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Book Contents Lists: Page 194

Tales of Dread ed. Charles Birkin--- see under Anon..

Tales of Fear ed. Charles Birkin--- see under Anon..

The Tandem Book of Ghost Stories ed. Charles Birkin (Tandem Books, 1965, T52, 3/6d, 192pp, pb, an)     retitled The Haunted Dancers New York: Paperback Library, 1967. 7 · Introduction · Charles Birkin · in 11 · The Lost, Strayed, Stolen · M. F. K. Fisher · nv The New Yorker March 20 1965 40 · Florinda · Shamus Frazer · ss The London Mystery Magazine #29, June 1956 50 · Dead Men’s Bones · Edith Olivier · ss Quakes, Philip Allan, 1933 58 · The Third Coach · H. R. Wakefield · nv They Return At Evening by H. Russell Wakefield, Phillip Allan, 1928 74 · Last Time Lucky · P. M. Hubbard · ss 86 · Cold in the Night · Marguerite Steen · ss The Illustrated London News November 20 1935 103 · Zara and Zita · Charles Birkin · ss 114 · Out of the Earth · Flavia Richardson · ss Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine April 1925 123 · Sophy Mason Comes Back · E. M. Delafield · ss Time and Tide 1930 138 · The Haunted Dancers · Arthur Mayse · ss The Saturday Evening Post July 8 1961 154 · The Yew Tree · Shamus Frazer · ss London Mystery Selection #39, December 1958 165 · No Ships Pass · Lady Eleanor Smith · nv The Story-teller May 1932

The Tandem Book of Horror Stories ed. Charles Birkin (Tandem Books, 1965, T49, 3/6d, 192pp, pb, an)     retitled The Witch-Baiter New York: Paperback Library, 1967. 7 · Introduction · Charles Birkin · in 11 · The Puppets · Francis King · ss The Japanese Umbrella by Francis King, Longmans, 1964 26 · Old Man’s Beard · H. R. Wakefield · ss Old Man’s Beard by H. Russell Wakefield, Bles, 1929 47 · The Cyclops Juju · Shamus Frazer · nv 77 · Arabesque: The Mouse · A. E. Coppard · ss Adam and Eve and Pinch Me by A. E. Coppard, Golden Cockerel Press, 1921 85 · Thirty · Guy Preston · ss The Story-teller February 1933 98 · The Medicine Cupboard · Charles Birkin · ss 116 · Dorner Cordaianthus · Hester Holland · ss Grim Death ed. Christine Campbell Thomson, Selwyn & Blount, 1932, as by H. H. Gorst 130 · The Witch-Baiter · R. Anthony · ss Weird Tales December 1927 140 · Cold Blood · George Langelaan · nv New Worlds Science Fiction #111, October 1961 164 · The Fifth Mask · Shamus Frazer · nv The London Mystery Magazine #33, June 1957 179 · Lord Mount Prospect · John Betjeman · ss The London Mercury December 1929

Terrors ed. Charles Birkin--- see under Anon..

Thrills ed. Charles Birkin--- see under Anon..

