Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Books, Listed by Author

COUPE, STUART, ed. (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *Crosstown Traffic (with Julie Ogden & Robert Hood) (Five Islands Press 1-875604-15-4, 1993, $12.95, 229pp, tp) (Contents)
• * *Hardboiled (with Julie Ogden) (Australia: Allen & Unwin 1-86373-221-7, 1992, 212pp, tp) Anthology of 14 crime stories. (Contents)

COWARD, MAT (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Do the World a Favour and Other Stories (Five Star 0-7862-4313-9, Jan 2003, $25.95, 213pp, hc) Collection of 14 stories. (Buy) (Contents)

COX, A(nthony) B(erkeley) (1893-1971); see pseudonym Anthony Berkeley (stories) (chron.)

COX, MICHAEL (Andrew), ed. (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Oxford Book of Spy Stories (Oxford University Press 0-19-214242-9, Sep ’96, $25.00, 356pp, hc) (Contents)
• * *Victorian Tales of Mystery & Detection (New York: Oxford University Press 0-19-212308-4, Nov ’92, $25.00, 578pp, hc) (Contents)

COZENS, W. H., ed. (chron.)

• * *The Pan Book of Revenge Stories (London: Pan Books 0-330-02771-9, 1971, 176pp, pb) (Contents)

CRAIG, GEORGIANA ANN RANDOLPH (1908-1957); see pseudonym Craig Rice (stories) (chron.)

CRAIG, PATRICIA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Julian Symons at 80: A Tribute (Helsinki: Eurographica 951-9371-70-2, 1992, 146pp, hc) (Contents)
• * *The Oxford Book of Detective Stories (Oxford University Press 0-19-288067-5, 2000, £12.99/$18.95, 587pp, tp) Anthology of 37 stories, three new. (Contents)
• * *The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories (Oxford University Press 0-19-214187-2, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $19.95, 554pp, hc) Anthology of 33 classic British detective stories. (Contents)

CRESSWELL, HELEN, ed.; [i.e., Helen Cresswell Rowe] (1934-2005) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Mystery Stories (Kingfisher 0-7534-5025-9, Nov ’96, $6.95, 224pp, tp) Young-adult anthology of 19 mystery stories. (Contents)

CRIDER, ALLEN BILLY; see under Crider, Bill (stories) (chron.)

CRIDER, (Allen) BILL(y) (1941- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Nighttime Is the Right Time: A Collection of Stories (Five Star 0-7862-3045-2, Jan 2001, $23.95, 230pp, hc) Collection of 11 stories. (Buy) (Contents)

CROSS, AMANDA; pseudonym of Carolyn G. Heilbrun, (1926-2003) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Collected Stories (Ballantine 0-345-40817-9, 1997, $20.00, 184pp, hc) (Contents)

CUMMINGS, RAY(mond King) (1887-1957) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Thrilling Mystery Stories (Pulpville Press, 2005, $14.95, 236pp, tp) (Contents)

CUNNINGHAM, BILL, ed. (chron.)

• * *Lone Star Sleuths: An Anthology of Texas Crime Fiction (with Steven L. Davis & Rollo K. Newsom) (University of Texas Press 0292717377, Nov 2007, $24.95, 265pp, tp) Southwestern Writers Collection Series. (Contents)

CYPERT, RICK, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dead Yesterday and Other Stories See entry under Mignon G. Eberhart.

DAIN, CATHERINE; pseudonym of Judith Garwood, (1941- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Dreams of Jeannie and Other Stories (Five Star 0-7862-5440-8, Jul 2003, $25.95, 218pp, hc) Collection of 11 stories, one new, and an article. (Buy) (Contents)

DALBY, RICHARD, ed. (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Crime for Christmas (O’Mara 1-85479-034-X, Oct ’91, £13.99, 279pp, hc, cover by William Geldart) Anthology of 16 crime and ghost stories, three original. Fourth in the series. (Contents)
• * +Mystery for Christmas (Gallery Books 0-8317-6294-2, 1990, 292pp, hc) Anthology of 23 mystery and ghost stories, 12 original. First American edition (O’Mara 1990).
• * *Mystery for Christmas (O’Mara 1-85479-086-2, Nov ’90, £12.95, 291pp, hc, cover by William Geldart) Anthology of 23 mystery and ghost stories, 12 original. (Contents)

