The FictionMags Index

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GARDNER, EDWARD (chron.)

• * Ninety Day Wonder, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Nov 14 1942
• * The Three Horsemen, (pm) Famous Western Apr 1958

GARDNER, EDWARD, Jr. (chron.)

• * Don’t Get Gertrude, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Apr 10 1943
• * Dough for Painless Perkins, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Jan 1 1944
• * The Notorious Miss Maggie, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Feb 16 1957

GARDNER, ELIZABETH PARKER (chron.)

• * It Is Easy to Plan, (ss) Breezy Stories Sep 1920; as “It’s Easy to Plan” on ToC.

GARDNER, ELLA (chron.)

• * Pussy Willow, (pm) St. Nicholas Magazine Feb 1883

GARDNER, ERLE STANLEY (1889-1970); see pseudonyms Charles M. Green & Charles J. Kenny; Noted mystery writer, creator of character “Perry Mason.” Born in Malden, Massachusetts; died in Temecula, California. (chron.)

• * The 64 Dollar Question (Truman and Utah Wilson), (ar) Argosy May 1953
• * Above the Fog, (nv) Flyers Feb 1930
• * According to Schedule, (ss) West Apr 20 1926
• * Aces Back to Back, (nv) West Apr 20 1927
• * The Affair of the Pearl Princess, (ss) Argosy Nov 1949
• * The Affair of the Reluctant Witness [Jerry Bane], (nv) 1949
  • EQMM Mar 25 1981
• * Air-Tight Alibis, (ss) Clues Jan #2 1931
• * Are These Men Innocent?, (ar) Argosy Aug 1949
• * Argosy’s Court of Last Resort: Should Clarence Boggie be pardoned?, (cl) Argosy Oct 1948
• * As Far as the Poles, (na) Short Stories Jul 25 1933
  • Short Stories (UK) early-Dec 1933
• * The Back Trail, (ss) Short Stories Mar 10 1927
• * Barney Killigen, (ss) Clues Detective Stories Dec 1938
• * Before Dawn, (ss) Brief Stories Jan 1926
• * The Big Squeeze, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Nov 15 1941; Pete Quint finds a hot market for air conditioning.
• * The Bird in the Hand [Lester Leith], (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly Apr 9 1932
  • EQMM Dec 1953
• * The Black Egg, (na) Short Stories Dec 10 1934
  • Short Stories (UK) mid-Apr 1935
• * A Blind Date with Death, (ss) Clues Aug 1932
• * The Blonde in Lower Six [Ed Jenkins], (n.) Argosy Sep 1961
• * Blood-Red Gold, (nv) Argosy Sep 20 1930
• * A Bolt from the Blue, (sl) Air Adventures Oct, Nov, Dec 1928, Jan, Feb 1929
• * The Bridge, (ss)
  • Argosy (UK) Dec 1949
• * Broken Eggs, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly May 5 1934
• * The Bullet Guide, (ss) Everybody’s Magazine Jan 1928
• * Bunched Knuckles, (nv) Argosy Sep 21 1935
• * The Candy Kid [Lester Leith], (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly Mar 14 1931
• * The Cards of Death, (ss) Clues Mar 1927
• * Carved in Sand, (nv) Argosy Jun 17 1933
• * The Case of Lame Canary [Perry Mason], (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Jul 10 1937
• * The Case of Leu Fook, (lt) Detective Fiction Weekly Feb 14 1931
• * The Case of the Bigamous Spouse [Perry Mason], (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Jul 15, Jul 22, Jul 29, Aug 5, Aug 12, Aug 19, Aug 26 1961
• * The Case of the Busy Corpse, (ss) Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine Apr 1958
  • Mercury Mystery Magazine Apr 1963
• * The Case of the Careless Kitten [Perry Mason], (sl) The Saturday Evening Post May 23, May 30, Jun 6, Jun 13, Jun 20, Jun 27, Jul 4, Jul 11 1942; The Mystery Deepens.
• * The Case of the Caretaker’s Cat [Perry Mason], (sl) Liberty Aug 3 1935
• * The Case of the Crimson Kiss [Perry Mason], (nv) The American Magazine Jun 1948; published in book form by Morrow, 1949, along with another Perry Mason novelette and a novel.
  • EQMM Apr 1951
• * The Case of the Crushed Carnation, (na) Top-Notch Sep 1 1928
