Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Stories, Listed by Author

JOHNSON, SHARON (fl. 1980s) (chron.)
• * Twilight, (vi) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 11 1980

JOHNSON, T. J. (fl. 1940s-1950s) (chron.)
• * The Last Hanging, (ss) Daredevil Detective Stories Feb 1942
• * The Laugh, (ss) The London Mystery Magazine #35 1957

JOHNSON, THOMAS M(arvin) (1889-?); (about) (chron.)
• * Delilah’s Sisters, (ts) Mystery Oct 1933
• * Edison and the Harvest of Death, (ts) The Illustrated Detective Magazine Nov 1931
• * Red War (with Judson Philips), (sl) Detective Fiction Weekly Jun 22, Jun 29, Jul 6, Jul 13, Jul 20, Jul 27 1935
• * Secret War in America, (ar) The Illustrated Detective Magazine Dec 1931

JOHNSON, TIMOTHY, Jr. (fl. 2000s-2010s) (chron.)
• * The Grave Robber’s Waltz, (ss) Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine Sum 2004

JOHNSON, TOM (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * The Tall Man, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine Dec 1957
  • John Creasey Mystery Magazine (Australia) Apr 1958
  • John Creasey Mystery Magazine (US) Apr 1958

JOHNSON, TOM (1940- ); (about) (chron.)
• * The Black Bat’s War [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)], (na) Triple Detective #3 2009, as by G. Wayman Jones.
• * City of Phantoms [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)], (na) Triple Detective #4 2010, as by Robert Wallace.
• * Crime’s Last Stand [Benson Roberts (The Masked Avenger)], (nv) Double Danger Tales #24 1999
  • Triple Detective #2 2008
• * Dark Streets of Doom [Benson Roberts (The Masked Avenger)], (na) Triple Detective #3 2009
• * The Death Plague [Benson Roberts (The Masked Avenger)], (na) Double Danger Tales #39 2000
  • Triple Detective #4 2010
• * The Eyes of Satan [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)], (na) Double Danger Tales #37 2000; see also under Robert Wallace.
• * The Gibbering Gas of Madness [Jeff Shannon (The Eagle)], (na) Triple Detective #4 2010, as by Kerry McRoberts.
• * Hale-Bop, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #9 1999
• * The Legend, (nv) Triple Detective #4 2010
• * The Readers’ Jury, (ed) Triple Detective #1 2008
• * The Stolen Formula (with Elia Back) [Secret Agent X], (na) Triple Detective #1 2008; extensively revised from a story that first appeared, in Greek, in Maska in 1950.
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• * Editor:
  ___ Triple Detective, Apr 2008—.
  ___ Detective Mystery Stories (with Ginger Johnson)

JOHNSON, TRULA (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * Isle of the Dead, (ss) Whispering Willow Premier Edition 1997

JOHNSON, V. L. (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * An Employee You Can Bank On, (pm) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1990

JOHNSON, VERA (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * Death Comes to the Fiesta, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1960

JOHNSON, VERONICA PARKER (1907-1988); see pseudonym Veronica Parker Johns (chron.)

JOHNSON, VIRGINIA; see under Johnson, Ginger (1945- )

JOHNSON, W. LYALL (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * The Seventh Man, (ss) The London Mystery Magazine #25 1955
• * A Toast to Justice, (vi) London Mystery Selection #42 1959

JOHNSON, W. P. (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
• * White Light, White Heat, (ss) Pulp Modern Sum 2012

JOHNSON, W(alter) RYERSON (1901-1995); see house pseudonym Robert Wallace; (about) (chron.)
• * The Body on the Beach [Mike Shayne], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1960, as by Brett Halliday.
• * The Chalk Line, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1985
• * The Fatal Message (with Robert Arthur) [Mike Shayne], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1961, as by Brett Halliday.
• * Hand Is Quicker Than the Lie!, (ar) Detective Tales Aug 1944
• * The Inarticulate Corpse [Mike Shayne], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1958, as by Brett Halliday.
• * Killers’ Kingdom, (ms) Dime Mystery Magazine Nov 1944
  • Strange Detective Mysteries (Canada) Dec 1944
• * Nimble Fingers, (ss) Detective Tales Feb 1923
• * Odds on Murder [Mike Shayne], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1960, as by Brett Halliday.
• * The Silent Death [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)], (na) The Phantom Detective Dec 1936, as by Robert Wallace.
• * Take It in Gold, (ar)
  • Strange Detective Mysteries (Canada) Jun 1945
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• * Editor:
  ___ Detective Tales, ? 1944.

