Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Chronological List

WALLACE, JOSEPH (stories)

• Dead Man (ss) Hardboiled Brooklyn, ed. Reed Farrel Coleman, Bleak House Books 2006
• Liminal (ss) Baltimore Noir, ed. Laura Lippman, Akashic Books 2006; (Security Boulevard-Woodlawn).

WALLACE, MARILYN (Weiss) (1941- ) (books) (stories)

• The Sentence (ss) Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1989
• Sisters in Crime 2 [ed.] (oa) Berkley 1990
• Sisters in Crime 3 [ed.] (oa) Berkley 1990
• A Tale of Two Pretties (ss) Sisters in Crime 3, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1990
• The Cutting Edge (ss) A Woman’s Eye, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte 1991
• Sisters in Crime 4 [ed.] (oa) Berkley 1991
• Deadly Allies: Private Eye Writers of America and Sisters in Crime Collaborative Anthology [ed. with Robert J. Randisi] (oa) Doubleday Perfect Crime 1992
• Reunion (ss) Deadly Allies, ed. Robert J. Randisi & Marilyn Wallace, Doubleday Perfect Crime 1992
• Sisters in Crime 5 [ed.] (oa) Berkley 1992
• Wish I May, Wish I Might (ss) The Armchair Detective Win 1993
• His Tears (ss) Malice Domestic 3, Nancy Pickard, Pocket 1994
• Desdemona’s Handkerchief (ss) Deadly Allies II, ed. Robert J. Randisi & Susan Dunlap, Doubleday 1994
• Advice to the Lovelorn (ss) Crimes of the Heart, ed. Carolyn G. Hart, Berkley 1995
• The Best of Sisters in Crime [ed.] (an) Berkley 1997
• Thinking (ss) Mom, Apple Pie, and Murder, ed. Nancy Pickard, Berkley 1999
• The Oath (ss) Diagnosis Dead, ed. Jonathan Kellerman, Pocket 1999
• The Collaboration (ss) Love and Death, ed. Carolyn Hart, Berkley Prime Crime 2001
• Splitting (ss) A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime, ed. Jeffery Deaver, Berkley 2003
• Foreword (fw)
• Foreword [with Robert J. Randisi] (fw)
• Introduction (in)

WALLACE, PATRICIA; [i.e., Patricia Wallace Estrada] (1949- ) (stories)

• Relevé [with Christina Wallace] (ss) Great Writers & Kids Write Mystery Stories, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jill M. Morgan & Robert Weinberg, Random House 1996
• Destiny (ss) Marilyn: Shades of Blonde, ed. Carole Nelson Douglas, Forge 1997
• The Hot Hand [with Andrew Estrada] (ss) Till Death Do Us Part, ed. Jill M. Morgan & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley 1999

WALLACE, PENELOPE (1923-1997) (stories)

• The World According to Uncle Albert (ss) AHMM Sep 8 1980
• The Traveling Medicine Chest (vi) 1981
• Joe (ss) AHMM Jan 6 1982
• Truth to Tell (ss) John Creasey’s Crime Collection, ed. Herbert Harris 1986
• My Friend Sam (ss) EQMM May 1993
• Police, Please (vi) EQMM Nov 1993
• Goodbye Jenny (vi) Police Review

WALLACE, ROBERT; house pseudonym (stories)

