Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Chronological List

VIDAL, GORE; [i.e., Eugene Luther Vidal, Jr.] (1925- ) (stories)

• Dark Possession (pl) Visit to a Small Planet and Other Television Plays, Little, Brown 1956

VIDRO, ARTHUR (books) (stories)

• Introduction (in)

VIETS, ELAINE (1950- ) (stories)

• Red Meat (ss) Blood on Their Hands, ed. Lawrence Block, Berkley 2003
• Sex and Bingo (nv) High Stakes, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet 2003 [Helen Hawthorne]
• Killer Blonde (na) Drop-Dead Blonde, ed. Anon., Signet 2005
• After the Fall (ss) AHMM Jan/Feb 2006

VILLIERS de l’ISLE-ADAM, (Jean-Marie-Mathias-Philippe-Auguste, Comte de) (1838-1889) (stories)

• A Torture by Hope (ss) The Strand Jun 1891

VINCENT, BEV (stories)

• What David Was Doing When the Lights Went Out (ss) Who Died in Here?, ed. Pat Dennis, Penury Press 2004

VINE, BARBARA; pseudonym of Ruth Rendell, (1930- ) (stories)

• A Dark-Adapted Eye (ex) 1986
• In the Time of His Prosperity (ss) London: Penguin 1995

VINES, JIMMY (stories)

• The Hot Seat (ss) AHMM Apr 1992
• Between a Cat and a Hard Place (ss) EQMM May 1993
• Goliath (ss) AHMM Sep 1994

VINEYARD, DAVID L. (stories)

• The Half-Smart Aleck Kid (ss) Hardboiled Detective #12 1991

VINK, RENÉE (1954- ) (stories)

• A Frail Young Life (ss) Royal Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1999

VINTEN, ROBYN (stories)

• The Man in the Hat (ss) Reader, I Murdered Him, Too, ed. Helen Windrath, Women’s Press 1995

VIS, JACOB (stories)

• The Mermaid (ss) Death Cruise, ed. Lawrence Block, Cumberland House 1999

VISIAK, E. H.; pseudonym of Edward Harold Physick, (1878-1972) (stories)

• I Am a Murderer [with A. Vesselo] (ss) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935
• The Legacy (ss) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935
• Rescued (ss) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935

VIVELO, JACQUELINE (J.) (1943- ) (stories)

• Appalachian Blackmail (ss) AHMM Jan 1994

VLADO| MICHAEL (stories)

• “The Spy and the Gypsy” by Edward D. Hoch (ss) EQMM May 1991 [Jeffrey Rand; ]

VOBER, JOHN J. (stories)

• All Wet (pm) EQMM Nov 1990
• The Hanging Judge (pm) EQMM Nov 1990

VOGEL, ALVIN (stories)

• Spaceman (vi) Hardboiled #27/28 2001

VOGELE, KATHERINE (stories)

• Booksellers’ Best Bets (br) MHCMM Sum 2000

VOGL, A. J. (stories)

• The Paranoid Club (ss) EQMM Jan 1983

VOGLER, SARA (stories)

• Doing the Bank [with Jan Burchett] (ss) The Young Oxford Book of Mystery Stories, ed. Dennis Hamley, Oxford University Press 2003

VOGT, M. DIANE (1952- ) (stories)

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

VOIGHT, ANASTASIA (stories)

• Charley Chan, Inc (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #44 2004

VOLK, STEPHEN (stories)

• Indicator (ss) Crimewave #7 2003

VOLKMAN, ERNEST (stories)

• The Intelligence Process (ar) Espionage Magazine Dec 1984, Feb, May 1985
• Interview: Frederick Forsyth (cl) Espionage Magazine May 1985
• Interview: Ernest Volkman (iv) Espionage Magazine Aug 1985
• The Real Story of ULTRA (ar) Espionage Magazine Apr 1986
• Ayatollah Khomeni, CIA Agent (ar) Espionage Magazine May 1987
• In Review: Books (cl) Espionage Magazine May, Jul, Sep 1987
• Top Secret: Inside the World of Espion (cl) Espionage Magazine May 1987
• The Red Three (ar) Espionage Magazine Jul 1987
• Top Secret (cl) Espionage Magazine Jul, Sep 1987
• Iran’s Former Top Spy Tells All (iv) Espionage Magazine Sep 1987

