Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index
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- Pohl, Frederik (George, Jr.) (1919-2013) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pohl_frederik
- Pokinko, Tom (fl. 2010s) (art)
- See www.tompokinko.com
- Poling, James W. (1907-1976) (stories)
- See www.reportingcivilrights.org/authors/bio.jsp?authorid=60
- Pollack, Dorothy Belle (1922?-2014) (stories)
- See www.northjersey.com/obituaries/top-obituaries/dorothy-belle-pollack-retired-classics-professor-1.1038122?page=all
- Pollexfen, Claire D. (1884-1974) (stories)
- Born Dorothy Clair Pollexfen in Ormskirk, England; died as Dorothy Claire Cooper in Eastbourne.
- Pollock, Channing (1880-1946) (stories)
- Born in Washington, D.C.; journalist and playwright; drama critic; contributed stories and articles to leading magazines.
- Polsky, Thomas (1908-1976) (stories)
- Born in Akron, the son of a department store owner; graduate from Harvard; worked on Akron newspapers in the 1930s.
- Pool, Michael (fl. 2010s) (stories)
- See michaelpool.net
- Pool, Stephanie (fl. 2010s) (art)
- See www.stephaniepool.com
- Poole, Reginald Heber (1885-1959) (stories)
- Born in Northwich; author, editor, and journalist.
- Popp, Walter (Robert) (1920-2002) (art)
- See pulpartists.com/Popp.html
- Porges, Arthur (1915-2006) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/porges_arthur
- Porges, Irwin (1909-1998) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/porges_irwin
- Porter, Henry (Christopher Mansel) (1953- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/porter_henry
- Porter, Justin (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories)
- See portersnotebook.tumblr.com
- Post, Melville Davisson (1869-1930) (stories) (assoc.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_Davisson_Post
- Pötzsch, Oliver (1970- ) (stories)
- See www.oliver-poetzsch.de/home/index.php/privat/privat-2
- Poulson, Christine (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories)
- See www.christinepoulson.co.uk
- Powell, Talmage (1920-2000) (stories)
- Novelist and short story writer. Born in Hendersonville, North Carolina; lived in Asheville, North Carolina.
- Powell, William Dylan (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories)
- See www.darktexas.com
- Power, Jed (fl. 1990s-2010s) (stories)
- See www.darkjettypublishing.com
- Power, Norman (Sandiford) (1916-1993) (stories)
- See desturmobed.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/norman-power.html
- Poyer, D(avid) C(harles) (1949- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/poyer_david_c
- Pozzessere, Heather Graham (1953- ) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Graham_Pozzessere
- Pratt, Eleanor Blake Atkinson Cox (1899-1953?) (stories)
- Born in Hinsdale, Illinois.
- Pratt, (Murray) Fletcher (1897-1956) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pratt_fletcher
- Prebble, Stuart (1951- ) (stories)
- British TV journalist, reporter, and producer/director.
- Preece, Harold (1906-1992) (stories)
- Journalist, writer, specialist in Texas history. Born in Austin, Texas.
- Prentice, Ralph (fl. 1930s-1950s) (stories)
- Not to be confused with the musician (1906-1968).
- Prescott, John (Brewster) (1919-1999) (stories)
- Author of westerns, novels and short stories. Born in Menominee, Michigan; lived in Phoenix, Arizona.
- Presnell, Frank G(ilmore) (1906-1967) (stories)
- Born in Mexico; educated at Antioch College and Ohio State Univ.; designer and engineer; lived in Ohio for 40 years, then in Los Angeles.
- Prest, Thomas Peckett (1810?-1859) (stories)
- Began writing career adapting farces and melodramas from the French, but then specialized in gothic thrillers, full of torture, murder, sex and sadism; lived a dissipated life, dying a pauper in Islington.
- Preston, Douglas (1956- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/preston_douglas
- Preston, Mar (fl. 1990s-2010s) (stories)
- See marpreston.com
- Pretyman, Maureen (Kate Heard) (1899-1961) (stories)
- Born in Hampshire, England; married George Pretyman in 1919; living in Hastings in 1943; died in Cork, Ireland.
- Prévost, Marcel (1862-1941) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Prévost
- Price, (Alan) Anthony (1928-2019) (stories) (assoc.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Price
- Price, E(dgar) Hoffmann (“Trooper”) (1898-1988) (stories) (assoc.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Hoffmann_Price
- Price, Frank J(ohn), Jr. (1890-1939) (stories)
- Born in St. Louis; newspaperman, then in public relations and advertising; short story writer, with over 100 published.
- Price, Willard (De Mille) (1887-1983) (stories)
- Writer, editor, explorer. Born in Peterboro, Ontario, Canada; died in Laguna Hills, California (?).
- Priest, Christopher (McKenzie) (1943- ) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Priest_(novelist)
- Priestley, J(ohn) B(oynton) (1894-1984) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._Priestley
- Pritchard, William T(homas) (1906-1985) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/dexter_william
- Procter, Maurice (1906-1973) (stories)
- Novelist. Born in Nelson, Lancashire, England.
- Proctor, Candice (fl. 1990s-2010s) (stories)
- See www.csharris.net
- Pronzini, Bill [i.e., William John Pronzini] (1943- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Pronzini
- Pruitt, Eryk (fl. 2010s) (stories) (assoc.)
