Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Stories, Listed by Title

• Computer Error • Taylor McCafferty • (ss)
• Computer Jingle • Elsin Ann Perry • (pm)
• Computer Séance • Ruth Rendell • (ss)
• Computers Don’t Argue • Gordon R. Dickson • (ss)
• Comrade Bill • John E. Johnston, III • (ss)
• Con • Margaret Logan • (ss)
• Con Doctor • Jay McInerney • (ss)
• Con Job • Michael Bracken • (ss)
• Conan Doyle • P. J. Roberts • (nv)
• Conan Doyle & Sherlock Holmes: The Creator versus the Creation • Jack Tracy • (ar)
• Conan Doyle Beyond Baker Street: Captain Sharkey: The Pirate Anti-Hero • Christopher Roden • (ar)
• Conan Doyle Beyond Baker Street: Round the Fire Stories • Christopher Roden • (ar)
• Concealed Weapon • Roger Torrey • (ss)
• The Concept • Kevin Wignall • (nv)
• Concerning Annette Fleury • William Wise • (ss)
• Concerning Pygmalion 2113 • Fredric Brown • (lt)
• Concerning Roger Sheringham • Anthony Berkeley • (ar)
• Concerto for Violence and Orchestra • James Sallis • (nv)
• Concerto for Voilence and Orchestra • William Bankier • (ss)
• Concrete Crosses • Angie Irvine • (ss)
• Concrete Evidence • Ian Rankin • (ss)
• Concrete Killer • Paul Bishop • (ss)
• The Concrete Nothingness of the Letter Mu • Ann F. Woodward • (ss)
• The Concrete Puppy • Andrew H. Vachss • (ss)
• The Condemned Man • Gilbert Schechtman • (ss)
• The Condemned Man’s Last Night • Benjamin Péret • (ss)
• Condition of Sale • James Castle • (vi)
• Condolence Card • E. Brooks Peters • (ss)
• Conduct Unbecoming • Sean McMartin • (ss)
• The Cone • H. G. Wells • (ss)
• Coney Game • Bill Pronzini • (nv)
• The Coney Island Murder • Murray Leinster • (nv)
• The Confectioner • Meredith Suzanne Baird • (ss)
• The Confession • Gary Alexander • (ss)
• The Confession • Leon Altman • (ss)
• Confession • Algernon Blackwood • (ss)
• Confession • Anton Chekhov • (ss)
• The Confession • Ed Gorman • (ss)
• Confession • Stuart M. Kaminsky • (ss)
• Confession • James Kramer • (ss)
• The Confession • Maurice Level • (ss)
• The Confession • H. R. McGregor • (ss)
• The Confession • Robert McKee • (ss)
• Confession • Helen Nielsen • (ss)
• The Confession • Ian Rankin • (ss)
• Confession • Stephen Wasylyk • (ss)
• Confession of a Madman • Chelsea Quinn Yarbro • (ss)
• The Confession of Brother Athelstan • Paul Harding • (nv)
• The Confession of Charles Linkworth • E. F. Benson • (ss)
• A Confession of Innocence • Robert Gray • (ss)
• The Confession of Nathan Baytown • William Bankier • (ss)
• Confession of the Damned! • Jay Marshall • (ss)
• Confessional • Joseph Hansen • (nv)
• The Confessional • Jeremiah Healy • (ss)
• Confessional • Francis Lyall • (ss)
• Confessions of a Burglar • Woody Allen • (ss)
• Confessions of a Sex Maniac • David Henry Sterry • (ss)
• Confessions of a Tax Cheat • Jon Carroll • (hu)
• The Confessor • Percy Spurlark Parker • (vi)
• Confidence Trick • John Wyndham • (ss)
• The Confident Killer • Talmage Powell • (ss)
• The Confidential Informant • George Pelecanos • (ss)
• Confidential Information • John L. French • (ss)
• Confirmation • John Harvey • (nv)
• A Conflict of Interests • Walter Satterthwait • (ss)
• A Conflict of Law & Justice • Sandra Brewer • (ss)
• The Confrontation Scene • William Bankier • (ss)
• A Confusion of Detectives • Robert Barnard • (ss)
• Confusions Most Monstrous • Kathy Lynn Emerson • (nv)
• Congealed Weapon • William F. Smith • (pm)
• Congo • Stuart Cloete • (ss)
• Congo Fury • Seabury Quinn • (ss)
• Congress in Crisis: The Proximity Bill • Garrison Keillor • (ss)
• The Conjuration • W. Sherwood Hartman • (ss)
• The Conjuring Trick • Julian Symons • (ss)
• The Conjuror’s Hand • William Bowers • (ss)
• A Connecticut Yankee in the Vast Wasteland • Robert Loy • (ss)
• The Connecting Link • Jack Ritchie • (ss)
• Connection Terminated • Walter Satterthwait • (nv)
• Connie • Bentley Little • (ss)
• Connoisseur • Bill Pronzini • (ss)
• A Connoisseur’s Revenge • Roald Dahl • (nv)
• The Conqueror • Richard Matheson • (ss)
• The Conquerors • Gary Lovisi • (ss)
• The Conquest of America • Frederick C. Painton • (n.)
