Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Chronological List

COURTENAY GRIMWOOD, JON (stories)

• Axl Against The Immortals (ss) The Mammoth Book of Future Cops, ed. Maxim Jakubowski & M. Christian, Robinson 2003
• Chicago (ss) Sideways in Crime, ed. Lou Anders, Solaris 2008

COURTNEY, TERRY (stories)

• Any Small Measure of Justice (ss) AHMM Aug 1991
• Small Talk (ss) AHMM Jun 1992
• Parting Shot (ss) AHMM Apr 1993
• Fate Is a Four Letter Word (ss) AHMM Jun 1993
• Short Cons (ss) AHMM Oct 1994
• Well Done Charlie (ss) AHMM Aug 1995
• The Dream Killers (nv) AHMM Feb 1996
• Murder in E Flat (nv) AHMM Feb 1998

COUZENS, GARY (1964- ) (stories)

• Miss Perfect (ss) Crimewave #6 2002
• The Missing Man (ss) Crimewave #7 2003

COVILL, RANDALL J. (stories)

• The Story That Won: Detective Work (vi) AHMM Oct 1993

COWARD, MAT (1960- ) (books) (stories)

• History Repeats Itself, and It Doesn’t Even Say Pardon (ss) Constable New Crimes 2, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Constable 1993
• The Set-Up Man (ss) Hardboiled #18 1994
• Do the World a Favour (ss) Crime Yellow, ed. Maxim Jakuwbowski, Gollancz 1994
• The Hampstead Vegetable Heist (ss) 3rd Culprit, ed. Liza Cody, Michael Z. Lewin & Peter Lovesey, Chatto & Windus 1994
• No Night by Myself (ss) No Alibi, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Ringpull Press 1995
• Bits (ss) Perfectly Criminal, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House 1996
• Nice People (ss) Whydunit, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House 1997
• Where the Cat Came In (ss) A Treasury of Cat Mysteries, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 1998
• Old Sultan (ss) Once Upon a Crime, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley 1998
• Not a Minute on the Day (ss) Past Crimes: Perfectly Criminal III, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House 1998
• Here Fluffy! (ss) EQMM Jun 1999
• Introduction (ed) Crimewave #2 1999
• The Shortest Distance (ss) Shots (online) Win 1999
• Editorial (ed) Crimewave #1 1999
• Nowhere to be Found (ss) Missing Persons, ed. Martin Edwards, Constable 1999
• Twelve of the Little Buggers (ss) EQMM Jan 2000
• Three Nil (ss) EQMM Nov 2000
• Under the Circumstances (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000
• But Poor Men Pay for All (nv) Murder Through the Ages, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Headline 2000
• Nice Place (nv) Scenes of Crime, ed. Martin Edwards, Constable and Robinson, Ltd. 2000
• Tall Man, Large Cat (ss) Felonious Felines, ed. Carol & Ed Gorman, Five Star 2000
• So Where’ve You Burried the Missus Then, Paddy? (ss) Murder Most Celtic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Cumberland House 2001
• The Dog’s Route (ss) AHMM Jun 2001
• Reason to Believe (ss) Death by Horoscope, ed. Anne Perry & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 2001
• Missing the Cat (ss) Murder Most Feline, ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff, Cumberland House 2002
• And What Can They Show, or What Reasons Give? (ss) The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits: Brand New Collection, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2001
• Tomorrow’s Villain (ss) The Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers, ed. Michael Hemmingson, Robinson 2001
• You Can Jump (ss) Death Dance, ed. Trevanian, Cumberland House 2002
• And the Buttocks Gleamed by Night (ss) The Mammoth Book of Comic Crime, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson 2002
• If All is Dark (ss) Crimewave #6 2002
• Too Subtle for Me (ss) AHMM Jun 2002
• Back to the Land (ss) Crime in the City, ed. Martin Edwards, Do-Not Press 2002
• Do the World a Favour and Other Stories (co) Five Star 2003
• Breathe In (ss) Do the World a Favour and Other Stories, Five Star 2003
• Too Hot to Die (ss) A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime, ed. Jeffery Deaver, Berkley 2003
• The Cat’s Mother (ss) Kittens, Cats, and Crime, ed. Ed Gorman, Five Star 2003
• Offenders (ss) The Mammoth Book of Future Cops, ed. Maxim Jakubowski & M. Christian, Robinson 2003
• Be Lucky (ss) AHMM May 2003
• Bloody Victims (ss) Blood on Their Hands, ed. Lawrence Block, Berkley 2003
• Persons Reported (ss) Green for Danger, ed. Martin Edwards, Do-Not Press 2003
• The Hope of the World (nv) The Mammoth Book of Roaring Twenties Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2004
• Deep and Crisp (na) The Last Noel, ed. Anon., Worldwide Library 2004
• One Hand One Bounce (ss) Crime on the Move, ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press 2005
• Jizz (nv) I.D.: Crimes of Identity, ed. Martin Edwards, Comma Press 2006
• Famous for One Thing (ss)
• Rome to Move (ss)

