Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Chronological List

MELVILLE, HERMAN (stories) (continued)

• from Billy Budd (ex) 1924

MELVILLE, JAMES; pseudonym of Roy Peter Martin, (1931- ) (stories)

• Santa-San Solves It (ss) Crime at Christmas, ed. Jack Adrian, Equation 1988
• Otani Has a Haircut (ss) New Crimes 2, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Robinson 1990
• Gambling on Ganymede (ss) Midwinter Mysteries 2, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Little, Brown 1992
• Programmed for Murder (ss) 1st Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus 1992
• Night Flight (ss) 3rd Culprit, ed. Liza Cody, Michael Z. Lewin & Peter Lovesey, Chatto & Windus 1994
• Dodgy, Very (ss) Anglian Blood, ed. Robert Church & Martin Edwards, Rampant Horse Limited 1995
• The Beka Street Irregulars (ss) The Strand Magazine #5 2000
• Mayhem at Mudchester (ss) The Verdict of Us All, ed. Peter Lovesey, Crippen & Landru 2006

MELVILLE, JENNIE; pseudonym of Gwendoline Butler, (1922- ) (stories)

• Pray Tell Me, Sir, Whose Dog Are You? (nv) Winter’s Crimes 22, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan 1990

MELYAN, HELENE (stories)

• A Deal in Gold (ss) AHMM May 21 1980
• The Diet (vi) AHMM Oct 27 1980
• Writer’s Block (ss) AHMM Jan 7 1981
• The Dog Thief (ss) EQMM Apr 1987

MENAKER, DANIEL (stories)

• I Spy (ss) New Yorker Apr 28 1980

MENDES, BOB (1928- ) (stories)

• Tooth Marks (ss) Death by Espionage, ed. Martin Cruz Smith, Cumberland House 1999
• Noble Causes (ss) 2000; “Nobele Deleinden”, de Standaard 2000 (Dutch).
• Fleeting Fashion (ss) World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Fourth Annual Collection, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Forge 2003; first published in De Beste Misdaadverhalen in Vlaanderen (The Best Mystery Stories of Flandern), ed. Bob Mendes Manteau/De Standaard Uitgeverij, 2002.

MENENDEZ, DALE H. (stories)

• Tremere (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Aug 2002
• The Last Hypocrite (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Oct 2002

MENGE, ELAINE (stories)

• Greenspace (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 2003
• A Period of Adjustment (nv) AHMM Apr 2004
• Our Daughter Is in Heaven (nv) AHMM Jun 2005
• Perpetual Care (nv) AHMM Mar 2006
• Boxes of Hell (ss) AHMM Oct 2006

MENO, JOE (stories)

• Like a Rocket with a Beat (ss) Chicago Noir, ed. Neal Pollack, Akashic Books 2005; (Lawrence & Broadway).

MERCER, CECIL WILLIAM (1885-1960); see pseudonym Dornford Yates (stories)

MEREDITH, D(oris) R. (1944- ) (books) (stories)

• Mummy No. 50 (ss) Mummy Stories, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Ballantine 1990
• Windkill (nv) Malice Domestic 1, Elizabeth Peters, Pocket 1992
• Highwater (nv) Malice Domestic 3, Nancy Pickard, Pocket 1994
• A Woman’s Place (nv) The Mysterious West, ed. Tony Hillerman, HarperCollins 1994
• One Strike Too Many (nv) Crimes of the Heart, ed. Carolyn G. Hart, Berkley 1995
• The Subject of Prosperity (nv) Murder, They Wrote, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Elizabeth Foxwell, Boulevard Books 1997
• Retrospective (ss) Texas Short Stories, ed. Billy Bob Hill, Browder Springs Publishing 1997
• Incident on Sixth Street (nv) Murder on Route 66, ed. Carolyn Wheat, Berkley 1999
• Dearly Beloved (ss) Murder Most Romantic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Denise Little, Cumberland House 2001
• A Woman’s Place and Other Mysterious Tales (co) Five Star 2001

MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER (1803-1870) (stories)

• The Blue Room (ss)

MERRIL, JUDITH; [originally Josephine Juliet Grossman] (1923-1997) (stories)

• I Could Kill You! (ss) Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1952

MERRILL, LEW; pseudonym of Victor Rousseau Emanuel, (1879-1960) (stories)

