The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Index by Date: Page 326

Lane, John (fl. 1940s-1950s); house pseudonym used by John D. MacDonald (1916-1986) (items)
• With Malice Toward All!, (ar) Detective Tales November 1948
• Poisoner, Beware!, (ar) Detective Tales December 1948
• His Own Funeral, (ss) Detective Tales April 1949 (by John D. MacDonald)
• The Long, Red Night, (ss) Detective Tales May 1950 (by John D. MacDonald)
• Memos on Mayhem, (ar) 15 Mystery Stories October 1950
• Let’s Play Safe, (ms)

Lane, Kenneth Westmacott (1893-1954); used pseudonym Keith West (about) (items)
• A Gentleman Repays a Loan, (ss) Cosmopolitan July 1931, as by Keith West

Lane, Lorraine (fl. 1930s) (items)
• [illustration(s)], (il) The Illustrated Detective Magazine July 1932

Lane, M(iles) Howard (1910-1955) (about) (items)
• Night of Wrath, (ss) New Mystery Adventures October 1935
• Queen of the Huallaga, (nv) Mystery Adventure Magazine November 1936
• Perfume of Death, (ss) Thrilling Detective July 1937
• Opium Payoff, (nv) Detective Yarns December 1938
• Forty-Five Prodigal, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly December 6 1941

Lane, R. E. (fl. 1980s) (items)
• What Happened, (vi) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1985

Lane, Robert C. (fl. 1960s) (items)
• A Class Operator, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1966
• Family Man, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1966

Lanford, Mickey; [i.e., M. A. Lanford] (fl. 1970s-1980s) (about) (items)
• Who Killed the Mistress of the Manor?, (pm) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1976
• Motivation in Any Language, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1977
• The Last Act, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 1977
• Give Us This Day, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1978
• The Whose Zoo of Crime, (pm) Black Cat Mystery Quarterly #4, 1981

Lang, Allen Kim (1928- ) (about) (items)
• Body in Blue Jeans, (nv) Mantrap July 1956
• The Sealed Envelope, (nv) Manhunt September 1956
• Draw Your Breath in Pain, (ss) Suspect Detective Stories October 1956
• Sweet Smell of Murder, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 1957
• Mexico, with Lettuce, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1957
• Box-Garden, (ss) Science Fiction Adventures April 1958
• The Penny-Ante Murders, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 1958
• Room for Murder, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 1958
• This Is a Watchbird Watching You, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine February 1959
• Diamonds, Fly Away Home!, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1959
• Final Exam, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine August 1959
• I, Gardener, (ss) Fantastic Science Fiction Stories December 1959
• Death Above Water, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July 1960
• Never Aim a Boy, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1960
• The Trail of the Catfish, (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1962
• Beauty and the Beasts, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 1962
• Highway Man, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 1963
• The Pink Envelope, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1964
• Squeeze Me Easy, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1964
• Death in the Air, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1964
• Two Deaths for a Dime, (nv) The Saint Mystery Magazine October 1964
• The Mark of Cain, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1965
• Murder! Murder! Cha, Cha, Cha, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine February 1966
• Murder in a Nudist Camp, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1966
• Candy from a Babe, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1966
• Murder Is a Gas, (nv) The Saint Magazine September 1966
• Weed of Crime, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1968
• The Case of the KO’d Computer, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 1971
• Hold a Mirror to Murder, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine August 1972
• Fat Man’s Club, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1974
• Two Cheers for a Hero, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1979
• Acid Test, (ss) Mystery Weekly October 2016

Lang, Chick (fl. 2000s) (items)
• For the Love of Opal, (ss) Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine #33, Spring 2004
• Gabriel’s Horn, (ss) Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine #35, Fall 2004
• According to Beauregard, (ss) Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine #36, Winter 2004
• Venus in Transit, (ss) Hardluck Stories Spring 2005
• Hen Party, (ss) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine May/June 2005
• An Appreciative Audience, (ss) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine July/August 2005
• At Walter’s Edge, (ss) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine September/October 2005
• The Protégé, (ss) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine November/December 2005
• Gnawing Suspicion, (ss) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine January/February 2006
• Blood Moon, Blue Bayou, (ss) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine March/April 2006
• Underwater, (ss) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine May/June 2006
• Like a Brother, (ss) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine July/August 2006
• Sing Me to Death, (ss) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine July/August 2006
• Pier Pressure, (ss) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine September/October 2006
• Dead Man Lying, (ss) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine November/December 2006
• Filet It Again, Sam, (ss) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine November/December 2006
• “Un Repas Malheureux” (An Unhappy Meal), (ss) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine January/February 2007
• Threads to Die For, (ss) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine January/February 2007
• The Totem Poll, (vi) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine March/April 2007
• Two Plus Two Equals Dead, (ss) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine March/April 2007