COWIN, WILLIAM T. (stories)

• Radio in Crime (ar) G-Men Oct 1935

COX, A(nthony) B(erkeley) (1893-1971); see pseudonyms Anthony Berkeley & Francis Iles (books) (stories)

• The Body’s Upstairs (ss) London Opinion

COX, DAVID (stories)

• The Drowning Detective (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Sum 2002
• No Heroics (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Nov 2004 [Malloy]

COX, FRAN BRANNIGAN (stories)

• A Day at a Time (ss) Murder New York Style, ed. Randy Kandel, L & L Dreamspell 2007

COX, (William) GREG(ory) (1959- ) (stories)

• A Slice of History (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1984
• Firetrap (nv) Walls of Fear, ed. Kathryn Cramer, Morrow 1990
• Endangered Species (nv) The Further Adventures of Batman 2, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam 1992 [Batman]
• Catwomen (nv) The Further Adventures of Batman Volume 3, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam 1993 [Batman]

COX, MICHAEL (Andrew) (1948- ) (books) (stories)

• Victorian Tales of Mystery & Detection [ed.] (an) Oxford University Press 1992
• The Oxford Book of Spy Stories [ed.] (an) Oxford University Press 1996
• Introduction (in)

COX, WILLIAM R(obert) (1901-1988) (stories)

• Manhattan Corpse-Peddler (ss) Ace G-Man Stories Aug 1940

COX, WILLIAM TREVOR (1928- ); see pseudonym William Trevor (stories)

COXE, GEORGE HARMON (1901-1984) (stories)

• Invited Witness (ss) Dime Mystery Book Magazine Aug 1933
• Murder Picture (nv) Black Mask Jan 1935 [Jack “Flashgun” Casey]
• Crime Photographer (nv) Black Mask Mar 1935 [Flash Casey]
• Earned Reward (nv) Black Mask Mar 1935; also as “Crime Photographer”; also as “Reward for Survivors”. [Flash Casey]
• Reward for Survivors (nv) Black Mask Mar 1935 [Flash Casey]
• The Doctor Makes It Murder (ss) Cosmopolitan Sep 1942
• The Doctor Takes a Case (nv) Liberty Nov 16 1946 [Dr. Paul Standish]
• Post Mortem (nv) Liberty Nov 16 1946; also as “The Doctor Takes a Case”. [Dr. Paul Standish]
• Death Certificate (ss) Liberty 1947 [Dr. Paul Standish]
• A Neat and Tidy Job (ss) EQMM Oct 1960

COX-MILLNER, NANCY (stories)

• The Kettle of Gold (ss)

COZENS, W. H. (books)

• The Pan Book of Revenge Stories [ed.] (an) Pan Books 1971

COZINE, HERSCHEL (stories)

• The Black Box (ss) AHMM Jun 24 1981
• Murder on Tape (ss) AHMM Jul 22 1981
• Professional Courtesy (ss) AHMM Oct 14 1981
• Compulsion (ss) Shred of Evidence May 2005
• The Plight Before Christmas (pm) By the Chimney with Care, ed. Tont Burton, Wolfmont Publishing 2006
• Benjamin’s Demise (pm) EQMM Nov 2007

COZZENS, JAMES GOULD (1903-1978) (stories)

• Clerical Error (vi) McCall’s 1935
• Foot in It (vi) McCall’s 1935; also as “Clerical Error”.

CRABBE, GEORGE (1754-1832) (stories)

• from “Peter Grimes” (pm) 1810
• The Voluntary Insane (pm)

CRACKANTHORPE, HUBERT (1870-1896) (stories)

• A Fellside Tragedy (ss) Double Dealer Dec 1921

CRACKNELL, LINDA (stories)

• Death Wish (ss) Something Wicked, ed. Susie Maguire & Amanda Hargreaves, Polygon 1999

CRAIG, DOUGLAS (stories)

• Jambalaya (ss) AHMM Aug 1964

CRAIG, GEORGIANA ANN RANDOLPH (1908-1957); see pseudonym Craig Rice (books) (stories)