VOLSKY, PAULA (stories)

• The Bastard of Bologna (pl) 1992
• The Giant Rat of Sumatra (ascribed to H.P. Lovecraft) (nv) Resurrected Holmes, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1996 [Sherlock Holmes]

von ALLMEN, STEWART (stories)

• The All-American [with Peter Crowther] (nv) Cat Crimes for the Holidays, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Ed Gorman & Larry Segriff, Fine 1997

von KLEIST, HEINRICH (1777-1811) (stories)

• The Foundling (ss) The Marquise of O & Other Stories, Penguin 1978
• from “The Foundling” (ex) The Marquise of O & Other Stories, Penguin 1978

von PLANTA, ANNA (stories)

• Notes on the Stories (bi)

von ROSENKRANZ, PALLE; see under Rosenkrantz, Baron Palle (stories)

VON ROSPACH, CHARLES (stories)

• Going Straight [with Laurie Sefton] (ss) The Further Adventures of Batman 2, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam 1992 [Batman]

VOURLIS, JOHN P. (stories)

• A Case of Insomnia (nv) Shadows Over Baker Street, ed. Michael Reaves & John Pelan, Ballantine Del Rey 2003 [Sherlock Holmes]

VUKCEVICH, RAY (1940- ) (stories)

• The Swan (ss) The Blue and the Gray Undercover, ed. Ed Gorman, Forge 2001

VULLIAMY, ED (stories)

• Man of Dishonour (ar) The Guardian Nov 20 1993

WADDELL, JENNIFER (stories)

• Alice Holds the Cards [with Carole Nelson Douglas] (nv) The First Lady Murders, ed. Nancy Pickard, Pocket 1999

WADE, HENRY; pseudonym of Henry L. Aubrey-Fletcher, (1887-1969) (stories)

• Duello (ss) The London Magazine Apr 1930 [Insp. (Chief Insp.) Poole]

WADE, MARYAM (stories)

• The Red Leech (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1985

WADE, ROBERT (Allison) (1920- ); see pseudonyms Whit Masterson & Wade Miller (stories)

WADLEIGH, CHERYL (stories)

• Just the Luck (ss) Hardboiled Apr 2000

WAGMAN, DIANA (stories)

• What You See (ss) Los Angeles Noir, ed. Neal Pollack, Akashic Books 2007

WAGNER, CHARLES (1957- ) (stories)

• Home Preserves (vi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1985

WAGNER, E. J. (stories)

• Bright Scissors, Sharp as Pain (ss) EQMM Sep 1988
• Cook’s Choice (ss) EQMM Oct 1990

WAGNER, ESTHER (stories)

• Contemporary Gothic (ss) EQMM Dec 1960
• Miss Weird-O (ss) EQMM Dec 1960; also as “Contemporary Gothic”.

WAGNER, JOYCE (stories)

• Edna & Carole (ss) Out For More Blood: Tales of Malice and Retaliation by Women, ed. Victoria A. Brownworth & Judith M. Redding, Chicago: Third Side Press 1996

WAGNER, KARL EDWARD (1945-1994) (stories)

• But You’ll Never Follow Me (ss) Borderlands, ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Avon 1990

WAGNER, LINDA (stories)

• Be Kind to Your Web-Footed Friends (ss) The Third WomanSleuth Anthology, ed. Irene Zahava, Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press 1990
• That’s All, Folks (ss) The Fourth WomanSleuth Anthology, ed. Irene Zahava, The Crossing Press: Freedom, CA 1991

WAGNER-HANKINS, MAGGIE (stories)

• The Unbelievable Dream of Hettie Flagg (ss) AHMM Feb 1987
• Love Always, Mama (nv) AHMM May 1987
• Separate Vacations (ss) AHMM Nov 1991
• Witch and Cousin (ss) AHMM Dec 1992
• The Body (nv) AHMM Jul 1995

WAHLÖÖ, PER; [i.e., Peter Wahlöö] (1926-1975) (stories)

• Cop Killer [with Maj Sjöwall] (ex) London: Gollancz 1975

WAHLSTROM, RALPH L. (stories)

