Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Stories, Listed by Author

PEACOCK, WILBUR SCOTT (chron.) (continued)
• * Mr. Bingler’s Murder Spree [Mr. Bingler], (nv) Detective Tales Mar 1941; also as “Mr. Bingler’s Spree”.
  • New Detective Magazine Dec 1951
  • New Detective (UK) #7 1952
  • Detective Tales (UK) Jun 1952, Oct 1958
• * Mr. Bingler’s Pet Corpse [Mr. Bingler], (nv) Detective Tales Sep 1940; also as “Mr. Bingler’s Trail of Crime”.
• * Mr. Bingler’s Spree [Mr. Bingler], (nv) Detective Tales Mar 1941, as “Mr. Bingler’s Murder Spree”.
  • Invincible Detective Magazine Jan 1952
• * Mr. Bingler’s Trail of Crime [Mr. Bingler], (nv) Detective Tales Sep 1940, as “Mr. Bingler’s Pet Corpse”.
  • Detective Tales Sep 1950
  • Detective Tales (UK) Nov 1955
• * Murder Comes in Threes, (na) Famous Detective Stories Jun 1954
  • Famous Detective Stories (UK) #12 1955
• * Murder in Miniature, (nv) Famous Detective Stories Feb 1954
  • Famous Detective Stories (UK) #10 195?
• * Murder Moon, (nv) New Detective Magazine Mar 1947
  • Detective Tales (UK) Sep 1956
• * Muscle Man, (ss) Crack Detective Stories Jan 1945
• * My Best Friend Is Death, (ss) Mystery Book Magazine Win 1948
• * No Civilians, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine Feb 1942
• * On the Beat, (bg) Crack Detective Mar 1943
• * Pin Game, (ss) Detective Yarns Apr 1939
• * A Present for Butch, (ss) Black Book Detective Nov 1941
  • Top Detective Annual 1951
• * Puzzle in Paint, (nv) Popular Detective Jul 1949
• * Quench My Flaming Flesh!, (ss) Detective and Murder Mysteries Sep 1939
• * Short-Order Crook, (vi) Detective Tales Aug 1941
  • Detective Tales (Canada) Jan 1942
• * Take Your Lumps, Kid, (ss) G-Men Detective Mar 1947
  • Thrilling Detective (UK) Dec 1953
• * Too Late to Live, (ss) Detective Tales Oct 1938
• * Tourist’s Slay Ride, (ss) Double-Action Detective Feb 1940
  • Sure-Fire Detective (Canada) Jun 1942
• * Trial Without Error, (ss) Detective Tales May 1944
  • Detective Tales (Canada) Nov 1944
• * Vintage for Vengeance, (ss) Ten Detective Aces Feb 1939
• * Wait Till the Heat Dies, Danny, (ss) Detective Tales Sep 1946
• * Walk Softly, Killer, (na) Mystery Book Magazine Mar 1947
  • Triple Detective Win 1953
• * Wired for Murder!, (ss) Detective Tales Jun 1947

PEAK, JAMES (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
• * A Shovel for Dixie, (ss) Crime Factory v2 #7 2011

PEAKE, A. M. (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * The Fairy on the Christmas-Tree, (ss) The London Mystery Magazine #19 1954

PEAKE, HARRY L. (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * Big Stuff for a Little Guy, (ss) American Detective (Australia) #23 1954

PEARCE, DICK; [i.e., Richard Elmo Pearce] (1909-1990); (about) (chron.)
• * Homicide Hangover, (nv) Black Mask Mar 1946
  • Black Mask (UK) Sep 1946

PEARCE, GERALD (1928-2003?); (about) (chron.)
• * Gemini, (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1993
• * Homecoming, (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 1998
• * Revenant, (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 2002
• * The Virile Image, (ss) Manhunt Sep 1965

PEARCE, JEFFREY DENNIS (fl. 2010s); (about) (chron.)
• * All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight, (vi) The Strand Magazine #50 2016/’17

PEARCE, JIM T. (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * Always Leave ’Em Dying, (ss) Black Mask Detective May 1950
  • Black Mask Detective (Canada) May 1950
  • Black Mask (UK) Oct 1950
• * Copper Appetizer, (ss) 15 Story Detective Feb 1950
  • 15 Story Detective (Canada) Feb 1950
  • Detective Tales (UK) Feb 1956

PEARCE, JOHN IRVING, Jr. (fl. 1900s-1920s) (chron.)
• * The Belled Boomerang (with Joseph Faus), (ss) The Black Mask May 1920
  • Black Mask (UK) Jan 1928
• * The Hand of Judas (with Fulton Oursler), (ss) The Black Mask Jun 1920
• * The Mysterious Package (with David E. Harriman), (ss) The Black Mask Apr 1920

PEARCE, KENNETH; pseudonym of Kenneth Batten, (fl. 1930s-1940s) (chron.)
• * Act of God, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine Jul 1948
• * Handle with Care, (ss) Thrilling Detective Nov 1935

