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M., A.
The Ghost of Whit Monday (After Charles Dickens), June 12, 1916

M., A. K.
Bill Sloggins' Duel, October 20, 1890

M., P.
Andy's Alibi, March 21, 1932

M., R. E.
Coming of the Cuckoo, April 13, 1910

Maberley, Desmond
Music Lover, August 27, 1962
Go, Man, Go, August 16, 1963
Chuck Out, October 24, 1963
An End to Gunplay, December 17, 1963
Sax and all that, May 5, 1964
Like Father, October 10, 1964
Where's the Fire Gone?, November 23, 1964
Now He Will Talk, June 17, 1965
A Vain and Handsome Man, April 1, 1971

McAllister, Hayden
The Tiepin Pool..., March 29, 1978

MacArthur, D. Wilson (1903-1981)
The Devotion of Savikkatuk, February 23, 1934
Impulse, March 15, 1934
Hunchback of Kalavik, March 22, 1934
Safe Gamble, June 9, 1934
Pilgrimage, September 17, 1934
Running Straight, September 24, 1934
Power of the Law, October 25, 1934
Out of the Blizzard, December 22, 1934
Joselito's Promotion, January 5, 1935
The Mole Made Money, January 14, 1935
Deserter, May 2, 1935
Mint Tea, May 21, 1935
End of Resistance, May 31, 1935 (from a Berber story by Réne Euloge)
Pursuit is Ended, October 4, 1935
Skimpy, A.B., November 22, 1935
Moment of Moonlight, December 30, 1935
Warped Designs, January 14, 1936
Intruder, January 23, 1936
The Spirit Bird, February 6, 1936
Last Laugh, May 1, 1936
Death to All Spies!, May 29, 1936
Acclaim the Victor!, July 23, 1936
Channel Pirate, August 5, 1936
Soul of Honour, September 21, 1936
The Inshore Fisher, October 19, 1936
Old Loup de Mer, November 16, 1936
The Monarch of Split Rock, December 22, 1936
Galley Boy, January 9, 1937
Debt Cancelled, January 28, 1937
Point of Death, April 12, 1937
The Someone Who Waits, July 10, 1937
Their House Betrayed, November 27, 1937
The Grape That Was Sour, February 18, 1938
Plain Policy, April 8, 1938 (as by Wilson MacArthur)
The Joke's on You, April 26, 1938 (as by Wilson MacArthur)
Sea-Cook-Son-in-Law, July 25, 1938
The Silver Scale, August 9, 1938
Life Line, November 8, 1938 (as by Wilson MacArthur)
One More River to Cross..., March 14, 1939
Son of the Mists, May 2, 1939
Gold Paint, June 8, 1939
From Information Received, July 19, 1939
He Had His Eye On Them, September 1, 1939
Daisy Gets a Hand, November 4, 1939
Master of Tides, January 12, 1940
Battle Cry..., March 28, 1940
The Dovecot Rent, May 7, 1940
Jack High, May 18, 1940
Long Jump, June 8, 1940
New Partner, July 27, 1940

McBride, Stella
The Deadly Secret of a Holiday Romance.., November 7, 1974

MacCarthy, Dillon
Lord of Creation, September 21, 1960
The Unknown Woman, October 27, 1960
Note Taken, June 25, 1963
Social Ruin, January 9, 1964
Time Out of Mind, April 1, 1964
Snag is..the Birds, October 20, 1964
This Way Out, December 21, 1964
Without a Backward Glance, March 2, 1965
Tip-Off, September 10, 1966
Lion's Cough, November 2, 1966
Seal of Murder, April 8, 1967
Escape to Order, August 18, 1967
Dead Reckoning, September 9, 1967
Deadfall, November 1, 1967
Souvenir From Space, November 24, 1967
Price of Truth, January 17, 1968
Riding for a Prize, May 6, 1968
Wild Justice, June 29, 1968
Achilles Heel..., July 8, 1968
All Square, July 29, 1968
Time for Madness, July 30, 1968
Untroubled Conscience..., July 31, 1968
The Last Man, August 1, 1968
The House Lives On, August 2, 1968
The Initiate, April 14, 1969 (part one of the "Dark Forces" series)
The Forfeit, April 15, 1969 (part two of the "Dark Forces" series)
The Man Eater, April 16, 1969 (part three of the "Dark Forces" series)
Servant of Power, April 17, 1969 (part four of the "Dark Forces" series)
A House Divided, April 18, 1969 (part five of the "Dark Forces" series)
Dragon's Teeth, June 30, 1969
The Alchemist, October 10, 1969
Escape, November 27, 1971
Third Chance to Die, July 29, 1972
Getting McGinty's Goat, November 18, 1972
The Follower, November 13, 1973

McCarthy, Donald
It's Art for Hearts' Sake, March 24, 1975

McCarthy, Eileen
Old Miss Moneybags, November 6, 1979

McCarthy, R. E.
Man Who Loved Oysters, August 13, 1970
The Secret I Kept from my Bungling Kidnappers.., March 14, 1975
The Man Who Held Absolute Power, November 26, 1975

MacCarthy, William
My Pal Petsie, July 7, 1970 (as by William M' Carthy)
Red Harvest, November 3, 1970
The Homecoming, December 23, 1971

McCartney, W.
The Song of the "Home Fires," September 9, 1915
An Absolutely New Dog, May 28, 1921
A Matter of Confidence, June 10, 1922

MacClure, Victor (1887-1963)
A Barbarity!, June 10, 1935
"Bon!" said Monsieur Auch, July 11, 1935
M. Auch Goes Native, October 1, 1935
The Perfect Crime, October 11, 1935
M. Auch Starts Something, November 30, 1935
A Drop of Scotch, December 31, 1935
The Queer Yarn, February 13, 1936
"Genius - That's What!," June 27, 1936
A Nice Black Eye, October 29, 1936
Now He Sells Happiness, November 14, 1936
Creature of Habit, December 28, 1936
Local Lad Makes Good, November 2, 1937
Pray Silence for a Nobody, March 28, 1939