• * The Case of the Crying Swallow [Perry Mason], (na) The American Magazine Aug 1947
  • MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1953
• * The Case of the Curious Bride [Perry Mason], (sl) Liberty Jul 7, Aug 11, Sep 1 1934
• * The Case of the Dead Man’s Daughter [Perry Mason], (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Aug 10, Aug 17, Aug 24, Aug 31, Sep 7, Sep 14, Sep 21, Sep 28 1957
• * The Case of the Duplicate Daughter [Perry Mason], (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Jun 4, Jun 11, Jun 18, Jun 25, Jul 2, Jul 9, Jul 16, Jul 23 1960
• * The Case of the Footloose Doll [Perry Mason], (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 8, Mar 15, Mar 22 1958
• * The Case of the Fugitive Nurse [Perry Mason], (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Sep 19, Sep 26, Oct 3, Oct 10, Oct 17, Oct 24, Oct 31, Nov 7 1953
• * The Case of the Greedy Grandpa [Perry Mason], (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Oct 25, Nov 1, Nov 8, Nov 15, Nov 22, Nov 29, Dec 6, Dec 13 1958
• * The Case of the Howling Dog, (sl) Liberty Jan 13 1934
• * The Case of the Invisible Circle, (ar) The American Weekly 1955
  • Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine Jul 1956
• * The Case of the Irate Witness [Perry Mason], (ss) Colliers Jan 17 1953
  • EQMM Jul 1954
• * The Case of the Lame Canary [Perry Mason], (sl) The Saturday Evening Post May 29, Jun 5, Jun 12, Jun 19, Jul 17 1937
• * The Case of the Lucky Loser [Perry Mason], (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Sep 1, Sep 8, Sep 15, Sep 22, Sep 29, Oct 6, Oct 13, Oct 20 1956
• * The Case of the Mischievous Doll [Perry Mason], (na) The Saturday Evening Post Dec 8 1962
• * The Case of the Missing Poison [Perry Mason], (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Dec 10, Dec 17, Dec 24, Dec 31 1955, Jan 7, Jan 14, Jan 21, Jan 28 1956
• * The Case of the Mythical Monkeys [Perry Mason], (sl) The Saturday Evening Post May 2, May 9, May 16, May 23, May 30, Jun 6, Jun 13, Jun 20 1959
• * The Case of the Negligent Nymph [Perry Mason], (sl) Colliers Sep 17, Sep 24 1949
• * The Case of the Restless Redhead [Perry Mason], (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Sep 11, Sep 18, Sep 25, Oct 2, Oct 9, Oct 16 1954
• * The Case of the Restless Redhead, (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Oct 23 1954
• * The Case of the Restless Redhead [Perry Mason], (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Oct 30 1954
• * The Case of the Silent Partner [Perry Mason], (na) New York: Morrow 1940
  • The Washington Post Mar 22 1942
• * The Case of the Smuggler’s Ball [Perry Mason], (sl) Colliers Apr 22, Apr 29 1950
• * The Case of the Spurious Spinster [Perry Mason], (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Jan 28, Feb 4, Feb 11, Feb 18, Feb 25, Mar 4, Mar 11 1961
• * The Case of the Sun Bather’s Diary, (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Mar 5 1955
• * The Case of the Sun Bather’s Diary [Perry Mason], (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Mar 12, Mar 19, Mar 26, Apr 2, Apr 9, Apr 16, Apr 23 1955
• * The Case of the Waylaid Wolf [Perry Mason], (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Sep 5, Sep 12, Sep 19, Sep 26, Oct 3, Oct 10, Oct 17, Oct 24 1959
• * The Clearing House of Crime, (ss) Clues Oct 1933; given as by Erle Stanley Gardiner.
• * The Clue of the Hungry Horse [Sheriff Bill Eldon], (na) The Country Gentleman Feb 1947 (+ )
  • MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1953
• * The Clue of the Runaway Blonde [“Clues Don’t Count”; Sheriff Bill Eldon], (na) The Country Gentleman Jul 1945
  • MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1952
