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The Black Cabinet ed. Peter Lovesey (Xanadu, 1989, 0-947761-27-6, hc, an)
Stories based on true crime.

vii · Introduction · Peter Lovesey · in

3 · The Trailor Murder Mystery · Abraham Lincoln · ts Quincy, Illinois Whig April 15 1846, as “A Remarkable Case of Arrest for Murder”

9 · J. Habakuk Jephson’s Statement · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Cornhill Magazine January 1884, uncredited.

38 · The Fall River Axe Murders · Angela Carter · ss The London Review of Books 1981, as “Mis-en-Scene for Parricide”; new title.

57 · A Retrieved Reformation · O. Henry · ss The Cosmopolitan April 1903, as “A Retrieved Reform”

64 · The Gioconda Smile · Aldous Huxley · nv The English Review August 1921

91 · They Bite · Anthony Boucher · ss Unknown Worlds August 1943

101 · The Greeting · Osbert Sitwell · nv Triple Fugue by Osbert Sitwell, 1925

128 · Milady Bigamy [Dr. Sam: Johnson] · Lillian de la Torre · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1978

143 · The Bathroom · Peter Lovesey · ss Winter’s Crimes 5 ed. Virginia Whitaker, Macmillan UK, 1973

151 · The Crocodile Dressing-Case [Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #64, March 1949, as “The Crocodile Case”

170 · The Wrong Jar [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · nv Detective Stories of Today ed. Raymond Postgate, 1940

188 · Homecoming · Miriam Allen deFord · ss 1935

202 · The Whimper of Whipped Dogs · Harlan Ellison · ss Bad Moon Rising ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1973

219 · The Black Cabinet · John Dickson Carr · ss 20 Great Tales of Murder ed. Helen McCloy & Brett Halliday, Random House, 1951

3rd Culprit: An Annual of Crime Stories ed. Peter Lovesey, Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin--- see under Liza Cody.

The Verdict of Us All ed. Peter Lovesey (Crippen & Landru, December 2006, 1-932009-55-8, $20.00, 222pp, tp, oa, cover by Carol Heyer)
Original anthology, stories by the Detection Club for H.R.F. Keating. Also available in a limited hc edition (-54-X).

7 · Foreword · Dick Francis · fw

9 · Tuesday’s Child · Lionel Davidson · ss

13 · Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Swindle [Sherlock Holmes] · Len Deighton · nv

37 · Uncle Harry · Reginald Hill · ss

55 · The Case of the Curious Quorum [Endeavour Morse & Robert “Robbie” Lewis] · Colin Dexter · ss

63 · Hearing Ghote · P. D. James · ss

74 · Kali in Kensington Gardens · Liza Cody · ss

86 · Perfidious Albion · Catherine Aird · ss

95 · Popping Round to the Post · Peter Lovesey · ss

106 · Mayhem at Mudchester · James Melville · ss

111 · Keeping My Head · Andrew Taylor · ss

122 · Bearded Wonders · Tim Heald · ss

139 · Sisters Under the Skin · Robert Barnard · ss

150 · Initial Impact · Simon Brett · pm

162 · A Case for Inspector Ghote · June Thomson · ss

174 · Friends of the Garrick · Michael Z. Lewin · ss

181 · Bundobast on Voyage · Jonathan Gash · ss

198 · Different Time, Different Place · Michael Hartland · ss

206 · Arkady Nikolaivich [Insp. Ganesh Ghote] · H. R. F. Keating · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1992, as “The Crime of Arkady Nikolaivich”

12 Mystery Stories ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

12 Tales of Murder ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

The Art of the Impossible ed. Christopher Lowder & Robert Adey--- see under Jack Adrian.

The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 1997 ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 1998 ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 1999 ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 2000 ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 2001 ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 2002 ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 2003 ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 2004 ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 2005 ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

Crime at Christmas ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

Detective Stories from The Strand ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

Hard-Boiled ed. Christopher Lowder & Bill Pronzini--- see under Bill Pronzini.

