Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Stories, Listed by Author

JESSE, F. TENNYSON (chron.) (continued)

• * A Pin to See the Peepshow, (ex) London: Heinemann 1934
  • Picador Book of Crime Writing, ed. Michael Dibdin, Picador 1993
• * The Reprieve [Solange Fontaine], (nv)
  • Mystery and Detection Jun 1935
• * Treasure Trove, (ss) McCall’s Apr 1928
  • 101 Years’ Entertainment, ed. Ellery Queen, New York: Modern Library 194?
  • AHMM Nov 1983

JESSUP, AUDREY (chron.)

• * September Mourn, (ss) Cottage Country Killers, ed. Vicki Cameron & Linda Wiken, Burnstown, Ontario: General Store Publishing House 1997

JEWELL, LISA (chron.)

• * Labia Lobelia, (nv) Tart Noir, ed. Stella Duffy & Lauren Henderson, Prime Crime 2002

JILLETT, NEIL (1933- ) (chron.)

• * Aurora Australis, (ss) AHMM Apr 1993
• * The Bad Patch, (ss) Ita 1992
  • AHMM Dec 1994
• * Birds of a Feather, (ss) EQMM Aug 1998
• * Miss Bradford and the Little Monsters, (nv) AHMM Jan 1991
• * Off the Wall, (ss) AHMM Feb 1994
• * Prickly Pairs, (ss) AHMM Jun 1992
• * Silk and Lavender, (ss) EQMM Sep 1994
• * Sunset on the Padang, (ss) EQMM Oct 1994
• * The Thirteenth Dancer, (nv) EQMM Jan 1998
• * Two Families, (ss) EQMM mid-Dec 1995

JOANOU, ALICE (chron.)

• * Elizabeth’s Mouth, (ss) Noirotica, ed. Thomas S. Roche, Rhinoceros 1996

JOCHMANS, BETTY (chron.)

• * The Glass Slipper Murder, (ss) EQMM Feb 11 1980
• * Stopping by Woods, (pm) EQMM Jul 23 1980
• * What Time Do the Pyramids Open?, (ss) EQMM Jun 17 1981

JOCKS, VON; see under Jocks, Yvonne A. (chron.)

JOCKS, YVONNE A. “VON” (chron.)

• * Celtic Cross, (ss) Murder Most Romantic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Denise Little, Cumberland House 2001

JOHNS, [Captain] W(illiam) E(arl) (1893-1968) (chron.)

• * Affaire de Coeur, (ss) The Camels Are Coming, J. Hamilton 1932
  • The Oxford Book of Spy Stories, ed. Michael Cox, Oxford University Press 1996
• * Strange Freight, (ss) Wings (UK) Win 1935
  • Mystery Stories #4 1936

JOHNSON, B(rian) S(tanley) (1933-1973) (chron.)

• * A Few Selected Sentences, (ss) 1973
  • Legal Fictions, ed. Jay Wishingrad, Overlook 1992

JOHNSON, BOB (chron.)

• * You’ll Love it Here, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Apr 1999

JOHNSON, CARL (chron.)

• * Out of Circulation, (ss) AHMM Oct 14 1981

JOHNSON, CAPTAIN CHARLES (chron.)

• * from Lives of the Most Notorious Pirates, (ar)
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995

JOHNSON, CHERYL BRINKMANN (chron.)

• * Suppose, (ss) EQMM Jan 1991

JOHNSON, DEAN (chron.)

• * Sent from Up Above, (ss) Who Died in Here?, ed. Pat Dennis, Penury Press 2004

JOHNSON, DOUGLAS GRANT (chron.)

• * The Ten-Dollar Roosters, (nv) AHMM Jul/Aug 2003
• * That Thing, (nv) AHMM Dec 2004

JOHNSON, E(mily) PAULINE (1861-1913) (chron.)

• * The Riders of the Plains, (pm) Flint and feather, Toronto: Musson 1912
  • Crime in a Cold-Climate, ed. David Skene-Melvin, Toronto: Simon & Pierre 1994

JOHNSON, FRANK (1900-1965) (chron.)

• * The American Invasion, (ss) 1937
  • Murder At the Races, ed. Peter Haining, Orion 1995
• * The Crimson Mask’s Death Gamble [Crimson Mask], (nv) Detective Novels Magazine Dec 1940
  • Pulp Review Nov 1993
• * The Crimson Mask’s Scorpion Trail [Crimson Mask], (na) Detective Novels Magazine Apr 1941
  • Action Adventure Stories #37 1998
  • High Adventure #80 2005

JOHNSON, GEORGE CLAYTON (1929- ) (chron.)

• * The Monstering Kind, (ss) Subterranean Gallery, ed. Richard T. Chizmar & William K. Schafer, Subterranean Press 1999

JOHNSON, GEORGE METCALF (chron.)

• * Death in the Woods, (ss) Popular Detective Jun 1937
  • Black Book Detective May 1949

JOHNSON, GINGER (chron.)

