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Hoodwink/Scattershot by Bill Pronzini (Knightsbridge, September 1990, 1-877961-94-9, $5.95, 257+268pp, pb, om) [Nameless Private Eye]     Omnibus of two “Nameless Detective” PI novels, Hoodwink (St. Martin’s 1981) and Scattershot (St. Martin’s 1982). · Hoodwink [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · n. St. Martin’s, 1981 · Scattershot [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · n. St. Martin’s, 1982

Labyrinth/Bones by Bill Pronzini (Knightsbridge, August 1990, 1-877961-92-2, $5.95, 257+278pp, pb, om) [Nameless Private Eye]     Omnibus of two “Nameless Detective” PI novels, Labyrinth (St. Martin’s 1980) and Bones (St. Martin’s 1985). · Labyrinth [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · n. St. Martin’s, 1980 · Bones [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · n. St. Martin’s, 1985

More Oddments by Bill Pronzini (Five Star US, December 2001, 0-7862-3557-8, $24.95, 228pp, hc, co)     Collection of 14 stories. 7 · Fergus O’Hara, Detective · Bill Pronzini · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1974, as “The Riverboat Gold Robbery” 39 · Chip · Bill Pronzini · ss Mystery Scene #71, 2001 47 · Opportunity · Bill Pronzini · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1967 62 · A Craving for Originality · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 17 1979 74 · One of Those Cases [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine February 1972, as “The Assignment” 90 · I Didn’t Do It · Bill Pronzini · ss New Crimes 2 ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson, 1990 95 · Quicker Than the Eye [Christopher Steele] · Bill Pronzini & Michael Kurland · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 1975 131 · Angel of Mercy · Bill Pronzini · ss Diagnosis: Terminal ed. F. Paul Wilson, Tor/Forge, 1996 141 · Connoisseur · Bill Pronzini · ss Who Done It? ed. Alice Laurance & Isaac Asimov, Houghton Mifflin, 1980 153 · Mrs. Rakubian · Bill Pronzini · ss Small Felonies by Bill Pronzini, St. Martin's, 1988 156 · Smuggler’s Island · Bill Pronzini · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1977 176 · A Taste of Paradise · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1994 187 · Under the Skin · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1977 194 · Prose Bowl · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1979

Night Freight by Bill Pronzini (Leisure, May 2000, 0-8439-4706-3, $5.50, 345pp, pb, co)     Collection of 26 horror stories, one apparently original. 13 · Stacked Deck · Bill Pronzini · nv The New Black Mask No.8 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987 49 · Angel of Mercy · Bill Pronzini · ss Diagnosis: Terminal ed. F. Paul Wilson, Tor/Forge, 1996 61 · Night Freight · Bill Pronzini · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1967; revised. 73 · Liar’s Dice · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1992 85 · Out Behind the Shed · Bill Pronzini · ss Final Shadows ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday Foundation, 1991 95 · Souls Burning [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss New Crimes 3 ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson, 1991 107 · Strangers in the Fog · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1978 121 · Peekaboo · Bill Pronzini · ss Nightmares ed. Charles L. Grant, Playboy, 1979 131 · Thirst · Bill Pronzini · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1973 141 · Wishful Thinking · Bill Pronzini · ss Irreconcilable Differences ed. Lia Matera, HarperCollins, 1999 153 · Ancient Evil · Bill Pronzini · ss The Ultimate Werewolf ed. Byron Preiss, David Keller, Megan Miller & John Gregory Betancourt, Dell, 1991 169 · The Monster · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1996 177 · His Name Was Legion · Bill Pronzini · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine January 1979 185 · Out of the Depths · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1994 211 · The Pattern · Bill Pronzini · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 1971 225 · The Rec Field · Bill Pronzini · ss Chrysalis 6 ed. Roy Torgeson, Zebra, 1980 237 · Deathwatch · Bill Pronzini · ss Mystery Scene Reader ed. Edward Gorman, Fedora, 1987 247 · Home · Bill Pronzini · ss 253 · Tom · Bill Pronzini · ss Cat Crimes II ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1992 265 · A Taste of Paradise · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1994 279 · Sweet Fever · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1976 289 · Deathlove · Bill Pronzini · ss Shadows ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1978 301 · Black Wind · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1979 311 · The Coffin Trimmer · Bill Pronzini · ss Touch Wood ed. Peter Crowther, Little, Brown UK, 1993 325 · Funeral Day · Bill Pronzini · ss New Crimes ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson, 1989 331 · I Think I Will Not Hang Myself Today · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 2000

Night Screams by Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg (Playboy Press, 1979, 0-87223-525-4, $5.95, 262pp, hc, n., cover by Anthony Russo)

Night Screams by Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg (Playboy Paperbacks, March 1981, 978-0-87216-788-9, $2.75, 300pp, pb, n.)     Reprint (Playboy Press 1979) horror novel. Details taken from online listing.

Night Screams by Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg (Speaking Volumes, September 10, 2011, 978-1-61232-123-3, $14.95, 270pp, tp, n.)     Reprint (Playboy Press 1979) horror novel. Details taken from online listing.

Oddments: A Short Story Collection by Bill Pronzini (Five Star US, November 2000, 0-7862-2894-6, $21.95, 198pp, hc, co)     Collection of 14 stories. 7 · The Highbinders [John Quincannon & Sabina Carpenter] · Bill Pronzini · nv Carpenter and Quincannon by Bill Pronzini, Crippen & Landru, 1998 42 · Wishful Thinking · Bill Pronzini · ss Irreconcilable Differences ed. Lia Matera, HarperCollins, 1999 51 · Shade Work · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1993 59 · I Think I Will Not Hang Myself Today · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 2000 69 · The Man Who Collected “The Shadow” · Bill Pronzini · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1971 76 · Out of the Depths · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1994 97 · Bank Job · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1978 110 · And Then We Went to Venus · Bill Pronzini · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1980 122 · Putting the Pieces Back · Bill Pronzini · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 1976 126 · The Arrowmont Prison Riddle · Bill Pronzini · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 1976 155 · Caught in the Act · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1978 164 · Liar’s Dice · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1992 174 · The Dispatching of George Ferris · Bill Pronzini · vi Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 23 1980 179 · The Big Bite [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · nv Shots Winter 1999

On Account of Darkness and Other SF Stories by Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg--- see under Barry N. Malzberg.

Problems Solved by Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg (Crippen & Landru, July 2003, 1-885941-89-7, $16.00, 165pp, tp, co, cover by Juha Lindroos)     Collection of 22 stories written in collaboration, two original. Also available in a signed, numbered, hardback edition (-88-0, $42.00) limited to 250 copies with a bonus chapbook, “Do I Dare to Eat a Peach?”. 9 · Long Time Passing · Bill Pronzini · pr 15 · I Ought to Kill You · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · vi Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine November 1972 18 · A Matter of Life and Death · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine July 1974 23 · Multiples · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss Tricks and Treats ed. Joe Gores & Bill Pronzini, Doubleday, 1976 28 · A Matter of Survival · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1976 32 · Problems Solved · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1976 37 · What Kind of Person Are You? · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 1977 41 · Night Rider · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1977 53 · The Last Plagiarism · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1977 59 · On Account of Darkness · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1977 64 · Birds of a Feather · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 1978 70 · Another Burnt-Out Case · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss Fantastic Stories October 1978 82 · Rebound · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1979 92 · Clocks · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss Shadows 2 ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1979 100 · Million-to-One Shot · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1979 108 · Final Exam · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine February 1979 115 · The Lyran Case [Lunar Immigration] · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · vi Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 1980 119 · Whither Thou, Ghost [Lunar Immigration] · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1981 125 · Vanishing Point [Lunar Immigration] · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact February 1 1982 135 · Demolition, Inc. · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine February 1981 revised from Skullduggery, April 1980. 141 · The Man Who Loved Mystery Stories · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss The Strand Magazine #5, 2000 147 · Me and Mitch · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss 155 · Afterthought · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss 159 · Crossing the Border · Barry N. Malzberg · aw 163 · The Collaborations of Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg · [uncredited] · bi [Ref. Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg]

Prose Bowl by Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg (St. Martin’s, November 1980, 0-312-65194-5, $9.95, 180pp, hc, n., cover by John Clarke)     Parody of the writing profession, expanded from the story of the same name. · Prose Bowl · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1979

Prose Bowl by Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg (Ramble House, May 2003, $19.95, 237pp, tp, n., cover by Gavin L. O’Keefe)     Reprint (St. Martin’s 1980) parody of the writing profession.

