Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Stories, Listed by Title

• Let the Dead Bury Their Dead; Being the Annotated Oral History of the Former Maroon Society called Snatchit and then Tearshirt and later the Town of Tims Creek, North Carolina [circa 1854-1985] • Randall Kenan • (na)
• ’Let the Game Begin!’ • Peter Tremayne • (nv)
• “Let the Game Begin!” • Peter Tremayne • (nv)
• Let the Punnishment Fit the Crime • Douglas Hiller • (ss)
• Let the Seller Beware • Thomas E. Weil, Jr. • (pm)
• Let This Be a Lesson • Gillian Roberts • (ss)
• Let Your Light Shine • Jamie Smith • (ss)
• Lethal Luncheon • Parnell Hall • (nv)
• Let’s Cry for the Dead • William Tibbetts Brannon • (ss)
• Let’s Die My Sweet! • Wallace Downs • (ss)
• Let’s Get Lost • Lawrence Block • (ss)
• Let’s Go Knock Over Seaside • Julie Smith • (nv)
• Let’s Have Some Fun • Helen Tucker • (ss)
• Let’s Hear It for Tomorrow • William Bankier • (ss)
• Let’s Twist Again • James Ellroy • (ar)
• The Letter • Fredric Brown • (vi)
• The Letter • Dorothy Salisbury Davis • (nv)
• The Letter • W. Somerset Maugham • (nv)
• The Letter • Dickson Thorpe • (vi)
• The Letter Carrier • Kathryn Gottlieb • (ss)
• Letter from a Very Worried Man • Henry Slesar • (ss)
• A Letter from an Archangel • H. R. F. Keating • (ar)
• A Letter from Ed Noon • Michael Avallone • (ss)
• A Letter from Frederic Dannay to Manfred B. Lee • Frederic Dannay • (lt)
• Letter from His Father • Nadine Gordimer • (ss)
• Letter From Moscow • Isak Romun • (ss)
• A Letter from Mycroft Holmes • Jon White • (vi)
• Letter from the Editor • Janet Hutchings • (ed)
• A Letter from the North • Donald Olson • (ss)
• The Letter in the Peppermint Jar • Janwillem van de Wetering • (nv)
• Letter of the Law • Donald W. Hornbostel • (ss)
• Letter Present • Janwillem van de Wetering • (ss)
• A Letter to Amy • Joyce Harrington • (ss)
• A Letter to Big Man • Maxim Jakubowski • (ss)
• Letter to His Son • Simon Brett • (ss)
• Letter to Mike Moser, 14-Jun-52 • Fredric Brown • (lt)
• A Letter to Readers • Frederic Dannay • (ar)
• Letter to the Editor • Morris Hershman • (ss)
• Letter to the Editor • Charles C. McWhorter • (pm)
• Letter to Theresa • Walter Mosley • (ss)
• A Letter Too Late • Henry Slesar • (ss)
• Letters • Readers • (lt)
• Letters from Home • Benjamin M. LeRoy • (ss)
• The Letters of Halpin Chalmers • P. H. Cannon • (ss)
• Letters to Leonard • Mike Young • (ss)
• Letters to the Editor • Shirley Rousseau Murphy • (ss)
• Letters to the Editor • Readers • (lt)
• Letters to the Editors • Readers • (lt)
• Letting the Cat Out of the Bag • Wendi Lee • (ss)
• Levison’s Victim • M. E. Braddon • (ss)
• Lex Talionis • Jessica Palmer • (ss)
• The Liar • Tobias Wolff • (ss)
• Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire • Michael Thomas Dillon • (vi)
• The Liars’ Club • Mary Karr • (ex)
• Liar’s Dice • Bill Pronzini • (ss)
• Liar’s Poker • Michael Lewis • (ex)
• Libation by Death • Dorian Yeager • (n.)
• Libby’s Luck • Rob Kantner • (ss)
• Liberty’s Suicide Legions • Emile C. Tepperman • (n.)
