Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Stories, Listed by Author

SPEYERER, JAY (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * Class Act, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1992

SPICER, BETTY COE; [born Betty Helena Coe] (1913-1994); (about) (chron.)

SPICER, E. J. (fl. 1920s) (chron.)
• * Smiling Jimmy, (ss) Flynn’s Weekly Aug 21 1926

SPIEGELMAN, PETER (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * An Author’s Education, (ar) Crimespree Magazine Mar/Apr 2007
• * Red Cat [John March], (ex) Knopf 2007
  • Thrilling Detective (online) Spr 2007

SPIELBERG, CHRISTOPH (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * The Copyist (with Anke Gebert, Paul Lascaux, Richard Lifka, Thomas Przybilka & Stefan Slupetzky, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 2006; translated from the German.; translated by Mary Tannert.

SPIES, VIC(tor Carlyle) (fl. 1930s-1940s) (chron.)
• * The Case at Sand Wash Underpass, (ar) All Star Detective Stories Jan 1932
• * Death at the Springs, (ss) Black Mask (UK) Dec 1932

SPIESMAN, ANTHONY (fl. 1970s)
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• * “Interview with Anthony Spiesman”, uncredited, (iv) Mystery Monthly Sep 1976

SPIESS, JAN; [i.e., Jan Spiess Cook] (1898-1972) (chron.)
• * The Man on the Hour, (nv) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine Feb 1937
• * The Movie Murder Mystery, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine Dec 1936

SPILLANE, DASHIELL CHANDLER (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * The Duck That Slew the Golden Goose, (ss) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine Mar/Apr 2006

SPILLANE, FRANK MORRISON; see under Spillane, Mickey (1918-2006) (chron.)

SPILLANE, MICKEY; [i.e., Frank Morrison Spillane] (1918-2006); (about) (chron.)
• * The Big Run (with Max Allan Collins), (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 2018
• * The Big Switch (with Max Allan Collins) [Mike Hammer], (ss) The Strand Magazine #26 2008/’09; developed by Max Allan Collins from a fragment found in Spillane’s files.
• * A Dangerous Cat (with Max Allan Collins) [Mike Hammer], (ss) The Strand Magazine #48 2016
• * Dead Street (with Max Allan Collins), (ex) Thrilling Detective (online) Fll 2007
• * Everybody’s Watching Me, (na) Manhunt Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr 1953
  • Giant Manhunt #1 1953, #7 195? (var.1), #7 195? (var.2)
  • Manhunt (UK) Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov 1953
  • Manhunt Detective Story Magazine (Australia) Oct, Nov, Dec 1953, Jan 1954
  • Manhunt Jun 1955
  • Bloodhound Detective Story Magazine May, Jun, Jul 1961
• * Fallout (with Max Allan Collins) [Mike Hammer], (ss) The Strand Magazine #44 2014/’15
• * The Girl Behind the Hedge [Inspector Early], (nv) Manhunt Oct 1953; also as “The Lady Says Die”.
  • Manhunt (UK) Jun/Jul 1954
  • Tough Stories Magazine Jan 1956
  • Bloodhound Detective Story Magazine Oct 1961
• * I Came to Kill You, (na) Manhunt Jan 1964
• * The Lady Says Die [Inspector Early], (nv) Manhunt Oct 1953, as “The Girl Behind the Hedge”.
  • Bizarre Mystery Magazine Jan 1966
• * Last Ride, (ss) Marvel Mystery Comics (comic) Jun 1942
  • Hardboiled #31 2004
• * A Long Time Dead (with Max Allan Collins) [Mike Hammer], (ss) The Strand Magazine #31 2010
• * The Pickpocket, (ss) Manhunt Dec 25 1954
  • Giant Manhunt #5 1955 (var.1), #5 1955 (var.2)
  • Verdict Detective Story Magazine #8 1955
  • Bloodhound Detective Story Magazine Dec 1961
  • Hardboiled #23 1997
• * The Punk (with Max Allan Collins), (ss) Mystery Tribune Spr 2018
• * So Long, Chief (with Max Allan Collins) [Mike Hammer], (ss) The Strand Magazine #39 2013
• * There’s a Killer Loose! (with Max Allan Collins), (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 2008
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• * “Author Hall of Fame: Mickey Spillane”, uncredited, (bg) Suspense Magazine Mar 2011
• * “Completing Mickey Spillane” by Max Allan Collins, (ar) Crimespree Magazine #67 2018
• * “DAT’S Mike HAM-MUH!” by Max Collins, (ar) The Armchair Detective Fll 1979
• * “The Great Detectives: Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer” by James L. Traylor, (cl) The Strand Magazine #26 2008/’09
• * “Interview: Mickey Spillane” by Andrew F. Gulli, (iv) The Strand Magazine #20 2006/’07
• * “Mickey Spillane” by Christine Campbell, (ar) Shots Win 1999
• * “‘Mickey Spillane’” by Gerald So, (pm) Thrilling Detective (online) Spr 2007
• * “Mickey Spillane’s Sex and Sadism Pay Off” by Shelley Lowenkopf, (ar) Chase Jan 1964
• * “Mugged and Printed”, uncredited, (bg) Manhunt Apr 1953
• * “My Pen Is Deadly: Mickey Spillane” by Michael Carlson, (iv) Crime Time v2 #6 1999
• * “The Other Detectives: Mike Hammer” by Robert Sanderson, (ar) Sherlock #54 2003
• * “Paperback Hero: Mickey Spillaine’s Mike Hammer, 1947-1952: The Right Place at the Right Time” by David Honeybone & Stephen Knight, (ar) Crime Factory Mar 2003
• * “Spillane and the Critics” by R. Jeff Banks, (ar) The Armchair Detective Fll 1979
• * “Spillane at the NFT” by Michael Carlson, (ar) Crime Time v2 #6 1999
• * “Spillane: Last Call for the Mick” by Michael Carlson, (ar) Crime Time #50 2006
• * “Vengeance Is His” by Christopher Mills, (iv) Noir: The Illustrated Crime Fiction Quarterly Spr 1995
• * “You the Jury” by Steve Holland, (ar) Crime Time v2 #6 1999
• * “[photo of Mickey Spillane]”, uncredited, (cv) Crime Time v2 #6 1999