• Getting Burned (vi) EQMM Feb 1984

WAINHOUSE, AUSTRYN (stories)

• from Philisophy in the Bedroom, by Marquis de Sade (ex)

WAINWRIGHT, JOHN (William) (1921- ) (stories)

• Final Demand (ss) Winter’s Crimes 14, ed. Hilary Watson, London: Macmillan 1982

WAITES, JOAN (stories)

• Three Killings and a Favor (ss) Murder on Sunset Boulevard, ed. Rochelle Krich, Michael Mallory & Lisa Seidman, Top Publications 2002

WAITES, MARTYN (1963- ) (stories)

• Lucky Bastard (ss) Fresh Blood 3, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press 1999
• Just Pretend (nv) Plots with Guns Sum 2004
• Love (ss) London Noir, ed. Cathi Unsworth, Akashic Books 2006; (Dagenham).

WAKEFIELD, H(erbert) RUSSELL (1888-1964) (stories)

• Professor Pownall’s Oversight (ss) The Royal Magazine Mar 1928
• The Unseen Player (ss) The Royal Magazine Mar 1928; also as “Professor Pownall’s Oversight”.
• An Echo (ss) They Return At Evening, Phillip Allan 1928
• Damp Sheets (ss) The Sketch Oct 30 1929
• The Frontier Guards (ss) The Illustrated London News Nov 25 1929

WAKEFIELD, PAULA (stories)

• The Fur Boot (nv) Villains!, ed. Mary Gentle & Roz Kaveney, Roc UK 1992

WALDECK, THEODORE J. (stories)

• Certain, Sudden Death! (ss)

WALDMAN, MEL (stories)

• General Tom (vi) The Saint Magazine Aug 1984
• Rabbi of Berlin (ss) Espionage Magazine Aug 1985
• Werewolf (ss) Espionage Magazine Apr 1986
• The Red Angel (ss) Hardboiled #10 1989
• Halloween Mask (ss) Detective Story Magazine Aug 1989
• The Victim (vi) Hardboiled Detective #11 1991

WALDO, SIDNEY (stories)

• Higher Education (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly May 16 1936

WALDROOP, MATT CURTIS (stories)

• The Magic Pebble (ss) Espionage Magazine Jun 1986

WALKER, ALICE (Malsenior) (1944- ) (stories)

• The Revenge of Hannah Kemhuff (ss) Ms. Jul 1973
• “Really, Doesn’t Crime Pay?” (ss) In Love & Trouble, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1973
• How Did I Get Away with Killing One of the Biggest Lawyers in the State? It Was Easy. (ss) You Can’t Keep a Good Woman Down, Harcourt Brace & Co. 1980

WALKER, DALE L. (1935- ) (stories)

• A Deal in Dust (ss) AHMM Mar 26 1980
• Death of an Old Man (ss) AHMM Jan 7 1981

WALKER, DAVID (Harry) (1911-1992) (stories)

• Summertime Adventure (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Apr 2 1955

WALKER, IAN (stories)

• The Broken Bolt Mystery (ss) The Mysterious Bruce, ed. Anon., The Brucedale Press 1997

WALKER, MARGARET (Abigail) (1915- ) (stories)

• The Back of Beyond (ss) Crimewave #2 1999

WALKER, NAOMI; pseudonym of Steven G. Mitchell (stories)

• Avernus (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jan 1996
• Did I Ever Tell You My Biker Story (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Apr 1997
• Stars (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories May 1997
• Plutonian Shore (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jun 1997
• Tombstone Blues (nv) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Sep 1997

WALKER, PETER (1937- ) (stories)

• A Quick Word with Eddie Bunker (iv) Crime Time v2 #1 1998

WALKER, PETER N(orman) (1936- ); see pseudonym Nicholas Rhea (stories)

• The Manhunt of Dalby Forest (ar) Northern Blood, ed. Martin Edwards, Didsbury 1992
• The Unknown Lady of Sutton Bank (ar) Northern Blood II, ed. Martin Edwards, Flambard Press 1995
• Foreword (fw)

WALKER, ROBERT W(ayne) (1948- ) (stories)

• Pet Project (ss) These Guns for Hire, ed. J. A. Konrath, Bleak House Books 2006
• Heart Throb (ss)

