Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Stories, Listed by Author

MERGENDAHL, CHARLES (chron.) (continued)
• * Premonition, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1957
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine (Australia) Oct 1957
• * Secret Recipe, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jan 1958
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine (UK) Jan 1958

MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER (1803-1870); (about) (chron.)
• * The Blue Room, (ss) The Novels, Tales and Letters of Prosper Mérimée, Frank S. Holby 1905; translated from the French (“La Chambre Bleue”, L’Indépendance Belge, September 6 & 7, 1871).
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1991

MERRICK, GUY (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * Night Prowl, (ss) American Crime Magazine #18 1954

MERRICK, SARA NEWCOMB (1844-?) (chron.)
• * Circumstantial Evidence Kills, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Sep 30 1919

MERRICK, STEVEN (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * The Clock, (ss) Suspense (UK) Mar 1961

MERRIFIELD, RICHARD F. (fl. 1920s-1930s) (chron.)
• * Singapore Poison, (ss) Black Book Detective Magazine Jun 1933
• * Skyscraper Suicide [Elmer Giffard], (ss) Detective-Dragnet Magazine Jul 1932

MERRIGAN, COURT (fl. 2000s-2010s); (about) (chron.)
• * The City of Screams, (ss) Grift Magazine #1 2012
• * Discretion, (nv) Switchblade Apr 2018
• * The Gleaner’s Union, (ss) Thuglit Sep/Oct 2012
• * Nine Flatbeds, (ss) Needle Spr 2014
• * Playing at Savior, (nv) Crime Factory v2 #13 2013
• * The Scabrous Exploits of Cyrus & Galina Van, Hellbent West During the Third Year of the Harrows, 1876, (ss) Needle Fll/Win 2012

MERRIL, JUDITH; [originally Josephine Juliet Grossman] (1923-1997); see pseudonyms Eric Thorstein & Judy Zissman; (about) (chron.)
• * Dry Dust, (ss) Double Action Western Feb 1948, as by Eric Thorstein.
  • The Saint Mystery Library #11 1960
• * Fare to the Chair, (ss) Famous Detective Stories Aug 1952
• * I Could Kill You!, (ss) Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1952
  • Smashing Detective Stories (UK) #3 195?
• * Muted Hunger, (ss) The Saint Mystery Magazine Oct 1963
  • The Saint Mystery Magazine (UK) Oct 1963
• * One Death to a Customer, (nv) The Saint Mystery Magazine (UK) Jun 1961, as “One to a Customer”.
  • The Saint Mystery Magazine Jan 1962
• * One to a Customer, (nv) The Saint Mystery Magazine (UK) Jun 1961; also as “One Death to a Customer”.

MERRILEES, FRANCIS; [i.e., Frank Merrilees?] (1917?-2004?) (chron.)
• * The Kindly Professor, (ss) The London Mystery Magazine #28 1956
• * Monsieur Vaudin’s Guest, (ss) The London Mystery Magazine #26 1955

MERRILL, FINCH (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * The Night Is Black, (ss) American Detective (Australia) #30 1955

