Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Stories, Listed by Title

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If You Can’t Take the Heat • Sarah Shankman • (nv)
If You Harm Us • Gary R. Bush • (ss)
If You Meet the Buddha • Susan Dunlap • (ss)
If You See This Woman • Dolores Hitchens • (ss)
If You’ve Got the Money, Honey, I’ve Got the Crime • Barbara D’Amato • (ss)
# ifdefDEBUG + “world/enough” + “time” • Terry Pratchett • (ss)
Iggy’s Stuff • J. Madison Davis • (ss)
Ignorance of Art • Vincent Hall • (ss)
II. Legal Niceties • Jack Adrian • (si)
III. The Twist • Jack Adrian • (si)
The Ikon of Elijah • Avram Davidson • (ss)
Il Beso di Morta • Miles Archer • (ss)
Il Pagliaccio Morto • Cindy Rosmus • (ss)
I’ll Always Have Paris • Art Buchwald • (ex)
I’ll Always Love You • Robert Petitt • (ss)
I’ll Be Doggone • Paula L. Woods • (ss)
I’ll Be Glad Whey You’re Dead • Robert Silverberg • (nv)
I’ll Be Waiting • Raymond Chandler • (ss)
I’ll Be Waiting • C. Gaby Mitchell • (pl)
I’ll Die Tomorrow • Mickey Spillane • (ss)
I’ll Get Away with It • William F. Nolan • (vi)
I’ll Get Back to You • Susan Dunlap • (ss)
I’ll Keep This Brief • Rick Hills • (nv)
I’ll Kill You Before Morning • F. J. Smith • (ss)
I’ll Never Leave You • Donald Olson • (ss)
I’ll Never Leave You, Dear • Evelyn A. Olyarnik • (vi)
I’ll Never Play Detective Again • Cornell Woolrich • (ss)
I’ll Never Tell • Donald Olson • (ss)
I’ll Play the Blues for You • Gary A. Braunbeck • (nv)
I’ll See You in Hell • Raymond Whetstone • (ss)
I’ll Sin Once More! • Art Crockett • (ss)
I’ll Slay You in My Dreams • Bruno Fischer • (nv)
An Ill Wind • Al Kuhfeld & Mary Kuhfeld • (ss)
Ill Wind • Mike Taylor • (ss)
The Ill-Laid Scheme of Mr. Ambrose Weare • E. Phillips Oppenheim • (ss)
The Illuminated Office • Derek Stanford • (ss)
Illusion • John F. Dobbyn • (ss)
Illusions • James McKimmey • (ss)
Illusions • Janni Lee Simner • (ss)
illustration • Richard C. Dahlstrom • (il)
illustration • Ted Guerin • (il)
An Illustration of Modern Science • Richard Marsh • (ss)
Illustrators and Illustrations in Mark Twain’s First American Editions • Beverly R. David Ray Sapirstein • (ms)
I’m a Dirty Girl • Christine Matthews • (ss)
I’m a Dirty Girl • Marthayn Pelegrimas • (ss)
I’m in the Book • Loren D. Estleman • (ss)
I’m Not Chicken • Charles D. Hammer • (nv)
I’m Not Like Everybody Else • Alfred A. Blanchard • (ss)
I’m Not That Kind of Girl • Christine Matthews • (ss)
I’m Not That Kind of Girl • Marthayn Pelegrimas • (ss)
I’m Scared • Jack Finney • (ss)
i’m sorry • Trish Thomas • (ss)
I’m Sorry You’re Dying • Michael Zuroy • (ss)
I’m Sorry, Mr. Griggs • Stanley Cohen • (ss)
I’m Sorry, Mr. Turini • Stanley Cohen • (ss)
I’m Sure to Fry • Jay Alexander • (ss)
I’m Your Biggest Fan, Mr Brahms • Michael F. Korn • (ss)
Image • John Lutz • (ss)
The Image in the Mirror • Dorothy L. Sayers • (nv)
The Image of Innocence • Madelaine Duke • (ss)
The Imagenary Blonde • Ross Macdonald • (nv)
The Imaginary Blonde • John Ross Macdonald • (nv)
The Imaginary Murder Case • Mark Fewell • (nv)
Imagine His Surp— • Sharon Pettypool • (pm)
Imagine This • George C. Chesbro • (ss)
Imitate the Sun • Luke Sholer • (nv)
The Immortal Game • Poul Anderson • (ss)
The Immortal Game • Mark Coggins • (ex)