MacCormick, Ian
So Many Endings..., June 16, 1978

McCormick, T. H.
The Old Acid, September 12, 1970
Escape, October 17, 1972
A Girl on the Tube, September 11, 1973
Breaking-in? It's an Open and Shut Case, July 30, 1976

MacDonald, Joan
Hostage, August 13, 1960

McDonald, Kendall
Sanctuary, September 10, 1948
Sunburn, March 5, 1949
The Lake Decides, June 24, 1949
Double Knock-Out, January 5, 1950
Pig's Leer, May 27, 1950
The Blaze of Summer, February 1, 1951
No Such Thing, March 10, 1951
Dive, June 17, 1952
Touch of the Sun, November 11, 1952
Return to Cantione, April 9, 1953
Antidote, October 28, 1953
A Foot Wrong, November 30, 1953
Trail of Bubbles, March 27, 1954
Judsom was Sheriff, June 16, 1954
But This He Must Do, October 27, 1954
The Unknown Marksman, November 18, 1954
Fixed Course, July 11, 1955
Bandit Farewell, October 17, 1955
Spear Junction, January 16, 1956
Married-to-a-Shark, October 22, 1956
A Matter of Trust, July 19, 1957
One Got Away, September 23, 1958
Death Down Deep, November 20, 1959
Rand's Last Rap, January 14, 1960
On Target, March 31, 1960
Still Keeping Up, June 17, 1960
Foxed, August 5, 1960
Jungle Threat, October 15, 1960

McDonald, Olive
A Spanish Affair, March 3, 1977

MacDonald, Tom
Jungle Mercy, May 6, 1965
The Cap, June 9, 1965
No Trumps for Diamonds, December 16, 1966

McFarlane, R.
The Swindle Sisters, May 4, 1979

McGill, Alan
Death by Remote Control, April 29, 1976

MacGillivray, John
Long Road to go, March 16, 1965

McGowran, Bill
Loser's Luck, February 9, 1950
Money in the Air, May 10, 1950
Bore's the Pity, September 7, 1950
Forget-Me-Not Club, May 16, 1951
Big Fight Ticket, July 9, 1951
My Dad Would Say, February 11, 1953
Cavalier's Candle, November 16, 1954
A Glass of Milk, March 7, 1955
The Holiday Camp Coup, September 3, 1955
Croaking Crooner, September 29, 1955

McGrath, David
Another Chance, July 12, 1971

MacGregor, Fiona
True Valentine, February 14, 1969
The Detour, September 11, 1971
Familiar Footsteps, November 8, 1971
Sheperd's Dog, February 26, 1972

Machen, Arthur  pseudonym of Arthur Llewellyn Jones (1863-1947)
Setting the Donkeys (and Others) by the Ears, February 10, 1914
The Bowmen, September 29, 1914
A Soldier's Rest, October 20, 1914
The War Song of the Welsh, November 2, 1914
The Men From Troy, September 10, 1915
Don't Take Away My Beer!, November 22, 1916
Scrooge: 1920 (A New Christmas Carol), December 28, 1920

McIntyre, Lachlan
None So Blind, April 11, 1972
Question of Priority, June 26, 1972
The Real McCoy, November 14, 1972
The Country Boy, February 22, 1973
Scent of Drama, October 8, 1973

Mackail, Denis (1892-1971)
A Ghost Story for Christmas Eve, December 24, 1923

Mackay, Mercedes
Spring for Birds, Too, March 6, 1956

McKeand, J. D.
Eye-Witness, February 12, 1954

McKeever, John
I Spy...One Cheated Wife, March 28, 1979

MacKenzie, Rory
The Voice of a Loved One, September 27, 1978
Still Waters Run Deep, February 2, 1979
Knight of the Long Odds, February 26, 1979

McKinnon, Robert
A Spy in Five, January 19, 1962
An Eye for Detail, December 31, 1964

McLaren, Jack (1887-1954)
The Shaming, January 24, 1935
A Cry for Divorce, July 27, 1936
Chequemate, August 6, 1936
Back Like a Boomerang, September 23, 1936
The Affair Up-River, February 15, 1937
Signal of Distress, March 6, 1937
Money-Stone Man, September 11, 1940
Pearls on his Hand, September 27, 1940
Folk from Nowhere, October 18, 1940
Sea-Floor Encounter, February 4, 1941
Slippery Customer, July 11, 1941
Bushcraft, July 24, 1941
Where The Water Is, August 11, 1941
Pearl on the Shell, September 17, 1941
Stolen Plumes, October 1, 1941
The Dilemma of Ugi, October 17, 1941
The Shadower, December 10, 1941
Bush Born, August 7, 1942
Gold Dust in his Eyes, September 5, 1942
Clue on the Left, October 21, 1942
Something in the Wind, December 2, 1942
But He Did Not Sleep, December 23, 1942
The Day He Missed, February 1, 1943
Water Wanted, February 23, 1943
Burning Wrong, April 6, 1943
Turn of the Lock, July 12, 1943
Trail and Error, August 16, 1943
His Mate Knew, August 30, 1943
Too Rushed for Gold, September 20, 1943
Signal Proof, September 30, 1943
Past the Police Post, October 23, 1943
False Clues, November 13, 1943
Morning Tea, December 1, 1943
Change for a Pound, December 20, 1943
A Matter of Earth, February 8, 1944
Wanted - Badly, March 13, 1944
No Bed for Him, April 1, 1944
Strange Pursuit, April 20, 1944
Careful Clue, May 18, 1944
Deserted Claim, May 31, 1944
Food for Thought, June 20, 1944
One-Way Ticket, July 5, 1944
Handy Craft, August 3, 1944
Round Trip, August 14, 1944
Mats on the Green, August 31, 1944
He Had to Wait, September 11, 1944
Pearls on the Shell, November 16, 1944
Calendar in Sand, December 18, 1944
Steerage-Way, January 16, 1945
Spears for One, February 1, 1945
The Thin Trail, October 24, 1945
Wanted, January 3, 1946
Out of Court, April 26, 1946
Dust Chaser, February 27, 1948
Pearl Fin, July 16, 1948
Pearl of Great Price, February 25, 1949
He Had to Come Up, June 4, 1952
The Short Cut, July 5, 1952
The Snorer, August 1, 1952
The Marriage-Price, August 12, 1952
Good Publicity, December 9, 1952
Turtle on the Beach, January 16, 1953
"Shop!," February 7, 1953
Down the Shaft, March 28, 1953