• Conscience • Stephen Rykena • (ss)
• Conscience in Art • O. Henry • (ss)
• Conscience of Karmesin • Gerald Kersh • (ss)
• Conscience-Stricken • Lawrence Doorley • (nv)
• Consequences • Willa Cather • (ss)
• Consider It Lit • Stephen D. Rogers • (ss)
• A Considerable Murder • Barry Pain • (ss)
• Considered Opinion • Lyn McConchie • (ss)
• The Consolation Blonde • Val McDermid • (ss)
• Conspicuous Presumption • Pat Wilson & Kris Wood • (ss)
• Conspiracies: A Very Condensed 937-Page Novel • Eric Flint & Mike Resnick • (nv)
• The Conspiracy • David Delman • (ss)
• Conspiracy • William Campbell Gault • (nv)
• Conspiracy Theory • Tina Rath & Tony Rath • (ss)
• The Conspirators • Michael Gilbert • (ss)
• Constant Companion • Peter Crowther • (ss)
• Constant Hearses • Edward D. Hoch • (ss)
• Constitution Street • Janet Stockey • (ss)
• Consuelo’s Kiss • Barry Gifford • (na)
• The Consul’s Wife • Steven W. Saylor • (nv)
• The Consultant • Peter Blauner • (ss)
• Consultation • John Large • (pm)
• Consultation in the Dark • Francis M. Nevins, Jr. • (ss)
• Consumimur Igni • Harry Palkinhorn • (ss)
• Contact and Cover • Greg Rucka • (ss)
• Contemporary Gothic • Esther Wagner • (ss)
• The Contessa Collection • Henry Slesar • (ss)
• A Contest Fit for a Queen • Susan Dunlap • (ss)
• Continental Grip • David Morrell • (ss)
• Continuation of the Parks • Julio Cortázar • (vi)
• Continued Revelry • Lois Hayn • (vi)
• Contraband • Raymond Steiber • (ss)
• The Contract • Harvey Jacobs • (ss)
• The Contract • Phil Lovesey • (ss)
• The Contract • J. F. Peirce • (ss)
• The Contract • Robert J. Randisi • (ss)
• Contrary to the Evidence • Douglas Newton • (ss)
• Contribution • Lucille Schulberg Warner • (pm)
• Contributors • Misc. • (ms)
• The Contributors • Misc. • (ms)
• Contributors • Misc. • (bg)
• The Contributors • Misc. • (bg)
• Contributors’ Biographies • Misc. • (bg)
• Contributors’ Notes • Misc. • (bg)
• Contributors Notes • Misc. • (bg)
• Contributors’ Notes • Misc. • (bg)
• Contributors Notes • Misc. • (bg)
• Contributors’ Notes • Misc. • (bg)
• Contributors Notes • Misc. • (bg)
• Contributors“ Notes • Misc. • (bg)
• Controlled Burn • Scott Wolven • (ss)
• The Convenience Boy • Sujata Massey • (nv)
• The Convention • Terry Mullins • (ss)
• Conventional Wisdom • Andi Shechter • (cl)
• Conventional Wisdom • Marcia Talley • (ss)
• Conventual Spirit • Sharan Newman • (ss)
• A Convergence of Clerics • Edward D. Hoch • (ss)
• Conversation of a Drunken Man with a Sober Devil • Anton Chekhov • (ss)
• Conversation of a Man with a Dog • Anton Chekhov • (ss)
• Conversation While Praying • Michael Avallone • (ss)
• Conversation with Alan Gordon • Alan R. Gordon • (iv)
• Conversation with Alan Gordon • Misc. • (iv)
• Conversation with Beverle Graves Myers • Beverle Graves Myers • (iv)
• Conversation with Beverle Graves Myers • Misc. • (iv)
• Conversation with Brendan DuBois • Brendan DuBois • (iv)
• Conversation with Brendan DuBois • Misc. • (iv)
• Conversation with Diana Deverell • Diana Deverell • (iv)