CRAIG, JONATHAN; pseudonym of Frank E. Smith, (1919-1984) (stories)

• The Bobby-Soxer (ss) Manhunt Oct 1953
• The Quiet Room (ss) Manhunt Dec 1953
• The Late Unlamented (nv) AHMM Sep 1966
• Six Skinny Coffins (ss) AHMM Jun 1969

CRAIG, PATRICIA (books) (stories)

• The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories [ed.] (an) Oxford University Press 1990
• Julian Symons at 80: A Tribute [ed.] (oa) Eurographica 1992
• The Oxford Book of Detective Stories [ed.] (an) Oxford University Press 2000
• Introduction (in)

CRAIS, ROBERT (Kyle) (1953- ) (stories)

• The Man Who Knew Dick Bong (nv) Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe, ed. Byron Preiss, Knopf 1988 [Philip Marlowe]
• House Party: An Introduction to Mystery Street (in) Mystery Street, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet 2001

CRANE, STEPHEN (Townley) (1871-1900) (stories)

• The Blue Hotel (nv) Colliers Nov 26 1898

CRARY, JULIE F. (stories)

• Three Happy Widows (pm) EQMM Sep/Oct 2003

CRAWFORD, BARBARA (stories)

• The Unbidden Thought (ss) EQMM Jan 1 1981

CRAWFORD, CHRISTIN (stories)

• Whistling Wind (pm) Murderous Intent Spr 1996

CRAWFORD, DAN (stories)

• The Dear Departed (ss) AHMM Jul 1987
• A Double Run in Clubs (ss) EQMM Mar 1988
• A Day in the Life of Evil-Eye Fleagle (ss) Detective Story Magazine May 1988
• The Dark, Shining Street (nv) AHMM Nov 1988
• On a Clear Day, You Can See Night (vi) AHMM Dec 1988
• On the Street Again (nv) AHMM Apr 1989
• Zitina the Princess (ss) AHMM Aug 1989
• Hole in the Wall (ss) EQMM Dec 1989
• Late and Soon, Getting and Spending (ss) AHMM Jun 1990
• Under Separate Cover (ss) AHMM Jul 1990
• Cargo (nv) AHMM Aug 1990
• Front Window (ss) AHMM Sep 1990
• The Ghost in the Garden (ss) AHMM Oct 1990
• Cut and Run (nv) AHMM Dec 1990
• The Quarter Banks Company (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1990
• Oleander (ss) AHMM Feb 1991
• Father’s Day Special (ss) EQMM Mar 1991
• Bride of Air and Darkness (ss) AHMM Jul 1991
• The Six Million Dollar Gingerbread Man (ss) AHMM Oct 1991
• All I Wand for Christmas (ss) AHMM Jan 1992
• Xandra’s Hollow (ss) AHMM Feb 1992
• In Deep (ss) AHMM May 1992
• Extra Cheese, and I Have Your Coupon (ss) AHMM Jul 1992
• The Gingerbread Girl (ss) AHMM Aug 1992
• The Ten Thousand Toes of Bliss (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1992
• Go Tell It to the Mountain (vi) AHMM Feb 1993
• The Flower of Dibensit (nv) AHMM Apr 1993
• Only Nights (ss) AHMM Jun 1993
• Hibelia and the Fish (ss) AHMM Jul 1993
• The Scholar and the Rose (ss) AHMM Sep 1993
• Praise the Sea (ss) AHMM Oct 1993
• A Train of Stars (nv) AHMM mid-Dec 1993
• Perils Before Swine (ss) AHMM Jan 1994
• Out of the Cradle, Endlessly Walking (nv) AHMM Feb 1994
• What Comes Our Way (ss) AHMM Jun 1994
• For Sale Cheap; No Returns (vi) AHMM Jul 1994
• We’re Going to Sing This Song All Night Today (nv) AHMM Sep 1994
• Ride a Red Horse (nv) AHMM mid-Dec 1994
• On a Halt Horse (vi) AHMM Aug 1995
• Perhaps Today You Gave a Nod to Sweeney (vi) Kracked Mirror Mysteries Sep 1995
• Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (na) AHMM mid-Dec 1995
• The Brothers Shimazi (ss) AHMM Jan 1996
• Realistic Novel Library (ss) AHMM Feb 1996
• Nick and Lizzie (ss) AHMM Mar 1996
• Sing and Sing Loud (ss) AHMM May 1996
• Words and Music (ss) AHMM Feb 1997
• Device Is Right (vi) AHMM Apr 1997
• Bell, Crook, and Vandal (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 1997
• All’s Fair (ss) AHMM Nov 1997
• Leftovers (vi) AHMM Jul/Aug 1998
• Agents (ss) AHMM Mar 1999
• The Quellroad (ss) AHMM Mar 2000
• The Ghost in the Old Green Shoe (ss) AHMM Dec 2000
• A Little Music, a Little Laughter (ss) AHMM Jan 2001
• His Lady Fare (vi) AHMM May 2001
• Echoes from a Well (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 2001
• Not a Worry, Not a Care (ss) AHMM Nov 2001
• Bringing in Blossoms (ss) AHMM Mar 2003
• Guile Is Where It Goes (ss) Blood on Their Hands, ed. Lawrence Block, Berkley 2003
• Time on Their Hands (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 2003
• Yellow Leaves (ss) AHMM Nov 2005
• Emeralds? Oh, Those Emeralds (ss) AHMM Mar 2007
• The Last of the Magic (ss) AHMM May 2007

