Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Series List

Vara the Tailor
• Gerald Kersh:
  • The Geometry of the Skirt (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1965
  • The Ambiguities of Lo Yeing Pai (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1968

Varney, Mal
• Stewart Sterling:
  • The Charred Wrist Killings (nv) Strange Detective Mysteries Nov/Dec 1939
  • The Case of the Atomized Corpses (nv) Strange Detective Mysteries Mar 1940
  • Television’s Torture Chamber (nv) Strange Detective Mysteries May 1940
  • The Devil Dines on Corpses (nv) Strange Detective Mysteries Jul 1940

Varnley, Lady Sara
• Lloyd Biggle, Jr.:
  • The Case of the Headless Witness (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1999
  • The Case of the London Safari (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jun 2001
  • The Case of the Wolf with Two Tales (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Apr 2002
  • The Case of the Fractured Puzzle (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Sep 2002
  • The Case of the Sickley Mansion (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jul/Aug 2003
  • The Case of the Chinese Santa Claus (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jan/Feb 2004
  • The Case of the Unrepentant Ghost (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Sep 2006

Varrett, Inspector
• H. J. Dellar:
  • Cherry-Pit (ss) The London Mystery Magazine #11 1951

Vedder, Sam
• Frank Gruber:
  • Death’s Understudy (nv) Clues Detective Stories Jan 1940
  • The Murder Book (na) Clues Detective Stories May 1940
  • The Murder Gun (nv) Clues Detective Stories Jan 1941; also as “The Case of the Murder Gun”.

Velvet, Nick (about)
• Edward D. Hoch:
  • The Theft of the Clouded Tiger (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1966
  • The Theft from the Onyx Pool (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1967
  • The Theft of the Toy Mouse (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1968
  • The Theft of the Brazen Letters (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1968
  • Dead Man’s Song (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1969
  • The Theft of the Wicked Tickets (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1969
  • The Theft of the Meager Beavers (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1969
  • The Theft of the Laughing Lions (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1970
  • The Theft of the Coco Loot (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1970
  • The Theft of the Blue Horse (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1970
  • The Theft of the Dinosaur’s Tail (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1971
  • The Theft of the Satin Jury (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1971
  • The Theft of the Leather Coffin (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1971
  • The Theft of the Seven Ravens (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jan 1972
  • The Theft of the Mafia Cat (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1972
  • The Theft from the Empty Room (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1972
  • The Theft of the Foggy Film (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1972
  • The Theft of a Crystal Crown (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1973
  • The Theft of the Circus Poster (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1973
  • The Theft of the Cuckoo Clock (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1973
  • The Theft of Nick Velvet (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1974
  • The Theft of the General’s Trash (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1974
  • The Theft of the Legal Eagle (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1974
  • The Theft of the Bermuda Penny (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1975
  • The Theft of the Venetian Window (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1975
  • The Theft of the Admiral’s Snow (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1976
  • The Theft of the Wooden Egg (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1976
  • The Theft of the Sherlockian Slipper (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1977
  • The Theft of Nothing at All (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1977
  • The Theft of the Child’s Drawing (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1977
  • The Theft of the Family Portrait (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1978
  • The Theft of the Turquoise Telephone (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 1978
  • The Theft of Yesterday’s Newspaper (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1979
  • The Theft of the Firefighter’s Hat (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1979
  • The Theft of Sahara’s Water (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1979
  • The Theft of the Banker’s Ashtray (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 11 1980
  • The Theft of the Four of Spades (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 6 1980
  • The Theft of the Thanksgiving Turkey (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1 1980
  • The Theft of the Lopsided Cobweb (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 25 1981
  • The Theft of the Red Balloon (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 12 1981
  • The Theft of the Picture Postcards (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 2 1981
  • The Theft of the Sliver of Soap (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1982
  • The Theft of the Used Teabag (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1982
  • The Theft of the White Queen’s Menu (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1983 [Sandra Paris]
  • The Theft of the Unsold Manuscript (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1983
  • The Theft of the Halloween Pumpkin (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1983
  • The Theft of the Overdue Library Book (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1984 [Sandra Paris]
  • The Theft of the Dead Houseplant (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1984
  • The Theft of the Ball of Twine (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1985
  • The Theft of the Cardboard Castle (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1985 [Sandra Paris]
  • The Theft of the Author’s Eraser (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1986
  • The Theft of McGregor’s Skunk (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1986
  • The Theft of the Lost Slipper (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1987
  • The Theft of the Matador’s Cape (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1987
  • The Theft of the Birthday Cake (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1988
  • The Theft of the Faded Flag (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1988 [Sandra Paris]
  • The Theft of the Doctor’s Chopsticks (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1989
  • The Theft of the Empty Birdcage (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1989
  • The Theft of the Christmas Stocking (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine mid-Dec 1989
  • The Theft of the Mannequin’s Wig (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1990
  • The Theft of the Bingo Card (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1990
  • Theft of Leopold’s Badge (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1991 [Captain Leopold; Sandra Paris]
  • The Theft of the Lucky Cigar (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1991
  • The Theft of the Barking Dog (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1992
  • The Theft of Santa’s Beard (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine mid-Dec 1992
  • The Theft of the Bald Man’s Comb (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1993 [Sandra Paris]
  • The Theft of the Canceled Stamp (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jan 1994
  • The Theft of Twenty-Nine Minutes (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1994
  • The Theft of the Snake Charmer’s Basket (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1995 [Sandra Paris]
  • The Theft of the Campaign Poster (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1995
  • The Theft of the Rusty Bookmark (ss) The Mysterious Bookshop 1995; first published as a limited edition booklet for customers of the Mysterious Bookshop in New York.
  • The Theft of the Bogus Bandit (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1996
  • The Theft of Columbus’s Head (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1997
  • The Theft of Gloria’s Greatcoat (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1998
  • The Theft of the Birthday Candles (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1999 [Sandra Paris]
  • The Theft of the Parrot’s Feather (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 2000
  • The Theft of the Bathroom Scale (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 2001
  • The Theft of the Wedding Doves (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 2002
  • The Theft of the Blue-Ribbon Bass (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 2003
  • The Theft of the Double Elephant (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 2004
  • The Theft of the Empty Paint Can (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 2005
  • The Theft of the Rumpled Road Map (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 2005
  • The Theft of the Blue-Ribbon Pie (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 2006
  • The Theft of the Five-Pound Note (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jan 2007
  • The Theft of the Ostracized Ostrich (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 2007