SPILLMAN, R. (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * Small Boy: 1910, (ar) The New Strand Dec 1962

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

SPILSBURY, Dr. BERNARD (1877-1947) (chron.)
• * Science—Ally and Antagonist, (ar) The Detective Magazine Nov 24 1922

SPILSTEAD, H. L. (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * The Paper Brothers, (ss) The London Mystery Magazine #31 1956

SPINALE, JOHN V. (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * Cell Phone Anthology, (pm) Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine Fll 2003

SPINDLER, ERICA (1957- ); (about) (chron.)
• * Justice for Sara, (ex)
  • Suspense Magazine Aug 2013
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• * “Erica Spindler Balances the Scales with ‘Justice for Sara’”, uncredited, (iv) Suspense Magazine Aug 2013
• * “Isn’t Just ‘The Other Girl’”, uncredited, (iv) Suspense Magazine Sep/Oct 2017
• * “Twisted Tales: An Interview with Erica Spindler”, uncredited, (iv) Suspense Magazine Feb 2010

SPINELL, JOE; [born Joseph J. Spagnuolo] (1936-1989); (about)
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• * “Pockstar: The Maniac Joe Spinell” by Addam Duke, (ar) Crime Factory Horror Factory 2012

SPINELLI, SYLVESTER (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * [letter], (lt) Clues Detective Stories Sep 1938

SPINGARN, LAWRENCE P(erry) (1917- ) (chron.)
• * Bad Medicine, (ss) Terror Detective Story Magazine Oct 1956
• * Was It Worth It, Mr. Markell?, (ss) Manhunt Apr 1957

SPIRN, MICHELE (fl. 1970s) (chron.)
• * Murder in the Pantry, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1974

SPITZER, JAMES E. (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * The Lies and Fall of Pierre Menteur, (vi) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Oct 2007; The Story That Won.

SPITZER, MARC (fl. 1990s-2000s) (chron.)
• * Down, (ss) Hardboiled #25/26 2000
• * Prayers for the Dead, (ss) Hardboiled #21 1996

SPIVAK, CAROL CHADWICK (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * Interview: Mildred Wirt Benson, (iv) The Strand Magazine #12 2004

SPIVAK, LAWRENCE E. (1900-1994) (chron.)
• * An Open Letters to Readers of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, (ms) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1948
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• * Issue #578—Dedicated to Lawrence Spivak, (ed) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jan 1991

SPONG, A. NOEL (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * The Borrower, (ss) London Mystery Selection #36 1958
• * A Guiding Hand, (ss) The London Mystery Magazine #34 1957

SPOOKSTON, NATHANIEL A. (fl. 1970s) (chron.)
• * Something to Do with Jade, (ss) London Mystery Selection #104 1975

