Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Chronological List

MOLNÁR, FERENC (stories)

• The Best Policy (ss) Lilliput May 1941

MOLONKEV, SERGE (stories)

• I Was a Red Spy in Korea (ar) Pic Magazine 1952

MONACO, LO (stories)

• Saturday Night Returns (ss) Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers Apr/May 2001

MONAHAN, JAMES L. (books)

• Masterpieces of Surprise [ed.] (an) Hart 1966

MONDRAGÓN, REYNALDA C. (stories)

• Obstacle Course (pm) EQMM Mar 1991

MONEY, R. R. (stories)

• Ghost Driving on the Great West Road (ss) Mystery Stories #10 1937

MONFREDO, MIRIAM GRACE (1940- ) (books) (stories)

• The Vigil Table (ss) EQMM Feb 1989
• Gather Not Thy Rose (ss) EQMM Jul 1992
• The Apprentice (ss) EQMM Nov 1993
• Crime Through Time [ed. with Sharan Newman] (oa) Berkley 1997
• Suffer a Witch (ss) Crime Through Time, ed. Miriam Grace Monfredo & Sharan Newman, Berkley 1997
• Crime Through Time II [ed. with Sharan Newman] (oa) Berkley 1998
• A Mule Named Sal (nv) Crime Through Time II, ed. Miriam Grace Monfredo & Sharan Newman, Berkley 1998
• Buffalo Gals, Won’t You Come Out Tonight (nv) Malice Domestic 8, Margret Maron, Avon 1999
• A Single Spy (ss) Crime Through Time III, ed. Sharan Newman, Berkley 2000
• Introduction [with Sharan Newman] (in)
• Preface [with Sharan Newman] (in)

MONNINGER, JOSEPH (1953- ) (stories)

• Python (ss) EQMM Jan 1999
• Pigeons (ss) EQMM Jun 2000
• White Pigs (ss) EQMM Mar/Apr 2004
• Vampire (ss) EQMM Jun 2005

MONSON, BILL (stories)

• 11-46 at the Pier (ss) Never Safe, ed. Anon., Seven Sisters Publishing, Inc. 2006

MONTAGUE, ARTHUR (stories)

• Career Opportunity Available (ss) Plots with Guns Fll 1999
• Getting Real (ss) Plots with Guns Apr/May 2000
• A Lesson for Benny (ss) Plots with Guns Mar/Apr 2002
• The Living Will of Rupert Ames (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Jul 2002
• Up In Smoke (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #33 2003

MONTAGUE, C. E. (1867-1928) (stories)

• Judith (ss) Action and Other Stories, Chatto and Windus 1928

MONTALBÁN, MANUEL VÁSQUEZ (1939-2003) (stories)

• A Boy and His Dog (ss) 1988

MONTANA, HARRIET (stories)

• The Story That Won: Who’s the Dummy? (vi) AHMM Jul 1990

MONTANA, RON(ald Anthony) (1943- ) (stories)

• A Piece of Cake (ss) AHMM Mar 4 1981
• Sleight of Hand (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1981

MONTANYE, C(arleton) S(tevens) (1892-1948) (stories)

• The Perfect Crime (ss) The Black Mask Jul 1920
• A Shock for the Countess (ss) The Black Mask Mar 15 1923

MONTANYE, CHARLES S. (stories)

• Publicity for the Corpse (nv) Thrilling Detective Dec 1944

MONTEE, KRISTY KAY (1950- ); see pseudonym P. J. Parrish (stories)

MONTELEONE, THOMAS F(rancis) (1946- ) (stories)

• Taking the Night Train (ss) Night Voyages #7 1981
• In the Fast Lane (ss) Grue #8 1988

MONTERASTELLI, ART (stories)

• Straight Shooter (nv) Unusual Suspects, ed. James Grady, Vintage 1996

MONTERO, SERGIO GÓMEZ (stories)

• The House Has an Ocean View (ss)

MONTGOMERY, ROBERT BRUCE (1921-1978); see pseudonym Edmund Crispin (stories)

MONTGOMERY, THOM (stories)

• The Blind Quietus (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1982
• And One by the Road (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1983
• Godiva’s Last Walk (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1983

MOODY, BILL (1941- ) (stories)