MacLaughlin, J. F.
The Bachelor, March 15, 1950

McLening, Maggie
Table Talk, February 26, 1980

McLeod, Alan
The Teal, April 14, 1949

McLeod, Ian
The Fruit Falls, June 18, 1968
The Perfumed Plant, September 29, 1971

McLoughlin, Harry
The Member, February 2, 1974

McMaster, Alison  pseudonym of Marjorie Baker
Opened in Error, March 10, 1965

McMeekin, S.
Happiness is a Drink at Waterloo, April 9, 1975

MacMillan, William
Tunnel of Shouting Wind, June 7, 1937

McNally, Dermot
Business Heart, December 29, 1973
Golden Influence, June 19, 1974
Bird's Eye View of an Assassin, May 9, 1975
The Other Man in my Life..., December 2, 1975
Who Wants to Die with his Boots on?, March 9, 1976
Pawn in a Game of Life and Death, May 14, 1976

Magson, A. B.
Hole in the Middle, July 17, 1974

Mahe, George
The X Factor, March 4, 1967

Maitland, Alan
Sea Food, December 1, 1955

Maitland, Christopher
Signifigant Line, March 15, 1943
She Won the Tower, September 28, 1943
He Didn't Know, January 27, 1944

Major, John
Ruling the Rooster, May 16, 1978

Makepeace, Valerie
The Fugitive and the Frightened Girl, November 10, 1978
Moment of Decision, May 30, 1979

Makin, William J. (1894-1944)
Black Laugh, September 14, 1933
Blue Lizard, March 29, 1934
Supper at Midnight, May 24, 1934
Gold Digger, May 25, 1935
The Limping Camel, July 1, 1935
Overcoat Sam, November 26, 1935
The Song of the Bat, May 12, 1936

Maling, J. J.
Wally Sits it Out, August 24, 1973
The Goldfinch, December 6, 1973
In the Trap, April 22, 1974
Girl on a Bus, July 26, 1974
Gypsies from the Back Streets, January 17, 1975
How to Take a Rise out of a Whizz-Kid, July 8, 1975
Charity Begins at the Dog's Home..., March 30, 1976
How Simple Spyman Met a Soldier Going to the Bar, July 9, 1976
That Empty Chair? It's a Family Secret, October 8, 1976
Away the Lads...but not on MY Pitch!, January 19, 1977
A Triumph for British Justice, May 5, 1977
It's a Long, Long Time to Play the Waiting Game, September 23, 1977
The Code of the Road, April 14, 1978
The Case of the Stolen String, August 25, 1978
When the Game's Up.., September 6, 1978
A Dog has its Day, January 22, 1979
Willing to Make a Fortune, June 27, 1979
On the Run...with the Tide, November 7, 1979
Murdered - at a Stroke!, February 25, 1980
A Two-Week Job, June 11, 1980
The Great Double Act, August 15, 1980

Malleson, Marc
Sevens Wild, August 14, 1964
Your Nose Twitches, November 18, 1964

