Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Stories, Listed by Author

SOUZA, JOSEPH (fl. 2010s); (about)
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• * “Asks ‘Do You Know Your Neighbor?’” by Amy Lignor, (iv) Suspense Magazine May/Jun/Jul 2018

SOVA, DAWN (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple, (ar) The Strand Magazine #16 2005
• * Agatha Christie’s Mr. Quin, (ar) The Strand Magazine #27 2009
• * The Great Detectives:
  * ___ Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple, (cl) The Strand Magazine #16 2005
  * ___ Agatha Christie’s Mr. Quin, (cl) The Strand Magazine #27 2009

SOWDER, SHEILA (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * The Tiger’s Tale, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #55 2004

SOWELL, LARRY (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * [poem], (pm) Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine Spr 2004

SOWERBY, JOHN (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * The Hunters, (ss) Suspense (UK) Nov 1960

SPAFFORD, JERRY; [i.e., Gerald Mansfield Spafford] (1920-2011) (chron.)
• * Blood Brother, (ss) Manhunt Sep 1965

SPAIN, JOHN; pseudonym of Cleve F. Adams, (1895-1949) (chron.)
• * The Evil Star, (n.) Dutton 1944
  • Thrilling Mystery Novel Magazine Spr 1945

SPAIN, NICK; pseudonym of Dan Gordon, (1916-1982) (chron.)
• * Duck Behind That Eight-Ball!, (ss) Detective Tales Oct 1948
  • New All-Action Stories #2 1949
• * Hot Pilot, (ss) Detective Tales Sep 1948
• * Journey Into Night, (ss) Detective Tales Feb 1949

SPAIN, TERRY; pseudonym of Ted Stratton, (1902-1984) (chron.)
• * Time to Kill, (na) Mobsters Apr 1953

SPALDING, D. N. (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * Accidental Death, (ss) Crime Shorts #2 1944
  • Crime Shorts #3 1945

SPALDING, ELIOT (fl. 1980s) (chron.)
• * Detectiverse:
  * ___ The Public Eye, (pm) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1984
• * The Public Eye, (pm) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1984

SPALDING, [Rev.] SAMUEL C(harles) (1878-1962); see pseudonym Douglas Grey; (about) (chron.)
• * The Amphitheater Plot [Nick Carter], (sl) Detective Story Magazine Nov 20, Dec 5, Dec 20 1915, Jan 5, Jan 20 1916, as by Nick Carter; based on “The Great Boxing Fraud” by Andrew Murray (Union Jack #483, January 11, 1913).
• * “Busy” McBee Waterlooie, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Apr 5 1916
• * The Verdict of the Knives, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Feb 20 1916
• * The Yellow Label [Nick Carter], (sl) Detective Story Magazine Oct 5, Oct 20, Nov 5 1915, as by Nick Carter; based on “The Golden Calf” by John Staniforth (Union Jack #534, January 3, 1914).
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• * Death in Life [Nick Carter], (sl) Detective Story Magazine Feb 5, Feb 20, Mar 5, Mar 20, Apr 5 1916, as by Nick Carter; based on “The Case of the Belgian Relief Fund” by John W. Bobin (Union Jack #583, December 12, 1914).

SPANGBERG, REX MILLER (1939-2004); see pseudonym Rex Miller (chron.)

SPARK, MURIEL; [i.e., Muriel Sarah Camberg Spark Stanford] (1918-2006) (chron.)
• * The Dark Glasses, (ss) 1961
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine mid-Dec 1984
• * The End of Summer Time, (ss) London Mystery Selection #37 1958
• * The Girl I Left Behind Me, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1957
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (UK) Apr 1957
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (Australia) Jun 1957
• * The Leaf-Sweeper, (ss) The London Mystery Magazine #31 1956

SPARKIA, ROY (Bernard) (1924-1992) (chron.)
• * The Frozen Venus, (ss) Ten Detective Aces May 1949
  • Ten Detective Aces (Canada) Oct 1949
• * Mum’s the Murder, (ss) Ten Detective Aces Jun 1947
• * Rat Killer, (ss) 10-Story Detective Magazine Oct 1947
• * Road of the Long Sleep, (ss) Ten Detective Aces Nov 1947
• * Satan’s Scapegoat, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine Oct 1948
• * A Sniff of Slaughter, (ss) Ten Detective Aces Sep 1948
  • Ten Detective Aces (Canada) Feb 1949