WALKER, ROD C. (stories)

• Madmen’s Trek (ss) Jungle Stories Sum 1950

WALKER, ROSEMARY (stories)

• Just a Bit of Fun (ss) Anglian Blood, ed. Robert Church & Martin Edwards, Rampant Horse Limited 1995

WALL, DON(ald) (stories)

• Animal Sounds (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1981

WALLACE, ALEXANDER (1900- ) (stories)

• Blood for the Juju (nv) Jungle Stories Sum 1950

WALLACE, ARTHUR (stories)

• Dungeon of the Blind (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Jul 1935

WALLACE, CHRISTINA (stories)

• Relevé [with Patricia Wallace] (ss) Great Writers & Kids Write Mystery Stories, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jill M. Morgan & Robert Weinberg, Random House 1996

WALLACE, CLIFFORD; pseudonym of Sydney J. Bounds, (1920-2006) (stories)

• Terror Stalks the Sceance Room (ss) Suspense Stories #2 1954

WALLACE, (Richard Horatio) EDGAR (1875-1932) (stories)

• The Four Just Men (ex) Tallis 1905
• The Four Just Men (n.) 1905 [Four Just Men]
• The Man of the Night (ss) The Weekly Tale-Teller Oct 15 1910
• The Murder at the ‘Port Helm’ (ss) Penny Illustrated Paper Dec 17 1910 (+1)
• Code No. 2 (ss) The Strand Apr 1916
• The Missing Romney (ss) Weekly News Dec 27 1919
• The Stolen Romney (ss) Weekly News Dec 27 1919
• Mr. Collingrey, MP (ss) The Adventures of Heine, Ward Lock 1919 [Heine]
• The Man with the Canine Teeth (ss) The Strand Jun 1921 [Four Just Men]
• The Man Who Hated Earth Worms (ss) The Strand Jul 1921 [Four Just Men]
• The Man Who Was Acquitted (ss) The Law of the Four Just Men, Hodder & Stoughton 1921 [Four Just Men]
• The Strangeness of Joab Lashmere (ss) Lloyd’s Story Magazine Sep 1922
• The Buoy That Did Not Light (ss) The Grand Magazine Jan 1923 [Felix Jenks]
• The Ghost of John Holling (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Mar 8 1924; also as “Mystery Liner”. [Felix Jenks]
• Mystery Liner (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Mar 8 1924 [Felix Jenks]
• The Treasure Hunt (ss) The Grand Magazine Dec 1924 [John G. Reeder]
• The Dangerous Reptile (ss) The Grand Magazine 1925; also as “The Green Mamba”. [John G. Reeder]
• The Green Mamba (ss) The Grand Magazine 1925 [John G. Reeder]
• The Investors (ss) The Grand Magazine 1925 [John G. Reeder]
• Clues (ss) Mystery Magazine Jun 1 1926 [Supt. Minter]
• The Abductor (ss) Detective Story Magazine Oct 29 1927 [Four Just Men]
• The Chobham Affair (ss) The Strand Dec 1930
• A Christmas Present for His Wife (ss) The Strand Dec 1930; also as “The Chobham Affair”.
• The Slane Mystery (ss) 1931 [Four Just Men]
• The Shadow Man (na) The Thriller Jan 30 1932 [John G. Reeder]
• The Slave-Maker (ss) Dime Mystery Magazine Dec 1933
• Warm and Dry (ss) 1975 [Supt. Minter]
• The Happy Travelers (ss) [Four Just Men]
• The Kidnapping of Inspector Mander (ss) [Ringer]
• The Poetical Policeman (ss) The Grand Magazine [John G. Reeder]
• Straight from the Horse’s Mouth (ss) [Educated Evans]
• The Strange Case of the Night Watchman (ss) The Grand Magazine; also as “The Poetical Policeman”. [John G. Reeder]
• The Third Coincidence (ss) [Four Just Men]

WALLACE, JAMIE (stories)

• Driven to Kill (ss) A Deadly Dozen, ed. Susan B. Casmier, Aljean Harmetz & Cynthia Lawrence, Uglytown 2000

WALLACE, JOHN (1892-1968) (stories)

• Death on the Bounce (ss) Black Book Detective May 1941