Mallows, Anthony B.
Secret of the Swamp, February 11, 1980

Mandy, C. R.
A Good Night's Rest, August 3, 1934

Manhood, H. A. (1904-1991)
The Holly Tree, January 12, 1934
Memory Brew, May 10, 1934
Rocking Stone, March 28, 1935
Stealing by Finding, May 8, 1937
The Jumping Twigs, February 26, 1938
The Wooden Uncle, April 6, 1938
The Golden Bird, June 16, 1938
Two Hundred Bicycles, August 10, 1938
The Other Present, December 8, 1938
Over the Edge, February 9, 1939
Foxy's Trot, August 9, 1939
Battle at Ninepins, October 16, 1939
Laughing Beauty, November 24, 1939
The Gooseberry and the Rose, December 16, 1939
Fairweather Ending, January 17, 1940
Heart in Hand, February 24, 1940
Brass for the Table, May 10, 1940
Dog and Mustard, May 22, 1940
Mermaid Soup, June 26, 1940
The Human Impossibility, August 1, 1940
Junk de Luxe, August 23, 1940
Johnny Number One, August 29, 1940
No More Flat-Irons, September 19, 1940
George and Dragon, October 4, 1940
Monday's Miracle, January 13, 1941
Ninepenny Ghost, March 10, 1941
Just Her Taking Ways, April 30, 1941
He Promised to Write...., July 3, 1941
The Barber's Chorus, August 12, 1941
One Ton Jack, August 20, 1941
The Bargain-Master, October 6, 1941
The Lord Flick, November 3, 1941
Ninepence for Father, January 1, 1942
Horse Before the Car, March 19, 1942
Glory Boy, April 10, 1942
"Weigh Me Truly," April 21, 1942
King of the Gamble, August 18, 1942
Silly Ted, January 12, 1944
The Merry Cluster, February 26, 1944
Shoemaker's Gallop, April 29, 1944
Key Move, June 21, 1945
Primrose Pete, October 2, 1945
Stardust, February 26, 1946
Little Mountain, December 3, 1946
Thimble, January 21, 1947
Bonny Charley's Room, February 11, 1947
Kiss the Sky, April 1, 1947
Gaze of a Child, April 29, 1947
Flimsy Willy, January 13, 1948
Rufus Plus, March 2, 1948
Harmony Hall, May 4, 1948
Up the Spout, December 29, 1948
Roman Rose, February 9, 1949
Sweet Demon, March 16, 1949
Music of the Heart, April 13, 1949
Fifty Years Dead, May 18, 1949
Tears in the Night, July 25, 1949
Pictures all at Once, September 12, 1949
Thundering Molly, November 28, 1949
Say it Again, January 24, 1950
Poet and Peasant, March 14, 1950
Letter to a Doll, May 8, 1950
Heavenly Feathers, July 4, 1950
No Need for Bugling, August 15, 1950
Rabbit for Sheba, September 26, 1950
Doctor Solo, November 7, 1950
Cuckoo Descending, January 9, 1951
Prickly Annie, February 14, 1951
Fish - With Lemon, March 28, 1951
Bliss at Dusk, April 28, 1951
Ambitious Idiot, July 12, 1951
Shall we Ghost?, August 28, 1951
Midget on Horseback, October 24, 1951
Turkey in July, January 4, 1952
Clever Dog, February 26, 1952
Glory in Sight, April 23, 1952
Green Potatoes, July 30, 1952
Comfort for Life, January 19, 1953
The Detested Man, July 3, 1953
Music for a Wife, July 29, 1954
Picnic at Little Beauty, November 29, 1954
Jolly Venus, March 19, 1956
Whisper a Wish, March 23, 1960
Fat Tuesday, April 19, 1960
Battle at Coldpaw, May 7, 1960
The Gift of a Garden, June 15, 1960
Penny a Minute, August 26, 1961
Buttered Cake, October 3, 1961
Dog House, February 2, 1962
Flying Child, February 26, 1962
Music on the Move, March 20, 1962
Wings for a Mouse, June 5, 1962
Hunt for a Horse, August 31, 1962
Beer in Bud, September 18, 1962
Doggone It!, March 27, 1963
Smile from a Bull, March 26, 1964
Milkmaid, June 18, 1964

Maniglia, Margarit
The Girl Who Said Goodbye, August 30, 1973

Mankowitz, Wolf (1924-1998)
Island for Sale, April 26, 1965
The Cake Eaters, April 27, 1965
Anniversary, April 28, 1965
Lead Feet, April 29, 1965
The Lady is a Bitch, April 30, 1965
The Good Bread Eaters, May 1, 1965

Manley, George
Arresting a Shocking Hangover.., November 17, 1978

Manley-Tucker, Audrie (1924-1983) see pseudonym Linden Howard
Their Love was a Tasteless Affair, November 3, 1975 (as by Audrey Manley Tucker)
An Indoor Girl Must Keep Her Secrets, November 17, 1975
You Never Know With a Mermaid.., February 16, 1976
The Truth Can be Full of Trickery, March 22, 1976
When Lies Come Dressed as True Love, May 3, 1976

Mann, Deborah
Heart of the Matter, December 7, 1968

Mann, Dorothy
Death is Just a Matter of Degree, May 11, 1977

Mann, Jean
His Wife Knew the Truth - But Death was Closing in, March 26, 1980

Manners, A. J.
The Last Beet, November 4, 1972

Manners, Margaret
The Pill and the Prison, March 11, 1961

Mannin, Ethel (1900-1984)
As Long as Flo's Happy..., March 15, 1956
Winter Jasmine, May 17, 1956
Invitation, March 14, 1957

Manning, A.
Two of a Kind, May 27, 1940

Mannock, P. L.
The Paris Paper, October 3, 1957

Mansell, Frampton
Landfall, June 9, 1971
Holiday Resort, October 15, 1971
Matching Blues, July 13, 1972
Somewhere Along the Road, November 29, 1972

Mansfield, Katherine (1888-1923)
Life of Ma Parker, January 16, 1923
The Fly, August 8, 1933
The Singing Lesson, March 6, 1987
Life of Ma Parker, March 19, 1987
Miss Brill, May 18, 1987
An Ideal Family, June 4, 1987
The Modern Soul, July 8, 1987
Psychology, July 22, 1987
The Truthful Adventure, August 19, 1987
The Voyage, September 10, 1987
The Wedding, October 1, 1987

Manter, Tris
One Who Got Away, June 30, 1970

Manton, Mary
Those Nice People, September 15, 1950

Mapple, A. N. P. (1896- )
Escape from the Left, February 11, 1943
Darned Cheek, April 29, 1943
Sugar? - Goodbye, May 24, 1943
Artistic Licence, August 31, 1943
Two-Tunnel Trick, October 21, 1943
£5 Crime, November 16, 1943
H. and C., December 30, 1943
Through the Mist, January 25, 1944

Marciano, Jane
Gas Man Goeth, July 2, 1974
Dial Lucky for Love..., January 3, 1975

Markiewicz, Margaret
Anyone There?, September 15, 1960

Marks, Alfred
No Dolls for Susie, November 29, 1961
The Duff One, December 19, 1963

