Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Stories, Listed by Title

• Lucky Seven • Paul V. Fornatar • (ss)
• Lucky Stiff • Steve Kaye • (ss)
• Lucky Strike • Gabriel Trujillo Muñoz • (ss)
• Lucrezia and the Thief • Henry Slesar • (vi)
• Lucy • Pauline E. Dungate • (ss)
• Lucy Gets Lucky • Tim Myers • (ss)
• Lucy Had a List • John Sandford • (nv)
• The Lug Wrench • Berton Rouéché • (ss)
• The Lullaby Cheat • Kate Ross • (ss)
• Luminarias Make It Christmas-y • Janet LaPierre • (ss)
• A Lump of Sugar • Ellery Queen • (ss)
• A Lunatic at Large • George A. Birmingham • (ss)
• Lunatic At Large • Jarlon Magee • (ss)
• The Lunatic Plague • Donald Wandrei • (nv)
• Lunch at Les Roseaux • Neil A. Schofield • (ss)
• The Luncheon • Sharyn McCrumb • (ss)
• Luncheon at Quills • Jeffry Scott • (ss)
• A Lurking Fear • H. R. F. Keating • (ss)
• Lust Claims a Bride • Bill Ryder • (ss)
• Lust for Kicks • Anthony Rain • (ss)
• Lust Holds the Gun! • Gil Grayson • (ss)
• Lust of the Undead • Jim Arthur • (ss)
• Lust of the Wicked! • Jack Oleck • (nv)
• Lust Slave! • Flip Lyons • (ss)
• Lust: A Sailor’s Slight Identity • Kathy Acker • (ss)
• The Lusting Ones • Leslie G. Sabo • (ss)
• Lust’s Lone Witness • Don Unatin • (nv)
• The Lutheran Who Lusted • Pat Dennis • (ss)
• Lydia • Darrell James • (ss)
• Lydia’s House • Virginia Mary Gillette • (ss)
• Lying • Janice Law • (ss)
• Lying Through Your Teeth • Eric B. Olsen • (ss)
• The Lying-in-State • Margery Allingham • (ss)
• Lying-in-the-Road Death • Toni L. P. Kelner • (ss)
• Lynaelle • Thomas M. Reid • (nv)
• A Lynching at Cobble Creek • Tom Condarcure • (ss)
• Lynching in Mixville • Livia J. Washburn • (ss)
• The Lyran Case • Barry N. Malzberg & Bill Pronzini • (vi)
• The Lyre’s Song • Marianne Wilski Strong • (ss)
• M As in Mayhem • Lawrence Treat • (ss)
• M Is for Mayo • William J. Pomidor • (nv)
• The M Route • Michael Gilbert • (nv)
• The M Word • Judith Kelman • (ss)
• M. le Médecin’s Wives • Judith Cutler • (ss)
• M.R. James • Charles Dickens • (ar)
• Ma Goose’s Crib Rhymes #1040: unearned income • Lee K. Russell • (pm)
• Ma Teresa and the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang • Jack C. Haldeman, II • (nv)
• Macallan Dagger Winners • Misc. Material • (ms)
• Macavity: The Mystery Cat • T. S. Eliot • (pm)
• The Macbeth Murder Mystery • James Thurber • (ss)
• Macbeth Revisited • Allison Ovenden • (ss)
• MacEvoy’s Revenge • Mike Ripley • (ss)
• The MacGuffin Theft Case • Steve Hockensmith • (nv)
• Machete • John Lutz • (ss)
• Machete • Barbara Parker • (ss)
• Machiavelli’s Corollaries • William John Watkins • (ss)
• The Machine Gun and the Mannequin • Janwillem van de Wetering • (ss)
• The Machine of Justice • Gerry Maddren • (ss)
• The Mackenzie Case • Viola Brothers Shore • (nv)
• MacNaughton or MacNeice • James Powell • (ss)
• Mac’s Gambit • William G. Tapply • (ss)
• Mad Dog • Dick Lochte • (nv)
• Mad Dog • Andrew H. Vachss • (ss)
• Mad Dog! • Jay Charby & Henry Slesar • (ss)
• Mad Hare • John C. Boland • (ss)
• The Mad Monks • W. Wirt • (ss)
• Mad Monkton • Wilkie Collins • (na)
• The Mad Scientist, J.G. • James Powell • (ss)
• The Mad Tea-Party • Ellery Queen • (nv)
• Madam Crowl’s Ghost • Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu • (ss)
• Madame Fleur • Lorin Emery • (ss)
