Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Stories, Listed by Author

MOFINA, RICK; [i.e., Ricardo Henry Mofina] (1957- ) (chron.)

• * Lightning Rider, (ss) Murder in Vegas, ed. Michael Connelly, Tor 2005
  • The Deadly Bride and 19 of the Year’s Finest Crime and Mystery Stories, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 2007

MOHN, STEVE (chron.)

• * Foldouts, (nv) Crimewave #7 2003

MOHR, L. C. (chron.)

• * The Closet, (vi) Murderous Intent Sum 1999
• * Not Much of a Detective, (ss) Plots with Guns Fll 1999

MOLER, LEE G. (chron.)

• * The Smiling Corpse, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1980

MOLINARO, URSULE (chron.)

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• * The Law of the Eye, by Pieke Biermann, (ss) Violetta 1990
  • New Mystery, ed. Jerone Charyn, Dutton 1993

MOLINE, KAREN (c1955- ) (chron.)

• * No Parachutes, (ss) Tart Noir, ed. Stella Duffy & Lauren Henderson, Prime Crime 2002

MOLNÁR, FERENC (chron.)

• * The Best Policy, (ss) Lilliput May 1941
  • 100 Crooked Little Crime Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1994

MOLONKEV, SERGE (chron.)

• * I Was a Red Spy in Korea, (ar) Pic Magazine 1952
  • World’s Greatest Spy Stories, ed. Kurt Singer, W.H. Allen 1954
  • The Secret Agent’s Badge of Courage, ed. Kurt Singer, Belmont 1961

MONACO, LO (chron.)

• * Saturday Night Returns, (ss) Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers Apr/May 2001

MONDRAGÓN, REYNALDA C. (chron.)

• * Obstacle Course, (pm) EQMM Mar 1991

MONEY, R. R. (chron.)

• * Ghost Driving on the Great West Road, (ss) Mystery Stories #10 1937

MONFREDO, MIRIAM GRACE (1940- ) (books) (chron.)

• * The Apprentice, (ss) EQMM Nov 1993
  • The Year’s Best Mystery and Suspense Stories - 1994, ed. Edward D. Hoch, Walker 1994
• * Buffalo Gals, Won’t You Come Out Tonight, (nv) Malice Domestic 8, Margret Maron, Avon 1999
• * Gather Not Thy Rose, (ss) EQMM Jul 1992
  • Once Upon a Crime, ed. Janet Hutchings, St. Martin’s 1994
• * Introduction (with Sharan Newman), (in)
  • Crime Through Time, ed. Miriam Grace Monfredo & Sharan Newman, Berkley 1997
• * A Mule Named Sal, (nv) Crime Through Time II, ed. Miriam Grace Monfredo & Sharan Newman, Berkley 1998
• * Preface (with Sharan Newman), (in)
  • Crime Through Time II, ed. Miriam Grace Monfredo & Sharan Newman, Berkley 1998
• * A Single Spy, (ss) Crime Through Time III, ed. Sharan Newman, Berkley 2000
• * Suffer a Witch, (ss) Crime Through Time, ed. Miriam Grace Monfredo & Sharan Newman, Berkley 1997
• * The Vigil Table, (ss) EQMM Feb 1989

MONNINGER, JOSEPH (1953- ) (chron.)

• * Pigeons, (ss) EQMM Jun 2000
• * Python, (ss) EQMM Jan 1999
• * Vampire, (ss) EQMM Jun 2005
• * White Pigs, (ss) EQMM Mar/Apr 2004

MONTAGUE, ARTHUR (chron.)

• * Career Opportunity Available, (ss) Plots with Guns Fll 1999
• * Getting Real, (ss) Plots with Guns Apr/May 2000
• * A Lesson for Benny, (ss) Plots with Guns Mar/Apr 2002
• * The Living Will of Rupert Ames, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Jul 2002
• * Up In Smoke, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #33 2003

MONTAGUE, C. E. (1867-1928) (chron.)