PEARCE, MARY E. (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * The Gardener, (ss) The New Strand Aug 1962
• * Innocence Has Pride, (ss) The New Strand Jul 1962

PEARCE, MICHAEL (1933- ) (chron.)
• * The Mamur Zapt and the Lemonade Seller [Mamur Zapt], (ss) The Strand Magazine #6 2001

PEARCE, NIGEL (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * Last Rites, (cl) Crime Time #1 1995, #2 1996

PEARL, MATTHEW (fl. 2000s-2010s) (chron.)
• * Ginnifer, (ss) The Strand Magazine #34 2011
_____, [ref.]
• * “Gruesome Deaths and Classical Scholarship: Matthew Pearl Talks to Barry Forshaw” by Barry Forshaw, (iv) Crime Time #39 2004
• * “In the Shadow of Poe: Matthew Pearl” by Barry Forshaw, (iv) Crime Time #50 2006

PEARLMAN, DANIEL (1935-2013) (chron.)
• * Just Hit Delete, (ss) Cosmic Crime Stories Jul 2011

PEARS, W. H. (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * The Silent Parrot, (ss) Thrilling Mystery Jun 1943
  • Thrilling Mystery (Canada) Jan 1944

PEARSALL, ALFRED E. (fl. 1890s) (chron.)
• * Abbie’s Successful Bluff, (ss) Poker Chips Sep 1896; also as “Her Successful Bluff”.
• * Her Successful Bluff, (ss) Poker Chips Sep 1896, as “Abbie’s Successful Bluff”.
  • Mystery Magazine Oct 1 1918

PEARSALL, ROBERT J. (fl. 1900s-1930s); (about) (chron.)
• * Color of Doom, (ss) The Phantom Detective Aug 1935
• * The Crooked Stick, (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly Feb 1 1930
• * The Fat Man, (ss) Thrilling Detective Jul 1938
• * Fire Fight Fire, (ss) Double Detective Apr 1939
• * Grim Finish, (ss) Thrilling Detective Jan 1936
• * Homicide Hook-Up, (ss) Top-Notch Detective Sep 1938
• * Murder Medley, (ss) Popular Detective Dec 1935
• * Shanghai Loot, (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly May 21 1932
• * Sinister Sonata, (ss) Top-Notch Detective Dec 1938
• * Web of Madness, (nv) Ace G-Man Stories May/Jun 1936

PEARSALL, RONALD (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * G-String?, (ss) London Mystery Selection #70 1966
• * The Painting’s Not for Sale, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine May 1962
• * The Perfect Murder Lark, (ss) London Mystery Selection #57 1963

PEARSOL, JOHN G. (fl. 1920s-1950s) (chron.)
• * The Crime I Hated to Solve [Fitz Gunnell], (ss) Detective Tales May 1940
• * The Fifth Hood [Lou Breeze], (ss) Detective Tales Nov 1940
  • Black Mask Detective (UK) Sep 1953
• * The Fifth Killer [Fitz Gunnell], (ss) Detective Tales May 1939
• * Killer’s Obligation, (ss) Detective Tales Jun 1939
• * A Lesson in Homicide, (ss) Detective Tales Feb 1939
• * No Choice for the Dying, (ss) Detective Tales Jul 1939
• * Swamp-Town Justice [Lou Breeze], (ss) Detective Tales Jun 1940
• * Ugly, the Killer, (ss) Detective Tales Mar 1940

PEARSOL, ZELLA (fl. 1930s-1950s); see pseudonym Buck Gilmore (chron.)

PEARSON, ALEX(ander O.) (1921-1980) (chron.)
• * They Called It “Death Cottage”, (ss) Crime Shorts #2 1944
  • Crime Shorts #3 1945

PEARSON, ALEXANDER O.; see under Pearson, Alex (1921-1980) (chron.)

PEARSON, CARL; house pseudonym (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * The Mark of Tai Fang, (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Apr 1936, as by E. Hoffmann Price.
  • Romantic Detective Feb 1938

PEARSON, DREW; [i.e., Andrew Russell Pearson] (1897-1969); (about) (chron.)
• * Pat Hurley on the Warpath, (ts) Real Detective Dec 1932