• Madame Hermet • Guy de Maupassant • (ss)
• Madame Maigret’s Admirer • Georges Simenon • (nv)
• Madame Murder • John Grange • (na)
• Madame Murder • Victor Rousseau • (na)
• The Madame Naturals • Perry Paul • (ss)
• Madame President • Anne Perry • (ss)
• Madame Ruby • Dan A. Sproul • (ss)
• Madame Sara • Robert Eustace & L. T. Meade • (nv)
• Madame Smitt • Georges Simenon • (ss)
• Maddened by Mystery; or, The Defective Detective • Stephen Leacock • (ss)
• Made in Egypt • Michael Pearce • (ss)
• Madeleine • Marion Arnott • (ss)
• Madman’s Chain • Gilbert Wright • (ss)
• Madmen’s Trek • Rod C. Walker • (ss)
• The Madness of Colonel Warburton (ascribed to Dashiell Hammett) • Carole Buggé • (nv)
• Mae and Ginger • Audrey Del Bene • (vi)
• Mafia Western • Leonardo Sciascia • (ss)
• Mafiosa • Lawrence L. Stewart • (ss)
• The Mafioso Cement-Mixing Machine • Ray Bradbury • (ss)
• Mage of the Monkeys • Sydney J. Bounds • (ss)
• Maggie • Robert Twohy • (ss)
• The Maggie File • William Bankier • (ss)
• Maggie’s Window • Marjorie Darke • (ss)
• The Maggody Files: D.W.I. • Joan Hess • (ss)
• The Maggody Files: Death in Bloom • Joan Hess • (ss)
• The Maggody Files: Hillbilly Cat • Joan Hess • (nv)
• The Maggody Files: Spiced Rhubarb • Joan Hess • (ss)
• The Maggody Files: Time Will Tell • Joan Hess • (ss)
• The Magic Bullet Theory • Adam-Troy Castro • (na)
• Magic Casements • Patricia Highsmith • (ss)
• The Magic Casket • R. Austin Freeman • (nv)
• The Magic Moon • Edmond Hamilton • (na)
• The Magic Moon • Brett Sterling • (na)
• Magic Nights • Jas. R. Petrin • (ss)
• The Magic of Tricks • Douglas R. Empringham • (ss)
• The Magic of Your Touch • Peter Robinson • (ss)
• The Magic Pebble • Matt Curtis Waldroop • (ss)
• The Magic Search • Preston Pairo, III • (ss)
• The Magic Touch • A. B. Robbins • (ss)
• The Magician • David R. Urbach • (ss)
• The Magician Murder • Raoul F. Whitfield • (ss)
• The Magician’s Palace • Edward D. Hoch • (ss)
• The Magician’s Widow • David Ballard • (ss)
• The Magician’s Wife • Earl C. Pike • (ss)
• Magna Ma • J. Richard Reed • (ss)
• A Magnet for Trouble • Mary Monica Pulver • (ss)
• The Magnetic Trap • Frank Sisk • (ss)
• Mago’s Bride • Loren D. Estleman • (ss)
• Magwitch Returns • John Nelson • (ss)
• The Maharaja’s Jewels • John Hall • (ss)
• Mahatma of Mayhem • Robert Leslie Bellem • (ss)
• The Mahatma’s Story • May Sinclair • (ss)
• The Mahogany Wardrobe • John H. Dirckx • (nv)
• Mai-Nu’s Window • David Housewright • (ss)
• Maida Hell • Barry Adamson • (ss)
• The Maiden Aunt • Patricia L. Schulze • (ss)
• Maiden Garland • Ellis Peters • (ss)
• Maiden in Distress • Mike Cohen • (ss)
• Maiden Over • Judith Cutler • (ss)
• Maidens for the Monster’s Revenge • Brad Singleton • (ss)
• Maiden’s Leap • Benedict Kiely • (nv)
• The Maids • G. Miki Hayden • (ss)
• The Maidservant’s Letter • Gigi Vernon • (ss)
• Maigret • Georges Simenon • (ss)
• Maigret’s Christmas • Georges Simenon • (nv)
• Maigret’s Memoirs • Georges Simenon • (ex)
• Maikai • Jason L. Huxley • (ss)
• Mail Order • John Lutz • (ss)
• Mail-Order Annie • Gary A. Braunbeck • (nv)
• Mailbox Mayhem • Susan Page Davis • (nv)
• The Main Event • Peter Crowther • (ss)
• Main Line Lazarus • Terence Faherty • (nv)
• Mainwaring’s Gift • Ed Gorman • (ss)