Prose Bowl by Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg (Speaking Volumes, September 10, 2011, 978-1-61232-125-7, 188pp, tp, n.)     Reprint (St. Martin’s 1980) parody of the writing profession. Details taken from online listing.

The Running of Beasts by Bill Pronzini & Barry Malzberg (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, February 1976, 0-399-11647-8, $8.95, 318pp, hc, n.)

The Running of Beasts by Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg (Fawcett Crest, 1979, 0-449-23061-9, $1.75, 317pp, pb, n., cover by Jerome Podwil)     Reprint (Putnam 1976) horror novel.

The Running of Beasts by Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg (Black Lizard, 1988, 0-88739-076-5, $4.95, 316pp, pb, n., cover by Kirwan)     Reprint (Putnam 1976) horror novel.

The Running of Beasts by Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg (Speaking Volumes, March 14, 2012, 978-1-61232-121-9, $14.95, 320pp, tp, n.)     Reprint (Putnam 1976) horror novel. Details taken from online listing.

Scenarios: A “Nameless Detective” Casebook by Bill Pronzini (Five Star US, May 2003, 0-7862-4326-0, $25.95, 293pp, hc, co) [Nameless Private Eye]     Collection of 14 stories featuring Pronzini’s “Nameless Detective.” 9 · Preface · Bill Pronzini · pr 11 · It’s a Lousy World [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine August 1968, as “Sometimes There Is Justice” 33 · The Pulp Connection [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1979, as “The Private Eye Who Collected Pulps” 55 · Dead Man’s Slough [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 21 1980 69 · The Ghosts of Ragged-Ass Gulch [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · na from Sosetsu Shincho, Japan 1982. 113 · Cat’s-Paw [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · nv Waves Press, 1983 139 · Skeleton Rattle Your Mouldy Leg [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · nv The Eyes Have It ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1984 171 · Incident in a Neighborhood Tavern [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss An Eye for Justice ed. Robert J. Randisi, The Mysterious Press, 1988 181 · Stakeout [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Justice for Hire ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1990 197 · La Bellezza Delle Bellezze [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · nv Invitation to Murder ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Dark Harvest, 1991 231 · Souls Burning [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss New Crimes 3 ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson, 1991 241 · Bomb Scare [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · vi Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1995 245 · The Big Bite [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · nv Shots Winter 1999 263 · Season of Sharing [Sharon McCone; Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller · ss Crippen & Landru, 2001 281 · Wrong Place, Wrong Time [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Most Wanted ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet, 2001

Season of Sharing by Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller--- see under Marcia Muller.

Sleuths by Bill Pronzini (Five Star US, February 1999, 0-7862-1702-2, $20.95, 278pp, hc, co) · Preface · Bill Pronzini · pr · Fergus O’Hara, Detective · Bill Pronzini · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1974, as “The Riverboat Gold Robbery” · The Desert Limited [John Quincannon & Sabina Carpenter] · Bill Pronzini · ss Louis L’Amour Western Magazine November 1995 · Medium Rare [John Quincannon & Sabina Carpenter] · Bill Pronzini · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 1998 · Jade [Dan Connell] · Bill Pronzini · ss (r) · Vanishing Act [Christopher Steele] · Bill Pronzini & Michael J. Kurland · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1976 · The Desperate Ones [Carmody] · Bill Pronzini · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 1971 · Blood Money [Carmody] · Bill Pronzini · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1975, as “Free-Lance Operation” · Dead Man’s Slough [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 21 1980 · A Killing in Xanadu [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Waves Press, 1980 · Stakeout [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Justice for Hire ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1990 · La Bellezza Delle Bellezze [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · nv Invitation to Murder ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Dark Harvest, 1991

Spadework by Bill Pronzini (Crippen & Landru, June 1996, 1-885941-07-2, $16.00, 192pp, tp, co, cover by Carol Heyer) [Nameless Private Eye]     Collection of 15 previously uncollected stories, including two appearing in print for the first time. Also available in a signed, numbered, hardback edition (-06-4, $40.00) limited to 350 copies with a tipped in typescript. 7 · My Two Best Friends · Marcia Muller · in 11 · Cat’s Paw [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · nv Waves Press, 1983 30 · Skeleton Rattle Your Mouldy Leg [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · nv The Eyes Have It ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1984 53 · Twenty Miles from Paradise [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss (r) 62 · Ace in the Hole [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Mean Streets ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1986 73 · Incident in a Neighborhood Tavern [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss An Eye for Justice ed. Robert J. Randisi, The Mysterious Press, 1988 81 · Something Wrong [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Small Felonies by Bill Pronzini, St. Martin's, 1988 87 · Here Comes Santa Claus [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Mistletoe Mysteries ed. Charlotte MacLeod, The Mysterious Press, 1989 100 · Stakeout [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Justice for Hire ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1990 111 · Souls Burning [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss New Crimes 3 ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson, 1991 118 · Bedeviled [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · nv Cat Crimes ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1991 136 · One Night at Dolores Park [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1995 146 · Home Is the Place Where [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1995 155 · Bomb Scare [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · vi Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1995 158 · Worried Mother Job [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · nv originally read on audio tape (For Crime Out Loud, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Durkin Hayes Publishing Ltd. 1995). 180 · Zero Tolerance [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Spadework by Bill Pronzini, Crippen & Landru, 1996 186 · Random Chunks of Muddle · Bill Pronzini · aw 189 · A “Nameless Detective” Checklist · [uncredited] · bi

Stacked Deck by Bill Pronzini (Mystery Scene Press, November 1991, 1-56146-014-1, $4.95, 117pp, pb, co)     Author’s Choice Monthly #2. 1 · …But First, a Few Words from the Author · Bill Pronzini · pr 7 · Stacked Deck · Bill Pronzini · nv The New Black Mask No.8 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987 37 · Night Freight · Bill Pronzini · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1967; revised. 49 · Here Comes Santa Claus [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Mistletoe Mysteries ed. Charlotte MacLeod, The Mysterious Press, 1989 67 · I Didn’t Do It · Bill Pronzini · ss New Crimes 2 ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson, 1990 73 · Connoisseur · Bill Pronzini · ss Who Done It? ed. Alice Laurance & Isaac Asimov, Houghton Mifflin, 1980 86 · Out Behind the Shed · Bill Pronzini · ss Final Shadows ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday Foundation, 1991 95 · Vanishing Act [Christopher Steele] · Bill Pronzini & Michael J. Kurland · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1976

American Pulp ed. Bill Pronzini, Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Ed Gorman.

