Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Chronological List

SHEARD, TIMOTHY (stories)

• Wash Gently, Hang Dry (ss) Kracked Mirror Mysteries Sep 1995
• All Bleeding Stops ... Eventually (ss) Hardboiled Brooklyn, ed. Reed Farrel Coleman, Bleak House Books 2006

SHEARER, SHELLEY (stories)

• Inked to Death (ss) Chesapeake Crimes III, ed. Donna Andrews & Marcia Talley, Wildside Press 2008

SHEARING, JOSEPH; pseudonym of Gabrielle M. V. Long, (1886-1952) (stories)

• The Chinese Apple (ss) The Illustrated London News Nov 18 1948

SHEBELSKI, R. C. (stories)

• His Song (pm) EQMM Apr 1990
• You Are What You Wear (pm) EQMM Nov 1990
• Elusive Dude (pm) EQMM Jun 1991

SHECHTER, ANDI (stories)

• Conventional Wisdom (cl) Murderous Intent Spr, Sum 1996, Sum, Fll 1997, Spr, Sum/Fll 1998, Spr 1999
• Sound Off! (ar) Murderous Intent Sum/Fll 1998

SHECKLEY, JAY (Rothbell) (stories)

• The Case of Vittoria the Circus Belle (na) The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1998 [Sherlock Holmes]

SHECKLEY, ROBERT (1928-2005) (stories)

• Watchbird (nv) Galaxy Feb 1953
• Citizen in Space (ss) Playboy Sep 1955
• Spy Story (ss) Playboy Sep 1955; also as “Citizen in Space”.
• The Cruel Equations (ss) BOAC 1971
• The Joker’s War (nv) The Further Adventures of the Joker, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam 1990 [Batman]
• Miranda (ss) Alternate Outlaws, ed. Mike Resnick, Tor 1994

SHEED, GEORGE C. (stories)

• The Fortune Hunters of Chavo (na) The Masked Rider Western Magazine May 1936 [Wayne Morgan, The Masked Rider]

SHEFFIELD, CHARLES (A.) (1935-2002) (stories)

• Trapalanda (nv) IASFM Jun 1987
• The Heart of Ahura Mazda (nv) AHMM Nov 1988 [Erasmus Darwin]
• The Solborne Vampire (nv) AHMM Jan 1998 [Erasmus Darwin]
• The Demon of E Staircase (ss) AHMM Jan 2003 [Erasmus Darwin]

SHEILS, TERRY; [i.e., Terence K. Sheils] (1935-2004) (stories)

• Home for the Holidays (ss) Beyond the Mundane: Unravelings, ed. Daniel J. Reitz, Mundania Press 2004

SHELDON, ROSE MARY (stories)

• Spying Through Time (ar) Espionage Magazine Aug 1986

SHELDON, WALTER J(ames) (1917-1996) (stories)

• Detective for a Day (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly Jun 22 1940
• Die Before Bedtime (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly Jul 6 1940

SHELLEY, MARY W(ollstonecraft Godwin) (1797-1851) (stories)

• The Mortal Immortal (ss) The Keepsake, 1834 1833

SHELLEY, PERCY BYSSHE (1792-1822) (stories)

• from The Cenci (pm) 1819

SHELTON, CONNIE (L.) (1951- ) (stories)

• “Up, up and away: An Interview with Connie Shelton” by Lisa D. Williamson (iv) Murderous Intent Sum/Fll 1998
• Holidays Can Be Murder (na) How Still We See Thee Lie, ed. Anon., Worldwide 2002

SHENOLD, CAROL (stories)

• Mam (ss) Kracked Mirror Mysteries Sep 1995

SHEPARD, JIM (1956- ) (stories)

• Tedford and the Megalodon (ss) McSweeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, ed. Michael Chabon, Vintage Books 2003

SHEPARD, LUCIUS (Taylor) (1943- ) (stories)

• On the Border (nv) IASFM Aug 1987
• Pizza Man (ss) Playboy Sep 1996

SHEPHERD, ALLEN G. (stories)

• “We Never Sleep”: Allan Pinkerton (ar) The Armchair Detective Sum 1991

SHEPHERD, WALTER (stories)

