Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Stories, Listed by Author

CHARD, JUDY (chron.) (continued)
• * Scent of Lilac, (ss) International Storyteller
  • Edgar Wallace Mystery Magazine Feb 1967

CHARLES, ANTHONY (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * Kill a Stranger, (ar)
  • Pursuit—The Phantom Mystery Magazine Jun 1955

CHARLES, AUBERON (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * Police Net, (ss) London Mystery Selection #37 1958

CHARLES, B. C. (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * Best Friend, (ss) Guilty Detective Story Magazine Sep 1956
• * I Want You Dead, (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine Oct 1956

CHARLES, BARRIE (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Hell’s Old Men, (ss) Clues Detective Stories Jul 1938

CHARLES, BEVIL (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * Night Flight, (ss) The Creasey Mystery Magazine Aug 1957

CHARLES, BOB (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * Cause for Alarm, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine Jun 1962
• * Death Deals the Cards, (ss) London Mystery Selection #57 1963
• * Murder Makes Three, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine Spr 1963

CHARLES, DON (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Dictionary of Thieves’ “Argo”, (ms) Complete Detective Novel Magazine Jan 1932
• * Dictionary of Thieves’ Argot, (ms) Complete Detective Novel Magazine Jun 1931
• * Joe White Checks in with the Dope, (ss) Complete Detective Novel Magazine Dec 1931
• * Lightning Law, (ts) Scotland Yard Mar 1931
• * Why Crooks Use Soap, (ar) Detective Fiction Weekly May 28 1932

CHARLES, F. (fl. 1980s) (chron.)
• * Trail of the Scrimshaw, (ss) Black Cat Mystery Magazine #1 1981

CHARLES, HAL (fl. 1980s-2010s); pseudonym of Hal Blythe, (fl. 1980s-2000s) & Charles Sweet, (fl. 1980s-2000s) (chron.)
• * The Adventure of the Hare Apparent, (vi) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jan 28 1981
• * Birthday Surprise, (ss) Murderous Intent Spr 1996
• * Blown Opportunities, (ss) Red Herring Mystery Magazine v1 #2 1994
• * Buried in the Paper, (ss) Skullduggery May 1980
• * Daddy’s Girl, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1982
• * Dear Amity, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1981
• * The Death of Doc Virgo, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 2004
• * Draw Play, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 2003
• * A Fair Rate of Exchange, (ss) Skullduggery Win 1981
• * Felix Culpa, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1982
• * Final Score, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1984
• * The Five Sides of Murder, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1982
• * Glass Eye [Kelly & Matthew Locke], (ss) Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine Win 2010
• * The Hit Parade, (ss) Skullduggery Fll 1981
• * The Hounds of Basketballville [Kelly & Matthew Locke], (ss) Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine Fll 2012
• * Human Interest Angle, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1 1980
• * Iced, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1982
• * In the Key of Murder, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1981
• * The Last of the Whooping Cranes, (ss) Spiderweb Win 1982
• * Moody’s Blues, (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 2002
• * The Mystery Man, (ss) Skullduggery Sum 1981
• * On the Heir [Kelly & Matthew Locke], (ss) Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine Win 2008
• * The Peacemakers, (vi) Hardboiled #9 1988
• * The Pedagogic Perplex, (ss) Black Cat Mystery Magazine #2 1981
• * Peter’s Principles, (ss) Skullduggery Jun 1980
• * The Playhouse Murder, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1982
• * Playing for Keeps, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1983
• * The Power Perplex, (ss) Black Cat Mystery Quarterly #4 1981
• * The Prince Perplex, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1983
• * The Pullet Perplex, (ss) Black Cat Mystery Quarterly #5 1982
• * The Puzzle Perplex, (ss) Black Cat Mystery Quarterly #6 1982
• * A Scandal in BO Media [Kelly & Matthew Locke], (ss) Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine Mar/Apr 2014
• * Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1999
• * Sign of Murder, (ss) Detective Story Magazine #4 1989
• * Sign of the Times, (ss) Spiderweb Sum 1982
• * Slave Wall, (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 2000
• * The Speckled Bandanna [Kelly & Matthew Locke], (ss) Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine May/Jun 2014
• * Sudden Death, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Apr 7 1980
• * The Talk-Show Murder, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 23 1980
• * To Walk a Crooked Mile [Kelly & Matthew Locke], (nv) Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine Jan/Feb 2014
• * Trial by Fire, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1983
• * The Turning Point, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1980
• * Vacation from Crime [Kelly & Matthew Locke], (ss) Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine Win 2009/’10
• * Welcome to the Big Leagues, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1981
• * Written Off, (vi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1982
_____, [ref.]
• * “Mike Shayne Mystery Makers”, uncredited, (bg) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1981