The Arbor House Necropolis ed. Bill Pronzini (Arbor House, November 1981, 0-87795-338-4, $11.50, 850pp, tp, an)     Contains the books Voodoo! (Arbor House, 1980), Mummy! (Arbor House, 1980) and Ghoul! (original here). · Preface · Bill Pronzini · pr 17 · Voodoo! · ed. Bill Pronzini · an Arbor House, 1980 19 · Introduction · Bill Pronzini · in Voodoo! ed. Bill Pronzini, Arbor House, 1980 33 · Papa Benjamin · Cornell Woolrich · nv Dime Mystery Magazine July 1935, as “Dark Melody of Madness” 77 · “…Dead Men Working in the Cane Fields” · William B. Seabrook · ar from The Magic Island, Harcourt Brace & World, 1929 89 · Mother of Serpents · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales December 1936 101 · The Digging at Pistol Key · Carl Jacobi · ss Weird Tales July 1947 118 · Seven Turns in a Hangman’s Rope · Henry S. Whitehead · na Adventure July 15 1932 179 · The Isle of Voices · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss The National Observer February 4 1893 201 · Powers of Darkness · John Russell · ss Collier’s March 30 1929 216 · Exú · Edward D. Hoch · ss Voodoo! ed. Bill Pronzini, Arbor House, 1980 223 · Seventh Sister · Mary Elizabeth Counselman · nv Weird Tales January 1943 244 · The Devil Doll · Bryce Walton · ss Dime Mystery Magazine November 1947 254 · Kundu · Morris West · ex Kundu by Morris West, Dell, 1956 271 · The Candidate · Henry Slesar · ss Rogue August 1961 281 · Mummy! · ed. Bill Pronzini · an Arbor House, 1980 283 · Introduction · Bill Pronzini · in Mummy! ed. Bill Pronzini, Arbor House, 1980 301 · Lot No. 249 · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv Harper’s New Monthly Magazine September 1892 337 · Some Words with a Mummy · Edgar Allan Poe · ss American Review April 1845 356 · Monkeys · E. F. Benson · ss Weird Tales December 1933 374 · Bones · Donald A. Wollheim · ss Stirring Science Stories February 1941 382 · The Vengeance of Nitocris · Tennessee Williams · ss Weird Tales August 1928, as by Thomas Lanier Williams 397 · The Mummy’s Foot · Théophile Gautier; translated by F. C. de Sumichrast · ss The Complete Works of Théophile Gautier: Volume VI by Théophile Gautier, tr. F. C. de Sumichrast, Bigelow, Smith & Co., 1900 translated from the French (“Le Pied de Momie”, Musée de Familles, September 1840). 410 · The Eyes of the Mummy [Sebek (unnamed narrator)] · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales April 1938 429 · Charlie · Talmage Powell · ss Mummy! ed. Bill Pronzini, Arbor House, 1980 447 · The Weekend Magus · Edward D. Hoch · ss Mummy! ed. Bill Pronzini, Arbor House, 1980 459 · The Princess · Joe R. Lansdale · ss Mummy! ed. Bill Pronzini, Arbor House, 1980 474 · The Eagle-Claw Rattle · Ardath Mayhar · ss Mummy! ed. Bill Pronzini, Arbor House, 1980 482 · The Other Room · Charles L. Grant · nv Mummy! ed. Bill Pronzini, Arbor House, 1980 503 · Revelation in Seven Stages · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Mummy! ed. Bill Pronzini, Arbor House, 1980 509 · Ghoul! · ed. Bill Pronzini · an 511 · Introduction · Bill Pronzini · in 523 · The Edinburgh Landlady · Aubrey Davidson · pm Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 30 1980 525 · The Body-Snatchers · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv Pall Mall Gazette Christmas 1884 546 · The Loved Dead · C. M. Eddy, Jr. (with H. P. Lovecraft) · ss Weird Tales May/June/July 1924 559 · Indigestion · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Fantastic Stories September 1977 569 · The Chadbourne Episode [Gerald Canevin] · Henry S. Whitehead · ss Weird Tales February 1933 586 · Disturb Not My Slumbering Fair · Chelsea Quinn Yarbro · ss Cautionary Tales by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Doubleday, 1978 600 · Quietly Now · Charles L. Grant · nv 629 · The Ghoul · Sir Hugh Clifford · ss The Further Side of Silence by Hugh Clifford, Doubleday, Page, 1916 644 · The Spherical Ghoul · Fredric Brown · nv Thrilling Mystery January 1943 671 · Corpus Delectable [Gavagan’s Bar] · L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt · ss Tales from Gavagan’s Bar by L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt, Twayne, 1953 681 · Memento Mori · Bill Pronzini · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 1974; revised. 689 · The White Rabbit · Joe R. Lansdale · ss 702 · Gray Matter · Stephen King · ss Cavalier October 1973 717 · Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi

The Arbor House Treasury of Detective and Mystery Stories from the Great Pulps ed. Bill Pronzini (Arbor House, 1983, 0-87795-451-8, $16.95, 342pp, hc, an)     Also available in tp (-452-6, $7.95). 1 · Introduction · Bill Pronzini · in 6 · Arson Plus [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask October 1 1923, as by Peter Collinson 26 · Knights of the Open Palm [Race Williams] · Carroll John Daly · ss The Black Mask June 1 1923 51 · The Mopper-Up · Horace McCoy · nv Black Mask November 1931 82 · Red Pavement [“Tough Dick” Donahue] · Frederick Nebel · ss Black Mask December 1932 113 · Parlor Trick · Paul Cain · ss Black Mask July 1932 121 · The Living Lie Down with the Dead · Cornell Woolrich · nv Dime Detective Magazine April 1936 148 · Holocaust House [Doan & Carstairs] · Norbert Davis · na Argosy November 16 1940 (+1) 201 · Blue Murder · Fredric Brown · ss The Shadow September 1943 218 · Hear That Mournful Sound · Dane Gregory · nv Detective Tales November 1942, as “Lynchville Had a Barber” 242 · The Day Nobody Died [Inspector Allhoff] · D. L. Champion · nv Dime Detective Magazine February 1944 278 · Fatal Accident · John D. MacDonald · ss The Shadow Fall 1948 289 · Diamonds of Death [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv Spicy Detective Stories July 1934 311 · See No Evil · William Campbell Gault · ss New Detective Magazine September 1950, as “See No Murder” 321 · Crime of Omission · John D. MacDonald · ss Detective Tales August 1951 328 · The Girl in the Golden Cage · John W. Jakes · ss Thrilling Detective Summer 1953, as by Alan Payne

Arbor House Treasury of Great Western Stories ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (Arbor House, 1982, 0-87795-410-0, $17.95, 455pp, hc, an)     Revised from Great Tales of the West (Galahad 1982). 11 · Introduction · John Jakes · in Great Tales of the West ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, Galahad Books, 1982 · Part One: The First Fifty Years 25 · Buck Fanshaw’s Funeral · Mark Twain · ss from Roughing It, American Publishing Company, 1872 33 · How Santa Claus Came to Simpson’s Bar · Bret Harte · ss The Atlantic Monthly March 1872 46 · The Blue Hotel · Stephen Crane · nv Collier’s Weekly November 26 1898 72 · The Vengeance of Padre Arroyo · Gertrude Atherton · ss Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine July 1891 78 · The Reformation of Calliope · O. Henry · ss Associated Sunday Magazine February 28 1904, as by Sydney Porter 86 · Timberline · Owen Wister · ss The Saturday Evening Post March 7 1908 97 · All Gold Canyon · Jack London · nv The Century Magazine November 1905 115 · The Honk-Honk Breed · Stewart Edward White · ss Everybody’s Magazine July 1907 124 · The Trouble Man · Eugene Manlove Rhodes · ss The Saturday Evening Post November 20 1909 141 · From Missouri · Zane Grey · nv McCall’s Magazine August 1926 164 · Ananias Green [Andy Green; Flying U Ranch] · B. M. Bower · ss The Popular Magazine February 1909 175 · The Hold-Up [Hopalong Cassidy] · Clarence E. Mulford · ss The Coming of Cassidy by Clarence E. Mulford, A.L. Burt, 1913 188 · Science at Heart’s Desire [Dan Anderson] · Emerson Hough · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 1 1904 199 · Last Warning · William MacLeod Raine · ss Short Stories January 10 1943 210 · The Weight of Obligation · Rex Beach · ss The Crimson Gardenia, and Other Tales of Adventure by Rex Beach, Harper & Brothers, 1916 229 · Dust Storm · Max Brand · ss Collier’s April 3 1937 · Part Two: The Second Fifty Years 245 · Top Hand · Luke Short · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 30 1943 257 · High Wind · Ernest Haycox · ss Collier’s January 5 1935 271 · The Gift of Cochise · Louis L’Amour · ss Collier’s July 5 1952 285 · First Principal · A. B. Guthrie, Jr. · ss Gunsmoke 1953 294 · I Woke Up Wicked · Dorothy M. Johnson · ss Collier’s February 18 1955 308 · Sergeant Houck · Jack Schaefer · nv Collier’s July 14 1951 327 · The Woman at Apache Wells · John Jakes · ss Max Brand’s Western Magazine September 1952, as “Lobo Loot” 335 · The Boy Who Smiled · Elmore Leonard · ss Gunsmoke June 1953 347 · Hired Gun · William R. Cox · ss Argosy January 1951 357 · Due Process · Steve Frazee · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1960, as “All Legal and Proper” 374 · Riverboat Fighter · Brian Garfield · ss They Opened the West ed. Tom Blackburn, Doubleday, 1967 386 · Snowblind · Evan Hunter · ss Gunsmoke August 1953 395 · Sweet Cactus Wine · Marcia Muller · ss 405 · The Hanging Man · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 12 1981 418 · The Patriarch of Gunsight Flat · Wayne D. Overholser · ss The Blue Book Magazine June 1950 429 · Rainbow Captive · Stephen Overholser · ss Antæus #25/26, Spring/Summer 1977 440 · The Trap · Clay Fisher · nv The Oldest Maiden Lady in New Mexico, and Other Stories by Clay Fisher, Macmillan, 1962