• Murder City (na) The Phantom Detective Apr 1934 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Spawn of Death (na) The Phantom Detective Sep 1934 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Merchant of Murder (na) The Phantom Detective Oct 1934 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The Crime Castle (nv) The Phantom Detective Dec 1934 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The House of Murders (na) The Phantom Detective Feb 1935 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Written in Blood (na) The Phantom Detective May 1935 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Murder Cracks Down (nv) The Phantom Detective Nov 1935
• The Death Skull Murders (na) The Phantom Detective May 1936 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The Sign of the Scar (na) The Phantom Detective Sep 1936 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Empire of Terror (na) The Phantom Detective Oct 1936 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Death Rides the Blizzard (na) The Phantom Detective Nov 1936 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The Torch of Doom (na) The Phantom Detective Feb 1937 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The Henchmen of Death (na) The Phantom Detective Mar 1937 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Harvest of Death (na) The Phantom Detective May 1937 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Cavalcade of Death (nv) The Phantom Detective Aug 1937 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Double Stamped Doom (na) The Phantom Detective Oct 1937 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The Front Page Murders (na) The Phantom Detective Jun 1938 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The Murder Syndicate (na) The Phantom Detective Dec 1938 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The Chain of Death (na) The Phantom Detective Mar 1939 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Murder at the Circus (na) The Phantom Detective May 1939 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Murder at the Worlds Fair (na) The Phantom Detective Jun 1939 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Murder Rides the Skies (nv) The Phantom Detective Dec 1939
• The Phantom Comes Through (nv) The Phantom Detective Jan 1940 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The Grim Shadow of Hate (ex) The Phantom Detective Jun 1941 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The Sabotage Murders (na) The Phantom Detective Jul 1941 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The Medieval Murders (ss) The Phantom Detective Jul 1942
• Death in the Desert (na) The Phantom Detective Jun 1943 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The Hanging Shadow (ss) Popular Detective Dec 1944
• The Case of the Poison Formula (na) The Phantom Detective Dec 1945
• Death Rides the Winner (na) The Phantom Detective Aug 1946 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The Staring Killer (na) The Phantom Detective Win 1953
• Satan’s Minions (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jun 1995 [Phantom Detective]
• Cartel of Death (nv) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Aug 1995 [Phantom Detective]

WALLACE, ROBERT; pseudonym of Robin Wallace-Crabbe, (1938- ) (stories)

• Bee Sting (ss) A Corpse at the Opera House, ed. Stephen Knight, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1992
• Blue Groper (ss) Crosstown Traffic, ed. Stuart Coupe, Julie Ogden & Robert Hood, Five Islands Press 1993
• A Drop in the Ocean (ss) Case Reopened, ed. Stuart Coupe & Julie Ogden, Allen & Unwin Australia 1993; based on “The Disappearance of Harold Holt” case.
• Inheritance (ss) Murder at Home, ed. Stephen Knight, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1993
• The Substance of Things Hoped for, the Evidence of Things Not Seen (ss) Love Lies Bleeding, ed. Jennifer Rowe, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1994

WALLACE-CRABBE, ROBIN (1938- ); see pseudonym Robert Wallace (stories)

WALLACH, IRA (1913-1995) (stories)

• Me, the Judge (ss) 1952

WALLIS, JAMES (stories)

• A Knight at the Races (nv) Villains!, ed. Mary Gentle & Roz Kaveney, Roc UK 1992

WALLMANN, JEFFREY M(iner) (1941- ); see pseudonym William Jeffrey (stories)

• Now You See Her (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1971
• The Losing Percentage (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1971
• House Call [with Bill Pronzini] (ss) AHMM Aug 19 1981
• Coyote and Quarter-Moon [with Bill Pronzini] (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1981

WALPOLE, [Sir] HUGH (Seymour) (1884-1941) (stories)

• Major Wilbraham (ss) The Chicago Tribune Nov 13 1921
• The Tarn (ss) The Strand Dec 1923
• Behind the Screen, Chapter I (rr) The Listener Jun 18 1930
• The Silver Mask (ss) Harper’s Bazaar Mar 1932

WALPOW, NATHAN (1948- ) (stories)

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

WALSH, ANN (stories)

• Ah, Sweet Stewart (ss) Great Canadian Murder and Mystery Stories, ed. Don Bailey & Daile Unruh, Quarry 1991

WALSH, DANIEL (stories)

• The Story That Won: Who’s There? (vi) AHMM Mar 1990

WALSH, DAVID MICHAEL (stories)

• The Sister Hoods (pm) EQMM Nov 1996

WALSH, JACKIE (stories)

• The Lavender Garden (ss) EQMM Aug 1992
• The Wrong Box (ss) AHMM May 1993
• Playland (ss) EQMM Jul 1993
• Early to Rise (ss) AHMM Oct 1993

WALSH, MARY (1912-1996); see pseudonym Mary Lavin (stories)

WALSH, MAUREEN (stories)