  • Ellery Queen’s Anthology Fll/Win 1976
• * The Clue of the Screaming Woman, (na) The Country Gentleman Mar 1949
• * Clues Don’t Count [Sheriff Bill Eldon], (na) The Country Gentleman Jul 1945; also as “The Clue of the Runaway Blonde”.
• * Clues Don’t Count [Sheriff Bill Eldon], (sl) The Country Gentleman Sep 1945
• * The Coffin Case - A New Look, (ar) Argosy Apr 1957
• * Cold Turkey, (ss) Argosy Jun 4 1932
• * “Come, Come, Gentlemen!”, (ar) Argosy Jul 1950
• * Complete Designs, (ss) Short Stories Jul 25 1936
  • Short Stories (UK) early-Dec 1936
  • Short Stories Aug 1953
• * The Corpse Was in the Countinghouse, (sl) Colliers Mar 3, Mar 10, Mar 17, Mar 24, Mar 31 1951
• * Court Hits Two Unjust Convictions, (ar) Argosy Feb 1951
• * The Court of Last Resort, (ar) Argosy Jan, Feb, Mar 1953, Apr 1954, Feb 1956, Jun, Sep 1957; features the Eyes of Texas.; features inmate Silas Rogers.; the case of Emma Jo Johnson of Nevada.; features Ernest Woodmansee.; takes a look at a dramatic new turn in the Sam Sheppard Case.; takes a look at the human side of the Sam Sheppard Case.
• * The Court of Last Resort features The Case of the Phantom Firebug, (ar) Argosy Oct 1955; the story of a fire in San Francisco with George Holman being charged for it.
• * The Court of Last Resort presents a Night on Skid Row, (ar) Argosy Jun 1955
• * The Court of Last Resort: A Gun Called Bill, (ar) Argosy Jul 1955
• * The Court of Last Resort: A Restatement of Purpose, (ar) Argosy Mar 1955
• * The Court of Last Resort: An Orchid for Gladys, (ar) Argosy Mar 1952
• * The Court of Last Resort: Are the Sheppards Telling the Truth, (ar) Argosy Aug 1957
• * The Court of Last Resort: Crime Reconstruction Smashes “Evidence”, (ar) Argosy Jun 1950
• * The Court of Last Resort: Don’t Hide the Facts, (ar) Argosy Aug 1950
• * The Court of Last Resort: Law Enforcement at the Crossroads, (ar) Argosy May 1956
• * The Court of Last Resort: Murder in Las Vegas, (ar) Argosy May 1954; features Emma Jo Johnson aka Mrs. Jack Lambert.
• * The Court of Last Resort: The Big House, (ar) Argosy Apr 1955
• * The Court of Last Resort: The Court Salutes a Warden, (ar) Argosy Mar 1958; features a visit to the Minnesota State Penitentiary at Stillwater and Warden Douglas C. Rigg.
• * The Court of Last Resort: Tom Runyon, (ar) Argosy Jan 1956
• * The Court of Last Resort: Was Gross Railroaded?, (ar) Argosy Sep 1949
• * The Court of Last Resort: Write to Knight Tonight, (ar) Argosy Mar 1956
• * The Crimson Scorpion, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine Oct 15 1933
• * The D.A. Breaks a Seal [Doug Selby], (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Dec 1, Dec 8, Dec 15, Dec 22, Dec 29 1945, Jan 5, Jan 12 1946
• * The D.A. Calls a Turn [Doug Selby], (sl) The Country Gentleman Dec 1943
• * The D.A. Cooks a Goose [Doug Selby], (sl) The Country Gentleman Sep 1941, Jan 1942
• * The D.A. Holds a Candle [Doug Selby], (sl) The Country Gentleman Sep 1938, Jan 1939
• * The D.A. Takes a Chance [Doug Selby], (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Jul 31, Aug 7, Aug 14, Aug 21, Aug 28, Sep 4, Sep 11, Sep 18 1948
• * The Dance of the Dagger, (ss) Clues Feb 1933
• * Danger Out of the Past [“Protection”], (ss) Manhunt May 1955
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (Australia) May 1961
• * The Danger Zone, (nv) Argosy Oct 15 1932
  • The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Feb 1964
• * Dark Alleys [Ed Jenkins], (nv) Black Mask Sep 1939
  • Big Double Feature Magazine 1939
  • Black Mask (UK) Sep 1939
• * De Marigny’s Famous Finger, (ar) Argosy May 1948
• * A Dead Man Works for Justice, (ar) Argosy May 1950
