Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Stories, Listed by Author

LEDERER, ESTER PAULINE FRIEDMAN; see pseudonym Ann Landers (chron.)

LEDERER, HOWARD (chron.)

• * Introduction, (in) Dead Man’s Hand: Crime Fiction at the Poker Table, ed. Otto Penzler, Harcourt 2007

LeDOUX, REMY (chron.)

• * Bank on It, (vi) About Mysteries; There are some advantages to being behind the teller line — and you can bank on it!.

LEE, BOBBY (chron.)

• * The Day That Crenshaw Burned, (ss) AHMM Jun 1995
• * The Domino Drug Bust: A Love Story, (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1994

LEE, DEBORAH (chron.)

• * Crash Diet, (pm) EQMM Mar 1997
• * Rind Justice, (pm) EQMM Mar 1994
• * Ticked Off, (pm) EQMM Jan 1996

LEE, DEBORAH M. (chron.)

• * Crime of Fashion, (pm) EQMM Apr 2002

LEE, EDWARD; pseudonym of Lee Edward Seymour, (1957- ) (chron.)

• * ICU, (ss) 999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense, ed. Al Sarrantonio, Avon 1999
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2000, ed. Donald E. Westlake, Houghton Mifflin 2000

LEE, (Nelle) HARPER (1926- ) (chron.)

• * from To Kill a Mockingbird, (ex) 1960
  • Trial and Error: An Oxford Anthology of Legal Stories, ed. Fred R. Shapiro & Jane Garry, Oxford University Press 1998

LEE, JAMES A. (chron.)

• * Justice, (vi) Hardboiled #6 1986

LEE, JIM (chron.)

• * Droplets of My Sister’s Blood, (ss) Hardboiled #18 1994
• * Hate Crime, (ss) Hardboiled Apr 2000
• * Henriqua’s Homegirls, (ss) Hardboiled #27/28 2001

LEE, LAURIE (1914- ) (chron.)

• * from Cider with Rosie, (ex)
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995

LEE, LINDA (Hope) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * Catching the Brass Ring, (ss) Beyond the Mundane: Unravelings, ed. Daniel J. Reitz, Mundania Press 2004

LEE, MANFRED B(ennington) (1905-1971); see pseudonym Ellery Queen (books) (chron.)

_____, [ref.]

• * “The Authorship of Three Late Ellery Queen Novels” by Douglas Dannay & Richard Dannay, (ar) The Armchair Detective 1990
• * “Avoiding Mr. Queen” by Peter Lovesey, (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * “Challenge to the Artist: The Comic Book Stories of Ellery Queen” by Mike W. Barr, (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * “Challenge to the Listener: Ellery Queen on the Air” by David S. Siegel, (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * “Ellery Queen—Man of God” by Steven Steinbock, (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * “Ellery Queen—One of the Most Popular Mystery Writers in Japan” by Hidetoshi Mori, (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * “Ellery Queen” by Jon L. Breen, (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * “EQMM” by Michael Gilbert, (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * “Fred Dannay and Manny Lee” by Hillary Waugh, (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * “The Impossible Mr. Queen” by Robert Adey, (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * “Queen’s Gambit: The Life and Times of Ellery Queen” by Ted Hertel, Jr., (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * “Remembering My Hanai Father” by Richard A. Smith, M.D., (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * “The Temple of His Word: Growing Up with Ellery Queen” by Rand B. Lee, (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * “A Tribute” by Edward D. Hoch, (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * “Twayblade” by Catherine Aird, (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * “We May As Well Continue Being Carrollish: A Bow Before the Queen” by Bill Ruehlmann, (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999

LEE, RAND B. (chron.)

• * The Temple of His Word: Growing Up with Ellery Queen, (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999

LEE, ROBERT S. P. (chron.)

• * Chances Are, (ss) Plots with Guns Sum 2003

LEE, SHARON (1952- ) (chron.)

• * A Night at the Opera (with Steve Miller), (ss) Murder by Magic, ed. Rosemary Edghill, Warner Aspect 2004

LEE, TANITH; [i.e., Tanith Lee Kaiine] (1947- ) (chron.)

