Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Books, Listed by Author

WALLACE, MARILYN (Weiss), ed. (1941- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Best of Sisters in Crime (Berkley 0-425-16060-2, Dec ’97, $21.95, 336pp, hc) Anthology of 21 stories selected from the Sisters in Crime series. (Contents)
• * *The Best of Sisters in Crime (Reader’s Digest 0-7621-0106-7, 1998, 396pp, hc) Anthology of 30 stories selected from the Sisters in Crime series. Contents differ from the Berkley 1997 book with the same title. (Contents)
• * _Deadly Allies: Private Eye Writers of America and Sisters in Crime Collaborative Anthology (with Robert J. Randisi) See entry under Robert J. Randisi
• * *Sisters in Crime 2 (Berkley 0-425-11966-1, Feb ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.95, 292pp, pb) Original anthology of 21 mystery stories by women. Second in a series. (Contents)
• * *Sisters in Crime 3 (Berkley 0-425-12214-X, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $4.50, 324pp, pb) Anthology of 21 mystery stories by women writers, 17 original. Third in a series. (Contents)
• * *Sisters in Crime 4 (Berkley 0-425-13074-6, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.99, 352pp, pb) Original anthology of 21 stories by women mystery writers. Two stories, the Sue Grafton and the Marcia Muller, are reprints. As always, a marvelous gathering. Highly recommended. (Contents)
• * *Sisters in Crime 5 (Berkley 0-425-13506-3, Nov ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 278pp, pb) Original anthology of 19 crime and mystery stories by women writers, two of them reprints, with a foreword by the editor. Recommended. (Contents)

WANDREI, DONALD (Albert) (1908-1987) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Frost (Fedogan & Bremer 1878252429, Jan 2001, $29.00, hc) [Prof. I.V. Frost] Collection of eight I.V. Frost detective stories. (Buy) (Contents) [ed: D. H. Olson]

WAUGH, CAROL-LYNN RÖSSEL, ed. (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _Holmes for the Holidays (with Martin H. Greenberg & Jon L. Lellenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
• * _The More Holmes for the Holidays (with Martin H. Greenberg & Jon L. Lellenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
• * _The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (with Jon L. Lellenberg & Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
• * _Santa Clues (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg

WAUGH, CHARLES G., ed. (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Death in Dixie (with Frank D. McSherry, Jr. & Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Frank D. McSherry, Jr.
• * _Isaac Asimov’s Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction # 5: Tin Stars (with Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Isaac Asimov.
• * *Sci-Fi Private Eye (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Roc 0-451-45592-4, Mar ’97, $5.99, 346pp, pb) Anthology of nine science-fictional private eye stories. (Contents)
• * *Supernatural Sleuths (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45579-7, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 348pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) Anthology of 14 stories of crime with elements of fantasy or SF. Authors include Larry Niven, Ron Goulart, and William F. Nolan. (Contents)

WEINBERG, ROBERT E(dward), ed. (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *100 Crooked Little Crime Stories (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg) (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-556-X, Dec ’94, $7.98, 589pp, hc) Anthology of 100 crime stories, 12 new. (Contents)
• * *100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg) (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-107-6, 1993, $7.98, 561pp, hc) Anthology of 100 detective stories, six new. (Contents)
• * *100 Menacing Little Murder Stories (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg) (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0854-1, Oct ’98, $7.98, 596pp, hc) Anthology of 100 mystery stories. (Contents)
• * *100 Sneaky Little Sleuth Stories (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg) (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0143-1, 1997, $7.98, 592pp, hc) Anthology of 100 detective stories, five new. (Contents)
• * _Crafty Cat Crimes: 100 Tiny Cat Tale Mysteries (with Martin H. Greenberg & Stefan Dziemianowicz) See entry under Stefan Dziemianowicz.
• * _Great Writers & Kids Write Mystery Stories (with Martin H. Greenberg & J. M. Morgan) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
• * _Hard-Boiled Detectives: 23 Great Stories from Dime Detective Magazine (with Martin H. Greenberg & Stefan Dziemianowicz) See entry under Stefan Dziemianowicz.
• * *Tough Guys & Dangerous Dames (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg) (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-011-8, Sep ’93, $9.98, 605pp, hc) Anthology of 24 hard-boiled detective stories from the pulps. (Contents)

WELCOME, JOHN, ed.; pseudonym of John Needham Huggard Brennan, (1914- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Best Smuggling Stories (Faber & Faber, 1967, 224pp, hc) (Contents)