Marree, Jean
She Had Only to Ask, February 2, 1970

Marric, J. J.  pseudonym of John Creasey (1908-1973)
Piccadilly Lights, September 4, 1961
Thames Crossing, September 5, 1961
Stage Managed, September 6, 1961
Flowers in the Park, September 7, 1961
From the Top of a Bus, September 8, 1961
Show of Hands, September 9, 1961
The Frightened Mother, November 2, 1962
Crooks' Boy, December 31, 1962
Frightened Wife, January 25, 1963
The Old Lag, February 18, 1963
Drunken Sailor, March 23, 1963
Girl in the River, May 4, 1963
The Banana Skin, December 5, 1964
Get the Message, December 12, 1964
If No One Saw Him, January 2, 1965
Let's Get the Facts, January 9, 1965
After the Doctor Calls, January 16, 1965

Marsh, Carol
A Clear View, August 16, 1969

Marsh, John (1907-1997)
The Catch, December 15, 1951
Sixth Sense, January 1, 1963
Cream for One, February 2, 1963
Twigged, June 24, 1964
Put it in Writing, August 28, 1964

Marsh, Patricia
Day the Paper Came, January 18, 1973

Marshall, H. Chase
Jungle Law, August 15, 1935

Marshall, John
One Volunteer, January 10, 1953
Fiddlers Two, January 7, 1960
The Buttonhole, February 12, 1960
Mistaken Identity, April 25, 1960

Martin, J. J.
With Confidence, March 17, 1949

Martin, John
I'm in Trouble, May 11, 1970

Martin, Kenneth (1939- )
In on the Act, August 17, 1961
Out of Season, March 1, 1962
Final Payment, May 10, 1962
Tell us Another, September 27, 1962

Martin, M. G.
Stuck on the Lower Slopes, April 25, 1980

Martin, Mike
Guess who is Taking me out Tonight?, October 4, 1977

Martin, Samuel
Time and the Convoys, March 15, 1978
A Bridge Too Fast..., May 31, 1978
Day of the Trojan Gun, October 5, 1978
Eye of the Storm, January 26, 1979

Martine, Bret
Mirror on the Wall, November 28, 1959

Mason, Derrick
Fog, July 5, 1972
Accident, February 14, 1973
Uranium Poacher, November 22, 1973

Mason, Drury
"Good Heavens, Dad!," February 25, 1936

Mason, Frank
The Mongolian Grip, October 3, 1970
Chainsmoke, July 23, 1971
The Liars, July 21, 1972
Getaway, August 16, 1973

Mason, Hilary
Softly, Please, October 18, 1973
The Snow Ghosts, February 15, 1974

Mason, Mona M.
The Devil's Day Off, June 15, 1973

Matheson, Hugh  pseudonym of Hugh Lewis Mackay (1897-1963)
Safe in the Bank, September 28, 1961

Mathias, W. M.
Up in Smoke, November 30, 1959
The Little Duck, April 8, 1960

Maugham, Diana
The Psychologist Who Went too Far, May 12, 1937

Maugham, W. Somerset (1874-1965)
Salvatore, December 28, 1965
A String of Beads, December 29, 1965
'That's My Necklace', December 30, 1965 ("A String of Beads" part two)
The Luncheon, December 31, 1965
The Escape, January 1, 1966
The End of the Flight, January 3, 1966
Sworn to Kill, January 4, 1966 ("The End of the Flight" part two)
Mr. Know-All, January 5, 1966
Will You Bet On It?, January 6, 1966 ("Mr. Know-All" part two)
The Ant and the Grasshopper, April 9, 1987
Home, April 21, 1987
The Happy Man, April 23, 1987
The Poet, April 27, 1987
The Escape, April 30, 1987
The Luncheon, May 5, 1987
Louise, May 13, 1987
The End of the Flight, May 19, 1987
Straight Flush, May 27, 1987
A String of Beads, June 5, 1987

May, James
Finders-Losers, May 31, 1963
Money for the Bus, July 18, 1963

Mayer, Alfred
They'll Never Believe Me, October 22, 1964

Maynard, Maggie
Easy Pickings, November 22, 1978

Mays, H. G.
Penny and the Bun, May 15, 1969

Mead, E. Maynard
Red Carpet Treatment, March 22, 1973

Mead, R. E.
The Thistle Stubbers, May 25, 1910

Meade, Dorothy
Trick Cyclist, April 23, 1962

Meadmore, W. S. (1892- )
His Victory was Clay, July 4, 1938
Monument to Love, August 27, 1938

Meadows, Mary
Girl in Office, June 7, 1956

Mears, Don
The Jewel Haul of a Lifetime, March 20, 1980

Melbourne, Ivor
You Can't Trust Sparrows, May 24, 1961

Mellor, J. Jerry
In Credit, March 11, 1957

Melville, Alan
Her Name in the Papers, April 13, 1966

Memery, Kevin
The Lame One's Revenge, June 28, 1968

Menzies, Don
Thin End, September 30, 1948

Meredith, Graham
And the Au Pair Made Three..., January 27, 1976

Metcalf, D.
Post Dated, November 1, 1973

Metford, Beatrix
The Price of a Wife, July 24, 1935

Meynell, Laurence W. (1899-1989)
The Ginger Cat, April 8, 1935
Spilling the Salt, June 28, 1935
The Better Bit, December 19, 1936
I Don't Drive a Taxi Now, June 1, 1948 (as by Laurence Meynell)
Great Shakes, May 23, 1949 (as by Laurence Meynell)

Micallef, L.
The Treatment, September 15, 1971
The Social Worker, December 11, 1971

Michael, Patrick
Amsterdam Appointment, October 11, 1972
Old Time's Sake, April 18, 1973
A Born Loser, September 25, 1973

Mildren, Hanson
The Phantom Jockey - A Legend of Epsom Downs and How it Affected a Derby, January 24, 1891

Miles, Casey
Alice in Blunderland, February 19, 1980
Rosie's Greatest Role, May 23, 1980
Love in the Sunset, July 24, 1980