• * Human Mystery [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) More Holmes for the Holidays, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Carol-Lynn Waugh, Berkley 1999

LEE, WENDI; [i.e., Wendi Lee Weberg Beatty] (1956- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Auld Acquaintance (with Terry Beatty) [*Dick Tracy], (ss) Dick Tracy: The Secret Files, Max Allan Collins & Martin H. Greenberg, Tor 1990
• * Check Up, (ss) Lethal Ladies, Nancy Collins & Robert J. Randisi, Berkley 1996
  • Check Up and Other Stories, Five Star 2001
• * Desire in the First Degree (with Mary Kane Lane), (nv) Flesh & Blood: Dark Desires, ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press 2002
• * The Disappearance of Edna Guberman, (ss) Murder for Mother, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet 1994
  • Check Up and Other Stories, Five Star 2001
• * Dust and Ashes, (nv) How the West Was Read, vol. II, Durkin-Hayes Audio 1997
  • Check Up and Other Stories, Five Star 2001
• * Dying for Sin, (ss) Flesh & Blood, ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press 2001
• * Feis, (nv) Check Up and Other Stories, Five Star 2001
• * Full-Body Santa (with Terry Beatty), (ss) Santa Clues, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Carol-Lynn Rossel Waugh, Signet 1993
• * Indiscreet, (ss) Danger in D.C., ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine 1993
  • Check Up and Other Stories, Five Star 2001
• * Letting the Cat Out of the Bag, (ss) Felonious Felines, ed. Carol & Ed Gorman, Five Star 2000
• * Life of Riley, (ss) Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine 1992
  • Cat Crimes I, II, III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, MJF Books 1998
  • Check Up and Other Stories, Five Star 2001
• * Miami, (ss) Murderous Intent Spr 1995
  • Check Up and Other Stories, Five Star 2001
• * Miles Deep, (ss) Murderous Intent Spr 1996
  • Check Up and Other Stories, Five Star 2001
• * The Other Woman, (ss) Vengeance Is Hers, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allen Collins, Signet 1997
  • Check Up and Other Stories, Five Star 2001
• * Photo Swipe (with Terry Beatty), (ss) Murder Most Delicious, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet 1995
• * Red Feather’s Daughter, (ss) How the West Was Read, vol. I, Durkin-Hayes Audio 1996
  • Check Up and Other Stories, Five Star 2001
• * The Right Thing to Do, (ss) Shades of Noir #2, ed. Lisa Manns, Archon Gaming Inc. 1996
  • Check Up and Other Stories, Five Star 2001
• * Salad Days [Angela Matelli], (ss) Noir Magazine Win 1995
  • First Cases, Volume 3, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet 1999
  • Check Up and Other Stories, Five Star 2001
• * Skiv, (ss) Murder Most Celtic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Cumberland House 2001
• * Soft Day, (ss) Murder Most Irish, ed. Ed Gorman, Larry Segriff & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1996
  • Check Up and Other Stories, Five Star 2001
• * Stocking Stuffer [Angela Matelli], (na) Murder, Mayhem and Mistletoe, ed. Anon., Worldwide Mystery 2001
• * Wild Card, (ss) Shades of Noir, ed. Lisa Manns, Archon Gaming Inc. 1996
• * Winston’s Wife, (ss) The Fatal Frontier, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 1997
  • Check Up and Other Stories, Five Star 2001

_____, [ref.]

• * “Cherchez la femme: Wendi Lee” by Lisa Williamson, (bg) Murderous Intent Sum 1997

LEEDAHL, SHELLEY (chron.)

• * Spades, (ss) Great Canadian Murder and Mystery Stories, ed. Don Bailey & Daile Unruh, Quarry 1991

LEEDS, WENDY (chron.)

• * Borrowing Trouble, (ss) AHMM Dec 1999
• * What Are the Odds, (ss) AHMM Jun 1998

LEES, TIM (chron.)

• * Head Crimes, (ss) Crimewave #6 2002

LE FANU, J(oseph Thomas) SHERIDAN (1814-1873) (chron.)

