"Floyd is a master of the art of the short story."--Douglas Preston, co-author of Relic
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John 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 the 2018 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 nine books: Rainbow's End (2006), Midnight (2008), Clockwork (2010), Deception (2013), Fifty Mysteries (2014), Dreamland (2016), The Barrens (2018), Lighten Up a Little (2020), and Selected Stories (upcoming). Click here to find out more about John, his books, and his short stories. RECENT NEWS . . . On May 1, John's story "Last Day at the Jackrabbit" from Strand Magazine won the 2024 Derringer Award for Best Short Story. It was also chosen recently for inclusion in Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2024, to be released this fall. He has more stories upcoming in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Strand Magazine, Black Cat Mystery Magazine, Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, MysteryRat's Maze podcast, Fearington Road, Wish Upon a Crime, Janie's Got a Gun, Gag Me with a Spoon, Western Oddities Emporium, Sleuths Just Want to Have Fun, Party Crashers, Agatha and Derringer Get Cozy, A Killing at the Copa, and Shamus and Anthony Commit Capers. WRECENT PUBLICATIONS . . . |
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Short story, "Welcome to Armadillo" in Strand Magazine's Fall Issue, Sep 2024
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Short story, "Moonshine and Roses," in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, July/Aug 2024
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Short story, "Last Day at the Jackrabbit," in Best Mystery Stories of the Year, Sep 2024.
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Short story, "A Cold Day in Helena," in Black Cat Mystery Magazine #15, Sep 2024
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Short story, "Pushing Joe Carter," in Strand Magazine's Spring Issue, May 2024
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Short story, "Molly's Plan," in Black Cat Weekly #155, Oct 2024
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