Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Chronological List

POLLACK, DOROTHY BELLE (stories)

• Parsimony Doesn’t Pay (pm) EQMM Sep 1990
• Putting On the Brakes (pm) EQMM Nov 1990
• About Slamming Your Partner (pm) EQMM Jun 1991
• Brief Tale (pm) EQMM Sep 1991
• A Tale of Interest (pm) EQMM Oct 1991
• Such Things Will Happen (pm) EQMM Jul 1992

POLLACK, NEAL (books) (stories)

• Scavenger Hunt (ss) Brooklyn Noir, ed. Tim McLoughlin, Akashic Books 2004
• Chicago Noir [ed.] (oa) Akashic Books 2005
• Marty’s Drink or Die Club (ss) Chicago Noir, ed. Neal Pollack, Akashic Books 2005; (Clark & Foster).
• City of Commerce (ss) Los Angeles Noir, ed. Denise Hamilton, Akashic Books 2007
• Introduction (in)

POLLOTTA, NICK; [i.e., Nicholas Angelo Pollotta, Jr.] (1954- ) (stories)

• The Really Final Solution (vi) The Game Is Afoot, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1994 [Sherlock Holmes]

POLO, MARCO (1254-1324) (stories)

• from The Travels of Marco Polo (ar)

POLOMSKI, ADELE (stories)

• Jeepers (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000

POLONE, GAVIN (stories)

• “A Talk with Gavin Polone” by Steven E. Steinbock (iv) EQMM Sep/Oct 2004

POMERANZ, JUDITH (stories)

• Possessing Martine (ss) Chesapeake Crimes, ed. Donna Andrews, Quiet Storm Books 2004
• The Cozy Caprice (ss) Chesapeake Crimes II, ed. Donna Andrews & Maria Y. Lima, Quiet Storm Books 2005

POMIDOR, WILLIAM J. (stories)

• M Is for Mayo (nv) AHMM Jun 1991
• Old Habits Die Hard (ss) AHMM Sep 1992
• “B” Is for Bee (nv) AHMM Apr 1994
• A Plain and Honest Death (nv) EQMM Sep 1995

POMROY, ESTELLA R. (stories)

• Jessie and the One Called Evil (ss) EQMM Dec 1990

PONTI, REX (stories)

• Period Crime (pm) EQMM Nov 1996, Jul 1998

POOL, S. LEE (stories)

• The Story That Won: Big Plans (vi) AHMM Feb 1990

POOLE, ED (stories)

• A Day at the Lake (ss) AHMM Win 1989

POOLE, ROSE M. (stories)

• The F.B.I. (ar) Espionage Magazine Dec 1986

POOPLE, DAVID (stories)

• Just Nine More Steps (ss) Plots with Guns May/Jun 2004

POPELIER, PAT (stories)

• The Story That Won: Reflective Witness (vi) AHMM May 1991

PORGES, ARTHUR (1915-2006) (stories)

• The Fanatical Ford (ss) AHMM Apr 1960
• No Killer Has Wings (ss) AHMM Jan 1961
• The Drum Major (ss) AHMM Feb 1962
• The Missing Bow (ss) AHMM Nov 1963
• Coffee Break (ss) AHMM Jul 1964
• Puddle (ss) AHMM Jun 1972
• The Beloved Object (ss) AHMM Jun 1986
• A Scary Printout (vi) EQMM mid-Dec 1989
• Two Lunchdates with Destiny (ss) AHMM Aug 1990
• Mystery and Magic on the Steppe (ss) AHMM Oct 1990
• The Only Survivor (ss) EQMM May 1994
• Aunt Rutabaga (ss) AHMM Jul 1994
• Five Finger Exercise (ss) AHMM Mar 1996
• The Microdot Puzzle (vi) AHMM Nov 1997
• Stately Homes and the Invisible Slasher (ss) EQMM Feb 2001 [Stately Homes]
• Stately Homes and the Invisible Giant (ss) EQMM Feb 2003 [Stately Homes]
• Stately Homes and the Impossible Shot (ss) EQMM Feb 2004 [Stately Homes]
• Informing the Mole (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 2005

PORTELA, ENA LUCÍA (stories)

• The Last Passenger (ss) Havana Noir, ed. Achy Obejas, Akashic Books 2007

PORTER, DON (stories)

• The Story That Won: The Entrepreneur (vi) AHMM May 1996
• The Story That Won: Close But No Cigar (vi) AHMM Aug 1996

PORTER, JOYCE (1924-1990) (stories)