CHARLES, J. D. (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Temptation, (ss) Best Detective Magazine Aug 1937

CHARLES, KATE; pseudonym of Carol A. Chase, (1950- ) (chron.)
• * Sheep’s Clothing, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1995
_____, [ref.]
• * “Kate Charles talks to Dean James” by Dean James, (iv) Crime Time #23 2001

CHARLES, N. H. (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * Plan for Murder, (ss) Detective Novel Magazine Apr 1945

CHARLES, PAUL (1950- ); (about) (chron.)
• * The Case of the Smoking Knife, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 2018
• * Colin Dexter, (iv) Shots Win 1999
• * Fountain of Sorrow, (ex) 1999
  • Crime Time v2 #5 1999
• * The Genesis of a Book, (ar) Crimespree Magazine May/Jun 2012
• * Harry Potter and the Shadow of the Forger’s Throne [Christy Kennedy], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul/Aug 2017
• * The Roseland Romeo, (ss) Shots Win 1998
_____, [ref.]
• * “Paul Charles” by Piers James, (iv) Shots Spr 1998

CHARLES, PETER (fl. 1970s) (chron.)
• * The Silenced Partner, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1979

CHARLES, RICHARD (fl. 1920s) (chron.)
• * “Dinner Is Served, My Lady”, (ss) The Detective Magazine Feb 13 1925
• * Dreen, (ss) The Detective Magazine Nov 7 1924
• * The Philanthropic Felony, (ss) The Detective Magazine Jan 30 1925
• * Words, (ss) The Detective Magazine Jan 2 1925

CHARLES, ROBERT; pseudonym of Robert Charles Smith, (1938- ); (about) (chron.)
• * Cry of the Raven, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine Oct 1964
• * Drowning Doesn’t Hurt, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine May 1964
• * The Master Mind, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine Sep 1963
• * A Nasty Way to Die, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine Aug 1964
• * The Nearest Weapon, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine Mar 1964
• * Wait for Murder, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine May 1964

CHARLES, W. S. (fl. 1920s-1930s) (chron.)
• * Blue Gulch Joe Butts In, (nv) Black Mask Jul 1928
  • Black Mask (UK) Jul 1928

CHARLISH, NICKY (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * Straight Kinky, (iv) Crime Time #4 1996 [Kinky Friedman]

CHARLTON, J. F. (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Hot-Seat Payday [Mike Riordan], (ss) Variety Detective Magazine Aug 1939; probably a reprint of “The Floating Flaw” by D.C. O’Flaherty (Detective-Dragnet Magazine, September 1931).

CHARNEY, NOAH (1979- ) (chron.)
• * Ghost Story v. Salem’s Lot, (ar) Suspense Magazine Jun 2012