Hard-Boiled: An Anthology of Crime Stories ed. Christopher Lowder & Bill Pronzini--- see under Jack Adrian.

Murder Impossible ed. Christopher Lowder & Robert Adey--- see under Jack Adrian.

Sexton Blake Wins ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

Strange Tales from the Strand ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

12 Mystery Stories ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

12 Tales of Murder ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

The Best of All Flesh ed. James Lowder (Elder Signs Press, November 2009, 978-1-934501-16-0, $14.95, 279pp, tp, an, cover by Malcolm McClinton)
Horror anthology of 22 zombie stories originally published in Lowder’s three Books of Flesh anthologies. This is a print-on-demand edition.

9 · Introduction · James Lowder · in

· What Comes After · Kris Dikeman · ss The Book of Final Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2003

· Sifting Out the Hearts of Men · Warren & Lana Brown · ss The Book of All Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2001

· Susan · Robin D. Laws · ss The Book of All Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2001

· Familiar Eyes · Barry Hollander · ss The Book of Final Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2003

· Goddamn Redneck Surfer Zombies · Michael J. Jasper · ss The Book of More Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2002

· Trinkets · Tobias S. Buckell · ss The Book of All Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2001

· Murdermouth · Scott Nicholson · ss The Book of All Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2001

· Sitting with the Dead · Shane Stewart · ss The Book of More Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2002

· Electric Jesus and the Living Dead · Jeremy Zoss · ss The Book of All Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2001

· Last Resort · Michael Laimo · ss The Book of All Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2001

· Charlie’s Hole · Jesse Bullington · ss The Book of More Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2002

· Brainburgers and Bile Shakes: A Love Story · Jim C. Hines · ss The Book of More Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2002

· Scenes from a Foreign Horror Video, with Zombies and Tasteful Nudity · Mark McLaughlin · ss The Book of All Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2001

· Fading Quayle, Dancing Quayle · Charles Coleman Finlay · ss The Book of More Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2002

· Homelands · Lucien Soulban · ss The Book of Final Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2003

· Night Shift · Rebecca Brock · ss The Book of More Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2002

· The Ethical Treatment of Meat · Claude Lalumière · ss The Book of More Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2002

· One Last, Little Revenge · Ed Greenwood · ss The Book of All Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2001

· Shouting Down the Moon · Myke Cole · ss The Book of Final Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2003

· Dawn of the Living-Impaired · Christine Morgan · ss The Book of All Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2001

· Naked Shall I Return · Tom Piccirilli · ss The Book of More Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2002

· The Last Supper · Scott Edelman · ss The Book of Final Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2003

Madness on the Orient Express ed. James Lowder (Chaosium, December 2014, 978-1-56882-399-7, $15.95, 283pp, tp, oa, cover by Victor Leza)
Original anthology of 16 Lovecraftian Mythos stories involving the legendary train. Authors include Elaine Cunningham, Ari Marmell, Christopher Golden, and Darrell Schweitzer.
Details taken from online listing.

9 · Introduction · James Lowder · in

13 · There Is a Book · Dennis Detwiller · ss

20 · The Lost Station Horror · Geoff Gillan · ss

35 · Bitter Shadows · Lisa Morton · ss

49 · La Musique de l’Ennui · Kenneth Hite · ss

65 · A Great and Terrible Hunger · Elaine Cunningham · ss

82 · Inscrutable · Robin D. Laws · ss

96 · Engineered · Ari Marmell · ss

111 · Black Cat of the Orient · Lucien Soulban · ss

130 · The Face of the Deep · C. A. Suleiman · ss

139 · Demons Dreaming · Cody Goodfellow · nv

160 · A Finger’s Worth of Coal · Richard Dansky · ss

179 · Bound for Home · Christopher Golden · nv

198 · On the Eastbound Train · Darrell Schweitzer · ss

211 · The God Beneath the Mountain · James L. Sutter · nv

233 · Daddy, Daddy · Penelope Love · ss

252 · Stained Windows · Joshua Alan Doetsch · ss

Realms of Valor ed. James Lowder (TSR, February 1993, 1-56076-557-7, $4.95, 339pp, tp, oa, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Forgotten Realms]
Original anthology of 11 short stories based on the “Forgotten Realms” game, with an afterword by Jeff Grubb.

