Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Chronological List

BEATTY, TERRY (stories) (continued)

• Photo Swipe [with Wendi Lee] (ss) Murder Most Delicious, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet 1995

BEATTY, WENDI LEE; see under Lee, Wendi (books) (stories)

BEATY, (Arthur) DAVID (1919-1999) (stories)

• Ghosts (nv) Mystery in the Sunshine State, ed. Stuart M. Kaminsky, Pineapple Press 1999
• The Last of Lord Jitters (ss) Miami Noir, ed. Les Standiford, Akashic Books 2006

BEAUDOIN, SEAN (stories)

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

BEAUMONT, DR. EDGAR (1860-1921); see pseudonym Clifford Halifax (stories)

BEAUMONT, ROGER A(lban) (1935- ) (stories)

• The Flawed Soothsayer: General MacArthur’s G-2 (ar) Espionage Magazine Aug 1985

BEAVER, JIM (stories)

• The Afternoon Blood Show (nv) AHMM Apr 29 1981

BECK, ALLEN; pseudonym of Hugh B. Cave, (1910-2004) (stories)

• Always Together (ss) Death, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Playboy 1982

BECK, K. K.; pseudonym of Kathrine Kristine Beck Marris, (1950- ) (books) (stories)

• Peril Under the Palms (n.) Walker 1989 [Iris Cooper]
• Seascape (nv) Sisters in Crime 5, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1992 [Iris Cooper; Jack Clancy]
• A Romance in the Rockies (nv) Malice Domestic 2, Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket 1993 [Iris Cooper]
• Ground Glass (ss) Murder Most Delicious, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet 1995
• Rule of Law (ss) Malice Domestic 4, Carolyn G. Hart, Pocket 1995
• Hollywood Homicide (nv) More Murder, They Wrote, ed. Elizabeth Foxwell & Martin H. Greenberg, Boulevard Books 1999 [Iris Cooper]
• The Tell-Tale Tattoo (ss) Malice Domestic 10, Nevada Barr, Avon 2001 [Iris Cooper]
• The Tell-Tale Tattoo and Other Stories (co) Five Star 2002

BECKER, LARRY (stories)

• Love, Honor and Kill [with Cordner Nelson] (ss) Scientific Detective May 1947

BECKETT, M. E. (1942- ) (stories)

• Dating Sally (ss) EQMM Mar 1994

BECKMAN, CHARLES, JR.; pseudonym of Charles Boeckman, Jr. (stories)

• Murder on My Mind (ss) New Detective Magazine Nov 1949
• One-Way Fare (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine Apr 1957
• The Terrible Laugh (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine Jun 1958

BECKMAN, JANE (stories)

• A Proposition He Could Not Refuse (ss) Espionage Magazine Aug 1985

BEDFORD, JEAN (Gladys Agnes) (1946- ) (stories)

• Cousin to Death (ss) A Corpse at the Opera House, ed. Stephen Knight, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1992
• Finding Fire (ss) Crosstown Traffic, ed. Stuart Coupe, Julie Ogden & Robert Hood, Five Islands Press 1993
• Take My Aching Heart (ss) Love Lies Bleeding, ed. Jennifer Rowe, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1994

BEDFORD, JOAN (stories)

• Sleeping Dog (ss) Case Reopened, ed. Stuart Coupe & Julie Ogden, Allen & Unwin Australia 1993; based on “The Beaumont Children Mystery” case.

BEDFORD, MICHAEL (stories)

• The Matchmaker [with Bruce Dettman] (ss) AHMM Nov 1983

BEDFORD-JONES, H(enry James O’Brien) (1887-1949) (stories)

• The Last Man (nv) Adventure Jan 1938

BEDNARZ, WILMA (stories)

• Project-GLD [with J. Primeau] (ss)
• Under the Pipal Tree (ss)

BEE, ROBERT (stories)

• Betting Slips (ss) Plots with Guns Jun/Jul 2000

BEEBE, LUCY C. (stories)

• Shape Up or Ship Out (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1984

BEECHCROFT, WILLIAM; pseudonym of William F. Hallstead, (1924- ) (stories)

• Torrent (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1991
• Turkey Durkin and the Catfish (ss) EQMM Oct 1992
• Fugu (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1992
• Tee for Two (ss) EQMM Feb 1993
• Czech for a Short Bier (ss) EQMM Apr 1993
• Hamadryad (ss) EQMM Mar 1994
• Floater (ss) EQMM Mar 1995
• Playing It by Ear (ss) AHMM Sep 1995
• Last the Best (ss) EQMM Feb 1996
• Dotty Blue (ss) AHMM Oct 1996
• Blowback (ss) AHMM May 1997
• Death Magic (ss) AHMM Sep 1997

