"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 past 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 (upcoming), 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 Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Weekly, Crimestalker Casebook, 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 Issue #76 of Strand Magazine, Sep 2025
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Short story, "Heading West," in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, May/June 2025
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Short story, "City Lights," in Black Cat Weekly, #218, Nov 2, 2025
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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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Short story, "Not One Word," in Crimeucopia: What the Butler Didn't See, September 2025
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Short story, "Chef's Surprise," in Cooking Up Death, Nov 2025
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