Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

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FOSTER, G. F., ed. (stories) (chron.) (continued)

* *Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1968 (Davis, 1968, 75¢, 160+160pp, digest) A rebinding of the October 1967 & ? issues of Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. (Contents)
FOXWELL, ELIZABETH, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *More Murder, They Wrote (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Boulevard Books 0-425-16990-1, Oct ’99, $6.99, 309pp, pb) Original anthology, “Jessica Fletcher presents...” 14 mystery stories. (Contents)
* _Murder, They Wrote (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
* *Murder, They Wrote II (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Boulevard Books 1-57297-339-0, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $6.99, 342pp, pb) Original anthology, “Jessica Fletcher presents...” 16 mystery stories. (Contents)
FRANCIS, DICK; [i.e., Richard Stanley Francis] (1920- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Field of Thirteen (Putnam’s 0-399-14434-X, 1998, $24.95, 287pp, hc) (Contents)
FREEDMAN, CHERYL, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* _Bloody Words: the anthology (with Caro Soles) See entry under Caro Soles.
FROST, C(laude) VERNON (1903- ); see pseudonym Charles B. Child (stories) (chron.)
FULLER, NICHOLAS, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* _Sleuth’s Alchemy: Cases of Mrs. Bradley and Others See entry under Gladys Mitchell.
FURMAN, A(braham) L(oew), ed. (1902-1972) (chron.)

* _Detective Stories (Lantern Press, 1966, pb) See: Everygirl’s Detective Stories (Lantern 1961).
* *Everygirl’s Detective Stories (Lantern Press LCC# 61-5218, 1961, 195pp, hc) Anthology of six stories, reprinted as Detective Stories (Lantern 1966). (Contents)
* *Teen-age Detective Stories (Lantern Press, 1968, 192pp, hc) (Contents)
* *Teen-age Spy Stories (Lantern Press, 1967, 191pp, hc) (Contents)
GARDNER, ERLE STANLEY (1889-1970) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Adventures of Paul Pry (The Mysterious Press 0-89296-976-8, Feb ’90 [Apr ’91], $9.95, 261pp, tp) [Paul Pry] Reprint (Mysterious Press 1989) collection of nine stories featuring Paul Pry, an urbane adventurer who prays upon criminals. Includes an introduction by Robert Weinberg. (Contents)
* *The Blonde in Lower Six (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-633-3, Nov ’90 [Dec ’91], $18.95, 270pp, hc) [Ed Jenkins] Collection of four short novels from the pulps, though the title story was an archival discovery first published in Argosy in 1961. (Contents)
* *The Casebook of Sidney Zoom (Crippen & Landru 1-932009-47-7, Jun 2006, $19.00, 247pp, tp, cover by Juha Lindroos) [Sidney Zoom] Collection of 10 stories, edited with an introduction by Bill Pronzini. Also available in a limited hc edition (-47-9). (Contents)
* *The Danger Zone and Other Stories (Crippen & Landru 1-932009-23-X, Jul 2004, $19.00, 248pp, tp, cover by Juha Lindroos) Collection of 11 stories. Also in limited hc edition (-22-1). (Contents) [ed: Bill Pronzini]
* *Dead Men’s Letters (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-579-5, Apr ’90 [Feb ’91], $18.95, 203pp, hc) [Ed Jenkins] Collection of six pulp thriller novellas featuring Ed Jenkins. (Contents)
* *Early Birds (Crippen & Landru, Apr 2004, free, 14pp, ph) Short story pamphlet commemorating Gardner as Ghost of Honor at Malice Domestic XVI.
* *Honest Money and Other Short Novels (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-683-X, Jul ’91 [Feb ’92], $18.95, 204pp, hc) [Ken Corning] Collection of six pulp mystery stories featuring crusading lawyer Ken Corning that originally appeared in Black Mask in 1932-33. (Contents)
GARFIELD, BRIAN (Francis Wynne) (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Suspended Sentences (Pulphouse/Mystery Scene Press 1-56146-018-4, 1993, $5.95, 109pp, tp) Collection of eight stories with an introduction by the author. Author’s Choice #6. (Contents)
GARRY, JANE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* _Trial and Error: An Oxford Anthology of Legal Stories (with Fred R. Shapiro) See entry under Fred R. Shapiro
GARWOOD, JUDITH (1941- ); see pseudonym Catherine Dain (stories) (chron.)
GAULT, WILLIAM CAMPBELL (1910-1995) (stories) (chron.)

