Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006
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- QUEEN, ELLERY (stories) (chron.) (continued)
- * *Six of the Best Short Novels by Masters of Mystery (London: Robert Hale, 1987, 327pp, hc) Also available in the U.S. (Carroll & Graf 1989, revised) and as Classic Crime (Robinson: London, 1988). (Contents)
- QUILL, MONICA; pseudonym of Ralph McInerny, (1929- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Death Takes the Veil and Other Stories (Five Star 0786231432, May 2001, $23.95, 216pp, hc) (Buy) (Contents)
- QUIROZ, LEOBARDO SARAVIA, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * *Line of Fire: Detective Stories from the Mexican Border (San Diego State University Press 1879691361, Aug 96, $12.50, 97pp, tp) Revised from En la línea de fuego: Relatos policiacos de frontera, originally published in Spanish by Fondo Editorial Tierra Adentro, Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, México, D.F., 1990. (Contents)
- RAE, SIMON, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * _The Faber Book of Murder (Faber & Faber 0-571-17494-9, 1995, £9.99/15.95, 575pp, tp) Reprint (Faber 1994) anthology of over 200 stories, novel excerpts, poems, and articles. (Contents)
- RANDISI, ROBERT J(oseph) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Delvecchios Brooklyn: A Short Story Collection (Five Star 0-7862-3044-4, Jan 2001, $23.95, 207pp, hc, cover by Carol Pringle) [Nick Delvecchio] Collection of nine stories. (Buy) (Contents)
- _____, ed.
- * *Deadly Allies II: Private Eye Writers of America and Sisters in Crime Collaborative Anthology (with Susan Dunlap) (Doubleday 0-385-42468-X, Jun 94, $24.95, 467pp, hc) Original anthology of 22 stories by members of the Private Eye Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, with a foreword by the editors. (Contents)
- * *Deadly Allies: Private Eye Writers of America and Sisters in Crime Collaborative Anthology (with Marilyn Wallace) (Doubleday Perfect Crime 0-385-42235-0, Apr 92, $18.50, 369pp, hc) Original anthology of 20 stories by members of the Private Eye Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, with a foreword by the editors. (Contents)
- * _The Eyes Still Have It (Signet 0-451-18481-5, Oct 96, $5.99, 244pp, pb) The Shamus Award-Winning Stories. (Contents)
- * *First Cases, Volume 2 (Signet 0-451-19017-3, Aug 97, $5.99, 282pp, pb) (Contents)
- * *First Cases, Volume 3 (Signet 0-451-19892-1, Dec 99, $6.50, 276pp, pb) Anthology of 14 fictional detectives inaugural cases, two new. (Contents)
- * *First Cases, Volume 4 (Signet 0-451-20549-9, Jan 2002, $6.50, 279pp, pb) (Buy) (Contents)
- * *First Cases: First Appearances of Classic Private Eyes (Dutton 0-525-94104-5, Feb 96, $22.95, 292pp, hc) (Contents)
- * *For Crime Out Loud (Niagara Falls, NY: Durkin Hayes Publishing Ltd., 1995, audio cassette) An audio anthology of eight original mysteries written for spoken-word performance. It has four cassette tapes in the box, with no printed text. The stories are read by Andrea Martin and Michael Tylo. (Contents)
- * *For Crime Out Loud, Vol. 2 (Niagara Falls, NY: Durkin Hayes Publishing Ltd., 1996, audio cassette) Second audio anthology of eight original mystery stories, again read by Andrea Martin and Michael Tylo. (Contents)
- * *Greatest Hits (Carrorr & Graf 0-7867-1581-2, 2005, $26.00, 318pp, hc) Original anthology of 15 stories of assassins, hit men, and hired guns. (Contents)
- * *High Stakes: 8 Sure-Bet Stories of Gambling and Crime (Signet 0451210182, Sep 2003, $5.99, 261pp, pb) (Buy) (Contents)
- * *Justice for Hire: The Fourth Private Eye Writers of America Anthology (The Mysterious Press 0-89296-371-9, Aug 90 [Dec 90], $18.95, 306pp, hc) Original anthology of PI stories including work by Lawrence Block, James Ellroy, Bill Pronzini, Marcia Muller, Loren D. Estleman, John Lutz, and Max Allan Collins. A limited edition of 100 signed and numbered copies (-425-1, $75.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
- * _Lethal Ladies (with Barbara Collins) See entry under Barbara Collins.
