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The Courageous Brides Collection (Barbour, 2016, 978-1-63409-777-2, $14.99, 448pp, tp, oa)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 7 · The Healing Promise · Johnnie Alexander · na 61 · The Doctor’s Woman · Michelle Griep · nv 107 · An Everlasting Promise · Eileen Key · na 159 · Love on the Run · Debby Lee · nv 203 · Hidden Courage · Rose Allen McCauley · nv 251 · The Encumbered Bride · Donita Kathleen Paul · na 305 · Mountain Echoes · Jennifer Uhlarik · nv 355 · Letters from Lucy · Jenness Walker · nv 407 · The Battlefield Bride · Renee Yancy · nv

A Courtship for Mama (Zebra Books, April 2004, 0-8217-7654-1, $4.99, 254pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 7 · The Managing Mamas · Alice Holden · na 91 · Too Many Mothers · Julia Parks · na 169 · The Perfect Mother, Retired · Jeanne Savery · na

Cowboy Stories (Chronicle Books, 2007, hc, an) · Introduction · Peter Glassman · in · [illustrations] · Barry Moser · il (r) · Shallow Graves · E. C. Abbott, ’Teddy Blue’ · ss (r) · From Breaking Clean · Judy Blunt · ex (r) · Wine on the Desert · Max Brand · ss This Week June 7 1936 · Twelve O’Clock · Stephen Crane · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1899 · The Bandana · J. Frank Dobie · ss (r) · Long Ride Back · Ed Gorman · ss New Trails ed. John Jakes & Martin H. Greenberg, Doubleday, 1994 · From Riders of the Purple Sage · Zane Grey · ex 1912 · From The Secret Life of Cowboys · Tom Groneberg · ex (r) · The Reformation of Calliope · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World February 28 1904 · Home on the Range · Brewster Higley · ss (r) · From Biting the Dust · Dirk Johnson · ex (r) · I Woke Up Wicked · Dorothy M. Johnson · ss Collier’s February 18 1955 · Hewey and the Wagon Cook · Elmer Kelton · ss American West ed. Loren D. Estleman, Forge, 2001 · The Gift of Cochise · Louis L’Amour · ss Collier’s July 5 1952 · Three-Ten to Yuma · Elmore Leonard · nv Dime Western Magazine March 1953 · A Buffalo Hunt · Nat Love · ss (r) · From Lonesome Dove · Larry McMurtry · ex (r) · The Blood Bay · Annie Proulx · ss The New Yorker December 28 1998/January 4 1999 · From Shane · Jack Schaefer · ex (r) · Top Hand · Luke Short · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 30 1943 · From The Virginian · Owen Wister · ex Macmillan US, 1902

Cravings (Jove, July 2004, 0-515-13815-0, $7.50, 358pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of four “sensuous” dark fantasy stories by Laurell K. Hamilton (an excerpt from the new Anita Blake novel), MaryJanice Davidson (vampire story), Eileen Wilks (succubus), and Rebecca York (werewolf). 1 · Blood Upon My Lips [Anita Blake] · Laurell K. Hamilton · na 85 · Dead Girls Don’t Dance · MaryJanice Davidson · na 161 · Originally Human · Eileen Wilks · na 263 · Burning Moon · Rebecca York · na

Cravings (SFBC, August 2004, #1166765, $9.99, 358pp, hc, oa)     Reprint (Jove 2004) original anthology of four dark fantasy stories. This has ISBN 0-7394-4433-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Creative Couplings (Pocket, December 2007, 978-1-4165-4898-0, $16.00, 533pp, tp, an, cover by Alain Rivard) [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers]     Anthology of six Star Trek novelizations originally published as ebooks. Copyrighted by CBS Studios. 1 · Paradise Interrupted [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · John S. Drew · na (r) 97 · Where Time Stands Still [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore · na (r) 181 · The Art of the Deal [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · Glenn Greenberg · na (r) 277 · Spin [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · J. Steven & Christina F. York · na (r) 337 · Creative Couplings [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · Glenn Hauman & Aaron Rosenberg · na (r) 465 · Small World [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · David Mack · na (r) 529 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Creeps ed. Charles Birkin, uncredited (Philip Allan, 1932, 2/6d, 248pp, hc, an)     First of the long-running series of anthologies edited by Charles Birkin as house editor at Philip Allan in the 1930s. Mostly shock-horror, but some good ghost stories. Also in Creeps Omnibus. 7 · Silent, White and Beautiful · Tod Robbins · nv The Smart Set April 1918; this selection taken from Who Wants a Green Bottle? pub’d by Philip Allan in 1926. 41 · The Red Lodge · H. R. Wakefield · ss They Return At Evening by H. Russell Wakefield, Phillip Allan, 1928 65 · The Ghost Table · Elliott O’Donnell · ss Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine June 1923 89 · Spurs · Tod Robbins · nv Munsey’s Magazine February 1923 121 · “He Cometh and He Passeth By” · H. R. Wakefield · nv They Return At Evening by H. Russell Wakefield, Phillip Allan, 1928 169 · The Charnel House · Philip Murray · ss 175 · A Wager and a Ghost · Elliott O’Donnell · ss 197 · The Last Night · Charles Lloyd · ss 213 · Cockcrow Inn · Tod Robbins · nv Mystery Magazine March 1 1926

