Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Stories, Listed by Author

PRINGLE, JOHN ROBERT STUART (1897-1980); see pseudonyms Donald Stuart & Gerald Verner (chron.)

PRISONER 89437 (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * Reason Unknown, (ts) Popular Detective Sep 1952
  • Popular Detective (UK) #10 195?

PRITCHARD, HUBERT (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * The Piggly Wiggly Heist, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1958

PRITCHARD, JOHN LAURENCE (1885-1968); see pseudonym John Laurence (chron.)

PRITCHARD, LINDA (fl. 1980s-2010s)
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• * “Remembering Jeremy” by David Stuart Davies, (iv) Sherlock Holmes: The Detective Magazine #25 1998

PRITCHARD, WILLIAM T(homas) (1906-1985); see pseudonym William Dexter; (about) (chron.)

PRITCHETT, JILL (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * Corner Booth, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 2003

PRITCHIE, NEIL (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * Dog in the Furnace, (ss) Mystery Tales Oct 1959

PRIZEL, YURI (1949?- ) (chron.)
• * Learn Murder by Mail, (vi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1982
• * A Reader’s Plea, (pm) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 3 1980

PROBASCO, EVERETT (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * How I Captured Topeka’s Girl Bandit, (ts) Startling Detective Adventures Apr 1930

PROBYN, HUGH (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * In for Good, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine Aug 1962
• * The Mirebeau Special, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine Oct 1962
• * On a Plate, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine Nov 1962
• * Trouble in Antarragon, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine Spr 1963

PROBYN, PETER (fl. 1930s-1960s)
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• * “Meet Peter Probyn”, uncredited, (bg) Suspense (UK) Oct 1960

PROCHET, MILDRED GLEASON (fl. 1920s) (chron.)
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• * The Inn of Terror, by Gaston Leroux [Capt. Michel], (nv) Weird Tales Aug 1929
  • Startling Mystery Stories Win 1966/’67

PROCTER, MAURICE (1906-1973); (about) Note: The name was sometimes spelled Proctor. (chron.)
• * The Bowstring Murder, (ss) Collier’s Nov 1 1952; also as “The Million Dollar Mystery”.
• * Diamonds for the Million, (nv) Collier’s
  • John Creasey Mystery Magazine Oct 1960
• * The Grasshopper Murders, (n.)
  • Bestseller Mystery Magazine Nov 1959
• * Man in Ambush [Insp. (Chief Insp.) Harry Martineau], (n.) Hutchinson 1958
  • Bestseller Mystery Magazine May 1960
• * The Million Dollar Mystery, (ss) Collier’s Nov 1 1952, as “The Bowstring Murder”.
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jan 1960
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (Australia) Mar 1960
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (UK) Mar 1960
  • Ellery Queen’s Anthology #15 1968
• * No Place for Magic, (ss) Butcher, Baker, Murder-Maker, ed. George Harmon Coxe, Knopf 1954; also as “The Policeman and the Lamp”.
• * The Policeman and the Lamp, (ss) Butcher, Baker, Murder-Maker, ed. George Harmon Coxe, Knopf 1954, as “No Place for Magic”.
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1961
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (Australia) Sep 1961
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (UK) Mar 1962

PROCTER, R. H. (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * Beauty, (ar) Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers Oct/Nov 2000
• * A Senior Moment, (cl) Futures Apr/May, Jun/Jul, Aug/Sep 2000
• * A Senior Moment:
  * ___ Beauty, (cl) Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers Oct/Nov 2000

PROCTOR, A. A. (fl. 1920s-1930s) (chron.)
• * Unfortunate Gold, (ss) The Black Mask Apr 1926

PROCTOR, BEN; pseudonym of Robert Leslie Bellem, (1902-1968); used in one “embezzlement” reprints in Spicy Detective. ; other pseudonyms John Archer, Reeves L. Black, Walter Bronson, Ellery Watson Calder, Harley L. Court, Rex Daly, Allan Henry, Fred Horton, Jerome Hyams, Richard Lyle, Lee Martin, James W. Marvin, Hugh McKnight, R. L. Morris, Jerome Severs Perry, Frank Roberts, L. N. Snyder, Richard Lathrop Steed, Hamilton Washburn, L. W. Watson, Perry Watson & Harcourt Weems (chron.)
• * Confidential Report, (ss) French Night Life Stories May 1935, as “Cache and Carry” by Jerome Severs Perry.
  • Spicy Detective Stories Jan 1942

PROCTOR, CANDICE (fl. 1990s-2010s); see pseudonym C. S. Harris; (about)

PROCTOR, LISA (fl. 1970s) (chron.)
• * In the Land of the Great Spirit (with O. G. Whitney), (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 1973

PROCTOR, NICHOLAS STEPHEN (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * People in Hell Want Ice and Water, (ss) Crimewave #10 2008

PROCTOR, THALIA (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * Across the Pond (with Annie R. Chernow), (ms) Crimespree Magazine Jun/Jul 2004
• * Events at Crime in Store, (ms) Crime Time #26 2002
• * Footprints:
  * ___ Sherlock Holmes, (cl) Crimespree Magazine Mar 2005
• * Sherlock Holmes, (ar) Crimespree Magazine Mar 2005