CRAWFORD, F(rancis) MARION (1854-1909) (stories)

• The Upper Berth (nv) The Broken Shaft: Unwin’s Annual for 1886, ed. Sir Henry Norman, London: T. Fisher Unwin 1885
• Man Overboard! (nv) New York & London: Macmillan 1903
• The Screaming Skull (nv) Colliers Jul 11 1908 (+1)
• The Doll’s Ghost (ss) Wandering Ghosts, Macmillan 1911

CRAWFORD, MERIAH (stories)

• It Tore the Laugh from my Throat (ss) Chesapeake Crimes III, ed. Donna Andrews & Marcia Talley, Wildside Press 2008

CREASEY, IAN (1969- ) (stories)

• Drawing the Line (ss) The Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers, ed. Michael Hemmingson, Robinson 2001

CREASEY, JOHN (1908-1973); see pseudonym J. J. Marric (stories)

• The Chief Witness (nv) The Creasey Mystery Magazine Nov 1957 [Inspector Roger West]
• Revenge (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine Feb 1962
• Gideon and the Young Toughs (ss) 1970 [Commander George Gideon]
• Gideon and the Chestnut Vendor (ss) [Commander George Gideon]

CREIGHTON, JEAN SCOTT (1923- ); see pseudonym J. S. Borthwick (stories)

CRENSHAW, BILL (stories)

• Poor Dumb Mouths (ss) AHMM May 1984
• Dead Man’s Switch (ss) AHMM Jan 1985
• Good Fences (nv) AHMM Mar 1985
• World Enough and Time (nv) AHMM Apr 1986
• Tide in the Affairs (nv) AHMM Jun 1986
• Transcript (ss) AHMM Oct 1986
• Last Round (ss) AHMM Feb 1988
• Lie Down with Dogs (ss) AHMM Jun 1988
• Right People, Right Places (ss) AHMM Jul 1988
• Flicks (nv) AHMM Aug 1988
• Suits of Woe (nv) AHMM mid-Dec 1988
• Snowman Meets the Ice Queen (ss) AHMM Feb 1989
• August Body (ss) AHMM May 1989
• Veni, Vidi, Video (nv) AHMM Jan 1990
• Passing for Love (ss) AHMM Mar 1990
• Postcards from the Ledge (nv) AHMM Feb 1993
• Miner Operation (ss) AHMM Dec 1995
• War Stories: Righteous Shoot (nv) AHMM Jul 1996
• Roadkill Poker (nv) AHMM Apr 1997
• Dogwatch (nv) AHMM Jun 1997

CRENSHAW, WILLIAM B. (stories)

• Editor’s Notes: Remembering Cathleen Jordan (ed) AHMM Jul/Aug 2002
• The Scrivener’s Tale, Adam of Cranefield, edited, with notes and modernization (nv) AHMM Jul/Aug 2002

CRESPI, CAMILLA T.; pseudonym of Camilla Trinchieri, (1942- ) (stories)

• The Trouble with the Shoot (ss) Malice Domestic 3, Nancy Pickard, Pocket 1994
• The Fixer (ss) Death Dines at 8:30, ed. Claudia Bishop & Nick DiChario, Berkley 2001

CRESSWELL, HELEN; [i.e., Helen Cresswell Rowe] (1934-2005) (books) (stories)

• The Sky Sea (ss) Hidden Turnings, ed. Diana Wynne Jones, London: Methuen 1989
• Mystery Stories [ed.] (an) Kingfisher 1996

CREW, CAROLYN T. (stories)

• Cui Bono? (pm) EQMM Jan 14 1980
• Nursery Crimes (pm) EQMM Feb 11 1980