WELLEN, EDWARD (Paul) (1919- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Perps: A Short Story Collection (Five Star 0786229977, Apr 2001, $23.95, 252pp, hc) Collection of 26 stories. (Buy) (Contents)

WEST, B. J., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Fog City Nocturne: from the Casebook of Nick Chambers (Apocryphile Press 0977146111, May 2006, $16.95, 224pp, tp) [Nick Chambers] (Contents)

WESTLAKE, DONALD E(dwin Edmund) (1933- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *A Good Story and Other Stories (Five Star 0-7862-1943-2, Jun ’99, $21.95, 243pp, hc) (Contents)
• * *Thieves’ Dozen (Mysterious Press 0446693022, Apr 2004, $12.95, 183pp, tp) Collection of 11 stories, 10 featuring John Dortmunder. (Buy) (Contents)

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• * *The Best American Mystery Stories 2000 (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-93918-6, Nov 2000, $13.00, 489pp, tp) Anthology of 20 stories. Also announced in hc (-93917-8). Series editor Otto Penzler. (Contents)
• * *Murderous Schemes: An Anthology of Classic Detective Stories (New York: Oxford University Press 0-19-510321-1, Nov ’96, $25.00, 519pp, hc) (Contents)

WHEAT, CAROLYN (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Tales Out of School (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-48-X, 2000, $16.00, 237pp, tp) Collection of 19 mystery stories. (Contents)

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• * *Murder on Route 66 (Berkley 0-425-17064-0, Jul ’99, $6.50, 294pp, pb) (Contents)
• * *Women Before the Bench (Prime Crime 0425172317, Mar 2001, $21.95, 304pp, hc) (Buy) (Contents)

WHITAKER, RODNEY (William) (1931-2005); see pseudonym Trevanian (stories) (chron.)

WHITE, FRED(erick) M(errick) (1859-?) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Romance of the Secret Service Fund (Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, 2003, 114pp, tp) [Newton Moore] [AH] (Contents)

WHITFIELD, RAOUL (Falconia) (1896-1945) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Jo Gar’s Casebook (Black Mask Press/Crippen & Landru 1-885941-77-3, Dec 2002, $20.00, 282pp, tp, cover by Tom Roberts) [Jo Gar] Collection of 18 stories of Jo Gar, the “little island detective.” Also available in hc (-76-5). (Buy) (Contents) [ed: Keith Alan Deutsch]

WHITNEY, PHYLLIS A(yame) (1903-2008) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Malice Domestic 5 (Pocket 0-671-89632-6, May ’96, $5.99, 239pp, pb) Original anthology of 16 “cosy” mystery stories presented by Phyllis A. Whitney. (Contents)

WIESNER, KAREN (1969- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Falcon’s Bend Case Files, Volume 1 (with Christine Spindler) (Hard Shell Word Factory 0759943710, Aug 2006, $10.95, 212pp, tp) (Contents)

WIKEN, LINDA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Cottage Country Killers (with Victoria Cameron) See entry under Victoria Cameron.

WILHELM, KATE; [i.e., Katie Gertrude Meredeth Wilhelm Knight] (1928- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Casebook of Constance and Charlie, Volume 1 (St. Martin’s 0-312-24501-7, Dec ’99, $18.95, 616pp, tp) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Omnibus of three novels. (Contents)
• * *Casebook of Constance and Charlie, Volume 2 (St. Martin’s 0-312-25378-8, Jan 2000, $15.95, 595pp, tp) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Omnibus of two novels and three novelllas. (Contents)

WILKES, IAN (Henry) (1932- ); see pseudonym John North (stories) (chron.)

WILLEFORD, CHARLES (Ray, III) (1919-1988) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Second Half of the Double Feature (Wits End Publishing 1930997299, Jul 2003, $17.95, 240pp, tp) Collection of 25 stories. Omits the poems in the hc edition.

WILLIAMS, BLANCHE COLTON, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Mystery and the Detective (New York: Appleton-Century, 1938, $1.00, 364pp, hc) Textbook with brief author biography and questions after each story. (Contents)

WILLIAMS, PHILIP C(arlton) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Tartan Bay Murders/Mission Bay Murder (Knightsbridge 1-56129-002-5, Dec ’90 [Apr ’91], $5.95, 464pp, pb) [Michael Thompson] Omnibus of two novels featuring PI Michael Thompson. (Contents)

WILLIAMS, SHEILA, ed. (chron.)

