Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Stories, Listed by Title

• The Car in the Woods • Mike Owens • (ss)
• Car Trouble • William J. Carroll, Jr. • (nv)
• Cara’s Turn • Marlys Millhiser • (ss)
• The Caravan of Wonders Lady • James Powell • (ss)
• Caravan to Tarim • David Goodis • (ss)
• A Card or a Kitten • Liza Cody • (ss)
• Card Sense • James Holding • (ss)
• The Cardboard Box • Arthur Conan Doyle • (ss)
• The Cardboard Clue • Walter F. Ripperger • (nv)
• Cardboard Coffins • Pete Hautman • (ss)
• The Cardinal’s Cross • Mary Amlaw • (ss)
• The Cards • Sydney M. Parkman • (ss)
• Cardula and the Briefcase • Jack Ritchie • (ss)
• Cardula and the Locked Rooms • Jack Ritchie • (ss)
• The Cardula Detective Agency • Jack Ritchie • (ss)
• Career Choice • Stephen Wasylyk • (ss)
• Career in Crime • Janet O’Daniel • (ss)
• Career Move • Don R. Bensen • (ss)
• Career Moves • Debra Purdy Kong • (ss)
• Career Opportunities • Jamie Meyer • (ss)
• Career Opportunity Available • Arthur Montague • (ss)
• Careers • John M. Floyd • (vi)
• Careers • Barbara Mayor • (pm)
• The Carer • Ruth Rendell • (ss)
• The Caretaker • Ian Moffitt • (ss)
• Cargo • Dan Crawford • (nv)
• Caribbean Clues • Patricia McGerr • (ss)
• Caring • Gary Alexander • (ss)
• Caring for Uncle Henry • Robert Campbell • (ss)
• The Caring Voices • Jeffry Scott • (ss)
• Carioca Hungry • George Pelecanos • (ss)
• Carlos Captures the Smugglers • V. Rinelli & Irma Schmidt • (ss)
• Carlos’ Perfect Crime • Franklin Bandy • (ss)
• Carlotta Green • Alan K. Young • (pm)
• Carmilla • Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu • (na)
• Carmine and the Christmas Presence • Charles Ardai • (ss)
• Carnie • David Means • (ss)
• The Carnival Caper • R. L. Stevens • (ss)
• The Carnival Killer • David Downey • (ss)
• Carnival Ride • Frank Snyder • (ss)
• The Carol Singers • Josephine Bell • (nv)
• Carole on Lombard • Jerry Kenneally • (ss)
• La Carolina • Elaine Stirling • (ss)
• Carol’s Gift • Denise Mina • (ss)
• Carolyn Wheat: A Checklist • Carolyn Wheat • (bi)
• Carolyn Wheat: A Checklist • Misc. Material • (bi)
• The Carousel • Jean Darling • (ss)
• Carpe Diem • Michael C. Winkler • (ss)
• A Carpet of Snow • H. R. F. Keating • (ss)
• The Carpet-Bagger • Colin Dexter • (nv)
• Carrera’s Woman • Ed McBain • (ss)
• Carried to Mexico • Richard E. Reeve • (ss)
• Carrier Pigeon • Dennis Lynds • (ss)
• Carrion • Peter Robinson • (ss)
• Carroll John Daly: An Appreciation/Two Interviews • James L. Traylor • (iv)
• Carrot for a Chestnut • Dick Francis • (ss)
• Carrying Concealed • Lisa Scottoline • (nv)
• Carry’s Cat • Barbara Collins • (ss)
• The Cart Thief • Rachel Dunstan Muller • (ss)
• Cartel of Death • Tom Johnson • (nv)
• Cartel of Death • Robert Wallace • (nv)
• The Cartière Cross • Diana Schrader • (ss)
• Cartomancy: An Introduction • Mary R. Gentle • (lk)
• Cartomancy: Conclusion • Mary R. Gentle • (lk)
• Cartoon Logic • Denise Weeks • (ss)
• The Casanova Caper • Beverle Graves Myers • (ss)
• The Case • Charles Ardai • (ss)
• Case #5423: The Second Fire • Stephanie Kay Bendel • (ss)
• The Case Against Carroll • Ellery Queen • (na)
• The Case Book of James Thurber • James Thurber • (ss)