JOHNSON, WILL (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * Bull Luck, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine Jun 1943

JOHNSON, ZAKARIAH (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
• * The Adventure of the Copper Breechloads [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #18 2015
• * A Screwdriver for the Skin, (pm) Switchblade Oct 2017

JOHNSON-WOODS, TONI (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * Hardboiled Pulp—Australian Style, (ar) Crime Factory Feb 2002
• * Lean Streets, (ar) Crime Factory Mar 2003

JOHNSTON, ALBERT (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * Louisville Blues, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1954
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (UK) Jul 1954
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (Australia) Sep 1954

JOHNSTON, ALEXANDER C. (fl. 1920s-1930s) (chron.)
• * The Shadow on the Wall (with Nancy Mann Woodrow), (nv) ’tec—The Five-in-One Detective Magazine Jun/Jul 1939

JOHNSTON, AVIN H(arry) (1906-1985) (chron.)
• * Backed by Evidence, (vi) Nick Carter Magazine Oct 1935
• * Beale St. Menace, (ss) Detective and Murder Mysteries May 1938
• * Brains and Bullets, (ss) Thrilling Detective Dec 1938
• * Dead Fingers Point, (vi) Popular Detective Oct 1935
• * Duty Comes First, (ss) The Shadow Magazine Dec 1 1936
• * Finger of Guilt, (ss) The Shadow Magazine Aug 1 1935
• * Hot Freight, (ss) Detective Novels Magazine Feb 1939
  • Giant Detective Annual v1 #1 1950
• * In the Fog, (ss) Clues Detective Stories Aug 1936
• * Last Bullet, (ss) Popular Detective Dec 1936
• * Marked for Murder, (vi) Popular Detective Jul 1936
• * Mirrored Stick-Up, (vi) Nick Carter Detective Magazine May 1936
• * Murder on the Elevated, (ss) The Phantom Detective Sep 1935
• * No Sound Effects, (ss) The Shadow Magazine Sep 15 1935
  • The Shadow Magazine (Canada) Mar 1 1936
• * Piped Orders, (vi) Popular Detective Oct 1936
• * Proof by Camera, (vi) Popular Detective Aug 1936
• * Simple Arithmetic, (ss) The Phantom Detective Mar 1938
• * Three People Smile, (ss) Clues Detective Stories May 1936
• * Wanted by the D.A., (vi) Popular Detective Aug 1937

JOHNSTON, BENTLEY (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * Dealt from the Deck, (ss) Daredevil Detective Stories Apr 1942
  • Complete Detective Stories Feb 1946
• * Death in the Ring, (ss) World Wide Detective Stories Apr 1942
• * Dumb Belle, (ss) Daredevil Detective Stories Oct 1941
• * Reasons for Thanks, (ss) Daredevil Detective Stories Nov 1941

JOHNSTON, CALVIN (fl. 1900s-1930s) (chron.)
• * Johnny Doe, Gaycat, (ss) Complete Detective Novel Magazine Feb 1929
• * The Man Hunter, (ss) Complete Detective Novel Magazine Jun 1928
• * “Pedigree”, (sl) The Underworld Magazine Nov, Dec 1929
• * Renfrow’s Good-By, (ss) Complete Detective Novel Magazine Jun 1929
• * An Underworld Diamond, (ss) Complete Detective Novel Magazine Apr 1929

JOHNSTON, DON JAMES (fl. 1930s-1940s) (chron.)
• * According to Plan, (ss) Thrilling Detective Feb 1941
• * The Backfire, (ss) The Underworld Magazine Oct 1933
• * Bitter Medicine, (ss) Thrilling Detective Sep 1939
• * Brainy Brannigan’s Flop, (nv) Complete Underworld Novelettes Sum 1933
• * Burn ’Em Down, (ss) True Gang Life Jul 1935
• * Burned, (ss) True Gang Life Nov 1935
• * Death’s Dance Hall Date, (ss) Thrilling Detective Sep 1940
• * Fatal Prophecy, (ss) Thrilling Detective Jun 1941
• * Fit to Kill, (nv) Thrilling Detective Mar 1940
• * Graveyard Shift, (ss) Ten Detective Aces Nov 1940
• * Hell!, (ss) The Underworld Magazine Nov 1934
• * Jackals in Silk, (nv) Scarlet Gang Stories Jan 1936
• * Killers Don’t Live Long, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine Oct 1939
• * Lamsters’ End, (nv) The Underworld Magazine Feb 1934
• * Murder at the Cock Pit, (ss) Thrilling Detective Aug 1939
• * Some Die in Bed, (ss) Thrilling Detective Jun 1940
• * Spider Spins a Web, (ss) True Gang Life Feb 1936
• * Wanted—A Solution, (ss) The Underworld Magazine Aug 1933
• * Wise Guy, (ss) The Underworld Magazine Jan 1933