• Conversation with Diana Deverell • Misc. • (iv)
• Conversation with I.J. Parker • I. J. Parker • (iv)
• Conversation with I.J. Parker • Misc. • (iv)
• Conversation with Janice Law • Misc. • (iv)
• Conversation with Jas R. Petrin • Jas. R. Petrin • (iv)
• Conversation with Jas R. Petrin • Misc. • (iv)
• Conversation with Jim Ingraham • Jim Ingraham • (iv)
• Conversation with Jim Ingraham • Misc. • (iv)
• Conversation with Joan Druett • Joan Druett • (iv)
• Conversation with Joan Druett • Misc. • (iv)
• Conversation with K.j.a. Wishnia • K. J. A. Wishnia • (iv)
• Conversation with K.j.a. Wishnia • Misc. • (iv)
• Conversation with Kathy Lynn Emerson • Kathy Lynn Emerson • (iv)
• Conversation with Kathy Lynn Emerson • Misc. • (iv)
• A Conversation with Kevin Burton Smith • Kevin Burton Smith • (iv)
• A Conversation with Kevin Burton Smith • Misc. • (iv)
• Conversation with Kristine Kathryn Rusch • Kristine Kathryn Rusch • (iv)
• Conversation with Kristine Kathryn Rusch • Misc. • (iv)
• Conversation with L.A. Wilson, Jr. • L. A. Wilson, Jr. • (iv)
• Conversation with L.A. Wilson, Jr. • Misc. • (iv)
• Conversation with Martin Limón • Martin Limón • (iv)
• Conversation with Martin Limón • Misc. • (iv)
• Conversation with O’Neil De Noux • O’Neil De Noux • (iv)
• Conversation with O’Neil De Noux • Misc. • (iv)
• Conversation with Rhys Bowen • Rhys Bowen • (iv)
• Conversation with Rhys Bowen • Misc. • (iv)
• Conversation with Robert S. Levinson • Misc. • (iv)
• Conversation with Ron Goulart • Misc. • (iv)
• A Conversation with Thomas Boyle • Gary Lovisi • (iv)
• The Convict • James Lee Burke • (ss)
• The Convict and the Clerics • J. S. Fletcher • (ss)
• Conviction • Thomas H. Cook • (nv)
• Conviction • Chris Dolan • (ss)
• The Convolvulus Clock • Ruth Rendell • (ss)
• Cook County Redemption • Michael A. Kahn • (nv)
• Cookies • Stephen Johnston & Molly MacRae • (ss)
• Cooking the Hounds • S. J. Rozan • (ss)
• The Cookout • Jacqueline Turner Banks • (ss)
• Cook’s Choice • E. J. Wagner • (ss)
• Cool Blues • John Harvey • (ss)
• Cool Breeze • Jack Dolphin • (ss)
• Cool O’Toole • Donald E. Westlake • (ss)
• A Cool, Clean Shot • Thomas Adcock • (ss)
• The Coole Park Problem • Clare Breathnach & Michéal Breathnach • (nv)
• Cooler Than Hitch • Phil Andrews • (ss)
• The Cooperative Defendant • Seicho Matsumoto • (nv)
• COP • James P. Stanton • (ss)
• The Cop and the Anthem • O. Henry • (ss)
• The Cop and the Lady • Booton Herndon • (vi)
• Cop at the Wash • Jas. R. Petrin • (nv)
• Cop Groupie • Joyce Harrington • (ss)
• Cop Killer • Edward D. Hoch • (ss)
• Cop Killer • Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö • (ex)
• The Cop Killer • Rex Stout • (na)
• Cop Maker • Ronald Henderson • (ss)
• Cop Out • John A. Broussard • (ss)
• Cop to Cop • Francis M. Nevins, Jr. • (ss)
• The Cop Who Loved Flowers • Henry Slesar • (ss)
• Cop Without a Shield • Robert J. Randisi • (ss)
• The Copper Beeches • Arthur Conan Doyle • (nv)
• The Copper Kings (HHC) • Scott Wolven • (ss)