The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Index by Name: Page 473

Larymore, M. A. (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * Third Time Lucky, (ts) John Creasey Mystery Magazine September 1963

Lascaux, Paul; pseudonym of Paul Ott (1955- ) (about) (chron.)
• * The Copyist (with Anke Gebert, Richard Lifka, Thomas Przybilka, Stefan Slupetzky & Christoph Spielberg), (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 2006; translated from the German by Mary Tannert.

Lashley, Debra (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * Right or Wrong, (vi) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January/February 2009

Lasker, Jill (fl. 1970s) (chron.)
• * Audition for Murder, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1979

Laskowitz, Pearl Liebman (fl. 1980s) (chron.)
• * Not Even Death Did Them Part, (pm) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1989

Laskowski, Tara (fl. 2010s-2020s) (about) (chron.)
• * After Their Convictions, Six Murderers Reflect on How Killing Mr. Boddy Changed Their Lives (with Art Taylor), (ss) Black Cat Mystery Magazine #15, 2024
• * The Case of the Vanishing Professor, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May/June 2018
• Black Cat Weekly #3, September 19 2021
• * Hostage, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November/December 2017
• * The Long-Term Tenant, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2019
• * The Monitor, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 2014
• * States of Matter, (vi) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 2016
• * The Tooth Fairy, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January/February 2023

La Spina, (Fanny) Greye (née Bragg) (1880-1969) (chron.)
• * The Dead Wagon, (nv) Weird Tales September 1927
• Hutchinson’s Adventure & Mystery Story Magazine May 1928
• * The Remorse of Professor Panebianco, (ss) Weird Tales January 1925
• Midnight Mystery Stories #25, February 10 1923 (unpublished)
• * Satan’s Slave-Girdle, (ss) Bull’s-Eye Detective Fall 1938
• * The Seventh Step, (ss) The Black Mask May 1920
• * Vampire Bite, (ss) Bull’s-Eye Detective Spring 1939

Lasser, David (1902-1996) (about)
_____, ed.
• * Managing Editor:
  * ___ Amazing Detective Tales, 30/07 - 30/10

Lastine, D. H. (fl. 1970s) (chron.)
• * The Watchman, (vi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine September 1978

Lata, K. A. (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * A New Religion, (vi) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1996

Latane, John (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * Super-Architect of Larceny, (ar) Super-Detective January 1947

Latham, Donald (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * Murder Maks a Difference, (nv) Private Detective Stories April 1941

Latham, Ernest (fl. 1920s) (chron.)
• * The Detective Instinct in Engineering, (ar) The Detective Magazine #12, April 27 1923
• * Engineering Deductions, (ar) The Detective Magazine #19, August 3 1923

Latham, Francis (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * On the Moor, (ss) The New Strand March 1962

Latham, John H(oward) (1917-2001) (about) (chron.)
• * Killer in the Sun, (ss) Fifteen Western Tales May 1946
• New All-Action Stories #3, 1949
• * Two-Gun Poison, (ss) Famous Western Winter 1945
• Swan American Mags #8, 1948

Latham, Long John; see under John H. Latham (chron.)

Latham, P. F. (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * Huntsman in the Snow, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine July 1958
• John Creasey Mystery Magazine (US) March 1959
• * Portrait of Barbara, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine November 1958
• John Creasey Mystery Magazine (US) July 1959

Lathen, Emma; pseudonym of Mary Jane Latsis & Martha Henissart (fl. 1960s-1990s)
_____, [ref.]
• * Ashes to Ashes, (br) The Armchair Detective April 1971, uncredited.
• * Comic Construction in the Novels of Emma Lathen and R. B. Dominic by David Brownell, (ar) The Armchair Detective February 1976
• * The Dog in the Merger by Jon L. Breen, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1973
• * Sweet and Low by Douglas M. Armato, (br) The Armchair Detective August 1974
• * A View from Wall Street: Social Criticism in the Mystery Novels of Emma Lathen by Jane S. Bakerman, (ar) The Armchair Detective June 1976
• * Women and Wall Street: Portraits of Women in Novels by Emma Lathen by Jane S. Bakerman, (ar) The Armchair Detective November 1974

Lathrop, Harley P(hillip) (1881-1965) (about) (chron.)
• * The Yellow Throwback, (ss) Detective Story Magazine October 14 1922

Lathrop, R. L. (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * Fixed for Murder, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine July 1948
• * Lady with a Corpse, (na) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine August 1947
• Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine (UK) February 1948
• * A Spoonful of Suicide, (ss) Ten Detective Aces March 1948

