Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

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Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v60 #7 & 8, July/August 2015] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $7.99, 192pp, digest) Details taken from magazine website. Heat Death · Bill Cameron · ss Shooting at Firemen · Robert Lopresti · ss; illustrated by Tim Foley Little Miss Somebody · Robert S. Levinson · ss A Death in the Village · Nick Spencer · ss Scintilla · Joseph D’Agnese · ss In for a Penny [Sergeant Pete Montoya] · David Edgerley Gates · ss Tangled Webs [Alex Klear] · Albert Ashforth · ss A Domestic Incident · Janice Law · ss Dyed to Death · K. G. McAbee · na; winner of the Black Orchid Novella Award. A Handful of Clay [Nabu-Zir] · Donald Moffitt · ss The Story That Won: Best Friend? · Michael Hamer · vi; winner of the January/February 2015 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. The Lineup · Anon. · bg Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz Solution to the June “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v60 #9, September 2015] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 112pp, digest) Details taken from magazine website. La Rouge Jolie [Stacey Deshay] · Shauna Washington · ss Joyride · René Appel · ss The Hounds of Babylon · Garnett Elliott · ss Just a Old Lady [John Raven Beau] · O’Neil De Noux · ss Pandora’s Clue [Pandora Parson] · Gilbert M. Stack · ss Introduction to ‘And Already Lost...’ · Jan Burke · is [Charlotte Armstrong] And Already Lost... · Charlotte Armstrong · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1957; in AHMM’s “Mystery Classic” series. The Story That Won: Blurry · Michael J. Ciaraldi · vi; winner of the March 2015 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. The Lineup · Anon. · bg Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz Solution to the July/August “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v60 #10, October 2015] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 112pp, digest, cover by Magdalena Tworkowska) Details taken from magazine website. Ross Macdonald’s Grave · Terence Faherty · ss [Ross Macdonald]; illustrated by Tim Foley A Pushover Kind of Place · Bob Tippee · ss The Cunning Woman [Mother Malyn] · Kathy Lynn Emerson · ss Middleman · Neil Schofield · ss Well-Heeled Shooters · Christopher Latragna · ss The Runaway Girl from Portland, Oregon · C. B. Forrest · ss On the Edge [Shan Army] · R. T. Lawton · ss Solo for Shoehorn [Cyrus Auburn] · John H. Dirckx · ss The Rostov Error · Maynard Allington · ss The Lineup · Anon. · bg All in the Family · Linda Landrigan · ed Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz The Story That Won: Fly Me to the Moon · Denise L. Williams · vi; winner of the April 2015 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. Solution to the September “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v60 #11, November 2015] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 112pp, digest, cover by Christopher Zacharow) Details taken from magazine website. Hagiophobia · William Burton McCormick · ss; illustrated by Tim Foley Gotta Go [Elaine Richman] · Elaine Viets · ss The Dressmaker · Janice Law · ss A Boy’s Will · Chris Muessig · ss The Water’s Edge · Russel D. McLean · ss The Truth of What You’ve Become · Joseph D’Agnese · ss The Golden Skull · John F. Dobbyn · ss The Lineup · Anon. · bg Editor’s Notes · Linda Landrigan · ed Guest Editorial: Redefining Noir (Again) · Ken Wishnia · ed Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz The Story That Won: The Twister · G. Robert Frazier · vi; winner of the May 2015 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. Solution to the October “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v60 #12, December 2015] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 112pp, digest) Details taken from magazine website. Lake People · Theresa E. Lehr · ss The Sleep of Death [Placido Geist] · David Edgerley Gates · ss Larry’s Story · David Braly · ss Warsaw [Wilkes-Barre] · Marianne Wilski Strong · ss Industrial Gray · Catherine Dilts · ss The Purslow Particle · Neil Schofield · ss The Lineup · Anon. · bg Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz The Story That Won: Artistic License · Loretta K. Rolison · vi; winner of the June 2015 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. Solution to the November “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v61 #1 & 2, January/February 2016] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $7.99, 192pp, digest, cover by Joel Spector) Details taken from magazine website. The Wizard of 60 Centre Street [New York County Courthouse] · Kevin Egan · ss Smothered Mate · Steven Liskow · ss; illustrated by Tim Foley Suppose There Is Nothing, · James L. Ross · ss We Are Caught in a Net · Jay Carey · ss Inquiry and Assistance · Terrie Farley Moran · ss Shaken, Not Stirred [FBI Special Agent Dawna Shepherd] · Diana Deverell · ss Incident on Clinton Street · Joseph Goodrich · ss The Dark Side of the Moon · Eve Fisher · ss The Finlay Millions [R. J. & Ginny Carr] · S. L. Franklin · ss The Therapist · Paul Lees-Haley · ss Girlie · Steven Utley & Alex C. Renwick · ss Eternity Met · Lucas Gray · ss Not a Creature Was Stirring... · Dale Berry · cs The Lineup · Anon. · bg Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz The Story That Won: Show Time · Holly Schofield · vi; winner of the July/August 2015 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. Solution to the December “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v61 #3, March 2016] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 112pp, digest) Details taken from magazine website. Step Light · David Tallerman · ss The Devil You Know [Leo “Skig” Skorzeny] · Jas. R. Petrin · ss The Spiritualist [Madame Selina] · Janice Law · ss Trap and Release · John H. Dirckx · ss Crow Moon [Sheriff Deputy Hector Moody] · David Edgerley Gates · ss Abundance of Patience · Julie Tollefson · ss Introduction to ‘The Norwegian Apple Mystery’ · John Gregory Betancourt · is [James Holding] The Norwegian Apple Mystery [Martin Leroy & King Danforth] · James Holding · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Nov 1960; in AHMM’s “Mystery Classic” series. The Lineup · Anon. · bg Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz The Story That Won: The Interrogation · Peter DiChellis · vi; winner of the September 2015 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. Solution to the January/February “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v61 #4, April 2016] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 112pp, digest) Details taken from magazine website. Heathen Springs · James L. Ross · ss Lovers and Thieves · Charles John Harper · ss We Walk on Top of Guns [Eureka Kilburn] · Jay Carey · ss; illustrated by Tim Foley The Kneeling Nun · David Edgerley Gates · ss The Last Blue Glass · B. K. Stevens · ss Play Ball · Jim Fusilli · ss The Lineup · Anon. · bg Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz The Story That Won: Easy Come Easy Go · Katherine Sheriff · vi; winner of the October 2015 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. Solution to the March “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v61 #5, May 2016] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 112pp, digest) Details supplied by Morbus Iff. 3 · What Could Go Wrong? · Linda Landrigan · ed 3 · The Lineup · Anon. · bg 4 · The Cumberland Package · Robert Mangeot · ss; illustrated by Ally Hodges 19 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 20 · May Day · R. T. Lawton · ss 30 · The Empty Space · Kurt Bachard · nv; illustrated by Tim Foley 55 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 56 · The Chemistry of Heroes · Catherine Dilts · ss 76 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 78 · Shanks Goes Rogue [Leopold Longshanks] · Robert Lopresti · ss 84 · The Vanishing Vacation · Susan Thibadeau · nv; illustrated by Hank Blaustein 106 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 109 · The Story That Won: Here! · Gigi Vernon · vi; winner of the November 2015 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. 112 · Solution to the April “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v61 #6, June 2016] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 112pp, digest, cover by Chuntisel) Details supplied by Morbus Iff. 2 · It Takes a Village · Linda Landrigan · ed 2 · The Lineup · Anon. · bg 3 · Chase Your Dreams · Michael Bracken · ss 10 · Death of a Feminist · Sarah Weinman · ss; illustrated by Tim Foley 23 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 24 · The King of K-Pop · Martin Limón · ss 40 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 42 · A Taste of Murder · Janice Law · nv; illustrated by Linda Weatherly 65 · Mysterious Photograph: Words Taking Flight · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 67 · A Battlefield Reunion · Brendan DuBois · ss 86 · Patsy Cline at Harry’s Last Chance Saloon · Erica Wright · ss; illustrated by Ally Hodges 94 · Mystery Classic · Jane K. Cleland · is 95 · Poor Sherm · Ruth Chessman · ss Manhunt Aug 1958 106 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc _106 · Death on a Starry Night, by Betsy Draine & Michael Hinden · Robert C. Hahn · br _107 · Capitol Punishment, by Andrew Welsh-Huggins · Robert C. Hahn · br _108 · The Day After Death, by Lynn C. Miller · Robert C. Hahn · br 109 · The Story That Won: A Better Plan · Charles R. McCrary, Jr. · vi; winner of the December 2015 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. 