• Bat Man (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Feb 1936
• Synthetic Husband (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Sep 1937
• Dwindling Death (nv) Spicy Mystery Stories Oct 1942

MERRIMAN, ALEX; pseudonym of Robert Silverberg, (1935- ) (stories)

• The Blonde and the Brute (ss) Guilty Detective Story Magazine May 1959

MERRITT, A(braham Grace) (1884-1943) (stories)

• The Pool of the Stone God (ss) American Weekly Sep 23 1923

MERTZ, BARBARA (Louise) G(ross) (1927- ); see pseudonyms Barbara Michaels & Elizabeth Peters (books) (stories)

MERTZ, STEPHEN (1947- ) (stories)

• The Basics of Murder (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1980
• The World of Mystery Fandom (ar) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1981
• Take Two (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1981
• Living Legend (nv) Dick Tracy: The Secret Files, Max Allan Collins & Martin H. Greenberg, Tor 1990 [Dick Tracy]
• The King of Horror (ss) Murder Is My Business, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allen Collins, Dutton 1994
• Talon’s Gift (ss) Flesh & Blood: Dark Desires, ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press 2002

MERWIN, MILES M. (stories)

• On the Books (cl) Crime Digest Oct/Nov 1981, Jan/Feb, May/Jun, Sep/Oct 1982

MESROBIAN, MICHAEL; see pseudonym Mike Munro (stories)

METCALFE, JOHN (1891-1965) (stories)

• The Backslider (ss)

MEXWELL, A. E. (stories)

• Crime Scene: The Shooting House (ar) The Saint Magazine Aug 1984

MEYER, [Rev.] CHARLES (1947-2000) (stories)

• Churchkill (ss) Espionage Magazine Dec 1986
• Dead Ringer (n.) Espionage Magazine Sep 1987
• Divine Justice (ss) Murder Most Catholic, ed. Ralph McInerny, Cumberland House 2002

MEYER, INGRAM (stories)

• Don’t Hang a Dead Aunt (ss) AHMM Feb 1983
• Professor Kreller’s Secret (ss) AHMM Mar 1983
• Ghost on the Window Sill (ss) AHMM May 1983
• Mystery of the Silent Lake (nv) AHMM Jun 1983
• The Hobby Fair Mystery (ss) AHMM Sep 1983
• The Snooper Got Caught (ss) AHMM Dec 1983
• Log Jam (ss) AHMM Apr 1984

MEYER, JAMIE (stories)

• Career Opportunities (ss) Hardboiled Apr 2000

MEYER, MARTIN N. (stories)

• The Golden Parachute (nv) AHMM Sep 1990

MEYER, PETER (stories)

• The Yale Murder (ex)

MEYER, SANDRA; see pseudonym Frances Joyce (stories)

• Bloodbudgies and Carnivores (ss) EQMM Jul 1998

MEYERS, ANNETTE (Brafman) (1934- ); see pseudonym Maan Meyers (stories)

• Mommy Would Have Loved It (ss) Murder for Mother, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet 1994
• Knife of the Party (nv) Malice Domestic 4, Carolyn G. Hart, Pocket 1995
• The Bedford Street Legacy (ss) Lethal Ladies, Nancy Collins & Robert J. Randisi, Berkley 1996
• Couldja Die (ss) Vengeance Is Hers, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allen Collins, Signet 1997
• Blonde Noire [with Martin Meyers] (ss) Marilyn: Shades of Blonde, ed. Carole Nelson Douglas, Forge 1997
• You Don’t Know Me (ss) Flesh & Blood, ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press 2001
• The Daffodil [with Martin Meyers] (nv) Flesh & Blood: Guilty as Sin, ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press 2003
• Timor Mortis (nv) The Mammoth Book of Roaring Twenties Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2004 [Olivia Brown]

MEYERS, DIANA (stories)

• The Obituary Thefts (ss)

MEYERS, JAMIE (stories)

• Dear Dolores (ss) Hardboiled #13 1992

MEYERS, M. K. (stories)

• Monkey Head (ss) Chicago Noir, ed. Neal Pollack, Akashic Books 2005; (Grand & Western).