• Unsolve: (pz) For Amazement Only, Penguin 1942
• Unsolved: A Lunch Date (pz) Big Book of Mazes and Labyrinths, Walter Shephard, Dover 1973
• Unsolved: A Spy Hunt (pz) Big Book of Mazes and Labyrinths, Walter Shephard, Dover 1973
• Unsolved: Alley Barber and the Thirty Thugs (pz) Mazes and Labyrinths: A Book of Puzzles (revised ed.), Walter Shephard, Dover 1961
• Unsolved: Bad Karl’s Cavern (pz) Big Book of Mazes and Labyrinths, Walter Shephard, Dover 1973
• Unsolved: Finding the Clue (pz) Mazes and Labyrinths: A Book of Puzzles (revised ed.), Walter Shephard, Dover 1961
• Unsolved: Getting Away with It (pz) Big Book of Mazes and Labyrinths, Walter Shephard, Dover 1973
• Unsolved: Talking Turkey (pz) Big Book of Mazes and Labyrinths, Walter Shephard, Dover 1973
• Unsolved: The Hall of Seventy Rooms (pz) Mazes and Labyrinths: A Book of Puzzles (revised ed.), Walter Shephard, Dover 1961
• Unsolved: The Knight’s Tale (pz) For Amazement Only, Penguin 1942
• Unsolved: Treasure Island (pz) Mazes and Labyrinths: A Book of Puzzles (revised ed.), Walter Shephard, Dover 1961

SHEPPARD, SIMON (stories)

• The Big Black Dildo (ss) Noirotica, ed. Thomas S. Roche, Rhinoceros 1996
• Devil in Disguise [with Kevin Killian] (nv) Noirotica 2: Pulp Friction, ed. Thomas S. Roche, Rhinoceros 1997
• Blackout (ss) Sexcrime, ed. Cecilia Tan, Circlet Press 2000

SHEPPIRD, JOHN (stories)

• The Story That Won: The Heist (vi) AHMM Nov 1998

SHERIDAN, JUANITA; [i.e., Juanita Sheridan Wolfe] (1906-1974) (stories)

• There Are No Snakes in Hawaii (na) EQMM Oct 1954

SHERIFF, JOHN PAXTON (stories)

• Fifth Time Dead (ss) AHMM Jun 1991
• An Unsettling Incident (ss) AHMM May 1998
• A Natural Assumption (ss) AHMM May 1999

SHERINS, AUDREY (stories)

• Second Wife Once Removed (ss) Chesapeake Crimes, ed. Donna Andrews, Quiet Storm Books 2004

SHERMAN, CHARLOTTE WATSON (stories)

• Killing Color (ss) Obsidian II Spr 1989

SHERMAN, JOSEPHA (stories)

• Dark Odds (ss) More Whatdunits, ed. Mike Resnic & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1993
• The Case of the Purloined L’Isitek (ss) Sherlock Holmes in Orbit, ed. Mike Resnick & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1995 [Sherlock Holmes]
• The Case of the Headless Corpse (ss) Murder by Magic, ed. Rosemary Edghill, Warner Aspect 2004

SHERMAN, STEVE (Barry) (1938- ) (stories)

• The Stone Wall (ss) EQMM Mar 1985

SHERRICK, REX (stories)

• The Terrible God (ss) Thrilling Mystery Jan 1936

SHERRINGHAM, GUY (stories)

• Murder on Principle (ss) Mystery Stories #4 1936

SHERWOOD, JOHN (Herman Mulso) (1913-2002) (stories)

• A Poisoned Chalice (ss) Murder Through the Ages, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Headline 2000

SHIBUK, CHARLES (stories)

• The Paperback Revolution (br) The Armchair Detective Win, Spr, Sum, Fll 1990, Win, Spr, Sum, Fll 1991
• Spotlight on Herbert Adams (ar) The Armchair Detective Win 1991

SHIEL, M(atthew) P(hipps) (1865-1947) (stories)

• The Case of Euphemia Raphash (ss) Chapman’s Magazine of Fiction Dec 1895
• The Place of Pain (ss) The Red Magazine May 1 1914
• The Cat Day (ss) Strange Assembly, ed. John Gawsworth, London: Unicorn Press 1932; also as “The Flying Cat”.
• The Flying Cat (ss) Strange Assembly, ed. John Gawsworth, London: Unicorn Press 1932
• The Adore Day (nv) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935; also as “At the Eleventh Hour”.
• At the Eleventh Hour (nv) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935
• The Death Dance (nv) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935
• The Diary Day (ss) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935; also as “The Purchester Instrument”.
• The Purchester Instrument (ss) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935
• The S.S. (nv) [Prince Zaleski]
• The Stone of the Edmundsbury Monks (ss) [Prince Zaleski]