• * Death Rides a Boxcar, (na) The American Magazine Jan 1945; a different version was published separately as “Over the Hump,” London: Gordon Martins, 1945.
  • EQMM Mar 1948
• * The Death Shadow, (ss) Clues Jun #1 1928
• * A Desert “Sheek”, (ss) Brief Stories Dec 1925
• * The Devil’s Thumb, (na) Brief Stories Feb 1928
• * The Diamond of Destiny, (ss) Clues Jul #2 1928
• * Dogs of Death, (ss) Clues Detective Stories May 1939
• * Doing It Up Brown, (ss) Short Stories Apr 10 1926
  • Short Stories (UK) early-Sep 1926
• * Dominoes of Death, (nv) Short Stories Nov 10 1933
• * The Door of Death, (ss) Clues Feb #2 1928
• * Double Action, (ss) Short Stories Nov 25 1927
  • Short Stories (UK) mid-Apr 1928
• * Erle Stanley Gardner Reports (Court of Last Resort), (ar) Argosy Nov 1951
• * Escape to Disaster, (ss) Suspense (UK) Jun 1960
• * The Exact Opposite [Lester Leith], (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly Mar 29 1941
  • EQMM Oct 1951
• * Face Up [Ed Jenkins], (nv) Black Mask Jan 1932
• * Fair Warning, (ss) Clues May 1927
• * The Fall Guy, (ss) Clues Aug #1 1928
• * FBI Vets Will Help Court, (ar) Argosy Dec 1951
• * The Feminine Touch, (ss) Clues Jul #1 1928
• * Fingers of Fate, (nv) Three Star Magazine Aug #2 1928
• * First and Last, (ss) Clues Apr #1 1931
• * The Fork in the Road, (ar) Argosy Sep 1958; a piece on The Court of Last Resort.
• * A Frying Job, (ss) Clues Jul 1931
• * Fugitive Gold, (sl) The Dallas Morning News Jul 7 1935
• * The Fugitive Manhunter, (ss) Short Stories Jun 10 1928
  • Short Stories (UK) mid-Oct 1928
  • Short Stories Jan 1953
• * The Game Winner, (nv) Ace-High Magazine Jan #2 1927
• * Gardner on Book Contests, (lt) The Author & Journalist Oct 1943
• * The Gems of Tai Lee, (ss) Clues Mar #2 1930
• * The George Holman Case, (ar) Argosy Dec 1956; takes a look at the arsonist of the San Francisco hotel fire that killed 22.
• * Getting Away with Murder, (ar) Atlantic Monthly Jan 1965; reminiscence of pulp years.
• * The Gloved Mystery, (ss) Detective Action Stories Nov 1931
• * Gods Who Frown, (ss) Clues Jun #2 1930
• * Golden Bullets, (nv) Argosy Jun 7 1930
• * Grubstake, (ss) Short Stories May 25 1928
  • Short Stories (UK) early-Oct 1928
• * The Guilty Trail, (ss) Clues May #2 1928
• * Gunned Out, (ss) Clues Jun 1932
• * The Guy that Bumped Grigsley, (ss) Short Stories Apr 10 1930
• * Hairtrigger Trails the Hawk, (ss) Triple-X Apr 1929
• * The Hand of the Tong, (ss) Clues Aug #2 1929
• * Hard-Boiled, (ss) Clues Aug #2 1928
• * The Higher Court, (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly Mar 8 1930
  • The Best of Argosy Annual #2 1976
• * Hoodoo, (ss) Clues Aug 1931
• * A Horse on Fane, (ss) Clues Dec #2 1930
• * The Hour of the Rat [Ed Jenkins], (nv) Black Mask Feb 1933
  • Black Mask (UK) Feb 1933
• * The Human Zero, (na) Argosy Dec 19 1931
• * The Ideal Sleeping Bag, (ar) Argosy Apr 1953
• * The Importance of Truth, (ar) Argosy May 1957
• * The Impossible Homicide, (ar) Argosy Sep 1955
• * In Round Figures [Lester Leith], (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly Aug 23 1930
  • EQMM Jul 1952
• * The Incredible Mister Smith [Ed Jenkins], (nv) Black Mask Mar 1943
  • Black Mask (UK) Dec 1943
• * The Innocent Must Be Protected, (ar) Argosy Apr 1950
• * Introductory Notes [to “Lester Leith, Impersonator”], (is) EQMM May 1950
• * The Ivory Casket, (nv) Argosy Mar 17 1934
• * The Kid Clears a Crook, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly Feb 3 1934
• * The Kid Clips a Coupon, (nv) Detective Fiction Weekly Apr 21 1934
• * The Kid Muscles In, (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly Apr 15 1933
• * The Kid Takes a Cut [Patent Leather Kid], (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly May 20 1933