Immortal Travis • Colleen Drippé • (ss)
The Immortal Voice • James MacFie • (ss)
Immortality • Jon L. Breen • (ss)
Immortality • Dashiell Hammett • (vi)
The Immortals • Donald Honig • (ss)
Imogen • Paul Barnett • (nv)
Imperfect Alibi • D. L. Champion • (ss)
An Imperfect Gift • Kate Wilhelm • (nv)
The Imperial Icehouse • Paul Theroux • (ss)
The Imperturbable Spirit • James Thurber • (ss)
The Importance of Being Perkins • J. A. Konrath • (in)
The Importance of Trifles • Avram Davidson • (na)
The Important Thing in Life • Patty Matthews • (ss)
Impossible • Donald Wandrei • (nv)
The Impossible “Impossible Crime” • Edward D. Hoch • (ss)
The Impossible Footprint • William E. Brittain • (ss)
The Impossible Mr. Queen • Robert Adey • (ar)
The Impossible Murder • Edward D. Hoch • (ss)
The Impossible Murder of Dr. Satanus • William Krohn • (ss)
The Impossible Theft • John F. Suter • (ss)
The Impossible Theft • Julian Symons • (ss)
Imposter • Peter Sellers • (ss)
Impostor • Philip K. Dick • (ss)
The Impostor • Marcia Muller • (nv)
Impressions • Janet Pack • (ss)
The Imprints • Blanche Boshinski • (ss)
An Improper Way to Die • Mignon F. Ballard • (ss)
Improvements • Kristine Kathryn Rusch • (ss)
Improvident Excess • Barry N. Malzberg • (ss)
Improvisation • Ed McBain • (nv)
In a Bad Way • Rick McMahan • (ss)
In a Civilized Manner • Rex Burns • (ss)
In a Grove • John O’Hara • (ss)
In a Jewish Vein • Serita Deborah Stevens • (ss)
In a Lonely Place • Dorothy B. Hughes • (ex)
In a Pool of His Own Blood • John H. Dirckx • (nv)
In a Quiet Neighborhood • Barbara Owens • (ss)
In a Small Motel • John D. MacDonald • (nv)
In a Telephone Cabinet • G. D. H. Cole & Margaret Cole • (nv)
In a Writer’s Mind • Guy Belleranti • (vi)
In All Honesty • Ruth Rendell • (ss)
In and Out of Darkness • Tony Medawar • (in)
In at the Death • Donald E. Westlake • (ss)
In at the Deep End • Vivien Armstrong • (ss)
In Bound • R. T. Lawton • (ss)
In by Ten, Dead by Five, or, Murder at the Dry Cleaners • Michele Stone Kilmer • (ss)
In Charity with Her Neighbour • David Williams • (ss)
In Copland • Joyce Carol Oates • (ss)
In Dark Glasses • Gary Lovisi • (ss)
In Death Preceded • Frederick A. Fish • (ss)
In Deep • Dan Crawford • (ss)
In Defense of Mrs. Wilbur • Donald Olson • (ss)
In Defense of Suspense • Mary Higgins Clark • (pr)
In Defense of the Lone Ranger! • Janet West • (pm)
In Flanders Fields • Peter Robinson • (nv)
In Foggy London Town • Richard S. Meyers • (ar)
In for a Penny • Lawrence Block • (ss)
In Front of the City Hall • A. Crandall Hill • (ss)
In Full of Account • Erle Stanley Gardner • (na)
In His Image • Steve Rasnic Tem • (ss)
In Hot Pursuit • Fran Lebowitz • (ss)
In League with a Redhead • Stephen D. Rogers • (ss)
In Lieu of Time-Three • Jerry Jacobson • (ss)
In Love with Death • Isak Romun • (ss)
In Man’s Image • John B. Rosenman • (ss)
In Memoriam • Michael Stotter • (ss)
In Memoriam: Philomena Jones • Peter Dillon-Parkin • (ob)
In Memoriam: Philomena Jones • Martin Hughes • (ob)
In Memory of Jack • Elizabeth Daniels Squire • (ss)
In Mitigation • Michael Z. Lewin • (ss)
In My House • Barbara Owens • (ss)
In Old Edinburgh • Edward Wellen • (vi)
In Others’ Words • Susan Randolph • (ar)
In Our Part of the World • Andrew Kennedy • (ss)