3 · The Lord of Lowhill [Forgotten Realms] · Douglas Niles · nv

35 · Elminster at the Magefair [Forgotten Realms: Elminster] · Ed Greenwood · nv

63 · One Last Drink [Forgotten Realms] · Christie Golden · nv

91 · The Bargain [Forgotten Realms] · Elaine Cunningham · nv

121 · Patronage [Forgotten Realms] · David Cook · nv

149 · A Virtue by Reflection [Forgotten Realms] · Scott Ciencin · nv

183 · King’s Tear [Forgotten Realms] · Mark Anthony · nv

217 · The Family Business [Forgotten Realms] · James Lowder · nv

245 · Grandfather’s Toys [Forgotten Realms] · Jean Rabe · nv

273 · The Curse of Tegea [Forgotten Realms] · Troy Denning · nv

303 · Dark Mirror [Forgotten Realms] · R. A. Salvatore · nv

335 · Afterword · Jeff Grubb · aw

340 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg

The Chianti Flask by Marie Belloc Lowndes (Heinemann, 1935, hc, n.)

The Chianti Flask by Marie Belloc Lowndes (The British Library, May 10, 2021, 978-0-7123-5329-8, £8.99, 256pp, tp, no) [British Library Crime Classics]
Reprint (Heinemann 1935) mystery novel.

The Gernsback Days: A Study of the Evolution of Modern Science Fiction from 1911 to 1936 by Robert A. W. Lowndes & Mike Ashley--- see under Mike Ashley.

The Best of Abyss & Apex. Volume Four ed. S. Qiouyi Lu (Abyss & Apex Publishing, LLC, September 24, 2021, 979-8-482-55690-0, $11.00, 295pp, tp, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Introduction · S. Qiouyi Lu · in

3 · Dancing Day · Lindsey Duncan · nv Abyss & Apex #44, 4th Quarter 2012

29 · The Thrum of the Locust · Axel Hassen Taiari · ss Abyss & Apex #64, 4th Quarter 2017

50 · Supermassive · Robin Gow · pm Abyss & Apex #71, 3rd Quarter 2019

53 · Snatch Me Another · Mercurio D. Rivera · ss Abyss & Apex #25, 1st Quarter 2008

69 · Metamorphoses in Amber [The Elect] · Tony Pi · nv Abyss & Apex #24, 4th Quarter 2007

119 · Disarm · Vylar Kaftan · ss Abyss & Apex #26, 2nd Quarter 2008

133 · If Sappho Studied Egyptology · Alicia Cole · pm Abyss & Apex #48, 4th Quarter 2013

135 · Lace Downstairs · Arkady Martine · nv Abyss & Apex #44, 4th Quarter 2012

165 · Like Vines · Alicia Power · ss Abyss & Apex #74, 2nd Quarter 2020

190 · Nykken · Nikoline Kaiser · pm Abyss & Apex #77, 1st Quarter 2021

192 · The Coin Whisperer · Sarah Hendrix · ss Abyss & Apex #51, 3rd Quarter 2014

201 · Malum in Se · Deborah L. Davitt · nv Abyss & Apex #78, 2nd Quarter 2021

237 · Socorro · S. L. Knapp · nv Abyss & Apex #46, 2nd Quarter 2013

264 · The Merman’s Teeth · Marc Ruvolo · pm

267 · Everything After We Kissed · Lucy A. Snyder · ss Borderlands 7 ed. Olivia F. & Thomas F. Monteleone, Borderlands Press, 2020

287 · About the Editor · [uncredited] · bg

Extremities: Stories of Death, Murder, and Revenge by David Lubar (Tor Teen, July 23, 2013, 978-0-765-33460-2, $15.99, 205pp, hc, co, cover by Patrick Knowles)
Details taken from online listing.