Creeps Omnibus ed. Charles Birkin, uncredited (Philip Allan, 1935, 3/6d, 638pp, hc, om)     Omnibus of Creeps, Shudders, Shivers. 7 · Silent, White and Beautiful · Tod Robbins · nv The Smart Set April 1918 37 · The Red Lodge · H. R. Wakefield · ss They Return At Evening by H. Russell Wakefield, Phillip Allan, 1928 57 · The Ghost Table · Elliott O’Donnell · ss Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine June 1923 78 · Spurs · Tod Robbins · nv Munsey’s Magazine February 1923 106 · “He Cometh and He Passeth By” · H. R. Wakefield · nv They Return At Evening by H. Russell Wakefield, Phillip Allan, 1928 148 · The Charnel House · Philip Murray · ss Creeps, Philip Allan, 1932 152 · A Wager and a Ghost · Elliott O’Donnell · ss Creeps, Philip Allan, 1932 170 · The Last Night · Charles Lloyd · ss Creeps, Philip Allan, 1932 182 · Cockcrow Inn · Tod Robbins · nv Mystery Magazine March 1 1926 214 · Or Persons Unknown · H. R. Wakefield · ss Hutchinson’s Adventure & Mystery Story Magazine January 1928 239 · Toys · Tod Robbins · nv Munsey’s Magazine January 1921 278 · Accusing Shadows · Elliott O’Donnell · ss Shudders, Philip Allan, 1932 293 · Professor Pownall’s Oversight · H. R. Wakefield · ss The Royal Magazine March 1928, as “The Unseen Player” 314 · The Harlem Horror · Charles Lloyd · ss Shudders, Philip Allan, 1932 330 · The Trunk · Philip Murray · ss Shudders, Philip Allan, 1932 334 · The Third Coach · H. R. Wakefield · nv They Return At Evening by H. Russell Wakefield, Phillip Allan, 1928 355 · The Crimson Blind · Mrs. Everett · nv The Death-Mask and Other Ghosts by H. D. Everett, Philip Allan, 1920 377 · The Haunted Spinney · Elliott O’Donnell · ss The Idler November 1904 392 · The Patch · Philip Murray · ss Shudders, Philip Allan, 1932 396 · That Dieth Not · H. R. Wakefield · nv They Return At Evening by H. Russell Wakefield, Phillip Allan, 1928 427 · The 17th Hole at Duncaster · H. R. Wakefield · ss They Return At Evening by H. Russell Wakefield, Phillip Allan, 1928 447 · An Eye for an Eye · Charles Lloyd · nv Shivers, Philip Allan, 1932 470 · Wild Wullie the Waster · Tod Robbins · nv All-Story Weekly February 14 1920 509 · The Death Mask · Mrs. Everett · ss The Death-Mask and Other Ghosts by H. D. Everett, Philip Allan, 1920 525 · The Ghost in the Ring · Elliott O’Donnell · ss Shivers, Philip Allan, 1932 539 · The Poplar Tree · Philip Murray · ss Shivers, Philip Allan, 1932 544 · “And He Shall Sing…” · H. R. Wakefield · ss They Return At Evening by H. Russell Wakefield, Phillip Allan, 1928 565 · Who Wants a Green Bottle? · Tod Robbins · nv All-Story Weekly December 21 1918 607 · The Tank of Death · Elliott O’Donnell · nv Shivers, Philip Allan, 1932

