Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Chronological List

BOYLAN, ELEANOR (Daly) (1916- ) (stories)

• The House of Voices (ss) AHMM Oct 2001 [Clara Gamadge]
• The Ring in the Sand (ss) AHMM Jan 2003
• Simon and Dorothea (nv) AHMM Jan/Feb 2005

BOYLE, JACK (?-1928) (stories)

• Boston Blackie’s Mary (nv) Redbook 1917 [Boston Blackie]

BOYLE, MARJORIE Q. (stories)

• Cats-Paw (pm) EQMM Feb 11 1980

BOYLE, T(homas) CORAGHESSAN (1948- ) (stories)

• The Hit Man (ss) 1980

BOYLE, THOMAS (1939- ) (stories)

• “A Conversation with Thomas Boyle” by Gary Lovisi (iv) Hardboiled #18 1994
• The Night of the Bloody Man (ss) Hardboiled #21 1996

BOZMAN, E. F. (1895-1968) (stories)

• The White Road (ss) Ghost Stories, ed. John Hampden, London: Dent 1939

BRACK, ROBERT (1959- ) (stories)

• Trumpets for Max Jericho (ss) 3rd Culprit, ed. Liza Cody, Michael Z. Lewin & Peter Lovesey, Chatto & Windus 1994; from Nautilus Literarischer Taschenkalender 1991, Hamburg: Edition Nautilus 1990.; tr. by William Adamson

BRACKEN, MICHAEL (1957- ) (books) (stories)

• Vengeance to Show in the Third (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1983
• With Extreme Prejudice (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1984 [Christian Gunn]
• A Matter of Policy (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1985
• The Only Good Red (ss) Espionage Magazine Feb 1985 [Christian Gunn]
• The Great Little Train Robbery (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1985
• Only Heroes Die (vi) Espionage Magazine Nov 1985
• Partners (ss) Hardboiled #9 1988 [Nathaniel Rose]
• Three’s a Shroud (ss) Gent Feb 1991
• A Price to Pay (ss) Score Sep 1995
• Even Roses Bleed (ss) Even Roses Bleed, Books in Motion 1995 [Nathaniel Rose]
• Fair Warning (ss) Even Roses Bleed, Books in Motion 1995 [Nathaniel Rose]
• First Blonde on the Left (ss) Bust Out! 1995
• Glass Houses (nv) Even Roses Bleed, Books in Motion 1995
• Heartbreak Hotel (ss) Even Roses Bleed, Books in Motion 1995 [Nathaniel Rose]
• Lucky Seven (ss) Even Roses Bleed, Books in Motion 1995 [Nathaniel Rose]
• Rock and a Hard Place (ss) Juggs Apr 1996
• Bed of Roses (ss) Gent May 1996
• Bad Girls: One Dozen Dangerous Dames Who Lie, Cheat, Steal, and Kill (co) Wildside Press 2000
• Tequila Sunrise: Hardboiled P.I. Nathaniel Rose: Bullets, Booze, and Broads (co) Wildside Press 2000 [Nathaniel Rose]
• Con Job (ss) Bad Girls, Wildside Press 2000
• Husks (ss) Bad Girls, Wildside Press 2000
• Only Business (ss) Tequila Sunrise, Wildside Press 2000 [Nathaniel Rose]
• Tequila Sunrise and the Horse (ss) Tequila Sunrise, Wildside Press 2000 [Nathaniel Rose]
• Fedora: Private Eyes and Tough Guys [ed.] (oa) Wildside Press 2001
• Cuts Like a Knife (ss) Fedora: Private Eyes and Tough Guys, ed. Michael Bracken, Wildside Press 2001
• Soft Focus (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Jul 2002
• Lesser of Two Evils (ss) Plots with Guns Sep/Oct 2002
• Feel the Pain (ss) Flesh & Blood: Guilty as Sin, ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press 2003

BRACKETT, BEVERLEY (stories)

• Eternal Vigilance: Black Coffee (ss) Plots with Guns Sum 2003

BRACKETT, CLARA (stories)

• A Thanksgiving Story (pm) EQMM Nov 1991

BRACKETT, LEIGH (Douglas) [Mrs. Edmond Hamilton] (1915-1978) (books) (stories)