• Case Closed • Lou Manfredo • (nv)
• A Case for Clara Cates • Carolyn Jensen Watts • (nv)
• A Case for Gourmets • Michael Gilbert • (ss)
• A Case for Inspector Ghote • June Thomson • (ss)
• A Case for Judge and Jury • Amy Myers • (ss)
• The Case for the Defense • Graham Greene • (ss)
• Case History #15: Melinda • Tama Janowitz • (vi)
• The Case Is Altered • Margery Allingham • (ss)
• The Case of Allan Mandeville • Sydney Horler • (nv)
• A Case of Butterflies • Peter Lovesey • (ss)
• A Case of Catnapping • A. H. Z. Carr • (ss)
• A Case of Chivas Regal • George V. Higgins • (ss)
• A Case of Christmas Spirit • Nicholas Rhea • (ss)
• A Case of Coincidence • Ruth Rendell • (ss)
• A Case of Counterfeiting: Cummings & Co. • Steven E. Steinbock • (ar)
• A Case of Double Vision • Ed Conrow • (ss)
• The Case of Euphemia Raphash • M. P. Shiel • (ss)
• A Case of Feline Psychopathology • Lydia Adamson • (ss)
• “A Case of Fratricide” • Franz Kafka • (ex)
• The Case of Grand Cru • Stanley Cohen • (ss)
• A Case of Headlong Dying • Michael Innes • (nv)
• A Case of Heredity • Lloyd Biggle, Jr. • (ss)
• The Case of His Own Abduction • Wallace Nichols • (ss)
• A Case of Identity • Arthur Conan Doyle • (ss)
• A Case of Identity • Jack Ritchie • (ss)
• A Case of Income-Tax Fraud • Isaac Asimov • (ss)
• A Case of Innocent Eavesdropping • Helen McCloy • (ss)
• A Case of Insomnia • John P. Vourlis • (nv)
• The Case of Iron Man’s Trot • Verbena Pastor • (ss)
• The Case of Jesse James’s Missing Loot • Joe Helgerson • (ss)
• The Case of Johnny Walker Black • David A. Kaufelt • (ss)
• The Case of Laker, Absconded • Arthur Morrison • (nv)
• A Case of Lost Identity • Lenore Glen Offord • (ss)
• A Case of Maximum Need • Celia Fremlin • (ss)
• A Case of Mis-identity • Colin Dexter • (nv)
• A Case of Missing Identity • James McKimmey • (ss)
• A Case of Mistaken Identity • J. D. Carlson • (ss)
• A Case of Mistaken Identity • Gregory S. Hargrave • (ss)
• The Case of Mr. Foggatt • Arthur Morrison • (ss)
• The Case of Mr. Lucraft • Walter Besant & James Rice • (nv)
• The Case of Mr. Pelham • Anthony Armstrong • (ss)
• The Case of Mrs. Geary’s Leather Trousers • Colin Bateman • (ss)
• A Case of Murder • Vernon Scannell • (pm)
• A Case of Royal Blood • Steven-Elliot Altman • (nv)
• The Case of Seven Santas • H. R. F. Keating • (ss)
• A Case of Sudden Death • Jeffry Scott • (ss)
• The Case of the Abominable Wife • June Thomson • (nv)
• The Case of the Accursed Vairene • Verbena Pastor • (ss)
• The Case of the Amateur Detective and the Chicken • James A. Noble • (ss)
• The Case of the Amateur Mendicants • Ken Greenwald • (sa)
• The Case of the Ancient British Barrow • Terry McGarry • (ss)
• The Case of the Anonymous Author • Edward D. Hoch • (ss)
• The Case of the Apocryphal Ark • Fredric Brown • (ss)
• The Case of the Baconian Cipher • Ken Greenwald • (sa)
• The Case of the Barking Beagle • R. L. Stevens • (ss)
• The Case of the Beryl Coronet • Arthur Conan Doyle • (pl)
• The Case of the Bewildering Barn • Fredric Brown • (ss)
• The Case of the Big Bang Theory and the Grand Finale • James A. Noble • (ss)
• The Case of the Black Lotus • Robert J. Hogan • (n.)