Venner, Owl-Eye
• Richard Sale:
  • A Breath of Murder (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly Oct 20 1934
  • Death on a Thousand Legs (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly Dec 22 1934
  • Killer of the Zoo (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly Jul 20 1935
  • Derringer (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly Mar 11 1939
  • Dead Man’s Float (ss) Thrilling Detective Apr 1939

Verity, Mr.
• Peter Antony:
  • Before and After (ss) The London Mystery Magazine #16 1953
• J. M. Caffyn:
  • Before and After, Part II: Mr. Verity’s Investigation (vi) The London Mystery Magazine #17 1953

Verner, Richard, heuristician
• Christopher Anvil:
  • The Problem Solver and the Spy (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1965
  • The Problem Solver and the Hostage (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1966
  • The Problem Solver and the Killer (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 1966
  • Key to the Crime (ss) Shell Scott Mystery Magazine Sep 1966
  • The Problem Solver and the Defector (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1966
  • The Problem Solver and the Burned Letter (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1967
  • The Hand from the Past (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1972

Vernon, Val
• Ken Cooper:
  • No Holiday for Death (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Jun 1940
• Paul Summers:
  • A Dog’s Death (ss) Private Detective Dec 1949
• Arthur Wallace:
  • The Case of the Dead Pigeon (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Jan 1937; also as “Exit Dying”, by Frank Decker.
  • Murder Begets Murder (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Jan 1940
  • Blue Ribbon Murder (ss) Private Detective Stories May 1940

Verrell, Richard (Blackshirt)
• Bruce Graeme:
  • Blackshirt at Bay (na) The Thriller Mar 30 1935
  • Blackshirt’s Double Cross (na) The Thriller May 4 1935
  • Winner Takes All (ss) The Thriller Sep 28 1935
  • The Snatch Racket (ss) The Thriller Jan 4 1936
  • Negative Clue (ss) The Creasey Mystery Magazine Feb 1957
  • Chequemate (ss) The Saint Detective Magazine May 1958

Vespasia, Lady
• Anne Perry:
  • An Affair of Inconvenience (ss) Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine Fll 1998

Vickers, Dave
• Franklin H. Martin:
  • Murder on Set 13 (nv) Black Aces May 1932 [Gerald Paxton]
  • “No Dice” (nv) Black Aces Jun 1932 [Gerald Paxton]
  • Mad Dog (nv) Black Aces Jul 1932 [Gerald Paxton]
  • Kick In, Big Shot! (ss) Detective Book Magazine Spr 1939 [Gerald Paxton]