• The Death Dealer (na) Flynn’s Detective Fiction Mar 1943; also as “The Misfortune Teller”.
• The Misfortune Teller (na) Flynn’s Detective Fiction Mar 1943
• Murder in the Family (nv) Mammoth Detective Mar 1943
• The Case of the Wandering Red-Head (ss) Flynn’s Detective Fiction Apr 1943; also as “Red-Headed Poison”.
• Red-Headed Poison (ss) Flynn’s Detective Fiction Apr 1943
• Design for Dying (nv) Flynn’s Detective Fiction Jun 1944
• No Star Is Lost (ss) Thrilling Detective Jul 1944
• I Feel Bad Killing You (nv) New Detective Magazine Nov 1944
• No Good from a Corpse (ex) 1944
• No Good from a Corpse (n.) New York: Coward-McCann 1944
• Murder Is Bigamy (nv) Thrilling Detective Jul 1945
• So Pale, So Cold, So Fair (nv) Argosy Jul 1957
• No Good from a Corpse (co) Dennis McMillan 1999

BRADBURY, RAY(mond Douglas) (1920- ) (stories)

• The Scythe (ss) Weird Tales Jul 1943
• The Veldt (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Sep 23 1950
• The World the Children Made (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Sep 23 1950; also as “The Veldt”.
• And So Died Riabouchinska (ss) The Saint Detective Magazine Jun/Jul 1953
• The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone (ss) Charm Jul 1954
• My Perfect Murder (ss) Playboy Aug 1971; also as “The Utterly Perfect Murder”.
• The Utterly Perfect Murder (ss) Playboy Aug 1971
• Drink Entire: Against the Madness of Crowds (ss) Gallery Apr 1976
• Darling Adolf (ss) Long After Midnight, Knopf 1976
• The Very Gentle Murders (ss) EQMM May 1994
• Grand Theft (ss) EQMM Jul 1995
• Night Train to Babylon (ss) Driving Blind, Avon 1997
• Austen and Jausten: The Twins of Time (ss) The Strand Magazine #9 2002
• Sixty-Six (ss) The Strand Magazine #11 2003
• The Mafioso Cement-Mixing Machine (ss) The Strand Magazine #13 2004
• B & B: Brackett & Bradbury: 1944 (in)

BRADDON, M(ary) E(lizabeth) [Mrs. John Maxwell] (1835-1915) (stories)

• Samuel Lowgood’s Revenge (ss) Ralph the Bailiff and Other Tales, Ward 1862
• Levison’s Victim (ss) Belgravia Jan 1870
• The Shadow in the Corner (ss) All the Year Round Sum 1879

BRADFORD, JAMES MICHAEL ALOYSIUS (1954- ); see pseudonym Jimmy Nail (stories)

BRADFORD, ROSE DAWN (stories)

• Principles (ss) Hardboiled #14 1992
• Asking for It (ss) Hardboiled #19 1994

BRADLEY, CHRIS (stories)

• Double Take (ss) Detective Story Magazine Dec 1988

BRADLEY, FLEUR (stories)

• Mall Crawling (ss) Shred of Evidence Aug-Nov 2005

BRADLEY, RAY (stories)

• The Bus Bandits (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1984

BRADLEY, SUSANNAH (stories)

• Just a Crossed Line (ss) Purnell’s Book of Mystery Stories, ed. Anon., Bristol: Purnell 1982

BRADLEY, WORTHEN (stories)

• A Song for The Scowrers (sg) West by One and by One, ed. Anon. (Poul Anderson), The Scowrers and Molly Maguires of San Francisco and the Trained Cormorants of Los Angeles County 1965

BRADSHAW, GILLIAN (Marucha) (1956- ) (stories)

• The Justice of Isis (nv) The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2002
• The Malice of the Anicii (nv) The Mammoth Book of Roman Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2003

BRADSHAW, JAMES STANFORD (stories)

• The First Comic Detective (ar) The Armchair Detective Fll 1991

BRADSHAW, T. M. (stories)

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

BRADY, JOHN (Mary) (1955- ) (stories)

• A Stone of the Heart (n.) London: Constable 1988

BRADY, KATHLEEN (stories)

• The Adventure of the Boulevard Assassin (ss) The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1998 [Sherlock Holmes]

BRAHEN, MARILYN MATTIE (stories)

• All in a Golden Afternoon (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000

BRAHMS, CARYL; pseudonym of Doris Caroline Abrahams, (1901-1982) (stories)

• The Once-in-a-Lifetime Dress (ss) AHMM Sep 16 1981

BRAINARD, DULCY (stories)

• Animal Sounds (ss) Murder Most Feline, ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff, Cumberland House 2002

BRALY, DAVID (stories)