• The Case of the Black Magician • G. T. Fleming-Roberts • (na)
• Case of the Blind Witness • William Lindsay Gresham • (nv)
• The Case of the Bloodless Sock • Anne Perry • (nv)
• A Case of the Blues • Eleanor Michael • (ss)
• The Case of the Blushing Lips • Donald Olson • (ss)
• The Case of the Boogered Books • Lance Zarimba • (ss)
• The Case of the Borderland Dandelions • Howard Engel • (nv)
• The Case of the Breathless Martian • Joe Helgerson • (nv)
• The Case of the Broken Broom • G. T. Fleming-Roberts • (nv)
• The Case of the Broken Window • Guy Belleranti • (vi)
• The Case of the Byronic Hero • Verbena Pastor • (ss)
• The Case of the Calico Dog • Mignon G. Eberhart • (nv)
• The Case of the Camberwell Poisoners • Ken Greenwald • (sa)
• The Case of the Canine Accomplice • John Lutz • (ss)
• The Case of the Chinese Santa Claus • Lloyd Biggle, Jr. • (nv)
• The Case of the Chloroformed Clerics • Edward D. Hoch • (ss)
• The Case of the Christmas Poisonings • Barrie Roberts • (ss)
• The Case of the Christmas Wagon • Guy Belleranti • (vi)
• The Case of the Clown Who Laughed • Richard Foster • (na)
• The Case of the Clumsy Cat • G. T. Fleming-Roberts • (na)
• The Case of the Conjurer’s Cat • Fredric Brown • (ss)
• The Case of the Cop and the Drop • James A. Noble • (ss)
• The Case of the Copped Cockatoo • Albert Bashover • (ss)
• The Case of the Crooked Cane • Richard Foster • (na)
• The Case of the Crying Swallow • Erle Stanley Gardner • (na)
• The Case of the Curious Quorum • Colin Dexter • (ss)
• The Case of the Daydreamer and the Intentional Incident • James A. Noble • (ss)
• The Case of the Dead Center Fielder • E. E. Aydelotte • (ss)
• The Case of the Dead Critic • Verbena Pastor • (ss)
• The Case of the Dead Hippy • T. P. Keating • (ss)
• The Case of the Dead Ringer • Cindy Ramming • (pm)
• The Case of the Dead Wait • Peter Lovesey • (nv)
• The Case of the Demon Barber • Ken Greenwald • (sa)
• The Case of the Demon Lover • Nancy Kilpatrick • (ss)
• The Case of the Deptford Horror • Adrian Conan Doyle • (ss)
• The Case of the Detective’s Smile • Mark Bourne • (ss)
• The Case of the Disappearing Doggie • Christine A. Verstraete • (vi)
• The Case of the Disappearing Gun • Andre Nelson • (ss)
• The Case of the Discontented Soldier • Agatha Christie • (ss)
• The Case of the Dixon Torpedo • Arthur Morrison • (ss)
• The Case of the Drifting Dropout • Jackson Gillis • (ss)
• The Case of the Drowned Coroner • Edward D. Hoch • (ss)
• The Case of the Dumb Detective and the Humphrey Bogart Fanatic • James A. Noble • (ss)
• The Case of the Duplicate Door • Helen McCloy • (ss)
• The Case of the Easter Bonnet • Peter Lovesey • (vi)
• The Case of the Emerald Sky • Eric Ambler • (ss)
• The Case of the Empress’s Jewels • Wallace Nichols • (nv)
• The Case of the Empty Fortune Cookies • Hamilton T. Caine • (ss)
• The Case of the Faithful Retainer • Amy Myers • (ss)
• The Case of the Fat FBI Agent • Dick Adler • (ar)
• The Case of the Fiery Messengers • Ron Weighell • (nv)
• The Case of the Flaming Fist • G. T. Fleming-Roberts • (na)
• The Case of the Flitterbat Lancers • Arthur Morrison • (nv)
• The Case of the Floating Pearl Buyer • Joe Helgerson • (nv)
• The Case of the Flying Cow, or How Did the Critter Get Into the Silo? • Fredric Brown • (ss)
• The Case of the Fractured Puzzle • Lloyd Biggle, Jr. • (nv)
• The Case of the Frozen Corpses • Ray Cummings • (nv)
• The Case of the Frozen Diplomat • Tim Heald • (ss)
• The Case of the Fugitive Fingerprints • Richard Foster • (na)
• Case of the Gentleman Poet • Eric Ambler • (ss)
• The Case of the Girl with the Gazelle • Ken Greenwald • (sa)
• The Case of the Gray Granite Dog • Emmy Lou Schenk • (ss)
• The Case of the Green Death • Robert J. Hogan • (n.)
• The Case of the Gypsy’s Curse • Stephen Murray • (nv)
• The Case of the Handsome Ganesha • Verbena Pastor • (ss)
• The Case of the Haunted Haystack • Fredric Brown • (ss)
• The Case of the Headless Corpse • Josepha Sherman • (ss)
• The Case of the Headless Man • Bill Crider • (ss)
• The Case of the Headless Witness • Lloyd Biggle, Jr. • (ss)
• The Case of the Highland Hoax • Anne Perry & Malachi Saxon • (nv)
• The Case of the Hollywood Ghost • Richard Foster • (na)
• The Case of the Horizontal Trajectory • Josef Skvorecký • (ss)
• The Case of the Howling Dog • Erle Stanley Gardner • (ss)
• The Case of the Hundred Cats • Gladys Mitchell • (ss)
• The Case of the Illustrious Predecessor • Armine D. Mackenzie • (ss)
• The Case of the Impoverished Landlady • Martin Edwards • (ss)
• The Case of the Incompetent Police Dog • Sue Ann Bowling • (vi)
• The Case of the Incumbent Invalid • Claire Griffen • (nv)