Lathrop, Willis F. (fl. 1910s-1920s) (chron.)
• * The Beggar’s Silk Sock, (ss) Mystery Magazine #92, September 1 1921
• * The Clue of Steel, (ss) Mystery Magazine #57, March 15 1920
• * The Smell of Gasoline, (ss) Mystery Magazine #22, October 1 1918

Latimer, Harrison B. (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
• * …But Is It Art?, (nv) Mammoth Detective February 1947
• * Forty-Cent Tip, (nv) Mammoth Detective January 1947

Latimer, John (1937- ) (about)
_____, [ref.]
• * Jonathan Latimer: An Interview by James R. McCahery, (iv) Hardboiled #4, Spring 1986

Latimer, Jonathan (Wyatt) (1906-1983) (chron.)
• * The Dead Don’t Care [Bill Crane], (n.) Doubleday, 1938
• Triple Detective Spring 1950
• * The Fifth Grave, (na) Mystery Book Magazine August 1946
• * The Lady in the Morgue [Bill Crane], (n.) Doubleday, 1936
• Triple Detective Winter 1952
• * Murder in the Madhouse [Bill Crane], (n.) Doubleday, 1935
• Detective Mystery Novel Magazine Winter 1949
• Detective Mystery Novel Magazine (Canada) Winter 1949
_____, [ref.]
• * The Hardboiled Comedians by David Wilson, (iv) Mystery Magazine April 1982
• * Jonathan Latimer Remembered: 1907-1983 by Maurice F. Neville, (ob) The Armchair Detective Autumn 1983
• * Killer with a Smile by The Editor(s), (cl) Mystery Book Magazine July 1946

Latner, Lou (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Blue Flame, (ss) Popular Detective September 1936

Latner, Pat Wallace (fl. 1960s) (chron.)
• * Trouble House, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1962
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (UK) #122, March 1963
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (Australia) May 1963

Latoski, Todd H. (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * “Mommy Dearest”, (vi) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1994

Latour, José (1940- )
_____, [ref.]
• * Cuban Crime: Jose Latour Interviewed by Peter Walker, (iv) Crime Time #20, 2000

Latour, Kenneth (fl. 1920s) (chron.)
• * No. 728, His Wife, and the Warden, (ss) Detective Story Magazine December 16 1922

Latragna, Christopher (fl. 2010s-2020s) (chron.)
• * Before This Evening Is Over, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2025
• * Call It Sad, Call It Funny, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2020
• * Let’s Keep the Party Polite, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May/June 2022
• * The Loneliest Night of the Week, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May/June 2017
• * A Lousy Little Grand, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2018
• * The People All Said Beware, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2022
• * A Rogues’ Christmas, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January/February 2025
• * Things Being How They Are, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November/December 2024
• * Well-Heeled Shooters, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 2015

La Tray, Chris (fl. 2010s) (about) (chron.)
• * A Blunderbuss for a Broken Heart, (ss) Pulp Modern Winter 2011/2012
• * Buster Lee and the Chucklehead That Wouldn’t Stay Down, (ss) Crime Factory Kung Fu Factory 2011
• * A Dog Named Buddy, (ss) Needle Winter 2012
• * From the Towers of Manhattan to the Jungles of the Sahara, (iv) Crime Factory July 2010 [Ref. Charles Ardai]
• * Romo Samson and the Grandmother Spider, (ss) Pulp Modern Autumn 2011

Latsis, Mary Jane (1927-1997); used pseudonyms R. B. Dominic & Emma Lathen (about)
_____, [ref.]
• * Ashes to Ashes (with Martha Henissart), (br) The Armchair Detective April 1971, uncredited.
• * Comic Construction in the Novels of Emma Lathen and R. B. Dominic by David Brownell, (ar) The Armchair Detective February 1976
• * The Dog in the Merger by Jon L. Breen, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1973
• * Epitaph for a Lobbyist (with Martha Henissart) by Allen J. Hubin, (br) The Armchair Detective May 1974
• * Sweet and Low (with Martha Henissart) by Douglas M. Armato, (br) The Armchair Detective August 1974
• * A View from Wall Street: Social Criticism in the Mystery Novels of Emma Lathen by Jane S. Bakerman, (ar) The Armchair Detective June 1976
• * Women and Wall Street: Portraits of Women in Novels by Emma Lathen by Jane S. Bakerman, (ar) The Armchair Detective November 1974

Lau, John (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * reStlEsS 2niTe, (ss) The Back Alley Webzine June 2007

Lauden, S. W. (fl. 2010s) (about) (chron.)
• * A Novella Idea, (ar) Crimespree Magazine #66, 2017

Laufer, Mary (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
• * The Mystery of the Missing Money, (ss) Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine July/August 2014

