Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Stories, Listed by Author

LAWSON, JAMES A. (chron.) (continued)
• * G-Man, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Oct 1936; also as “Odds on Death”, by John Phillips.
• * Ghosts Are Hard to Catch [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)], (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Sep 1938
• * Hard Hoofing [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)], (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Oct 1941
• * Hard Rocks [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)], (ss) Spicy Detective Stories May 1942
• * Hard to Poison [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)], (ss) Private Detective Stories Jan 1943
  • Private Detective (Canada) Apr 1943
• * Hard to Resist [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)], (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Jun 1938
• * Hard to Take [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)], (ss) Private Detective Stories Sep 1937
• * Homicide Is Hard to Hide [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)], (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Dec 1941
• * In Walked Death, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Jul 1939
• * Murder Means Fry, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Jan 1938; also as “Bad Blood”, by R. T. Maynard.
• * No Story, (ss) Romantic Detective Dec 1938
• * Phair and Warmer, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Jan 1939
• * Photo Finish, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Apr 1940
• * She Wore Green Pants, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Mar 1939
• * Stand-in for Murder, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Sep 1936
• * Strictly Sociable, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Aug 1939
• * Uncommon Clay, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Feb 1940
• * Werewolf’s Bride, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Jan 1937; also as “The Voice of the Master”, by Paul Hanna.

LAWSON, KENNETH (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * Easy Money Killer, (ss) Hunted Detective Story Magazine Apr 1955
• * Hotel Homicide, (ss) The Pursuit Detective Story Magazine Mar 1956
• * Wife Killer, (ss) The Pursuit Detective Story Magazine Nov 1955
  • The Phantom Suspense-Mystery Magazine v1 #6 195?

LAWSON, MIKE (fl. 2000s-2010s); (about) (chron.)
• * Rosarito Beach, (ex) Blue Rider Press 2013
  • Suspense Magazine Jan 2014
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• * “‘13’ Is the Lucky Number”, uncredited, (iv) Suspense Magazine Jan/Feb/Mar 2019

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LAYMAN, RICHARD (fl. 1980s-2000s) (chron.)
• * 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 (chron.)
• * Blarney, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1981
• * Desert Pickup, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1970
• * The Direct Approach, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jan 1977
• * Eats, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1985
• * A Good Cigar Is a Smoke, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1976
• * Out of the Woods, (vi) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1975
• * Paying Joe Back, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1975
  • Ellery Queen’s Anthology #39 1980
• * Roadside Pickup, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1974
• * Spooked, (vi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1981
• * Stiff Intruders, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1980
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• * “Mike Shayne Mystery Makers”, uncredited, (bg) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1981

LAYNE, KEN (fl. 2000s)
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• * “Dot.Ken”, uncredited, (iv) Crime Factory Nov 2001

LAYNG, CHARLES (1895-1970); (about) (chron.)
• * Bears Preferred—Far Away, (ts)
  • Black Mask (UK) Jul 1934
• * Cryptograms, (cl) Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories Sep, Nov 1929, Dec 1929/Jan ’30, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jul, Aug, Oct, Nov, Dec 1930, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr 1931

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

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

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

LAYTON, JUNE (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * Deceived!, (nv)
  • Pocket Reader Series #130 1950

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

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

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

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

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

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

LEACH, (Leonard) DOUGLAS (1898-1987); (about) (chron.)
• * Siamese Twinge, (ss) Short Stories Dec 10 1934
  • The Master Thriller Series #9 1935
• * “Well, I’ll Be—”, (ss) Short Stories Feb 25 1935
  • The Master Thriller Series #9 1935

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

LEACOCK, STEPHEN (Butler) (1869-1944); (about) (chron.)
• * An Irreducible Detective Story; or, Hanged by a Hair; or, A Murder Mystery Minimized [The Great Detective], (vi) Further Foolishness, Lane 1916
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1951

LEADER, MARY (Bartelt) (1918-2004); (about) (chron.)
• * Happy Forever, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1984

LEAHY, FRANK J. (fl. 1920s-1950s) (chron.)
• * Borneo Diamonds, (ss) Short Stories Nov 25 1934
  • The Master Thriller Series #9 1935
• * Doc, (ss) Short Stories May 25 1936
  • The Master Thriller Series #14 1936
• * The Enemy Rides, (ss) Gangland Stories May/Jun 1931
• * Half Past Midnight, (ss) Gangster Stories Feb 1930
• * He Who Laughs Last, (ss) Speakeasy Stories Jun/Jul 1931
• * The Terrible Mr. Terry [Mr. Riorden], (ss) Short Stories Nov 10 1934
  • The Master Thriller Series #11 1936

LEAHY, JOSEPH G. (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * 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