Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Chronological List

MURPHY, TIM (stories)

• Waiting to Die (ss) Hardboiled #29/30 2003

MURPHY, WARREN B(urton) (1933- ) (stories)

• About the Round Table (in) A Body Is Found, Wynwood Press 1990
• And One for the Little Girl (nv) A Body Is Found, Wynwood Press 1990
• Looking for Mister Green (nv) Missing in Manhattan, Adams Round Table, Stamford, CT: Longmeadow 1992 [Trace]
• Without a Trace (nv) Murder Is My Business, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allen Collins, Dutton 1994
• A Cry from the Heart (ss) Justice in Manhattan, Adams Round Table, Stamford, CT: Longmeadow 1994
• Another Day, Another Dollar (ss) Murder on the Run, The Adams Round Table, Berkley 1998
• Murder at the Roundtable (ms) MHCMM Sum 2000
• Collaboration (ss) Murder Among Friends, The Adams Round Table, Berkley 2000
• Highly Irregular on Baker Street (nv) Mystery Street, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet 2001 [Trace]
• Motherly Love (nv) Murder in the Family, The Adams Round Table, Berkley Prime Crime 2002

MURRAY, D(avid) L(eslie) (1888-1962) (stories)

• A Gift from the Nabob (ss) The Strand Dec 1941

MURRAY, DONNA HUSTON (1944- ) (stories)

• Heels (ss) Lethal Ladies, Nancy Collins & Robert J. Randisi, Berkley 1996
• Mickey Pat (ss) Murderous Intent Fll 1997
• Christmas Rain (ss) Lethal Ladies II, Christine Matthews & Robert J. Randisi, Berkley 1998
• “An Interview with Donna Huston Murray” by Lisa D. Williamson (iv) Murderous Intent Win 1999

MURRAY, F. W. (stories)

• Odds Against McGill (ss) Mystery Stories #22 1941

MURRAY, GENE (stories)

• A Candy Store (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1980

MURRAY, LES (stories)

• Dog Fox Field (pm)

MURRAY, ROBERT; pseudonym of Robert Murray Graydon, (1890-1937) (stories)

• Hobo Fighter (ss) Mystery Stories #14 1939
• Christmas Eve (ss) Mystery Stories #15 1939

MURRAY, STEPHEN; pseudonym of Stephen Murray Hayes (stories)

• Eyepiece (ss) Winter’s Crimes 23, ed. Maria Rejt, London: Macmillan 1991
• The Case of the Gypsy’s Curse (nv) Winter’s Crimes 24, ed. Maria Rejt, London: Macmillan 1992
• Positive Vetting (ss) 1st Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus 1992
• A Quiet Evening at Fountains (ss) Northern Blood, ed. Martin Edwards, Didsbury 1992
• The Corpse in the Attic, by Gunnar Staalesen (ss) EQMM Oct 1994
• The Train (nv) 3rd Culprit, ed. Liza Cody, Michael Z. Lewin & Peter Lovesey, Chatto & Windus 1994
• Wilfred’s Last Do (ss) Northern Blood II, ed. Martin Edwards, Flambard Press 1995
• Lord Peter’s Last Case (ss) EQMM Jan 1996
• Landfall (ss) Crime on the Move, ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press 2005

MURRAY, WILL(iam Patrick) (1953- ) (stories)

• A Quarter for Crazy Eddie (ss) EQMM Oct 6 1980
• The Green Brassiere (ss) Detective Story Magazine May 1988
• The Rise and Fall of the Detective Pulp Magazine, Part I (ar) Detective Story Magazine Nov 1989
• The Rise and Fall of the Detective Pulp Magazine, Part II (ar) Detective Story Magazine Feb 1990
• Bone (nv) The Further Adventures of the Joker, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam 1990 [Batman]
• Sieze the Night (na) The Further Adventures of Batman 2, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam 1992 [Batman]
• The City That Could Not Breathe (na) The Further Adventures of Batman Volume 3, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam 1993 [Batman]
• Spider Snow (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Dec 1996 [The Sandman]
• The Thunder Bat (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jan 1997 [The Sandman]
• Hag’s Head the Sandman (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Feb 1997 [The Sandman]
• Tiger Hunt (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Apr 1997
• The Crime of Transfiguration (ss) Future Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW 1999
• The Catawampus Caper (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000
• Rags the Mighty (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000
• Beyond the Call of Beauty (ss) The Mammoth Book of Roaring Twenties Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2004
• Observable Justice (nv) The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes & Impossible Mysteries, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2006