SPARKMAN, JAN (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * Legacy, (ss) Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine Spr 2002

SPARKS, HANAN (fl. 1920s) (chron.)
• * The Broken Clew, (sl) Detective Story Magazine Oct 24, Oct 31, Nov 7, Nov 14 1925

SPARROW, GERALD (1903-?); (about) (chron.)
• * Double Your Money, (ar) The Great Swindlers, Judge Gerald Sparrow, John Long 1959
  • John Creasey Mystery Magazine Feb 1960
• * A Gigantic Swindle, (ar) The Great Swindlers, Judge Gerald Sparrow, John Long 1959
  • John Creasey Mystery Magazine Mar 1960
• * Money Galore, (ar) The Great Swindlers, Judge Gerald Sparrow, John Long 1959
  • John Creasey Mystery Magazine Jan 1960
• * Swindlers—Past and Present, (ar) The Great Swindlers, Judge Gerald Sparrow, John Long 1959
  • John Creasey Mystery Magazine Dec 1959

SPARROW, JEFF (1969- ); (about)
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• * “Arcane Bodies of Knowledge” by Liam José, (iv) Crime Factory Jul 2010

SPAULDING (fl. 1970s) (chron.)
• * Doylogues, (ct) The World of Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine Dec 1977

SPAULDING, LYNN (fl. 2010s)
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• * “Treasures on Canvas”, uncredited, (iv) Suspense Magazine Jan 2010

SPAULDING, WILLIAM H. (fl. 1920s-1930s) (chron.)
• * A Game of Checkers, (ss) Flynn’s Oct 24 1925

SPEAKMAN, CHRISTINE (fl. 1990s-2000s) (chron.)
• * The Connection, (cl) Futures Apr/May, Aug/Sep 2000
• * The Gift of Words, (ar) Futures Aug/Sep 1999
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• * Illuminated Manuscripts, (br) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine May/Jun 2006

SPEARS, RAYMOND S(miley) (1876-1950); (about) (chron.)
• * Another Kind of Crook, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Mar 26 1918
• * Beyond the Law, (sl) Detective Story Magazine Nov 6, Nov 13, Nov 20, Nov 27, Dec 4 1917
• * Colored to Suit, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Aug 20 1917
• * Consequences, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Jun 5 1917
• * The Dimpled Pearl, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Dec 11 1917
• * The Dummy Director [Pearl Trade], (ss) Pearson’s Magazine (US) Dec 1914
  • The Underworld Apr 1928
• * The Fence, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Jun 25 1918
• * Fredonia’s Last Case, (ss) Flynn’s Sep 26 1925
• * From the Fields of Sin, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Mar 5 1918
• * The Gallery Shoot-Hitter, (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly Apr 14 1934
• * Gold Bait, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Oct 16 1917
• * Green Eyes and Grit, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Aug 6 1921
• * In Right by Discipline, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Jul 5 1917
• * In the System’s Toils, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Mar 18 1919
• * Lacking Luck, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Oct 8 1918
• * Marked on Glass, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Nov 19 1918
• * Mice and Men, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Jul 22 1919
• * More Ways Than One, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Jan 14 1919
• * Mysterious Pearl Robberies, (sl) The Underworld Jan 20, Feb 1928
• * Photographs Only, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Mar 12 1918
• * Playing Safe, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Aug 5 1917
• * Primal Justice, (sl) Detective Story Magazine Apr 2, Apr 9, Apr 16 1918
• * Punished Enough, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Feb 18 1919
• * A Rascal’s Nemesis, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Oct 26 1920
• * Tavern of Prowling Death, (ss) Detective Action Stories Oct/Nov 1937
• * Things That Sting, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Oct 2 1917
• * A Tune to Die On, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Oct 23 1917
• * An Uninvited Guest, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Dec 30 1919
• * The Urge of Two Jobs, (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly Jul 28 1934
• * Wasted Worries, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Jun 11 1921
• * White Hand Ponsby’s Nemesis, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Jun 20 1917
• * Winking Eyes, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Jan 1 1918
• * The Witness Who Forgot, (nv) Flynn’s Nov 21 1925