Laughlin, Robert (fl. 2000s-2010s) (chron.)
• * The Amityville Realtor, (pm) M #1, May 2014

Laukkanen, Owen (fl. 2010s) (about) (chron.)
• * Dock Talk: How I Came to Write N.F.G., (ar) All Due Respect #2, March 2014
• * N.F.G., (ss) All Due Respect #2, March 2014
_____, [ref.]
• * Arbitrary Writing Decisions by Chris Rhatigan, (iv) All Due Respect #2, March 2014
• * Owen Laukkanen Interview by Dan & Kate Malmon, (iv) Crimespree Magazine #56, May 2014

Laumer, (John) Keith (1925-1993) (about) (chron.)
• * The Walls, (ss) Amazing Stories March 1963
• Black Cat Weekly #121, 2023
• * Worlds of the Imperium [Imperium], (n.) Ace, 1962
• Black Cat Weekly #1, September 5 2021

Laurance, Alice; pseudonym of Laura W. Haywood (1938- ) (chron.)
• * We Interrupt This Magazine, (vi) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1978

Laurance, John (fl. 1920s) (chron.)
• * The Franklin Syndicate, (ar) Detective Story Magazine March 17 1923

Lauren, Julie (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * Jewels of Wisdom, (cl) Futures #4 Aug/Sep, #5 Oct/Nov 1998

Laurence, Bethel (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * The Call, (ss) Today’s Woman March 1951
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1956, as "You Are Going to Die"
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (UK) #43, August 1956, as "You Are Going to Die"
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (Australia) #112, October 1956, as "You Are Going to Die"
• * You Are Going to Die, (ss) Today’s Woman March 1951, as "The Call"
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1956
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (UK) #43, August 1956
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (Australia) #112, October 1956

Laurence, J. F. (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Seven and Sociable, (ss) The Master Thriller Series #27, 1939

Laurence, John; pseudonym of John Laurence Pritchard (1885-1968) (about) (chron.)
• * An Actor-Manager’s Last Appearance, (ar) Detective Story Magazine May 28 1921
• * The Amazing Murder of Jules Santon, (ar) Detective Story Magazine November 16 1920
• * The Capuchin Monkey [Dr. Carmichael], (ss) The 20-Story Magazine January 1925
• Flynn’s August 1 1925
• * Carmichael Up a Tree [Dr. Carmichael], (ss) Flynn’s September 12 1925
• * The Case of the Accidental Poisoner, (ar) Detective Story Magazine January 1 1921
• * The Case of the Chloroformed Jeweler, (ar) Detective Story Magazine March 26 1921
• * The Case of the Green Baize Masks, (ar) Detective Story Magazine February 19 1921
• * The Case of the King of Forgers, (ar) Detective Story Magazine August 17 1920
• * Double and Quits, (ss) The 20-Story Magazine August 1925
• Flynn’s October 31 1925
• * Double Murder, (ar) Detective Story Magazine October 26 1920
• * The Empty House, (sl) Detective Story Magazine May 19, May 26, Jun 2, Jun 9, Jun 16 1923
• * Famous Detectives’ Famous Cases:
  * ___ The Amazing Murder of Jules Santon, (ar) Detective Story Magazine November 16 1920
  * ___ The Case of the Accidental Poisoner, (ar) Detective Story Magazine January 1 1921
  * ___ The Case of the Chloroformed Jeweler, (ar) Detective Story Magazine March 26 1921
  * ___ The Case of the Green Baize Masks, (ar) Detective Story Magazine February 19 1921
  * ___ The Case of the King of Forgers, (ar) Detective Story Magazine August 17 1920
  * ___ Double Murder, (ar) Detective Story Magazine October 26 1920
  * ___ The Man with the Nervous Twitch, (ar) Detective Story Magazine October 12 1920
• * For Old Time’s Sake, (ss) Flynn’s January 16 1926
• * The Gold-from-sea-water Swindle, (ar) Detective Story Magazine April 12 1924
• * The Great Adams Express Robbery, (ar) Detective Story Magazine August 6 1921
• * The Great Cornhill Jewel Robbery, (ar) Detective Story Magazine October 15 1921
• * The Great Manhattan Bank Robbery, (ar) Detective Story Magazine July 2 1921
• * The Great Safe Mystery, (sl) Detective Story Magazine Feb 10, Feb 17, Feb 24, Mar 3, Mar 10 1923
• * The Great Turf Frauds, (ar) Detective Story Magazine January 27 1923
• * Green Moss, (ss) Detective Story Magazine December 14 1929
• * The Humbert Swindle, (ss) Detective Story Magazine April 28 1923
• * The Lure of the Tessier Millions, (ar) Detective Story Magazine March 31 1923
• * The Man with the Nervous Twitch, (ar) Detective Story Magazine October 12 1920
• * The Mascots of Mah Jongg [Dr. Carmichael], (ss) The 20-Story Magazine March 1925
• Flynn’s September 5 1925
• * The Money Shark, (sl) Crime Mysteries #1 Aug 19, #2 Sep 2, #3 Sep 16, #4 Sep 30, #5 Oct 14, #6 Oct 28 1927
• * Monte Carlo Wells, (ar) Detective Story Magazine August 11 1923
• * The Murder on the Egyptian Sphinx, (ar) The Detective Magazine #8, March 2 1923
• * The Mystery of the Sicilian Candle, (ar) The Detective Magazine #4, January 5 1923
• * Prints from the Grave [Dr. Carmichael], (ss) Flynn’s October 17 1925
• * The Robbery of the Gainsborough Duchess, (ar) Detective Story Magazine May 7 1921
• * The Robbery of the Roman Coins, (ar) Detective Story Magazine August 20 1921
• * The Robbery of the Southeastern Mail, (ar) Detective Story Magazine July 23 1921
• * Sailor’s Knots [Dr. Carmichael], (ss) Flynn’s October 10 1925
• * The Sweet Tooth [Dr. Carmichael], (ss) Flynn’s October 24 1925
• * The Theft of the Ellesmere Jewels, (ar) Detective Story Magazine November 5 1921
• * The Woman in the Case [Dr. Carmichael], (ss) The 20-Story Magazine May 1925
• Flynn’s August 8 1925
• * World-Famous Robberies:
  * ___ An Actor-Manager’s Last Appearance, (ar) Detective Story Magazine May 28 1921
  * ___ The Great Adams Express Robbery, (ar) Detective Story Magazine August 6 1921
  * ___ The Great Cornhill Jewel Robbery, (ar) Detective Story Magazine October 15 1921
  * ___ The Great Manhattan Bank Robbery, (ar) Detective Story Magazine July 2 1921
  * ___ The Robbery of the Gainsborough Duchess, (ar) Detective Story Magazine May 7 1921
  * ___ The Robbery of the Roman Coins, (ar) Detective Story Magazine August 20 1921
  * ___ The Robbery of the Southeastern Mail, (ar) Detective Story Magazine July 23 1921
  * ___ The Theft of the Ellesmere Jewels, (ar) Detective Story Magazine November 5 1921

