (ss) Detective Story Magazine May 12 1923
  • Uncle Billy Holds the Bag (ss) Detective Story Magazine Jun 16 1923
  • Uncle Billy Gets Sociable (ss) Detective Story Magazine Jul 14 1923

Uncle Hamish
• Edward G. Ashton:
  • Cameron’s Cave (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1950

Uncle Tubby see under Blythe, Washington

Uncle Victor (about)
• Robert Lopresti:
  • Uncle Victor’s First Case (ss) Murderous Intent Spr 1996
  • Uncle Victor Boots Up (ss) Murderous Intent Fll 1996
  • Uncle Victor on Watch (ss) Murderous Intent Fll 1997
  • Uncle Victor Takes a Lunch (ss) Murderous Intent Win 1998
  • Uncle Victor on a Roll (ss) Murderous Intent Sum/Fll 1998
  • Uncle Victor Gets Lost (ss) Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine Spr 2004

Uncommon Justice
• Elizabeth Goddard:
  • Never Let Go (ex) Revell Feb 2019

Undercover Cop “Nick”
• Robert H. Brown:
  • I Walk the Tightrope (ss) Tightrope! May 1960
  • Swing That Tightrope (ss) Tightrope! Jun 1960
  • Death Is My Brother (ss) Tightrope! Aug 1960
• Robert Silverberg:
  • Bridegrooms Scare Easy (ss) Tightrope! Apr 1960, as by Robert H. Brown.

Underground
• Andrew H. Vachss:
  • Perp Walk (vi) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1996
  • Big Sister (vi) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1999
  • Dope Fiend (ss) Everybody Pays, Vintage 1999

Union Club
• Isaac Asimov:
  • The Speck (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1983
  • Triply Unique (pm) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1984
  • The Year of the Feast (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1984
  • Upside Down (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1985
  • The Taunter (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1985
  • Straight Lines (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1985
  • Child’s Play (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jan 1986
  • New England Equinox (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1986
  • Ten (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 1986
  • The Common Name (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine mid-Dec 1986
  • The Teddy Bear (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1987
  • The Stamp (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1987
  • The Legacy (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1988
  • The Lost Dog (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1988
  • The Last Man (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1989
  • A Safe Place (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1991

unlicensed P.I., calling himself “William Smith”
• John A. Miller:
  • Silicon Valley Serenade (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 2004

unnamed CIA agent
• Robert Edward Eckels:
  • The K’ang Sheng Memorandum (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1974

unnamed covert operative
• Dana Cameron:
  • One Soul at a Time (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 2012
  • Dialing In (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 2013

unnamed inspector
• Mark Van Doren:
  • An Episode at the Honeypot (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 1952
  • Testimony After Death (ss) 1954; also as “The Luminous Face”.
  • Only on Rainy Nights (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1956
  • This Other Honor (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1962
  • The Wild Thing (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1964
  • This Terrible Thing (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1968

unnamed jailhouse lawyer
• Edward Wellen:
  • The Corrector of Destinies (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1974
  • The Tipoff (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1975

unnamed journalist
• Jon L. Breen:
  • Silver Spectre (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Mar 26 1980
  • The Straight and Narrow (vi) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine mid-Dec 1986

unnamed Ozark deputy sheriff
• H. H. Morris:
  • Roadhouse Doll (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1988
  • Unfried Chickens (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1988
  • Fender Bender (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1988
  • Born Again (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1989
  • Square Root (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1990

unnamed private eye
• Brian Muir:
  • Candles and Windows (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 2009

Until You Are Dead, Dead, Dead
• Theodore Roscoe:
  • The Grouch of Goree (na) Detective Fiction Weekly Feb 22 1941
  • Mary Had a Little Jam (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly Jun 7 1941
  • Terror at Marriner’s Tavern (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly Jul 19 1941

Until You Are Dead, Dead, Dead, [ref.]
• Theodore Roscoe:
  • Murder on the Palisades (ar) Detective Fiction Sep 17 1941

Unwin, Harriet
• H. R. F. Keating:
  • Miss Unwin Goes a-Hunting (ss) The Illustrated London News Christmas 1981
  • A Common Error (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1987
  • Caesar, I Am Here (ss) The Strand Magazine #4 2000
  • A Story for Christmas (ss) The Strand Magazine #9 2002
  • Miss Unwin Speaks in Riddles (ss) The Strand Magazine #12 2004

Usher, Godfrey
• Herman Landon:
  • Twin Shadows (ss) Detective Story Magazine Feb 5 1918
  • A Post-Mortem Appointment (ss) Detective Story Magazine Feb 12 1918
  • Soundless Melodies (ss) Detective Story Magazine Feb 26 1918
  • Whispers from the Dead (ss) Detective Story Magazine Mar 5 1918
  • The Purple Terror (ss) Detective Story Magazine Jul 16 1918
  • Told in Shadow (ss) Detective Story Magazine Jul 23 1918
  • Three Wishes (ss) Detective Story Magazine Jul 30 1918

Vachell, Supt.
• Elspeth Huxley:
  • Murder on Safari (n.) Methuen 1938
  • Death of an Aryan (n.) Methuen 1939; also as “The African Poison Murders”.

Vail, Karen
• Alan Jacobson:
  • Fatal Twist (ss) The Strand Magazine #36 2012

Valari, Jake
• D. A. McGuire:
  • The Clammer (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1996 [Herbie Sawyer]
  • The Jet Stone (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1998 [Carrie Drew]
  • The Black Stain (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1999 [Carrie Drew]

Valdes, Pepito
• Peter Paige:
  • The Friends of Pepito Valdes (nv) Black Mask Apr 1940 [Gabby Grant]
  • Bomb Heat (nv) Black Mask Jan 1941 [Gabby Grant]

Valentine, Braxton
• Jordan Dane:
  • Valentine & the Lotus Circle (ex) Kindle Worlds Feb 2018

Valentine, Captain
• C. S. Montanye:
  • The Three Candlesticks (ss) The Black Mask Jul 15 1923
  • The Suite on the Seventh Floor (ss) The Black Mask Sep 1 1923
  • Outwitted (ss) The Black Mask Sep 15 1923
  • A Bag of Diamonds (ss) The Detective Magazine Nov 23 1923
  • The Pursuing Shadow (ss) The Black Mask Jan 15 1924
  • The Sandalwood Box (ss) The Black Mask Feb 1 1924
  • The Lady in Handcuffs (ss) The Black Mask Feb 15 1924
  • The Seven Gold Figures (ss) The Black Mask Apr 15 1924
  • An Adventure in Diamonds (ss) The Black Mask Nov 1924
  • The Creeping Black (ss) The Black Mask May 1925
  • The Dice of Destiny (ss) The Black Mask Jul 1925

Valentine, Duke
• Bob Shields:
  • Drive the Knife Deep! (nv) Off Beat Detective Stories Jul 1960
  • Frame Me in Satin (ss) Off Beat Detective Stories Sep 1960
  • Bribe Me with Lust! (nv) Off Beat Detective Stories Nov 1960
  • Mistress of Madness! (nv) Off Beat Detective Stories Jan 1961
  • Blond Bombshell! (nv) Off Beat Detective Stories Mar 1961