Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Stories, Listed by Author

HOPKINS, R. THURSTON (chron.) (continued)

• * The Release of Wedderburn’s Ghost, (ss) Mystery Stories #21 1940; given as by H. Thurston Hopkins on ToC.
• * Second Chances, (ss) Mystery Stories #11 1937
• * The Tower of the Forty Companions, (nv) Ghosts & Goblins 1938
  • Corpses Can Walk and Other Stories, ed. Anon., London: Pictorial Art Ltd. 1946

HOPKINSON, HARRY R. (chron.)

• * The Ballad of Sweet Lucy, (pm) EQMM Jan 2003
• * So She Married the Earl of Fenlyn, (pm) EQMM Mar 2002
• * Too High on the Hog, (pm) EQMM Feb 2007

HOPLER, JAY (books) (chron.)

• * Introduction: In Search of the Assassin, (in); abridged from original appearance in Pequod.
  • The Killing Spirit, ed. Jay Hopler, The Overlook Press 1996

HOPLEY-WOOLRICH, CORNELL GEORGE; see under Woolrich, Cornell (books) (chron.)

HORENKAMP, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * The Loss of Danny Rafferty, (ss) AHMM Dec 1994
• * Our Little Secret, (ss) AHMM Sep 1996

HORGAN, PAUL (1903- ) (chron.)

• * Muzza, (nv) Things As They Are, Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1964
  • EQMM Oct 1993

HORLER, (Harry) SYDNEY (1888-1954) (chron.)

• * The Case of Allan Mandeville, (nv)
  • Mystery and Detection Apr 1935
• * The House in Greek Street, (na)
  • Mystery and Detection May 1935
• * The Screaming Skull, (na)
  • Mystery and Detection Oct 1935

HORNBOSTEL, DON(ald W.) (chron.)

• * The Agreement, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Sep 2000
• * Eye Opener, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Aug 2001
• * Last Case, Please, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Sep 2002
• * The Last Train Robbery, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Feb 2002
• * Letter of the Law, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Jul 2000
• * Loose Talk, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Jun 2002
• * Miriam’s Retirement, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Feb 1999
• * A Night to Forget, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Sep 2001
• * Roundup, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Aug 1998
• * Silent Murder, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Nov 2000
• * Triple Target, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #35 2003

HORNBY, NICK (chron.)

• * Otherwise Pandemonium, (ss) McSweeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, ed. Michael Chabon, Vintage Books 2003

HORNE, JACKSON W. (chron.)

• * Murder on the Roof, (ss) Private Detective Stories Mar 1939

HORNER, BRUCE (chron.)

• * Mina’s Kiss, (nv) Future Syndicate, ed. J. Alan Erwine, Nomadic Delirium Press 2007

HORNER, RALPH (chron.)

• * Lost Legacy, (sl) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov 2002
  • Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Oct 2002
• * Witch’s Moon, (sl) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Mar, Apr, May 2002

HORNIG, DOUG(las) (1943- ) (chron.)

• * Access to Power, (ss) EQMM May 1986

HORNIMAN, ROY (1874-1930) (chron.)

• * A Fatal Affinity (with C. E. Morland), (nv) The Ludgate Magazine Jul 1894
  • 12 Mystery Stories, ed. Jack Adrian, Oxford University Press 1998

HORNSBY, ALYSON (chron.)

• * Be Your Own Best Friend (with Wendy Hornsby), (ss) Great Writers & Kids Write Mystery Stories, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jill M. Morgan & Robert Weinberg, Random House 1996
  • Nine Sons, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * Out of Time (with Wendy Hornsby), (ss) Mothers & Daughters, ed. Jill M. Morgan, NAL 1998
  • Nine Sons, Crippen & Landru 2002