- * _Lethal Ladies II (with Christine Matthews) See entry under Christine Matthews.
- * *Mayhem in the Midlands (with Christine Matthews) (Hats Off Books 1587360918, Feb 2002, $16.95, 292pp, tp) Omaha Public Library and Lincoln City Libraries anthology of mysteries. (Buy) (Contents)
- * *Most Wanted (Signet 0-451-20692-4, Sep 2001, $6.50, 340pp, pb) Anthology of 12 new and reprint stories by past presidents of the Private Eye Writers of America. (Buy) (Contents)
- * *Murder... and All That Jazz (Signet 0-451-21333-5, Nov 2004, $6.99, 260pp, pb) Original anthology of 13 stories. (Contents)
- * *Mystery Street (Signet 0-451-20436-0, Oct 2001, $6.50, 341pp, pb) Original anthology of 14 detective stories from The Private Eye Writers of America. (Buy) (Contents)
- * *The Shamus Game (Signet 0-451-20129-9, Sep 2000, $6.50, 370pp, pb) Original anthology of 14 stories from the Private Eye Writers of America. (Contents)
- * _Under the Gun: Mystery Scene Presents the Best Suspense and Mystery (with Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman) See entry under Ed Gorman.
- RANKIN, IAN (James) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)
- RAPHAEL, LAWRENCE W., ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * *Criminal Kabbalah (Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing 1-58023-109-8, May 2001, $16.95, 250pp, tp) Original anthology of 12 Jewish mystery and detective fiction stories. (Buy) (Contents)
- * *Mystery Midrash (Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing 1-58023-055-5, Sep 99, $16.95, 299pp, tp) Anthology of 13 Jewish mystery and detective stories. (Contents)
- REAVES, J(ames) MICHAEL, ed. (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Shadows Over Baker Street (with John C. Pelan) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45528-2, Oct 2003, $23.95, 446 + xiii, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Sherlock Holmes] Original anthology of 18 Lovecraftian Sherlock Holmes stories. (Buy) (Contents)
- REAVES, MICHAEL; see under Reaves, J. Michael (stories) (chron.)
- REDDING, JUDITH M., ed. (chron.)
- REITZ, DANIEL J., ed. (chron.)
- * *Beyond the Mundane: Unravelings (Mundania Press 1-59426-025-7, May 2004, $14.00, 240pp, tp) An Anthology of Mystery and Horror. (Contents)
- REJT, MARIA, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * *Winters Crimes 23 (London: Macmillan 0-333-55921-5, 1991, hc) (Contents)
- * *Winters Crimes 24 (Macmillan UK 0-333-58468-6, 1992 [Mar 98], £13.99, 183pp, hc) Original crime anthology. (Contents)
- * _Winters Crimes 24, Volume 1 (Chivers Press 0-745-12050-4, 1993, 112pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1992) original crime anthology, large print edition, the first five stories of the UK edition. (Contents)
- * _Winters Crimes 24, Volume 2 (Chivers Press 0-745-12080-6, 1993, 163pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1992) original crime anthology, large print edition, the remaining five stories of the UK edition. (Contents)
- RENDELL, RUTH (Barbara) (1930- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * +Blood Lines (Crown 0-517-70323-8, 1996, $23.00, 215pp, hc) Collection of 11 stories. First American edition (Random House UK 1996). (Contents)
- * +The Copper Peacock and Other Stories (The Mysterious Press 0-89296-465-0, Oct 91 [Jan 92], $17.95, 183pp, hc) Collection of nine crime and mystery stories. First American edition (Century Hutchinson 1991). (Contents)
- _____, ed.