Milford, Anna
A Leap in the Dark Ages, March 27, 1978
Commuter's Revenge, January 24, 1979
Like Feasts of Old..., December 24, 1979

Milford, Leslie
Dogged by a Lick and a Promise, July 12, 1976
How an English Girl Learnt to Love La Difference, July 19, 1976
Just the Place for a Honeymoon, November 1, 1976
Blind Date with a Stranger in the Rain, April 4, 1977 (as by Lesley Milford)

Mill, Sid
It Was Never Like This in Medicine Hat, December 1, 1976

Mill, Susann
Please Lady, Can You Mend My Little Dog?, June 3, 1976

Millard, John
The Cliff With Many Windows, April 27, 1934
Dance of the Lips, September 21, 1934
The Man Without Feeling, October 22, 1934
The Prophetic Typewriter, November 30, 1934
A Straggler from the Nineties, December 11, 1934
Question and Answer, December 28, 1934
The World Next Door, February 18, 1935
Expert Evidence, February 25, 1935
To-morrow's Patent, April 6, 1935
When Time Stood Still, June 12, 1935
Modern Vestal, June 20, 1935
The Long Arm..., October 26, 1935
Ten Minutes' Start, March 25, 1936
A Shaft from the Circus, May 20, 1936
A Stick to Beat a Dog, November 25, 1936
Dying, Egypt, January 29, 1937
Prison Without Walls, July 19, 1937
The Giftie Gie-en, October 1, 1937
Time Against, October 23, 1946
The Black Dog, March 11, 1947
Friends of the Bride, November 19, 1947
The Body in the Boot, October 22, 1952
Motive is All, October 29, 1952
Anything for a Laugh, November 5, 1952
Red Six on Black Seven, November 12, 1952
Eyes in the Night, November 19, 1952
Death in the Limelight, December 10, 1952
Heads Shall Roll, December 17, 1952
Burning Question, December 24, 1952
'Kilroy was Here', December 31, 1952
Points of View, January 14, 1953
Cherrystones, May 20, 1953
They at Your Elbow, October 21, 1953
Man Helps Police, June 22, 1960

Miller, Alice Duer (1874-1942)
The House Guest, November 24, 1922 (part of the series of "Married Life" stories)

Miller, Amy
Not Just a Pretty Face, May 27, 1975
Why Home is Where the Heart is..., February 14, 1978

Miller, Esther
A Lady Detective, April 4, 1891
A Kimberley Romance, July 11, 1891

Miller, Roy S.
A Tottering Throne Saved by the Bell, October 25, 1977
Murder? It's Just a Joke, December 16, 1977
A Highwayman Hangs on.., November 14, 1978

Milligan, H. W. R.
A Silent Stranger on the Train, October 1, 1975
The Doctors with a Cure for Outlaws, July 20, 1976
Where's Mummy?, June 23, 1977
An Old Line in Magic, March 8, 1978
Return to Eldorado, March 9, 1979
Confessions of an Old Sailor, January 30, 1980

Milligan, Ian
The Soldier's Girl, May 7, 1980

Milligan, Spike (1918-2002)
It Could Only Happen Once, July 4, 1961

Mills, Anthony
Pearls are Tears, December 21, 1933
Guns in the Street, May 17, 1934
I See Death, December 5, 1934
Cannon-Ball Village, January 17, 1935
Green Glitter, February 7, 1935
A Very Close Shave, November 29, 1935
'A Marriage Has Been Arranged', April 4, 1936
Third Class Shot..., March 18, 1937
A Little Learning, April 7, 1937
Herrings in Tomato, April 22, 1937
Very Practical Joke, January 18, 1938

Mills, Osbert (1908- )
Fortune's Top-Hat, August 10, 1935

Mills, Stewart
The Good Fairy, January 2, 1973

Milne, A. A. (1882-1956)
Winnie the Pooh, December 24, 1925
The Rescue of Piglet, September 2, 1926
The House at Pooh Corner, December 23, 1926

Mitchell, Harriet
A Job That Meant 'Promotion', August 14, 1973
Paradise Holds a Deadly Charm, November 19, 1974

Mitchell, Jacki
The Policy of Death..., September 5, 1979

Mitchell, Matthew
The Seducer, April 19, 1972

Mitchell, Pat
Strange Earthquake, August 17, 1937

Mitchell, William T.
It Takes a Crook, November 23, 1971
A Bit of Luck, February 22, 1974

Moffat, Orr
System of Shorthand, August 6, 1969
The Astrologer, September 4, 1969

Mokadi, Amos
Interview, August 7, 1970

Mole, A. S.
The Art of Catching a Killer, November 22, 1974
The Certain Cure for Jungle Love, May 4, 1977

Monk, Grace
An Affair of the Imagination, August 30, 1977

Monkhouse, Bob (1928-2003)
Hassan the Sweet Puts the Bite on us Suckers, September 10, 1976

Montague, Irving
Two Little Innocents, October 11, 1890

Montgomery, D.
The Pipes of Lachlan, February 7, 1980

Montgomery, John
Out of the Rain, May 10, 1960
Kind of Lonely, October 8, 1960
Late Riser, December 22, 1960
The Wrong Train, June 16, 1972

Moody, Laurence (1907- )
Winning Cut, April 19, 1938
The Healing Touch, October 31, 1968

Mooney, Brian
To Catch a Thief..., July 20, 1978 (runner-up in the Evening News Short Story Contest)

Moonman, M. J.
Plutnik, December 18, 1969
Plutnik's Legacy, March 6, 1970

Moore, Carol
The Girlfriend Who Brought a War Memory, August 27, 1980

Moore, D. A.
When Murder Pays the Price of Love, February 5, 1980
The Blooding of Mr Davy, April 16, 1980
'When I Heard the Old Pen was Closing...I Began Thinking', October 14, 1980

Moore, Edward
The Leak, July 18, 1964

Moore, George (1852-1933)
The Clerk's Quest, March 11, 1987

Moore, John
Two's Company, January 15, 1946
Amaryllis, February 19, 1946
Come Back Never, July 1, 1947
Cherry Ripe, June 9, 1948
Pleasure Angler, May 4, 1953
How's That, June 15, 1953
It Depends What You Mean, December 31, 1959
The Fancier, August 19, 1964

Moore, Michael
The Great Sherwood Hoodwink, October 3, 1978

Moore, Pat
"Forget it, Sister!," October 11, 1940

Moore, Reginald
Home-Coming, October 31, 1947
Scape Goat, June 28, 1949
Forgotten Man, April 17, 1950

Moorhouse, R. E.
I'll Be Fair With You, January 31, 1966
Aunt Fanny's Fine Spell, March 18, 1969

Moralee, H.
Met an Owl? You're Telling Me!, July 13, 1937
Dem Hog was Tough, May 31, 1938
Love in a Mist, October 3, 1938
What Price Piccadilly?, June 27, 1939
Rivers Come High, September 7, 1939

Morgan, Dewi
A Question of Leaf or Death, April 20, 1978

Morgan, Diana (1913-1996)
The One-Horse Time Machine, July 16, 1975

Morgan, Geoffrey (1916- )
Flat Out, April 23, 1949

Morgan, J. M. W.
The Look-Out, May 5, 1948

Morgan, Joan
Incognito, February 27, 1971

Morgan, Terry
A Suitable Case for Confession, July 10, 1975

Morland, Nigel  pseudonym of Nigel Van Biene (1905-1986)
Death on the Beat, December 30, 1938
The Vanity of Tizer, January 23, 1939
He Knew the Answer, February 6, 1939
Paper and Paste, October 3, 1939
Where's the Weapon?, December 14, 1939
Melon Seeds, January 1, 1941
The Fightingest Guy, June 11, 1941
Steamed Up, June 19, 1941
Star Witness, November 13, 1941
Gloves Off, January 10, 1942
"Get Me Outa Here," September 17, 1942
Cagey Clues, February 10, 1949
Sealed-Up Clue, December 11, 1961
Bootlace Clue, May 21, 1962
The Body was Moved, June 23, 1962
Death at Second Hand, October 11, 1962
Laughing Torso, October 21, 1963
Dusty Answer, April 25, 1964
Lie-About, November 11, 1964
Ball of Fire, November 29, 1967
Unauthorised Flea, March 15, 1968
Murder by the Mile, December 14, 1977
The War Won't Wait for Lovers, August 24, 1978
The Cat With One Life, September 29, 1978
Suffer, Little Children, October 27, 1978
Message Received, June 8, 1979
Death in the Air..., August 6, 1979
Blueprint for Death, December 4, 1979
When Murder is a Family Affair, September 26, 1980

Moroney, Patrick
The Pub it Was That Died, September 2, 1967

Morris, A. G.
Pursuit of a Lady, May 16, 1950

Morris, Alan
Wisdom of the Bush, July 9, 1953

Morris, Alex C.
You Sometimes Forget, May 22, 1973
Afternoon's Work, June 5, 1973

Morrison, Arthur (1863-1945)
Three Rounds, August 26, 1933
A Conversion, October 11, 1933

Morrison, John
The Masterpiece, January 2, 1935

Morritt, Hope
The Road, March 3, 1971

Mortimer, John (1923- )
Non-Stop, September 21, 1946

Morton, Elizabeth
The Washing of Khar, November 7, 1970
A Ghost has Feelings, May 30, 1974
The Staircase, September 2, 1974

Morton, Humphrey
Strange Fare, January 30, 1960

Morton, R.
The Crew of the Trinidad, October 12, 1900

Morton, Rutherford
Like Old Galleons, February 1, 1934

Moss, Geoffrey  pseudonym of Geoffrey McNeill-Moss (1886-1954)
The Nurseryman of Destiny, June 5, 1929 (marked as a "story-article")
Mother and Daughter, June 26, 1929 (marked as a "story-article")
What is Woman's Most Attractive Age?, July 17, 1929 (marked as a "story-article")
What a Tiresome Person a Hero Can Be!, August 28, 1929 (marked as a "story-article")

Moult, Thomas
He Did - And He Didn't, April 8, 1948
The Rainbow-Coloured Cat, April 18, 1961

Mountain, Hugh
Money, February 28, 1934
The Hanging of Dan Pellew, March 25, 1935
The Unseen Companion, April 13, 1935
Desert Plumes, January 15, 1936
Beyond the Last Word, August 18, 1941

Moye, Stan
Once in Love with Carla..., August 3, 1978 (second prize winner in the Evening News Short Story Contest)

Moyes, Patricia (1923-2000)
The Treasure, August 30, 1961
Who Goes There?, July 6, 1962
Dream of a Girl, August 22, 1962
Fur Flying, December 7, 1962
As You Were, January 24, 1963
Mark of Respect, May 13, 1963

Moyle, John
Accidental Death, June 1, 1979

Mu, Delta
Farquhar's Fortune, April 24, 1901
The Langford Mystery, May 1, 1901
The Colonel's Warning, May 3, 1901
A Finished Performance, May 10, 1901
One Good Turn - , May 16, 1901
The Great Fernando Diamond, May 22, 1901