Lang, Evelyn (fl. 1930s) (items)
• Death of a Columnist, (ms) Mystery February 1933

Lang, [Rev.] Gordon (1893-1981) (about) (items)
• Mr. Justice Avory, (ss) Mystery and Detection September 1935

Lang, J. T. (fl. 1960s) (items)
• Faithful Servant, (ss) Edgar Wallace Mystery Magazine #3, October 1964

Lang, John (fl. 1920s-1940s) (items)
• [letter], (lt) Clues 1st October 1928
• Walk Upon the Waters, (ss) Doc Savage December 1945

Lang, John E. (fl. 1940s) (items)
• Sour Grapes, (ss) Thrilling Mystery Novel Magazine May 1947

Lang, John Patrick (fl. 1990s) (items)
• Ross Thomas: A Thumbnail Sketch, (bg) Murderous Intent Fall 1997 [Ref. Ross Thomas]

Lang, Michele (fl. 2000s-2020s) (about) (items)
• Comparison Shopping, (ss) Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem #1, July 2020
• The Rehab Archipelago, (ss) Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem #2, August 2020
• Mousy Brown, (nv) Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem #3, September 2020
• Mickey Bones, (ss) Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem #4, 2020
• Murder in Mountain View, (nv) Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem #5, 2021
• Splendor, (ss) Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem #7, 2021
• Satisfaction Brought Him Back, (ss) Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem #11, 2022
• Wild Mabel, (ss) Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem #12, 2022
• In the Garden of Lies, (ss) Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem #13, 2023
• End of the Line, (nv) Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem #14, 2023
• Saturday Night Special, (ss) Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem #18, 2024

Lang, Preston (fl. 2010s-2020s) (about) (items)
• Rib Eye, (ss) All Due Respect #6, May 2015
• Nut Lobby, (ss) Thuglit #21, January/February 2016
• Rheo Bars, (ss) Pulp Modern Spring 2016
• The Counselor, (ss) Crime Syndicate Magazine #2, May 2016
• The Sign, (ss) Betty Fedora #3, Fall 2016
• North Creek Brown, (ss) Switchblade #1, April 2017
• Press It Down, (ss) Switchblade #3, October 2017
• Eleven Irritated People, (ss) Pulp Modern Winter 2017
• Breakup, (ss) Betty Fedora #4, 2017
• Lama Todd, (vi) Switchblade #5, April 2018
• Potato Sandwich Days, (ss) Rock and a Hard Place Winter/Spring 2020
• Descent, (ss) Hoosier Noir v1, 2020
• Run Rosie Run, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March/April 2020
• The High Notes, (vi) Switchblade #12, June 2020
• Grief, (ss) Dark Yonder #2, Spring 2023
• The Codicil, (ss) Mystery Magazine September 2023
• Cecile, (ss) Rock and a Hard Place #13, Winter 2025

Lang, Valentine (fl. 1930s) (items)
• Gold Is King [Dan Kendall], (nv) Black Book Detective Magazine January 1934
• Stroke of Death [Dan Kendall], (nv) Black Book Detective Magazine February 1934
• The Turf Murder [Dan Kendall], (na) Black Book Detective Magazine March 1934
• The Home-Run Murder [Dan Kendall], (nv) Black Book Detective Magazine April 1934
• The Greystone Murder, (nv) Black Book Detective Magazine June 1934

Langbein, August Friedrich (Ernst) (1757-1835) (about) (items)
• The Irreconcilable Man, (ss) The German Novelists ed. & tr. Thomas Roscoe, H. Colburn, 1826; translated by Thomas Roscoe

Lange, George (fl. 1950s) (items)
• City Hunters, (ss) Manhunt May 1956
• A Date with Harry, (ss) Manhunt July 1956
• A Time for Dying, (nv) Murder March 1957

Lange, Walter (fl. 1950s) (items)
• The Witness Chair, (cl) Fifteen Detective Stories October 1953