- See erykpruitt.com
- Pruyn, Leonard (1898-1973) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pruyn_leonard
- Pudney, John (Sleigh) (1909-1977) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pudney
- Pugh, Edwin (William) (1874-1930) (stories)
- Born in London.
- Pugmire, John (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories)
- See lockedroominternational.com
- Punshon, E(rnest) R(obertson) (1872-1956) (stories)
- Born in London.
- Purdy, Nina (Sutherland) (1889-1952) (stories)
- See www.questia.com/library/journal/1G1-202810290/less-work-for-mother-rural-readers-farm-papers
- Purtill, Richard L(awrence) (1931- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/purtill_richard
- Putnam, David (fl. 2010s) (stories) (assoc.)
- See dwputnam.wordpress.com
- Puzo, Mario (1920-1999) (stories) (assoc.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/puzo_mario
- Pyles, V(irgil) E(vans) (1891-1965) (art)
- See pulpartists.com/Pyles.html
- Quantrill, Nick (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories)
- See nickquantrill.co.uk
- Queen, Ellery; pseudonym of Frederic Dannay (1905-1982) & Manfred B. Lee (1905-1971) (stories) (assoc.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellery_Queen
- Quertermous, Bryon (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories)
- See bryonquertermous.com
- Quick, Dorothy [i.e., Dorothy Gertrude Quick Mayer] (1896-1962) (stories)
- See www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=96225916
- Quick, W(illiam) T(homas) (1946- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/quick_w_t
- Quiller-Couch, [Sir] Arthur T(homas) (1863-1944) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Quiller-Couch
- Quin, B(asil) G(odfrey) (1891-1968) (stories)
- Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne; educated at Armstrong College, Durham University and Cambridge; schoolmaster; lived in Northumberland.
- Quinn, Colleen (fl. 2010s) (stories)
- See www.colleenquinn.net
- Quinn, E(leanor) Baker (1900-1976) (stories)
- Born in the U.S.
- Quinn, Seabury (Grandin) (1889-1969) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/quinn_seabury
- Quintana, George [born George L. Quaintance] (1902-1955) (art)
- See pulpartists.com/Quintana.html
- Quirk, Leslie W. (1882-1960) (stories)
- Born in Alta, Iowa; educated at University of Wisconsin; editor and publisher.
- Quiroule, Pierre; pseudonym of W. W. Sayer (1892-1982) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/quiroule_pierre
- Rachels, David (fl. 2010s) (stories)
- See noirboiled.blogspot.co.uk
- Radcliffe, (Henry) Garnett (1898-1971) (stories)
- Educated at Campbell College, Belfast, and at Sandhurst; served in India on the North-West Frontier and with the RAF in South Arabia and Socotra; later a civil servant.
- Rader-Day, Lori (fl. 2010s) (stories) (assoc.)
- See loriraderday.com
- Radin, Edward (David) (1909-1966) (stories)
- See bearalley.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/edward-d-radin.html
- Raht, Carlysle Graham (1880-1972) (stories)
- See www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fra13
- Raia, Maria (fl. 2010s) (art)
- See mariaraia.daportfolio.com
- Raimondo, Lynne (fl. 2010s) (stories)
- See lynneraimondo.com
- Raine, Norman Reilly (1895-1971) (stories)
- Journalist, editor, novelist, screenwriter, creator of “Tugboat Annie.” Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; died in Woodland Hills, California. Note: one source lists his birthdate as 1894.
- Raine, William MacLeod (1871-1954) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_MacLeod_Raine
- Raines, Theron (W.) (1925-2012) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/raines_theron
- Ralston, Gilbert (1928- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/ralston_gilbert
- Ramone, Marky [born Marc Steven Bell] (1956- ) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marky_Ramone
- Ramsay, Caro (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories) (assoc.)
- See www.caroramsay.co.uk
- Ramsden, Mark (1956- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ramsden
- Randall, Anthony A(sheton) (1923-2006) (stories)
- Born in Sussex; educated at King’s School, Canterbury; served in the Indian Army 1942-1947; qualified as a solicitor in 1949; spent 35 years in a solicitor’s practice in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, retiring in 1987; living in Dorset.
- Randall, William R. ({c}1876-1939) (stories)
- Born in Rochester, New York; died in Roselle, New Jersey; motion picture, Broadway and radio actor.
- Randisi, Robert J(oseph) (1951- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/randisi_robert_j
- Rankin, Ian (James) (1960- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Rankin
- Rann, Susan (fl. 2000s) (stories) (assoc.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rann_sue
- Rao, Elahzar (fl. 2010s) (stories)
- See www.theadirondackreview.com/ElahzarRao.html
- Rapacz, Mark (fl. 2010s) (stories)
- See martianlit.com/author/mark-rapacz
- Raphael, John N(athaniel) (1868-1917) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/raphael_john_n
- Raphael, Lev (1954- ) (stories)
- Mystery columnist for Detroit Free Press; book critic on National Public Radio.
- Rappart, Hugo (1901-1966) (stories)
- Born in Vienna, Austria; graduate of the University of Vienna; on the editorial staff of Der Morgen in Vienna and Monde Illustre in Paris; served in the French underground during WWII; came to the U.S in 1948.
- Rask, Marie Coolidge [born Marie Aurilla Coolidge] (1872-1949) (stories)
- See desturmobed.blogspot.com/2019/02/marie-coolidge-rask.html
- Rasmussen, Knud (Johan Victor) (1879-1933) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knud_Rasmussen
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