• * Carmilla [Martin Hesselius], (na) The Dark Blue Dec 1871 (+3)
  • A Century of Thrillers: Second Series, ed. Anon., Daily Express 1935
• * The Familiar [Martin Hesselius], (nv) In a Glass, Darkly, Bentley 1872; revised from “The Watcher”, Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery, James McGlashan, 1851.
  • A Century of Thrillers: Second Series, ed. Anon., Daily Express 1935
• * Green Tea [Martin Hesselius], (nv) All the Year Round Oct 23-Nov 13 1869
  • A Century of Thrillers from Poe to Arlen, ed. Anon., London: Daily Express 1934
  • Sins of the Fathers, ed. Mark Bryant, Gollancz 1997
• * The Haunted House in Westminster [Martin Hesselius], (nv) Belgravia Jan 1872; also as “Mr. Justice Harbottle”.
• * Laura Silver Bell, (ss) Belgravia Annual 1872
  • AHMM Dec 2004
• * Madam Crowl’s Ghost, (ss) All the Year Round Dec 31 1870
  • The Cat of Bast & Other Stories of Mystery, ed. William E. Thorner, Regency 1958
  • Great Tales of Terror, ed. Anon., London: Chancellor Press 1991
• * Mr. Justice Harbottle [“The Haunted House in Westminster”; Martin Hesselius], (nv) Belgravia Jan 1872
  • A Century of Thrillers from Poe to Arlen, ed. Anon., London: Daily Express 1934
• * The Murdered Cousin, (nv) Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery, James McGlashan 1851
  • Victorian Tales of Mystery & Detection, ed. Michael Cox, New York: Oxford University Press 1992
  • Vintage Mystery & Detective Stories, ed. David Stuart Davies, Wordsworth Editions Ltd. 2006
• * Schalken the Painter, (nv) Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery, James McGlashan 1851; revised from an earlier story in Dublin University Magazine May ’39.
  • A Century of Thrillers: Second Series, ed. Anon., Daily Express 1935
• * Sir Dominick Sarsfield [“Sir Dominick’s Bargain”], (ss) All the Year Round Jul 6 1872; revised from “The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh”, Dublin University Magazine Mar 1838.
  • A Century of Thrillers from Poe to Arlen, ed. Anon., London: Daily Express 1934
• * Sir Dominick’s Bargain, (ss) All the Year Round Jul 6 1872; also as “Sir Dominick Sarsfield”; revised from “The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh”, Dublin University Magazine Mar 1838.
  • 12 Mystery Stories, ed. Jack Adrian, Oxford University Press 1998

LEGRU, SEIKO; pseudonym of Janwillem van de Wetering, (1931-2008) (chron.)

• * Inspector Saito and the Fox Girl [Insp. Saito], (ss) AHMM Feb 4 1981
• * A Small Oversight, (ss) AHMM Jul 22 1981

LE GUIN, URSULA K(roeber) (1929- ) (chron.)

• * Texts, (ss) American Short Fiction 1990
  • Mystery Stories, ed. Helen Cresswell, Kingfisher 1996

LEHANE, DENNIS (1965- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Coronado: a play in two acts, (pl)
  • Coronado: Stories, William Morrow 2006
• * Gone Down to Corpus, (ss) The Mighty Johns, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press 2002
  • Coronado: Stories, William Morrow 2006
• * ICU, (ss)
  • Coronado: Stories, William Morrow 2006
• * Mushrooms, (ss)
  • Coronado: Stories, William Morrow 2006
• * The Names of the Missing, (ss) Mean Time, ed. Jerry Sykes, The Do-Not Press 1998
• * Running Out of Dog, (nv) Murder and Obsession, ed. Otto Penzler, Delacorte 1999
  • The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century, ed. Tony Hillerman, Houghton Mifflin 2000
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2000, ed. Donald E. Westlake, Houghton Mifflin 2000
  • A New Omnibus of Crime, ed. Tony Hillerman & Rosemary Herbert, Oxford University Press 2005
  • Coronado: Stories, William Morrow 2006
• * Until Gwen, (nv) Men from Boys, ed. John Harvey, Heinemann 2003
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2005, ed. Joyce Carol Oates, Houghton Mifflin 2005
  • Coronado: Stories, William Morrow 2006

LEHMANN, R(udolf) C(hambers) (1856-1929) (chron.)