- * +The Reason Why (Crown 0-517-70347-5, 1996, $24.00, 244pp, hc) Anthology of writings about murder. (Contents)
- RESNICK, MIKE, ed.; [i.e., Michael Diamond Resnick] (1942- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Alien Crimes (SFBC 58-0927, May 2007, $14.87, 487pp, hc) Original anthology of six science fiction crime novellas. (Contents)
- * *Alternate Outlaws (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Tor 0-812-53344-5, Oct 94, $4.99, 402pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) Original alternate universe anthology where historical heroes are villains, and vice versa. Only Resnicks name is on the cover as editor. (Contents)
- * *Down These Dark Spaceways (SFBC 1-58288-164-2; 1166121, May 2005, $12.99, 424pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) Original anthology of six science fiction mystery novellas. (Contents)
- * *More Whatdunits (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-557-4, May 93 [Apr 93], $4.99, 332pp, pb, cover by Peter Gudynas) Original anthology of 19 sf/mystery stories written from scenarios by Resnick. All of the contributors are editors. Only Resnicks name appears on the cover as editor. (Contents)
- * *Sherlock Holmes in Orbit (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-636-8, Feb 95 [Jan 95], $5.50, 374pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) [Sherlock Holmes] Original anthology of 26 sf and fantasy/mystery stories featuring the Great Detective. (Contents)
- * *Whatdunits (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-533-7, Oct 92 [Sep 92], $4.99, 335pp, pb, cover by Peter Gudynas) Original anthology of 18 sf/mystery stories, written from scenarios by Resnick. Only Resnicks name appears on the cover as editor. (Contents)
- RICE, CRAIG; pseudonym of Georgiana Ann Randolph Craig, (1908-1957) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Ill See You in My Dreams (Crippen & Landru, Apr 2006, 11pp, ph) [John J. Malone] Short story pamphlet commemorating Rice as Ghost of Honor at Malice Domestic XVIII. (Contents)
- * *Murder, Mystery and Malone (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-71-4, Jun 2002, $17.00, 196pp, tp, cover by Gail Cross) [John J. Malone] Collection of 12 stories. Also available in hc (-70-6). (Buy) (Contents) [ed: Jeffrey A. Marks]
- RIDOUT, ALAN (John), ed. (1934- ) (chron.)
- RIFFLE, ANNETTE, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- RIPLEY, MIKE, ed.; [i.e., Michael David Ripley] (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Fresh Blood (with Maxim Jakubowski) (London: The Do-Not Press 1-899344-03-9, 1996, 222pp, tp) (Contents)
- * *Fresh Blood 2 (with Maxim Jakubowski) (The Do-Not Press 1-899344-20-9, Oct 97, £8.00, tp) (Contents)
- * *Fresh Blood 3 (with Maxim Jakubowski) (The Do-Not Press 1-899344-52-7, 1999, £8.00, 191pp, tp) Original anthology of 15 stories, each preceesed by notes from the author. (Contents)
- ROBARDS, KAREN, ed. (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Wait Until Dark (Pocket Books 0-671-03655-6, May 2001, $6.99, 496pp, pb) (Buy) (Contents)
- ROBERTS, GILLIAN; pseudonym of Judith A. Greber, (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Wheres the Harm? (Five Star 0-7862-2036-8, Nov 99, $30.00, 250pp, hc) (Contents)
- ROBERTS, LES (A.) (1937- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Scent of Spiced Oranges and Other Stories (Five Star 0-7862-4331-7, Dec 2002, $25.95, 195pp, hc) Collection of ten stories. (Buy) (Contents)
- ROBINSON, ARTHUR, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * _The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringhams Casebook See entry under Anthony Berkeley.
- ROBINSON, KATHERINE, ed. (chron.)
- * *The Red-Headed League and Other Mystery Plays (Scholastic 0-590-34551-6, 1986, 128pp, tp) Textbook. (Contents)
- ROBINSON, PETER (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Blue Christmas (Crippen & Landru, Dec 2005, free, 14pp, pg) [Insp. Alan Banks] Original short story published in an edition of 353 copies as a gift for friends of Crippen & Landru Publishers.