• Dover Does Some Spadework (ss) EQMM Oct 1976 [Insp. Wilfred Dover]
• Dover Without Perks (ss) EQMM Nov 1978 [Insp. Wilfred Dover]
• The Mystery of the White Elephant (ss) AHMM Jun 16 1980
• Sweating It Out with Dover (ss) EQMM Aug 18 1980 [Insp. Wilfred Dover]
• Dover Sees the Trees (ss) 1981 [Insp. Wilfred Dover]
• The Stuff of Crime (ss) AHMM Feb 3 1982
• Dover as Nemesis (ss) EQMM Mar 24 1982 [Insp. Wilfred Dover]
• Dover Weighs the Evidence (ss) EQMM Mar 24 1982; also as “Dover as Nemesis”. [Insp. Wilfred Dover]
• Stamping on Crime (ss) AHMM mid-Sep 1982
• A Souvenir for Dover (ss) EQMM Dec 1985 [Insp. Wilfred Dover]
• But Once a Year...Thank God! (ss) EQMM mid-Dec 1991

PORTER, KATHERINE ANNE (1894-1980) (stories)

• Theft (ss) The Gyroscope Nov 1929

PORTER, R. E.; pseudonym of Edward D. Hoch, (1930-2008) (stories)

• Mystery Newsletter [with Chris Steinbrunner] (cl) EQMM Aug 18, Sep 10, Oct 6, Nov 3, Dec 1 1980

PORTER, STEVEN (stories)

• No Bones About It, by Marc R. Soto (nv) EQMM Sep/Oct 2007

PORTER, SYDNEY; see under Porter, William Sydney (stories)

PORTER, WILLIAM SYDNEY (1862-1910); see pseudonym O. Henry (stories)

POST, JUDITH L. (stories)

• Partners at the Pump (ss) The Third WomanSleuth Anthology, ed. Irene Zahava, Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press 1990
• The Big Split (ss) The Fourth WomanSleuth Anthology, ed. Irene Zahava, The Crossing Press: Freedom, CA 1991
• The Pigeon (ss) AHMM Mar 1992
• A Bad Night in Derbyville (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1992
• Here’s the Church, Here’s the Steeple (ss) AHMM Jan 1993
• Aunt Sara’s Favors (ss) AHMM Oct 1993
• The Suburbs (ss) EQMM Apr 1994
• In the Balance (ss) AHMM Jun 1994
• The Big Empty (ss) EQMM Mar 1995
• The Haunting of Terrance House (ss) AHMM May 1995
• Pick of the Litter (ss) AHMM Dec 1995
• One Tiny Slip (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000
• Swirls of Midnight (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000

POST, MELVILLE DAVISSON (1869-1930) (stories)

• The Corpus Delicti (nv) The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason, Putnam’s 1896 [Randolph Mason]
• The Marriage Contract (nv) Pearson’s Magazine (US) Jun 1908 [Randolph Mason]
• The Angel of the Lord (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Jun 3 1911 [Uncle Abner]
• The Broken Stirrup-Leather (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Jun 3 1911; also as “The Angel of the Lord”. [Uncle Abner]
• The Tenth Commandment (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Mar 2 1912 [Uncle Abner]
• Naboth’s Vineyard (ss) Metropolitan Magazine Dec 1912 [Uncle Abner]
• An Act of God (ss) Metropolitan Magazine Dec 1913 [Uncle Abner]
• The Doomdorf Mystery (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Jul 18 1914 [Uncle Abner]
• The Age of Miracles (ss) Pictorial Review Feb 1916 [Uncle Abner]
• Five Thousand Dollars Reward (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Feb 15 1919 [Sir Henry Marquis]
• The Great Cipher (ss) The Red Book Magazine Nov 1921 [Monsieur Jonquelle]
• The Forgotten Witness (ss) The American Magazine Sep 1926 [Colonel Braxton]
• The God of the Hills (ss) The Country Gentleman Sep 1927 [Uncle Abner]

POSTGATE, RAYMOND (William) (1896-1971) (stories)

• Verdict of Twelve (ex) London: Collins 1940

POTTS, JEAN (1910-1999) (stories)

• The Withered Heart (ss) EQMM Feb 1957
• In the Absence of Proof (ss) EQMM Jul 1985
• Two on the Isle (ss) EQMM Jan 1987
• The Lady Macbeth Case (ss) EQMM Nov 1990

POULIN, GEORGE H. (stories)

• The Gates of Hell (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine Feb 1957

POULSON, CHRISTINE (stories)

• The Lammergeier Vulture (ss) Crime on the Move, ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press 2005
• Don’t You Hate Having Two Heads? (ss) I.D.: Crimes of Identity, ed. Martin Edwards, Comma Press 2006