SPRAGUE, CARTER; pseudonym of Sam Merwin, Jr., (1910-1996); other pseudonym Amanda Welldon (chron.)
• * A Poser for Poe, (ts) Detective Novel Magazine Apr 1946
• * A Present for Peter, (ss) Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1956
  • Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine (Australia) Feb 1957
  • Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine (UK) Jun 1957
• * The Triangular Blade, (nv) Thrilling Detective Oct 1946
  • Thrilling Detective (UK) Mar 1947

SPRAGUE, DANIEL (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * Benton’s Last Chance, (ss) Daredevil Detective Stories Jul 1941

SPRAGUE, GRETCHEN (Burnham) (1926-2003) (chron.)
• * Can You Hear Me?, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 1992

SPRAGUE, RICKY (fl. 2010s); (about) (chron.)
• * The International (Marketing) Incident, (ss) Mystery Weekly Jan 2018
• * Real Life, Real Death (with Ed Gorman), (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 2013

SPRAGUE, STANLEY (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * Murder Off Key, (ss) Suspense, the Mystery Magazine Mar 1947; broadcast November 15, 1945, script by Gene Russ Kearn.

SPRAGUE, WAYNE (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * The Gallows of Doom, (ss) Startling Detective Adventures Jun 1930
• * Kansas City’s Wildcat, (ts) Startling Detective Adventures Jul 1930

SPRANG, RICHARD W(illiam) (1915-2000); (about) (chron.) (art)
• * Corpse Call, (ss) True Gangster Stories Aug 1942
• * Double for Death, (ss) Black Hood Detective Sep 1941
  • Slick Detective Yarns Jun 1951
• * Menace in Blondes, (ss) Hooded Detective Nov 1941
  • Swan American Mags #7 1948
• * Murder Calls the Game, (ss) Mystery Novels and Short Stories Sep 1941
• * Saboteur’s Swan Song, (ss) Crack Detective Nov 1942
  • Swan American Mags #9 1948

SPRATT, C. R. (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * Going Big Time, (ss) Hardboiled #27/28 2001

SPRECKER, ALFRED L. (fl. 1920s) (chron.)
• * The Mystery of the Three Pins, (ss) Action Stories May 1922
  • Hutchinson’s Adventure-Story Magazine Oct 1922

SPRIGG, C(hristopher) St. JOHN (1907-1937) (chron.)
• * Death at 8:30, (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly May 25 1935
• * No Errors, (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly Jun 29 1935

SPRIGGS-GILL, BARBARA (fl. 1980s) (chron.)
• * Newton’s Other Law, (pm) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1987

SPRING, AGNES WRIGHT; [born Agnes Rebecca Wright] (1894-1988); (about) (chron.)
• * Trailing a Comet, (ss) Mystery Magazine Aug 1 1922

SPRING, HOWARD (1889-1965) (chron.)
• * Conversation in Baker Street [Sherlock Holmes], (fa) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1950

SPRING, MICHELLE; pseudonym of Michelle Stanworth, (1951- ) (chron.)
• * Children and Violence: The Background to Standing in the Shadows, (ar) Crime Time v2 #1 1998
• * The Dark Side of Cambridge, (ar) Crime Time v3 #1 2000
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• * “Investigating the Principal Factor” by Christine Campbell, (iv) Shots Spr 2000
• * “Michelle Spring: The Dark Past” by Judith Gray, (iv) Crime Time v2 #5 1999
• * “Scarlet Threads: Michelle Spring: The Advantage of Sticking to One’s Principals” by Gaynor Coules, (cl) Sherlock Holmes: The Detective Magazine #41 2001

SPRING, PHILIP (fl. 1950s-1960s) (chron.)
• * Between Cyprus and Sleep, (ss) London Mystery Selection #59 1963
• * The Burning Babe, (ss) London Mystery Selection #49 1961
• * Dark Glasses, (vi) The London Mystery Magazine #32 1957
• * A Drink of Water, (ss) London Mystery Selection #66 1965
• * Evidence in Camera, (ss) London Mystery Selection #51 1961
• * Hide Her Drowsy Head, (ss) London Mystery Selection #63 1964
• * I’le Burne My Bookes, (ss) London Mystery Selection #78 1968
• * In Such a Questionable Shape, (ss) London Mystery Selection #74 1967
• * Labyrinth, (ss) London Mystery Selection #50 1961
• * The Long Green Tomb, (ss) London Mystery Selection #64 1965
• * Mistress of Death, (ar) The London Mystery Magazine #24 1955