* *Marksman and Other Stories (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-93-5, Apr 2003, $19.00, 207pp, tp, cover by Tom Roberts) Collection of 12 stories. Also in limited hc edition (-92-7). (Buy) (Contents) [ed: Bill Pronzini]
GAWSWORTH, JOHN; pseudonym of T. I. Fytton Armstrong, (1912-1970); see under Anon. (stories) (chron.)

* _Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries [as by Anonymous] See entry under Anonymous.
GELB, JEFF(rey B.), ed. (stories) (chron.)

* _Flesh & Blood (with Max Allan Collins) See entry under Max Allan Collins.
* _Flesh & Blood: Dark Desires (with Max Allan Collins) See entry under Max Allan Collins.
* _Flesh & Blood: Guilty as Sin (with Max Allan Collins) See entry under Max Allan Collins.
GENTILE, JOE, ed. (chron.)

* *Kolchak: The Nightstalker Chronicles (with Garrett Anderson & Lori Gentile) (Moonstone 1933076046, Oct 2005, $18.95, 320pp, tp) Original anthology of 26 stories featuring Carl Kolchak by assorted mystery, horror and comic writers, including Max Allan Collins, Stuart M. Kaminsky, Ed Gorman, Elaine Bergstrom, P.N. Elrod, Robert Weinberg, Brett Matthews, C.J. Henderson, Mark Dawidziak, Peter David, Chuck Dixon, Steven Grant, Mike W. Barr and Gary Phillips.
GENTILE, LORI, ed. (chron.)

* _Kolchak: The Nightstalker Chronicles (with Joe Gentile & Garrett Anderson) See entry under Joe Gentile.
GENTLE, MARY R(osalyn), ed. (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Villains! (with Roz Kaveney) (Roc UK 0-14-014561-3, Mar ’92, £4.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) Original anthology of fantasy stories as seen from the viewpoint of the Bad Guys, “created by” Mary Gentle and Neil Gaiman. (Contents)
GEORGE, (Susan) ELIZABETH, ed. (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women (HarperCollins 0060588217, Jul 2004, $24.95, 560pp, hc) (Contents)
GIBSON, JAMES (Charles), ed. (1919- ) (chron.)

* *Detection (with Alan Ridout) (John Murray 0-7195-3500-X, 1978, 119pp, hc) (Contents)
GIFFORD, BARRY (Colby) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Sailor’s Holiday: The Wild Life of Sailor and Lula (Random House 0-679-40149-0, Mar ’91 [Jan ’92], $20.00, 344pp, hc) Collection of four original black comedy noir novellas, together making a sequel to Wild at Heart. Recommended. (Contents)
GILBERT, MICHAEL (Francis) (1912-2006) (stories) (chron.)