• The Resurrection of Bobo Jones (nv) B flat, Bebop, Scat: Jazz Short Stories and Poems, ed. Chris Parker, Quartet 1986
• Jazzline (ss) EQMM Mar 1991
• Grace Notes (ss) Blue Lightning, ed. John Harvey, Slow Dancer Press 1998
• “Bill Moody” by Julia Gray (iv) Crime Time v2 #5 1999
• Child’s Play (ss) Murder... and All That Jazz, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet 2004
• Camaro Blue (ss) The Cocaine Chronicles, ed. Gary Phillips & Jervey Tervalon, Akashic Books 2005

MOODY, RICK (stories)

• The Albertine Notes (na) McSweeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, ed. Michael Chabon, Vintage Books 2003

MOODY, SKYE KATHLEEN (c1944- ) (stories)

• These Crowded Woods (nv) Wild Crimes, ed. Dana Stabenow, Signet 2004

MOODY, SUSAN (Elizabeth Howard) (1940- ) (stories)

• Poisoned Tongues (ss) EQMM Jun 1990
• All’s Fair in Love (ss) A Classic English Crime, ed. Tim Heald, Pavilion 1990
• Freedom (ss) New Crimes 2, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Robinson 1990
• Oh, Who Hath Done This Deed? (ss) 1st Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus 1992
• Better to Forget (ss) 2nd Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus 1993
• The Guilty Party (ss) No Alibi, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Ringpull Press 1995
• More than Flesh & Blood (ss) A Classic Christmas Crime, ed. Tim Heald, Pavilion 1995
• Moving On (ss) Perfectly Criminal, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House 1996
• City Boy (ss) Malice Domestic 6, Anne Perry, Pocket 1997
• No Connection (nv) Criminal Records, ed. Otto Penzler, Orion 2000
• Oliphants Can Remember (ss) Malice Domestic 9, Joan Hess, Avon 2000

MOODY, WILLIAM (stories)

• Matinee (ss) Death Dines In, ed, Claudia Bishop & Dean James, Berkley 2004

MOON, DEBBIE; see pseudonym Ceri Jordan (stories)

• Alcatraz (ss) Crimewave #7 2003
• The Cyclepath of Mortimer Drive (ss) AHMM May 2003

MOON, (Susan) ELIZABETH N(orris) (1945- ) (stories)

• Fencing In (ss) EQMM Aug 1993

MOONEY, BRIAN (M.) (stories)

• Vultures Gather (nv) Dark Detectives, ed. Stephen Jones, Fedogan & Bremer 1999 [Reuben Calloway; Roderick Shea]

MOONEY, CHRIS (S.) (1969- ) (stories)

• Falling (ss) Thriller, ed. James Patterson, MIRA Books 2006 [Malcolm Fletcher]

MOORCOCK, MICHAEL (John) (1939- ) (books) (stories)

• The Pleasure Garden of Felipe Sagittarius (ss) New Worlds Sep 1965 [Von Bek; Seaton Begg]
• Crimson Eyes (ss) New Statesman and Society Dec 1994 [Seaton Begg]
• The Affair of the Seven Virgins (nv) Time Centre Times v3 #2 1994 [Sexton Begg]
• The Adventure of the Dorset Street Lodger (nv) 1995 [Sherlock Holmes]
• Sir Milk and Blood (ss) Pawn of Chaos, ed. Michael Moorcock, White Wolf 1996 [Eternal Champion; Seaton Begg]
• The Ghost Warriors (nv) Tales from the Texas Woods, Mojo Press 1997 [Sexton Begg]
• The Case of the Nazi Canary (na) McSweeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, ed. Michael Chabon, Vintage Books 2003 [Seaton Begg]
• The Mystery of the Texas Twister (na) Argosy Magazine Jan/Feb 2004 [Seaton Begg]
• London Flesh (ss) London: City of Disappearances, ed. Iain Sinclair, Hamish Hamilton 2006 [Seaton Begg]
• The Affair of the Bassin Les Hivers (ss) Interzone Jul/Aug 2007 [Seaton Begg]
• The Metatemporal Detective (co) Prometheus/Pyr 2007 [Seaton Begg]
• The Flaneur of Les Arcades de I’Opera (na) The Metatemporal Detective, Pyr 2007 [Seaton Begg]

MOORE, A. J. (stories)

• Too Many Suspects (nv) Detective Mystery Stories #53 2004

MOORE, ALAN (1953- ) (stories)