Creepy Stories ed. Dorothy M. Tomlinson ,[?], uncredited (Bracken Books, November 1994, 1-85891-136-2, £5.99, 614pp, hc, om)     Reprint (Hutchinson 1934 as A Century of Creepy Stories) compendium including many stories from the anthologies The Black Cap, The Ghost Book, Shudders, and When Churchyards Yawn edited by Cynthia Asquith. This edition adds an introduction by Fred Urquhart, but omits 23 of the stories. · Introduction · Fred Urquhart · in 1 · The Snow · Hugh Walpole · ss The (London) Evening News December 21 1928 10 · The Tarn · Hugh Walpole · ss Success October 1923 23 · A Little Ghost · Hugh Walpole · ss The Red Book Magazine October 1922 37 · Mrs. Lunt · Sir Hugh Walpole · ss The Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1926 51 · The Islington Mystery · Arthur Machen · ss The Black Cap ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1927 63 · The Cosy Room · Arthur Machen · ss Shudders ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1929 69 · Opening the Door · Arthur Machen · ss When Churchyards Yawn ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1931 82 · Munitions of War · Arthur Machen · ss The Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1926 85 · The Red Turret · Flavia Richardson · ss Switch on the Light ed. Christine Campbell Thomson, Selwyn & Blount, 1931 94 · When Glister Walked · Oscar Cook · ss The Regent Magazine #11, October 1924, as “The Sacred Jars” 112 · Si Urag of the Tail · Oscar Cook · ss Hutchinson’s Adventure-Story Magazine January 1923 128 · The Great White Fear · Oscar Cook · ss Hutchinson’s Adventure-Story Magazine June 1925 143 · Boomerang · Oscar Cook · ss Switch on the Light ed. Christine Campbell Thomson, Selwyn & Blount, 1931 152 · Two Trifles · Oliver Onions · gp The Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1926 _152 · The Ether-Hogs · Oliver Onions · ss The Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1926 _159 · The Mortal · Oliver Onions · ss The Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1926 163 · The Smile of Karen · Oliver Onions · nv The Black Cap ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1927 198 · “John Gladwin Says…” · Oliver Onions · ss The London Magazine August 1928 210 · The Hanging of Alfred Wadham · E. F. Benson · ss Britannia December 21 1928 223 · As in a Glass Dimly · Shane Leslie · ss When Churchyards Yawn ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1931 235 · The Hospital Nurse · Shane Leslie · ss The Black Cap ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1927 244 · The Lord-in-Waiting · Shane Leslie · ss Shudders ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1929 261 · A Considerable Murder · Barry Pain · ss The Black Cap ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1927 271 · The Lovely Voice · Lady Cynthia Asquith · nv The Black Cap ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1927 289 · The Playfellow · Lady Cynthia Asquith · nv Shudders ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1929 312 · The Rocking-Horse Winner · D. H. Lawrence · ss Harper’s Bazar July 1926 328 · The Lovely Lady · D. H. Lawrence · nv The Black Cap ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1927 347 · The Prince · William B. Maxwell · ss The Black Cap ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1927 353 · The Last Man In · William B. Maxwell · ss The Windsor Magazine December 1909 370 · Dispossession · C. H. B. Kitchin · ss Shudders ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1929 387 · Beauty and the Beast · C. H. B. Kitchin · nv When Churchyards Yawn ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1931 410 · Those Whom the Gods Love · Hilda Hughes · ss Shudders ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1929 418 · The Birthright · Hilda Hughes · ss When Churchyards Yawn ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1931 427 · The Villa Désirée · May Sinclair · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine December 1921 439 · The Apparition of Mrs. Veal · Daniel Defoe · ar B. Bragg, 1706, as “A True Relation of the Apparition of One Mrs. Veal the Next Day After Her Death to One Mrs. Bargrave at Canterbury the 8th of September, 1705”, uncredited. 444 · The Lost Tragedy · Denis Mackail · ss The Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1926 459 · Spinsters’ Rest · Clemence Dane · nv Nash’s—Pall Mall Magazine September 1925 483 · Circumstantial Evidence · Edgar Wallace · ss The Strand Magazine August 1922 497 · A Descent Into the Maelström · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May 1841 513 · Twelve O’Clock · Charles Whibley · ss The Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1926 518 · The Spectre Bridegroom · Washington Irving · ss The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent #4, November 10 1819, as by Geoffrey Crayon 532 · Mr. Tallent’s Ghost · Mary Webb · ss The Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1926 544 · The Buick Saloon · Ann Bridge · ss The Cornhill Magazine June 1930, as by Mary O’Malley 560 · The Horns of the Bull · W. S. Morrison · ss When Churchyards Yawn ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1931 571 · Our Feathered Friends · Philip MacDonald · ss When Churchyards Yawn ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1931 581 · The Stranger · Ambrose Bierce · ss Cosmopolitan Magazine February 1909 586 · My Adventure in Norfolk · A. J. Alan · ss The London Magazine October 1927 broadcast by the BBC Dec 24, 1926. 593 · The Mysterious Mansion · Honoré de Balzac · ss Shorter Stories from Balzac by Honoré de Balzac, Walter Scott, 1890, as “An Accursed House” translated from the French (“La Grande Bretèche”, Contes Brun, 1831). 603 · The Stranger · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Fortnightly Review June 1927