• * Justice Comes First [Mr. Minus], (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Apr 1996
• * The Vanishing Weapon [Mr. Minus], (nv) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Feb 1997

JOHNSON, LEONARD B. (chron.)

• * Spades Are Trumps, (ss) Mystery Stories #13 1938

JOHNSON, MARTHA (1941- ) (chron.)

• * The Church Cat, (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000

JOHNSON, MICHELE A. (chron.)

• * Gifted, (pm) Murderous Intent Sum 1999

JOHNSON, P. M. F. (chron.)

• * Color Me Dead (with Sandra Rector), (ss) Whatdunits, ed. Mike Resnic & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1992

JOHNSON, PAMELA HANSFORD (1912-1981) (chron.)

• * Ghost of Honour, (ss) Mammoth Book of Thrillers, Ghosts and Mysteries, eds. J. M. Parrish & J. R. Crossland, London: Odhams Press 1936
  • Mysteries, ed. Anon., London: Bracken Books 1994

JOHNSON, PAULINE; see under Johnson, E. Pauline (chron.)

JOHNSON, RAY (chron.)

• * Afrikati Ascending, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Apr 2001

JOHNSON, ROGER (1947- ) (chron.)

• * The Adventure of the Grace Chalice [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Sherlock Holmes Journal Win 1987
  • The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1997; revised
• * In re: Solar Pons, (ar) The Unpublished Solar Pons, Toronto, Canada: Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library 1994
• * The Soldier, (ss) Mystery for Christmas, ed. Richard Dalby, O’Mara 1990

JOHNSON, S. G. (chron.)

• * Deep Six [as by Gary Bowen], (ss) Wired Hard, ed. Cecilia Tan, Circlet Press 1994
  • Sexcrime, ed. Cecilia Tan, Circlet Press 2000

JOHNSON, SHARON (chron.)

• * Twilight, (vi) EQMM Feb 11 1980

JOHNSON, SUZANNE C. (chron.)

• * Body in the Pound, (nv) A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime, ed. Jeffery Deaver, Berkley 2003

JOHNSON, TOM; see pseudonym Eddy Thomas (chron.)

• * The Black Bat’s Crisis [as by G. Wayman Jones; Tony Quinn (Black Bat)], (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Sep 1995
• * The Black Bat’s Vengeance [as by G. Wayman Jones; Tony Quinn (Black Bat)], (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jul 1995
• * The Black Ghost [Black Ghost], (nv) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Nov 1996
• * Cartel of Death [as by Robert Wallace; Phantom Detective], (nv) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Aug 1995
• * Doodlebug, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Apr 2001
• * Foreword, (ed) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jun, Jul 1995
• * Hale-Bop, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Aug 1999
• * Jur: Pre-Dawn Earth (with James M. Reasoner) [Jur], (sl) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec 1995
• * Mesa of Terror, (nv) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories May 1996
• * The Nazi Spider Staffel [as by Lieut. Scott Morgan; Lone Eagle], (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Sep 1996
• * Satan’s Minions [as by Robert Wallace; Phantom Detective], (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jun 1995
• * Savage Land of Jur [Jur], (sl) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec 1997
• * The Silver Star, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Apr 1996
• * Stuanofu, (nv) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Mar 1996

JOHNSON, V. L. (chron.)

• * An Employee You Can Bank On, (pm) EQMM Sep 1990

JOHNSON, W(alter) RYERSON (1901-1995) (chron.)

• * The Chalk Line, (ss) EQMM Mar 1985
• * Nimble Fingers, (ss) Detective Tales Feb 1923
  • 100 Crooked Little Crime Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1994
  • Pulp Vault #12/13 1992
• * Three Came Gunning, (ss) Street & Smith’s Western Story Magazine May 14 1938
  • Pulp Vault #2 1988

JOHNSTON, CHRISTOPHER N.; pseudonym of Christopher Nicholson Johnston Sands, (1857-1934) (chron.)

• * The Milnathort Murder, (nv)
  • Murder Most Scottish, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Bob Adey, Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1999

JOHNSTON, JEFF (chron.)

• * Pieces, (ss) Hardboiled #5 1986

JOHNSTON, JENNIFER (1930- ) (chron.)

• * Trio, (ss)
  • Great Irish Stories of Murder and Mystery, ed. Peter Haining, Barnes & Noble 2000

JOHNSTON, JOHN E., III (chron.)

• * Comrade Bill, (ss) Alternate Outlaws, ed. Mike Resnick, Tor 1994

JOHNSTON, LINDA O. (1949- ) (chron.)

• * Different Drummers, (ss) EQMM Jul 1988
• * Following the Dolphins, (ss) EQMM Apr 1990
• * Love on Sunset Boulevard, (ss) Murder on Sunset Boulevard, ed. Rochelle Krich, Michael Mallory & Lisa Seidman, Top Publications 2002
• * The Perfect Plot, (ss) EQMM Oct 1989

JOHNSTON, PAUL (1957- ) (chron.)