SHIELDS, BOB (stories)

• House of the Evil! (nv) Sure-Fire Detective Magazine Jul 1958
• And Slaughter Again! (ss) Off Beat Detective Stories Sep 1959
• Blond Bombshell! (nv) Off Beat Detective Stories Mar 1961 [Duke Valantine]

SHIELDS, CAROL (Ann Warner) (1935-2003) (stories)

• Invitations (ss)

SHIELDS, DANIEL (books) (stories)

• Raising the Seams: Nine Tales of Murder and the Macabre (co) iUniverse.com 2000
• Abbots Inn (ss)
• Ghost Walk (ss)
• Keetli’s Tale (ss)
• Last Stop (ss)
• Raising the Seams (ss)
• Return To Cedar Cove (ss)
• Three Whirlwinds (ss)
• Transformation Revisited (ss)

SHIELDS, EDMUND R. (stories)

• The Opponent (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1980

SHIFFMAN, STU (stories)

• “Loony Cartoonist: An Interview with Stu Shiffman” by Lisa Williamson (iv) Murderous Intent Spr 1998

SHIFLET, RON (stories)

• Unfinished Business (ss) Hardboiled Cthulhu, ed. James Ambuehl, Dimensions Books 2006

SHINER, LEWIS (Gordon) (1950- ) (books) (stories)

• Black as the Night [with Joe R. Lansdale] (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1979 [John Talbot]
• Deep, Without Pity (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1980 [Dan Sloane]
• Lifelike (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1982
• Man Drowning [with Joe R. Lansdale] (ss) Pulpsmith Fll 1983 [John Talbot]
• Dirty Work (ss) Dark at Heart, ed. Joe R. Lansdale & Karen Lansdale, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest 1992
• Private Eye Action As You Like It [with Joe R. Lansdale] (co) Crossroads Press 1998
• The Killing Season (ss) Private Eye Action As You Like It, Crossroads Press 1998 [Dan Sloane]
• Prodigal Son (ss) Private Eye Action As You Like It, Crossroads Press 1998 [Dan Sloane]
• “Can You Run with It?” (si)
• The Short Unhappy Career of Lew Shiner, Tough-Guy Writer (si)

SHINN, SHARON (Ruth) (1957- ) (stories)

• The Sorcerer’s Assassin (ss) Powers of Detection, ed. Dana Stabenow, Ace 2004

SHIPLEY, ELIZABETH (stories)

• Garden Pest (pm) EQMM Jun 1990
• Sweetness Counts (pm) EQMM Aug 1990

SHIPPS, CHARLES (stories)

• God of the Pond (ss) Shades of Black, ed. Eleanor Taylor Bland, Prime Crime 2004

SHIRER, DONALD L. (stories)

• Diary of a Disappearance (pm) EQMM Feb 1999

SHIRES, GEOFFREY (stories)

• Shaggy Dog Story (vi) EQMM Jan 1983
• The Crunch (vi) EQMM May 1983
• Death of a Knocker? (vi) EQMM Sep 1983
• A Woman for All Seasons (vi) EQMM Aug 1984

SHIRLEY, JOHN (Patrick) (1953- ) (books) (stories)

• Tricentennial (ss) Portland Scribe 1976
• The Incorporated (ss) IASFM Jul 1985
• Equilibrium (ss) Heatseeker, Scream/Press 1989
• Recurrent Dreams of Nuclear War Lead B.T. Quizenbaum into Moral Dissolution (nv) Heatseeker, Scream/Press 1989
• Just Like Suzie (ss) Cemetery Dance Sum 1991
• Jody and Annie on TV (nv) Cold Blood, ed. Richard T. Chizmar, Ziesing 1991
• “I Want to Get Married!” Says World’s Smallest Man (ss) Midnight Graffiti, ed. Jessica Horsting & James Van Hise, Warner 1992
• New Noir (co) Black Ice Books 1993
• Skeeter Junkie (ss) New Noir, Black Ice Books 1993

SHOEMAKER, MICHAEL T. (stories)

• The Trove (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1985

SHOLER, LUKE (stories)

• Imitate the Sun (nv) EQMM Nov 2004

SHORE, VIOLA BROTHERS (1890-1970) (stories)