BEELER, CHARLES RICHARD (1888-1961); see pseudonym Caddo Cameron (stories)

BEERS, JINX (stories)

• Everything Is a Matter of Timing (ss) Murder by 13, ed. Priscilla English, Lisa Seidman & Mae Woods, Crown Valley Press 1997

BEESTON, L(eonard) J(ohn) (1874-1963) (stories)

• His Final Choice (ss) Top-Notch Feb 1 1914

BEFELER, MIKE (stories)

• Never Trust a Poison Dart Frog (ss) Who Died in Here?, ed. Pat Dennis, Penury Press 2004
• The Story That Won: Missing Missile (vi) AHMM Jun 2006

BEGG, JOYCE (stories)

• The Reunion (ss) Murder and Company, ed. Harriet Ayres, Pandora 1988

BEGG, PAUL (stories)

• On the Trail of Jack the Ripper (ar) The Strand Magazine #6 2001

BEHAN, BRENDAN (1923-1964) (stories)

• The Informers (ex) Irish Times 1953
• The Execution (ss) 1978

BEHNEY, L. E. (stories)

• The Man Who Kept His Promise (ss) EQMM Aug 1966
• Why Don’t You Like Me? (ss) EQMM Aug 1966
• Dry Spell (ss) EQMM Apr 1975

BEINHART, LARRY (1947- ) (stories)

• Death in a Small Town (ss) Constable New Crimes 1, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Constable 1992
• Funny Story (ss) No Alibi, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Ringpull Press 1995

BELBIN, DAVID (1958- ) (books) (stories)

• City of Crime [ed.] (oa) Five Leaves Publications 1997
• Paying for It (nv) City of Crime, ed. David Belbin, Five Leaves Publications 1997
• Bad Presents (ss) The Young Oxford Book of Mystery Stories, ed. Dennis Hamley, Oxford University Press 2003
• Introduction (in)

BELEJACK, BARBARA (stories)

• The Deepest South, by Paco Ignacio Taibo, II (ss) Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe, ed. Byron Preiss, Knopf 1988 [Philip Marlowe]

BELKNAP, LISA (books) (stories)

• Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1962 (b) [ed.] (om) Davis 1962
• Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine (mg)

BELL, D. O. (stories)

• Safe and Free (ss) EQMM Feb 11 1980
• She Will Live Forever (ss) EQMM Apr 7 1980

BELL, DONNA (1951- ) (stories)

• Out of the Woods (ss) EQMM Apr 1984

BELL, IAN A. (stories)

• Mystery Trains: Crime Writers & the Railway (ar) The Strand Magazine #5 2000

BELL, [Dr.] JOSEPH (1837-1911) (stories)

• Mr. Sherlock Holmes (in) A Study in Scarlet, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ward, Lock 1892

BELL, JOSEPHINE; pseudonym of Doris Bell Ball, (1897-1987) (stories)

• Miss Chandler’s Mistake (na) AHMM mid-Dec 1990
• The Alibi (ss) The (London) Evening Standard
• The Carol Singers (nv) The Illustrated London News
• Gale Warning (ss) The (London) Evening Standard
• The Silver Snuffbox (na) Everywoman’s Magazine
• The Thimble River Murder (ss) The (London) Evening Standard

BELL, MADISON SMARTT (1957- ) (stories)

• Witness (ss) Harper’s Jan 1990
• Cash Machine (ss) Story Spr 1991

BELL, NAOMI (stories)

• Night Highway (nv) AHMM Sep 2004
• Bolter (nv) AHMM Oct 2005

BELL, TED (stories)

• The Powder Monkey (ss) Thriller, ed. James Patterson, MIRA Books 2006 [Alex Hawke]

BELL, WADE (stories)

• Tracie’s Revenge (ss) Great Canadian Murder and Mystery Stories, ed. Don Bailey & Daile Unruh, Quarry 1991

BELLAIRS, GEORGE; pseudonym of Harold Blundell, (1902-1982) (stories)

• Death in the Mountains (ss) Mystery Stories #20 1939
• The Rocking-Chair (ss) Mystery Stories #24 1941

BELLEFLEUR, PHILLIP (stories)

• The San Diego to Seattle Air Race (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jul 1998

BELLEFONTAINE, GEORGE F. (stories)

• The Persuaders (ss) The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Jan 1968