* +Anything for a Quiet Life (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-581-7, Apr ’90 [Feb ’91], $16.95, 222pp, hc) Collection of nine crime and mystery stories. First American edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1990). (Contents)
* *The Curious Conspiracy and Other Crimes (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-73-0, May 2002, $17.00, 234pp, tp, cover by Deborah Miller) Collection of 20 previously uncollected stories. Also in hc (-72-2). (Buy) (Contents)
* *The Man Who Hated Banks and Other Mysteries (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-17-X, 1997, $16.00, tp) Also in a limited hardcover edition with a tipped-in typescript page from the author’s files (16-1, $40.00). (Contents)
* *Road to Damascus (Finland: Eurographica, 1990, hc) [Daniel John Calder; Samuel Behrens] (Contents)
GILMAN, LAURA ANNE, ed. (1967- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Treachery and Treason (with Jennifer Heddle) (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45778-1, Mar 2000, $5.99, 326pp, pb) Original anthology of 21 stories “that celebrate the worst in human nature." (Contents)
GLASSMAN, STEVE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* _Orange Pulp (with Maurice J. O’Sullivan) See entry under Maurice J. O’Sullivan
GODFREY, PETER (1917-1992) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Newtonian Egg and Other Cases of Rolf le Roux (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-69-2, Feb 2002, $15.00, 170pp, tp, cover by Deborah Miller) Collection of ten Rolf le Roux stories. Also in hc (-68-4). (Buy) (Contents)
GOODIS, DAVID (Loeb) (1917-1967) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Black Friday (London: Serpent’s Tail, 2006, £8.99, 434pp, hc) (Contents)
GORES, JOE; [i.e., Joseph Nicholas Gores] (1931- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Mostly Murder (Pulphouse/Mystery Scene Press 1-56146-016-8, May ’92 [Jun ’92], $4.95, 96pp, tp) Collection of eight stories with an introduction by the author. Author’s Choice #4. A hardcover edition ($25.00) was announced but not seen. Available from Pulphouse Publishing, PO Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440. (Contents)
* *No Crib for His Bed (Crippen & Landru, Dec 2004, free, 18pp, ph, cover by Deborah Miller) [Daniel Kearny Associates] Original short story published in an edition of 353 copies as a gift for friends of Crippen & Landru Publishers.
* *Speak of the Devil: 14 Tales of Crimes and Their Punishments (Five Star 0-7862-2035-X, Nov ’99, $20.95, 200pp, hc) (Contents)
* *Stakeout on Page Street and other DKA files (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-44-7, 2000, $16.00, 182pp, tp) [Daniel Kearny Associates] Collection of 12 stories featuring the Daniel Kearny Associates detective agency. (Contents)
GORES, JOSEPH N.; see under Gores, Joe (stories) (chron.)
GORMAN, CAROL, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *Felonious Felines (with Ed Gorman) (Unity, ME: Five Star 0-7862-2689-7, 2000, $16.76, 175pp, hc, cover by Carol Pringle) (Contents)
GORMAN, ED(ward Joseph) (1941- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Cages (Deadline Press 0-9631367-6-3, Apr ’95 [Jul ’95], $35.00, 370pp, hc, cover by Carlos Batts) Collection of 21 stories, five original, with an introduction by F. Paul Wilson and an afterword by Marcia Muller. A signed, limited edition of 500. Order from Deadline Press, PO Box 2808, Apache Junction AZ 85217; add $3.00 shipping. (Contents)
* *Dark Whispers (Pulphouse/Mystery Scene Press 1-56146-017-6, 1993, $5.95, 122pp, tp) Collection of 11 stories with an introduction by the author. Author’s Choice #5. (Contents)
* *Different Kinds of Dead and Other Tales (Five Star 1-59414-213-0, Jul 2005, hc) Collection of 15 stories. (Contents)
* *Famous Blue Raincoat (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-34-X, 1999, $17.00, 258pp, tp, cover by Gail Cross) Collection of 12 stories, also published in a limited hardcover edition (-33-1). (Contents)
* *Prisoners and Other Stories (CD Publications 1-881475-00-X, Sep ’92 [Dec ’92], $20.95, 300pp, hc) Collection of 22 dark suspense, crime, and horror stories, with an introduction by the author and an afterword by Dean Koontz. (Contents)
* *Shadow Games (Leisure 0-8439-4515-X, May ’99, $5.50, 336pp, pb) Collection of a novel and a novelette. (Contents)
* *Such a Good Girl and Other Stories (Five Star 0786229985, Feb 2001, $24.95, 256pp, hc) Collection of 11 stories. (Buy) (Contents)
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* *The Adventure of the Missing Detective (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1643-6, 2005, $16.95, 568pp, tp) “and 19 of the Year’s Finest Crime and Mystery Stories!" (Contents)
* *American Pulp (with Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg) (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0461-6, Aug ’97, $12.95, 550pp, tp) (Contents)
* *The Blue and the Gray Undercover (Forge 0-312-87487-1, Nov 2001, $24.95, 318pp, hc) Original anthology of 18 Civil War spy adventures. (Buy) (Contents)
* _Cat Crimes (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
* _Cat Crimes for the Holidays (with Larry Segriff & Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