• Roadside Roulette (ss) MHCMM Sum 1999

WALSH, MAURICE (1879-1964) (stories)

• The Sword of Yung Lo (ss) Fantastic Mar/Apr 1953

WALSH, THOMAS (Francis Morgan) (1908-1984) (stories)

• Best Man (nv) Black Mask Oct 1934
• The Good Prospect (ss) Colliers Feb 20 1937 [McCann]
• Chance After Chance (ss) EQMM Nov 1977
• The Sacrificial Goat (ss) EQMM Jan 1978
• The Last of the Rossiters (ss) EQMM Jul 1978
• Paul Broderick’s Man (ss) EQMM Apr 1979
• Old Killeen’s Promise (ss) EQMM Jan 14 1980
• The Way It Looks (ss) EQMM Jul 23 1980
• Born Gambler (ss) EQMM Sep 10 1980
• Leon’s Last Job (ss) EQMM Oct 7 1981
• Meek-As-a-Mouse McCabe (ss) EQMM Jan 27 1982
• Sitting Duck (ss) EQMM Jul 1982
• The Second Man (ss) EQMM Apr 1983

WALTCH, LILLA M. (1932- ) (stories)

• Crib Death (ss) Undertow, ed. Skye Alexander, Kate Flora & Susan Oleksiw, Level Best Books 2003

WALTERS, MINETTE (Caroline Mary) (1949- ) (stories)

• “Minette Walters: Fishing for a Hero” by Marion Long (bg) MHCMM Sum 1999
• The Tinder Box (na) EQMM Dec 1999
• English Autumn—American Fall (ss) Fresh Blood 3, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press 1999
• “Minette Walters: My Glittering Career” by Eve Tan Gee (iv) Crime Time #23 2001

WALTHER, PAUL (stories)

• Windmiller (ss) Kracked Mirror Mysteries Sep 1995

WALTON, BRYCE (1918-1988); see pseudonym Kenneth O’Hara (stories)

• Just Like a Hog (ss) AHMM Apr 1958
• My Name Is Apollo (ss) Sleuth Mystery Magazine Dec 1958
• Rough on Rats (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine Dec 1958
• Unidentified and Dead (ss) AHMM Mar 1959
• Short Cut Through a Jungle (ss) AHMM Apr 1960
• Guaranteed Rest in Peace (ss) AHMM Aug 1961
• The Mannequin (ss) AHMM Jun 1963
• Shakeup (ss) AHMM Aug 1963
• The Man on the Stair (ss) AHMM Oct 1973
• Chance for Freedom (ss) EQMM Aug 12 1981
• Bridge Game (ss)

WALTON, RICHARD (stories)

• On File: The Black Madonna (cl) Espionage Magazine Feb 1985
• On File: The Spider and the Fly (cl) Espionage Magazine May 1985
• On File (cl) Espionage Magazine Aug, Nov 1985, Feb, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec 1986
• On File: Daughter of Delilah (cl) Espionage Magazine May 1987
• On File: Churchill’s Little Chickens (cl) Espionage Magazine Jul 1987

WAMBAUGH, JOSEPH (Aloysius, Jr.) (1937- ) (stories)

• The Glitter Dome (ex)

WANDREI, DONALD (A.) (1908-1987) (books) (stories)

• Dramatic Touch (ss) Clues Jun 1934
• Frost (nv) Clues Sep 1934 [Prof. I.V. Frost]
• Green Man—Creeping (nv) Clues Nov 1934 [Prof. I.V. Frost]
• They Could Not Kill Him (nv) Clues Feb 1935 [Prof. I.V. Frost]
• Bride of the Rats (nv) Clues Apr 1935 [Prof. I.V. Frost]
• The Artist of Death (nv) Clues Jun 1935 [Prof. I.V. Frost]
• Death Descending (nv) Clues Aug 1935 [Prof. I.V. Frost]
• Impossible (nv) Clues Oct 1935 [Prof. I.V. Frost]
• Merry-Go-Round (nv) Clues Dec 1935 [Prof. I.V. Frost]
• The Lunatic Plague (nv) Clues Aug 1936
• The Rod and the Staff (vi) Black Mask Feb 1937
• Tick, Tock (ss) Black Mask Nov 1938
• Come Clean (ss) Black Mask Dec 1938
• Frost (co) Fedogan & Bremer 2001 [Prof. I.V. Frost]