PRONZINI, BILL; [i.e., William John Pronzini] (1943- ); see pseudonyms Jack Foxx, William Jeffrey & John Barry Williams; (about) (chron.)
• * The Accident, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1968
• * All the Same, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1972
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Anthology #13 1983
• * The Almost-Perfect Hiding Place, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1969
• * Always Her Eyes (with Barry N. Malzberg), (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar/Apr 2012
• * The Amateur Touch, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1972
• * The Arrowmont Prison Riddle, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1976
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Anthology #2 1978
• * The Assignment [Nameless Private Eye], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1972
• * Bank Job, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 1978
  • Ellery Queen’s Anthology #49 1984
• * Betrayal, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov/Dec 2017
• * The Big Bite [Nameless Private Eye], (ss) Shots Win 1999
• * Bill Pronzini: A Checklist (with Francis M. Nevins, Jr.), (bi) The Armchair Detective Fll 1980
• * Birds of a Feather (with Barry N. Malzberg), (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1978
• * Black Wind, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1979
• * Blazing Guns of the Rio Rangers (with Barry N. Malzberg), (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Feb 27 1980
• * The Body Snatchers [John Quincannon & Sabina Carpenter], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 2010
• * The Bomb Expert, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1968
• * Bomb Scare [Nameless Private Eye], (vi) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1995
• * Bug, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar/Apr 2019
• * Burglarproof, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 2010
• * Buttermilk, (ss) Charlie Chan Mystery Magazine Nov 1973
• * Cain’s Mark, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jan 1970
• * The Carville Ghost [John Quincannon & Sabina Carpenter], (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 2007
• * Caught in the Act, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1978
• * The Cemetery Man, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 2013
• * The Chatelaine Bag (with Marcia Muller) [John Quincannon & Sabina Carpenter], (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 2011
• * A Cold Day in November [Nameless Private Eye], (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1969
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Anthology #1 1976
• * A Cold Foggy Day, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1978
• * Confession, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 2013
• * Coyote and Quarter Moon (with Jeffrey M. Wallmann), (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1981
• * The Crack of Doom (with Barry N. Malzberg), (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Oct 2016
• * The Crank [Nameless Private Eye], (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1970
• * A Craving for Originality, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 17 1979
• * Danger—Michael Shayne at Work (with Jeffrey M. Wallmann) [Mike Shayne], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1972, as by Brett Halliday.
• * The Dark Side, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1977
• * Dead Man’s Slough [Nameless Private Eye], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 21 1980
• * Death of a Nobody [Nameless Private Eye], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1970
• * Demolition, Inc. (with Barry N. Malzberg), (ss) Skullduggery Apr 1980
• * Demolition, Inc. (with Barry N. Malzberg), (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1981; revised from Skullduggery, April 1980.
• * The Desperate Ones [Carmody], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1971
• * Devil’s Brew [John Quincannon & Sabina Carpenter], (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 2006
• * A Dip in the Poole, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Aug 1970
• * The Dispatching of George Ferris, (vi) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 23 1980
• * Dog Story (with Michael J. Kurland), (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1974
• * Don’t Spend It All in One Place, (vi) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1968
• * End of the Affair, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 2016
• * The Ethical Eye, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1968
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler Fll 1968 (var.1)
• * Final Exam (with Barry N. Malzberg), (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1979
• * Flood, (ss) Duo, Five Star [2] 1998
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1999
• * The Follower, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1973
• * For Love, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1975
• * Free Durt, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 2005
• * Free-Lance Operation [Carmody], (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1975
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine mid-Dec 1990
  • Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine (India) Nov 1992
• * The Gold Stealers [John Quincannon & Sabina Carpenter], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 2014
• * Gunpowder Alley [John Quincannon & Sabina Carpenter], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 2012
• * The Half-Invisible Man (with Jeffrey M. Wallmann), (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1974
• * The Hanging Man, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 12 1981
• * Here Lies Another Blackmailer, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1974
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Anthology #6 1980
• * The Highbinders [John Quincannon & Sabina Carpenter], (nv) Carpenter and Quincannon: Professional Detective Services, Crippen & Landru 1998
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1999
• * His Name Was Legion, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1979
• * Home Is the Place Where [Nameless Private Eye], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1995
• * Hooch, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 2014
• * The Horseshoe Nail [John Quincannon & Sabina Carpenter], (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1997
• * House Call (with Jeffrey M. Wallmann), (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Aug 19 1981
• * I Don’t Understand It, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1972
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Anthology #4 1979
• * I Know a Way, (vi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1971
  • Hardboiled #19 1994
• * I Ought to Kill You (with Barry N. Malzberg), (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1972
• * I Think I Will Not Hang Myself Today, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 2000
• * Ice—and Snow, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1971
• * If You Play with Fire..., (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1976
• * The Imperfect Crime, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1971
• * It Couldn’t Be Done? [John Quincannon & Sabina Carpenter], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 2014
• * It’s Not a Coffin, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1974
• * The Jade Figurine [Dan Connell], (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jan 1971
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Anthology #11 1982
• * The Killing, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1971
• * The Last Laugh, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 2010
• * The Last Plagiarism (with Barry N. Malzberg), (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1977
• * Liar’s Dice, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1992
• * The Long Knives Wait, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1967
• * A Lot on His Mind, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1968
• * Majorcan Assignment [Nameless Private Eye], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1972
• * Man Cave, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 2011
• * Man on the Run, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1996
• * The Man Who Loved Mystery Stories (with Barry N. Malzberg), (ss) The Strand Magazine #5 2000
• * A Matter of Justice (with Barry N. Malzberg), (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 2008
• * A Matter of Life and Death (with Barry N. Malzberg), (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1974
• * A Matter of Survival (with Barry N. Malzberg), (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1976
• * Medium Rare [John Quincannon & Sabina Carpenter], (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 1998
• * Memento Mori, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1974
• * The Methodical Cop, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1973
• * Million-to-One Shot (with Barry N. Malzberg), (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1979
• * The Monster, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1996