The Crime Club Golden Book of Best Detective Stories (Doubleday, Doran, 1933, $1.00, 313+38+41+288+76+24+11+67+300+35pp, hc, om)     Contents reprinted from original plates, preserving pagination. Also abridged as Mammoth Golden Book of Best Detective Stories (A.L. Burt). · Introduction · Mastermind · in · While the Patient Slept [Sarah Keate; Lance O’Leary] · Mignon G. Eberhart · n. Doubleday, 1930 · The Greek Play [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · nv The Delineator March 1930 · The Little Dog [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · nv The Windsor Magazine March 1932, as “The Small Dog” · Murder by the Clock · Rufus King · n. Doubleday, 1929 · The Shadow Man [J. G. Reeder] · Edgar Wallace · na The Thriller #156, January 30 1932 · Murder of Helen Jewett · Russel Crouse · ar Murder Won’t Out by Russel Crouse, 1932 · “Blodie Belgium” · Frederick Porter Wensley · ar Detective Days by Frederick Porter Wensley, Cassell, 1931 · The Wonderful War [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · na Featuring the Saint by Leslie Charteris, Hodder & Stoughton, 1931 revised from “The Judgement of the Joker” (The Thriller #17, June 1, 1929). · The Poisoned Chocolates Case [Roger Sheringham; Ambrose Chitterwick] · Anthony Berkeley · n. Collins, 1929 · Who Murdered Ellington Breese? · Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay · ss The Baffle Book by Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay, Doubleday, 1928 · The Evidence on the Japanned Box · Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay · ss The Baffle Book by Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay, Doubleday, 1928 · The Elevated Transit Mystery · Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay · ss The Baffle Book by Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay, Doubleday, 1928

Crime: Free Classic Crime Sampler (House of Stratus, 2001, 0-7551-1273-3, free, 301pp, tp, an)     Anthology of 16 extracts from classic crime novels recently reprinted by “House of Stratus”. · Crime Introduction · Maxim Jakubowski · in 1 · Bahama Crisis · Desmond Bagley · ex Collins, 1980; chapter 1. 19 · Trent’s Last Case [Philip Trent] · E. C. Bentley · ex Nelson, 1913; chapter 1. 29 · No Bail for the Judge · Henry Cecil · ex Chapman, 1952; chapter 1. 51 · You’re Dead Without Money · James Hadley Chase · ex Robert Hale, 1972; chapter 1. 75 · The Blue Cross [Father Brown] · G. K. Chesterton · ss The Saturday Evening Post July 23 1910, as “Valentin Follows a Curious Trail” 101 · The Groote Park Murder · Freeman Wills Crofts · ex Collins, 1923; chapter 1. 119 · Double Barrel · Nicolas Freeling · ex Gollancz, 1964; chapter 1. 125 · The Case of the White Footprints [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Dr. Thorndyke’s Case-Book by R. Austin Freeman, Hodder & Stoughton, 1923 165 · The Case of the Spurious Spinster [Perry Mason] · Erle Stanley Gardner · ex Morrow, 1961; chapter 1. 195 · “Where There’s a Will” · Cyril Hare · ss (r) 209 · Death in the Stocks · Georgette Heyer · ex Legend, 1935; chapter 1. 219 · Lament for a Maker [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ex Gollancz, 1938; chapter 1. 227 · Blood Knot · Sam Llewellyn · ex Michael Joseph, 1991; chapter 1. 245 · Bulldog Drummond [Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond] · Sapper · ex Hodder & Stoughton, 1920; chapter 1. 265 · The Four Just Men [The Just Men] · Edgar Wallace · ex Tallis, 1905; chapter 1. 277 · Blind Corner · Dornford Yates · ex Hodder & Stoughton, 1927; chapter 1.