The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural ed. Bill Pronzini, Martin H. Greenberg & Barry N. Malzberg (Arbor House, 1981, 0-87795-309-0, $19.95, hc, an)     41 horror stories divided between the Grand Masters and the Modern Masters. Later abridged as Great Tales of Horror and the Supernatural (Galahad 1985). 11 · Introduction · Stephen King · in 25 · Hop-Frog · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Flag of Our Union March 17 1849 32 · Rappaccini’s Daughter [Rappaccini] · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review December 1844, as “Writings of Aurépine” 62 · Squire Toby’s Will · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Temple Bar January 1868 91 · The Squaw · Bram Stoker · ss Holly Leaves December 2 1893 103 · The Jolly Corner · Henry James · nv The English Review December 1908 135 · “Man Overboard!” · Winston Churchill · ss The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine January 1899 139 · The Hand · Theodore Dreiser · nv Munsey’s Magazine May 1919 157 · The Valley of the Spiders · H. G. Wells · ss Pearson’s Magazine March 1903 168 · The Middle Toe of the Right Foot · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner August 17 1890 177 · Pickman’s Model · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales October 1927 190 · Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales July 1943 207 · The Screaming Laugh · Cornell Woolrich · ss Clues Detective Stories November 1938 228 · A Rose for Emily · William Faulkner · ss The Forum April 1930 238 · Bianca’s Hands · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Argosy (UK) May 1947 247 · The Girl with the Hungry Eyes · Fritz Leiber · ss The Girl with the Hungry Eyes, Avon, 1949 262 · Shut a Final Door · Truman Capote · ss The Atlantic Monthly August 1947 276 · Come and Go Mad · Fredric Brown · nv Weird Tales July 1949 317 · The Scarlet King · Evan Hunter · ss Manhunt December 25 1954 328 · Sticks [Cthulhu] · Karl Edward Wagner · nv Whispers March 1974 347 · Sardonicus · Ray Russell · nv Playboy January 1961 380 · A Teacher’s Rewards · Robert S. Phillips · ss The Land of Lost Content by Robert Phillips, Vanguard, 1970 388 · The Roaches · Thomas M. Disch · ss Escapade October 1965 397 · The Jam · Henry Slesar · ss Playboy November 1958 403 · Black Wind · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1979 408 · The Road to Mictlantecutli · Adobe James · ss Adam Bedside Reader #20, 1965 422 · Passengers · Robert Silverberg · ss Orbit 4 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1968 435 · The Explosives Expert · John Lutz · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 1967 442 · Call First · Ramsey Campbell · ss Night Chills ed. Kirby McCauley, Avon, 1975 447 · The Fly · Arthur Porges · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1952 452 · Namesake · Elizabeth Morton · vi Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic July 1981 454 · Camps · Jack M. Dann · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1979 480 · You Know Willie · Theodore R. Cogswell · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1957 485 · The Mindworm · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Worlds Beyond December 1950 498 · Warm · Robert Sheckley · ss Galaxy Science Fiction June 1953 507 · Transfer · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Fantastic Stories August 1975 514 · The Doll · Joyce Carol Oates · nv Epoch 1980 536 · If Damon Comes [Oxrun Station] · Charles L. Grant · ss The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series VI ed. Gerald W. Page, DAW, 1978 548 · Mass Without Voices · Arthur L. Samuels · vi Nightmares ed. Charles L. Grant, Playboy, 1979 550 · The Oblong Room [Captain Leopold] · Edward D. Hoch · ss The Saint Magazine July 1967 560 · The Party · William F. Nolan · ss Playboy April 1967 570 · The Crate · Stephen King · nv Gallery July 1979

The Arbor House Treasury of Mystery and Suspense ed. Bill Pronzini, Martin H. Greenberg & Barry N. Malzberg (Arbor House, 1981, 0-87795-349-X, $20.95, 607pp, hc, an)     Also available in tp (-452-6, $7.95). 11 · Introduction · John D. MacDonald · in 17 · The Gold-Bug · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Dollar Newspaper June 21 1843 (+1) 48 · Hunted Down · Charles Dickens · nv The New York Ledger August 20 1859 (+2) 67 · The Stolen White Elephant · Mark Twain · nv The Stolen White Elephant by Mark Twain, Osgood, 1882 85 · Ransom · Pearl S. Buck · nv Cosmopolitan October 1938 108 · The Adventure of the Glass-Domed Clock [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss Mystery League October 1933, as “The Glass-Domed Clock” 126 · The Arrow of God [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #70, September 1949 147 · A Passage to Benares [Prof. Henry Poggioli] · T. S. Stribling · nv Adventure February 20 1926 174 · The Case of the Emerald Sky [Dr. Jan Czissar] · Eric Ambler · ss The Sketch July 10 1940 183 · The Other Hangman · John Dickson Carr · ss A Century of Detective Stories, Hutchinson, 1935 196 · The Couple Next Door [Inspector Sands] · Margaret Millar · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1954 211 · Danger Out of the Past · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss Manhunt May 1955, as “Protection” 223 · A Matter of Public Notice · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1957 239 · The Cat’s-Paw · Stanley Ellin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #67, June 1949 254 · The Road to Damascus [Daniel John Calder; Samuel Behrens] · Michael Gilbert · nv Argosy (UK) June 1966 272 · Midnight Blue [Lew Archer] · Ross Macdonald · nv Ed McBain’s Mystery Book #1, 1960 299 · I’ll Die Tomorrow · Mickey Spillane · ss Cavalier #81, March 1960 310 · For All the Rude People · Jack Ritchie · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1961 323 · Hangover · John D. MacDonald · ss Cosmopolitan July 1956 333 · The Santa Claus Club [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss Suspense (UK) December 1960 344 · The Wager [Kek Huuygens] · Robert L. Fish · ss Playboy July 1973 353 · A Fool About Money · Ngaio Marsh · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1974 358 · And Three to Get Ready… · Horace L. Gold · ss Fantastic Summer 1952 368 · “J” [87th Precinct] · Ed McBain · nv Argosy May 1961 414 · Burial Monuments Three · Edward D. Hoch · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1972 425 · The Murder · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Night-Side by Joyce Carol Oates, Vanguard Press, 1977 434 · Fatal Woman · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Night-Side by Joyce Carol Oates, Vanguard Press, 1977 439 · Agony Column · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1971 446 · Last Rendezvous · Jean L. Backus · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1977 453 · The Real Shape of the Coast · John Lutz · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1971 464 · Hercule Poirot in the Year 2010 [Hercule Poirot] · Jon L. Breen · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1975 472 · Merrill-Go-Round [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss 484 · A Craving for Originality · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 17 1979 491 · Tranquility Base · Asa Baber · ss Tranquility Base and Other Stories by Asa Baber, Fiction International, 1979 506 · The Cabin in the Hollow · Joyce Harrington · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1974 519 · Peckerman · Robert S. Phillips · ss 531 · A Simple, Willing Attempt · Elizabeth Morton · ss 535 · Crime Wave in Pinhole · Julie Smith · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 21 1980 541 · Watching Marcia · Mike Resnick · ss 551 · Somebody Cares · Talmage Powell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1962 561 · Jode’s Last Hunt · Brian Garfield · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1977 578 · Many Mansions · Robert Silverberg · nv Universe 3 ed. Terry Carr, Random House, 1973 602 · My Son the Murderer · Bernard Malamud · ss Esquire November 1968