• The Blow (ss) AHMM Sep 1982
• The Speckled Birds (ss) AHMM Mar 1983
• The Night Watchman (ss) AHMM Apr 1983
• The Secret of Winthrop Wade (nv) AHMM Sep 1983
• Weeper (ss) AHMM Oct 1983
• Customs of Another World (ss) AHMM Dec 1983
• Murder Figures (ss) AHMM Feb 1984
• 614 Spruce (ss) AHMM May 1984
• The Hidden Saboteur (nv) AHMM Aug 1984
• The Third Jury (ss) AHMM Dec 1985
• Yard Sale (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1985
• Flink (nv) AHMM Feb 1986
• The Gallowglass (nv) AHMM Aug 1986
• Snitch (ss) AHMM Sep 1986
• Time Will Tell (ss) AHMM Jan 1987
• The Official Secrets Corporation (ss) Espionage Magazine May 1987
• Who’s Killing the Class of 1479? (nv) AHMM Jan 1988
• Desert Kill (nv) AHMM Jul 1988
• Fear and a Rural Family in Oregon (vi) AHMM Aug 1988
• Who Killed That Son of a Doge? (ss) AHMM Jul 1990
• The Ominous Stroll (ss) AHMM Feb 1992
• The Cattlemen’s Club (ss) AHMM Jul 1992
• Who Killed Him in Misty? (nv) AHMM Aug 1992
• The Gang from Barrydale (ss) AHMM Mar 1993
• Coxley’s Secret (ss) AHMM Jul 1993
• Vigilante (ss) AHMM Nov 1994
• Report on the Robbery (vi) AHMM Dec 1994
• Flashback (ss) AHMM Sep 1995
• Popped in the Pot Patch (ss) AHMM Mar 1996
• MS Found in a Bedpost (ss) AHMM Oct 1997
• The Rut (ss) AHMM Apr 1998
• Appointment at Weehawken (ss) AHMM Jan 1999
• Claud (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 1999
• The Legend of Pemadumcook (ss) AHMM Sep 1999
• The Shoeless Corpse (ss) AHMM Feb 2000
• Missing (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 2000
• Ralston Fails Again (ss) AHMM Sep 2000
• The Cowbell (ss) AHMM Oct 2002
• A Trail on the Desert (nv) AHMM Jun 2004
• The Open Till (ss) AHMM Dec 2004

BRAMAH, ERNEST; pseudonym of Ernest Bramah Smith, (1868-1942) (stories)

• The Knight’s Cross Signal Problem (nv) News of the World Aug 24-31 1913 [Max Carrados]
• The Mystery of the Signals (nv) News of the World Aug 24-31 1913; also as “The Knight’s Cross Signal Problem”. [Max Carrados]
• The Tragedy at Brookbend Cottage (nv) News of the World Sep 7-14 1913 [Max Carrados]
• The Kingsmouth German Spy Case (nv) News of the World Nov 30-Dec 7 1913; also as “The Kingsmouth Spy Case”. [Max Carrados]
• The Kingsmouth Spy Case (nv) News of the World Nov 30-Dec 7 1913 [Max Carrados]
• The Ghost at Massingham Mansions (nv) The Eyes of Max Carrados, Grant Richards 1923 [Max Carrados]
• The Mystery of the Vanished Petition Crown (nv) Max Carrados Mysteries, London: Hodder & Stroughton 1924; also as “The Vanished Crown”. [Max Carrados]
• The Vanished Crown (nv) Max Carrados Mysteries, London: Hodder & Stroughton 1924 [Max Carrados]
• The Curious Circumstances of the Two Left Shoes (nv) Max Carrados Mysteries, London: Hodder & Stroughton 1927 [Max Carrados]
• The Secret of Headlam Height (nv) Max Carrados Mysteries, London: Hodder & Stroughton 1927 [Max Carrados]
• Smothered in Corpses (ss)

BRAND, CHRISTIANNA; pseudonym of Mary Christianna Milne Lewis, (1907-1988) (books) (stories)