HORNSBY, WENDY (Nelson) (1947- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Be Your Own Best Friend (with Alyson Hornsby), (ss) Great Writers & Kids Write Mystery Stories, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jill M. Morgan & Robert Weinberg, Random House 1996
  • Nine Sons, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * Dust Up, (ss) Murder in Vegas, ed. Michael Connelly, Tor 2005
  • Best American Mystery Stories 2006, ed. Scott Turow, Houghton Mifflin 2006
  • The Deadly Bride and 19 of the Year’s Finest Crime and Mystery Stories, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 2007
• * Essential Things, (nv) Nine Sons, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * Ghost Caper, (ss) Ten Tales, ed. James Cahill (uncredited), James Cahill 1994
  • Nine Sons, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * High Heels in the Headliner, (ss) Malice Domestic 3, Nancy Pickard, Pocket 1994
  • The Year’s Best Mystery and Suspense Stories - 1995, ed. Edward D. Hoch, Walker 1995
  • Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Fourth Annual Edition, ed. Anon., Carroll & Graf 1995
  • 100 Menacing Little Murder Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1998
  • Nine Sons, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * Introduction, (in)
  • Nine Sons, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * The Last Is Adoration, (ss) EQMM Apr 2000
  • Nine Sons, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * The Naked Giant, (ss) The Best of the Best, ed. Elaine Koster & Joseph Pittman, Signet 1998
  • Nine Sons, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * New Moon and Rattlesnakes, (ss) The Mysterious West, ed. Tony Hillerman, HarperCollins 1994
  • Nine Sons, Crippen & Landru 2002
  • A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women, ed. Elizabeth George, HarperCollins 2004
• * Nine Sons, (ss) Sisters in Crime 4, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1991
  • The Year’s Best Mystery and Suspense Stories - 1992, ed. Edward D. Hoch, Walker 1992
  • Crimes of Passion, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1993
  • Murder for Mother, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet 1994
  • Modern Treasury of Great Detective and Murder Mysteries, ed. Ed Gorman, Carroll & Graf 1994
  • The Edgar Award Book, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1996
  • The Best of Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1997
  • The Best of Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Reader’s Digest 1998
  • Nine Sons, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * Out of Time (with Alyson Hornsby), (ss) Mothers & Daughters, ed. Jill M. Morgan, NAL 1998
  • Nine Sons, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * The Sky Shall Be Blue, (ss) Nine Sons, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * Wendy Goes to the Morgue, (ar) Mystery Scene 1992
  • Nine Sons, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * Why Vanessa Jumped, (ss) Crippen & Landru 2002
  • Why Vanessa Jumped, Crippen & Landru 2002

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• * A Wendy Hornsby Checklist, (bi) Nine Sons, Crippen & Landru 2002

HORNUNG, E(rnest) W(illiam) (1866-1921) (chron.)

• * At the Pistol’s Point, (ss) The Strand Jun 1897
  • 100 Crooked Little Crime Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1994
• * A Costume Piece [A. J. Raffles], (ss) Cassell’s Jul 1898
  • Murderous Schemes, ed. Donald E. Westlake, New York: Oxford University Press 1996
• * The Criminologists’ Club [A. J. Raffles], (ss)
  • Mystery and Detection #2 1934
  • 101 Years’ Entertainment, ed. Ellery Queen, New York: Modern Library 194?
• * Gentlemen and Players [A. J. Raffles], (ss) Cassell’s Aug 1898
  • The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time, ed. Otto Penzler, Dove Books 1998
• * Nine Points of the Law [A. J. Raffles], (ss) Cassell’s Sep 1898
  • Mammoth Book of Golden Age Detective Stories, ed. Marie Smith, Carroll & Graf 1994
• * A Schoolmaster Abroad, (ss) 1914
  • Vintage Mystery & Detective Stories, ed. David Stuart Davies, Wordsworth Editions Ltd. 2006
• * The Wrong House [A. J. Raffles], (ss) 1899
  • Vintage Detective Stories, ed. Mike Higgs, London: Galley Press 1987

HOROWITZ, RICHARD M. (chron.)

• * The Public Defender, (ss) Pangolin Papers Sum 2000

HORSDAL, MARALYN (chron.)