MERRILL, LEW; pseudonym of Victor Rousseau Emanuel, (1879-1960); other pseudonyms Arthur Branscombe, Eugene Branscombe, H. M. Egbert, George Munson, Victor Rousseau, Hugh Speer & Clive Trent (chron.)
• * Arc of Death, (nv) Spicy Mystery Stories Nov 1941
• * Astral Murder, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Mar 1936
• * Bat Man, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Feb 1936
• * Bell-Bottom Trousers, (ss) Super-Detective Mar 1946
• * Beyond the Veil, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Sep 1936
• * Brain-Buster, (ss) Private Detective Stories Nov 1944
• * Bride of the Sun, (nv) Spicy-Adventure Stories Aug 1937; also as “Sealed in Death”, by George Freeman Tracy.
• * Bright Isle of Enchantment, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Feb 1938
• * Broccoli Burlesque, (ss) Super-Detective Sep 1944
• * Brothers in Blood, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Dec 1935
• * Brushless Cream [Adam Somervell], (ss) Super-Detective Nov 1946
• * Button, Button, (ss) Private Detective Stories Jun 1945
• * Canine Verdict, (ss) Super-Detective Mar 1945
• * Cat Woman, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Aug 1936
• * Claws of the Statue, (ss) Speed Mystery Jul 1943
• * Curse of Killarney, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Oct 1939
• * Curse of the Ogilvy’s, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Mar 1937
• * Cyanide, (ss) Super-Detective Jan 1945
• * Daniel Webster Said, (ss) Speed Mystery Sep 1944
• * Daughter of Death, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Nov 1936
• * Dead Man’s Shoes, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Jun 1936
• * Devil Doctor, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Jul 1936
• * Dwindling Death, (nv) Spicy Mystery Stories Oct 1942
• * Face in the Crystal, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Jun 1939
• * Farrell’s Double, (nv) Spicy Mystery Stories Oct 1941
• * Fog Over Kiska, (ss) Speed Mystery Sep 1943
• * ’Fraid-Cat Hero, (ss) Speed Mystery Jan 1944
• * Frame-Up, (ss) Super-Detective Jun 1945
  • Speed Detective Dec 1945
• * Future in Reverse, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Dec 1941
• * Gallows Buster, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Aug 1939
• * Ghosts of Time, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Apr 1941
• * Giant from Babel, (nv) Spicy Mystery Stories Aug 1940
• * Girl from Spain, (ss) Saucy Detective Mar 1937
• * Girl from the Nebula, (nv) Spicy Mystery Stories Jan 1942
• * Girl of the Night, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Aug 1937
• * Goat in the Stable, (ss) Speed Detective Feb 1946
• * The God from Beyond, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Sep 1941
• * God of the Pit, (ss) Spicy-Adventure Stories May 1938; also as “Death Rides High”, by John Wayne.
• * Hell’s Castle, (ss) Speed Mystery Jul 1944
• * Hell’s Robots, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Feb 1937
• * Home-Town Soldier, (nv) Private Detective Stories Apr 1945
• * Hot Stuff, (ss) Speed Mystery Jun 1945
• * House of Death [Dr. Gabriel], (ss) Speed Mystery May 1943
• * I’ll Buy Your Appetites, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Oct 1937; also as “More Precious than Rubies”, by Stan Warner.
• * Isle of the Gods, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Jan 1941
• * Jinx, (nv) Spicy Mystery Stories Mar 1942
• * The Judas Bottle, (ss) Speed Mystery Mar 1944
• * Killer Car, (ss) Speed Mystery Jan 1945
• * Lady Luck, (ss) Speed Mystery May 1944
• * Liddle Red-Head, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Feb 1939
• * The Lifted Veil, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Dec 1940
• * Like a Tiger, (nv) Speed Mystery Nov 1943
• * Lilith, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Jun 1937
• * Lobster Girl, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Mar 1941
• * Mad Charioteers, (nv) Spicy Mystery Stories Aug 1938
• * Maid of Osiris, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Dec 1937
• * Matched Slugs, (ss) Speed Detective Dec 1944
• * Murder House [Adam Somervell], (ss) Super-Detective Sep 1946
• * Nailed, (ss) Private Detective Stories Feb 1946
• * No Witnesses, (ss) Super-Detective Nov 1945
• * Old-Fashioned Lady, (ss) Super-Detective Jul 1946
• * Planted Fingerprints, (ss) Private Detective Stories Jan 1945
• * Point of Eternity, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Oct 1938
• * Postponed Verdict, (ss) Private Detective Stories Aug 1945
• * Proxy Murder [Adam Somervell], (ss) Private Detective Stories Sep 1945
• * Refugee Ship, (ss) Speed Detective Jul 1944
• * Return of the Beast, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Oct 1936; also as “Fruits of Betrayal”, by John Phillips.
• * Rye and Die [Adam Somervell], (nv) Private Detective Stories Mar 1946
• * Sailing—Midnight, (ss) Hollywood Detective Dec 1944
• * The Seeing Eye, (ss) Private Detective Stories Apr 1944
• * September Peaches, (ss) Super-Detective Jan 1946
• * Shadow Man, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories May 1937
• * The Sin-Eater, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Sep 1942
• * Soul Asleep, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Apr 1938
• * Spell of the Serpent, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Jul 1941
• * Split Seams, (ss) Super-Detective Sep 1945
• * Steel of Death, (nv) Speed Mystery Feb 1943
• * Sword-Slasher, (ss) Speed Detective May 1946
• * Synthetic Husband, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Sep 1937; also as “Too Bad to Kill”, by Stan Warner.
• * The Tell-Tale Arm [Adam Somervell], (ss) Private Detective Stories Dec 1944
• * Terror by Night [Dr. Gabriel], (ss) Private Detective Stories Nov 1946
• * This Was Grandison, (ss) Speed Mystery Nov 1944
• * Thunderstone, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Jun 1938
• * Tidewater, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Dec 1936
• * The Time-Twister, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories May 1938
• * Turnover in Tannersville, (ss) Super-Detective Dec 1944
• * Twisted Time, (nv) Spicy Mystery Stories Nov 1942
• * Typed [Adam Somervell], (ss) Super-Detective Apr 1945
• * Unwritten Law, (ss) Hollywood Detective May 1945
• * Vampire, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Jul 1942
• * Vision of Death, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Jun 1940
• * War Time, (ss) Hollywood Detective Aug 1945
• * Water Witch, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Apr 1939
• * When It Grew Cold, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Feb 1942
• * Witch’s Island, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Feb 1940
• * Witch’s Sabbath, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Apr 1937
• * Zang the Creator, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Apr 1936