MURTHA, PAT W. (stories)

• The Missing Baba Ryun (ss) EQMM Jul 1986

MUSSELMAN, M. M. (stories)

• Murder Rap (nv) Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories Apr 1930
• The Hop-head (nv) Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories Oct 1930

MYERS, AMY (1938- ) (books) (stories)

• Murdering Mr Boodle (nv) The Mammoth Book of Historical Detectives, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1995 [Auguste Didier]
• Aphrodite’s Trojan Horse (or Murder on Mount Ida) (nv) Classical Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Past Times 1996 [Aphrodite]
• The Adventure of the Faithful Retainer (ss) The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1997; also as “The Case of the Faithful Retainer”. [Sherlock Holmes]
• Who Killed Mamillius? or Unconsidered Trifles (ss) Shakespearean Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1997
• The Case of the Faithful Retainer (ss) The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1997 [Sherlock Holmes]
• Murder at the Jubilee (ss) EQMM Mar 1998 [Auguste Didier]
• Footsteps in the Snow (ss) Shakespearean Detectives, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1998 [William Shakespeare]
• Murder at the Soirée (nv) Malice Domestic 7, Sharyn McCrumb, Avon 1998 [Auguste Didier]
• Who Killed Adonis? (ss) Past Crimes: Perfectly Criminal III, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House 1998 [Aphrodite]
• Happy the Man... (ss) Royal Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1999
• Murder Strips Off (ss) The Mammoth Book of Locked-Room Mysteries and Impossible Crimes, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2000 [Nick Didier]
• Tom Wasp and Anybody’s Child (ss) Scenes of Crime, ed. Martin Edwards, Constable and Robinson, Ltd. 2000 [Tom Wasp]
• Who Killed Dido? (ss) Murder Through the Ages, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Headline 2000 [Aphrodite]
• Murder, ’Orrible Murder (ss) EQMM Mar 2001 [Tom Wasp]
• Who Killed Pyramus? (ss) The Mammoth Book of Comic Crime, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson 2002 [Aphrodite]
• A Case for Judge and Jury (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 2002 [Tom Wasp]
• The Rightful King of England (ss) EQMM Nov 2002 [Auguste Didier]
• Murder by Ghost (ss) EQMM May 2003 [Auguste Didier]
• Granny Trotter’s Treasure (ss) Green for Danger, ed. Martin Edwards, Do-Not Press 2003
• Valentino’s Valediction (ss) EQMM Mar/Apr 2004
• Murder in the Pineapple Pit (ss) EQMM Jun 2004 [Auguste Didier]
• The Last Sheaf (ss) EQMM Aug 2004
• The Pilgrim (ss) EQMM Jul 2005
• Gum’s Goer (ss) Crime on the Move, ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press 2005
• That’s the Way He Did It (ss) EQMM Jan 2006
• Murder, ’Orrible Murder (co) Crippen & Landru 2006
• Murder at the Picnic (ss) Murder, ’Orrible Murder, Crippen & Landru 2006; first published in German: Mord auf dem Bankett, Aufbau Verlag, 1997. [Auguste Didier]
• Where There’s a Will... (ss) EQMM Feb 2007
• Introduction (in)

MYERS, BEVERLE GRAVES (stories)

• Foul Ball (ss) Shred of Evidence Feb 2003
• Sweet Smell of Success (ss) Who Died in Here?, ed. Pat Dennis, Penury Press 2004
• Conversation with Beverle Graves Myers (iv) AHMM Sep 2004
• The Franklin Fiasco (ss) AHMM Sep 2004
• Windows to the Soul (ss) Shred of Evidence Nov 2004
• The Mozart Muddle (nv) AHMM Dec 2005
• The Casanova Caper (ss) AHMM Apr 2006 [Nicco Zianni]
• Brimstone P.I. (ss) AHMM May 2007

MYERS, DAVID E. (stories)

• Assertiveness Training (vi) AHMM Apr 1989

MYERS, JOAN (stories)

• Copycat (ss) A Deadly Dozen, ed. Susan B. Casmier, Aljean Harmetz & Cynthia Lawrence, Uglytown 2000

MYERS, LAWRENCE D. (stories)

• I Saw (vi) EQMM Aug 1985

MYERS, LYNN F., JR. (books) (stories)

