Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Chronological List

STEWART, R. H. (stories)

• No-name (ss) The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2002
• Sunshine and Shadow (nv) The Mammoth Book of Roman Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2003

STEWART-GORDON, JAMES (stories)

• The Doctor Detectives (ss)

STIEFEL, VICKI (stories)

• Ginny’s Curve (ss) EQMM Aug 1994

STILLMAN, DEANNE (stories)

• The Great Mohave Manhunt (tc)

STIMSON, ROBERT (stories)

• A Bullet in the Back (ss) Guilty Detective Story Magazine May 1959

STINCHCOMB, F. PHILIP (stories)

• The Exchange (ss) AHMM Oct 1 1980

STINE, JEAN (Marie) (1945- ) (stories)

• Amaeru (ss) Sexcrime, ed. Cecilia Tan, Circlet Press 2000

STINE, KATE (stories)

• Booksellers’ Best Bets (br) MHCMM Spr, Sum/Fll 1997
• The Interrogation Room (qz) MHCMM Spr, Sum/Fll 1997, Sum, Fll 1998, Sum 1999, Sum 2000
• Caught in the Web (ar) MHCMM Sum 1998
• Crime through Time (ar) MHCMM Sum 1999

STINE, R(obert) L(awrence) (1943- ) (stories)

• Wifey (ss) Death Do Us Part, ed. Harlen Coben, Back Bay Books 2006

STINER, BARBARA (stories)

• With a Little Help from Your Friends, by Jutta Motz (ss) EQMM May 2004; first published in German in Wein-Leichen, Scherz, 2003.

STINSON, JOSEPH C. (stories)

• Teammates (vi) EQMM Oct 1982

STIRES, CHRISTOPHER (stories)

• Bagman (ss) Hardboiled #27/28 2001

STIRLING, ELAINE (stories)

• La Carolina (ss) AHMM May 1998
• Death by Donuts (ss) AHMM Jun 2003

STIVENS, DAL(las George) (1911-1997); see pseudonym John Sidney (stories)

STOBBLEHOUSE, EOLAKE (stories)

• Beware the Kraken (ss) Beyond the Mundane: Unravelings, ed. Daniel J. Reitz, Mundania Press 2004

STOCKANES, ANTHONY E. (1935-1997) (stories)

• The Apprentice (ss) AHMM May 1982

STOCKEY, JANET (stories)

• Eleven (ss) AHMM Nov 1989
• Constitution Street (ss) AHMM Dec 1989

STOCKLEY, GRIF (1944- ) (stories)

• The Divorce (na) Legal Briefs, ed. William Bernhardt, New York: Doubleday 1998

STOCKTON, FRANK R.; [i.e., Francis Richard Stockton] (1834-1902) (stories)

• The Lady, or the Tiger? (ss) The Century Nov 1882
• The Discourager of Hesitancy (ss) The Century Jul 1885; a continuation of “The Lady, or the Tiger?”.
• The Griffin and the Minor Canon (ss) St. Nicholas Magazine Oct 1885

STODGHILL, DICK (stories)