The Henfield Prize Stories ed. John Birmingham, Laura Gilpin & Joseph F. McCrindle (Warner Books, 1992, 978-0-446-39304-1, $9.99, 299pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by Terry Zobeck. xiii · Lift-Off, Laurels Wreaths and the Power of “Yes” · [uncredited] · fw 1 · Given Names · Sue Miller · ss 14 · The Carnival Dog, the Buy of Diamonds · Ethan Canin · ss 26 · All Little Colored Children Should Play the Harmonica · Ann Patchett · ss The Paris Review #94, Winter 1984 38 · The Drowned · Brad Owens · ss 50 · The Doctor of the Moon · Harriet Doerr · ss 60 · Open House [Easy Rawlins] · Walter Mosley · ss 68 · The Ears of Dennis and Peter · Mark Dewey · ss 82 · Why Would a Man · Emily Hammond · ss 98 · Looking for Johnny · A. M. Homes · ss Christopher Street 115 · I Wanted to Know Why · Jonathan Ames · ss 119 · Physics · Suzanne Jurgensen · ss 138 · Trainscapes · Lauren Belfer · ss 151 · Three Thousand Dollars · David Lipsky · ss The New Yorker November 11 1985 165 · P.M.R.C · Daniel Mueller · ss 184 · Shit Happens · Michael Drinkard · ss 202 · Horizontal Light · Chris Spain · ss 210 · Zorro · Steven Barthelme · ss The Yale Review Summer 1987 222 · Approximations · Mona Simpson · ss 233 · Eye Water · Jennifer Coke · ss 246 · The Letter Writer · M. T. Sharif · ss Agni 1988 255 · The Sutton Pie Safe · Pinckney Benedict · ss 265 · High Bridge · Fenton Johnson · ss 278 · Pie Dance · Molly Giles · ss 286 · Notes on Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Monkey Brain Sushi ed. Alfred Birnbaum (Kodansha International, May 1991, 4-7700-1543-7, $18.95, 304pp, hc, an, cover by Johnnie Dentsu)     Anthology of 11 stories translated from the Japanese by the editor and others. A lot of these stories seem to be fantasy. 1 · Introduction · Alfred Birnbaum · in 5 · TV People · Haruki Murakami; translated by Alfred Birnbaum · ss The New Yorker September 10 1990; dated 1989. translated from the Japanese. 29 · Sproing! · Eri Makino; translated by Mona Tellier · ss; dated 1987. translated from the Japanese. 49 · Christopher Columbus Discovers America · Gen’Ichiro Takahashi; translated by Alfred Birnbaum · ex translated from the Japanese (Over the Rainbow, 1984). 73 · Mazelife · Kyoji Kobayashi; translated by Jeffrey Hunter · ex; dated 1985. translated from the Japanese. 113 · Momotaro in a Capsule · Masahiko Shimada; translated by Terry Gallagher · nv; dated 1983. translated from the Japanese. 147 · Japan’s Junglest Day · Michio Hisauchi; translated by Alfred Birnbaum · cs; dated 1985. translated from the Japanese. 187 · Kneel Down and Lick My Feet · Amy Yamada; translated by Terry Gallagher · ex; dated 1988. translated from the Japanese. 205 · Peony Snowflakes of Love · Osamu Hashimoto; translated by Mona Tellier · nv; dated 1987. translated from the Japanese. 239 · Japanese Entrance Exams for Earnest Young Men · Yoshinori Shimizu; translated by Jeffrey Hunter · nv; dated 1988. translated from the Japanese. 261 · Girl · Mariko Ohara; translated by Alfred Birnbaum · ss; dated 1984. translated from the Japanese. 279 · The Yamada Diary · Masato Takeno; translated by Alfred Birnbaum · ex; dated 1988. translated from the Japanese. 305 · About the Translators · [uncredited] · bg

I Would Haunt You if I Could by Seán Padraic Birnie (Undertow Publications, March 2021, 978-1-988964-26-3, $17.99, 254pp, tp, co, cover by Jana Heidersdorf)     Details taken from online listing. 11 · New to It All · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss 27 · Out of the Blue · Seán Padraic Birnie · nv Black Static #64, July/August 2018 53 · The Turn · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss Black Static #74, March/April 2020 63 · Like a Zip · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss 67 · Hand-Me-Down · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss 83 · Holes · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss 99 · I Would Haunt You if I Could · Seán Padraic Birnie · nv 147 · Company · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss 149 · I Told You Not to Go · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss 155 · Lucida · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss Oculus Sinister ed. C. M. Muller, Chthonic Matter, 2020 159 · Sister · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss Black Static #31, November/December 2012 167 · You Know What to Do · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss 189 · Dollface · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss Shadows & Tall Trees v8, 2020 209 · Other Houses · Seán Padraic Birnie · nv Black Static #71, September/October 2019

