Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Chronological List

BELLERANTI, GUY (stories) (continued)

• Witness to Murder (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #36 2003
• The Fourth Victim (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #44 2004

BELLURY, REG (stories)

• Leave It to McNabb (ss) EQMM May 20 1981

BELMONT, JOYCE (stories)

• Voices of Booboo Hill (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Oct 1999

BELSKY, DICK; [i.e., Richard G. Belsky] (1945- ) (stories)

• Catch a Falling Star (ss) AHMM Jul 1982

BENABOURA, AMEL (1966- ) (stories)

• Only a Woman (ss) Women on the Case, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte 1996; tr. by Jeremy L. Paretsky

BENACQUISTA, TONINO (stories)

• The Black Box (nv) I.D.: Crimes of Identity, ed. Martin Edwards, Comma Press 2006

BENADY, SAM(uel George) (1937- ) (stories)

• The Gibraltar Letter (ss) Sherlock Holmes in Gibraltar, Gibraltar Books 1990 [Sherlock Holmes]

BENCHLEY, ROBERT (1889-1945) (stories)

• The Mystery of the Poisoned Kipper (ss) 1932

BENDEL, JOHN (stories)

• Garden Apartment (ss) EQMM Sep 1987

BENDEL, STEPHANIE KAY (1943- ) (stories)

• No One Ever Listens (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1984
• Deathdream (ss) AHMM May 1985
• Case #5423: The Second Fire (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1985
• The Bones in the Well (nv) AHMM Nov 1986
• A Murder in Perspective (ss) AHMM Jan 1987
• A Strange View of Murder (ss) AHMM Sep 1991
• Déjà Vu (ss) AHMM Jun 1993
• Arthur’s Story (ss) EQMM Mar 1997
• The Whole Story (nv) EQMM Jul 1998

BENDEL-SIMSO, MARY M. (books) (stories)

• Early American Detective Stories: An Anthology [ed. with LeRoy Lad Panek] (an) McFarland 2008
• Introduction [with LeRoy Lad Panek] (in)
• Preface [with LeRoy Lad Panek] (pr)

BENDER, AIMEE (stories)

• The Case of the Salt and Pepper Shakers (ss) McSweeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, ed. Michael Chabon, Vintage Books 2003

BENDER, JOHN (stories)

• Untimely Visitor (ss) Detective Fiction Mar 1951

BENDER, KAREN E. (stories)

• Theft (ss) Harvard Review #29 2005

BENDERS, HAPSTON K.; pseudonym of Steven G. Mitchell (stories)

• Killer Jungle Devil Goddess of the Forbidden Land (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories May 1998
• Two Headed Goblins (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jul 1998 [Doc Sausage]

BENDERSON, BRUCE (stories)

• The Worst Place in New York (ss) Noirotica 2: Pulp Friction, ed. Thomas S. Roche, Rhinoceros 1997

BENEDETTO, PHILOMENA (stories)

• Arthur’s Indiscretion (ss) The Strand Magazine #1 1998

BENEDICT, LAURA PHILPOT (stories)

• The Hollow Woman (ss) EQMM May 2001
• The Erstwhile Groom (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 2007

BENEDICT, PINCKNEY (Arthur) (1964- ) (stories)

• Washman (ss) The Wrecking Yard, Garden City, NY: Doubleday 1991

BENÉT, STEPHEN VINCENT (1898-1943) (stories)

• The Devil and Daniel Webster (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Oct 24 1936

BENEVIC, JOAN (stories)

• Haunted House (vi) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Oct 1999

BENFORD, GREGORY (Albert) (1941- ) (stories)

• Dark Heaven (na) Alien Crimes, ed. Mike Resnick, SFBC 2007

BEN-GALIL, DOV (stories)

• A Real Phony (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1981

BENIGHT, CHRISTINA McPHEE (stories)

• And Nobody Cares for Me (ss) Murder for Mother, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet 1994

BENJAMIN, CAROL LEA (1937- ) (stories)

• The Last Supper (ss) Manhattan Noir, ed. Lawrence Block, Akashic Books 2006; (Greenwich Village).