Muir, Marie (1904-1991)
Calling Alan, August 7, 1962

Muir, Susan
Feeding Their Every Need, November 14, 1979

Muir, Ward
The Christmas List, December 22, 1913

Muirhead, A. Lawson
Night Sortie, December 7, 1936
He Who Speaks, January 2, 1937
Power in the Written Word, January 13, 1937
Corcovado, February 3, 1937
Fever Phantom, February 22, 1937
The Sweetness of Revenge, March 31, 1937
The Head-Ring of Umpini, April 16, 1937
The Fetish of Ill-Chance, May 25, 1937

Mulhern, Kevin
Double Bluff High on a Cliff, April 17, 1980

Munden, Maxwell
It's in the Bag..., November 25, 1939
No Smoke Without..., August 28, 1941 (as by Max Munden)

Mundy, Cyril
Grandpa's Lapse, September 19, 1969
Really, Mr. Alderman, January 16, 1970
Second Opinion, May 29, 1970
Fellow Guests, June 26, 1970
Vanishing Mandarins, September 24, 1970
The Sky Pilot, June 22, 1971
Way of Escape, December 20, 1971

Munro (B. A.), A. G.
Lost on the High Bar, January 2, 1892

Munro, Hugh
Johnny Boy!, July 29, 1971
Long Way Home, February 4, 1972

Munro, Neil (1863-1930)
The Fell Sergeant, August 30, 1933
Burns and Clarinda, September 9, 1933
The Tale of the Boon Companion, October 2, 1933

Murduck, David R.
Port of Rye, May 2, 1972

Muriel, John St. Clair (1909- )  see pseudonyms John Lindsey and Simon Dewes
A Man of Letters, February 26, 1934 (as by J. St. Clair Muriel)

Murphy, David J. (1905- )
The Colour Complex, March 1, 1939

Murphy, Owen
Something Important, January 28, 1974

Murphy, Patrick
Mine Host Throws a Pretty Dart!, February 16, 1928
The Return of Mr. Beeson.., August 22, 1930
Tim's Tragedy, October 4, 1930
The Major's Joke, March 2, 1932
The Car Came for Anne..., March 15, 1932
Second Fiddle, March 30, 1932

Murray, F. A. J.
Career Girls, January 16, 1962

Murray, Janine
More Fool Me, August 27, 1947
Happy Ending, October 4, 1947
She'll Learn, October 29, 1947
Beauty Calls, November 22, 1947
Skin Deep, December 20, 1947
Viewpoints, January 24, 1948
Staged Effect, February 14, 1948
Bang On, March 13, 1948
Looks Like, April 3, 1948
East Wise, May 1, 1948
Turn Down That...!, May 22, 1948
Sky Script, June 12, 1948
The Way Up, July 10, 1948
Holiday Haunt, August 21, 1948
One of the Family, September 11, 1948
What Have You?, October 9, 1948
I Like to be Fair, October 30, 1948
Or Sew a Fine Seam, November 27, 1948
Take One Yoke, January 8, 1949
Happy Escapes, February 19, 1949
Maternal Triangle, March 19, 1949
Windfall, April 9, 1949
Just Relax, May 7, 1949
The Pet, May 19, 1949
Somebody at Last, August 13, 1949
Eye of the Artist, September 22, 1949
The Mountain, October 15, 1949
Mouse-Wife, November 12, 1949
Ghost Children, December 8, 1949
Making the Wheels go Round, December 28, 1949
Queen Cat, March 4, 1950
Sales Talk, April 8, 1950
Out of Danger, May 19, 1950
Cure for Flu, June 17, 1950
Frosty Answer, July 22, 1950
Highland Fling, August 11, 1950
No Tigress She, September 16, 1950
All Part of the Fun, October 13, 1950
Money Pet, October 28, 1950
Stage Fright, December 27, 1950
Be Your Age, January 27, 1951
Hint Taken, February 10, 1951
Bad-Weather Friend, March 3, 1951
Prickly Pair, March 31, 1951
Nature Study, May 5, 1951
Willy-Nilly, July 27, 1951
Duet, October 26, 1951
Even Oddities, November 16, 1951
Pussy-Kath, December 28, 1951
The Come-Back, April 15, 1952

Murray, Noel
A Light for the Body.., January 14, 1970

Murray, Sinclair  pseudonym of Alan Sullivan (1868-1947)
Consecrated Ground, September 27, 1933
The Defiance of Na-Quape, October 20, 1933
The Madness of Trethevick, November 16, 1933

Myer, Kenneth Grenville
A Bit of a Gamble, June 5, 1947

Myers, Elizabeth (1912-1947)
The Voice of Conscience, January 31, 1936
Woman in the Moon, February 18, 1936
One Night of Enchantment, August 27, 1937 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
Miracles Under Her Hand, October 29, 1937 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
Whips and Scorpions Flying, December 2, 1937 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
One Night "Up West," January 6, 1938 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
Away, March 5, 1938 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
Guilt-Edged Stock, March 19, 1938 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
The Reformation of Rory, May 17, 1938 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
Lost in London, August 23, 1938 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
The Money-Changeling, September 20, 1938 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
Venus de Milestones, October 7, 1938 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
Landlord of the Atlantic, November 21, 1938 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
Money Under Magic, August 18, 1939 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
My Da's Mermaid, September 27, 1939 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
My Da and the Prize Baby, November 29, 1939 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
Music by Bark, December 30, 1939 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
The Terror in the Taxi, January 19, 1940 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
Dan Had Him on Ice, April 25, 1940 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
Dusty Adventure, May 6, 1940 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
Gee-Men, June 6, 1940 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
Off a Duck's Back, June 20, 1940 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
Hidden Charm, October 5, 1940 (as by Elisabeth Myers)
My Uncle's "Find," June 26, 1942
No Money Returned, September 22, 1942
Sweet Revenge, October 3, 1942
Golden Fortune, January 7, 1944
Buzz of Contention, February 4, 1944

 

 

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