SPEART, JESSICA (1951- )
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• * “Jessica Speart” by Lori Andrews, (bg) Crimespree Magazine Jul/Aug 2007
• * “Lions’ Roar: Jessica Speart’s Mysteries Raise Wildlife Awareness” by G. Miki Hayden, (bg) Murderous Intent Sum 1999

SPECHT, ROBERT (1928-1997) (chron.)
• * The Real Thing, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1966

SPECTOR, JOEL (fl. 1990s-2010s); (about) (chron.) (art)
• * Editor’s Notes:
  * ___ Happy Holidays, (ct) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jan/Feb 2008
• * Happy Holidays, (ct) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jan/Feb 2008

SPEECHLY, MARC GEOFFREY (1960- ); see pseudonym Marc Blake; (about) (chron.)

SPEED, FLORENCE (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * Penny Plain, (ss) Yankee Romance Shorts #7 1943
• * You Shouldn’t Take Flowers from Strangers!, (ss) Yankee Shorts #18 1942

SPEED, JANE (fl. 1960s-1980s) (chron.)
• * According to Plan, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1963
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (UK) Jul 1963
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (Australia) Sep 1963
• * As the Wheel Turns, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1966
• * End of the Day, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1965
• * The Events Between, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1972
• * Fair’s Fair, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1967
• * The Freya of Fire Island, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1964
• * Further Instructions 9 p.m., (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 1979
• * Just Another Friday, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1974
• * A Lady of Refinement, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1 1980
• * The Listening Game, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1963
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (UK) Apr 1964
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (Australia) Jun 1964
• * Poor Eva, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Aug 1977
• * Recipe for Revenge, (vi) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1974
• * A Shock of Recognition, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1976
• * Sounds in the Night, (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1966
  • Ellery Queen’s Anthology #23 1972
• * The Unhappening, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1969
• * View from the Inside, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 1976
• * Who-Dun-It, (pm) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1972

SPEEGLE, DARREN (fl. 2000s-2010s); (about) (chron.)
• * Along the Footpath to Oblivion, (ss) Underworlds #1 2002
• * The Curse of Lianderin, (ss) Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers Aug/Sep 2001
• * Illusions of Amber, (ss) Underworlds #2 2004
• * The Prowler, (ss) Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers Oct/Nov 2001
• * Saudade, (ss) Crimewave #10 2008
• * Then the Snow Bled In, (ss) Crimewave #8 2005

SPEER, GARY (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * Rats in the Belfry—or at Least the Attic, (ss) Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine Win 2003

SPEER, HUGH; pseudonym of Victor Rousseau Emanuel, (1879-1960); possibly used as a house name by other authors. ; other pseudonyms Arthur Branscombe, Eugene Branscombe, H. M. Egbert, Lew Merrill, George Munson, Victor Rousseau & Clive Trent (chron.)
• * Among Those Present, (ss) Speed Mystery Jan 1944
• * Beggar-Ticks [Dr. Gabriel], (ss) Speed Mystery May 1944
• * Beyond Hell’s Barriers, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Jun 1938
• * Blood Racket, (ss) Speed Mystery Sep 1944
• * Body Divided, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Feb 1938
• * The Captain’s Hook, (nv) Spicy Mystery Stories Nov 1941
• * Crazy House, (ss) Speed Mystery Jun 1945
• * Crossed Wires [Dr. Gabriel], (ss) Speed Mystery Mar 1944
• * Curse of the Tremaines [Dr. Gabriel], (ss) Private Detective Stories May 1944
• * Cyclops, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Aug 1936
• * A Date with the Goat God, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Oct 1938
• * Dead Man’s Arm, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Aug 1938
• * The Death God Awakes, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Sep 1937
• * Death in the Tank [Dr. Gabriel], (ss) Speed Detective May 1944
• * Death’s Dancing Partner, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Nov 1936; also as “The Black Horror”, by Ray Coleman.
• * Gate of Death, (ss) Speed Mystery Jun 1945
• * The Ghost Will Walk Tonight, (ss) Super-Detective Jun 1944
• * Half-Way House, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Oct 1942
• * Hell’s Tryst, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Oct 1937; also as “Queen of the Witches”, by John Phillips.
• * Isle of Refuge, (nv) Spicy Mystery Stories Jun 1940
• * Jailbreak, (ss) Speed Mystery Jul 1944
• * Kali’s Vine, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Dec 1936