Langelaan, George (1908-1972) (about) (items)
• The Informer, (ss) Suspense (UK) October 1958
• The Killer, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine February 1959
• The Devil His Due, (ss) Suspense (UK) May 1959
• Armchair Detective, (ss) Suspense (UK) November 1959
• The Only Way Out, (nv) Suspense (UK) April 1960
• I Rescued a Harem Wife, (ts) Suspense (UK) August 1960
• Arabian Night, (nv) Suspense (UK) October 1960
• Yes, I Like Villains!, (ar) Suspense (UK) January 1961

Langen, Gilbert (fl. 1930s) (items)
• The Deadly Dame, (ss) True Gang Life February 1935

Langer, H. C.; [i.e., Hedwig Langer] (1905-1969); used pseudonyms Beech Allen & Milton Burns (items)
• Gang Justice, (nv) Gangster Stories February 1930
• The Magistrate Racket, (ss) Racketeer Stories April 1930
• Code of Gentleman Joe, (ss) Complete Gang Novel Magazine June/July 1931
• Snitch Makes His Moll, (ss) Complete Gang Novel Magazine October 1931
• Sweepstakes, (ss) Complete Gang Novel Magazine March 1932
• Cheese It!, (ss) Racketeer and Gangland Stories June 1932
• Double Jeopardy, (ss) Racketeer and Gangland Stories July 1932
• Hell on Earth, (ss) Greater Gangster Stories May 1934
• Murder to Music, (ss) Nick Carter Magazine February 1935, as by Beech Allen
• Death Throws the Switch, (ss) The Shadow Magazine April 15 1935, as by Beech Allen
• Tragedy of Errors, (ss) Nick Carter Magazine April 1935, as by Beech Allen
• Common Scents, (ss) The Shadow Magazine May 15 1935, as by Beech Allen
• Died in the Wool, (ss) Nick Carter Magazine September 1935, as by Beech Allen
• Seal of Doom, (ss) Nick Carter Magazine November 1935, as by Beech Allen
• Death Is Spelled with a “P”, (ss) Nick Carter Magazine December 1935, as by Milton Burns
• Murder by Degrees, (ss) The Shadow Magazine February 1 1936, as by Beech Allen
• Heat, (ss) The Shadow Magazine April 15 1936, as by Beech Allen
• Winner Loses All, (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly April 18 1936, as by Beech Allen
• Proof in Plaster, (ts) International Detective Cases April 1936, as by Beech Allen
• The Light Cure, (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly May 2 1936, as by Beech Allen
• The Devil Hates Women, (na) Black Book Detective Magazine June 1936, as by Beech Allen
• Tunnel Law, (ss) The Shadow Magazine August 15 1936, as by Beech Allen
• Kid Sherlock, (ss) Ten Detective Aces January 1938, as by Beech Allen
• Ghost Clue, (ss) Ten Detective Aces April 1938, as by Beech Allen
• Death of a Hero, (ss) Detective and Murder Mysteries May 1938, as by Beech Allen
• Off the Record, (nv) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine October 1941, as by Beech Allen

Langford, Elizabeth (fl. 1990s-2000s) (items)
• For My Grandmother, (pm) Futures #12, December 1999/January 2000

Langford, William A. (fl. 1930s-1940s) (items)
• Big-House Bait, (ss) 10-Story Detective Magazine January 1938
• The Devil’s Coronet, (ss) 10-Story Detective Magazine April 1938
• The Haunting Clue, (ss) Variety Detective Magazine August 1938
• Sound Defects [Hank Landis], (ss) Variety Detective Magazine November 1938
• A Bluff in Time, (ss) Variety Detective Magazine February 1939
• Portrait of Vengeance, (ss) Variety Detective Magazine April/May 1939
• Shakedown Antidote, (ss) Variety Detective Magazine June 1939
• The Phantom Clue, (ss) Variety Detective Magazine August 1939
• Death on Parade, (ss) 10-Story Detective Magazine November 1940