• The Matchstick and the Rubber Band (ss) Murder Is My Business, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allen Collins, Dutton 1994
• Introduction: I, the Writer [with Max Allan Collins] (in) Byline: Mickey Spillane, Crippen & Landru 2004
• A Tip of the Porkpie [with Max Allan Collins] (ms) Byline: Mickey Spillane, Crippen & Landru 2004

MYERS, O. B. (stories)

• Jewels for the Dead (ss) The Mysterious Wu Fang Jan 1936

MYERS, TAMAR (Dawn) (1948- ) (stories)

• Chicken Catch a Tory (ss) Death Dines at 8:30, ed. Claudia Bishop & Nick DiChario, Berkley 2001
• Porridge and Bess (ss) And the Dying Is Easy, ed. Joseph Pittman & Annette Riffle, Signet 2001 [Pennsylvania Dutch]

MYERS, TIM(othy L.) (stories)

• My Late Aunt Hattie (vi) AHMM Nov 1993
• Reaching the Limit (ss) Woman’s World Oct 4 1994
• Diamond Ring (ss) Mystery Time Spr 1995
• Drunken Jag (ss) Mystery Time Fll 1995
• The Set-up (ss) Woman’s World Nov 7 1995
• The Marriage Counselor (ss) Woman’s World Dec 12 1995
• The Bag Under the Bench (ss) Red Herring Mystery Magazine v2 #2 1995
• Anything for Her Children (ss) Murderous Intent Win/Spr 1996
• Detective’s Nursery Rhyme (pm) Mystery Time Spr 1996
• Under My Spell (ss) Woman’s World Jul 23 1996
• Credit Card Charges (ss) The Case WWW Oct 7 1996
• The Nightcap (ss) The Case WWW Oct 15 1996
• The Lottery (ss) The Case WWW Nov 18 1996
• Answers in the Stars (ss) Woman’s World Dec 16 1996
• Staging a Heist (ss) The Case WWW Dec 16 1996
• It Takes One to Know One (ss) Woman’s World Dec 30 1996
• The Match (ss) Red Herring Mystery Magazine v3 #1 1996
• Hide and Seek (ss) Whispering Willow Jan 2 1997
• Bingo (ss) Woman’s World Feb 9 1997
• The Armored Car (ss) Woman’s World Feb 17 1997
• Dance with Me (ss) The Case WWW Mar 10 1997
• The Psychic (ss) Woman’s World May 19 1997
• Lucy Gets Lucky (ss) Woman’s World Jul 28 1997
• False Alarm (ss) Woman’s World Aug 4 1997
• Catknap (ss) Whispering Willow Oct 1997
• Have Yourself a Merry Christmas (ss) The Case WWW Dec 24 1997
• Blackmail (ss) Red Herring Mystery Magazine v3 #4 1997
• Looking for Freedom on the Southbound Bus (ss) Murderous Intent 1997
• Community Service (ss) The Case WWW Feb 18 1998
• Email (ss) The Case WWW Apr 1 1998
• Dunbar’s Last Case (ss) Potpourri Apr 2 1998
• The Stay-at-Home Thief (ss) A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime, ed. Jeffery Deaver, Berkley 2003
• Waxing Moon (ss) Murder Most Crafty, ed. Maggie Bruce, Penguin US 2005
• The Fugitive (vi) About Mysteries; Fate has a funny way of bringing her own brand of justice—even to a fugitive who’s having a really bad day...
• A Halloween Surprise (vi) About Mysteries; Halloween holds many surprises — and things are rarely as they seem.... a halloween mini-mystery.
• Trick or Treat (vi) About Mysteries; The true rewards in life, even on Halloween, are not what treats you receive but what treats you give out.... a halloween mini-mystery.

MYERS, WALTER DEAN (1937- ) (stories)

• Searching for the Edelweiss (ss) Espionage Magazine Jun 1986

MYERSON, JULIE (1960- ) (stories)

• Maureen (ss) City of Crime, ed. David Belbin, Five Leaves Publications 1997

MYETTE-VOLSKY, ALINE (stories)

• The Woman (ss) The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1998 [Sherlock Holmes]

MYSTERY WRITERS of AMERICA (books)

• Crime-Craft (an) Corgi 1957
• The Second Book of Crime-Craft (an) Corgi 1958
• The Fourth Book of Crime-Craft (an) Corgi 1959
• The Third Book of Crime-Craft (an) Corgi 1959
• The New Edgar Winners (an) Wynwood Press 1990

NABOKOV, VLADIMIR (Vladimirovich) (1899-1977) (stories)