CHARTERIS, LESLIE; [born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin] (1907-1993); (about) (chron.)
• * After the Murder [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (na) The Thriller Mar 24 1934; also as “The Art of Alibi”.
• * All Aboard for Shanghai! [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (ss) The American Magazine Feb 1936; also as “The Rhine Maiden”; also as “The Saint and the Rhine Maiden”.
• * The Angel’s Eye [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (nv) The Saint Detective Magazine Jun/Jul 1953
  • The Saint Detective Magazine (Australia) May 1957
  • The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Jul 1957
  • The Saint Mystery Magazine Sep 1963
• * The Angels of Doom [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (nv) All Star Detective Stories Dec 1930
• * The Appalling Politician [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (ss) Empire News Oct 16 1932, as “Third Degree Fires”.
  • Mystery Novels Magazine Jul 1935
  • The Saint Detective Magazine Jan 1955
  • The Saint Detective Magazine (Australia) Feb 1955
  • The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Apr 1955
  • The Saint Mystery Magazine (UK) Feb 1962
• * The Arrow of God [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1949
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (Australia) Mar 1950
  • MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1952
  • The Saint Mystery Magazine (UK) Nov 1962
  • The Saint Mystery Magazine Jan 1963
  • The Saint Magazine Jul 1984
• * The Art of Alibi [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (na) The Thriller Mar 24 1934, as “After the Murder”.
  • Mystery Novels Magazine Quarterly Sum 1934
• * The Art Photographer [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (ss) Boodle, Hodder 1934
  • The Saint Detective Magazine May 1958
  • The Saint Detective Magazine (Australia) May 1958
  • The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Jul 1958
• * As Others See Us—II (with Dean W. Dickensheet), (ar) The Saint Mystery Magazine Aug 1963
  • The Saint Mystery Magazine (UK) Aug 1963
• * As Others See Us—III, (ar) The Saint Mystery Magazine May 1965
• * As Others See Us—IV, (ar) The Saint Magazine Aug 1966
• * The Bad Baron [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (ss) Empire News Sep 25 1932
  • The Thriller Apr 13 1935
  • The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Aug 1956
  • The Saint Detective Magazine Feb 1958
• * The Bandit, (n.) Ward, Lock & Co. 1929
  • Detective Book Magazine Jun 1930
• * The Beauty Specialist [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (na) The Thriller Library Mar 27 1937, as “The ‘Z’ Man”.
  • The Saint Mystery Magazine (UK) Oct 1964
• * The Benevolent Burglary [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (ss) The Happy Highwayman, Hodder 1939
  • The Saint Detective Magazine (Australia) Dec 1955
  • The Saint Detective Magazine Feb 1956
  • The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Feb 1956
• * The Better Mousetrap [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (nv) The Saint Detective Magazine Mar 1958
  • The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Jun 1959
• * The Bigger Game [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (nv) The Saint Mystery Magazine Dec 1961; also as “The Saint and the Bigger Game”.
• * The Black Commissar [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (nv) The Saint Detective Magazine Sep 1954, as “The Man from Moscow”.
  • The Saint Mystery Magazine (UK) Jan 1964
• * Black Face [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (na) The Thriller Jun 6 1931; also as “The Million Pound Day”.
• * The Book of Fate [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (na) The Thriller Feb 10 1934; also as “The Simon Templar Foundation”.
• * The Brain Workers [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (ss) Empire News Aug 21 1932, as “To the Call of Beauty in Distress”.
  • The Thriller Feb 2 1935
  • The Saint Mystery Magazine Nov 1958
  • The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Jan 1959
• * The Brass Buddha [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (ss) Empire News Oct 2 1932
  • The Saint Mystery Magazine Apr 1959
  • The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) May 1959
• * The Bullying Major [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (ss) Empire News Oct 23 1932; also as “The Saint and the Unpopular Landlord”; also as “The Unpopular Landlord”.
• * Bumped Off [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (na) The Thriller Mar 7 1931; also as “The Impossible Crime”.
• * The Bunco Artists [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (nv) The Saint Detective Magazine Dec 1956
  • The Saint Detective Magazine (Australia) Nov 1957
  • The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Jan 1958
• * The Careful Terrorist [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (nv) The Saint Detective Magazine Oct 1956
  • The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Apr 1958
• * The Case of the Frightened Innkeeper [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (na) The Saint Goes On, Hodder & Stoughton 1934; also as “The Frightened Innkeeper”; also as “The Saint Steps In”.
• * Case of the Lady Informer [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (ss) Empire News Nov 27 1932; also as “The Unusual Ending”.
• * The Charitable Countess [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly Mar 4 1939
  • The Saint Mystery Magazine (UK) Aug 1961
  • The Saint Mystery Magazine Apr 1962
• * The Convenient Monster [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (nv) The Saint Mystery Magazine Mar 1959
  • The Saint Mystery Magazine (UK) Mar 1961
• * The Covetous Headsman [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (nv) The Saint Detective Magazine Spr 1953
  • The Saint Detective Magazine (Australia) Nov 1956
  • The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Jan 1957
  • The Saint Mystery Magazine Jun 1963
• * The Creeping Death [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (na) The Thriller Jul 13 1929
• * Crooks’ Cargo [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (na) The Thriller Oct 19 1929
• * The Darker Drink [ghost written by Cleve Cartmill; Simon Templar (The Saint)], (nv) Thrilling Wonder Stories Oct 1947
  • The Saint Mystery Magazine Mar 1963
  • The Saint Mystery Magazine (UK) Jul 1963
• * Date in the Dark [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (ss) The American Magazine Dec 1935; also as “The Man Who Was Lucky”.
• * Diamond Cut Diamond [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (ss) Empire News Aug 28 1932; also as “The Export Trade”.
• * Don’t Shoot the Mayor [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (ss) The American Magazine Aug 1936; also as “The Well-Meaning Mayor”.
• * The Doodlebug [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1948, as “Salt on His Tail”.
  • The Saint Mystery Magazine (UK) Dec 1962
• * Double-Cross [Simon Templar (The Saint)], (ss) Empire News Sep 18 1932; also as “The Tough Egg”.