Vickers, Lynn (G77 of the FBI)
• Bryan James Kelley:
  • The Red Raiders (na) Public Enemy Dec 1935
  • The Voice of Murder (na) Public Enemy Feb 1936
  • Pirates of the Air Mail (na) Public Enemy Mar 1936
  • Master of Madness (na) Public Enemy Apr 1936
  • Murder in Hollywood (na) Public Enemy May 1936
  • The Key to Murder (na) Public Enemy Jun 1936
  • The Political Convention Murders (na) Federal Agent Aug 1936
  • The Death Dealer (nv) Federal Agent Oct 1936
  • Fangs of the Cobra (na) Federal Agent Jan 1937

Vickers, Val
• Curtiss T. Gardner:
  • Sorcery in the Death House (nv) Dime Mystery Magazine Sep 1943
  • Satan’s Insidious Chessmen (nv) Dime Mystery Magazine Jan 1944
  • In Bed We Die (nv) Dime Mystery Magazine Jul 1944

Victorian Mystery
• Laura Joh Rowland:
  • The Hangman’s Secret (ex) Suspense Magazine Nov/Dec 2018; forthcoming from Crooked Lane Books (January 8th 2019).

Vidaunt
• James Francis Dwyer:
  • The Van Claessen Affair (ss) The New Magazine (US) Nov 1910
  • The Big Hands (ss) The New Magazine (US) Dec 1910
  • The Diamond Tag (ss) The New Magazine (US) Mar 1911

Vidocq, Detective, Apache
• Fletcher Pratt:
  • The Jewels of the Sacristan (ts) International Detective Cases Dec 1937

Vijay (about)
• Mithran Somasundrum:
  • On Soi Arab (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2005
  • Under Sapparn Put (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jun 2008
  • The Farm in Ratchburi (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Oct 2010
  • The Calculator (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2011

Vindex, Captain
• Tracy French:
  • Vengeance of Vindex (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly Dec 29 1934
  • The Brand of Vindex (na) Detective Fiction Weekly May 4 1935
  • Mask of Vindex (na) Detective Fiction Weekly Aug 31 1935

Vine, Gil (about)
• Stewart Sterling:
  • Coffin Candidate (nv) Thrilling Detective Oct 1939
  • Killer’s Carnival (nv) Thrilling Detective Jul 1940
  • The Glass Guillotine (na) Thrilling Detective Nov 1940
  • The Secret of Madam Zenobia (na) Dime Mystery Magazine Jan 1944
  • Dead Wrong (n.) J.B. Lippincott 1947
  • Dead Certain (na) Popular Detective Jan 1949
  • Dead Giveaway (nv) Thrilling Detective Feb 1950
  • Murder by Television (nv) Popular Detective Jul 1950
  • The Smell of Fear (nv) Popular Detective Jan 1951
  • The Corpse in 1214 (na) Popular Detective Fll 1953
  • The Screaming Blonde (na) Triple Detective Fll 1953
  • Dead Right (na) Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine Feb 1956
  • Murder Comes to the Plaza Royal (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1957

Virgil
• C. William Russette:
  • Staying Dead (ss) Masked Gun Mystery Nov 2010

Virginiak, Mr.
• William J. Carroll, Jr.:
  • Mixed Agenda (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1992
  • Car Trouble (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jan 1995
  • Burial Detail (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1995
  • Attitude Thing (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2000
  • Father’s Son (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Sep 2001
  • Height Advantage (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Nov 2003

Vivanti, Dr. Paul
• Sydney Horler:
  • Vivanti (n.) Hodder 1927

Vlado, Michael
• Edward D. Hoch:
  • Odds on a Gypsy (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1985
  • Blood of a Gypsy (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jan 1986
  • The Gypsy Treasure (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1986
  • Punishment for a Gypsy (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jan 1987
  • The Gypsy Wizard (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1987
  • The Hostage Gypsies (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine mid-Dec 1987
  • Murder of a Gypsy King (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1988
  • Gypsy at Sea (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine mid-Dec 1988
  • The Gypsy and the Pilgrims (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1989
  • The Gypsy Bear (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1989
  • The Crypt of the Gypsy Saint (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1990
  • The Gypsy Delegate (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1990
  • Funeral for a Gypsy (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jan 1991
  • The Spy and the Gypsy (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1991 [Jeffrey Rand]
  • Return of the Gypsy (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1991
  • The Iron Angel (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1992
  • The Hiding Place (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1993
  • The Puzzle Garden (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1994
  • The Gypsy’s Paw (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1994
  • The Butcher of Seville (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1995
  • The Clockwork Rat (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1996
  • Emperor of the Gypsies (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1997
  • The Starkworth Atrocity (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 1998
  • The Wall Too High (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 2000
  • A Deal in Horses (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 2001
  • The Vampire Theme (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 2002
  • A Rope to Hang the World (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jan 2004
  • The Nameless Poison (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 2006
  • Gypsy Gold (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 2007