Quest ed. David Bischoff (Raintree, 1977, 0-8172-0528-4, 64pp, hc, oa)     Original SF anthology. 7 · The Gorgons · Rachel Cosgrove Payes · ss 19 · Looking Back · Stephen C. Turner · ss 29 · Cold Tomorrows · Walton Simons · ss 39 · Beckoning Star · Chris Lampton · ss 55 · The First Flight of Scavenger I · Lael J. Littke · ss

Strange Encounters ed. David Bischoff (Raintree, 1977, 0-8172-0526-8, 64pp, hc, oa)     Original SF anthology. 7 · The Demon Machine · Lael J. Littke · ss 21 · The Spaceship · Gene DeWeese · ss 31 · Night Search · Donald Franklin · ss 45 · Captured! · Arthur Tofte · ss 55 · The Wealth of the Sun · Chris Lampton · ss

Western Stories ed. Peter Bischoff & Peter Nocon (F. Schöningh, 1984, hc, an) · Wine on the Desert · Max Brand · ss This Week June 7 1936 · The Tin Star · John M. Cunningham · nv Collier’s December 6 1947 · Bound for Taos · Harvey Fergusson · ss (r) · Stage to Lordsburg · Ernest Haycox · ss Collier’s April 10 1937 · The Streets of Laredo · Will Henry · ss Western Roundup ed. Nelson Nye, Macmillan, 1961 · The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance · Dorothy Johnson · nv Cosmopolitan July 1949 · A Lot of Cowboys · Judith Rascoe · nv The Atlantic Monthly November 1970

Death Dines at 8:30 ed. Claudia Bishop & Nick DiChario (Berkley, May 2001, 0-425-17470-0, $21.95, 286pp, hc, oa)     Original anthology of 16 stories (two reprints) of crime and cusine—with all-new recipes included. xi · Foreword · Nick DiChario · fw xiii · Introduction · Claudia Bishop · in 1 · Steak Tartare · Barbara D’Amato · ss 14 · The Theft of the Sandwich Board [Nick Velvet] · Edward D. Hoch · ss 32 · 8-3-oh · Nick Danger · nv 59 · Chicken Catch a Tory · Tamar Myers · ss 76 · A Passion for the Cook · Elizabeth Daniels Squire · ss 91 · Just One Bite Won’t Kill You · Valerie Wolzien · ss 100 · Dead and Berried · Claudia Bishop · ss 115 · Chocolate Moose · Bill & Judy Crider · ss 132 · The Fixer · Camilla T. Crespi · ss 151 · Even Butterflies Can Sting [Eli Paxton] · Mike Resnick · ss Magic Feathers: The Mike & Nick Show by Mike Resnick & Nick DiChario, Obscura Press, 2000 165 · George Washington Crashed Here · Jean Hager · ss 183 · The Boxing Day Bother · Patricia Guiver · ss 202 · Plant Engineering · Nancy Kress · ss 221 · The Bagel Murders · David A. Kaufelt · ss 239 · Death Before Compline · Sharan Newman · ss 259 · Cold Turkey · Diane Mott Davidson · ss Sisters in Crime 5 ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1992 281 · About Our Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Death Dines In ed. Claudia Bishop & Dean James (Berkley, May 2004, 0425192628, $23.95, 317pp, hc, oa)     Original anthology of 16 cozy culinary capers—each with a recipe! ix · Walk Right In… · Claudia Bishop · fw xiii · …Sit Right Down · Dean James · fw 1 · Cocktails with the Corpse · Mary Jane Maffini · ss 20 · Lethal Luncheon · Parnell Hall · nv 44 · Stark Terror at Tea-time [Lara McClintoch] · Lyn Hamilton · ss 63 · Café Con Leche · Marcos Donnelly · nv 96 · Alice and the Agent of the Hun [Alice Roosevelt Longworth] · Elizabeth Foxwell · ss 114 · Waiting for Gateau [Sarah & Meg Quilliam] · Claudia Bishop · nv 137 · All in the Family · Dean James · ss 156 · Matinee · William Moody · ss 170 · The Birthday Dinner · Donna Andrews · ss 185 · Where the Wildflowers Bloom · Nick DiChario · ss 201 · The Proof of the Pudding [Molly Murphy] · Rhys Bowen · nv 222 · Food for Thought · Jeremiah Healy · nv 243 · The Spirit of Washington · Meg Chittenden · ss 255 · Sing for Your Supper · Don Bruns · ss 267 · License to Koi [Midnight Louie] · Carole Nelson Douglas · nv 297 · Sing a Song of Sixpence [Lady Vespasia] · Anne Perry · nv