• * Judith, (ss) Action and Other Stories, Chatto and Windus 1928
  • The Oxford Book of Spy Stories, ed. Michael Cox, Oxford University Press 1996

MONTALBÁN, MANUEL VÁSQUEZ (1939-2003) (chron.)

• * A Boy and His Dog, (ss) 1988
  • New Mystery, ed. Jerone Charyn, Dutton 1993; tr. by Carol Christensen & Thomas Christensen

MONTANA, HARRIET (chron.)

• * The Story That Won:
  ___ Who’s the Dummy?, (vi) AHMM Jul 1990

MONTANA, RON(ald Anthony) (1943- ) (chron.)

• * A Piece of Cake, (ss) AHMM Mar 4 1981
• * Sleight of Hand, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1981

MONTANYE, CHARLES S. (chron.)

• * Publicity for the Corpse, (nv) Thrilling Detective Dec 1944
  • Action Adventure Stories #44 1999

MONTEE, KRISTY KAY (1950- ); see pseudonym P. J. Parrish (chron.)

MONTELEONE, THOMAS F(rancis) (1946- ) (chron.)

• * In the Fast Lane, (ss) Grue #8 1988
  • Dark Crimes 2, ed. Ed Gorman, Carroll & Graf 1993
• * Taking the Night Train, (ss) Night Voyages #7 1981
  • Dark Crimes, ed. Ed Gorman, Carroll & Graf 1991

MONTERASTELLI, ART (chron.)

• * Straight Shooter, (nv) Unusual Suspects, ed. James Grady, Vintage 1996

MONTERO, SERGIO GÓMEZ (chron.)

• * The House Has an Ocean View, (ss)
  • Line of Fire: Detective Stories from the Mexican Border, ed. Leobardo Saravia Quiroz, San Diego State University Press 1996

MONTGOMERY, ROBERT BRUCE (1921-1978); see pseudonym Edmund Crispin (chron.)

MONTGOMERY, THOM (chron.)

• * And One by the Road, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1983
• * The Blind Quietus, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1982
• * Godiva’s Last Walk, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1983

MOODY, BILL (1941- ) (chron.)

• * Camaro Blue, (ss) The Cocaine Chronicles, ed. Gary Phillips & Jervey Tervalon, Akashic Books 2005
• * Child’s Play, (ss) Murder... and All That Jazz, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet 2004
• * Grace Notes, (ss) Blue Lightning, ed. John Harvey, Slow Dancer Press 1998
• * Jazzline, (ss) EQMM Mar 1991
• * The Resurrection of Bobo Jones, (nv) B flat, Bebop, Scat: Jazz Short Stories and Poems, ed. Chris Parker, Quartet 1986
  • Men from Boys, ed. John Harvey, Heinemann 2003

_____, [ref.]

• * “Bill Moody” by Julia Gray, (iv) Crime Time v2 #5 1999

MOODY, RICK (chron.)

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

MOODY, SKYE KATHLEEN (chron.)

• * These Crowded Woods, (nv) Wild Crimes, ed. Dana Stabenow, Signet 2004

MOODY, SUSAN (Elizabeth Howard) (1940- ) (chron.)

• * All’s Fair in Love, (ss) A Classic English Crime, ed. Tim Heald, Pavilion 1990
• * Better to Forget, (ss) 2nd Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus 1993
  • EQMM Feb 1999
• * City Boy, (ss) Malice Domestic 6, Anne Perry, Pocket 1997
• * Freedom, (ss) New Crimes 2, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Robinson 1990
  • Opening Shots, ed. Lawrence Block, Nashville, TN: Cumberland House 2000
• * The Guilty Party, (ss) No Alibi, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Ringpull Press 1995
• * More than Flesh & Blood, (ss) A Classic Christmas Crime, ed. Tim Heald, Pavilion 1995
• * Moving On, (ss) Perfectly Criminal, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House 1996
• * No Connection, (nv) Criminal Records, ed. Otto Penzler, Orion 2000
• * Oh, Who Hath Done This Deed?, (ss) 1st Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus 1992
  • Murder on Deck!, ed. Rosemary Herbert, Oxford University Press 1998
• * Oliphants Can Remember, (ss) Malice Domestic 9, Joan Hess, Avon 2000
• * Poisoned Tongues, (ss) EQMM Jun 1990

MOODY, WILLIAM (chron.)