• * The Umbrosa Burglary [as by Cunnin Toil; Picklock Holes], (ss) Punch Nov 4 1893
  • 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1993
  • The Game Is Afoot, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1994

LEIBER, FRITZ (Reuter, Jr.) (1910-1992) (chron.)

• * The Dreams of Albert Moreland, (nv) The Acolyte Spr 1945
  • Sinister Gambits, ed. Richard Peyton, Souvenir Press 1991
• * The Girl with the Hungry Eyes, (ss) The Girl With the Hungry Eyes, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Avon 1949
  • Hollywood Kills, ed. Anon., Carroll & Graf 1993
• * The Moriarty Gambit [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Chess Review Feb 1962
  • 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
  • The Game Is Afoot, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1994
• * Power of the Puppets, (ss) Thrilling Mystery Jan 1942
  • Tough Guys & Dangerous Dames, ed. Robert E. Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1993

LEIGH, L. (chron.)

• * Swamped, (nv) EQMM Aug 2006

LEIGH, VICKI (chron.)

• * The Story That Won:
  ___ The Tenderloined, Pure-Broiled Boat, (vi) AHMM Jul 1995

LEINSTER, MURRAY; pseudonym of Will F. Jenkins, (1896-1975) (chron.)

• * Bargain for an Enemy, (ss) Popular Detective Dec 1944
• * The Body in the Taxi [The Black Bat], (na) Black Bat Detective Mysteries Oct 1933
  • High Adventure #30 1996
• * The Coney Island Murder [The Black Bat], (nv) Black Bat Detective Mysteries Nov 1933
  • High Adventure #67 2002
• * The Hollywood Murders, (ss) Black Bat Detective Mysteries Dec 1933
  • High Adventure #62 2002
• * The Maniac Murders [The Black Bat], (ss) Black Bat Detective Mysteries Feb 1934
  • High Adventure Nov 2005
• * Murderer’s Encore, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine Feb 1953
  • Hard-Boiled Detectives, ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Gramercy Books 1992
• * The Seventh Bullet, (ss) The Danger Trail Mar 1926
  • Pulp Review Mar 1993

LEISI, ERNST (chron.)

• * Lord Peter Wimsey, born 1890, (ar) Encounters with Lord Peter, ed. Christopher Dean, The Dorothy L. Sayers Society 1991; a slightly different German version appeared in Neue Zürcher Zeitung 10th Nov 1990.

LEITER, JEANNE (chron.)

• * Bell, Book, and Suburbia (with M. H. Clark), (ss) Till Death Do Us Part, ed. Jill M. Morgan & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley 1999

LEITZ, DAVID E. (chron.)

• * Eye Witness, (ss) Canine Christmas, ed. Jeffrey Marks, Ballantine 1999

LELLENBERG, JON L. (1946- ) (books) (chron.)

• * And Now, a Word from Arthur Conan Doyle [Sherlock Holmes], (ar) Baker Street Miscellanea Sum 1990
  • Murder in Baker Street, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower, Carroll & Graf 2001
• * Foreword, (fw)
  • The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [revised], ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Carol-Lynn Rössel Waugh & Jon L. Lellenberg, Carroll & Graf 1999
  • Murder, My Dear Watson, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower, Carroll & Graf 2002
• * Introduction, (in)
  • Holmes for the Holidays, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Carol-Lynn Waugh, Berkley 1996
  • More Holmes for the Holidays, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Carol-Lynn Waugh, Berkley 1999
• * A Sherlockian Library (with Daniel Stashower), (ar) Murder, My Dear Watson, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower, Carroll & Graf 2002

LE MARE, ANGELA (chron.)

• * Asking For It, (ss)
  • Menace in the Mulga, ed. Peter Corris, Holland Park, Queensland: Crime Writers Queensland 2000
• * Herbie Naughton’s Nugget, (ss)
  • Bad to the Bones, ed. Kerry Greenwood, Holland Park, Queensland: CrimeWriters Queensland 2002