• The Majesty of Justice • Anatole France • (ss)
• The Majesty of the Law • Frank O’Connor • (ss)
• Major Crimes • Loren D. Estleman • (ss)
• A Major Impairment • Lenora K. Rogers • (ss)
• Major Problems • Dan A. Sproul • (ss)
• Major Wilbraham • Hugh Walpole • (ss)
• Majumdar Uncle • H. R. F. Keating • (ss)
• Make a Prison • Lawrence Block • (ss)
• Make Love and Die • Brad Steiger • (ss)
• Make My Death Bed • Babs H. Deal • (ss)
• Make No Mistake • Leo R. Ellis • (ss)
• Make No Mistake • Walter Satterthwait • (nv)
• Make Yourselves at Home • Joan Hess • (ss)
• Makeover • Barbara Callahan • (ss)
• The Makeover • Joyce Harrington • (ss)
• Makeover • Bill James • (ss)
• Making a Good Recovery • Barbara Davies • (ss)
• Making a Killing • Jerry Frank Skarky • (ss)
• Making a Killing with Mama Cass • William Bankier • (ss)
• Making Arrangements • Elizabeth Bowen • (ss)
• Making Believe • Tonita S. Gardner • (ss)
• Making Change • Deane Jordan • (ss)
• Making Her Mark • Gloria Rosenthal • (pm)
• Making Lemonade • Barbara Paul • (nv)
• Making the Breaks • Erle Stanley Gardner • (nv)
• Making the Point • Virginia G. McMorrow • (ss)
• The Malacca Cane • Sophie Wenzel Ellis • (ss)
• Malachi’s Cove • Anthony Trollope • (ss)
• The Male and Female Hogan • Jon L. Breen • (ss)
• Male Fraud • Beverly Taylor Herald • (ss)
• Malibu Dog • Faye Kellerman • (ss)
• Malibu Tag Team • Jonathan Valin • (ss)
• Malice Aforethought • Francis Iles • (ex)
• Malice Among Friends • Sarah Caudwell • (vi)
• Malice at the Mike • Jon L. Breen • (ss)
• Malice Domestic • Philip MacDonald • (ss)
• Malice Domestic: An Idea Whose Time Had Come • Elizabeth Peters • (in)
• Malice in Blunderland • Kevin Goldstein-Jackson • (ss)
• The Malice of Cupid • Donald Olson • (ss)
• The Malice of the Anicii • Gillian Bradshaw • (nv)
• Malicious Donesticus • Nancy Pickard • (in)
• Malingering • G. H. Ephron • (ss)
• Mall Bimbo Script • Elizabeth Sereni • (ss)
• Mall Crawling • Fleur Bradley • (ss)
• The Mallet • James Hilton • (ss)
• Mallory • David Somerset • (ss)
• The Maltese Cat • Sara Paretsky • (nv)
• The Maltese Double Cross • Carole Nelson Douglas • (ss)
• The Maltese Falcon • Dashiell Hammett • (ex)
• The Maltese Puzzle • Misc. Material • (pz)
• The Maltese Tater Tot • Pat Dennis • (ss)
• Mam • Carol Shenold • (ss)
• Mama’s Boy • David Alexander • (ss)
• Mama’s Boy • Kathleen Key • (ss)
• Mama’s Darling • Dick Stodghill • (ss)
• The Mamba Tale • Nick Spencer • (ss)
• Mammon and the Archer • O. Henry • (ss)
• The Mamur Zapt and His House of Doves • Michael Pearce • (nv)
• The Mamur Zapt and the Catherine Wheel • Michael Pearce • (nv)
• The Mamur Zapt and the Kodaker’s Eye • Michael Pearce • (ss)
• The Mamur Zapt and the Lemonade Seller • Michael Pearce • (ss)
• Mamzer • R. D. Rosen • (nv)
• The Man • Mel Dinelli • (ss)
• The Man • Katy Munger • (nv)
• The Man and the Snake • Ambrose Bierce • (ss)
• A Man Around the House • Virginia Long • (ss)
• A Man Around the House • Nancy Pickard • (ss)
• The Man at the Back of the Bus • Lee K. Russell • (ss)
• The Man at the Bottom • Michael Gilbert • (nv)
• The Man at the Top • Michael Gilbert • (nv)
• The Man at the Top • Edward D. Hoch • (ss)
• A Man Called Falcon • Michael Arlen • (nv)
• A Man Called Spade • Dashiell Hammett • (nv)