The Arizonans ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (Fawcett Gold Medal, September 1989, 0-449-13476-8, $3.50, pb, an) 1 · Introduction · Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg · in 2 · Buried Treasure · Stewart Edward White · nv McClure’s Magazine June 1906 32 · Specimen Jones · Owen Wister · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine July 1894 52 · The Hunting of Tom Horn · Clay Fisher · ss The Oldest Maiden Lady in New Mexico, and Other Stories by Clay Fisher, Macmillan, 1962 71 · One Night in the Red Dog Saloon · Hal G. Evarts, Jr. · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 3 1953 85 · The Tonto Woman · Elmore Leonard · ss Roundup ed. Stephen Overholser, Doubleday, 1982 97 · Two-Gun Farewell · C. S. Park · ss Western Magazine September 1955 109 · Black Horses · Jay Lucas · ss The Blue Book Magazine September 1937 123 · Way of the Law in Calico · John Prescott · ss The Saturday Evening Post May 5 1956, as “The Landlady’s Daughter” 136 · The Angel of Santa Sofia · Loren D. Estleman · ss The Best Western Stories of Loren D. Estleman by Loren D. Estleman, Swallow Press, 1989 144 · The Tombstone Hearse · Edward D. Hoch · ss (r) 159 · The Toll at Yaeger’s Ferry · Brian Garfield · ss Rivers to Cross ed. William R. Cox, Dodd, Mead, 1966 174 · Decision · Bill Pronzini · ss originally published as “I’ll See to Your Horse” (ZGW); rewritten as opening of The Gallows Land; this is composite of both. 182 · The Code of Arizona · W. C. Tuttle · nv The Blue Book Magazine October 1934

Baker’s Dozen: 13 Short Detective Novels ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (Bonanza, 1987, 0-517-64103-8, $8.98, 664pp, hc, an) vii · Introduction · Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg · in 1 · Finger Man [Carmady] · Raymond Chandler · na Black Mask October 1934 51 · Death Stops at a Tourist Camp · Leslie Ford · na The American Magazine April 1936 117 · The Saint in Palm Springs · Leslie Charteris · na 1943 175 · Puzzle in the Snow · Philip Wylie · na The American Magazine June 1937 223 · The Case of the Crimson Kiss [Perry Mason] · Erle Stanley Gardner · na The American Magazine June 1948 267 · The Room with Something Wrong · Cornell Woolrich · na Detective Fiction Weekly June 4 1938, as “Mystery in Room 913” 331 · Murder for Money · John D. MacDonald · nv Detective Tales April 1952, as “All That Blood Money Can Buy!” 369 · The Morning of the Monkey [Judge Dee] · Robert van Gulik · na 1965 419 · Maigret’s Christmas [Insp. Jules Maigret] · Georges Simenon; translated by Lawrence G. Blochman · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #122, January 1954 translated from the French (“Un Noél de Maigret”, Presses de la Cite, 1951). 473 · Withers and Malone, Brain-Stormers [Hildegarde Withers; John J. Malone] · Stuart Palmer & Craig Rice · na Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1959 513 · Death Flight · Ed McBain · na Argosy September 1954, as “Ticket to Death” by Evan Hunter 557 · Who’s Calling? [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · na Casefile by Bill Pronzini, St. Martin's, 1983 first published in Japanese (Shōsetsu shinchō, 1982). 597 · City of Brass [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · na The Saint Mystery Library #4, 1959

Baker’s Dozen: 13 Short Espionage Novels ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (Bonanza, 1985, 0-517-47647-9, $7.98, 515pp, hc, an) vii · Introduction · Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg · in 3 · The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine December 1908 31 · The Traitor [Ashenden] · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Cosmopolitan September 1927 63 · Tokyo, 1941 · Cornell Woolrich · nv The Doom Stone by Cornell Woolrich, Avon, 1960 99 · Dealers in Doom · William E. Barrett · na Spy Novels Magazine February 1935 147 · The Sizzling Saboteur [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · na Flynn’s Detective Fiction November 1943 (+2), as “The Saint in Trouble” 231 · The Danger Zone [Major Brane] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Argosy October 15 1932 267 · Betrayed · John D. MacDonald · nv The American Magazine March 1952 309 · Deep-Sleep · Bruce Cassiday · ss Intrigue October 1965 363 · The People of the Peacock [Captain Leopold] · Edward D. Hoch · nv The Saint Mystery Magazine (UK) March 1965, as by Stephen Dentinger 393 · Dr. Sweetkill · John W. Jakes · nv Intrigue Mystery Magazine January 1966 425 · The Giggle-Wrecker [Modesty Blaise] · Peter O’Donnell · nv Pix January 24 1970 455 · The Spoilers [Daniel John Calder; Samuel Behrens; Patrick Petrella; Commander Elfe] · Michael Gilbert · nv Argosy (UK) October 1965 491 · Octopussy [James Bond] · Ian Fleming · nv The Daily Express October 4 1965 (+5)

Baker’s Dozen: 13 Short Mystery Novels ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (Greenwich House, 1984, 0-517-44499-2, 595pp, hc, an) vii · Introduction · Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg · in 1 · The Lawless Lady [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · na Enter the Saint by Leslie Charteris, Hodder, 1930 revised from “Crooks’ Cargo” (The Thriller #37, October 19, 1929). 63 · Introducing Susan Dare [Susan Dare] · Mignon G. Eberhart · nv The Delineator April 1934 89 · Nightmare · Cornell Woolrich · na Argosy March 1 1941, as “And So to Death” 147 · Death’s Eye View · John D. MacDonald · nv New Detective Magazine February 1953 185 · The Murder Machine [Lt. David Pascal] · Hugh Pentecost · na The American Magazine July 1950 233 · Death Rides a Boxcar · Erle Stanley Gardner · na The American Magazine January 1945 277 · The Bearded Lady [Lew Archer] · Ross Macdonald · nv The American Magazine October 1948, as by Kenneth Millar 327 · Murder Set to Music · Fredric Brown · na The Saint Detective Magazine January 1957, as “Murder to Music” 367 · The Zero Clue [Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · na The American Magazine December 1953, as “Scared to Death” 415 · Storm [87th Precinct] · Ed McBain · nv Argosy November 1961, as “Murder on Ice” 469 · Don’t Look Now · Daphne du Maurier · na Ladies’ Home Journal December 1970 513 · Booktaker [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · na Casefile by Bill Pronzini, St. Martin's, 1983 first published in Japanese (Shōsetsu shinchō, 1982). 549 · The King in Yellow · Raymond Chandler · na Dime Detective Magazine March 1938

