"Floyd is a master of the art of the short story."--Douglas Preston, co-author of Relic
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John Floyd's work has appeared in more than 350 different publications, including Strand Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen's Mystery 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 five-time Derringer Award winner, a three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, and the 2018 recipient of the Edward D. Hoch Memorial Golden Derringer Award for lifetime achievement in short mystery fiction. John's stories have been selected for inclusion in the 2015, 2018, and 2020 editions of Best American Mystery Stories and the 2021 editions of Best Mystery Stories of the Year and Best Crime Stories of the Year #1, and were listed as "Other Distinguished Mysteries of the year/Honorable Mentions" 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 has more stories upcoming in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Weekly, Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, Woman's World, The Fantastical, Mystery Magazine, Fiction on the Web, the New York Public Library's "Subway Library" program, the collection Selected Stories (VKN Publishing), Mickey Finn, Vol. 3, Fearington Road, More Groovy Gumshoes, Edgar and Shamus Go Golden, Get Up Offa That Thing!, Prohibition Peepers, Weren't Another Way to Be, Shamus Winners Vol. 3, One-Hit Wonders anthology, Mickey Finn Vol. 4, SleuthSayers anthology, and Rebellion, Revolution, and Rock and Roll. RECENT PUBLICATIONS . . . |
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Short story, "Biloxi Bound," in The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021
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Short story, "The Magnolia Thief," in Dec 2022 issue of Mystery Magazine
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Short story, "The Donovan Gang," in the Sep/Oct 2022 issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
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Short story, "Button's and Bo's," in Issue #64 (Nov 2022) of Black Cat Weekly
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Short story, "The Dollhouse," in the May/June 2022 issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
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Short story, "Naming a Murderer," in the Sep 26, 2022, issue of Woman's World
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Short story, "Biloxi Bound," in Best Crime Stories 2021
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Short story, "Mayhem at the Mini-Mart," in the Jan/Feb 2022 issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
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Short story, "Sentry," " in the Holiday 2021 issue of Strand Magazine
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Short story, "The Starlite Drive-In," in the It Came from the Trailer Park 2 anthology.
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Short story, "From Ten to Two," in Issue #45 (July 2022) of Black Cat Weekly
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Short story, "Windows," in the 2022 Bouchercon anthology, Sep 2022
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LINKS:
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