Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Chronological List

McCAFFERTY, TAYLOR (stories) (continued)

• For Protection (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1995
• Double-Talk [with Beverly Taylor Herald] (ss) No Alibi, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Ringpull Press 1995
• Foolproof (ss) Canine Crimes, ed. Jeffrey Marks, Ballantine 1998
• O Little Hound of Bethlehem (ss) Canine Christmas, ed. Jeffrey Marks, Ballantine 1999

McCAFFERY, SIMON P. (stories)

• The Deep End (ss) AHMM Dec 1991
• Strawberry Moon (ss) AHMM Jun 1994
• Attack of the Fifty Foot Cafeteria Woman (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1995
• Wave Goodbye (ss) AHMM Oct 1999

McCAFFREY, ANNE (Inez) (1926- ) (stories)

• Rescue Run (na) Analog Aug 1991

McCAHERY, JAMES (R.) (1934-1995) (stories)

• Jonathan Latimer: An Interview (iv) Hardboiled #4 1986
• More Than Meets the Eye (ss) Detective Story Magazine Aug 1989
• Deep and Crisp and Even (na) Murder Most Merry, ed. Anon., Zebra 1994

McCAHERY, JIM (stories)

• The Wine Club (ss) Detective Story Magazine Sep 1988

McCALL, J. F. (stories)

• The Perfectionist (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Annual #2 1972

McCALL, LINDA LANE (1941- ); see pseudonym Gabriella Diamond (stories)

McCALL, LINNEY TEAGUE; pseudonym of K. A. Gannon (stories)

• The Gift of Prester John (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jan 1999

McCALL, MARTIN (stories)

• The White Savage (na) Red Star Adventures Jun 1940 [Matalaa, The White Savage]
• The Cruise of the Savage (na) Red Star Adventures Aug 1940 [Matalaa, The White Savage]
• Savage Jeopardy (na) Red Star Adventures Oct 1940 [Matalaa, The White Savage]
• Treasure of the Savage (na) Red Star Adventures Jan 1941 [Matalaa, The White Savage]

McCAMMON, ROBERT R(ick) (1952- ) (stories)

• On a Beautiful Summer’s Day, He Was (ss) The Further Adventures of the Joker, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam 1990 [Batman]

McCANN, PETE (stories)

• A Challenge for the Killer! (ss) Sure-Fire Detective Magazine Apr 1958
• Hell School! (ss) Two-Fisted Detective Stories Oct 1960

McCANN, SHIRLEY (stories)

• Payback (ss) AHMM Jan/Feb 2005

McCARDELL, ROY L(arcom) (1870-?) (stories)

• The Sign of the “400” (vi) Puck Oct 24 1894 [Sherlock Holmes]

McCARRY, CHARLES (1930- ) (stories)

• The Hand of Carlos (ss) The Armchair Detective Fll 1992

McCARTHY, AGNES (stories)

• The Thresher Papers (ss)

McCARTHY, DETECTIVE SERGEANT DAN (stories)

• Man Hunters (ss) Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories Apr/May 1927

McCARTHY, KEITH (stories)

• Bad Blood (ss) EQMM Jun 2006 [Beverley Wharton]
• The Peculiar Death of Daniel Hunt (ss) AHMM Oct 2006 [John Eisenmenger; Helena Flemming]

McCARTHY, KEVIN (stories)

• Something to Work With (ss) Plots with Guns Nov/Dec 2002

McCARTHY, SHAUN (Lloyd) (1928- ); see pseudonym Desmond Cory (stories)

McCARTY, BARBARA (stories)

• The Best Qualifications (ss) AHMM Oct 1997
• Disposing of Uncle Rocco (ss) AHMM Feb 1998
• Saving Aunt Sophy (ss) AHMM Jan 2000

McCARTY, RUTH M. (stories)

• Not My Son (ss) Undertow, ed. Skye Alexander, Kate Flora & Susan Oleksiw, Level Best Books 2003

McCARVER, SAM (stories)

• The Loch Ness Mystery (nv) And the Dying Is Easy, ed. Joseph Pittman & Annette Riffle, Signet 2001 [John Darnell]

McCAULEY, CAROLE SPEARIN (1939- ) (stories)

• Done (pm) Murderous Intent Spr 1999; also as “Done In”.
• Done In (pm) Murderous Intent Spr 1999

McCAULEY, ROSS (stories)