D’AMATO, BARBARA (S.) (1938- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Of Course You Know That Chocolate Is a Vegetable and Other Stories (Unity, ME: Five Star 0-7862-2539-4, 2000, $20.95, 179pp, hc) Collection of 12 stories. (Contents)
• * *On My Honor (Five Star 1-59414-183-5, Mar 2004, $26.95, hc) Collection of the title novel and a short story. (Contents)

DANN, JACK (Mayo), ed. (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Future Crimes (with Gardner R. Dozois) (Ace 0-441-01118-7, Dec 2003, $6.50, 276 + x, pb) SF anthology of eight crime stories. (Contents)

DANNAY, FREDERIC (1905-1982); see pseudonym Ellery Queen (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

DAVIDSON, AVRAM (James) (1923-1993) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Adventures of Doctor Eszterhazy (Owlswick 0-913896-28-4, Jan ’91, $24.50, 366pp, hc) [Dr. Eszterhazy] Collection of the 13 Eszterhazy fantasy/detective stories, including the seven from The Enquiries of Doctor Eszterhazy (Warner 1978), with an introduction by Gene Wolfe, an afterword by the author, and illustrations by Todd Cameron Hamilton. A signed slipcased limited edition (-30-6, $50.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * *The Investigations of Avram Davidson (St. Martin’s 0-312-19931-7, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $23.95, 243pp, hc) Collection of 13 mystery stories. Edited by Richard A. Lupoff & Grania Davis, who provide story introductions, with additional comments by Michael Kurland. Foreword by Lupoff. (Contents)

DAVIES, DAVID STUART (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Sherlock Holmes: The Game’s Afoot (Wordsworth Editions Ltd. 1840220716, Feb 2008, 416pp, tp) [Sherlock Holmes] (Contents)

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• * *Vintage Mystery & Detective Stories (Wordsworth Editions Ltd. 1840220651, Mar 2006, $11.26, 1280pp, tp) (Contents)

DAVIES, KIRSTEN EHRLICH (stories) (chron.)

• * *Dusting Out Demons and Other Stories (Charnwood, Australian Capital Territory: Ginninderra Press 1740273338, 2005, 69pp, hc) (Contents)

DAVIS, DOROTHY SALISBURY (1916- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *In the Still of the Night: Tales to Lock Your Doors By (Five Star 0-7862-3007-X, Jan 2001, $24.95, 214pp, hc, cover by Carol Pringle) Collection of eight stories. (Buy) (Contents)

DAVIS, GRANIA (Eve), ed. (1943- )

• * _The Investigations of Avram Davidson See entry under Avram Davidson.

DAVIS, STEVEN L., ed. (chron.)

• * _Lone Star Sleuths: An Anthology of Texas Crime Fiction (with Rollo K. Newsom & Bill Cunningham) See entry under Bill Cunningham.

DAWSON, JANET (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Scam and Eggs (Five Star 0-7862-4838-6, Dec 2002, $25.95, 211pp, hc) Collection of ten stories. (Buy) (Contents)

DEAN, CHRISTOPHER, ed. (chron.)

• * *Encounters with Lord Peter (The Dorothy L. Sayers Society 0-9518000-0-0, 1991 [May ’98], no price, 48pp, ph, cover by Rod Munro) Anthology of fiction and non-fiction pieces to commemorate the centenary of Lord Peter Wimsey’s birth. The book price is stated only on a sticker so that it can change from year to year and was £7.85 in 1998. (Contents) [Sayers]

DeANDREA, WILLIAM L(ouis) (1952-1996) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Murder—All Kinds (Crippen & Landru 1-932009-13-2, Dec 2003, $19.00, 208pp, tp) Collection of 12 stories, one new. Also in limited hc edition (-12-4). (Buy) (Contents)

