Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

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ZELDOVICH, LINA (fl. 2000s-2010s) (chron.)
• * Marsh Island, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 2012

ZELENCIK, LINDA M. (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * A Blue Moon in June, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Oct 1995

ZELMAN, ANITA (1924- ) (chron.)
• * Alone at Last, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1977
• * Bad Guys Are Nice, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1977
• * Hannukah Hopes, (ss) Mystery Time Aut/Win 2002

ZELMAR (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Detective Graphology, (cl) International Detective Magazine Jul, Oct 1933
• * If—, (ms) International Detective Magazine Oct 1933

ZELTSERMAN, DAVID (fl. 1990s-2010s); (about) (chron.)
• * Adrenaline, (ss) Out of the Gutter #3 2007
• * Almost Human, (ss) Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine Spr 2003
• * Archie for Hire [Julius Katz], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov/Dec 2018
• * Archie on Loan [Julius Katz], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 2016
• * Archie Solves the Case [Julius Katz], (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 2013
• * Archie’s Been Framed [Julius Katz], (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 2010
• * Brother’s Keeper, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May/Jun 2019
• * The Caretaker of Lorne Green, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 2016
• * Closing Time, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jul/Aug 2006
• * A Conversation with Allan Guthrie, (iv) Hardluck Stories Fll 2004
• * Cramer in Trouble [Julius Katz], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar/Apr 2017
• * Dave Stevens, I Presume?, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Mar 2007
• * The Dover Affair [Johnny Lane], (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Fll 2002/Wtr ’03
• * Flies, (ss) Hardluck Stories Win 2006
• * Gary Lovisi, (iv) Hardluck Stories Spr 2005
• * Hardluck Thoughts, (in) Hardluck Stories Win 2003
• * Hate the Character, Love the Book, (ar) Crimespree Magazine May 2005
• * A Hostage Situation, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 2011
• * Interview with Indie Film Director, (iv) Hardluck Stories Win 2005
• * Introduction, (in) Hardluck Stories Fll 2002, Spr, Sum, Fll 2005, Win, Spr, Sum, Fll 2006, Win, Spr, Sum 2007, Sum 2008
• * Julius Accused [Julius Katz], (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 2014
• * Julius Katz [Julius Katz], (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sep/Oct 2009
• * Julius Katz and a Tangled Webb [Julius Katz], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar/Apr 2014
• * Julius Katz and the Case of Exploding Wine [Julius Katz], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar/Apr 2015
• * Julius Katz and the Giftwrapped Murder [Julius Katz], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Dec 2015
• * Julius Katz and the Terminated Agent [Julius Katz], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul/Aug 2017
• * Killer, (ex) Serpent’s Tail Jan 2010
  • Crime Factory Mar 2010
• * Lessons in Noir, (ar) Hardluck Stories Spr 2006
• * A Long Time to Die, (ss) New Mystery v1 #2 1992
• * Lulu and Heartbreaker [Morris Brick], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jul/Aug 2019
• * The Mentor, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar/Apr 2011
• * Money Run, (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 2005
• * Next Time, (ss) Hardboiled #22 1996
• * Nine Ball Lessons, (ss) Bullet #7 2006
• * Nothing but Jerks, (cs) Hardluck Stories Spr 2005
• * One Angry Julius Katz and Eleven Befuddled Jurors [Julius Katz], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 2012
• * Outsourced: The Email Trail, (ar) Hardluck Stories Spr 2005
• * The Plan, (ss) Hardluck Stories Special 2003
• * Rediscovering a Noir Classic, (ar) Hardluck Stories Sum 2003
• * A Short Essay on Jim Thompson, (ar) Hardluck Stories Fll 2002
• * Some People Deserve to Die, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 2011
• * This Time It’s Personal, (ar) Crimespree Magazine Mar/Apr 2011
• * ’Til Death Do You Part, (ss) Needle Spr 2010
• * Touch of Evil, (ar) Hardluck Stories Spr 2006
• * View from the Mirador, (ss) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine Mar/Apr 2007 (unpublished)
_____, ed.
• * Editor:
  ___ Hardluck Stories: Spr, 2005.
  ___ Hardluck Stories: Fll, 2006.
  ___ Hardluck Stories: Sum, 2008. (with Ed Gorman)
_____, reviews:
• * Cockfighter, by Charles Willeford, (br) Hardluck Stories Fll 2003
• * Jimmy Bench-Press, by Charles Stella, (br) Hardluck Stories Spr 2004
• * The Magdalen Martyrs, (mr) Hardluck Stories Spr 2005
_____, [ref.]
• * “2010 Readers Award”, uncredited, (ms) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 2011