BENJAMIN, DOROTHY (stories)

• The Real Story (ss) AHMM Jul 16 1980

BENJAMIN, PAUL; pseudonym of Paul Auster, (1947- ) (stories)

• Squeeze Play (ex) London: Faber and Faber 1991

BENNETT, ALAN (1934- ) (books) (stories)

• A Lady of Letters (ss) 1987
• Single Spies & Talking Heads (co) Summit 1990
• Single Spies (pl)
• Talking Heads (pl)

BENNETT, (Enoch) ARNOLD (1867-1931) (stories)

• The Fire of London (ss) The Windsor Magazine Jun 1905; from Bennett’s The Loot of Cities, Rivers, 1904. [Cecil Thorold]
• A Bracelet at Bruges (ss) The Windsor Magazine Aug 1905 [Cecil Thorold]
• from “The Murder of the Mandarin” (ex) Grim Smile of the Five Towns, Chatto 1907
• The Murder of the Mandarin (ss) Grim Smile of the Five Towns, Chatto 1907
• Murder! (nv) Liberty Oct 1 1927

BENNETT, DAN (stories)

• Park Rites (ss) London Noir, ed. Cathi Unsworth, Akashic Books 2006; (Clissold Park).

BENNETT, E. A.; see under Bennett, Arnold (stories)

BENNETT, GORDON; see pseudonym Isak Romun (stories)

BENNETT, LERONE, JR. (stories)

• Preface (pr)

BENNETT, ROLF (1882-?) (stories)

• Bill Grimes His Soul (ss) The English Review Sep 1923

BENSEN, D(onald) R(eynold) (1927-1997) (stories)

• Irene, Good-Night (ss) New York: Targ Editions 1982
• Career Move (ss) EQMM May 1987
• Preface (pr)

BENSON, CHRIS (1953- ) (stories)

• Double Dealing (nv) Shades of Black, ed. Eleanor Taylor Bland, Prime Crime 2004

BENSON, E(dward) F(rederic) (1867-1940) (stories)

• How Fear Departed from the Long Gallery (ss) The Windsor Magazine Dec 1911
• The Confession of Charles Linkworth (ss) The Cavalier Jan 13 1912
• The Thing in the Hall (ss) The Room in the Tower and Other Stories, London: Mills Boon 1912
• The Gardener (ss) Hutchinson’s Magazine Aug 1922
• The Hanging of Alfred Wadham (ss) Britannia Dec 21 1928

BENSON, GERARD (stories)

• R.I.P. (pm) Northern Blood II, ed. Martin Edwards, Flambard Press 1995

BENSON, PHYLLIS (stories)

• On the Upgrade Curve (ss) EQMM Jul 15 1981

BENSON, RAYMOND (Morris) (1955- ) (stories)

• Another Rock ’n Roll Hit (ss) These Guns for Hire, ed. J. A. Konrath, Bleak House Books 2006

BENTIL, THOMAS (stories)

• Lost and Found (ss) Bronx Noir, ed. S. J. Rozan, Akashic Books 2007; (Rikers Island).

BENTLEY, E(dmund) C(lerihew) (1875-1956) (stories)

• Trent’s Last Case (ex) London: Nelson 1913 [Trent]
• The Clever Cockatoo (ss) Metropolitan Magazine Jul 1914 [Philip Trent]
• The Ordinary Hairpins (ss) The Strand Oct 1916 [Philip Trent]
• Behind the Screen, Chapter V (rr) The Listener Jul 16 1930
• Greedy Night (ss) Parody Party 1936
• The Sweet Shot (ss) The Strand Mar 1937 [Philip Trent]
• The Genuine Tabard (ss) The Strand Jan 1938 [Philip Trent]
• Trant and the Mystery of the Genuine Tabard (ss) The Strand Jan 1938; also as “The Genuine Tabard”. [Philip Trent]
• Trent and the Mystery of the Unknown Peer (ss) The Strand Mar 1938; also as “The Unknown Peer”. [Philip Trent]
• The Unknown Peer (ss) The Strand Mar 1938 [Philip Trent]
• The Ministering Angel (ss) The Strand Nov 1938 [Philip Trent]
• Trent and the Mystery of the Ministering Angel (ss) The Strand Nov 1938; also as “The Ministering Angel”. [Philip Trent]
• “E.C. Bentley & the Contemporary Crime Novel” by Charles L. P. Silet (ar) The Strand Magazine #2 1999
• The Little Mystery (ss) [Philip Trent]
• Trent and the Fool-Proof Lift (ss) [Philip Trent]

BENTLEY, PHYLLIS (Eleanor) (1894-1977) (stories)