Best of the West ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (Signet, August 1988, 0-451-15481-9, $3.50, 224pp, pb, an)     Paperback version of The Reel West hardcover series (Doubleday 1984 - 1986). Selections do not match the first volume, The Reel West, but are instead chosen from all three volumes. 7 · Introduction · Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg · in 13 · The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky · Stephen Crane · nv McClure’s Magazine February 1898; basis for film Face to Face. 31 · The Tin Star · John M. Cunningham · nv Collier’s December 6 1947; basis for film High Noon. 56 · Three-Ten to Yuma · Elmore Leonard · nv Dime Western Magazine March 1953; basis for film 3:10 to Yuma. 78 · Jeremy Rodock · Jack Schaefer · nv Lilliput January 1956; basis for film Tribute to a Bad Man. 124 · The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance · Dorothy M. Johnson · nv Cosmopolitan July 1949; basis for film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. 148 · The Outcasts of Poker Flat [John Oakhurst] · Bret Harte · ss Overland Monthly January 1869; basis for film The Outcasts of Poker Flat. 165 · The Caballero’s Way [The Cisco Kid] · O. Henry · ss Everybody’s Magazine July 1907; basis for film The Cisco Kid. 184 · Mission with No Record · James Warner Bellah · ss The Saturday Evening Post September 27 1947; basis for film Rio Grande. 203 · Town Tamer · Frank Gruber · ss Short Stories January 1957

Best of the West II ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (Signet, June 1990, 0-451-16584-5, 223pp, pb, an)     Second volume of the paperback edition of The Reel West hardcover series (Doubleday 1984 - 1986). Selections do not match The Second Reel West, but are instead chosen from all three volumes. 7 · Introduction · Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg · in 10 · Command · James Warner Bellah · ss The Saturday Evening Post June 8 1946 · Big Hunt · James Warner Bellah · ss The Saturday Evening Post December 6 1947; basis for film Back to God’s Country. 35 · Yankee Gold · John M. Cunningham · nv Pic Magazine 1946; basis for film The Stranger Wore a Gun. 63 · The Captives · Elmore Leonard · nv Argosy February 1955; basis for film The Tall T. 95 · The Luck of Roaring Camp · Bret Harte · ss Overland Monthly August 1868; basis for film The Luck of Roaring Camp. 106 · The Passing of Black Eagle · O. Henry · ss Ainslee’s Magazine March 1902; basis for film Black Eagle. 118 · My Brother Down There · Steve Frazee · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #113, April 1953; basis for film Running Target. 154 · Back to God’s Country · James Oliver Curwood · nv Good Housekeeping November 1918 (+1), as “Wapi, the Walrus”; basis for film Back to God’s Country. 183 · The Parson of Panamint · Peter B. Kyne · nv The Saturday Evening Post February 20 1915; basis for film The Parson of Panamint.

Best of the West III ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (Signet, December 1990, 0-451-16858-5, 254pp, pb, an)     Third volume of the paperback editon of The Reel West hardcover series (Doubleday 1984 - 1986). Selections do not match The Third Reel West, but are instead chosen from all three volumes. 7 · Introduction · Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg · in 10 · Massacre · James Warner Bellah · ss The Saturday Evening Post February 22 1947; basis for film Fort Apache. 25 · Tennessee’s Partner · Bret Harte · ss Overland Monthly October 1869; basis for film Tennessee’s Partner. 35 · Raiders Die Hard · John M. Cunningham · nv Dime Western Magazine January 1953; basis for film Day of the Badman. 68 · A Double-Dyed Deceiver · O. Henry · ss Everybody’s Magazine December 1905; basis for film The Texan. 80 · The Singing Sands · Steve Frazee · nv Fifteen Western Tales June 1949, as “The Devil’s Grubstake”; basis for film Gold of the Seven Saints. 112 · Sergeant Houck · Jack Schaefer · nv Collier’s July 14 1951; basis for film Trooper Hook. 137 · The Two-Gun Man · Stewart Edward White · ss Collier’s April 15 1905; basis for film Under a Texas Moon. 150 · A Man Called Horse · Dorothy M. Johnson · ss Collier’s January 7 1950; basis for film A Man Called Horse. 166 · The Hanging Tree · Dorothy M. Johnson · na Ballantine, 1957; basis for film The Hanging Tree.

The Best Western Stories of Ed Gorman by Ed Gorman ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Ed Gorman.

The Best Western Stories of Frank Bonham by Frank Bonham ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Frank Bonham.

The Best Western Stories of John Jakes by John Jakes ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under John Jakes.

The Best Western Stories of Les Savage, Jr. by Les Savage, Jr. ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Les Savage, Jr..

The Best Western Stories of Lewis B. Patten by Lewis B. Patten ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Lewis B. Patten.

The Best Western Stories of Loren D. Estleman by Loren D. Estleman ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Loren D. Estleman.

The Best Western Stories of Ryerson Johnson by Ryerson Johnson ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Ryerson Johnson.

The Best Western Stories of Steve Frazee by Steve Frazee ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Steve Frazee.

The Best Western Stories of Wayne D. Overholser by Wayne D. Overholser ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Wayne D. Overholser.

Bug-Eyed Monsters ed. Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg (HBJ, 1980, 0-15-614789-0, $4.95, 273pp, tp, an) 3 · Introduction · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · in 7 · Stranger Station · Damon Knight · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1956 39 · Talent · Robert Bloch · ss If July 1960 55 · The Other Kids · Robert F. Young · ss Fantastic Universe March 1956 61 · The Miracle of the Lily · Clare Winger Harris · nv Amazing Stories April 1928 85 · The Bug-Eyed Musicians · Laurence M. Janifer · fa Galaxy Magazine June 1959, as “Extracts from the Galactick Almanack: Music Around the Universe” by Larry M. Harris 97 · Puppet Show · Fredric Brown · ss Playboy November 1962 111 · Portfolio (Cartoons) · Gahan Wilson · ct (r) 119 · Wherever You Are · Poul Anderson · nv Astounding Science Fiction April 1959, as by Winston P. Sanders 153 · Mimic · Donald A. Wollheim · ss Astonishing Stories December 1942, as by Martin Pearson 163 · The Faceless Thing · Edward D. Hoch · ss Magazine of Horror and Strange Stories November 1963 171 · The Rull [Rulls] · A. E. van Vogt · nv Astounding Science Fiction May 1948 203 · Friend to Man · C. M. Kornbluth · ss 10 Story Fantasy Spring 1951 215 · The Last One Left · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1980 221 · Hostess · Isaac Asimov · nv Galaxy Science Fiction May 1951

The Californians ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (Fawcett Gold Medal, March 1989, 0-449-13471-7, 245pp, pb, an) 1 · Introduction · Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg · in 2 · The Ears of Twenty Americans · Gertrude Atherton · na Before the Gringo Came by Gertrude Atherton, J. Selwin Tait & Sons, 1894 51 · The Man-Hunt · Joaquin Miller · ss (r) 65 · A Protege of Jack Hamlin’s · Bret Harte · nv A Protégée of Jack Hamlin’s and Other Stories by Bret Harte, Houghton Mifflin, 1894 93 · The Serenade at Siskiyou · Owen Wister · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine August 1894 107 · Thirst · John Prescott · ss Gunsmoke June 1953 119 · Stagecoach Stowaway · L. P. Holmes · nv Street & Smith’s Western Story May 1949 142 · The Saga of Toby Riddle · Todhunter Ballard · ss (r) 157 · Zorro Draws His Blade [Zorro] · Johnston McCulley · ss West July 1944 174 · Old Tom · Bill Pronzini · ss Zane Grey Western Magazine January 1971 178 · The Bear Flag Mutineers · Frank Bonham · nv (r) 214 · Farallone Bounty · Matt Stuart · ss Street & Smith’s Western Story November 1946, as by L. P. Holmes 229 · Millionaires · Mark Twain · ss (r) 240 · Gunslinger · Ed Gorman · ss

The Casebook of Sidney Zoom by Erle Stanley Gardner ed. Bill Pronzini--- see under Erle Stanley Gardner.