WANDREI, HOWARD (Elmer) (1909-1956); see pseudonym Robert A. Garron (stories)

• The Last Pin (ss) Black Mask Feb 1940
• George Is All Right (ss) New Mystery v5 #2 1997

WANGERIN, WALTER, JR. (1944- ) (stories)

• The Shepherd Who Came In from the Cold (rr) Carnage at Christhaven, ed. William Griffin, San Francisco, CA: Harper and Row 1989

WARD, A(rthur Henry) SARSFIELD (1883-1959); see pseudonym Sax Rohmer (stories)

WARD, CHRISTOPHER (Longstreth) (1868-1943) (stories)

• The Pink Murder Case (ss) Literary Review of the New York Evening Post 1929

WARD, GREGORY (1951?- ) (stories)

• Dead Wood (ss) Hard Boiled Love, ed. Kerry J. Schooley & Peter Sellers, Insomniac Press 2003

WARD, HAROLD (stories)

• The Red Mist of Death (na) Pulp Vault #5, #6 1989

WARD, MICHAEL (stories)

• I Fought the Lawyer (ss) London Noir, ed. Cathi Unsworth, Akashic Books 2006; (Mayfair).

WARD, ROBERT (1943- ) (stories)

• Chemistry (ss) The Cocaine Chronicles, ed. Gary Phillips & Jervey Tervalon, Akashic Books 2005
• Fat Chance (ss) Baltimore Noir, ed. Laura Lippman, Akashic Books 2006; (Old Northwood).
• The Deadsters (ss) Damn Near Dead: An Anthology of Geezer Noir, ed. Duane Swierczynski, Busted Flush Press 2006

WARDLAW, JAMES C. (stories)

• The Case of the Portapotty Homicide (ss) Who Died in Here?, ed. Pat Dennis, Penury Press 2004

WARE, EUSTACE (stories)

• The Professional Touch (ss) Mystery Stories #22 1941

WARE, M. J. (stories)

• Black Kiss (ss) Mystery Stories #10 1937
• No Second Sunset (ss) Mystery Stories #14 1939
• False Fruit (ss) Mystery Stories #22 1941

WARING, CHARLES (stories)

• Jim Thompson: Cigarettes and Alcohol (ar) Crime Time v2 #5 1999
• Digital Dicks and Cyber Cops (mr) Crime Time #23 2001
• Music (rv) Crime Time #23 2001

WARNE, PHILIP S(chuyler); see pseudonym Howard W. Macy (stories)

• Who Was Guilty? (na) The Saturday Journal Mar 19-May28 1881

WARNEKE, FLOYD (stories)

• The Cathedral Oven (ss) AHMM Dec 1975

WARNER, BOBBY G. (1936- ) (stories)

• The Big, Cool Sleep (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1985
• Discipline (vi) Hardboiled #5 1986
• The Gun and the Rose (ss) Detective Story Magazine May 1988
• Things Just Happen (ss) Hardboiled #10 1989

WARNER, LUCILLE SCHULBERG (stories)

• Contribution (pm) EQMM Feb 1990
• There’s No Business Like Show Business (pm) EQMM Sep 1990
• Harmful to Your Health (pm) EQMM Nov 1990

WARNER, MATTHEW (stories)

• A Virtual God (nv) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jun 1997

WARNER, MIGNON (stories)

• Miss Nobody from Nowhere (ss) AHMM Jan 30 1980
• The Other Side (ss) AHMM Aug 19 1981

WARNER, N. SCOTT (stories)

• Nice, Well Meaning Folk (ss) EQMM Mar 1986

WARNER, PENNY (1947- ) (stories)

• “An Interview with Penny Warner” by J. Alec West (iv) Murderous Intent Sum/Fll 1998

WARNER, REX; [i.e.,Reginald Ernest Warner] (1905-1986) (stories)

• from The Medea of Euripides, by Euripides (pm)