MEYERS, MAAN; pseudonym of Martin Meyers & Annette Meyers (stories)

• The High Constable and the Visiting Author (ss) Crime Through Time, ed. Miriam Grace Monfredo & Sharan Newman, Berkley 1997 [Peter Tonneman]
• The High Constable and the Rochester Rappers (nv) Crime Through Time II, ed. Miriam Grace Monfredo & Sharan Newman, Berkley 1998
• The Peculiar Events on Riverside Drive (nv) Mystery Street, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet 2001 [Jack West]
• The Dutchman and the Wrongful Heir (nv) The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits: Third New Collection, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2005 [Peter Tonneman]
• The Organ Grinder (ss) Manhattan Noir, ed. Lawrence Block, Akashic Books 2006; (Lower East Side).

MEYERS, MARTIN (1934- ); see pseudonym Maan Meyers (stories)

• Blonde Noire [with Annette Meyers] (ss) Marilyn: Shades of Blonde, ed. Carole Nelson Douglas, Forge 1997
• The Girl, the Body, and the Kitchen Sink (nv) Private Eyes, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins, Signet 1998
• Pickup (nv) Flesh & Blood: Dark Desires, ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press 2002
• The Daffodil [with Annette Meyers] (nv) Flesh & Blood: Guilty as Sin, ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press 2003
• Snake Rag (nv) Murder... and All That Jazz, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet 2004
• Why Do They Have to Hit? (ss) Manhattan Noir, ed. Lawrence Block, Akashic Books 2006; (Yorkville).

MEYERS, RIC(hard Sam) (1953- ) (stories)

• TAD on TV (ar) The Armchair Detective Win, Spr, Sum, Fll 1990, Win, Spr, Sum, Fll 1991
• Philadelphia Story (ar) The Armchair Detective Spr 1990
• Whirlpool, Sizzle, and the Juice (nv) Dick Tracy: The Secret Files, Max Allan Collins & Martin H. Greenberg, Tor 1990 [Dick Tracy]
• The Woman of Mystery!: Rebecca Eaton (iv) The Armchair Detective Sum 1990
• In Foggy London Town (ar) The Armchair Detective Spr 1991
• TAD at the Movies (ar) The Armchair Detective Sum, Fll 1991
• Hard R (ss) Flesh & Blood: Dark Desires, ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press 2002

MEYERSTEIN, E(dward) H(arry) W(illiam) (1889-1952) (stories)

• The Bath (ss) The Pageant, Simpkin Marshall 1934
• The Pageant (ss) The Pageant, Simpkin Marshall 1934
• Statement of a Scholar (ss) The Pageant, Simpkin Marshall 1934
• The Triptych (ss) The Pageant, Simpkin Marshall 1934
• A Woman, a Dog and a Walnut Tree (ss) The Pageant, Simpkin Marshall 1934
• The Rival Poets (nv) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935

MICHAEL, ELEANOR (stories)

• Artistic Differences (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Sep 1998
• Mi Casa, Su Casa (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Aug 1999
• Two-Dog Night (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jan 2000
• Teddy’s Cross (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Feb 2000
• Noe and Ark (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Aug 2000
• Lottery Fever (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Oct 2000
• The Music Box (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Mar 2001
• To Kill the Goose (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories May 2001
• The Situation’s Red (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jun 2001
• A Case of the Blues (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Oct 2001
• Snow on the Roof/Fire in the Furnace (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Oct 2001
• They’re all alike (vi) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Sep 2002
• The Dark Lady (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #29 2002

MICHAEL, ELLANE (stories)

• Under Cover of Darkness (ss) AHMM Dec 1984

MICHAELS, BARBARA; pseudonym of Barbara G. Mertz, (1927- ) (stories)

• The Runaway (ss) Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1989

MICHAELS, FRANK (stories)

• Mrs. Edgecliff (ss) AHMM Aug 1992

MICHAELS, SAMANTHA; pseudonym (stories)

• The Keeper (ss) EQMM Sep 1994

MICHALSKI, FREDDY (stories)

• A Demon in My Head, by Jean-Hugues Oppel (ss) Death by Espionage, ed. Martin Cruz Smith, Cumberland House 1999; tr. by Brad Spurgeon

MICHEL, FRANCIS (stories)

• Vicious Circle (ss) Vengeance Shorts #1 1945

MICKELBURY, PENNY (1948- ) (stories)