• * Matinee, (ss) Death Dines In, ed, Claudia Bishop & Dean James, Berkley 2004

MOON, DEBBIE; see pseudonym Ceri Jordan (chron.)

• * Alcatraz, (ss) Crimewave #7 2003
• * The Cyclepath of Mortimer Drive, (ss) AHMM May 2003

MOON, (Susan) ELIZABETH N(orris) (1945- ) (chron.)

• * Fencing In, (ss) EQMM Aug 1993

MOONEY, BRIAN (M.) (chron.)

• * Vultures Gather [Reuben Calloway; Roderick Shea], (nv) Dark Detectives, ed. Stephen Jones, Fedogan & Bremer 1999

MOONEY, CHRIS (S.) (1969- ) (chron.)

• * Falling [Malcolm Fletcher], (ss) Thriller, ed. James Patterson, MIRA Books 2006

MOORCOCK, MICHAEL (John) (1939- ) (chron.)

• * The Adventure of the Dorset Street Lodger [“A Further Adventure of Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Dorset Street Lodger” as by John H. Watson, M.D.; Sherlock Holmes], (nv) 1995
  • The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1997; slightly abridged from the original edition.
• * The Case of the Nazi Canary, (ss) McSweeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, ed. Michael Chabon, Vintage Books 2003

MOORE, A. J. (chron.)

• * Too Many Suspects, (nv) Detective Mystery Stories #53 2004

MOORE, ALAN (1953- ) (chron.)

_____, [ref.]

• * “Alan Moore” by Barry Forshaw, (iv) Crime Time v2 #1 1998

MOORE, ARTHUR (chron.)

• * Bird Bank Bingo, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1984
• * The Day the Fish Were Fresh, (ss) Espionage Magazine May 1985
• * The Double Agent, (vi) Espionage Magazine Oct 1986
• * The Dreamer, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1984
• * The Indispensable Man, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1984
• * John, The Confidence Chap, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1982
• * License to Steal, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1982
• * A Little Light Larceny, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1980
• * The Pigeon Pluckers, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1982
• * Uncle Max Was Bleeding, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1981

MOORE, BRIAN (1921-1999) (chron.)

• * The Sight, (ss) Irish Ghost Stories, ed. Joseph Hone, Hamish Hamilton 1977
  • Great Irish Stories of Murder and Mystery, ed. Peter Haining, Barnes & Noble 2000

MOORE, DONNA (chron.)

• * Frosty the Snowman, (vi) About Mysteries; Not your ordinary holiday tale, this Frosty the Snowman has murder on his mind...
• * It’s All Relative, (vi) About Mysteries; There’s nothing like an unexpective inheritance from an unknown relative... especially when you’re prepared to do anything to get it —.
• * Pros and Cons, (ss) Damn Near Dead: An Anthology of Geezer Noir, ed. Duane Swierczynski, Busted Flush Press 2006
• * Too Many Cozies?, (vi) About Mysteries; A tongue-in-cheek look at what could happen if you overdose on cozy mysteries...

MOORE, GARRY (chron.)

• * Naked Came the Farmer, Chapter 11: Off the Beaten Path, (rr) Accent Apr 10 1998

MOORE, GRACE (chron.)