POUND, EZRA (1885-1972) (stories)

• from The Cantos (ex)

POUVOIR, J. L. (stories)

• The Death Triple (ss) EQMM mid-Dec 1984
• The Poisoned Polonais (ss) EQMM May 1985
• The Great Befriendment (ss) EQMM Oct 1985

POWELL, CLARENCE ALVA (stories)

• My Old Pal (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Annual #2 1972

POWELL, FRANCES A. (stories)

• She Shouldn’t Have Married Harry (pm) EQMM Jan 1990

POWELL, GRAHAM (stories)

• Still Water (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Sum 2001 [Thomas Ross]
• Getting Out (ss) Plots with Guns Mar/Apr 2002
• Goodnight Gracie (ss) Plots with Guns Jan/Feb 2003
• Bystanders (ss) Shred of Evidence Aug-Nov 2005

POWELL, JAMES (1932- ) (stories)

• The Friends of Hector Jouvet (ss) EQMM Apr 1966
• The Altdorf Syndrome (nv) EQMM May 1969
• The Plot Against Santa Claus (nv) EQMM Jan 1971
• A Murder Coming (ss) EQMM Sep 1973
• Bianca and the Seven Sleuths (ss) EQMM Jun 1975 [Harry Grundig]
• Blind Man’s Cuff (ss) EQMM Jul 15 1981
• The Notorious Snowman (ss) EQMM Oct 7 1981
• The Priest Without a Shadow (ss) EQMM Jan 1 1982
• Pocketful of Noses (ss) EQMM Mar 24 1982
• The Vigil of Death (nv) EQMM Jul 1982
• The Haunted Bookcase (ss) EQMM Aug 1982
• A Bagdad Reckoning (ss) EQMM Nov 1982
• Death in the Christmas Hour (ss) EQMM Jan 1983
• The Scarlet Totem (ss) EQMM Apr 1983
• The Bird-of-Paradise Man (ss) EQMM Jul 1983
• The Phantom Haircut (ss) EQMM Oct 1983
• The Meandering Pearl (ss) EQMM Nov 1983
• The Dark Elf Master of Crack of Doom (nv) EQMM Dec 1983 [Acting Sergeant Maynard Bullock]
• The Labyrinth of Life (ss) EQMM Feb 1984
• The Stranger at the Crossroads (ss) EQMM May 1984
• The Polygon from Alpha Centauri (nv) EQMM Jul 1984
• Under the Spangled Roger (nv) EQMM Nov 1984
• The Verbatim Reply (ss) EQMM Mar 1985
• The Dawn of Captain Sunset (ss) EQMM Apr 1985
• The Brass Man (ss) EQMM Jun 1985
• The Dunderhead Bus (ss) EQMM Aug 1985
• The Hiccup Flask (ss) EQMM Oct 1985
• The Bridge of Traded Dreams (ss) EQMM Dec 1985
• The Coffee-Table Book (ss) EQMM mid-Dec 1985
• The Singular Bird (ss) EQMM Apr 1986
• The Origami Moose (nv) EQMM Jun 1986
• Death’s Sandwich Man (ss) EQMM Aug 1986
• The Cannibal Gourmet (nv) EQMM Dec 1986
• The Brim Whistle (ss) EQMM Feb 1987
• The Mad Scientist, J.G. (ss) EQMM Apr 1987
• Wingtips (ss) EQMM Jun 1987
• The Tulip Juggernaut (ss) EQMM Sep 1987
• The Talking Donkey (ss) EQMM mid-Dec 1987
• The Quick and the Dead (ss) EQMM Feb 1988
• The Kidnap of Bounding Mane (nv) EQMM Jun 1988
• Midnight Pumpkins (ss) EQMM Sep 1988
• The Cerebus Emerald (ss) EQMM Oct 1988
• Still Life with Orioles (ss) EQMM Dec 1988
• A New Leaf (ss) EQMM Jan 1989
• Burning Bridges (ss) EQMM Feb 1989
• The Snood of Night (ss) EQMM Mar 1989
• The Greenhouse Dogs (ss) EQMM Jun 1989
• The Sting of the Hoop Snake (ss) EQMM Jul 1989
• The Doors of Spring (ss) EQMM Sep 1989
• A Dirge for Clowntown (ss) EQMM Nov 1989
• The Hot-Stove League (ss) EQMM Jan 1990
• Mrs. Brodie’s Cow (ss) EQMM Apr 1990
• The Code of the Poodles (ss) EQMM Oct 1990
• The Valley of Dead Millionaires (ss) EQMM Nov 1990
• The Tamerlane Crutch (ss) Cold Blood III, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic 1990