9 · Author’s Note · David Lubar · ms

11 · Running Out of Air · David Lubar · ss Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show #3, October 2006

25 · Split Decision · David Lubar · ss Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show #7, January 2008

33 · Apparent Motives · David Lubar · ss Rush Hour: Bad Boys ed. Michael Cart, Delacorte Press, 2004

47 · Feelings · David Lubar · nv

79 · Every Drop · David Lubar · ss

91 · Patterns of Fear · David Lubar · ss

109 · Free Seas · David Lubar · ss Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show #11, March 2009

117 · Blood Magic · David Lubar · ss

137 · A Cart Full of Junk · David Lubar · ss Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show #9, July 2008

147 · Morph · David Lubar · nv

179 · Whoodoo · David Lubar · ss

185 · The Ex-Box · David Lubar · ss Read October 22 2004

199 · Evil Twin · David Lubar · ss

Unconventional Fantasy: A Celebration of Forty Years of the World Fantasy Convention ed. Sam Lubell, Peggy Rae Sapienza, Jean Marie Ward & Bill Campbell--- see under Peggy Rae Sapienza.

This Land Around Us: A Treasury of Pacific Northwest Writing ed. Ellis Lucia (Doubleday, 1969, xxiv+981pp, hc, an)
This is a mixed bag of a hundred or more selections, mostly nonfiction excerpts, but with a significant minority of fiction (again mostly excerpts, but some complete short stories). Only the fiction is listed below (including a couple of borderline cases, such as “Return to the River,” told from the point of view of a pair of non-anthromorphized salmon).

· [illustrations] · Mel Klapholz · il (r)

86 · Trek Through the Mountains · Vardis Fisher · ex (r)
from Tale of Valor, 1958.

111 · Christmas at Fort Clatsop · Don Holm · ss The Oregonian December 25 1966

136 · The Arrival of Jane Barnes · Nard Jones · ex (r)
from Scarlet Petticoat, 1941.

185 · Moccasin Trail · Eloise Jarvis McGraw · ex (r)
from Moccasin Trail, 1952.

194 · Rendezvous · A. B. Guthrie, Jr. · ex (r)
from The Big Sky, 1947.

221 · Across Neahkahnie · Don Berry · ex (r)
from Trask, 1960.

269 · Traps of Quicksand · Mary Jane Carr · ex (r)
from Children of the Covered Wagon, 1934.

277 · Something in the Air · Bill Gulick · ex (r)
from They Came to a Valley, 1966.

296 · Into the Deep Gorge · Ernest Haycox · ex (r)
from The Earthbreakers, 1952.

315 · Homestead in the Valley · Lucia Moore · ex (r)
from The Wheel and the Hearth, 1953.

326 · The Thin Thread · Don James · ss The American Magazine August 1952

350 · When the Indians Came · Victoria Case · ex (r)
from A Finger in Every Pie, 1963.

360 · A Meeting with Dr. McLoughlin · Evelyn Sibley Lampman · ex (r)
from Half-Breed, 1967.

448 · Long Storm · Ernest Haycox · ex (r)
from Long Storm, 1946.

473 · The Rock and the Wind · Vivien Bretherton · ex (r)
from The Rock and the Wind, 1942.

493 · Return to the River · Roderick L. Haig-Brown · ex (r)
from Return to the River, 1941.

500 · Rough Competition · Steve McNeil · ss The Saturday Evening Post April 10 1948

543 · The He Man Country [Paul Bunyan] · James Stevens · ex (r)
from Paul Bunyan, 1925.

623 · When Seattle Burned · Zola Ross · ex (r)
from Cassy Scandal, 1954.

665 · Son of a King · Thomas Thompson · ss Dime Western Magazine November 1950

680 · Lost Sister · Dorothy M. Johnson · ss Collier’s March 30 1956

692 · Hard Money · Robert Ormond Case · ss Adventure July 1942

696 · The Long Trail · N. B. Stone, Jr. · ss Collier’s January 17 1953

923 · For My Lady · Albert Richard Wetjen · ss Collier’s July 30 1932

947 · Royal Elk · Verne Athanas · ss The Saturday Evening Post February 25 1961

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