ZELVIN, ELIZABETH (fl. 2000s-2010s); (about) (chron.)
• * Death Will Help You Imagine [Bruce Kohler], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov/Dec 2017
• * Death Will Tie Your Kangaroo Down [Bruce Kohler], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 2009
• * A Disturbance in the Harem, (ss) Black Cat Mystery Magazine Spr 2018
• * Five Books That Changed My Life, (ms) Crimespree Magazine Feb 2013
• * Girl Feeding Birds, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar/Apr 2013
• * The Green Cross [Diego & Columbus], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 2010
• * The Man in the Dick Tracy Hat, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jun 2015
• * Navidad [Diego & Columbus], (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jan 2011
• * A Shift at the Bluebird, (ss) Mystery Weekly Nov 2018
• * A Work in Progress, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May/Jun 2019

ZEMAN, ANGELA (fl. 1990s-2010s); (about) (chron.)
• * The Cornerstones of Crime (with Barry T. Zeman), (ar) The Armchair Detective Fll 1992
• * The First Tale of Roxanne [Roxanne], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2013
• * The Witch and the Curse on Black Dan Harrington [Mrs. Risk], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Aug 1994
• * The Witch and the Fishmonger’s Wife [Mrs. Risk], (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine mid-Dec 1993
• * The Witch and the Rock Star [Mrs. Risk], (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1995
• * The Witch and the Vampire [Mrs. Risk], (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1995
• * The Witch and Upright Maxwell [Mrs. Risk], (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1997

ZEMAN, BARRY T. (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * The Cornerstones of Crime (with Angela Zeman), (ar) The Armchair Detective Fll 1992

ZENI, GORHAM (fl. 1920s) (chron.)
• * Tumbo the Slayer, (ss) Hutchinson’s Adventure-Story Magazine Oct 1922

ZENOFF, MORRY (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * The Long Count, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine May 25 1933

ZEPP, ARTHUR C. (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Salvation for Sale, (ar) Real Detective Feb 1933

ZGORSKI, KRISTOPHER (fl. 2010s); (about) (chron.)
• * Blog Bytes, (cl) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May/Jun, Jul/Aug, Sep/Oct, Nov/Dec 2018, Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/Jun, Jul/Aug 2019

ZICH, VERONICA (fl. 1980s) (chron.)
• * The Perfect World of Leota Skaggs, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1983

ZIEGENFUSS, ALAN JOHN (1952- ); see pseudonym Alan J. Warren (chron.)

ZIEGLER, BOB (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * Fame at Last, (pm) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1992

ZIEGLER, FRANK (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * The Power of the Underworld, (ar) Complete Detective Novel Magazine Dec 1930

ZIEGLER, GEORGE (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Doom in the Night, (nv) Undercover Detective Feb 1939

ZIEGLER, PATRICK (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
• * Miles Per Tumbleweed, (vi) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Nov 2013; The Story That Won.

ZIEKURSCH, T. VON; see under Von Ziekursch, T. (1895-1935) (chron.)

ZIELINSKI, LYNNE (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * The Lawn Mower, (ss) Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers Apr/May 2001

ZIEMER, CAMEO A. (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * The Music Macine, (ss) Mystery Time Aut/Win 2001
• * [poem], (pm) Mystery Time Spr/Sum 2001

ZIMLER, MICHAEL (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * Home Office: 221B Baker Street (with Robert L. Zimler), (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1963
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (UK) Jun 1963
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (Australia) Aug 1963

ZIMLER, ROBERT L. (fl. 1960s-1980s) (chron.)
• * Home Office: 221B Baker Street (with Michael Zimler), (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1963
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (UK) Jun 1963
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (Australia) Aug 1963
• * Takeout Order, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1988

ZIMRING, KIM J. (fl. 2000s-2010s) (chron.)
• * Unseasonal Greetings, (vi) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Nov 2008; The Story That Won.