• The Mackenzie Case (nv) Mystery League Jan 1934

SHORT, LUKE; pseudonym of Frederick D. Glidden, (1908-1975) (stories)

• Son of a Gun-Curse (ss) Adventure Apr 1936

SHORT, SHARON GWYN (c1960- ) (stories)

• Downriver (ss) Murderous Intent Sum/Fll 1998

SHRAPNEL, NORMAN (stories)

• (untitled) (ex)

SHREFFLER, PHILIP A. (1948- ) (stories)

• Holmes and Watson, the Head and the Heart (ar) Murder, My Dear Watson, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower, Carroll & Graf 2002

SHREWSBURY, STEVEN L. (stories)

• Day of Iniquity (ss) Hardboiled Cthulhu, ed. James Ambuehl, Dimensions Books 2006

SHUBIN, SEYMOUR (1921- ) (stories)

• Talk Me to Death (ss) Saturn Web Detective Story Magazine May 1961
• The Cry of a Violin (ss) EQMM Aug 12 1981
• A Race Among Friends (ss) EQMM Dec 1993
• Meeting of the Minds (ss) EQMM Feb 1994
• A Matter of Principle (ss) EQMM Mar 1994
• Perfect in Every Way (ss) EQMM Oct 1994
• The Girls of Winter (ss) EQMM May 1996
• The Music Lovers (ss) EQMM Jan 1998
• A Loss of Income (ss) Murderous Intent Spr 1998
• The Patients (ss) EQMM Jul 1998
• The Statement (ss) Murderous Intent Spr 1999
• My Little Katie (ss) Murderous Intent Sum 1999
• The Other Woman (ss) Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers Apr/May 2001

SHULER, LINDA LAY (stories)

• The Unsung Song of Mary Gallinger (nv) The Best of the Best, ed. Elaine Koster & Joseph Pittman, Signet 1998

SHULKLAPPER, LUCILLE GANG (stories)

• America’s Child (ss) The Strand Magazine #1 1998

SHULMAN, IRVING (1913-1995) (stories)

• Because We’re Friends (ss) Ed McBain’s Mystery Book #3 1961

SHUMAN, MALCOLM (Karl) (1941- ) (stories)

• The Woman in the Woods (ss) EQMM Jun 2003 [Alan Graham]

SHWARTZ, SUSAN M(artha) (1949- ) (stories)

• Dreaming in Black and White (nv) Psycho-Paths, ed. Robert Bloch, Tor 1991
• The Whole Truth (ss) More Whatdunits, ed. Mike Resnic & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1993

SIBSON, FRANCIS H(enry) (1899-?) (stories)

• The Master of the Allenby (ss) Mystery Stories #10 1937
• Thos. Hopkins—Viceroy (ss) Mystery Stories #11 1937
• Born Untimely (ss) Mystery Stories #24 1941

SIDNEY, JOHN; pseudonym of Dal Stivens, (1911- ) (stories)

• Murder Off the Record (ss) The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Dec 1966

SIEBENHELLER, NORMA (stories)

• Mrs. Bird’s Dream House (ss) AHMM Sep 1985

SIEGEL, DAVID S. (stories)

• Challenge to the Listener: Ellery Queen on the Air (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999

SIEGEL, JAMES (stories)

• Empathy (ss) Thriller, ed. James Patterson, MIRA Books 2006

SIEGEL, JEFF (stories)

• Shayne and Taibo: An Appreciation (nf) Hardboiled #23 1997

SIEGEL, JOEL (stories)

• Preface (pr)

SIEGEL, ROBERT (Harold) (1939- ) (stories)

• Without One Plea (rr) Carnage at Christhaven, ed. William Griffin, San Francisco, CA: Harper and Row 1989

SIEGEL, SANDY (stories)

• Dying to Exhale (ss) Murder by 13, ed. Priscilla English, Lisa Seidman & Mae Woods, Crown Valley Press 1997

SILER, JENNY (c1971- ) (stories)

• Sharks (ss) Mississippi Review v6 #3 2000
• Africa (ss) Tart Noir, ed. Stella Duffy & Lauren Henderson, Prime Crime 2002
• For Sale by Owner (nv) Greatest Hits, Robert J. Randisi, Carroll & Graf 2005
• 3-A (ss) Damn Near Dead: An Anthology of Geezer Noir, ed. Duane Swierczynski, Busted Flush Press 2006