DEAVER, JEFFERY (Wilds) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *More Twisted (Simon & Schuster 0-4165-4118-7, Jan 2007, $24.95, 433pp, hc) Collection of 16 suspense stories, two new. (Contents)
• * *Twisted (Simon & Schuster 0-7432-6095-3, Dec 2003, $24.95, 383pp, hc) Collection of 16 stories. (Buy) (Contents)

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• * *A Century of Great Suspense Stories (Berkley 0-425-18192-8, Nov 2001, $29.95, 500pp, hc) (Buy) (Contents)
• * *A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime (Berkley 0-425-18839-6, Feb 2003, $23.95, 386pp, hc) Original anthology of 20 stories. (Buy) (Contents)

DECKER, RICHARD E., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1964 (Davis, 1964, 75¢, 128+128+128pp, digest) A rebinding of the November, June & August 1963 issues of Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. (Contents)

DeLUCA, SANDRA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Crime Spree (with Trey R. Barker) (December Girl Press, Oct 2001, $19.00, tp, cover by Keith Minnion) (Contents)

DeMILLE, NELSON (Richard), ed. (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Best American Mystery Stories 2004 (Houghton Mifflin 0618329684, Oct 2004, $27.50, 448pp, hc) Anthology of 20 stories. (Contents)

DENNIS, PAT (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Hotdish to Die For (Minneapolis: Penury Press 0-9676344-0-7, 2000, $9.95, 111pp, tp, cover by Steve Dennis) Original collection of six culinary mystery stories, plus recipes by Dennis and others. (Contents)

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• * *Who Died in Here? (Richfield, MN: Penury Press 0967634423, Jan 2004, $12.95, 192pp, tp) 25 mystery stories of crimes and bathrooms. (Buy) (Contents)

DE NOUX, O’NEIL (Paul, Jr.) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *New Orleans Confidential (Point Blank 080955688X, Oct 2005, $29.95, 216pp, hc) [Lucien Caye]
• * *New Orleans Confidential (Point Blank 080955688X, Oct 2005, $29.95, 216pp, hc) [Lucien Caye] (Contents)

DERLETH, AUGUST (William) (1909-1971) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Unpublished Solar Pons (Toronto, Canada: Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library, 1994, hc) [Solar Pons] (Contents) [ed: George A. Vanderburgh]

DEUTSCH, KEITH ALAN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Jo Gar’s Casebook See entry under Raoul F. Whitfield.

DEXTER, (Norman) COLIN (1930- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Morse’s Greatest Mystery and Other Stories (Crown 0-517-79992-8, 1993, 242pp, hc) Collection of 11 stories, six with Inspector Morse. First US edition (Macmillan UK 1993). (Contents)

DEXTER, LEE; pseudonym of Michael Fallon (stories) (chron.)

• * *Detective Crime Stories (Curtis Warren, 1949, 9d, 128pp, pb) Contains the title story by Dexter, plus two short stories by Bevis Winter. (Contents)

DIBDIN, MICHAEL (John), ed. (1947-2007) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Picador Book of Crime Writing (Picador 0-330-32556-6, 1993, £14.99, 433pp, hc) (Contents)
• * +The Vintage Book of Classic Crime (Vintage, Sep ’97, $14.00, tp) Reprint (Picador 1993 as The Picador Book of Crime Writing).

DiCAMILLO, JENNIFER (stories) (chron.)

• * _Deadknots, Paranormal Mystery Anthology (with C. J. Winters) See entry under C. J. Winters

DiCHARIO, NICHOLAS A., ed. (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Death Dines at 8:30 (with Claudia Bishop) See entry under Claudia Bishop.

DICKENS, CHARLES (John Huffam) (1812-1870) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Hunted Down: The Detective Stories of Charles Dickens (Peter Owen 0-7206-1045-1, Aug ’97, $23.95, 224pp, hc) (Contents) [ed: Peter Haining]

DINSMORE, JEFFREY, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Danger City (with Jess Dukes & Mike Segretto) See entry under Jess Dukes.

