Lacey, Margaret,
--Face at the Window, #468, Mid-July, 1982.
Ladd, Joan D.,
--Tiger in the Cellar, #264, November, 1965.
La Farge, Oliver,
--Woman Hunt No Good, #96, November, 1951. *
--Spécialité de M. Duclos, #141, August, 1955.
Lamburn, Nell,
--Tom's Thatch, #519, July, 1986. * EQ Readers Award 3rd
--Charity Child, Mid-December, 1986.
--Taking Care of Miss Mollie, #530, May, 1987.
--Nodons' Dog, #535, October, 1987.
--Jimmy's Day, March, 1991.
Lamont, Tim,
--Bad Boy, #594, February, 1992.
Landry, Noma,
--Small Dilemma, #567, March, 1990.
Lang, Allen Kim,
--Death in the Air, #249, August, 1964.
LaPierre, Janet,
--Luminarias Make It Christmas-y, February, 1996.
--Family Gathering, #688, January, 1999.
--Da Capo, #691, April, 1999.
Lardner, Ring,
--Claude Diphthong, Student of Crime, #129, August, 1954.
Large, John,
--The Marksma'am, #413, April, 1978. (poem)
--Hack Robber, July, 1983. (poem)
--Consultation, April, 1996. (poem)
Larson, Charles,
--Sisters, #599, June, 1992.
Lata, K. A.,
--A New Religion, February, 1996. (author's first publication)
Latner, P. W.,
--Trouble House, #228, November, 1962.
Law, Janice,
--Resurrection, #629, June, 1994.
--Star of the Silver Screen, December, 1996.
--Lying, #671, July, 1997.
--The Archeologist's Revenge, #684-#685, September-October, 1998.
--Blood in the Water, #709-#710, September-October, 2000.
--The Helpful Stranger, #716, April, 2001.
--Lions on the Lawn, #727, March, 2002.
--The Blind Woman, #732, August, 2002.
--Ghost Writer, #733-#734, September-October, 2002.
Lawrence, Conrad,
--Thirty-Two Squares, #725, January, 2002.
Lawrence, Cynthia,
--The Sweet Singer of 33-A, #690, March, 1999.
Lawrence, Melanie,
--Stranger Song, #701, January, 2000. (author's first publication)
--A Problem-Solving Breed, #720, August, 2001.
Layefsky, Virginia,
--This Place Belongs to You, January, 1991.
Lazarou, Rosemary,
--Pillow Talk, #470, September, 1982.
Leacock, Stephen,
--An Irreducible Detective Story: Hanged by a Hair, #95, October, 1951.
Leblanc, Maurice,
--The Red Silk Scarf, #97, December, 1951. (reprint)
Lee, Deborah M.,
--Crash Diet, #667, March, 1997. (poem)
--Crime of Fashion, #728, April, 2002. (poem)
Legg, Alan,
--News Broadcast, January 23, 2012, #415, June, 1978. * (author's first publication)
Leiby, G. Sterling,
--Nursery Rhyme (1980's Version), #468, Mid-July, 1982. (poem)
Leonard, Leonard L., (Leonard L. Levinson and Leonard Neubauer)
--Wages of Innocence, #40, March, 1947. (reprint)
Leuci, Bob,
--All-American Boy, #644, June, 1995.
Level, Maurice,
--All Saints' Day, #49, December, 1947. (reprint)
Levinson, Richard,
--see Link, William, and Richard Levinson
Levinson, Saul,
--Stay on the Sidewalks, Kid, #141, August, 1955.
Levon, Fred,
--Help Me - If You Can, #113, April, 1953.
--?, #138, May, 1955.
Levy, Newman,
--Nick Carter, #137, April, 1955. (poem)
Lewin, Michael Z.,
--The Truth, #595-#596, March, 1992.
--You Pay for Everything, #606, December, 1992.
--Blood Blue, #629, June, 1994.
--Oil and Water, #692, May, 1999.
--Gunpoint, #712, December, 2000.
--Night Shift, #719, July, 2001.
--If the Glove Fits, #721-#722, September-October, 2001. *
Lewis, Richard O.,
--The Man Who Counted His Blessings, #236, July, 1963.
--A Matter of Protection, #242, January, 1964.
--The Importance of Sawing Wood, #248, July, 1964.
--Killer at Large, #253, December, 1964.
Lewis, Robert,
--The Quigley Librarian, #116, July, 1953. (short short, reprint)
--The Ninth Circle, #133, December, 1954. * EQ Prize Winner
Lewis, Sinclair,
--The Ghost Patrol, #113, April, 1953.
Leydin, Beth,
--A Fine Summer's Evening, #700, December, 1999. (author's first publication)
Limón, Martin,
--Princess of the Red Silk, #714, February, 2001.
Lincoln, Joseph C.,
--The Mystery of the Pocketbook, #135, February, 1955.
Link, William,
--Artist's Proof, August, 1996.
--Queen, Two Jacks, #669, May, 1997.
--The Good Samaritan, #672, August, 1997.
--Crack in a Crystal Ball, #675, November, 1997.
--Where Do the Balloons Go? #677, January, 1998. *
--Sorcerer's Apprentice, #678, February, 1998.
--also see Link, William, and Richard Levinson
Link, William, and Richard Levinson,
--Whistle While You Work, #132, November, 1954. (authors' first publication)
Linscott, Gillian,
--Death of a Dead Man, #637, Mid-December, 1994.
--Drowned Ophelia, #659, July, 1996.
--Wingless Pegasus, #660, August, 1996.
--Poisoned with Politeness, #673-#674, September-October, 1997.
--A Dead Language, #689, February, 1999.
Lipman, Clayre, and Michel Lipman,
--The Walking Corpse, #82, September, 1950.
