Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Stories, Listed by Author

MERWIN, SAM, JR. (chron.) (continued)
• * The Body Went to Bed [Mike Shayne], (nv) Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1956, as by Brett Halliday.
• * Bright Bulb, (ss) G-Men Detective Mar 1947
  • Triple Detective Sum 1954
• * Bring Back a Corpse [Mike Shayne], (nv) Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1956, as by Brett Halliday.
• * Bury You Later [Mike Shayne], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1978, as by Brett Halliday.
• * Caviar for the Killer, (na) Dime Detective Magazine May 1941
• * The City of Brotherly Death [Mike Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1975, as by Brett Halliday.
• * Close Cover Before Striking, (ss) Black Book Detective Feb 1948
  • Black Book Detective (Canada) Feb 1948
• * Coming—The Day of Wrath, (ar) Exciting Mystery Win 1943
• * The Corpse Came Ashore [Amy Brewster], (ss) Popular Detective Nov 1947
• * Czechoslovakian Time Bomb, (ar) Exciting Mystery Spr 1943
• * A Date with Jonathan, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1956
• * Death from a Family Tree, (ss) Popular Detective May 1948
• * Death in a Duplex, (ss) The Phantom Detective Jun 1943
• * Death Is My Gift, (nv) Popular Detective Oct 1943
  • Popular Detective (Canada) Jun 1944
• * Death Meets the Ski Train, (nv) Exciting Detective Spr 1942
• * Disturb the Dead, (ss) Thrilling Mystery Mar 1942; see also under Robert Wallace.
• * Downfall, (ss) The Pursuit Detective Story Magazine Jul 1956
• * Extra for Murder, (na) Detective Novels Magazine Aug 1943
• * Fountain of Death, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1973
• * Four-Time Winner, (ss) Murder Jul 1957
• * The Game of Death, (ss) Thrilling Detective Dec 1940
• * The General Comes to Dinner, (ss) Detective Novels Magazine Apr 1944
• * The Golden Bungalow, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1975
• * The Grim Face of Murder [Mike Shayne], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1978, as by Brett Halliday.
• * Heir of the Dog, (ss) The Phantom Detective Feb 1945
  • The Phantom Detective (Canada) Feb 1945
• * Here Comes the Corpse, (ss) Thrilling Mystery Novel Magazine Spr 1945
• * I’ll Talk About You, (ss) Detective Novels Magazine Oct 1943
  • Detective Novels Magazine (Canada) Sep 1944
• * It’s on Your Head!, (ss) Famous Detective Stories Oct 1955
• * Killer, Keep Moving, (ss) Thrilling Mystery Jul 1942
• * Knife in My Back, (na) Detective Novels Magazine Dec 1943
• * The Last Zoot Suit, (ss) Exciting Detective Mar 1943
• * Lead for the Editor, (ss) Thrilling Detective Mar 1945
  • Thrilling Detective (UK) Jan 1946
• * Leave at Your Peril, (ss) Thrilling Detective Aug 1944
  • Thrilling Detective (UK) Nov 1944
• * The Liquid Bullet, (ss) Mystery Book Magazine Sum 1949
• * Lobster Blonde, (ss) G-Men Detective Sep 1942
• * Lower Level, (ss) The Saint Detective Magazine Feb 1956
  • The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Jun 1956
• * The Maestro’s Secret [Amy Brewster], (ss) Detective Mystery Novel Magazine Spr 1948
• * The Man Who Knew, (ss) Thrilling Mystery Novel Magazine Win 1945
• * The Man with Two Faces, (ss) Black Book Detective May 1943
  • The Phantom Detective (Canada) Feb 1944
• * Mark Me for Murder [Mike Shayne], (nv) Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1956, as by Brett Halliday.
• * Mark of the Leaf, (ss) G-Men Detective Spr 1950
  • G-Men Detective (UK) Nov 1950
• * The Mask, (ss) G-Men Detective Nov 1947
• * A Matter of Policy, (na) Dime Detective Magazine Jan 1941
• * Milkmaid, (ss) Hunted Detective Story Magazine Aug 1956
• * Monarchs of Murder [Rex Parker (The Masked Detective)], (na) Thrilling Mystery Fll 1944, as by C. K. M. Scanlon.
• * Murder for Syndication, (na) Dime Detective Magazine Jul 1939
• * Murder in the Good Old Days, (ar)
  • The Phantom Detective (Canada) May 1943
• * Murder March of the Toy Soldiers, (na) Dime Detective Magazine Oct 1939