* _Cat Crimes I, II, III (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
* _Cat Crimes II (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
* _Cat Crimes III (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
* _Cat Crimes Takes a Vacation (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
* *Cat Crimes Through Time (with Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff) (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0555-8, Jan ’99, $24.00, 335pp, hc) Original anthology of 21 feline mysteries. (Contents)
* _Crime After Crime (with Martin H. Greenberg & Joan Hess) See entry under Joan Hess.
* _Danger in D.C. (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
* *Dark Crimes 2: Modern Masters of Noir (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-919-7, 1993, $12.95, 512pp, tp) Anthology of one novel and 21 stories. (Contents)
* *Dark Crimes: Great Noir Fiction from the ’40s to the ’90s (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-699-6, Oct ’91, $21.95, 464pp, hc) Anthology of two novels and 19 stories. (Contents)
* *The Deadly Bride and 19 of the Year’s Finest Crime and Mystery Stories (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Carroll & Graf 0786719176, 2007, $16.95, 560pp, tp) (Contents)
* *The Fatal Frontier (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0350-4, Jan ’97, $25.00, 419pp, hc) Anthology of 23 western stories by mystery writers, seven new. (Contents)
* _Feline and Famous: Cat Crimes Goes Hollywood (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
* _Felonious Felines (with Carol Gorman) See entry under Carol Gorman.
* *Invitation to Murder (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Dark Harvest 0-913165-65-4, Dec ’91, $21.95, 292pp, hc) Original anthology of 18 stories, all based on the premise “A young woman is found dead on the appartment floor.” Includes an introduction by Bill Pronzini. (Contents)
* *Kittens, Cats, and Crime (Five Star 0-7862-5032-1, Mar 2003, 229pp, hc) Original anthology of 11 stories, three reprints. (Buy) (Contents)
* *Love Kills (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0426-8, May ’97, $12.95, 386pp, tp) (Contents)
* *Modern Treasury of Great Detective and Murder Mysteries (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0120-X, Dec ’94, $22.00, 401pp, hc) (Contents)
* *Murder Most Feline: Cunning Tales of Cats and Crime (with Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff) (Cumberland House 1-58182-215-4, Dec 2001, $14.95, 248pp, tp) Anthology of 16 stories. (Buy) (Contents)
* *Murder Most Irish (with Larry Segriff & Martin H. Greenberg) (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-637-X, Jun ’96, $9.98, 596pp, hc) Anthology of 15 stories (eight new) and two novels. (Contents)
* _Murder Most Scottish (with Martin H. Greenberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz & Robert Adey) See entry under Stefan Dziemianowicz.
* _Nightmare Town See entry under Dashiell Hammett.
* *Once Upon a Crime (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Berkley 0-425-16301-6, Jun ’98, $21.95, 416pp, hc, cover by Jeff Crosby) Original anthology of 24 fairy tales retold by mystery writers. (Contents)
* *Pulp Masters (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0873-5, Jun 2001, $14.00, 439pp, tp) Anthology of six hard-boiled crime novellas. (Buy) (Contents)
* *Pure Pulp (with Martin H. Greenberg & Bill Pronzini) (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0700-3, Dec ’99, $13.95, 565pp, tp) Anthology of 25 hardboiled crime stories. (Contents)
* _Sleuths of the Century (with Jon L. Breen) See entry under Jon L. Breen
* *Solved (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-689-9, Dec ’91, $21.95, 295pp, hc) Original anthology of 16 stories “solving” unsolved true crimes, ranging from who was “Deep Throat” to who kidnapped the Lindbergh baby. (Contents)
* *Under the Gun: Mystery Scene Presents the Best Suspense and Mystery (with Robert J. Randisi & Martin H. Greenberg) (NAL 0-453-00713-9, Feb ’90, $19.95, 399pp, hc) Very late 1988 best-of-the-year anthology plus an overview of the genre that year, and an article on Jay Flynn by Bill Pronzini. Simultaneous with the trade paperback edition from Plume. (Contents)
* *The Widow of Slane: Six More of the Best Crime and Mystery Novellas of the Year! (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Carroll & Graf 0786717912, Jun 2006, $16.95, 336pp, tp) (Contents)
* *The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories (Forge 0-312-87480-4, Aug 2000, $25.95, 640pp, hc) Anthology of 38 stories from 1999, with year in review articles by Jon L. Breen and Edward D. Hoch. (Contents)
* *The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Second Annual Collection (Forge 0-765-30101-6, Oct 2001, $18.95, 684pp, tp) Anthology of 42 stories from 2000. Also available in hc (-30029-X, $29.95). (Buy) (Contents)
* *The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Third Annual Collection (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Forge 0-765-30235-7, Oct 2002, $17.95, 640pp, tp) Anthology of 40 stories from 2001. Also available in hc (-30234-9, $27.95). (Buy) (Contents)

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