PEARSON, EDMUND (Lester) (1880-1937); (about) (chron.)
• * America’s Classic Murder, (ar) Murder at Smutty Nose, Edmund Pearson, Doubleday 1926
  • John Creasey Mystery Magazine Jul 1964
• * A Dead Man Came Back, (ts) Mystery Jan 1935
• * Footnote to De Quincey: Mr. Smith, (ts) Murder at Smutty Nose, Edmund Pearson, Doubleday 1926
  • Nero Wolfe Mystery Magazine Jan 1954
• * The Hunting Knife, (ar) Studies in Murder, Edmund Pearson, Macmillan 1924
  • John Creasey Mystery Magazine Apr 1965
• * The Major and His Dandelions, (ts) Mystery Feb 1934
• * Malloy the Mighty, (ar) Studies in Murder, Edmund Pearson, Macmillan 1924
  • The Saint’s Choice v3 1945
• * The Man Who Would Not Stay Dead, (ar) Mystery Mar 1934
• * Mrs. Wharton’s House Party, (ar) Instigation of the Devil, Charles Scribner’s 1930
  • John Creasey Mystery Magazine Dec 1964
• * The Mystery of the Dark Street, (ts) Mystery May 1934
• * Nineteen Dandelions, (ar) More Studies in Murder, Edmund Pearson, Harrison Smith & Robert Haas 1936
  • John Creasey Mystery Magazine Sep 1964
• * The Queer Adventures of the Druce Family, (ar) Mystery Jul 1934
• * Rules for Murderesses, (ar) Instigation of the Devil, Charles Scribner’s 1930
  • John Creasey Mystery Magazine Jun 1964
• * She Was No Angel, (ar) Mystery Apr 1935
• * Sob Sisters Emerge, (ar) More Studies in Murder, Edmund Pearson, Harrison Smith & Robert Haas 1936
  • John Creasey Mystery Magazine Jan 1965
• * The Terrible Truth About Mrs. Robinson, (ar) Mystery Feb 1935
• * The Tragic Affair at Merit, (ar) Mystery Jun 1934
• * What Makes a Good Murder?, (ar) Instigation of the Devil, Charles Scribner’s 1930
  • John Creasey Mystery Magazine May 1964
• * “You Murdering Ministers!”, (ar) Instigation of the Devil, Charles Scribner’s 1930
  • John Creasey Mystery Magazine Oct 1964
_____, [ref.]
• * “Masterpieces of Murder” reviewed by Francis C. Brown, (br) The Armchair Detective Apr 1968

PEARSON, MARLYS (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * The Civilian, (ss) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine May/Jun 2006

PEARSON, MARTIN; pseudonym of Donald A. Wollheim, (1914-1990); (about) ; other pseudonym W. Malcolm White (chron.)
• * The Key to the Dark Planet, (ss) Future Fantasy and Science Fiction Dec 1942
  • Swan American Mags #11 1948
• * Observation Platform, (ss) Saturn, The Magazine of Science Fiction Oct 1957

PEARSON, RIDLEY (1953- )
_____, [ref.]
• * “Parallel Lies: Ridley Pearson Talks to Barry Forshaw” by Barry Forshaw, (iv) Crime Time #27 2002
• * “Ridley Pearson Interview” by Shirley Kennett, (iv) Crimespree Magazine Nov/Dec 2005

PEARSON, ROY (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * The Rainmaker, (ss) The London Mystery Magazine #10 1951

PEARSON, SCOTT (Michael) (c1965- ); (about)
_____, [ref.]
• * “Father, Editor, Writer”, uncredited, (iv) Suspense Magazine Aug 2011

PEARSON, WILLIAM (1922- ) (chron.)
• * Hunt the Man Down, (n.) Simon & Schuster 1956
  • Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine May 1956
  • Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine (Australia) #6 1957

PEASE, [Lieut.] JOHN; pseudonym of Roger Sherman Hoar, (1887-1963); other pseudonym Ralph Milne Farley (chron.)
• * The Truth Serum (with Ralph Milne Farley), (na) True Gang Life Jul 1935

PEASE, ROBERTSON S. (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * “—And the Highwayman Came Riding”, (ss) San Francisco Quarterly
  • Scientific Detective Annual 1943

PEAT, HAL W. (fl. 1980s) (chron.)
• * Death Is the Star: The Hollywood Mystery Novel, and Why It Continues to Fascinate, (ar) Mystery Magazine Jul 1982

PEAVEY, HARRIS BOOGE (1885-?) (chron.)
• * Steadfast Dunes, (nv) Mystery Magazine Jan 1927

PEAVEY, JOHN (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * The Bridegroom Slayer, (ts) The Illustrated Detective Magazine May 1930

PECHEY, ARCHIBALD THOMAS (1876-1961); see pseudonym Valentine; (about) (chron.)

PECHTEL, CURTIS (fl. 1940s-1970s) (chron.)
• * The Gemila Caper, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1971
• * The Willing Witness, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1970
• * Workaday Slayer, (ss) Ten Detective Aces Jun 1946

PECK, ARTHUR L. (fl. 1920s-1930s) (chron.)
• * The Thunderclap, (ss) Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories Dec 1925/Jan ’26

PECK, HOWARD (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * For the Love of Murder, (ss) Private Detective Stories Jul 1944
• * Movies for Murderer’s Row, (ar) Private Detective Stories Feb 1945
• * Super Sleuth, (ts) Super-Detective Aug 1944