• From Night Songs (ex) New York: Naiad Press 1995
• More Than One Way (ss) Shades of Black, ed. Eleanor Taylor Bland, Prime Crime 2004

MIDDLETON, RICHARD (Barham) (1882-1911) (stories)

• The Ghost Ship (ss) The Century Apr 1912
• On the Brighton Road (ss) The Ghost Ship, Unwin 1912
• The Wrong Turning (ss) The Ghost Ship, Unwin 1912
• The Cry of a Century [with Edgar Jepson] (ss) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935
• The Last Adventure (ss)

MIDDLETON, STANLEY (stories)

• Behind the Wall (ss) City of Crime, ed. David Belbin, Five Leaves Publications 1997

MIDDLETON, THOMAS (1570-1627) (stories)

• from The Changeling [with William Rowley] (ex) 1622
• The Changeling [with William Rowley] (pl) 1623

MIÉVILLE, CHINA (Tom) (1972- ) (stories)

• An End to Hunger (ss) New English Library Book of Internet Stories, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, NEL 2000

MILANO, L. B. (stories)

• Willie in Winter (ss) Beyond the Mundane: Unravelings, ed. Daniel J. Reitz, Mundania Press 2004

MILES, KEITH (1940- ); see pseudonyms Agent No. 5 & Edward Marston (books) (stories)

• By the Time You Read This (ss) Missing Persons, ed. Martin Edwards, Constable 1999
• Piker’s Silence (ss) EQMM Aug 2000
• One of Us (ss) EQMM Jun 2001
• Slaughter in the Strand (ss) The Mammoth Book of Comic Crime, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson 2002
• Fitting In (ss) Green for Danger, ed. Martin Edwards, Do-Not Press 2003
• Old Bag Dad (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 2004
• On a Bicycle Made for Two (ss) Crime on the Move, ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press 2005
• The Spare Key (ss) EQMM Feb 2006
• Closedown (ss) EQMM Jul 2006
• Crash Tackle (ss) EQMM Mar/Apr 2007
• Foreword (fw)

MILICH, MELISSA (stories)

• Hide and Seek (ss) AHMM Jun 1995

MILLAR, ALICE (stories)

• The Calls At Dinnertime (ss) Murderous Intent Win 1999

MILLAR, ERIC J. (stories)

• The Devil in You (ss) Hardboiled Cthulhu, ed. James Ambuehl, Dimensions Books 2006

MILLAR, KENNETH (1915-1983); see pseudonyms John Ross Macdonald & Ross Macdonald (books) (stories)

MILLAR, MARGARET (Ellis, née Sturm) (1915-1994) (books) (stories)

• Mind Over Murder (na) Detective Story Magazine Nov 1942
• Last Day in Lisbon (na) Five-Novels Monthly Feb 1943
• About the Author: Margaret Millar (bg) The Unicorn Mystery Book Club News v3 #3 1950
• The Couple Next Door (ss) EQMM Jul 1954 [Inspector Sands]
• McGowney’s Miracle (ss) Cosmopolitan Jul 1954
• The People Across the Canyon (ss) EQMM Oct 1962
• Notions (ss) EQMM Dec 1987
• The Couple Next Door (co) Crippen & Landru 2004

MILLARD, RICHARD (stories)

• The Story That Won: In Over Her Head (vi) AHMM Jul/Aug 2001

MILLER, ANDY (stories)

• Treasure Chest (ss) Shred of Evidence May 2004

MILLER, BILL (1920-1961); see pseudonyms Whit Masterson & Wade Miller (stories)

MILLER, CALVIN (Amasa) (1936- ) (stories)

• The Blue Tattoo (rr) Carnage at Christhaven, ed. William Griffin, San Francisco, CA: Harper and Row 1989

MILLER, ELLEN (c1966- ) (stories)

• Practicing (nv) Brooklyn Noir, ed. Tim McLoughlin, Akashic Books 2004

MILLER, G(eorge) WAYNE (1954- ) (stories)

• The Warden (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1985
• Since the Sky Blew Off (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1985
• To Be Cold, Like Trees (vi) AHMM Jul 1987
• A Good Mature Woman (ss) Hardboiled #10 1989

MILLER, JOHN (books)

• San Francisco Thrillers [ed. with Tim Smith] (an) Chronicle Books 1995