ZINBERG, LEONARD S(amuel) (1911-1968); see pseudonyms Steve April, Ed Lacy & Russell Turner; (about) (chron.)
• * Death in a Squared Ring, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine Apr 1947
  • The Creasey Mystery Magazine Jun 1957
• * Pay Telephone, (ss) Popular Detective Oct 1943
• * The Unarmed Sniper, (ss) Black Book Detective Spr 1951

ZINMAN, DAVID H. (fl. 1950s-1970s) (chron.)
• * Carnival Con, (ss) Manhunt Dec 1960
• * The Prowler, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1965

ZIOLKOWSKI, NICHOLAS (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
• * A Helping Hand, (ss) Suspense Magazine Apr 2011

ZIOMA, EGLE (1976- )
_____, [ref.]
• * “Traditional Artist Turned Digital”, uncredited, (iv) Suspense Magazine Mar 2012

ZIPPILLI, STEPHEN (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
• * She Died with Grace (with Stuart Smith), (ss) Thuglit Jan/Feb 2014

ZIRUL, ARTHUR (1924-2015) (chron.)
• * Boy Scout, (vi) Murderous Intent Spr 1996
• * Fast Freddy and the Sure Thing, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine mid-Dec 1995
• * Have I Got a System for You, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1997
• * Horseface Harry and the Treasure of Capone, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1998
• * Killing That Awful Woman, (ss) Over My Dead Body! #8 2000
• * Peace in Our Time, (vi) Murderous Intent Win 1996

ZISKIN, JAMES (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
• * A Bed of Roses, (ss) The Strand Magazine #57 2019

ZISSMAN, JUDY; pseudonym of Judith Merril, (1923-1997); other pseudonym Eric Thorstein (chron.)
• * The “Crank” Case, (ss) Crack Detective Stories Jan 1946
• * No Heart for Murder, (ss) Crack Detective Stories Jul 1945

ZITTEL, T. M. (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * The Baby Butchers, (ss) The Underworld Magazine Nov 1931

ZITTER, SAM (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * The Face Is Familiar, (ss) The Strand Magazine #1 1998
• * Miami Rip-Off, (ss) Over My Dead Body! #6 1999

ZOLOTOW, MAURICE (fl. 1940s-1970s) (chron.)
• * The Woman of Mystery, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine Apr 1958

ZONE, RAY (1947-2012) (chron.)
• * Mean Streets Revisited, (ar) Mystery May 1981
• * The Psycho Man: An Interview with Robert Bloch, (iv) Mystery Magazine Jul 1982

ZOOK, NICHOLAS (fl. 1940s-1950s) (chron.)
• * Blaze of Glory, (ss) 5 Detective Novels Magazine Win 1953
• * The Case of the Spying Spinster, (ss) Thrilling Detective Dec 1951
  • Thrilling Detective (UK) Mar 1954
• * Luck of the Irisher, (ss) Popular Detective Mar 1952
• * Man of Violence, (ss) Ten Detective Aces Mar 1949
  • Ten Detective Aces (Canada) Aug 1949
• * Murder’s Crystal Ball, (ss) 10-Story Detective Magazine Feb 1949
• * Paid in Part, (ss) 5 Detective Novels Magazine Spr 1950
• * The Pearl Button, (ss) The Phantom Detective Win 1950
• * The Twisted Alibi, (ss) Ten Detective Aces Nov 1948

ZORBAS, ERNEST (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * The Tower Mystery, (ss) Amazing Detective Tales Jul 1930

ZORN, BERTRAM (fl. 1910s) (chron.)
• * Black and White Checks, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Jan 5 1916
• * A Case of Bluff, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Oct 20 1915
• * Reforming Skinny, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Dec 5 1915

ZORRO; pseudonym of Harold Ward, (1879-1950); other pseudonyms H. W. Starr & Ward Sterling (chron.)
• * The Gray Creatures [Doctor Death], (na) Doctor Death Mar 1935
• * Murder Music [Doctor Death], (na) Doctor Death May 1935 (unpublished)
• * The Shriveling Murders [Doctor Death], (na) Doctor Death Apr 1935
• * 12 Must Die [Doctor Death], (na) Doctor Death Feb 1935