The Cattlemen ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (Fawcett Gold Medal, January 1987, 0-449-13145-9, 196pp, pb, an) 1 · Introduction · Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg · in 3 · Tall Men Riding · S. Omar Barker · pm Argosy April 1947 5 · At the Sign of the Last Chance · Owen Wister · nv Cosmopolitan February 1928 30 · Love’s International · Charles Alden Seltzer · ss The Outing Magazine September 1912 47 · The Silver Dollar · Thomas Thompson · ss Zane Grey’s Western Magazine December 1949 52 · The Seventh Desert · Frank Bonham · ss Liberty May 12 1945 65 · The Rancher’s Lady · Elmore Leonard · ss Western Magazine September 1955 80 · The Land Beyond · Bryce Walton · ss Wagon Train July 1960 99 · The Big Die-Up · Steve Frazee · ss Gunsmoke August 1953 115 · They Walked Tall · T. V. Olsen · ss The Pick of the Roundup ed. Stephen Payne, Avon, 1963 130 · The Day the Earth Burned · Talmage Powell · ss Zane Grey Western Magazine January 1970 141 · The Longhorn Legion · Norman A. Fox · nv Zane Grey’s Western Magazine April 1953

A Century of Mystery 1980-1989: The Greatest Stories of the Decade ed. Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller--- see under Marcia Muller.

Chapter and Hearse ed. Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller--- see under Marcia Muller.

Child’s Ploy ed. Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller--- see under Marcia Muller.

Christmas Out West ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (Doubleday, December 1990, 0-385-41561-3, $14.95, 188pp, hc, an, cover by Laura Fox) 1 · Three Yuletide Poems: _ · Draggin’ In the Tree · S. Omar Barker · pm Street & Smith’s Western Story December 1945 _ · Bunkhouse Christmas · S. Omar Barker · pm Street & Smith’s Western Story December 28 1940 _ · A Cowboy’s Christmas Prayer · S. Omar Barker · pm Ranch Romances 2nd December 1952, as by Phil Squires 5 · How Santa Claus Came to Simpson’s Bar · Bret Harte · ss The Atlantic Monthly March 1872 19 · A Journey in Search of Christmas [Lin McLean] · Owen Wister · nv Lin McLean by Owen Wister, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1898 48 · The Bullpuncher · James Stevens · ss Adventure September 15 1927 67 · Standing Alone in the Darkness · Arthur Winfield Knight · ss (r) 82 · Winter Harvest · John Prescott · ss (r) 97 · Mainwaring’s Gift · Ed Gorman · ss 108 · “Seven-Up’s” Christmas · Charles Alden Seltzer · ss The Outing Magazine December 1912 126 · Christmas Eve in San Augustine · Edward D. Hoch · ss (r) 137 · No Room at the Inn [John Quincannon & Sabina Carpenter] · Bill Pronzini · ss Crime at Christmas ed. Jack Adrian, Equation, 1988 149 · Gunman’s Christmas [Gunman] · Caddo Cameron · ss Short Stories December 25 1946 166 · The Death of Dutch Creel · Loren D. Estleman · ss (r) 176 · Stubby Pringle’s Christmas · Jack Schaefer · ss Houghton Mifflin, October 1943 188 · Acknowledgments · [uncredited] · ms (r)

Cloak and Dagger ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (Avenel, 1988, 0-517-65351-6, 580pp, hc, an) ix · Introduction · Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg · in 1 · A Curious Experience · Mark Twain · nv The Century Magazine November 1881 25 · The Story of a Conscience · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner June 1 1890 31 · Two Fishers · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Strand Magazine April 1891 translated from the French. 37 · The Traitor [Ashenden] · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Cosmopolitan September 1927 67 · The Diamond of Kali · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World August 28 1904 73 · “Somewhere in France” · Richard Harding Davis · nv Metropolitan June 1915 91 · The Phantom Fleet [General Samuel Besserley] · E. Phillips Oppenheim · nv The Strand Magazine September 1934 109 · The Informer · Joseph Conrad · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine December 1906 129 · The Kingsmouth Spy Case [Max Carrados] · Ernest Bramah · nv News of the World November 30 1913 - December 7 1913, as “The Kingsmouth German Spy Case” 153 · The Pigeon Man · Valentine Williams · ss The Blue Book Magazine November 1927 171 · The Hairless Mexican [Ashenden] · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Cosmopolitan December 1927 203 · A Man’s Foes · Pearl S. Buck · nv This Week December 22 1940 (+1), as “Iron” 227 · The Little Lady from Servia [Peter Ruff] · E. Phillips Oppenheim · ss Pearson’s Magazine February 1910 239 · A Tall Story [Mr. Pond] · G. K. Chesterton · nv Collier’s April 27 1935 253 · Strictly Diplomatic [Colonel March] · John Dickson Carr · ss The Strand Magazine December 1939, as by Carter Dickson 267 · The Army of the Shadows · Eric Ambler · ss The Queen’s Book of the Red Cross, Hodder & Stroughton, 1939 283 · Flight Into Disaster · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss This Week May 11 1952 (+1) 299 · The Russian Prisoner [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · nv The Saint Mystery Magazine October 1963 319 · The Traitor · Lawrence G. Blochman · ss Intrigue October 1965 333 · Cloak and Digger [Mr. Roger] · John W. Jakes · ss The Saint Mystery Magazine (UK) October 1961, as “Cloak and Dagger” 341 · Cross-Over [Daniel John Calder; Samuel Behrens] · Michael Gilbert · nv Argosy (UK) October 1963 369 · To Slay an Eagle · Stephen Dentinger · ss The Award Espionage Reader ed. Hans Stefan Santesson, Award, 1965 379 · The Little Green Book · Jack Ritchie · ss Intrigue Mystery Magazine January 1966 383 · S.P.Y. in the Sky · Bruce Cassiday · nv Intrigue Mystery Magazine January 1966 409 · The Case of XX-2 [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss 1951 417 · The Spy and the Bermuda Cypher [Jeffrey Rand] · Edward D. Hoch · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1970 431 · The Sports Page [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1977 447 · Hide-and-Seek—Russian Style [Selena Mead] · Patricia McGerr · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1976 469 · Salamander Four [Modesty Blaise] · Peter O’Donnell · nv Pix January 3 1970, as “Modesty Blaise and the Men of Salamander Four” 495 · Non-Interference [Adjutent Grijpstra; Sgt. de Gier] · Janwillem van de Wetering · nv Espionage Magazine February 1986 (+1) 525 · The Monster in the Maze · Ron Goulart · ss Espionage Magazine February 1986 543 · Best-Sellers Guaranteed · Joe R. Lansdale · ss Espionage Magazine May 1985 559 · Winds of Change · John Lutz · ss Espionage Magazine December 1984 563 · Charlie’s Game [Charlie Dark] · Brian Garfield · nv Checkpoint Charlie by Brian Garfield, Mysterious Press, 1981 revised from “Joe Cutter’s Game” (Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, July 1976).