• Road Trip (ss) AHMM Mar 26 1980
• Tickets for the Game (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1980
• A Debt to Be Paid (ss) EQMM Jun 30 1980
• A Blend of Murder (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1980
• Good Odds for Murder (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1981
• Driscoll’s Big Story (ss) AHMM Aug 19 1981
• Class Reunion (ss) AHMM Nov 11 1981
• Water in a Tea Cup (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1982
• Mama’s Darling (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1982
• Meaningless Murder (ss) AHMM Jul 1982
• Footsteps of Death (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1982
• Missing Melinda (ss) AHMM Jan 1983
• The Habituals (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1983
• A Matter of Organization (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1983
• Kickback (ss) AHMM May 1983
• Second Chance (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1983
• The Fourth Friday (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1983
• The Town Club Murders (nv) AHMM Jan 1984
• Rocky and the Phantom Lady (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1984
• Beanball (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1984
• Vigilante Law (nv) AHMM Jun 1984
• What Would You Have Done? (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1984
• A Dog’s Best Friend (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1984
• Missing (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1985
• Knights of the Golden Circle (ss) Espionage Magazine Aug 1985
• Midnight Lady (ss) Hardboiled #6 1986
• Blowup (ss) AHMM Oct 1988
• The Old Squad (ss) AHMM Dec 1988
• Seven Dollar Death (ss) AHMM Aug 1989
• A Deceitful Way of Dying (nv) AHMM Sep 1989
• Pictures in a Book (nv) AHMM Feb 1990
• Bypass for Murder (ss) Justice for Hire, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press 1990
• Deadly Money (nv) AHMM Nov 1991
• Cast a Final Ballot (nv) AHMM Mar 1993
• A Clinical Interest in Murder (ss) AHMM Nov 1993
• A Policy for Murder (nv) AHMM Jun 1994
• Death on the Devil Strip (nv) AHMM Nov 1994
• Nightmare on North Hill (nv) AHMM Mar 1997
• The Phantom of Johnnycake Lock (nv) AHMM Dec 1997
• Mayhem on Market Street (nv) AHMM Mar 2002
• Switchback (nv) AHMM Nov 2002

STOEN, JORDAN (stories)

• Stalker Goes A-Viking (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000

STOESSEL, JOHN (stories)

• The Yuletide Affair (ss) Holmes for the Holidays, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Carol-Lynn Waugh, Berkley 1996 [Sherlock Holmes]

STOKER, ALAN (1930- ); see pseudonym Alan Evans (stories)

STOKER, BRAM; [i.e., Abraham Stoker] (1847-1912) (stories)

• The Secret of the Growing Gold (ss) Black and White Jan 23 1892
• The Squaw (ss) Holly Leaves Dec 2 1893
• Dracula’s Guest (ss) Dracula’s Guest, London: Routledge 1914; also as “Walpurgis Night”. [Dracula]
• Walpurgis Night (ss) Dracula’s Guest, London: Routledge 1914 [Dracula]

STOKER, GREG (stories)

• Have Faith (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jan 2000
• Chac’s Hammer (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Apr 2001

STOLL, RICHARD F. (stories)

• The Story That Won: A Brilliant Reduction (vi) AHMM Jun 1991

STOMBAUGH, PAUL M. (stories)

• True Crime: The Silent Witnesses (ar) The Saint Magazine Jul 1984

STONE, DEL, JR. (stories)

• Kiss Me, You Fool (ss) Forbidden Lines #15 1993
• Waiting for Victor (ss) AHMM Jun 1997
• Aunt Edna’s Cats (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000

STONE, DIGBY (stories)

• Just a Swine (ss) Mystery Stories #11 1937

STONE, HAMPTON; pseudonym of Aaron Marc Stein, (1906-1985) (stories)

• The Mourners at the Bedside (nv) Ed McBain’s Mystery Book #3 1961 [Jeremiah X. (Gibby) Gibson]

STONE, KYLE; pseudonym of Caro Soles (stories)

• Chops and the Stiff (ss) Noirotica, ed. Thomas S. Roche, Rhinoceros 1996

STONE, LAWRENCE (stories)

• A Darling for the Devil! (nv) Two-Fisted Detective Stories Oct 1960

STONE, LORI (stories)

• The Black Squall (ex) Thrilling Detective (online) Jun 2001

STONE, MICHAEL (1950- ) (stories)

• How to Disappoint People (ar) Hardboiled #21 1996

STONE, P(ercival) M(ason) (stories)

• Sussex Interview (ss) 1940 [Sherlock Holmes]

STORM, CURT (stories)

• Murder Rode Aft (ss) Detective Story Magazine Feb 1944

STORM, JOHN (stories)

• Appointment at Tev (ss) Mystery Stories #19 1939

STORY, JACK TREVOR (1917-1991) (stories)

• Fame for Ferdinand (ss) London Mystery #1 1949
• The Man Who Was Hammered (ss) [Sexton Blake]

STORY, QUENDA BEHLER (stories)

• Sleight of Hand (ss) AHMM May 1986
• Do Garnets Glitter Like Gold? (ss) AHMM Aug 1986
• Do Birds Still Sing When They’re Old? (ss) AHMM Mar 1987
• Must All My Secrets Be Told? (ss) AHMM Nov 1987