• * Murder on Furlough, (ss) Thrilling Detective May 1945
  • Thrilling Detective (Canada) May 1945
• * Music for Murder [Mike Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1977, as by Brett Halliday.
• * The Next to Die, (ss) The Pursuit Detective Story Magazine Sep 1956
• * Night Out for Suki, (ss) Exciting Detective Fll 1942
  • Popular Detective (Canada) Sep 1943
• * Off the Beam, (ss) Thrilling Adventures Dec 1941
  • Detective Novels Magazine (Canada) Apr 1942
• * Old Girl, (ss) Detective Novels Magazine Feb 1943
  • Detective Novels Magazine (Canada) Sep 1943
• * Paper Chase, (ss) Popular Detective Aug 1942
• * A Pattern for Terror [Mike Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1978, as by Brett Halliday.
• * Physician, Heal Thyself, (nv) Thrilling Mystery Jul 1940
• * The Plague at Burdon Corners, (nv) Popular Detective Dec 1938
• * Porcelain Caps, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine (Australia) Jan/Feb 1958
  • Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine (UK) May/Jun 1958
• * Postscript to an Electric Chair, (nv) Black Book Detective Jun 1947
• * A Problem in Plates, (ss) Thrilling Detective Nov 1942
  • Thrilling Detective (Canada) Feb 1943
• * Quest for a Corpse, (nv) Popular Detective May 1952
• * Reception for Death, (na) Detective Novels Magazine Dec 1942
  • Detective Novels Magazine (Canada) Jun 1943
• * The Revolving Door, (ss) Manhunt Feb 1955
  • Giant Manhunt #6 1955 (var.1), #6 1955 (var.2)
  • Verdict Detective Story Magazine #9 1955
• * Rich Country, (nv) Hunted Detective Story Magazine Feb 1956
• * Ride for Big Jim, (ss) Double-Action Detective Stories #6 1957
• * Say Your Prayers, Killer, (ss) Tightrope! May 1960
• * A Sense for Crime, (nv) Famous Detective Stories Aug 1955
• * Seven to Die [Mike Shayne], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1978, as by Brett Halliday.
• * Sophisticated, (ss) Popular Love Jan 1944
  • Triangle Quarterly Fll 1945
• * The Stones in the Script, (nv) Thrilling Mystery Spr 1944
• * The Strange Shape of Murder [Dan Fowler], (na) G-Men Detective Jul 1941
  • Triangle Quarterly Sum 1942
• * Talent for Trouble, (nv) Thrilling Detective Aug 1941
  • Triangle Quarterly Sum 1942
  • 5 Detective Novels Magazine Spr 1950
• * Terry Was a Hero, (ss) Detective Novel Magazine Win 1948
• * They Licked the Fifth Column, (ar) G-Men Detective Fll 1943
• * They’re Not So Tough, (ss) Thrilling Detective Apr 1942
  • Thrilling Detective (Canada) Aug 1943
• * The Threat of the Violent Men [Rex Parker (The Masked Detective)], (na) The Masked Detective Fll 1941, as by C. K. M. Scanlon.
  • Exciting Detective (Canada) Dec 1941
• * Three Left Hands, (ss) Thrilling Mystery Jan 1942
• * Triple Play, (ss) Popular Detective Feb 1942
• * The Twentieth Hole, (ss) Thrilling Mystery Nov 1941
• * U-Turn, (ss) Thrilling Detective May 1942
  • Thrilling Detective (UK) Jun 1942
• * Week-End Squall, (ss) Thrilling Detective Dec 1941
  • Thrilling Detective (Canada) Jun 1942
• * White Heat, (ss) Popular Detective Apr 1942
• * Who Shot the Duke? [Mike Shayne], (nv) Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1956, as by Brett Halliday.
• * The Widower, (ss) Black Book Detective Sep 1948
• * The Witness Died in Bed, (ss) Thrilling Detective Dec 1942
  • Thrilling Detective (Canada) Apr 1943
  • Thrilling Detective (UK) May 1943
• * Woman Hater, (ss) Manhunt Nov 1955
• * The Wrong Little Girl, (nv) G-Men Detective Sum 1950
  • G-Men Detective (Canada) Sum 1950
  • G-Men Detective (UK) Jul 1951
_____, ed.
• * Editor:
  ___ Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine, Sep 1956 – Dec 1956.
  ___ Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, Jul 1976 – Aug 1979.
  ___ The Saint Detective Magazine, Mar 1953 – Nov 1953.
_____, [?]
• * The Crimes of Stilicho [Rex Parker (The Masked Detective)], (na) The Masked Detective Spr 1942, as by C. K. M. Scanlon.
• * Death Island [Rex Parker (The Masked Detective)], (na) The Masked Detective Dec 1941, as by C. K. M. Scanlon.