DOUGLAS, CAROLE NELSON, ed. (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Marilyn: Shades of Blonde (Forge 0-312-85737-3, Aug ’97, $23.95, 352pp, hc) (Contents)
• * *Midnight Louie’s Pet Detectives (Forge 0-312-86435-3, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $23.95, 350pp, hc) Original anthology of 17 animal mystery stories, one a reprint. (Contents)
• * *White House Pet Detectives: Tales of Crime and Mystery at the White House from a Pet’s Eye View (Cumberland House 158182243X, 2002, $14.95, 260pp, tp) Original anthology of 14 stories, one reprint. (Buy) (Contents)

DOYLE, [Sir] ARTHUR (Ignatius) CONAN (1859-1930) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Modern Library 0679642250, Jun 2001, $24.95, 624pp, hc) (Buy)
• * *The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-859-3, Sep ’95, $6.98, 317pp, hc) [Sherlock Holmes] (Contents)
• * *The Black Doctor: And Other Tales of Terror and Mystery ( 158963585X, Oct 2001, $19.95, tp) (Buy) (Contents)
• * *The Final Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-831-3, 1995, $4.95, 208pp, tp) Collection of little-known stories, plays and poems. (Contents) [ed: Peter Haining]
• * *The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition (Mallard Press 0-792-45415-4, 1990, $20.00, 1126pp, hc) [Sherlock Holmes] Collection of 60 Sherlock Holmes stories reproduced from their original appearance in the Strand magazine. (Contents)
• * *Six Great Sherlock Holmes Stories (Dover 0-486-27055-6, Feb ’92 [Mar ’92], $1.00, 107pp, tp) [Sherlock Holmes] Collection of six Sherlock Holmes stories. A Dover Thrift edition. (Contents)

DOZOIS, GARDNER (Raymond), ed. (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Future Crimes (with Jack M. Dann) See entry under Jack M. Dann
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Detectives (with Sheila Williams) (Ace 0-441-00545-4, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $5.99, 243pp, pb, cover by Andy Lackow) Anthology of six SF detective stories that originally appeared in Asimov’s magazine. (Contents)

DuBOIS, BRENDAN (1959- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Dark Snow and Other Mysteries (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-83-8, Nov 2002, $17.00, 208pp, tp) Collection of 11 stories. Also in limited hc edition (-81-1). (Buy) (Contents)
• * *Tales from the Dark Woods (Five Star 0-7862-4846-7, Dec 2002, $25.95, 237pp, hc) Collection of ten stories. (Buy) (Contents)

DUFFY, STELLA, ed. (1963- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Tart Noir (with Lauren Henderson) (Prime Crime 0425186431, Oct 2002, $13.00, 320pp, tp) Original anthology of 20 stories. (Buy) (Contents)

DUKES, JESS, ed. (chron.)

• * *Danger City (with Mike Segretto & Jeffrey Dinsmore) (Contemporary Press 0974461482, Apr 2005, $11.00, 200pp, tp) (Contents)

DUNCAN, PAUL, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Karmesin: The World’s Greatest Criminal--or Most Outrageous Liar See entry under Gerald Kersh.

DUNLAP, SUSAN (D. Sullivan) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Celestial Buffet (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-54-4, Apr 2001, $16.00, 215pp, tp) Collection of 17 stories. Also available in a limited hardcover edition (1-885941-53-6). (Buy) (Contents)
• * *Karma and Other Stories (Five Star 0-7862-4173-X, Jun 2002, $24.95, 300pp, hc) Collection of two stories and the title novel. (Buy) (Contents)

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• * _Deadly Allies II: Private Eye Writers of America and Sisters in Crime Collaborative Anthology (with Robert J. Randisi) See entry under Robert J. Randisi

DZIEMIANOWICZ, STEFAN (Richard), ed. (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _100 Crooked Little Crime Stories (with Martin H. Greenberg & Robert E. Weinberg) See entry under Robert E. Weinberg