Combat!: Great Tales of World War II ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (Signet, May 1992, 0-451-16571-3, $4.99, 345pp, pb, an) 9 · Coral Sea · James A. Michener · ss Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener, Macmillan, 1947 25 · The Paper House · Norman Mailer · ss New World Writing #2, Mentor, 1952 42 · The Crew of the Foraker · Steve Frazee · ss Tales of the Sea Spring 1953 59 · Adieu Degas · Duane Unkefer · nv 88 · The Man Who Went Back · Robert Easton · nv Collier’s May 8 1948 109 · The Veteran · Dennis Lynds · ex from Combat Soldier, 1962 132 · The Spoils of the Division · Sean Marshall · nv 165 · Hawk of the Sudan · David Goodis · nv Wings Summer 1941 197 · Undersea Guardians · Ray Bradbury · ss Amazing Stories December 1944 215 · The B-17 · Kevin D. Randle · nv 238 · To the Deep · Roland J. Green · nv 273 · The Picture · Ed Gorman · ss 281 · Dr. Blanke’s First Command · C. S. Forester · nv The Saturday Evening Post July 29 1961 319 · Rendezvous · Alistair MacLean · nv The Lonely Sea by Alistair MacLean, Collins, 1985

The Cowboys ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (Fawcett Gold Medal, May 1985, 0-449-12720-6, $2.50, 179pp, pb, an) 1 · Introduction · Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg · in 2 · Old-Time Cowboys · S. Omar Barker · pm Thrilling Ranch Stories Fall 1951 4 · The Winning of the Biscuit-Shooter · Owen Wister · nv Harper’s New Monthly Magazine December 1893 30 · The Colonel and the Horse Thief · Rex Beach · ss McClure’s Magazine March 1904 38 · Bad Penny [Flying U Ranch] · B. M. Bower · ss Argosy December 2 1933 56 · Trail Driver’s Luck · Alan LeMay · ss Collier’s July 5 1930 70 · Scars · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Zane Grey’s Western Magazine May 1949 79 · Trail Fever · S. Omar Barker · ss Argosy September 1945 95 · The Therefore Hog · A. B. Guthrie, Jr. · ss (r) 101 · Fear in the Saddle · H. A. DeRosso · ss Zane Grey’s Western Magazine September 1952 111 · The Nagual · Elmore Leonard · ss 2-Gun Western November 1956 127 · Man on the Wagon Tongue · Elmer Kelton · ss They Won Their Spurs ed. Nelson Nye, Avon, 1962 142 · Markers · Bill Pronzini · ss Roundup ed. Stephen Overholser, Doubleday, 1982 149 · Isley’s Stranger · Clay Fisher · nv The Oldest Maiden Lady in New Mexico, and Other Stories by Clay Fisher, Macmillan, 1962

Creature! A Chrestomathy of “Monstery” ed. Bill Pronzini (Arbor House, 1981, 0-87795-310-4, $12.95, 301pp, hc, an) 15 · Introduction · Bill Pronzini · in 35 · The Terror of Blue John Gap · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine August 1910 57 · Creature of the Snows · William Sambrot · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 29 1960 71 · Waziah · Joe R. Lansdale · ss 91 · Barney’s Bigfoot Museum · Richard Laymon · ss 101 · Survival Exercise · Talmage Powell · ss 121 · The Convenient Monster [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · nv The Saint Mystery Magazine March 1959 158 · A Tropical Horror · William Hope Hodgson · ss The Grand Magazine June 1905 171 · Daniel Webster and the Sea Serpent · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss The Saturday Evening Post May 22 1937 191 · Terror in Cut-Throat Cove · Robert Bloch · nv Fantastic June 1958 243 · Notes Leading Down to the Events at Bedlam · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Beware More Beasts ed. Vic Ghidalia & Roger Elwood, Manor, 1975, as “A Summary of Events Leading Up to Bedlam” 255 · In the Straw · Edward D. Hoch · ss Beware More Beasts ed. Vic Ghidalia & Roger Elwood, Manor, 1975 265 · Where Do You Live, Queen Esther? · Avram Davidson · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1961 275 · Wriggle · John Lutz · ss 287 · The Pond · Nigel Kneale · ss Tomato Cain by Nigel Kneale, Collins, 1949 297 · Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi

Crime and Crime Again ed. Bill Pronzini, Martin H. Greenberg & Barry N. Malzberg (Bonanza, 1990, 0-517-01758-X, $6.99, 391pp, hc, an)     Reprint (Morrow 1986 as Mystery in the Mainstream: An Anthology of Literary Crimes) mystery anthology.

Criminal Elements ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (Ivy, March 1988, 0-8041-0127-2, $3.50, 294pp, pb, an) 1 · Introduction · Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg · in 3 · Sadie When She Died [87th Precinct] · Ed McBain · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1973 43 · A Man with a Fortune · Peter Lovesey · ss The Mystery Guild Anthology ed. John Waite, Constable, 1980, as “How Mr. Smith Traced His Ancestors” 58 · She Didn’t Come Home [Kinsey Millhone] · Sue Grafton · ss Redbook April 1986 78 · The Cross of Lorraine [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1976 99 · A Very Desirable Residence · P. D. James · ss Winter’s Crimes 8 ed. Hilary Watson, Macmillan UK, 1976 112 · The Witch, Yazzie, and the Nine of Clubs · Tony Hillerman · ss Crime Wave, Collins, 1981 130 · The Double Take [Shell Scott] · Richard S. Prather · nv Manhunt July 1953 172 · Dust to Dust · Marcia Muller · ss Specter! ed. Bill Pronzini, Arbor House, 1982 185 · All the Bagworms on the Block [Milo Turner] · Francis M. Nevins, Jr. · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 6 1980, as “The Western Film Scam” 211 · Sniff · Donald E. Westlake · ss The Saint Magazine May 1967 229 · The Reason Why [Jack Dwyer] · Edward Gorman · ss 249 · Hit-and-Run [Jill Smith] · Susan Dunlap · ss Great Modern Police Stories ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, Walker US, 1986 262 · The Anderson Boy · Joseph Hansen · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1983

The Danger Zone and Other Stories by Erle Stanley Gardner ed. Bill Pronzini--- see under Erle Stanley Gardner.

Dark Lessons ed. Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller--- see under Marcia Muller.

Dark Sins, Dark Dreams ed. Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg--- see under Barry N. Malzberg.

Deadly Anniversaries: Celebrating 75 Years of Mystery Writers of America ed. Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller--- see under Marcia Muller.

Deadly Arts ed. Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller (Arbor House, 1985, 0-87795-688-X, $15.95, 313pp, hc, an) ix · Introduction · Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller · in 3 · The Stolen Rubens [Prof. Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen (The Thinking Machine)] · Jacques Futrelle · ss Associated Sunday Magazine February 17 1907, as “Problem of the Stolen Rubens” 13 · Specter of the Rose · Ben Hecht · ss Liberty November 22 1941 24 · The Spy Who Went to the Opera [Jeffrey Rand] · Edward D. Hoch · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1984 38 · Credit to Shakespeare [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard December 12 1950, as “Credit to William Shakespeare” 44 · When a Felon Needs a Friend · Morris Hershman · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine February 1958, as by Arnold English 52 · The Melting Man · R. L. Stevens · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 1976, as by Edward D. Hoch 59 · Mr. Steinway · Robert Bloch · ss Fantastic April 1954 71 · Who’s Got the Lady? · Jack Ritchie · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine September 1964 83 · “As Drink the Dead…” · John Dickson Carr · ss The Haverfordian March 1926 92 · Good Night, Good Knight · Fredric Brown · ss New Detective Magazine July 1949, as “Last Curtain” 105 · The Twelfth Statue · Stanley Ellin · na Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1967 146 · Horn Man · Clark Howard · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 2 1980 158 · Out of the Inkwell · Ron Goulart · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 1978 170 · A Hard Way to Die [TV Channel 3] · R. R. Irvine · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1973 182 · The Lady and the Dragon · Peter Godfrey · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #82, September 1950 195 · You Can’t Trust a Man · Helen Nielsen · ss Manhunt January 1955 207 · The Man Who Wanted to Be in the Movies · John W. Jakes · ss Dark Mind, Dark Heart ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1962 215 · The Adventure of the Hanging Acrobat [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv Mystery May 1934, as “The Girl on the Trapeze” 237 · The Leopard Man’s Story · Jack London · ss Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly August 1903 241 · Death at the Burlesque · Cornell Woolrich · nv Detective Fiction Weekly June 14 1941, as “The Fatal Footlights” 265 · The Waxwork · A. M. Burrage · ss Someone in the Room by Ex-Private X, Jarrolds, 1931, as by Ex-Private X 276 · The Dancing Detective [Nick Ballestier] · William Irish · nv Black Mask February 1938, as “Dime a Dance” by Cornell Woolrich 298 · Vanishing Act [Christopher Steele] · Bill Pronzini & Michael J. Kurland · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1976