STORY, WILLIAM L. (stories)

• Night Run (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1981

STOTTER, MICHAEL (stories)

• McKinney’s Revenge (ex) 1990
• Bubastis (ss) A Treasury of Cat Mysteries, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 1998
• In Memoriam (ss) Future Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW 1999
• Kiss the Razor’s Edge (ss) The Mammoth Book of Roaring Twenties Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2004

STOUT, REX (Todhunter) (1886-1975) (books) (stories)

• Excess Baggage (ss) Short Stories Oct 1912
• The Infernal Feminine (ss) Short Stories Nov 1912
• A Professional Recall (ss) The Black Cat Dec 1912
• Pamfret and Peace (ss) The Black Cat Jan 1913
• A White Precipitate (ss) Lippincott’s Jun 1913
• The Mother of Invention (ss) The Black Cat Aug 1913
• A Tyrant Abdicates (ss) Lippincott’s Jan 1914
• An Agacella Or (ss) Lippincott’s Apr 1914
• An Officer and a Lady (ss) All-Story Weekly Jan 13 1917
• Help Wanted, Male (nv) The American Magazine Aug 1945 [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin]
• The Affair of the Twisted Scarf (nv) The American Magazine Sep 1950 [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin]
• The Twisted Scarf (nv) The American Magazine Sep 1950; also as “The Affair of the Twisted Scarf”. [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin]
• The Cop Killer (na) The American Magazine Feb 1951 [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin]
• Nero Wolfe and the Communist Killer (na) The American Magazine Jan 1952; also as “Nero Wolfe Devises a Stratagem”. [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin]
• Nero Wolfe Devises a Stratagem (na) The American Magazine Jan 1952 [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin]
• This Will Kill You (nv) The American Magazine Sep 1952; also as “The World Series Murder”. [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin]
• The World Series Murder (nv) The American Magazine Sep 1952 [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin]
• Santa Claus Beat (ss) What’s New Dec 1953
• Tough Cop’s Gift (ss) What’s New Dec 1953; also as “Santa Claus Beat”.
• The Body in the Hall (na) The American Magazine Dec 1954; also as “A Dog in the Daytime”. [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin]
• A Dog in the Daytime (na) The American Magazine Dec 1954 [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin]
• By His Own Hand (ss) Manhunt Apr 1955 [Alphabet Hicks]
• The Last Witness (na) The American Magazine May 1955; also as “The Next Witness”. [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin]
• The Next Witness (na) The American Magazine May 1955 [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin]
• Christmas Party (na) Colliers Jan 4 1957 [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin]
• The Christmas Party Murder (na) Colliers Jan 4 1957; also as “Christmas Party”. [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin]
• Fourth of July Picnic (na) Look Jul 9 1957 (+2) [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin]
• Labor Union Murder (na) Look Jul 9 1957 (+2); also as “Fourth of July Picnic”. [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin]
• Poison à la Carte (na) Three at Wolfe’s Door, Viking 1960 [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin]
• Death of a Demon (na) The Saturday Evening Post Jun 10 1961 (+2); also as “The Gun Puzzle”. [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin]
• The Gun Puzzle (na) The Saturday Evening Post Jun 10 1961 (+2) [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin]
• “Collecting Mystery Fiction: Rex Stout” by Otto Penzler (bi) The Armchair Detective Sum 1990
• “Partners in Crime” by Norman E. Stafford (ar) The Armchair Detective Sum 1990
• “Collecting Mystery Fiction: Rex Stout Part II” by Otto Penzler (bi) The Armchair Detective Fll 1990
• “Collecting Mystery Fiction: Rex Stout Part III” by Otto Penzler (bi) The Armchair Detective Win 1991
• An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories (co) Carroll & Graf 2000
• By His Own Hand (ss) Crippen & Landru 2001 [Alphabet Hicks]
• “Rex, Nero, and, Archie” by John McAleer & Andrew McAleer (iv) The Strand Magazine #10 2003
• Annuncio’s Violin (ss)
• Another Little Love Affair (ss)
• Art for Art’s Sake (ss)
• A Companion of Fortune (ss)
• A Little Love Affair (ss)
• Méthode Américaine (ss)
• The Strong Man (ss)