• “Alan Moore” by Barry Forshaw (iv) Crime Time v2 #1 1998

MOORE, ARTHUR (stories)

• A Little Light Larceny (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1980
• Uncle Max Was Bleeding (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1981
• The Pigeon Pluckers (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1982
• License to Steal (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1982
• John, The Confidence Chap (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1982
• The Indispensable Man (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1984
• The Dreamer (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1984
• Bird Bank Bingo (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1984
• The Day the Fish Were Fresh (ss) Espionage Magazine May 1985
• The Double Agent (vi) Espionage Magazine Oct 1986

MOORE, BRIAN (1921-1999) (stories)

• The Sight (ss) Irish Ghost Stories, ed. Joseph Hone, Hamish Hamilton 1977

MOORE, CARL (stories)

• Empire of One (ss) Danger City, ed. Jess Dukes, Mike Segretto & Jeffrey Dinsmore, Contemporary Press 2005

MOORE, DONNA (stories)

• Pros and Cons (ss) Damn Near Dead: An Anthology of Geezer Noir, ed. Duane Swierczynski, Busted Flush Press 2006
• Bumping Uglies (ss) A Hell of a Woman: An Anthology of Female Noir, ed. Megan Abbott, Busted Flush Press 2007
• Frosty the Snowman (vi) About Mysteries; Not your ordinary holiday tale, this Frosty the Snowman has murder on his mind...
• It’s All Relative (vi) About Mysteries; There’s nothing like an unexpective inheritance from an unknown relative... especially when you’re prepared to do anything to get it —.
• Too Many Cozies? (vi) About Mysteries; A tongue-in-cheek look at what could happen if you overdose on cozy mysteries...

MOORE, F(rancis) FRANKFORT (1855-1931) (stories)

• The Comedy That Became a Tragedy (ss) Pearson’s Magazine Nov 1899 [Nell Gwyn]

MOORE, GARRY (stories)

• Naked Came the Farmer, Chapter 11: Off the Beaten Path (rr) Accent Apr 10 1998

MOORE, GRACE (stories)

• The Strange Case of Robert Louis Stevenson (ar) The Strand Magazine #9 2002
• The Great Detectives (ar) The Strand Magazine #10 2003
• The Rise of the Vampire (ar) The Strand Magazine #11 2003

MOORE, INGE (stories)

• Happy for a While (ss) EQMM Jul 1984

MOORE, J. MICHAEL (stories)

• The Strange Case of Mr. Sauyer and Mr. James (ss) AHMM Dec 1996

MOORE, JAN (stories)

• The Cowboy from Texas (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Feb 1998

MOORE, JANE (stories)

• Choice of Weapons? (pm) Murderous Intent Spr 1999

MOORE, JILL (stories)

• Groomed for Death (ss) MHCMM Sum 2000

MOORE, JOHN C(ecil) (1907-1967) (stories)

• The Proof (ss) 1953

MOORE, MARGARET (stories)

• Listeners (ss) Anglian Blood, ed. Robert Church & Martin Edwards, Rampant Horse Limited 1995

MOORE, NANCY JANE (stories)

• Borders (ss) Treachery and Treason, ed. Laura Anne Gilman & Jennifer Heddle, Roc 2000
• A Harmless, Necessary Cat (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000
• Man’s Best Friend (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000

MOORE, NATHANIEL G. (books) (stories)

• Toronto Noir [ed. with Janine Armin] (oa) Akashic Books 2008
• Introduction [with Janine Armin] (in) Toronto Noir, ed. Janine Armin & Nathaniel G. Moore, Akashic Books 2008

MOORE, RICHARD A. (1946- ) (stories)

• Hard Luck Story (ss) EQMM Jul 1978
• Out in the Cold (ss) AHMM Sep 16 1981
• A Simple Case of Kidnapping (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1983
• The Last Bank Robbery (ss) EQMM Jun 1986

MOORE, SHELLEY J. (stories)

• Not Too Smart (ss) Hardboiled Apr 2000

MOORE, TODD (stories)

• Jim Thompson and the Dark American Heart (ar) Hardboiled #1 1985
• Target Practice (pm) Hardboiled #1 1985
• The Suspect (ss) Hardboiled #2 1985
• Collins, All the Write Moves [with Wayne D. Dundee] (ar) Hardboiled #3 1985
• Outlaw Eyes (pm) Hardboiled #4 1986
• A Talk with Bill Pronzini (iv) Hardboiled #6 1986
• The Rat in the Corner (vi) Hardboiled #7 1987