• * Crime Fest, (ss) Fresh Blood 3, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press 1999

JOHNSTON, THOM (chron.)

• * The Story That Won:
  ___ How’d Your Mama Dress You Today?, (vi) AHMM Sep 2002

JOHNSTONE, PATRICIA (chron.)

• * Error Elimination, (ss) EQMM Mar 1983

JOLLEY, ELIZABETH (1923-2007) (chron.)

• * A Gentleman’s Agreement, (ss)
  • Trial and Error: An Oxford Anthology of Legal Stories, ed. Fred R. Shapiro & Jane Garry, Oxford University Press 1998
• * Lady Meredith’s Dam, (ss) A Corpse at the Opera House, ed. Stephen Knight, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1992
• * The Widder Tree Shadder Murder, (ss) Crimes for a Summer Christmas, ed. Stephen Knight, North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1990

JONAS, GARY (chron.)

• * The Multi-Level Hitman, (ss) Crime Spree, ed. Sandy DeLuca and Trey R. Barker, December Girl Press 2001
• * Terrible Things, (vi) Murderous Intent Spr 1996
• * The Xenophobic Hitman, (ss) Noirotica 2: Pulp Friction, ed. Thomas S. Roche, Rhinoceros 1997

JONES, ARTHUR LLEWELLYN (1863-1947); see pseudonym Arthur Machen (chron.)

JONES, BARRY (chron.)

• * The Shadows on the Lawn [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Carol-Lynn Rössel Waugh, Carroll & Graf 1987
  • The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [revised], ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Carol-Lynn Rössel Waugh & Jon L. Lellenberg, Carroll & Graf 1999

JONES, DAVID D. (chron.)

• * Endgame, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #43 2003
• * Old Times Remembered, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #41 2003
• * Silent Waters, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #49 2004

JONES, DEBBIE (chron.)

• * The Story That Won:
  ___ Rookies—Who Needs Them?, (vi) AHMM Jul 1991

JONES, DENYS L. (chron.)

• * A soldier recalls what killing a man in war meant to him, (pm)
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996

JONES, DETRICE (chron.)

• * Just Surviving Another Day, (ss) The Cocaine Chronicles, ed. Gary Phillips & Jervey Tervalon, Akashic Books 2005

JONES, DIANA WYNNE (1934- ) (chron.)

• * The Master, (ss) Hidden Turnings, ed. Diana Wynne Jones, London: Methuen 1989
  • Mystery Stories, ed. Helen Cresswell, Kingfisher 1996

JONES, EDWARD P. (chron.)

• * Old Boys, Old Girls, (nv) New Yorker May 3 2004
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2005, ed. Joyce Carol Oates, Houghton Mifflin 2005

JONES, ELWYN (1923-1982) (chron.)

• * Equal Status, (nv); adapted from a 1973 script.; also as “Softly, Softly”.
  • The Mammoth Book of Armchair Detectives & Screen Crimes, ed. Peter Haining, Robinson 1998
• * Softly, Softly [“Equal Status”], (nv); adapted from a 1973 script.
  • Crime Movies 2, ed. Peter Haining, Severn House 1997

JONES, FOREST ISAAC (chron.)

• * The River Clyde Mystery, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #41 2003

JONES, G. WAYMAN; house pseudonym (chron.)

• * The Black Bat’s Crisis [by Tom Johnson; Tony Quinn (Black Bat)], (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Sep 1995
• * The Black Bat’s Vengeance [by Tom Johnson; Tony Quinn (Black Bat)], (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jul 1995
• * Brand of the Black Bat [Tony Quinn (Black Bat)], (na) Black Book Detective Jul 1939
  • Action Adventure Stories #33 1998
• * The Crime of Fu Kee Wong [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)], (na) The Phantom Detective Apr 1933
  • Action Adventure Stories #79 2000
  • High Adventure #79 2004
• * Decks of Death [Alias Mr Death], (ss) Thrilling Detective May 1939
  • Action Adventure Stories #5 1997
• * The Island of Death, (na) The Phantom Detective Jun 1933
  • Action Adventure Stories #119 2002
• * Murder’s Playground [Tony Quinn (Black Bat)], (ss) Black Book Detective May 1949

JONES, GRATIA (chron.)

• * The Adventure of the Yellow House [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) West by One and by One, ed. Anon. (Poul Anderson), The Scowrers and Molly Maguires of San Francisco and the Trained Cormorants of Los Angeles County 1965

JONES, [Dr.] HAROLD EMERY (chron.)

• * The Original of Sherlock Holmes, (ar) 1904
  • The Game Is Afoot, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1994

JONES, JOHN ROBERT (1926- ); see pseudonym John Dalmas (chron.)

JONES, K. L. (chron.)

• * Betrayal, (vi) Espionage Magazine Dec 1986
• * Unreasonable Doubt, (ss) The Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers, ed. Michael Hemmingson, Robinson 2001
  • The Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers, ed. Michael Hemmingson, Carroll & Graf 2001