• Singapore Assassin (ss) AHMM Jan 1990

McCHONCHIE, LYN (stories)

• Wolf in the Fold (ss) Murderous Intent Sum 1997

McCLARY, THOMAS CALVERT (1909-1972) (stories)

• One Gun, One Bullet (ss) The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Feb 1966

McCLEERY, DIANNE CHAPMAN (stories)

• Mitzi (ss) AHMM Dec 1996

McCLENDON, LISE (Webb) (1952- ) (stories)

• The End of the World (As We Know It) (ss) Murder in Vegas, ed. Michael Connelly, Tor 2005

McCLIMANS, LAUREL (stories)

• A Few Lights Short of a Strand (ss) AHMM Jan 1994
• Was It Guru for You, Too? (ss) AHMM Nov 1994

McCLINTICK, MALCOLM (1942- ) (stories)

• Who Can You Trust? (ss) EQMM Feb 24 1982
• A Net of Circumstances (ss) AHMM mid-Sep 1983
• Kelso’s Private Place (ss) AHMM Nov 1983
• The Most Beautiful Girl (ss) AHMM Aug 1984
• Kelso’s Cave (ss) AHMM Dec 1984
• Kelso’s Christmas (nv) AHMM Jan 1985
• The Invisible Man (ss) EQMM May 1985
• Kelso at the Red Dragon (ss) AHMM Mar 1986
• Kelso’s Nightmare (ss) AHMM Mar 1987
• Fingering a Killer (ss) AHMM Win 1989
• Your Word Against Mine (ss) EQMM Jun 1992
• Kelso at the Voodoo Museum (nv) AHMM Feb 1997
• Pack Rats (ss) AHMM Mar 1998
• Kelso’s Ghost (nv) AHMM Sep 2002 [Sgt. George Kelso]

McCLINTON, CELIA S. (stories)

• Dueling (ss) Plots with Guns Sep/Oct 2004

McCLOY, HELEN (Worrell Clarkson) (1904-1992) (books) (stories)

• The Nameless Clue (na) Five-Novels Monthly Nov 1941
• Chinoiserie (nv) EQMM Jul 1946
• Through a Glass, Darkly (nv) EQMM Sep 1948 [Basil Willing]
• The Singing Diamonds (nv) EQMM Oct 1949 [Basil Willing]
• The Case of the Duplicate Door (ss) Mystery Puzzle of the Month 1949 [Basil Willing]
• Murder Is Everybody’s Business (ss) 1951
• Thy Brother Death (ss) This Week 1955 [Basil Willing]
• The Murder Stops the Music (ss) This Week 1957 [Basil Willing]
• Murder Ad Lib (ss) EQMM Nov 1964 [Basil Willing]
• The Pleasant Assassin (ss) EQMM Dec 1970 [Basil Willing]
• A Case of Innocent Eavesdropping (ss) EQMM Mar 1978 [Basil Willing]
• Murphy’s Law (ss) EQMM May 1979 [Basil Willing]
• That Bug That’s Going Around (ss) EQMM Aug 1979 [Basil Willing]
• The Pleasant Assassin and Other Cases of Dr. Basil Willing (co) Crippen & Landru 2003 [Basil Willing]

McCLURE, JAMES (Howe) (1939- ) (stories)

• The Steam Pig (ex) London: Gollancz 1971
• Scandal at Sandkop (nv) Winter’s Crimes 7, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan 1975

McCONCHIE, LYN (1946?- ) (stories)

• When in Rome (ss) Masque Noir Sep 1999
• A Little Learning (ss) Masque Noir Jan 2000
• Chasing China Cats (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Oct 2001
• Turistus (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Nov 2001
• The Detective and the Blunt Instrument (ss) The Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers, ed. Michael Hemmingson, Robinson 2001
• A Wolf in the Fold (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Jun 2002
• The Detective & The Curse (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Sep 2002
• Considered Opinion (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #30 2002
• The Mocker (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #31 2002
• Tale of Two Kitties (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #34 2003
• You Know Best, Darling (ss) Shred of Evidence Feb 2004

McCONNELL, CHARLES (stories)

• Deadly Copy (nv) EQMM Mar 2003

McCONNELL, CHARLES R. (stories)