A Merry Band of Murderers ed. Claudia Bishop & Don Bruns (Poisoned Pen Press, August 2006, 1-59058-301-9, $24.95, 315pp, hc, oa)     Original anthology of stories and songs, includes music CD with recordings by the authors. 3 · Act I 5 · Your Ticket, Please… · Claudia Bishop · in 9 · Liner Notes · Don Bruns · in 11 · A Word from the Producer · Robert Rosenwald · pr 13 · Act II 15 · File Under Jazz · Bill Moody · ss 27 · Moody’s Mystery Blues · Bill Moody · sg 29 · Interview with Bill Moody · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Bill Moody] 31 · Shuffle Off This Mortal Coil · Rupert Holmes · nv 55 · Time to Kill · Rupert Holmes · pm 56 · Interview with Rupert Holmes · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Rupert Holmes] 61 · If I Had Wings · Rhys Bowen · ss 79 · If I Had Wings · Rhys Bowen · pm 80 · Interview with Rhys Bowen · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Rhys Bowen] 82 · Something Out There · John Lescroart · ss 95 · Something Out There · John Lescroart · pm 96 · Interview with John Lescroart · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. John Lescroart] 99 · It’s Too Late to Cry · Jim Fusilli · ss 113 · It’s Too Late to Cry · Jim Fusilli · pm 114 · Interview with Jim Fusilli · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Jim Fusilli] 117 · Land of the Flowers · Mary Anna Evans · nv 139 · Land of the Flowers · Mary Anna Evans · pm 140 · Interview with Mary Anna Evans · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Mary Anna Evans] 142 · Bad for His Image · Nathan Walpow · ss 158 · Be My Poodle · Nathan Walpow · pm 160 · Interview with Nathan Walpow · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Nathan Walpow] 164 · The Ferryman’s Beautiful Daughter · Peter Robinson · nv 188 · The Ferryman’s Beautiful Daughter · Peter Robinson · pm 190 · Interview with Peter Robinson · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Peter Robinson] 192 · The Fan · Jeffery Deaver · nv 226 · Another Day Without You · Jeffery Deaver · pm 228 · Interview with Jeff Deaver · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Jeffery Deaver] 230 · The Melancholy Danish · Claudia Bishop · ss 244 · Ophelia’s Revenge · Claudia Bishop · pm 246 · Interview with Claudia Bishop · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Claudia Bishop] 248 · Cayo Hueso Combo · Tom Corcoran · ss 259 · Bone Island Mambo · Tom Corcoran · pm 261 · Interview with Tom Corcoran · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Tom Corcoran] 264 · Long Black Veil · Val McDermid · ss 279 · Long Black Veil · Val McDermid · pm 280 · Interview with Val McDermid · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Val McDermid] 282 · Courage · Don Bruns · ss 294 · Stories · Don Bruns · pm 295 · Interview with Don Bruns · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Don Bruns] 297 · Curtain Call 299 · Song Credits · [uncredited] · ms 303 · The Performers · [uncredited] · bg