In Out of the Cold • Clark Howard • (ss)
In Praise of the Underappreciated: Lansdale (HHC) • J. Michael Blue • (ar)
In Praise of the Underappreciated: Pelecanos (HHC) • J. Michael Blue • (ar)
In re: Solar Pons • Roger Johnson • (ar)
In Remembrance • Allan McArthur • (pm)
In Review: Books • Brian L. Burley • (cl)
In Review: Books • Ernest Volkman • (cl)
In Review: Videos • Carl Martin • (cl)
In Silver A • Cecilia Tan • (nv)
In Some Secret Place • Edward D. Hoch • (ss)
In the Absence of Proof • Jean Potts • (ss)
In the Absence of the Ladies • Jeffry Dcott • (ss)
In the Air • Frank Phillipp • (ss)
In the Air • C. K. M. Scanlon • (ss)
In the Bag • Carey Barnett • (vi)
In the Bag • Robert L. Fish • (ss)
In the Bag • Ralph McInerny • (ss)
In the Bag • Emily Newland • (pm)
In the Balance • Judith L. Post • (ss)
In the Beginning • Carol McCoy • (ss)
In the beginning was a story... • Michael Z. Lewin • (in)
In the Bluebell Wood • Julian Symons • (nv)
In the Bronx • Don DeLillo • (ex)
In the Cards • Alan J. Warren • (ss)
In the City of Angels • Dick Lochte • (nv)
In the Clear • Patricia McGerr • (ss)
In the Confessional • Alice Scanlan Reach • (ss)
In the Corn • Al Sarrantonio • (ss)
In the Darkness • Heinrich Böll • (ss)
In the Dragon’s Lair • Justin Case • (ss)
In the Express • Fred M. White • (ss)
In the Eye of the Beholder • Jeffry Scott • (ss)
In the Fast Lane • Thomas F. Monteleone • (ss)
In the Fire • Peter Sellers • (ss)
In the Fog • Richard Harding Davis • (na)
In the Fog:
___ Part 1, The Story of the Naval Attaché • Richard Harding Davis • (na)
___ Part 2, The Story of the Queen’s Messenger • Richard Harding Davis • (na)
___ Part 3, The Solicitor’s Story • Richard Harding Davis • (na)
In the Footsteps of Dreadstone • Maxentius Andor Scarlatti • (ar)
In the Forests of Riga the Beasts Are Very Wild Indeed • Margery Finn Brown • (ss)
In the Frame • Ian Rankin • (ss)
In the Grip of the Green Demon • Robert Barr • (ss)
In the Hole • Peter Sellers • (ss)
In the Island of Uffa • Poul Anderson • (ss)
In the Jungle of Cities • Roger L. Simon • (ss)
In the Key of Murder • Hal Charles • (ss)
In the Lake at Garlock’s Bend • David Kaufman • (ss)
In the Library • W. W. Jacobs • (ss)
In the Line of Duty • Jeremiah Healy • (ss)
In the Lowlands • Gary A. Braunbeck • (nv)
In the Memory of Ruins • Charles A. Gramlich • (ss)
In the Merry Month of Mayhem • Joyce Harrington • (na)
In the Middle of Nowhere • Donald Olson • (ss)
In the Midnight Hour • Paul Charles • (ss)
In the Mood Again • Caprice • (ss)
In the Morgue • Dashiell Hammett • (vi)
In the Name of Terror • Richard Shaw • (ar)
In the Pink • Linda Evans • (ss)
In the Plaza • Patricia Highsmith • (nv)
In the Pocket • Colin Conway • (ss)
In the Pocket • William Marden • (ss)
In the Public Eye • Jack Ritchie • (ss)
In the Quake Zone • David Gerrold • (na)
In the Right Place • John Hall • (ss)
In the Ruins • Roald Dahl • (vi)
In the Shadow of the Rose • Charles A. Gramlich • (ss)
In the Snow • J. Michael Major • (ss)
In the Tank • Andrew Bergman • (ss)
In the Taxi • Kirsten Ehrlich Davies • (ss)
In the Teeth of the Evidence • Dorothy L. Sayers • (ss)
In the Third Floor Flat • Agatha Christie • (ss)

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