• Killing Caleb (ss) AHMM Jun 16 1980
• Like Father Like Son (ss) EQMM Jun 30 1980
• Waiting for Wayne (ss) EQMM Nov 1982
• Eddie’s Luck (ss) EQMM Jul 1983
• The Last Binge (ss) AHMM Jan 1984
• Deadly Carnival (ss) EQMM Jun 1995

McCONNELL, FRANK D.; [i.e., Francis DeMay McConnell] (1942-1999) (stories)

• They Won’t Get Hodge (ss) EQMM Jan 1993

McCONNELL, JEAN (1927- ) (stories)

• Sub-Plot (ss) John Creasey’s Crime Collection, ed. Herbert Harris 1982
• Working with Suzie (ss) 2nd Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus 1993
• A Hank of Hair (nv) Anglian Blood, ed. Robert Church & Martin Edwards, Rampant Horse Limited 1995
• A Sweet Little Old Lady (ss) Midwinter Mysteries 5, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Little, Brown 1995

McCONNOR, VINCENT (c1907-1999) (stories)

• Just Like Inspector Maigret (ss) EQMM Oct 1964 [George Drayton]
• The Honeymoon Murders (nv) EQMM Jan 1965 [George Drayton]

McCONVILLE, WALT (stories)

• But Does She Do Windows? (pm) EQMM Dec 1990

McCOSKEY, SYZANNE K. (stories)

• The Story That Won: Secret Agent Man (vi) AHMM May 2005

McCOWN, EDNA (stories)

• The Panama Hen, by Gesine Schulz (ss) World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Fourth Annual Collection, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Forge 2003; first published in Die Stunde des Vaters und andere Kriminalgeschichten (Death on the Waters and Other Criminal Stories), Verlag Ulmers Manuskripte, 2002.

McCOY, CAROL (stories)

• In the Beginning (ss) Murderous Intent Spr 1998

McCOY, HORACE (1897-1955) (stories)

• They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (n.) New York: Simon & Schuster 1935

McCRACKEN, BEATRICE S. (stories)

• Love Is Not All (pm) EQMM May 1992

MacCREAGH, GORDON (1886-1953) (stories)

• Matto Grosso Fury (ss) Jungle Stories Sum 1950

McCRUMB, LAURA (stories)

• Typewriter Man [with Sharyn McCrumb & Spencer McCrumb] (ss) Great Writers & Kids Write Mystery Stories, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jill M. Morgan & Robert Weinberg, Random House 1996

McCRUMB, SHARYN (Elaine Atwood) (1948- ) (books) (stories)

• Not All Brides Are Beautiful (ss) EQMM Nov 1986
• Bimbos of the Death Sun (n.) TSR 1988 [Jay Omega]
• A Wee Doch and Doris (ss) Mistletoe Mysteries, Charlotte MacLeod, Mysterious Press 1989
• The Luncheon (ss) Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1990
• Remains to Be Seen (ss) Mummy Stories, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Ballantine 1990
• A Predatory Woman (ss) Sisters in Crime 4, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1991
• Happiness Is a Dead Poet (nv) Malice Domestic 1, Elizabeth Peters, Pocket 1992
• Nine Lives to Live (ss) Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine 1992
• Zombies of the Gene Pool (n.) New York: Simon & Schuster 1992 [Jay Omega]
• Gentle Reader (ss) Malice Domestic 3, Nancy Pickard, Pocket 1994
• The Monster of Glamis (ss) Royal Crimes, ed. Maxim Jakubowski & Martin H. Greenberg, Signet 1994
• Old Rattler (ss) Partners in Crime, ed. Elaine Raco Chase, Signet 1994 [Sheriff Spencer Arrowood]
• The Matchmaker (ss) Crimes of the Heart, ed. Carolyn G. Hart, Berkley 1995
• Typewriter Man [with Spencer McCrumb & Laura McCrumb] (ss) Great Writers & Kids Write Mystery Stories, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jill M. Morgan & Robert Weinberg, Random House 1996
• Among My Souvenirs (ss) Vengeance Is Hers, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allen Collins, Signet 1997
• Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Other Stories (co) Ballantine 1997
• Foggy Mountain Breakdown (ss) 1997
• An Autumn Migration (ss) The Best of the Best, ed. Elaine Koster & Joseph Pittman, Signet 1998
• Bimbos & Zombies (om) SFBC 1998 [Jay Omega]
• Gerda’s Sense of Snow (ss) Once Upon a Crime, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley 1998
• Malice Domestic 7 (oa) Avon 1998
• Introduction: The Cosy Nostra (in) Malice Domestic 7, Sharyn McCrumb, Avon 1998
• Lark in the Morning (ss) Crime Through Time III, ed. Sharan Newman, Berkley 2000
• The Vale of the White Horse (ss) Murder, My Dear Watson, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower, Carroll & Graf 2002
• The Gallows Necklace (ss) The Dark, ed. Ellen Datlow, Tor 2003
• The Resurrection Man (na) Transgressions, ed. Ed McBain, Forge Books 2005
• Author’s Note (pr)
• Introduction (in)
• John Knox in Paradise (ss)
• Love on First Bounce (ss) [Elizabeth MacPherson]
• Precious Jewel (ss)
• A Shade of Difference (ss)
• A Snare as Old as Solomon (ss)
• Southern Comfort (ss)
• Telling the Bees (ss)
• The Witness (ss)