JOHNSTON, ERIC (fl. 1940s-1950s) (chron.)
• * Death on Tap, (ss) Baffling Detective Mysteries Jul 1943

JOHNSTON, FREDERIC W. (fl. 1920s) (chron.)
• * The Man with the Crutch, (ss) Mystery Magazine Jun 1 1922
• * Mrs. Blanchard’s Emeralds, (ss) Mystery Magazine Oct 1 1923
• * Special Delivery, (ss) Mystery Magazine Jan 15 1922
• * The Third Course, (ss) Mystery Magazine Nov 1 1922

JOHNSTON, GERALD R. (1901-1978); see pseudonym J. R. Johnston; (about) (chron.)

JOHNSTON, J. R.; pseudonym of Gerald R. Johnston, (1901-1978) (chron.)
• * The Devil of Devil’s Key, (ss) The Underworld Magazine Jan 1935
• * Men of Shadows, (ss) The Underworld Magazine Nov 1934
• * The Mission Murders, (ss) The Underworld Detective May 1935
• * Nameless Terror, (ss) The Underworld Detective Jun 1935
• * Vigilante Justice, (ar) Adventure Apr 30 1925
  • Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories Feb/Mar 1926
• * The Vigilante of Yesterday and Today, (ar) Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories Aug/Sep 1926

JOHNSTON, JEFFRY W. (fl. 1970s-2000s); (about) (chron.)
• * Pieces, (ss) Hardboiled #5 1986

JOHNSTON, JULIUS F. (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Police Proof, (ss) The Underworld Magazine Feb 1931

JOHNSTON, LINDA O. (1949- ); (about) (chron.)
• * Different Drummers, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1988
• * Following the Dolphins, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1990
• * The Perfect Plot, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1989

JOHNSTON, PAUL (1957- ); (about) (chron.)
• * Crime Writers Aren’t Literary Artists, Are They?, (ar) Crime Time #21 2000
• * Criminals at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, (ar) Crime Time #50 2006
• * Gazing at the Gorgon, (ar) Crime Time #36 2003
• * Revenge, (ar) Crimespree Magazine Jul/Aug 2007
• * Water of Death [Quintilian Dalrymple], (ex) Hodder & Stoughton 1999
  • Crime Time v2 #6 1999
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• * “Body of Evidence: Paul Johnston: 2020 Vision” by Calum Macleod, (cl) Sherlock Holmes: The Detective Magazine #44 2001
• * “Changing Places: Paul Johnston” by Adrian Muller, (ar) Crime Time #30 2002
• * “Dagger to Dagger” by Robert Wilson, (iv) Crimespree Magazine May/Jun 2012
• * “Paul Johnston” by Calum Macleod, (iv) Shots Spr 1999

JOHNSTON, ROSEMARY (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * Casa Maria, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1962
• * Die, Die, Die!, (ss) Manhunt Aug 1961

JOHNSTON, STEPHEN (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * Cookies (with Molly MacRae), (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jun 2008

JOHNSTON, THOM (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * How’d Your Mama Dress You Today?, (vi) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Sep 2002; The Story That Won.

JOHNSTON, WILLIAM (Andrew) (1871-1929); (about) (chron.)
• * Duplex Nine, (sl) Flynn’s Weekly Jan 8, Jan 15, Jan 22, Jan 29, Feb 5 1927
• * Wait, (sl) Flynn’s Weekly Detective Fiction Jun 25, Jul 2, Jul 9, Jul 16 1927

JOHNSTON, WILLIAM BENTON (fl. 1930s-1940s) (chron.)
• * Boomerang Bullet, (ss) Double-Action Gang Magazine Apr 1939
• * Dead Witness, (vi) Popular Detective Oct 1936
• * The Little Things, (ss) Thrilling Detective Nov 1944
  • Thrilling Detective (UK) Jun 1945
• * Money to Burn, (ss) Detective Tales Feb 1942
  • 10 Story Mystery Magazine (Canada) Sep 1942
• * Murder Capital Mob [Ex-Marine Kennedy], (ss) G-Men Jul 1936
• * Of Mice and Manslaughter, (ss) Ten Detective Aces Jul 1938

JOHNSTONE, PATRICIA (fl. 1980s) (chron.)
• * Error Elimination, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1983