Laurence, Tim (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * [letter], (lt) Clues September 1931

Laurenson, R(obert) M(ark) (1916?-1972?)
_____, [ref.]
• * The Railroad Murder Case by Elizabeth Foxwell, (br) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2024

Laurents, Erica (fl. 1980s) (chron.)
• * Some Reflections on the Death of Robert, (ss) Mystery Magazine April 1982

Lauriston, Victor; [born William Edward Park] (1881-1973) (about) (chron.)
• * Adam Winright’s Family Skeleton, (sl) Detective Story Magazine Aug 27, Sep 3, Sep 10, Sep 17, Sep 24, Oct 1 1918
• * Against His Reason, (ss) Detective Story Magazine August 12 1919
• * Buried in Type (with A. L. McCready), (nv) Detective Story Magazine July 8 1919
• Best Detective Magazine June 1930
• * The Dead Man’s Letter, (nv) The Black Mask November 1921
• * Dishonor Among Thieves, (ss) Detective Story Magazine February 4 1919
• * The Doctor Looks in the Glass, (ss) Detective Story Magazine May 31 1924
• Best Detective Magazine May 1932
• * Double Liability, (ss) Detective Story Magazine April 12 1924
• Best Detective Magazine April 1931
• * The Jackal, (ss) The Underworld October 20 1927
• * Mad Dog, (ss) Detective Story Magazine September 13 1924
• Best Detective Magazine October 1931
• * The Man Who Shot Bill Powderly, (nv) Mystery Magazine December 1926
• * No Defense Whatever, (sl) Mystery Magazine May 1, May 15 1926
• * Sand, (ss) Mystery Magazine November 1926
• * Savings, (ss) Detective Story Magazine August 17 1920
• Best Detective Magazine January 1931
• * Sight and Sound, (nv) Mystery Magazine February 15 1926
• * Six Shots, (nv) The Black Mask July 1924
• The Black Mask (UK) July 1924
• * A Sure-Enough Go-Getter, (ss) Detective Story Magazine May 28 1927
• * What the Hands Told [Glory Adair], (nv) Flynn’s April 25 1925
• * The Will and the Deed, (ss) Detective Story Magazine June 10 1919
• * William James Ramsay’s Grave, (ss) Mystery Stories March 1929