BELLEM, ROBERT LESLIE (1902-1968); see pseudonyms Ellery Watson Calder & Jerome Severs Perry (books) (stories)

• Murder by Proxy (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Jun 1934 [Dan Turner]
• Sleeping Dogs (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Sep 1934 [Dan Turner]
• The Crimson Flame (ss) Spicy-Adventure Stories Mar 1935
• Bullet from Nowhere (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Apr 1935 [Dan Turner]
• Temporary Corpse (ss) Spicy Detective Stories May 1935 [Dan Turner]
• Dead Man’s Head (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Aug 1935
• Death’s Bright Halo (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Oct 1935 [Dan Turner]
• Beyond Justice (nv) Spicy Detective Stories Nov 1935 [Dan Turner]
• Murder’s Messenger (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Dec 1935 [Dan Turner]
• I Am a Monster (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Jan 1937
• Murder on the Sound Stage (nv) Private Detective Stories Jun 1937 [Dan Turner]
• The Dark Tower (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Sep 1937
• Dark Star of Death (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Jan 1938 [Dan Turner]
• Dealer in Death (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Feb 1938
• Princess of Dreams (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Aug 1938
• Blackmail from Beyond (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Nov 1938 [Dan Turner]
• Crimson Quest (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Feb 1939 [Dan Turner]
• Drunk, Disorderly, and Dead (ss) Private Detective Stories Jun 1940 [Dan Turner]
• Thug’s Threshold (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Jun 1940 [Dan Turner]
• Cat Act (nv) Spicy Detective Stories Feb 1941 [Dan Turner]
• Silver Scales of Justice (nv) Spicy-Adventure Stories Sep 1941
• Last Round (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Oct 1942
• Eyes of the Dead (ss) Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective Jan 1943
• Glittering Clue (ss) Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective Jan 1943
• Headlines in Hell (ss) Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective Jan 1943
• Homicide Parallel (ss) Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective Jan 1943
• Murder in Yellow (ss) Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective Jan 1943
• The Murdered Mummy (cs) Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective Jan 1943 [Dan Turner]
• Snake Tangle (ss) Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective Jan 1943
• Homicide Hunch (ss) Dare-Devil Aces Feb 1943
• Corpse on Ice (nv) Hollywood Detective Sep 1943 [Dan Turner]
• Death Begins at Forty (nv) Hollywood Detective Sep 1943 [Dan Turner]
• Dead Man’s Code (nv) Hollywood Detective Oct 1943 [Dan Turner]
• Homicide Highball (na) Hollywood Detective Oct 1943 [Dan Turner]
• King-Size Kill (nv) Hollywood Detective Oct 1943 [Dan Turner]
• Murder Off the Record (nv) Hollywood Detective Oct 1943 [Dan Turner]
• Death’s Dress Rehearsal (nv) Hollywood Detective Nov 1943 [Dan Turner]
• Murder in Miniature [with Barreaux] (cs) Hollywood Detective Nov 1943 [Dan Turner]
• The Lake of the Left-Hand Moon (na) Hollywood Detective Dec 1943 [Dan Turner]
• Dead Heat (ss) Hollywood Detective Jan 1944 [Dan Turner]
• Focus on Death (ss) Hollywood Detective Jan 1944 [Dan Turner]
• Widow by Proxy (nv) Hollywood Detective Jan 1944 [Dan Turner]
• Killer’s Legacy (nv) Hollywood Detective Feb 1944 [Dan Turner]
• Over the Hill to the Death House (nv) Hollywood Detective Feb 1944 [Dan Turner]
• The Vanishing Vampire (na) Hollywood Detective Feb 1944 [Dan Turner]
• Killer’s Cure (ss) Hollywood Detective Mar 1944 [Dan Turner]
• Odds on the Eight-Ball (nv) Hollywood Detective Mar 1944 [Dan Turner]
• Killer Come Back to Me (ss) Popular Detective Apr 1944
• Pistol-Packing Premiere (na) Hollywood Detective Apr 1944 [Dan Turner]
• Death Buys Black Gas (ss) Private Detective Stories Jul 1944
• Death for a Matador [with Barreaux] (cs) Hollywood Detective Mar 1945
• Latin Blood (ss) Speed Detective Aug 1946 [Dan Turner]
• Mahatma of Mayhem (ss) Thrilling Detective Apr 1948
• Preview of Murder (nv) Thrilling Detective Jun 1949
• Bellyboard Bump-Off! (cs) Hollywood Detective Apr 1950 [Dan Turner]
• Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (co) Pulpville Press 2005 [Dan Turner]
• Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective: Book 2 (co) Pulpville Press 2005 [Dan Turner]
• Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective: Book 3 (co) Pulpville Press 2006 [Dan Turner]
• Cat Act (na); revised. [Dan Turner]