• from Lolita (ex) 1955
• from Pale Fire (ex)

NABORS, CECILY (stories)

• A Classic Crime (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1984

NACCARATO, CHARLES (stories)

• Who Dares Tell the President? (ss) Espionage Magazine Dec 1986

NADEL, JENNIFER (stories)

• from Sara Thornton, The Story of a Woman Who Killed (ex) 1993

NAGLE, P. G. (stories)

• The Courtship of Captain Swenk (ss) The Blue and the Gray Undercover, ed. Ed Gorman, Forge 2001

NAIL, JIMMY; pseudonym of James Michael Aloysius Bradford, (1954- ) (stories)

• All a Matter of Balance (ss)

NAOMI (stories)

• A Missunderstanding (pm) EQMM Sep/Oct 2000
• A Canadian Catastrophe (pm) EQMM Mar 2003

NAPARSTECK, MARTIN (stories)

• The 9:13 (ss) EQMM Feb 1992
• Doing Things Backwards (ss) EQMM Aug 1995
• Two in Love (ss) EQMM Jul 1996
• The Poet’s Wife’s Cat (ss) EQMM May 1997
• Skiing Uphill (ss)

NAPIER, BOB (stories)

• Dicks and Janes: A Hardboiled Quiz [with Dave Lewis] (qz) The Not So Private Eye #11 1983

NARCEJAC, THOMAS; pseudonym of Pierre Ayraud, (1908-1998) (stories)

• Toto [with Pierre Boileau] (vi) Manigeances, Paris: Editions De Noel 1971
• The Will (ss) Julian Symons at 80: A Tribute, ed. Patricia Craig, Eurographica 1992; tr. by Gerry Keenan

NAROGIN, MUDROOROO (1938- ) (stories)

• Westralian Lead (nv) Crimes for a Summer Christmas, ed. Stephen Knight, North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1990
• The Healer (ss) More Crimes for a Summer Christmas, ed. Stephen Knight, North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1991

NASH, FRANK (1912- ) (stories)

• Dead Man’s Choice (ss) Scientific Detective May 1947

NASH, OGDEN (1902-1971) (stories)

• Don’t Guess, Let Me Tell You (pm) New Yorker Apr 20 1940
• Kill or Be Killed (ss) Colliers Oct 25 1947
• The Other Mind Reader (ss) Colliers Oct 25 1947; also as “Kill or Be Killed”.
• The Three D’s (ss) Harper’s Bazaar Apr 1948
• Victoria (ss) Harper’s Bazaar Apr 1948; also as “The Three D’s”.

NASHE, THOMAS (1567-1601) (stories)

• from The Unfortunate Traveller (ex)

NASSIM, LIZA (1944- ); see pseudonym Liza Cody (books) (stories)

NATHAN, BETTY (stories)

• One in Every Family (ss) Malice Domestic 6, Anne Perry, Pocket 1997

NATSUKI, SHIZUKO (1938- ) (stories)

• The Pawnshop Murder (ss) EQMM May 5 1980
• The Sole of the Foot (ss) EQMM Sep 9 1981
• I Can’t Help Loving Him (ss) EQMM Jul 1982
• The Stairs (ss) EQMM Jun 1985
• A Very Careful Man (ss) EQMM Jan 1987
• The Taste of Cocoa (ss) EQMM Mar 1988
• The Love Motel (nv) EQMM Jul 1989; tr. by Robert B. Rohmer
• The Woman on the Phone (nv) EQMM May 1990; tr. by Robert B. Rohmer
• Divine Punishment (ss) EQMM Mar 1991
• A Midnight Coincidence (nv) EQMM May 1992; tr. by Gavin Frew
• Harder Than To Die (ss) New Mystery v1 #2 1992
• Solitary Journey (ss) New Mystery Win 1994; tr. by Gavin Frew

NAVAR, MARIO KESH; pseudonym of K. A. Gannon (stories)

• Brazilian Fairy Tale (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jun 1998

NAYLER, RAY (stories)

• Cutting Wood, Carrying Water (ss) Crimewave #4 2000
• Hang on St. Christopher (ss) Plots with Guns Jan/Feb 2001
• Saturday Night Special (ss) EQMM Feb 2001
• How They Kill You at Thousand Palms (ss) Plots with Guns May/Jun 2001
• Catch (ss) Crimewave #7 2003
• Because I Could Not Stop for Death (ss) Hardboiled #29/30 2003

NAYLOR, CHRIS; see pseudonym Chris Fox (stories)