112 · Solution to the May “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v61 #7/8, July/August 2016] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $7.99, 192pp, digest, cover by LuckyN) Details supplied by Morbus Iff. 4 · A Legacy of Crime · Linda Landrigan · ed 5 · The Lineup · Anon. · bg 6 · The Widow Cleans House · Jason Half · ss; illustrated by A. J. Frena 17 · The Heist [New York County Courthouse] · Kevin Egan · ss 26 · Can’t Undo [Cyrus Auburn] · John H. Dirckx · ss 43 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 44 · Mysterious Photograph: The Sign at the Cairn · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 45 · Great Expectations · Eve Fisher · ss 56 · Mr. Crockett and the Indians · Evan Lewis · ss 74 · The Great Aul [The Armenian] · R. T. Lawton · ss; illustrated by Tim Foley 87 · Margo and the Milk Trap [Margo Banning] · Terence Faherty · ss 96 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc _96 · Perfect Days, by Raphael Montes · Robert C. Hahn · br _97 · The Final Tap, by Amanda Flower · Robert C. Hahn · br _97 · Plain Dead, by Emma Miller · Robert C. Hahn · br _98 · Fighting Chance, by B.K. Stevens · Jackie Sherbow · br _99 · Chaos Theory, by M. Evonne Dobson · Jackie Sherbow · br _99 · I’m from Nowhere, by Suzanne Meyers · Jackie Sherbow · br 100 · Beauty Shop of Horror · Andrea Smith · ss 115 · The Organ Grinder’s Daughter [Madame Selina] · Janice Law · ss 124 · Shortcut to Gringo Hill · James Nolan · ss; illustrated by Ally Hodges 140 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 142 · The Last Loose End · Alan Orloff · ss 149 · A Meter of Murder · Mark Thielman · nv; winner of the 9th “Black Orchid Novella Award”. 189 · The Story That Won: Mama · Vy Kava · vi; winner of the January/February 2016 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. 192 · Solution to the June “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v61 #9, September 2016] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 112pp, digest, cover by Leonid Andronov) Details taken from magazine website. Playing the Ace [The Four Horsemen] · Loren D. Estleman · ss The Frozen Fiske · Brian Cox · ss First, Dig Two Graves · Wendy Leeds · ss Tout · Russel D. McLean · ss Louisa and the Silver Buckle [Amanda Gillman] · Marianne Wilski Strong · ss Miss West’s First Case · Eve Fisher · ss Introduction to “The Infallible Godahl” · Joseph Goodrich · is The Infallible Godahl [Oliver Armiston] · Frederick Irving Anderson · nv The Saturday Evening Post Feb 15 1913 The Lineup · Anon. · bg The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz The Story That Won: Awaiting the Battering Ram · Douglas Empringham · vi; winner of the March 2016 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. Solution to the July/August “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v61 #10, October 2016] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 112pp, digest, cover by Andrew Ross) Details taken from magazine website. Editor’s Notes: Trouble in Heels · Linda Landrigan · ed The Lineup · Anon. · bg Votes for Women · Janice Law · ss The Book of Judges [New York County Courthouse] · Kevin Egan · ss; illustrated by Ally Hodges The Crack of Doom · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz Pandora’s Bluff [Pandora Parson] · Gilbert M. Stack · ss; illustrated by Andrew Wright Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. Variable Winds · Susan Oleksiw · ss; illustrated by Howard John Arey Breakfast with Strange · Martin Limón · ss; illustrated by A. J. Frena The Last Walk of Filips Finks · William Burton McCormick · ss Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc Close Scrutiny · Elaine Menge · ss Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz Stella by Starlight · Con Lehane · ss The Story That Won: Whitish Heat · Daniel LeBoeuf · vi; winner of the April 2016 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. Solution to the September “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v61 #11, November 2016] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 112pp, digest) Details supplied by Morbus Iff. 3 · Editor’s Notes: Pay Attention! · Linda Landrigan · ed 3 · The Lineup · Anon. · bg 4 · Death at the Althing · Stephen P. Kelner, Jr. · ss; illustrated by Tim Foley 21 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 22 · A Precautionary Tale [R. J. & Ginny Carr] · S. L. Franklin · nv 47 · Mysterious Photograph: There’s One in Every Crowd · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 48 · Opening Day, 1954 · Diana Deverell · ss 60 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 62 · Proof · Eric Rutter · ss 77 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc _77 · The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories, by P.D. James · Robert C. Hahn · br _77 · The Jealous Kind, by James Lee Burke · Robert C. Hahn · br _78 · Night School, by Lee Child · Robert C. Hahn · br _79 · Storm Cell, by Brendan DuBois · Robert C. Hahn · br 80 · Pisan Zapra · Josh Pachter · ss; illustrated by Linda Weatherly 85 · Stone Soup [Mickey Counihan] · David Edgerley Gates · ss 96 · Iron Chef [Laskin, South Dakota] · Eve Fisher · ss; illustrated by A. J. Frena 109 · The Story That Won: Out of the Way · Julie K. Henderson · vi; winner of the May 2016 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. 112 · Solution to the October “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms