Dick Stodghill

A reporter, columnist and veteran writer's books and short stories.


A partial listing of Dick Stodghill's short stories and novellas. A number of records were lost during a 1990 move from Muncie to Akron.  
                                      Key to Publications:  

                                    
 AH = Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
                                     EQ = Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
                                     MS = Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine
                                     TD = Thrilling Detective
                                     HB = Hardboiled
                                     ESP= Espionage
                                     AZS= Amazon Shorts
                                     LL  = Lous Lamour Western Magazine

                                     ANTHOLOGIES
                            
                                      Mea= Mean Streets
                                      JH  =  Justice For Hire
                                      BT  =  Beastly Tales
                                      TA  =  Treasury of American Mysteries
                                      SP   =  Shrouds and Pockets
                                      FF   =  Forever Friends
                                      BY  =  Best mysteries of Year (adiou)

                                      COLLECTIONS 

                                      JE1  =  Jack Eddy's Case Files Vol. 1
                                      JE2  =  Jack Eddy's Case Files Vol. 2 
                                      ROS = The Rough Old Stuff (from Mike Shayne) 
                                      MM =  Midland Murders (Hal Blinn series)  
                                      DT   =  Deathtown

                                       STORIES

LEAVE IT TO A PRO                                         MS /        / ROS
DRISCOLL'S BOX SCORE                                AH /        / MM
MAMA'S DARLING                                            MS /        / ROS
ROCKY AND THE PHANTOM LADY           MS /        / ROS
GOOD ODDS FOR MURDER                            MS /        / ROS
JOHNNY NINETY                                              MS /        / ROS
THE HABITUALS                                               MS /        / ROS
A BLEND OF MURDER                                      MS /        / ROS
ROAD TRIP                                                           AH /        / DT
A DEBT TO BE PAID                                          EQ / TA / MM
WATER IN A TEACUP                                      MS /        / ROS
TICKETS FOR THE GAME                              MS /        / ROS
FOOTSTEPS OF DEATH                                  MS /        /
A MATTER OF ORGANIZATION                  MS /        / ROS
THE FOURTH FRIDAY                                    MS /        / ROS
THE OLD SCHOOL YELL                               AZS /        / DT
DRISCOLL'S BIG STORY                                AH /        / MM
WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE?            MS /        / ROS
DUNIVANT'S CHRISTMAS                           AZS /        / DT 
CLASS REUNION                                                AH /       / MM
MEANINGLESS MURDER                                AH /       / MM
A DOG'S BEST FRIEND                                     MS / FF / ROS 
MISSING MELINDA                                           AH /       / MM
SECOND CHANCE                                               MS /       / ROS
BEST EVIDENCE                                                        / BT /
KICKBACK                                                             AH /  
    / MM
MIDNIGHT LADY                                               HB /       /
FATHER'S GIRL ("Missing" in MS)            MS /       / ROS
THE TOWN CLUB MURDERS                        AH /       / MM
VIGILANTE LAW                                               AH /       / MM
BEANBALL                                                            MS /       / ROS
KNIGHTS OF THE CIRCLE                            ESP/       / DT 
THE CRIME OF LOVING SOMEONE         AZS /       / DT
WRONGFUL DEATH                                                /Mea/ DT
BYPASS FOR MURDER                                            / JH / DT
BLOWUP                                                                AH /       / JE1
THE OLD SQUAD                                                AH /       / JE1
SEVEN DOLLAR DEATH                                  AH /       / JE1
A DECEITFUL WAY OF DYING                    AH /       / JE1
PICTURES IN A BOOK                                      AH / BY / JE1 
DEADLY MONEY                                                 AH /       / JE1
CAST A FINAL BALLOT                                   AH /      / JE1
A CLINICAL INTEREST IN MURDER         AH /       / JE1
A POLICY FOR MURDER                                 AH /       / JE2
DEATH ON THE DEVIL STRIP                      AH /       / JE2
THE RENO BROTHERS                                     LL /        /
NIGHTMARE ON NORTH HILL                    AH /       / JE2
THE PHANTOM OF JOHNNYCAKE LOCK AH /       / JE2 
DRESSED FOR DEATH                                     AZS /       / DT
MAYHEM ON MARKET STREET                    AH /       / JE2
SWITCHBACK                                                       AH /       / JE2
THE SURVIVOR OF THE STORMS               AH /       / JE2
PANIC ON PORTAGE PATH                            AH /       / JE2
THE FRIENDS OF JACK EDDY                      AZS /       /
THE KILLING FIELDS OF NORMANDY    AZS
STEP INTO MY PARLOR                                    TD /       / DT
JACK THE TRIPPER                                            AH /       /
DEATHTOWN 
                                                       AH /       /
THE GHOST OF STANLEY'S STEAMER
UNCLE JOHN'S SHAME
NAMESAKE
HIDING PLACE
DRISCOLL'S CAMPUS CAPER
THE JEWELS OF LUNA LUMIERE
LUCKY NUMBER
KEY WITNESS
JUST A MATTER OF TIME
DEATH OF AN EDITOR
LAST PREDATOR OF THE LIMBERLOST
MISTER FIXIT
A MATTER OF PRIORITY
DOCTOR FOOL                                                         
THE OPPORTUNIST                                               
JUMPIN' JOHNNY BRIDGES                               
THE PAROLEE                                                
A MURDER AT CARENTAN  
LOTTIE AND THE GANGSTERS                        
MURDER ON ARCH STREET 
DIME A DANCE ANGEL
BUT NAMES WILL NEVER HURT ME