"Floyd is a master of the art of the short story."--Douglas Preston, co-author of Relic
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John M. Floyd is the author of more than a thousand short stories in publications like Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Strand Magazine, Woman's World, Mississippi Noir, and the print edition of The Saturday Evening Post. A former Air Force captain and IBM systems engineer, he is also an Edgar Award finalist, a Shamus Award winner, a six-time Derringer Award winner, a three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, and a recipient of the Short Mystery Fiction Society's lifetime achievement award. John's stories have been selected for inclusion in the 2015, 2018, and 2020 editions of Best American Mystery Stories and the 2021 and 2024 editions of Best Mystery Stories of the Year, and were listed in the Best Mystery series as "Other Distinguished Mysteries of the year/Honor Roll" in 2000, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, and 2022.
John is also the author of ten books: Rainbow's End (2006), Midnight (2008), Clockwork (2010), Deception (2013), Fifty Mysteries (2014), Dreamland (2016), The Barrens (2018), Lighten Up a Little (2020), River Road and Other Mystery Stories (2025), and Selected Stories (upcoming). Click here to find out more about John, his books, and his short stories. RECENT NEWS . . . John has more stories upcoming in Black Cat Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Weekly, Ranger's Almanac, Crimeucopia, Crimestalker Casebook 2026, Curated by Costiuc, Fearington Road, Wish Upon a Crime, Better Off Dead 2, Skinning the Poke, Party Crashers, and Get Your Kicks. RECENT PUBLICATIONS . . . |
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Short story, "Reptiles," in Strand Magazine, Issue # 78, September 2025
Short story, "Vanity Case," in Black Cat Weekly, Issue #232, February 2026
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Short story, "Me and Jan and the Handyman," in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March/April 2026
Short story, "Foreverglow," in Best of the Strand Magazine: 25 Years of Twists, Turns, and Tales from the Modern Masters of Mystery and Fiction, November 2025.
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Collection of short stories, River Road and Other Mystery Stories, by Crippen & Landru, November 2025
Short story, "Celebration Day," in Von Stray's Crimestalker Casebook, December 2025
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