BELLERANTI, GUY (stories)

• You’ll Never Look Better (vi) Murderous Intent Sum 1997; Some people never looked better than they do in death...
• Many Unhappy Returns (pm) Murderous Intent Fll 1997
• Sorry, Wrong Address (pm) Murderous Intent Fll 1997
• Uninvited Guest (pm) Murderous Intent Fll 1997
• Words of a Witness (vi) Murderous Intent Sum/Fll 1998
• Explosive Situation (pm) Murderous Intent Spr 1999
• Meeting His Match (pm) Murderous Intent Spr 1999
• Overeager Edgar (pm) Murderous Intent Spr 1999
• The Professional (pm) Murderous Intent Spr 1999
• Unplanned Ride (pm) Murderous Intent Spr 1999
• Snatch Snafu (pm) Murderous Intent Sum 1999
• Tracked Down (pm) Murderous Intent Sum 1999
• Who Done It? (pm) Murderous Intent Sum 1999
• The Thanksgiving Theft (vi) Murderous Intent Fll 1999; Serving a warrant on Thanksgiving is no fun — for the cops or the thieves — but sometimes the smell of roasting turkey can inspire the solution to the mystery of The Thanksgiving Theft.
• Death on the Rocks (vi) About Mysteries Dec 1999; Can you help Sheriff Dark solve the mystery of “Death on the Rocks”? —.
• The Deadly Friend (vi) About Mysteries Jan 2000; A conflict between friends turns deadly — 2 murders solved in under 250 words.
• A Painful Day in Pinedale (vi) About Mysteries Jan 2000; Sunday morning stick-ups aren’t supposed to happen in Pinedale... neither is murder —.
• A Witness’s Words (vi) About Mysteries Jan 2000; A victim’s murmurs are the only clues to the identity of her attacker —.
• The Case of the Broken Window (vi) About Mysteries Feb 2000; Some kids don’t miss any clues — Can you figure out who broke the window? — A Jason Johnson mystery.
• The Case of the Murdered Manager (vi) About Mysteries Feb 2000; Unraveling the clues left by the victim, Lieutenant Molly Mulroy makes sure his killer strikes out —.
• Reprisal (vi) About Mysteries Feb 2000; There are some people you just should never mess with...
• The Case of the Stolen Apples (vi) About Mysteries Mar 2000; When Mrs. Allison’s apples are stolen—and on her birthday, too—Jason follows the clues to solve the mystery — A Jason Johnson mystery.
• Meeting at Midnight (vi) About Mysteries Mar 2000; Be careful who you trust when you’re planning a murder —.
• The Case of the Missing Money (vi) About Mysteries Apr 2000; Jason Johnson is back on the case when his cousin’s club house is robbed — A Jason Johnson mystery.
• Dodging Shadows (vi) About Mysteries Apr 2000; metimes when you are dodging shadows, you end up running right into danger —.
• Accident (vi) About Mysteries May 2000; When you’re planning a murder, sometimes accidents happen —.
• The Case of the Ripped-off Ribbons (vi) About Mysteries Jul 2000; Jason Johnson puts his detective skills to use when his friend’s blue ribbons are missing — A Jason Johnson mystery.
• The Expert (vi) About Mysteries Aug 2000; When you are doing a job for the crime boss, you want to make sure you’ve hired an expert — .
• The Case of the Stolen Jewelry (vi) About Mysteries Sep 2000; When Jason Johnson is accused of the crime, he has no choice but to find the true culprit...
• In a Writer’s Mind (vi) About Mysteries Sep 2000; In mystery fiction, the time to be afraid is when the story becomes all too real in the writer’s mind.
• Kitchen Killing (vi) About Mysteries Nov 2000; You just never know how a kitchen killing will serve justice...
• The Case of the Christmas Wagon (vi) About Mysteries Dec 2000; There’s nothing worse than having a Christmas gift stolen — but not to worry, Jason Johnson is on the case...
• No More Excuses (vi) About Mysteries Jan 2001; There comes a time in every man’s life when he has no more excuses.
• Dead End on Easy Street (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Jun 2002
• Over the Edge (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #31 2002
• The Santa Stickup (ss) SHORT Stuff Magazine Win 2002
• The Witness (ss) Shred of Evidence May 2003