• * An Educated Taste, (ss) EQMM Sep 1983

HORVITZ, LESLIE ALAN (chron.)

• * The Bay Side of Neptune Street, (nv) AHMM mid-Sep 1983
• * The Dragon’s Lady, (nv) AHMM Jul 1982
• * His ‘N’ Hers, (ss) New Mystery v1 #2 1992
• * The Last Days of the Mariana, (nv) AHMM Nov 1982

HORWITZ, STEVEN (books) (chron.)

• * Introduction (with Julie Schaper), (in)
  • Twin Cities Noir, ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Akashic Books 2006

HOSKEN, CLIFFORD (James Wheeler) (1882-1950); see pseudonym Richard Keverne (chron.)

HOSKINS, ROBERT (Philip) (1933-1993); see pseudonym Michael Kerr (chron.)

• * Now Pull the Trigger, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1980

HOSPITAL, CAROLINA (1957- ) (chron.)

• * Heading to Havana, (rr) The Miami Herald Tropic 1995
  • Naked Came the Manatee, ed. Tom Schroder, Putnam’s 1997

HOSPITAL, JANETTE TURNER (1942- ) (chron.)

• * A Corpse at the Opera House, (nv) A Corpse at the Opera House, ed. Stephen Knight, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1992
• * For Mr Voss or Occupant, (nv) More Crimes for a Summer Christmas, ed. Stephen Knight, North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1991

HOUARNER, GERARD (Daniel) (1955- ) (chron.)

• * Caves the Sea, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Sep 1999
• * Countdown, (vi) Hardboiled #27/28 2001

HOUGH, PETER A. (1954- ) (chron.)

• * Axefall, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1983

HOUSE, BRAND (chron.)

• * X, the Phantom Fed, (cs) Sure-Fire Comics Jun 1940
  • Action Adventure Stories #99 2001

HOUSE, BRANT; house pseudonym (chron.)

• * Ambassador of Doom [by Paul Chadwick; Secret Agent X], (na) Secret Agent X May 1934
  • Action Adventure Stories #10 1997
  • High Adventure #73 2003
• * The Assassins’ League [Secret Agent X], (na) Secret Agent X Oct 1937
  • Action Adventure Stories #76 2000
• * The Choice [The Leopard Lady], (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Dec 1996
• * Curse of the Crimson Horde, (ss) Secret Agent X Sep 1938
  • Action Adventure Stories Nov 2003
• * Dividends of Doom [by G. T. Fleming-Roberts; Secret Agent X], (na) Secret Agent X Feb 1936
  • High Adventure #59 2001
• * The Freezing Fiends [Secret Agent X], (sl) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Oct 1996
• * The Freezing Fiends [by Steve Payne; Secret Agent X], (sl) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep 1996
• * The Golden Ghoul [Secret Agent X], (na) Secret Agent X Jul 1935
  • Action Adventure Stories #82 2000
• * Horde of the Damned [Secret Agent X], (na) Secret Agent X Oct 1935
  • Action Adventure Stories #44 1999
• * Horror’s Handclasp [Secret Agent X], (na) Secret Agent X Oct 1936
  • Action Adventure Stories #36 1998
• * Horror’s Monster [Secret Agent X], (nv) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Feb 1996
• * The Leopard Lady Strikes Back [The Leopard Lady], (nv) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jan 1997
• * Monarch of Murder [Secret Agent X], (na) Secret Agent X Aug 1935
  • Action Adventure Stories #27 1998
• * The Murder Brain [Secret Agent X], (nv) Secret Agent X Apr 1937
  • Action Adventure Stories #50 1999
  • Action Adventure Stories #58 1999
• * Plague of the Golden Death [by Arthur Leo Zagat], (na) Secret Agent X Dec 1937
  • High Adventure #43 1998
• * Satan’s Syndicate [Secret Agent X], (nv) Secret Agent X Aug 1937
  • Action Adventure Stories #65 2000
• * The Spectral Strangler [Secret Agent X], (na) Secret Agent X Feb 1934
  • Action Adventure Stories #3 1997
• * Talons of Terror [Secret Agent X], (na) Secret Agent X Apr 1935
  • Action Adventure Stories #19 1998

HOUSEHOLD, GEOFFREY (Edward West) (1900-1988) (chron.)