• The Librarian • Simon Brett • (ss)
• Libre • Barbara Hambly • (ss)
• License Renewed • John C. Gardner • (ex)
• License to Kill • Jeffry Scott • (nv)
• License to Koi • Carole Nelson Douglas • (nv)
• License to Steal • Arthur Moore • (ss)
• Licensed Guide • Eric Wright • (ss)
• Licorice Sticks and Icicle Picks • Nancy L. McGuire • (ss)
• Lids • Tom Larsen • (ss)
• Lie Back and Enjoy It • Lawrence Block • (ss)
• Lie Beside Me • Matthew V. Clemens & Max Allan Collins • (ss)
• The Lie Detector • James McKimmey • (ss)
• Lie Down with Dogs • Bill Crenshaw • (ss)
• Lie to Me Baby • Stan Rogal • (ss)
• The Lieabout • Margery Allingham • (ss)
• Lies • Ruth Graviros • (ss)
• Lies • Eleanor Sullivan • (ss)
• Lieutenant Harald and the Impossible Gun • Margaret B. Maron • (ss)
• Lieutenant Harald and the Treasure Island Treasure • Margaret B. Maron • (ss)
• Life After Life • Lawrence Block • (ss)
• The Life and Deaths of Rachel Long • Kristine Kathryn Rusch • (ss)
• The Life and Times of Gordianus the Finder: A Partial Chronology • Steven W. Saylor • (ms)
• Life Before the War • John Straley • (ss)
• Life Cycle • Paul Garrety • (ss)
• Life Extinct • Peter Turnbull • (ss)
• A Life for a Lamp • Peter Cheyney • (ss)
• Life in Our Time • Robert Bloch • (ss)
• Life Is Hell, Death Is Heaven • Robert Petyo • (ss)
• Life Is Seven Years • Michael A. Black • (nf)
• The Life of a Big Whale • Thomas Adcock • (nv)
• Life of Riley • Wendi Lee • (ss)
• Life on the Edge • John North • (vi)
• Life or Breath • Nelson DeMille • (ss)
• Life—Or Death? • Roger Torrey • (ss)
• Life Sentence • John Lutz • (ss)
• Life Without Drama • Crad Kilodney • (ss)
• Life, Death, and Other Trivial Concerns • Robert Loy • (ss)
• Life, Death, Love, and Baseball • Skye Alexander • (ss)
• Life, For Short • Carolyn Wheat • (ss)
• Life-Interest • Carolyn G. Hart • (ss)
• A Life-Long Affair, But... • H. R. F. Keating • (ar)
• Lifelike • Lewis Shiner • (ss)
• Lifeline • Peter Usher • (ss)
• Life’s a Bitch — David Goodis • Eddie Duggan • (ar)
• Life’s Little Mysteries • Brian Thompson • (ss)
• A Lift into Colmar • Ellis Peters • (na)
• Lifted Bait • Erle Stanley Gardner • (nv)
• The Lifted Veil • George Eliot • (nv)
• Liftwing’s Young Wife • Ann F. Woodward • (ss)
• Ligeia • Edgar Allan Poe • (ss)
• The Light • Robert English • (ss)
• The Light and the Dark • Robert Wisdom • (ss)
• Light Coming • H. R. F. Keating • (vi)
• The Light Dawns • James Bigwood • (pm)
• Light Her Way Home • Sharan Newman • (ss)
• Light House • Lorin Emery • (ss)
• The Light in Martin’s Room • Ruth Graviros • (ss)
• The Light Next Door • Charlotte Armstrong • (ss)
• A Light on Murder • Gladys Mitchell • (ss)
• A Light on t’Fell • Kenneth Richmond • (ss)
• A Light on the Road to Woodstock • Ellis Peters • (nv)
• Light Sleeper • Bob Madia • (vi)
• Light Switch, Mirror, Stairs • Henry Slesar • (ss)
• Light-Fingers • Francis Durbridge • (ss)
• Lighthouse • Katherine H. Brooks • (pm)
• The Lighthouse on Shivering Sand • J. S. Fletcher • (ss)
• Lighthouse Rock • Raymond Steiber • (ss)
• Lightning and Fireflies • L. D. Kaye • (pm)
• Lightning and Justice • David Waskin • (nv)
• Lightning Rider • Rick Mofina • (ss)
• Lightning Rod • Claudius Raye • (ss)
• Lightning Strikes Twice • Judith Van Gieson • (ss)
• The Lights Across the Lake • Patrick Scaffetti • (ss)
• The Lights at Crawford Hills • Brendan DuBois • (ss)
• Like a Bone in the Throat • Lawrence Block • (nv)
• Like a Bug on a Windshield • Lawrence Block • (ss)
• Like a Dog in the Street • Lawrence Block • (nv)