• After the Event (nv) EQMM Jan 1958 [Insp. Cockrill]
• Rabbit Out of a Hat (nv) EQMM Jan 1958; also as “After the Event”. [Insp. Cockrill]
• Blood Brothers (ss) EQMM Sep 1965 [Insp. Cockrill]
• The Hornet’s Nest (nv) EQMM May 1967 [Insp. Cockrill]
• Twist for Twist (nv) EQMM May 1967; also as “The Hornet’s Nest”. [Insp. Cockrill]
• The Wicked Ghost (ss) EQMM Feb 1968
• Poison in the Cup (nv) EQMM Feb 1969 [Insp. Cockrill]
• Bless This House (ss) Winter’s Crimes 2, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan 1970
• The Niece from Scotland (ss) EQMM Nov 1972
• The Last Short Story (ss) EQMM Jan 1973; also as “The Telephone Call”. [Insp. Cockrill]
• The Telephone Call (ss) EQMM Jan 1973 [Insp. Cockrill]
• The Kissing Cousin (ss) Woman Jun 2 1973 [Insp. Cockrill]
• Clever and Quick (ss) EQMM Mar 1974
• The Whispering (ss) The Gourmet Crook Book, ed. Tony Wilmot, London: Everest 1976
• Inspector Cockrill (ar) The Great Detectives, ed. Otto Penzler, Little, Brown 1978
• Cloud Nine (ss) Verdict of 13, ed. Julian Symons, London: Faber & Faber 1979
• The Hand of God (ss) EQMM Mar 25 1981
• From the Balcony (ss) 1981
• A Piece of Cake (ss) EQMM Jan 1983
• And She Smiles at Me (ss) EQMM May 1983
• To the Widow (ss) The Saint Magazine Jun 1984
• The Rocking Chair (ss) The Saint Magazine Aug 1984 [Insp. Cockrill]
• The Man on the Roof (ss) EQMM Oct 1984 [Insp. Cockrill]
• The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries from Inspector Cockrill’s Casebook (co) Crippen & Landru 2002 [Insp. Cockrill]
• Alleybi (vi) The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries from Inspector Cockrill’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2002 [Insp. Cockrill]
• The Spotted Cat (pl) The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries from Inspector Cockrill’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2002 [Insp. Cockrill]

BRAND, MARK (stories)

• Hell’s Pit (ss) Shock Mystery Tales Magazine Feb 1963

BRAND, MAX; pseudonym of Frederick Faust, (1892-1944) (stories)

• One-Man Posse (nv) Mavericks Sep 1934
• Nine Parts Devil (nv) Dime Detective Magazine Nov 1 1934
• Thoroughbred (ss) Colliers Nov 1935
• The Face and the Doctor (nv) Mystery Stories #10 1937

BRANDNER, GARY (Phil) (1933- ) (stories)

• Losers’ Town (nv) AHMM Jun 1975
• Death on the Strip (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1980
• Voices in the Wind (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1980
• Dear Strangler (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1981
• The Wet Goodbye (ss) AHMM Jul 1986
• Darke Street (ss) Invitation to Murder, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest 1991
• The Munchies [with Martine Brandner] (ss) Till Death Do Us Part, ed. Jill M. Morgan & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley 1999
• Heat Lightning (nv) A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime, ed. Jeffery Deaver, Berkley 2003

BRANDNER, MARTINE (stories)

• The Munchies [with Gary Brandner] (ss) Till Death Do Us Part, ed. Jill M. Morgan & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley 1999

BRANDON, JAY (Robert) (1953- ) (stories)

• Death Sentence (nv) Partners in Crime, ed. Elaine Raco Chase, Signet 1994
• The Grip (ss) Guilty as Charged, ed. Scott Turlow, Pocket 1996
• Stairwell Justice (nv) Legal Briefs, ed. William Bernhardt, New York: Doubleday 1998
• Pushed or Was Fell (ss) Death Do Us Part, ed. Harlen Coben, Back Bay Books 2006

BRANDON, WILLIAM (E.) (1914- ) (stories)

• Each Night She Dies... (vi) Dime Mystery Magazine Dec 1949
• The Hermit (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Mar 19 1960

BRANHAM, R. V. (stories)

• First Job, Last Job (ss) EQMM May 1990

BRANNON, WILLIAM TIBBETTS (1906-?) (stories)

• The Perfect Secretary (ss) 1939
• Let’s Cry for the Dead (ss) Mammoth Mystery Feb 1947

BRANSON, BRANLEY ALLEN (stories)

• The House at the End of the Road (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #42 2003
• Times Like These (na) Detective Mystery Stories #52 2004
• Rub-a-Dub-Dub (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #55 2004
• Eminent Domain (ss)

BRANT, BETH (stories)

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

BRASS, PERRY (stories)

• At Death’s Door (ss) AHMM Oct 1989

BRAU, EDGAR (stories)

• The Siesta (ss) EQMM Jun 2000; tr. by Donald A. Yates

BRAUDE, ANNE J. (stories)

• I Too Have a Little List (pm) EQMM Nov 4 1981

BRAUN, J. (stories)

• Lizzie/Elizabeth [with D. S. Irwin] (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Aug 2001