MERWIN, SAMUEL (Kimball) (1874-1936); (about) (chron.)
• * Murder by Magic, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine May 1936

MERZ, H. G. (fl. 1930s-1970s) (chron.)
• * Dressed for Death, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine Jul 1940
  • Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine (UK) Jul 1940
• * Only Human, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine Mar 1940
  • Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine (UK) Mar 1940
• * Partners, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine Feb 1940
  • Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine (UK) Feb 1940
• * Wood Eater, (ss) Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine Nov 1940
  • Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine (UK) Nov 1940

MERZER, MERIDEE (fl. 1970s) (chron.)
• * You Really Do Have a Problem, (ss) Mystery Monthly Oct 1976

MESCALE, FELIPE (fl. 1930s) (chron.)
• * Three Cats, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Feb 1939

MESERVEY, RUSS; [i.e., H. Russell Meservey] (fl. 1920s-1940s) (chron.)
• * Corpse on Ice, (ss) Star Detective Magazine Oct 1935
• * Dead Man’s Footprints, (nv) Detective Tales Jan 1938
• * The Fourth Pharaoh, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine Mar 1 1935
• * The Girl from the Morgue, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine Dec 1 1934
  • Dime Detective Magazine (Canada) Dec 1 1934
• * Mark of the Mad Laughter, (nv) Ten Detective Aces Aug 1936
• * Race Racket, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine Sep 1 1934
• * Red Lottery, (nv) Detective Romances Nov 1936
• * The Swamp Lake Horrors, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine Nov 15 1933
_____, [ref.]
• * “Picture and Profile”, uncredited, (bg) Dime Detective Magazine Nov 15 1933

MESKIL, PAUL (Stewart) (1928-2005); (about) (chron.)
• * The Mafia’s Number 1 Executioner, (ts) Hardboiled #35 2006

MESLER, COREY (fl. 1990s-2010s); (about) (chron.)
• * Blue Positive, (ss) Mystery Weekly Mar 2016

MESROBIAN, MICHAEL (A.) (1947- ); see pseudonym Mike Munro (chron.)

MESSENGER, DONALD O. J. (fl. 1950s) (chron.)
• * Athenæum Strip-Tease, (ss) The London Mystery Magazine #26 1955

MESSEX, LELAND C. (fl. 1930s-1940s) (chron.)
• * The Man Who Framed Himself, (ss) Popular Detective Jan 1938

MESSNER, STEVEN M. (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * No Way, (vi) Mouth Full of Bullets Spr 2008

METCALF, KATHERINE (fl. 1910s) (chron.)
• * The Girl with the Muff, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Aug 6 1918, as by Katherine Metcalf Roof.
  • Best Detective Magazine Nov 1931

METZGER, DARRAGH (fl. 1990s-2000s); (about) (chron.)
• * Knight Erring, (ss) Hardluck Stories Win 2005

MEYER, ADAM (fl. 1990s-2010s); (about) (chron.)
• * Interview with Peter Straub, (iv) The Armchair Detective Sum 1994

MEYER, COLEMAN (fl. 1940s-1950s) (chron.)
• * Death Has a Slide Rule, Too, (ss) Private Detective Stories Sep 1946
• * Fast One, (ss) Doc Savage Mar/Apr 1948
  • Street & Smith’s Detective Monthly (UK) Apr 1956
• * Green Light to the Morgue, (nv) Ten Detective Aces Oct 1946
• * Gun in His Back, (ss) Black Mask Nov 1948
  • Black Mask (UK) Apr 1949
• * One Thread to Murder, (ss) Doc Savage Jan 1947
  • Street & Smith’s Detective Monthly (UK) Jun 1958
• * Picture Me Dead!, (ss) Detective Tales Feb 1947
• * Time to Kill, (ss) New Detective Magazine Jan 1948
  • Detective Tales (UK) May 1957
• * You’ll Never Grow Old, (ss) Black Mask Mar 1947

MEYER, DEON (1958- ) (chron.)
• * Lost in Translation, (ar) Crime Time #37 2004
_____, [ref.]
• * “Out of Afrikaans: Deon Meyer” by Michael Carlson, (iv) Crime Time #43 2005

MEYER, INGRAM (fl. 1980s) (chron.)
• * Don’t Hang a Dead Aunt, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Feb 1983
• * Ghost on the Window Sill, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1983
• * The Hobby Fair Mystery, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1983
• * Log Jam, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1984
• * Mystery of the Silent Lake, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Jun 1983
• * Professor Kreller’s Secret, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1983
• * The Snooper Got Caught, (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Dec 1983

MEYER, JAMIE (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
• * Career Opportunities, (ss) Hardboiled #25/26 2000

MEYER, JANIS McKEE (fl. 1970s) (chron.)
• * Engagement’s Off, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Aug 1979

MEYER, MARTIN N. (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
• * The Golden Parachute, (nv) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Sep 1990

MEYER, PETER (fl. 1980s) (chron.)
• * The Yale Murder, (ex) Empire Books 1982
  • Crime Digest Sep/Oct 1982

MEYER, SANDRA (fl. 1990s); see pseudonym Frances Joyce (chron.)
• * Bloodbudgies and Carnivores, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Jul 1998

MEYERHOFER, MICHAEL (1977- ); (about) (chron.)
• * Last Christmas Eve, (pm) Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine Fll 2003