- * *Not Safe After Dark & Other Stories (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-29-3, 1998, $16.00, 227pp, tp) Collection of 13 stories, one new. (Contents)
- ROCHE, THOMAS S., ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * *Noirotica (Masquerade/Rhinoceros 1-56333-390-2, Mar 96, $6.95, 319pp, tp) Original anthology of 24 stories of erotic crime. (Contents)
- * *Noirotica 2: Pulp Friction (Masquerade/Rhinoceros 1-56333-584-0, Dec 97 [Apr 98], $7.95, 465pp, pb, cover by Eric Stanton) Original anthology of 23 stories of erotic crime, two reprints. Authors include Brian Hodge, Lucy Taylor, Caitlin R. Kiernan, and Jeff Gelb. Available from Masquerade Direct, 801 2nd Ave, New York NY 10017; credit card orders 800-375-2356; add $1.50 postage. (Contents)
- ROWE, JENNIFER (June), ed. (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Love Lies Bleeding (St. Leonards, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1-86373-749-9, 1994, 173pp, tp) Crime for a Summer Christmas No. 5. (Contents)
- RUSCH, KRISTINE KATHRYN (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Little Miracles and Other Tales of Murder (Five Star 0-7862-3556-X, Oct 2001, $23.95, 222pp, hc) Collection of seven stories. (Buy) (Contents)
- SABATINI, RAFAEL (1875-1950) (stories) (chron.)
- * *The Evidence of the Sword and Other Mysteries (Crippen & Landru 1-932009-43-4, May 2006, $19.00, 208pp, tp, cover by Tom Roberts) Collection of 15 stories collected and edited by Jesse F. Knight. Also issued in a limited hc edition (-42-6). (Contents)
- SAUNDERS, KATE, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * *Revenge (Faber & Faber 0-571-12904-8, Oct 91 [May 92], $19.95, 247pp, hc) Anthology of 20 stories of revenge by women writers including Alice Walker and Muriel Spark the majority are criminous or supernatural. This is a UK edition available in the US. (Contents)
- SAWYER, ROBERT J(ames), ed. (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Crossing the Line: Canadian Mysteries with a Fantastic Twist (with David Skene-Melvin) (Pottersfield Press 1-895-90019-0, Oct 98, C$15.95, 191pp, tp, cover by Geoff Butler) Anthology of 11 mystery stories with SF or fantasy elements by Canadian authors. (Contents)
- * _Over the Edge (with Peter Sellers) See entry under Peter Sellers.
- SAYERS, DOROTHY L(eigh) (1893-1957) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- _____, [ref.]
- SAYLOR, STEVEN W(arren) (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *The Gladiator Dies Only Once: The Further Investigations of Gordianus the Finder (New York: St. Martins Minotaur 0-312-27120-4, Jun 2005, $23.95, 269pp, hc) [Gordianus the Finder] Collection of 9 short stories. (Contents)
- * *The House of the Vestals: The Investigations of Gordianus the Finder (St. Martins, 1997, hc) [Gordianus the Finder] Collection of nine Gordianus the Finder stories, with foreword, chronology, and historical notes. (Contents)
- SCARBOROUGH, CONSTANCE, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- SCHAFER, WILLIAM K., ed. (stories) (chron.)
- SCHAPER, JULIE, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- SCHOOLEY, KERRY J., ed. (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Hard Boiled Love: An Anthology of Noir Love (with Peter Sellers) (Insomniac Press 1-894663-45-4, Oct 2003, $16.95, 184pp, tp, cover by Mike OConnor) (Contents)
- * *Iced: The New Noir Anthology of Cold, Hard Fiction (with Peter Sellers) (Insomniac Press 1-894663-11-X, 2001, $15.95, 192pp, tp) (Buy) (Contents)
- SCHRODER, TOM, ed. (chron.)
- * *Naked Came the Manatee (Putnams 0-399-14192-8, Feb 97, $22.95, 201pp, hc) Round-robin thriller written by 13 Florida writers. (Contents)
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