• * Brandy for the Parson, (nv) The Saturday Evening Post Nov 13 1948
  • Best Smuggling Stories, ed. John Welcome, Faber & Faber 1967
• * Cellar Cool, (ss) Argosy (UK) Apr 1964
  • Murder by the Glass, ed. Peter Haining, Souvenir Press 1994
• * Keep Walking, (ss) Argosy (UK) Jan 1968
  • The Oxford Book of Spy Stories, ed. Michael Cox, Oxford University Press 1996
• * The Lost Continent, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Sep 3 1960
  • AHMM Jun 2000
• * Woman in Love, (ss) This Week 1952
  • AHMM Jul 1984

HOUSEWRIGHT, DAVID (1955- ) (chron.)

• * Kids Today [Holland Taylor], (nv) EQMM Jul 1999
• * Mai-Nu’s Window, (ss) Twin Cities Noir, ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Akashic Books 2006; Frogtown (St. Paul).

HOUSMAN, A(lfred) E(dward) (1859-1936) (chron.)

• * Fragment of a Greek Tragedy, (pl)
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995
• * from A Shropshire Lad, (pm) 1896
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996

HOUSTON, VICTORIA (1945- ) (chron.)

• * How to Make a Killing Online, (ss) Murder Most Crafty, ed. Maggie Bruce, Penguin US 2005

HOVEY, JOAN HALL (1935- ) (chron.)

• * Dark Reunion [Laurie Stevens Dobson], (ss) Investigating Women, ed. David Skene-Melvin, Simon & Pierre 1995
  • Who Died in Here?, ed. Pat Dennis, Penury Press 2004

HOWARD, CLARK (1934- ) (books) (chron.)

• * All the Heroes Are Dead, (ss) EQMM Dec 1982
  • Death in Dixie, ed. Billie Sue Mosiman & Martin H. Greenberg, Rutledge Hill Press 1997
  • Challenge the Widow-Maker and other stories of people in peril, Crippen & Landru 2000
• * Animals, (nv) EQMM Jun 1985
  • Readers’ Choice, ed. Anon., Davis 1990
  • More Mystery Cats, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1993
  • A Treasury of Cat Mysteries, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 1998
  • Challenge the Widow-Maker and other stories of people in peril, Crippen & Landru 2000
  • Feline Felonies, ed. Abigail Browning, Galahad Books 2001
• * Arizona Heat, (nv) EQMM Aug 2006
• * The Banzai Pipeline, (ss) EQMM Nov 1996
• * The Big Shuffle, (nv) EQMM Sep/Oct 2000
• * Blind Roads, (nv) EQMM Aug 2005
• * Blood Paths, (na) EQMM Jun 2000
  • Ellery Queen Presents Great Mystery Novellas, ed. Janet Hutchings, Five Star 2004
• * The California Contact, (nv) EQMM Nov 2001
  • The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Third Annual Collection, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Forge 2002
• * Challenge the Widow-Maker, (nv) EQMM Aug 1990
  • The Year’s Best Mystery and Suspense Stories - 1991, ed. Edward D. Hoch, Walker 1991
  • Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: First Annual Edition, ed. Anon., Carroll & Graf 1992
  • The Edgar Award Book, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1996
  • Ellery Queen the World’s Leading Mystery Magazine Presents Readers’ Choice, ed. Janet Hutchings, Bantam Doubleday Dell Magazines 199?
  • Challenge the Widow-Maker and other stories of people in peril, Crippen & Landru 2000
• * The Cobalt Blues, (nv) EQMM Sep/Oct 2001
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2002, ed. James Ellroy, Houghton Mifflin 2002
• * The Color of Death, (ss) EQMM Jun 1988
  • Crowded Lives and Other Stories of Desperation, Five Star 2000