What is Hayford Peirce?
{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> |name = Hayford Peirce |pseudonym = |birth_date = {{birth date|1942|1|7}} |birth_place = [[Bangor, Maine]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2020|11|19|1942|1|7}} |death_place = [[Tucson, Arizona]], U.S. |occupation = Writer |genre = Science fiction <br /> [[Mystery fiction|Mysteries]] <br /> [[Spy fiction|Spy thrillers]] |movement = |influences = |influenced = |website = |signature = }} '''Hayford Peirce''' (January 7, 1942 – November 19, 2020) was an American writer of science fiction, [[Mystery fiction|mysteries]], and [[Spy fiction|spy thrillers]]. He wrote many short stories for the science-fiction magazines ''[[Astounding magazine|Analog]]'', ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction|Galaxy]]'', and ''[[Omni Magazine|Omni]]''. He also wrote mystery short stories for ''[[Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]]'' and ''[[Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine]]''. Peirce [[suicide|shot himself in the head]] on November 19, 2020 in [[Tucson, Arizona]] after shooting his wife.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2020/11/20/pima-county-sheriffs-office-investigates-possible-murder-suicide/ |title=Pima County Sheriff’s Office Investigates Possible Murder Suicide |work=arizonadailyindependent.com |date=November 20, 2020 |access-date=November 22, 2020 |archive-date=November 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127082143/https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2020/11/20/pima-county-sheriffs-office-investigates-possible-murder-suicide/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Peirce was hospitalized and died a few hours later, aged 78.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kold.com/2020/11/20/sheriffs-investigators-probe-incident-that-left-one-dead-one-injured |title=UPDATE: Husband and wife dead after incident in Foothills area |work=KOLD.com |date=November 20, 2020 |access-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://tucson.com/news/local/woman-found-dead-author-critically-injured-in-