• Miss Phipps and the Invisible Murderer (nv) EQMM Nov 1966 [Miss Phipps]
• Miss Phipps and the Nest of Illusion (ss) EQMM Aug 1969 [Miss Phipps]
• Miss Phipps and the Siamese Cat (ss) EQMM Nov 1973 [Miss Phipps]

BENTON, CAROLINE (1947- ) (stories)

• Guardian Angel (ss) 1993

BENTON, JOHN L.; house pseudonym (stories)

• The Silver Mask Murders (nv) Detective Novels Magazine Oct 1939 [Candid Camera Kid]
• Murder Makes News (nv) Detective Novels Magazine Apr 1941 [Candid Camera Kid]
• Murder Montage (nv) Detective Novels Magazine Feb 1943 [Candid Camera Kid]
• Rat Bait (ss) Thrilling Mystery Mar 1943

BERCUSON, RICHARD K. (stories)

• Dead Run (ss) The Storyteller 1996
• The Geezer (ss) The Storyteller Spr 1998

BERDINE, THOMAS (stories)

• The Bystander (ss) AHMM Oct 1984
• Good Dog, Jack (ss) AHMM Jan 1999
• Spring Rite (ss) AHMM Dec 1999
• The Horse Principle (nv) AHMM Jun 2002

BERENDT, JOHN (Lawrence) (1939- ) (stories)

• Introduction (in)

BERENSON, LAURIEN (1952- ) (stories)

• Sleeping Dogs Lie (ss) Canine Crimes, ed. Jeffrey Marks, Ballantine 1998

BERES, MICHAEL (stories)

• Spider-Spider (ss) AHMM Feb 1985
• Children of the Silo (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1987
• The Plant Lady (ss) EQMM Jan 1988
• Roughing It (ss) AHMM Feb 1988
• The Sky Has Fallen (ss) AHMM Aug 1988
• The Cyclist (ss) AHMM May 1989
• The Laundry Room (ss) AHMM Oct 1989

BERESFORD, J(ohn) D(avys) (1873-1947) (stories)

• Powers of the Air (ss) Seven Arts Oct 1917

BERGER, BOB; [i.e., Robert R. Berger] (1955- ) (stories)

• Risk of Statistics (ss) Murderous Intent Sum 1996

BERGER, DANIELLE (stories)

• My Last Mistress (pm) EQMM Aug 1998

BERGLUND, E(dward) P(aul) (1942- ) (stories)

• A Dangerous High (ss) Hardboiled Cthulhu, ed. James Ambuehl, Dimensions Books 2006

BERGMAN, ANDREW (1945- ) (stories)

• In the Tank (ss) Murder on the Ropes, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press 2001 [Jack LeVine]

BERKELEY, ANTHONY; pseudonym of A. B. Cox, (1893-1971) (books) (stories)

• The Avenging Chance (ss) Pearson’s Magazine Sep 1929 [Roger Sheringham]
• The Poisoned Chocolates Case (n.) London: Collins 1929 [Roger Sheringham; Ambrose Chitterwick]
• The Wrong Jar (nv) 1929 [Roger Sheringham]
• Behind the Screen, Chapter IV, In the Aspidistra (rr) The Listener Jul 9 1930
• The Mystery of Horne’s Copse (nv) 1931
• Unsound Mind (ss) Time and Tide Oct 14 1933 (+1)
• Concerning Roger Sheringham (ar) Dead Mrs. Stratton, Anthony Berkeley, Doubleday 1933 [Roger Sheringham]
• White Butterfly (ss) The (London) Evening Standard Aug 28 1936 [Roger Sheringham]
• Was Crippen a Murderer? (ar) 1937
• Mr. Bearstowe Says... (ss) The Saturday Book #3 1943 [Roger Sheringham]
• Perfect Alibi (ss) The (London) Evening Standard Mar 11 1953; revised from “The Story of the Perfect Alibi,” Radio Times, August 1, 1930. [Roger Sheringham]
• Double Bluff (ss) The Roger Sheringham Stories, Carnacki 1994 [Roger Sheringham]
• The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook (co) Crippen & Landru 2004 [Roger Sheringham]
• Why Do I Write Detective Stories? (ar)

BERLE, MILTON (stories)

• Truck Stop (vi) EQMM Oct 1992

BERLINER, JANET (stories)

• Something’s Got to Give [with George Guthridge] (ss) Marilyn: Shades of Blonde, ed. Carole Nelson Douglas, Forge 1997
• Pia and the King of Siam (ss) Future Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW 1999
• Blossoms and Blood (ss) Murder Most Confederate, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Cumberland House 2000
• Other.........1 (ss) The Blue and the Gray Undercover, ed. Ed Gorman, Forge 2001
• The Road to Rachel (ss) Las Vegas Noir, ed. Jarret Keene & Todd James Pierce, Akashic Books 2008; (Area 51).