Langhammer, Walter (fl. 1940s-1960s) (items)
• [illustration(s)], (il) Suspense (UK) May 1960
• [illustration(s)], (il) Suspense (Australia) May 1960
• [illustration(s)], (il) Suspense (UK) June 1960
• [illustration(s)], (il) Suspense (Australia) June 1960
• [illustration(s)], (il) Suspense (UK) November 1960
• [illustration(s)], (il) Suspense (Australia) November 1960
• [illustration(s)], (il) Suspense (UK) January 1961
• [illustration(s)], (il) Suspense (Australia) January 1961
• [illustration(s)], (il) Suspense (UK) February 1961
• [illustration(s)], (il) Suspense (Australia) February 1961
• [illustration(s)], (il) Suspense (UK) April 1961

Langille, Cody (fl. 2000s-2020s) (about) (items)
• The Scratch, (ss) Suspense Magazine November 2011

Langley, Charles (fl. 2000s) (items)
• Crossing the Bar, (vi) Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers #17, October/November 2000
• I Remember Rollo, (ss) Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine #25, Spring 2002
• A Family Matter, (vi) Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine March/April 2007

Langley, Robert (fl. 1950s) (items)
• A Question of Morality, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine November 1958

Langlinais, M. Pepper (fl. 2000s) (items)
• A.B.C., (ss) Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine #35, Fall 2004

Langmaid, Kenneth (Joseph Robb) (1902-1985); used pseudonym Kenneth Laing (items)
• No Flower, No Funeral, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine November 1957, as by Kenneth Laing

Langtry, Dick (fl. 1940s) (items)
• Sinister Playwright, (ss) Stirring Detective and Western Stories April 1941
• The Hunchback Escapes, (ss) Stirring Detective and Western Stories June 1941
• Police Vendetta, (ss) Red Hood Detective Stories July 1941

Lanham, Bob (fl. 1990s) (items)
• Overruled, (pm) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1991

Lanham, Edwin (Moultrie) (1904-1979) (items)
• Asphodel, (ss) Collier’s June 10 1944

Lanier, M. S. (fl. 1910s) (items)
• The Passing of Peter Quinn, (ss) Detective Story Magazine May 20 1916

Lanier, Roger (fl. 1940s) (items)
• Murderers Get No Sleep, (na) World Wide Detective Stories December 1941

Lanigan, Susan (fl. 2010s) (items)
• Gymnopedie No. 1, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2012

Lankford, Terrill (Lee) (1959- ) (about) (items)
• Detour Drive, (nv) Flesh & Blood ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press, 2001
• Jenny’s Little Problems, (ss) Hardboiled #42, December 2010
• Current Events, (ss) Hardboiled #44, February 2012

Lankstead, James (fl. 1970s) (items)
• The Long Walk Home, (ss) London Mystery Selection #121, June 1979

Lannette (fl. 1990s) (items)
• Footsteps, (uw) New Mystery v6 #1, 1998

Lansdale, Joe R(ichard Harold) (1951- ) (items)
• The Full Count [Ray Slater], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine June 1978
• Long Gone, Forever [Ray Slater], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine December 1978
• One Blonde, Well Dead [Ray Slater], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine April 1979
• Black as the Night [John Talbot] (with Lewis Shiner), (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine September 1979
• Night Drive, (ss) Skullduggery April 1980
• Three Dead Deadbeats (with Robert Fester), (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine April 1980
• Escape Artist, (vi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine June 1980
• Huitzilopochtli, (ss) Skullduggery June 1980
• The Mummy Buyer, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine March 1981
• This Little Piggy (with Dan Lowry), (ss) Skullduggery Summer 1981
• A Right to Be Dead (with Bill Crider), (ss) Black Cat Mystery Magazine #3, 1981
• The Soul Ghoul, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine October 1981
• [biographical sketch], (bg) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine October 1981
• Old Charlie, (ss) The Saint Magazine August 1984
• Boys Will Be Boys, (nv) Hardboiled #3, Winter 1985/1986
• By Bizarre Hands, (ss) Hardboiled #9, Winter/Spring 1988
• The Job, (ss) Razored Saddles ed. Joe R. Lansdale & Patrick LoBrutto, Dark Harvest, 1989
• Drive-In Date, (ss) Night Visions 8, Dark Harvest, 1991
• Rumble Tumble [Hap Collins & Leonard Pine], (ex) Subterranean Press, 1998
• Santa at the Café, (ss) The Strand Magazine #32, 2010
• The Watering Shed [Hap Collins & Leonard Pine], (ex) Full Bleed v2, 2018
• Night Trail, (ss) The Strand Magazine #73, 2024