McCRUMB, SPENCER (stories)

• Typewriter Man [with Laura McCrumb & Sharyn McCrumb] (ss) Great Writers & Kids Write Mystery Stories, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jill M. Morgan & Robert Weinberg, Random House 1996

McCUE, LILLIAN (Bueno) (1902-1993); see pseudonym Lillian de la Torre (stories)

McCULLEY, JOHNSTON (1883-1958) (stories)

• The Stolen Story (ss) Detective Story Magazine Dec 16 1919
• Trap of the Mongoose (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly May 27 1933 [Mongoose]
• The Green Ghost (nv) Thrilling Detective Mar 1934 [Green Ghost]
• Killer’s Canon (na) The Masked Rider Western Magazine Apr 1934
• The Crimson Clown Returns (ss) Popular Detective Oct 1944 [Delton Prouse (The Crimson Clown)]
• Thubway Tham’s Raffle Ticket (ss) Black Book Detective May 1949 [Thubway Tham]
• Thubway Tham’s Bomb Scare (ss) The Saint Detective Magazine Jan 1960 [Thubway Tham]

McCULLOUGH, DAVID WILLIS (stories)

• A Nice Old-fashioned Funeral (ss) Murder Most Delicious, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet 1995

McCUNE, PATRICIA (stories)

• The Blue Cap (nv)

McCURNIN, JOHN (stories)

• A Tulip in the Snow (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly Jul 5 1941

McDADE, DENNIS (stories)

• The Piano Man (ss) Kracked Mirror Mysteries Sep 1994

McDADE, T. M. (stories)

• Jimson’s Folly (ss) EQMM Oct 1982

McDARIS, STEVEN (stories)

• Bowling Ball Blues (ss) Hardboiled #19 1994

McDERMID, VAL (1955- ) (stories)

• The Writing on the Wall (ss) 3rd Culprit, ed. Liza Cody, Michael Z. Lewin & Peter Lovesey, Chatto & Windus 1994
• Guilt Trip (ss) No Alibi, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Ringpull Press 1995
• Heartburn (ss) Northern Blood II, ed. Martin Edwards, Flambard Press 1995
• A Traditional Christmas (ss) Reader, I Murdered Him, Too, ed. Helen Windrath, Women’s Press 1995
• Driving a Hard Bargain (ss) Perfectly Criminal, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House 1996
• “Val McDermid” by Adrian Muller (iv) Crime Time v2 #5 1999
• The Girl Who Killed Santa Claus (ss) EQMM Jan 2002
• Metamorphosis (ss) Tart Noir, ed. Stella Duffy & Lauren Henderson, Prime Crime 2002
• The Wagon Mound (ss) Australian Women’s Weekly 2002
• White Knights, Black Magic (ss) Crime in the City, ed. Martin Edwards, Do-Not Press 2002
• The Consolation Blonde (ss) Mysterious Pleasures, ed. Martin Edwards, London: Little, Brown 2003
• The Distant Echo (ex) HarperCollins UK 2003
• Sneeze for Danger (ss) EQMM Mar/Apr 2005
• Foreword (fw)

McDEVITT, JACK; [i.e., John Charles McDevitt] (1935- ) (stories)

• Happy Birthday [with Mark L. Van Name] (ss) The Further Adventures of the Joker, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam 1990 [Batman]
• The Big Downtown (na) Down These Dark Spaceways, ed. Mike Resnick, SFBC 2005