STOVER, DEB (stories)

• Keeper of the Well (ss) Murder Most Romantic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Denise Little, Cumberland House 2001

STOVER, KARLA (stories)

• The Revenge of Jennifer Judson (ss) Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers Apr/May 2001

STRACZYNSKI, J(oseph) MICHAEL (1954- ) (stories)

• We Killed Them in the Ratings (nv) Blowout in Little Man Flats, ed. Billie Sue Mosiman & Martin H. Greenberg, Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press 1998

STRAIGHT, SUSAN (stories)

• Poinciana (ss) The Cocaine Chronicles, ed. Gary Phillips & Jervey Tervalon, Akashic Books 2005
• The Golden Gopher (nv) Los Angeles Noir, ed. Neal Pollack, Akashic Books 2007

STRAKA, ANDY (stories)

• Call It Dead Time (nv) And the Dying Is Easy, ed. Joseph Pittman & Annette Riffle, Signet 2001 [Frank Pavlicek]

STRALEY, JOHN (1953- ) (stories)

• Finding Lou (ss) The Mysterious North, ed. Dana Stabenow, Signet 2002
• Life Before the War (ss) Men from Boys, ed. John Harvey, Heinemann 2003
• My Heart Went Boom (ss) Wild Crimes, ed. Dana Stabenow, Signet 2004
• Lovely (ss) Powers of Detection, ed. Dana Stabenow, Ace 2004

STRAND, BENJAMIN N. (stories)

• Sanitary Man Exam (vi) Murderous Intent Spr 1999

STRAND, JEFF (stories)

• Abbey’s Shriek (ss) Beyond the Mundane: Unravelings, ed. Daniel J. Reitz, Mundania Press 2004
• Poor Career Choice (ss) These Guns for Hire, ed. J. A. Konrath, Bleak House Books 2006

STRATTON, TED; [i.e., John Theodore Stratton] (1902-1984) (stories)

• Death Tramps the Ramp (ss) Thrilling Mystery Mar 1943
• Die, Mr. Spraggins! (ss) Mammoth Detective Nov 1944
• The Nervous Finger (ss) Mammoth Mystery Jun 1946
• Burning Issue (ss) New Detective Magazine Jul 1946

STRAUB, PETER (Francis) (1943- ) (books) (stories)

• Blue Rose (na) Underwood-Miller; Columbia, PA 1985 [Blue Rose]
• The Ghost Village (nv) MetaHorror, ed. Dennis Etchison, Dell Abyss 1992
• Pork Pie Hat (na) Murder for Halloween, ed. Michele Slung & Roland Hartman, Mysterious Press 1994
• Ashputtle (nv) Black Thorn, White Rose, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Morrow AvoNova 1994
• Bunny Is Good Bread (na) Borderlands 4, ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Borderlands Press 1994
• Fee (na) Borderlands 4, ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Borderlands Press 1994; also as “Bunny Is Good Bread”.
• Hunger: An Introduction (nv) Peter Straub’s Ghosts, ed. Peter Straub, Pocket Star 1995
• Isn’t It Romantic? (na) Murder on the Run, The Adams Round Table, Berkley 1998
• Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff (na) Murder for Revenge, ed. Otto Penzler, Delacorte 1998
• Murder at the Roundtable (ms) MHCMM Sum 2000
• Magic Terror: Seven Tales (co) Random House 2000
• The Geezers (nv) Murder Among Friends, The Adams Round Table, Berkley 2000
• Ronald, D————! (nv) Murder in the Family, The Adams Round Table, Berkley Prime Crime 2002

STRAUBING, HAROLD (stories)

• The Million Dollar Brain and the Strange Case of Louie the Hippo (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1980

STREBLOW, MARY (stories)

• Curse of the Crystal Ball (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Feb 2000
• Fortress Cannons (vi) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Feb 2001
• The House of Josser (sl) Detective Mystery Stories May, Jun 2001