BERMAN, A. S. (stories)

• Silence (ss) Who Died in Here?, ed. Pat Dennis, Penury Press 2004

BERMAN, RUTH (Amelia) (1942- ) (stories)

• Skipping Stones at Reichenbach (ss) West by One and by One, ed. Anon. (Poul Anderson), The Scowrers and Molly Maguires of San Francisco and the Trained Cormorants of Los Angeles County 1965 [Sherlock Holmes]
• Sherlock Holmes in Oz (ss) Oziana #1 1971 [Sherlock Holmes]

BERMAN, RUTH (stories)

• Ladies of the F.B.I. (nf) Scientific Detective Annual 1944

BERNER, AMY (stories)

• Daddy Dualities (ar) NptNoir 2007

BERNHARDT, WILLIAM (Gene) (1960- ) (books) (stories)

• The Partner Track (nv) Partners in Crime, ed. Elaine Raco Chase, Signet 1994
• Yuletide Justice (nv) EQMM Jan 1997
• Legal Briefs [ed.] (oa) Doubleday 1998
• Introduction: If Everyone Hates Lawyers So Much, Why Are They Buying Our Books? (in) Legal Briefs, ed. William Bernhardt, New York: Doubleday 1998
• What We’re Here For (nv) Legal Briefs, ed. William Bernhardt, New York: Doubleday 1998

BERNIER, CRAIG (stories)

• Migration (ss) Detroit Noir, ed. E. J. Olsen & John C. Hocking, Akashic Books 2007; (Rouge Foundry).

BERNTSSON, REX M. (stories)

• The Story That Won: Zapped (vi) AHMM Feb 2001

BERRY, JAMES R(ussell) (1933- ) (stories)

• You Can’t Kill a Dead Man (ss) EQMM Nov 3 1980

BERRY, LINDA (1940- ) (stories)

• The Three Wise Women (na) The Last Noel, ed. Anon., Worldwide Library 2004

BERRY, MICHAEL (stories)

• Kessel’s Party (ss) Psycho-Paths, ed. Robert Bloch, Tor 1991

BERRY, STEVE (stories)

• The Devils’ Due (ss) Thriller, ed. James Patterson, MIRA Books 2006 [Cotton Malone]

BESANT, [Sir] WALTER (1836-1901) (stories)

• The Case of Mr. Lucraft [with James Rice] (nv) The Case of Mr. Lucraft and Other Stories, Sampson Low 1876

BESECKER, KAREN (stories)

• What’s In a Name? (vi) Murderous Intent Fll 1997

BESNARD, JOHN F. (stories)

• The Story That Won: A Minor Irritation (vi) AHMM Oct 1994
• The Story That Won: Ez Pickins (vi) AHMM Apr 1997

bes SHAHAR, ELUKI (1956- ); see pseudonym Rosemary Edghill (books) (stories)

BEST, MARK (stories)

• Comeback (ss) Hardboiled #15 1993
• The Words of a Sad Country Song (ss) Murderous Intent Fll 1999
• Okayed for Browns (ss) Hardboiled Apr 2000
• The Safest Place on Earth (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Spr 2005

BESTER, ALFRED (1913-1987) (stories)

• Slaves of the Life Ray (nv) Thrilling Wonder Stories Feb 1941
• Fondly Fahrenheit (nv) F&SF Aug 1954

BETANCOURT, JOHN GREGORY (1963- ); see pseudonym Kay Demijohn (stories)

• Reformed (na) The Further Adventures of Batman 2, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam 1992 [Batman]
• Copycat (nv) The Further Adventures of Batman Volume 3, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam 1993 [Batman]
• DragNeuroNet (ss) More Whatdunits, ed. Mike Resnic & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1993
• The Adventure of the Amateur Mendicant Society (ascribed to H.G. Wells) (ss) Resurrected Holmes, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1996 [Sherlock Holmes]