• The Van Winkle Loaf (nv) EQMM Mar 1991
• The Baltman Bird’s-Eye View (ss) EQMM Apr 1991
• Yesterday’s Dark Tomorrow (ss) EQMM Aug 1991
• Winter Hiatus (ss) EQMM Oct 1991
• Funeral Pie (ss) EQMM Dec 1991
• Santa’s Way (ss) EQMM mid-Dec 1991
• Dark Possessions (ss) EQMM Feb 1992
• Unquiet Graves (ss) EQMM Jun 1992
• The King of the Orangutans (ss) EQMM Sep 1992
• Ruby Laughter, Tears of Pearl (ss) EQMM mid-Dec 1992
• The Tale of the Blind Man’s Lantern (ss) EQMM Jan 1993
• The Blue Bread of Happiness (ss) EQMM Mar 1993
• The Fixer-Upper (ss) EQMM May 1993
• A Keyhole in Time (ss) EQMM Sep 1993
• Harps of Gold (ss) EQMM mid-Dec 1993
• Household Hints (ss) EQMM Dec 1993
• A Bequest for Mr. Nugent (ss) EQMM Feb 1994
• The Black Daffodil (ss) EQMM Aug 1994 [Harry Grundig]
• Grist for the Mills of Christmas (ss) EQMM mid-Dec 1994
• Midnight at Manger’s Bird and Beast (ss) EQMM Dec 1994
• The Rasputin Fabergé (ss) EQMM Oct 1995
• Breakout from Mistletoe Five (ss) EQMM mid-Dec 1995
• The Dibble and Noah Webster (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 1996
• Strangers on a Sleigh (nv) EQMM Jan 1998
• The Colossus of Lilliput (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 1998
• A Gallows Song (ss) EQMM Jan 1999
• Jerrold’s Meat (ss) EQMM Apr 1999
• A Quilt of Crazies (ss) EQMM May 1999
• The Flower Diet (nv) EQMM Apr 2000
• The Gooseberry Fool (nv) EQMM Sep/Oct 2000
• Honeydew Wine (ss) EQMM Apr 2001
• The Zoroaster Grin (nv) EQMM Jan 2002
• Bottom Walker (ss) EQMM May 2002
• The Jewels of Atlantis (nv) EQMM Nov 2002 [Ambrose Ganelon]
• The Firebird’s Feather (ss) EQMM Apr 2003
• The Amontillado Club (ss) EQMM May 2003
• MacNaughton or MacNeice (ss) EQMM Jan 2004
• The Blunderbuss Trick (ss) EQMM May 2004 [Ambrose Ganelon]
• A Bigfoot Christmas (ss) EQMM Jan 2005 [Acting Sergeant Maynard Bullock]
• The Caravan of Wonders Lady (ss) EQMM Mar/Apr 2005
• The Headless Horseman and the Horseless Carriage (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 2005
• A Tale of Too Much Dickens (ss) AHMM Jan/Feb 2006
• Under the Star Spangled Roger (nv) Dead in the Water, ed. Violette Malan & Therese Greenwood, RendezVous Press 2006
• The Ripper Prince (ss) EQMM May 2006 [Ambrose Ganelon]
• Aardvark by Gaslight (ss) EQMM Jul 2006 [Harry Grundig]
• At Willow-Walk-Behind (ss) EQMM Dec 2006
• Candy Cane Wars (ss) EQMM Jan 2007
• Ivory Crossroads (ss) EQMM Mar/Apr 2007
• A Cozy for the Jack-o’-lanterns (nv) EQMM Sep/Oct 2007
• Red Herring House (ss) AHMM May 2008
• Clay Pillows (ss) EQMM Jun 2008

POWELL, LARRY (stories)

• Square Peg, Round Hole (ss) AHMM Apr 23 1980

POWELL, MASON; pseudonym of Don Studebaker, (1941- ) (stories)

• A Trick of the Light (nv) Noirotica 2: Pulp Friction, ed. Thomas S. Roche, Rhinoceros 1997

POWELL, MEGAN (stories)

• Editorial (ed) Shred of Evidence Feb, May, Aug, Nov 2003, Feb 2004

POWELL, TALMAGE (1920-2000) (stories)

• Her Dagger Before Me (nv) Black Mask Jul 1949 [Lloyd Carter; Ed Rivers]
• A Beautiful Dame With Money (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine Feb 1957
• Too Handsome to Work (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine Apr 1957