MOORHEAD, PATRICIA (stories)

• The Upstairs Room (ss) AHMM Jan 1995
• A Membership at the Club (vi) AHMM Mar 1995

MOORHOUSE, ELIZA (stories)

• Night of the Fourth Moon (ss) Cold Blood IV, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic 1992
• Death of a Dragon (ss) Cold Blood V, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic 1994
• Winter Man (ss) Iced: The New Noir Anthology of Cold, Hard Fiction, ed. Kerry J. Schooley & Peter Sellers, Insomniac Press 2001

MOOTOO, SHANI (stories)

• The Funeral Party (ss) Trinidad Noir, ed. Lisa Allen-Agostini & Jeanne Mason, Akashic Books 2008

MOQUIST, RICHARD W. (1950- ) (stories)

• The Hadley Plantation Affair (ss) The Armchair Detective Spr 1991 [Benjamin Franklin]
• Benjamin’s Trap (ss) The Franklin Mysteries, Northwest 1994 [Benjamin Franklin]
• The Mystery of the Debtors’ Prison (ss) The Franklin Mysteries, Northwest 1994 [Benjamin Franklin]

MORALEE, JOHN (stories)

• Diamond Pass (ss) Crimewave #2 1999
• An English Rose, with Thorns (ss) Crimewave #1 1999
• Afterburn (ss) Crimewave #3 2000
• The Uncertainty Principle (ss) The Mammoth Book of Future Cops, ed. Maxim Jakubowski & M. Christian, Robinson 2003

MORAN, TERRI FARLEY (stories)

• Strike Zone (ss) Murder New York Style, ed. Randy Kandel, L & L Dreamspell 2007

MORE, ALICEANNE; pseudonym (stories)

• Prey (ss) EQMM Nov 2000

MORGAN, DEBORAH (stories)

• Freight (nv) Lethal Ladies II, Christine Matthews & Robert J. Randisi, Berkley 1998
• Beaubien (nv) Mystery Street, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet 2001 [Mary Shelley]
• The Windsor Ballet (nv) Flesh & Blood: Guilty as Sin, ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press 2003

MORGAN, GEOFFREY (1916- ) (stories)

• No Welcome (ss) Purnell’s Book of Mystery Stories, ed. Anon., Bristol: Purnell 1982

MORGAN, INGRAM (stories)

• Corpus Delicti (ss)

MORGAN, J(ill) M(eredith) (1946- ) (books) (stories)

• The Krystal Caper (ss) Feline and Famous, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fell 1994
• Just Deserts (ss) Murder Most Delicious, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet 1995
• Great Writers & Kids Write Mystery Stories [ed. with Robert E. Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg] (oa) Random House 1996
• What Makes a Good Mystery Story? [with Robert E. Weinberg] (in) Great Writers & Kids Write Mystery Stories, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jill M. Morgan & Robert Weinberg, Random House 1996
• Dear Mom (ss) Marilyn: Shades of Blonde, ed. Carole Nelson Douglas, Forge 1997
• Till Death Do Us Part [ed. with Martin H. Greenberg] (oa) Berkley 1999
• A Change of Heart [with John Morgan] (ss) Till Death Do Us Part, ed. Jill M. Morgan & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley 1999
• Cat Burglar (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000
• Creature Cozies [ed.] (oa) Berkley Prime Crime 2005
• Introduction: Writers and Their Pets (in) Creature Cozies, ed. Jill Morgan, Berkley Prime Crime 2005
• Scratch That One (nv) Creature Cozies, ed. Jill Morgan, Berkley Prime Crime 2005

MORGAN, JOHN (stories)

• A Change of Heart [with J. M. Morgan] (ss) Till Death Do Us Part, ed. Jill M. Morgan & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley 1999

MORGAN, SCOTT; house pseudonym (stories)

• No Man’s Air (na) The Lone Eagle Sep 1933 [John Masters, the Lone Eagle]
• Wings of War (na) The Lone Eagle Oct 1933 [John Masters, the Lone Eagle]
• Hell Bent for Glory (na) The Lone Eagle Dec 1933 [John Masters, the Lone Eagle]