"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 . . . John's story "Last Day at the Jackrabbit," which won the 2024 Derringer Award for Best Short Story, was also included this fall in Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2024. He has more stories upcoming in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Strand Magazine, Black Cat Mystery Magazine, Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, Fearington Road, Wish Upon a Crime, Gag Me with a Spoon, Sleuths Just Want to Have Fun, Party Crashers, and A Killing at the Copa. RECENT 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, "Christmas Gifts," in Black Cat Weekly #170, Dec 1, 2024
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Short story, "Skeeter Done Shot Billy Bob," in Shamus and Anthony Commit Capers, Nov 2024.
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Short story, "Sunlight and Shadows," in Agatha and Derringer Get Cozy, Nov 2024
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