Lipman, Michel,
--see Lipman, Clayre, and Michel Lipman
Lipsky, Eleazar,
--Quality of Mercy, #118, September, 1953.
--Tiger in the Night, #137, April, 1955. *
Littke, Lael J.,
--A Feline Felony, #290, January, 1968.
Lloyd, Alan,
--Under a Plum Tree, #562, November, 1989.
Lochte, Dick,
--A Tough Case to Figure, #667, March, 1997.
Locke, William J.,
--The Adventure of the Kind Mr. Smith, #81, August, 1950.
Lockridge, Frances, (1896-1963) and Richard Lockridge,
--The Searching Cats, #171, February, 1958.
--Dead Boys Don't Remember, #176, July, 1958.
--All Men Make Mistakes, #180, November, 1958. *
--Hit-and-Run, #188, July, 1959.
--Captain Heimrich Stumbles, #192, November, 1959.
--The Scent of Murder, #201, August, 1960.
--Flair for Murder, #263, October, 1965.
Lockridge, Richard, (1898-1982)
--see Lockridge, Frances, and Richard Lockridge
Lockwood, Jo,
--Look of Eagles, June 11, 1981. (author's first publication)
Logan, Margaret,
--Con, #684-#685, September-October, 1998.
Lombard, C. G.,
--see Lumbard, C. G.
London, Jack,
--A Piece of Life, #124, March, 1954. (reprint)
--The Master of Mystery, #127, June, 1954. (reprint)
--The Unexpected, #130, September, 1954.
--Only a Chinago, #132, November, 1954.
--To the Man on Trial, #134, January, 1955.
--Make Westing, #140, July, 1955. (reprint)
--The Mystery of Keesh, #143, October, 1955. (reprint)
--The Devil-Dog, #174, May, 1958.
--The Dead Horse Trail, #247, June, 1964. (reprint) (aka Which Make Men Remember, in
The God of His Fathers and Other Stories, 1901.)
Lordon, Randye,
--The House on Marigold Hill, March, 1984. (author's first publication)
Loughran, Rob,
--A Weak excuse for Murder, #684-#685, September-October, 1998. (poem)
Lovell, Kathy,
--The Case of the Missing Waitress, #665, January, 1997. (poem)
Lovesey, Peter,
--Behind the Locked Door, March, 1979.
--A Man with a Fortune, November 3, 1980.
--A Bride in the Bath, August 12, 1981. (aka The Bathroom)
--The Butchers, #468, Mid-July, 1982.
--Taking Possession, #472, November, 1982.
--Keeping Fit, March, 1983.
--The Virgoan and the Taurean, July, 1983.
--Did You Tell Daddy? February, 1984.
--Arabella's Answer, April, 1984.
--Fallout, #492, June, 1984.
--The Corder Figure, #513, January, 1986. (novelet)
--Curl Up and Dye, #519, July, 1986.
--Friendly Yachtsman, 39, May, 1988.
--Oracle of the Dead, Mid-December, 1988.
--A Case of Butterflies, December, 1989.
--The Valuation, #566, February, 1990. *
--The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown, May, 1991. *
--Being of Sound Mind, July, 1991.
--The Man Who Ate People, #603-#604, October, 1992.
--Pass the Parcel, #637, Mid-December, 1994.
Lovesey, Peter, (continued)
--The Pushover, #644, June, 1995. MWA First Prize
--The Mighty Hunter, January, 1996.
--Quiet Please - We're Rolling, #664, December, 1996.
--Never a Cross Word, #666, February, 1997.
--The Case of the Easter Bonnet, #668, April, 1997. (short short)
--Wayzgoose, #669, May, 1997.
--Disposing of Mrs. Cronk, #676, December, 1997.
--Because It Was There, #681, May, 1998.
--A Monologue for Mystery Lovers, #689, February, 1999. (poem)
--Showmen, #703, March, 2000.
--The Word of a Lady, #707, July, 2000.
--Interior, With Corpse, #720, August, 2001.
--Youdunnit, #721-#722, September-October, 2001.
--Murdering Max, #721-#722, September-October, 2001.
--The Problem of Stateroom 10, #724, December, 2001.
Lovesey, Phil,
--The Contract, May, 1994.
--Double Event, September, 1995. *
--The Schemer's Holiday, #663, November, 1996.
--Playing Away, #680, April, 1998. (short short)
--Court Out, #682, June, 1998.
--A Publisher's Dream, #684-#685, September-October, 1998.
--Under the Knife, #688, January, 1999.
--Blitzed, #693, June, 1999.
--One Bad Apple, #723, November, 2001.
Lucas, Cary,
--Unknown Quantity, #117, August, 1953.
Luckinbill, Ray,
--Reading the Will, #733-#734, September-October, 2002. (poem)
Ludens, Magnus,
--The Red Eggs, #225, August, 1962.
Lumbard, C. G.,
--Helpless Victim, #119, October, 1953. (author's first publication)
Lumen, Fritzi Franz,
--The Prayer Wheels, #343, June, 1972. *
Lumiansky, Janet,
--The Mystery Crossword, June, 1993. (puzzle)
Lupoff, Richard,
--Dogwalker, April, 1996.
Lutz, John,
--Until You Are Dead, January, 1980.
--Deeper and Deeper, #470, September, 1982.
--Heat, September, 1985.
--The Chess Players, May, 1994.
--Night Crawlers, #668, April, 1997.
--The Gentleman on the Titanic, #699, November, 1999.
Lyall, Francis,
--Confessional, #605, November, 1992.
Lynch, Marie,
--K-9 Cop, #606, December, 1992.
Lyon, Dana,
--Six Stories in Search of a Solution, #200, July, 1960.
--The Woman in the Stone House, #342, May, 1972.
--The Good Companions, 1972. *