• * _Isaac Asimov’s Detectives (with Gardner R. Dozois) See entry under Gardner R. Dozois

WILMOT, TONY, ed. (1935?- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Gourmet Crook Book (Everest Books 0905018 028, 1976, 232pp, pb) (Contents)

WINDRATH, HELEN, ed. (chron.)

• * *Reader, I Murdered Him, Too (London: The Women’s Press 0-7043-4363-0, 1995, $13.95, 214pp, tp) (Contents)

WINTERS, C. J. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Deadknots, Paranormal Mystery Anthology (with Jennifer DiCamillo) (Hard Shell Word Factory B0014ZXXS6, Feb 2008, $6.00, 308 KB, Kindle) (Contents)

WISHINGRAD, JAY, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Legal Fictions (Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press 0-87951-540-6, 1992, $13.95, 407pp, tp) Anthology of stories about lawyers and the law. (Contents)

WODEHOUSE, [Sir] P(elham) G(renville) (1881-1975) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Wodehouse on Crime (International Polygonics 1-55882-080-9, Nov ’90 [Apr ’91], $9.95, 282pp, tp) Reprint (Ticknor & Fields 1981) collection of 12 stories, edited and with a preface by D.R. Bensen, plus a foreword by Isaac Asimov. A hardcover edition (-079-5, $19.95) is also available. (Contents)

WOLFE, SEBASTIAN, ed. (chron.)

• * *Black Nights (Carroll & Graf, Jul ’93, $10.95, tp) Anthology of stories behind some of the great noir films of the 30s and 40s.

WOLVEN, SCOTT (1965- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men (Scribner 0743260112, Apr 2005, $22.00, 224pp, hc) (Contents)

WOODS, JIM, ed. (chron.)

• * _A Way with Murder: An Anthology by Arizona Mystery Writers (with Marci Martin) See entry under Marci Martin.

WOODS, MAE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Murder by 13 (with Priscilla English & Lisa Seidman) See entry under Priscilla English.

WOODS, PAULA L., ed. (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Spooks, Spies, and Private Eyes (Doubleday 0-385-47827-5, Nov ’95, $23.95, 350pp, hc) Black mystery, crime, and suspense fiction of the 20th century. (Contents)

WOOLRICH, CORNELL; [i.e., Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich] (1903-1968) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Cornell Woolrich Omnibus: Rear Window and Other Stories, I Married a Dead Man, Waltz into Darkness (Penguin USA 0-140-26977-0, Jan ’98, $16.95, 656pp, tp) (Contents)
• * *Night & Fear (Carroll & Graf 0786712910, Dec 2003, $26.00, 272pp, hc) Collection of 14 stories. Note: An afterward by Nevins follows each story, with comments and place/date of original publication. (Buy) (Contents) [ed: Francis M. Nevins, Jr.]
• * *Tonight, Somewhere in New York: The Last Stories and an Unfinished Novel (Carroll & Graf 0786715308, Aug 2005, $26.00, 384pp, hc) (Contents)

WRIGHT, ERIC (1929- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Killing Climate: The Collected Mystery Stories (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-87-0, Aug 2003, $17.00, 211pp, tp, cover by Barbara Mitchell) Collection of 16 stories, one original. Also in limited hc edition (-86-2). (Buy) (Contents)
• * *Lodgings for the Night (Crippen & Landru, Aug 2003, ph) Separate pamphlet accompanying the limited edition of A Killing Climate: The Collected Mystery Stories by Eric Wright, Crippen & Landru, 2003.

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• * *Criminal Shorts: Mysteries by Canadian Crime Writers (with Howard Engel) (Macmillan Canada 0-7715-9160-8, 1992, C$18.95, 205pp, hc) (Contents)

YAFFE, JAMES (1927- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Mom Lights a Candle (Crippen & Landru, Dec 2002, free, 16pp, ph) [Mom] Original short story published in an edition of 353 copies as gifts for friends of Crippen & Landru Publishers.
• * *My Mother the Detective (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-11-0, 1997, $15.00, hc) [Mom] (Contents)

ZAHAVA, IRENE, ed. (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *The Fourth WomanSleuth Anthology (The Crossing Press 0-89594-521-5, Sep ’91 [Dec ’91], $9.95, 191pp, tp) Original anthology of 15 mystery stories by women. A hardcover edition (-522-3, $21.95) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * *The Third WomanSleuth Anthology (The Crossing Press 0-89594-413-8, Sep ’90, $8.95, 203pp, tp) Anthology of 18 stories featuring female sleuths, third in a series. All the stories are original but two. A hardcover edition (-414-6, $20.95) was announced but not seen. (Contents)