MERRILL, PAULA (fl. 1970s-1980s) (chron.)
• * Advice from Eva, (ss) London Mystery Selection #127 1980
• * Crash!, (ss) London Mystery Selection #122 1979
• * Mrs. Kirton’s Visitor, (ss) London Mystery Selection #129 1981

MERRILL, ROBERT (fl. 1920s) (chron.)
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• * The White Domino (as told to Urann Thayer), (ss) Ghost Stories Jul 1928
  • Startling Mystery Stories Win 1969

MERRILL, ROBERT LAMBERT (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * The Beautiful Lies, (ss) The Shadow Nov 1945
  • Street & Smith’s Detective Monthly (UK) Dec 1957

MERRIMAN, ALEX; pseudonym of Robert Silverberg, (1935- ); other pseudonyms Ed Chase, Dirk Clinton, Charles D. Hammer, Calvin M. Knox, Dan Malcolm, Ray McKensie, Eric Rodman, Mark Ryan & Richard F. Watson (chron.)
• * The Blonde and the Brute, (ss) Guilty Detective Story Magazine May 1959
• * Hot-Rod Hellcats, (ss) Guilty Detective Story Magazine Jun 1960
• * I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine Dec 1959

MERRIMAN, HALE (fl. 1910s-1930s) (chron.)
• * Jinx Town, (ss) The Black Mask Oct 1924
  • The Black Mask (UK) Oct 1924
• * The Thing, (nv) Mystery Novels Magazine Aug 1936

MERRISON, CLIVE (1945- ) (chron.)
• * Remembering Michael, (ar) Sherlock Holmes: The Detective Magazine #41 2001

MERRITT, A(braham Grace) (1884-1943); see pseudonym W. Fenimore; (about) (chron.)
• * Creep, Shadow! [Dr. Lowell], (n.) Argosy Sep 8 1934 (+6)
  • Detective Book Magazine Sum 1938
• * The Pool of the Stone God, (ss) The American Weekly Sep 23 1923, as by W. Fenimore.
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1988

MERRITT, ETHEL MAY (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * [letter], (lt) Clues Detective Stories Apr 1938

MERRITT, SHEILA (fl. 1980s-2010s) (chron.)
• * Women of Mystery, (ar) Mystery Magazine Jul 1982

MERRITT, VANDORE (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * [letter], (lt) Clues Nov 1931

MERRITT, WILLIAM (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * Ask the Agent, (cl) Futures Aug/Sep, Oct/Nov 1998

MERROW, GILBERT (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * The Man Who Crossed the Road, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine May 1962

MERROW, SCOTT (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
• * The Ghost of Billy the Kid, (ss) Mystery Weekly Dec 2016

MERSEREAU, JOHN (1898-1989); (about) (chron.)
• * Gas Chamber, (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine Jun 1956
• * “Gentleman” Joe’s Litany, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Aug 19 1922
  • Best Detective Magazine Jan 1932
• * Sheriff Bill Speeds Up, (ss) Clues Jun 1934

MERTON, RAYMOND (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * Last Round, (ss) American Detective (Australia) #6 1953

MERTON, REGINALD (fl. 1910s-1930s) (chron.)
_____, trans.
• * The Architect’s Wife, by Antonio de Trueba, (ss) The Argosy (UK) Aug 1929; also as “The Bridge of San Martin”.
• * The Bridge of San Martin, by Antonio de Trueba, (ss) The Argosy (UK) Aug 1929, as “The Architect’s Wife”.
  • Edgar Wallace Mystery Magazine Jun 1966

MERTZ, BARBARA (Louise) G(ross) (1927-2013); see pseudonym Elizabeth Peters; (about)

MERTZ, STEPHEN (1947- ) (chron.)
• * The Basics of Murder, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1980
• * The Busy Corpse, (ss) The Executioner Mystery Magazine Aug 1975
• * Captain Shaw’s Hard-Boiled Boys, (ar) The Armchair Detective Sum 1979
• * The Death Blues, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1979
• * Take Two, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1981