• * The Great Detectives, (ar) The Strand Magazine #10 2003
• * The Rise of the Vampire, (ar) The Strand Magazine #11 2003
• * The Strange Case of Robert Louis Stevenson, (ar) The Strand Magazine #9 2002

MOORE, INGE (chron.)

• * Happy for a While, (ss) EQMM Jul 1984

MOORE, J. MICHAEL (chron.)

• * The Strange Case of Mr. Sauyer and Mr. James, (ss) AHMM Dec 1996

MOORE, JAN (chron.)

• * The Cowboy from Texas, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Feb 1998

MOORE, JANE (chron.)

• * Choice of Weapons?, (pm) Murderous Intent Spr 1999

MOORE, JILL (chron.)

• * Groomed for Death, (ss) MHCMM Sum 2000

MOORE, JOHN C(ecil) (1907-1967) (chron.)

• * The Proof, (ss) 1953
  • Tales from the Rogues’ Gallery, ed. Peter Haining, London: Little Brown UK 1994

MOORE, MARGARET (chron.)

• * Listeners, (ss) Anglian Blood, ed. Robert Church & Martin Edwards, Rampant Horse Limited 1995

MOORE, NANCY JANE (chron.)

• * Borders, (ss) Treachery and Treason, ed. Laura Anne Gilman & Jennifer Heddle, Roc 2000
• * A Harmless, Necessary Cat, (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000
• * Man’s Best Friend, (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000

MOORE, RICHARD A. (1946- ) (chron.)

• * Hard Luck Story, (ss) EQMM Jul 1978
  • Kingpins, ed. Cynthia Manson & Charles Ardai, Carroll & Graf 1992
• * The Last Bank Robbery, (ss) EQMM Jun 1986
• * Out in the Cold, (ss) AHMM Sep 16 1981
• * A Simple Case of Kidnapping, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1983

MOORE, SHELLEY J. (chron.)

• * Not Too Smart, (ss) Hardboiled Apr 2000

MOORE, TODD (chron.)

• * Collins, All the Write Moves (with Wayne D. Dundee), (ar) Hardboiled #3 1985
• * Jim Thompson and the Dark American Heart, (ar) Hardboiled #1 1985
• * Outlaw Eyes, (pm) Hardboiled #4 1986
• * The Rat in the Corner, (vi) Hardboiled #7 1987
• * The Suspect, (ss) Hardboiled #2 1985
• * A Talk with Bill Pronzini, (iv) Hardboiled #6 1986
• * Target Practice, (pm) Hardboiled #1 1985

MOORHEAD, PATRICIA (chron.)

• * A Membership at the Club, (vi) AHMM Mar 1995
• * The Upstairs Room, (ss) AHMM Jan 1995
  • Senior Sleuths, ed. Cynthia Manson & Constance Scarborough, Berkley 1996

MOORHOUSE, ELIZA (chron.)

• * Death of a Dragon, (ss) Cold Blood V, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic 1994
• * Night of the Fourth Moon, (ss) Cold Blood IV, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic 1992
• * Winter Man, (ss) Iced: The New Noir Anthology of Cold, Hard Fiction, ed. Kerry J. Schooley & Peter Sellers, Insomniac Press 2001

MOQUIST, RICHARD W. (1950- ) (chron.)

• * Benjamin’s Trap [Benjamin Franklin], (ss) The Franklin Mysteries, Northwest 1994
  • The Mammoth Book of More Historical Whodunits, ed. Mike Ashley, Carroll & Graf 2005
• * The Hadley Plantation Affair [Benjamin Franklin], (ss) The Armchair Detective Spr 1991
• * The Mystery of the Debtors’ Prison [Benjamin Franklin], (ss) The Franklin Mysteries, Northwest 1994
  • EQMM Feb 1999

MORALEE, JOHN (chron.)

• * Afterburn, (ss) Crimewave #3 2000
• * Diamond Pass, (ss) Crimewave #2 1999
• * An English Rose, with Thorns, (ss) Crimewave #1 1999