• Like a Dog Returning... • Peter Tremayne • (ss)
• Like a Lamb to the Slaughter • Lawrence Block • (nv)
• Like a Million Bucks • Roy Sorrels • (ss)
• Like a Rocket with a Beat • Joe Meno • (ss)
• Like a Stranger • Robert J. Randisi • (ss)
• Like a Terrible Scream • Etta Revesz • (ss)
• Like a Thief in the Night • Lawrence Block • (ss)
• Like Alpo for Chocolate: A Short Story in Fragrances • Steven Womack • (ss)
• Like an Arrangement • Bill James • (ss)
• Like Father • Frank Snyder • (ss)
• Like Father Like Son • Charles R. McConnell • (ss)
• Like Father, Like Daughter • Sandra Scoppettone • (ss)
• Like Father, Like Son • Richard T. Chizmar • (ss)
• Like Father, or Else • David Pierce • (vi)
• Like Kin • Brendan DuBois • (ss)
• Like Mother, Like Daughter • J. Michael Blue • (ss)
• Like to Die • Catherine Aird • (ss)
• Like Two Peas • Louise Guardino • (ss)
• Like, Clueless! • Will Ryan • (pm)
• A Likely Alibi • R. Ambardar • (ss)
• A Likely Yarn • Dixie J. Whitted • (pm)
• Lilac Time • Lesley Grant-Adamson • (nv)
• The Lilja Sigurdson • Jas. R. Petrin • (nv)
• Lily and Men • John Lutz • (ss)
• Lily and the Sockeyes • Sara Paretsky • (ss)
• Lily Pond • Vicki Feaver • (pm)
• Lime Soup • Gary Alexander • (ss)
• Liminal • Joseph Wallace • (ss)
• Limited Partnership • Carol Costa • (ss)
• The Limner’s Masterpiece • Janice Law • (ss)
• Lin Jee • Mary A. Turzillo • (ss)
• Lin Po and Dragon’s Blood • B. H. Schrier • (ss)
• Lin Po and the Baboons • B. H. Schrier • (ss)
• Lin Po and the Deadwalker • B. H. Schrier • (ss)
• Lin Po and the Ghost Wedding • B. H. Schrier • (ss)
• The Lincoln-Kennedy Connection • Fred L. King & Rex Miller • (ss)
• Linda Barnes: Listening to Her Muse • Rosemary Herbert • (bg)
• Lindbergh—or Dillinger • Robert Henson • (nv)
• Lindsey Chases a Ghost • Richard A. Lupoff • (ss)
• Lindy’s Lights • A. M. Lightner • (ss)
• Lindy’s Luck • John M. Floyd • (ss)
• Line Engaged • Basil Copper • (ss)
• Line of Communication • Andrew Garve • (ss)
• Line of Duty • Stephen Wasylyk • (ss)
• Line of Fire • Helen Nielsen • (ss)
• Line of Sight • Frederick Axtmann • (ss)
• Line of Succession • Edward D. Hoch • (ss)
• The Line-Up • The Police Reporter • (cl)
• Lines on the Mermaid Tavern • Michelle Knowlden • (ss)
• Lineup • Ted Carroll • (vi)
• The Link • Julian Symons • (ss)
• The Lion of Draksville • Julian Rathbone • (nv)
• The Lion of the Chama • David Edgerley Gates • (nv)
• The Lion Party • H. C. Bailey • (nv)
• A Lion Rampant • Jean Davidson • (nv)
• Lions of the Night • Lee Duigon • (ss)
• Lions on the Lawn • Janice Law • (ss)
• Lions’ Roar: Jessica Speart’s Mysteries Raise Wildlife Awareness • G. Miki Hayden • (bg)
• The Lipkin-Wexler Affair • Louis Weinstein • (ss)
• The Lipstick • Mary Roberts Rinehart • (nv)
• The Liqueur Glass • Phyllis Bottome • (ss)
• The List • Steven Otfinoski • (ss)
• List of Photographs and Credits • Misc. Material • (ms)
• Listen • Liza Cody • (ss)
• Listen • Joe R. Lansdale • (ss)
• Listen and Listen Good • Marcia Biederman • (ss)
• Listen to Your Mother • Janice Law • (ss)
• Listen, My Children • Stuart M. Kaminsky • (ss)
• The Listener • Hugh Lessig • (ss)
• Listeners • Margaret Moore • (ss)
• The Listening • Celia Dale • (ss)
• The Listening Room • Robert J. Randisi • (nv)
• The Lit Chamber • John Buchan • (ss)
• The Literary Bookmaker • Russell Martin • (ss)
• A Literary Death • Martin H. Greenberg • (ss)
• Literary Larceny • William F. Smith • (pm)
• Literary Lives • Kathe Koja & Barry N. Malzberg • (nv)
• The Literary Luncheon • Catherine Laughlin • (ss)