Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Stories, Listed by Author

MORSON, IAN (chron.) (continued)

• * Unrolling the Dead, (nv) The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2002

MORTIMER, JOHN (Clifford) (1923- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Coastguard’s Cottage, (ss) The Strand Magazine #13 2004
• * Introduction, (in)
  • Great Law and Order Stories, ed. John Mortimer, Bellew Publishing 1990
  • Great Law and Order Stories, ed. John Mortimer, Norton 1992
• * Laura Norder, (ss) Raconteur 1994
  • Murder Most Medical, ed. Cathleen Jordan & Cynthia Manson, Carroll & Graf 1995
  • AHMM Mar 1995
• * The Projected Death of Tickety-Boo, (ss) Sunday Telegraph Aug 2000
  • EQMM Apr 2001
• * Rumpole à la Carte [Horace Rumpole], (nv) Rumpole à la Carte, Viking 1990
• * Rumpole and the Absence of Body [Horace Rumpole], (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 1999
  • Crème de La Crime, ed. Janet Hutchings, Carroll & Graf 2000
• * Rumpole and the Actor Laddie [Horace Rumpole], (ss) EQMM Jun 2000
  • Rumpole Rests His Case, Viking 2002
• * Rumpole and the Asylum Seekers [Horace Rumpole], (nv)
  • Rumpole Rests His Case, Viking 2002
• * Rumpole and the Bubble Reputation [Horace Rumpole], (nv) Rumpole and the Age of Miracles, Penguin 1988
  • A New Omnibus of Crime, ed. Tony Hillerman & Rosemary Herbert, Oxford University Press 2005
• * Rumpole and the Camberwell Carrot [Horace Rumpole], (nv)
  • Rumpole Rests His Case, Viking 2002
• * Rumpole and the Chambers Party [Horace Rumpole], (ss) Rumpole and the Age of Miracles, Penguin 1988
  • EQMM Dec 1990
  • Murder at Christmas, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1991
  • Murder Most Merry, ed. Abigail Browning, Gramercy 2002
• * Rumpole and the Children of the Devil [Horace Rumpole], (nv) Rumpole on Trial, Viking 1992
• * Rumpole and the Christmas Break, (nv) The Strand Magazine #14 2004
• * Rumpole and the Dear Departed [Horace Rumpole], (nv) Rumpole for the Defence, London: Penguin 1981
  • EQMM Oct 1992
• * Rumpole and the Eternal Triangle [Horace Rumpole], (nv) Rumpole on Trial, Viking 1992
• * Rumpole and the Family Pride [Horace Rumpole], (nv) Rumpole on Trial, Viking 1992
• * Rumpole and the Fascist Beast [Horace Rumpole], (nv) The Trials of Rumpole, London: Penguin 1979
  • EQMM Jun 1983
• * Rumpole and the Female of the Species [Horace Rumpole], (nv) Rumpole and the Golden Thread, London: Penguin 1983
  • EQMM Aug 1989
  • Murder on Trial, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1994
• * Rumpole and the Hanging Judge [Horace Rumpole], (ss)
  • Great Tales of Crime and Detection, ed. Peter Haining, Chartwell Books 1993
  • The Television Detectives’ Omnibus, ed. Peter Haining, Artus 1994
• * Rumpole and the Man of God [Horace Rumpole], (nv) The Trials of Rumpole, London: Penguin 1979
  • EQMM mid-Jul 1983
  • Thou Shalt Not Kill, ed. Cynthia Manson, New York: Signet 1992
• * Rumpole and the Miscarriage of Justice [Horace Rumpole], (nv) Rumpole on Trial, Viking 1992
• * Rumpole and the Nanny Society [Horace Rumpole], (ss) EQMM Jun 1997
  • Cutting Edge, ed. Janet Hutchings, Carroll & Graf 1998
• * Rumpole and the New Year’s Resolutions [Horace Rumpole], (ss) EQMM Jan 2003
• * Rumpole and the Old Familiar Faces [Horace Rumpole], (nv) The Strand Magazine Christmas 2001
  • Rumpole Rests His Case, Viking 2002
• * Rumpole and the Primrose Path, (nv) The Strand Magazine #8 2002
• * Rumpole and the Quacks [Horace Rumpole], (nv) Rumpole à la Carte, Viking 1990
• * Rumpole and the Quality of Life [Horace Rumpole], (nv) Rumpole and the Age of Miracles, Penguin 1988
  • EQMM Jul 1990
• * Rumpole and the Reform of Joby Jonson [Horace Rumpole], (nv) Rumpole on Trial, Viking 1992
• * Rumpole and the Remembrance of Things Past [Horace Rumpole], (na)
  • Rumpole Rests His Case, Viking 2002
• * Rumpole and the Right to Silence [Horace Rumpole], (nv) Rumpole à la Carte, Viking 1990
  • EQMM Jul 1991
• * Rumpole and the Scales of Justice [Horace Rumpole], (nv) The Strand Magazine #11 2003
  • The Best British Mysteries 2005, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Allison & Busby 2005
• * Rumpole and the Soothsayer [Horace Rumpole], (ss) Rumpole on Trial, Viking 1992
• * Rumpole and the Spirit of Christmas [Horace Rumpole], (ss) Regina v Rumpole, Lane 1981
  • EQMM mid-Dec 1989
  • Murder Under the Mistletoe and Other Stories, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1992
  • Merry Murder, ed. Cynthia Manson, Seafarer 1994
  • Murder Most Merry, ed. Abigail Browning, Gramercy 2002
• * Rumpole and the Sporting Life [Horace Rumpole], (nv) Rumpole and the Golden Thread, London: Penguin 1983
  • EQMM Dec 1986
• * Rumpole and the Summer of Discontent [Horace Rumpole], (nv) Rumpole à la Carte, Viking 1990
• * Rumpole and the Tap End [Horace Rumpole], (nv) Rumpole and the Age of Miracles, Penguin 1988
  • Great Law and Order Stories, ed. John Mortimer, Bellew Publishing 1990
  • Great Law and Order Stories, ed. John Mortimer, Norton 1992
• * Rumpole and the Teenage Werewolf [Horace Rumpole], (nv) The Strand Magazine #9 2002
  • Rumpole Rests His Case, Viking 2002
• * Rumpole and the Winter Break [Horace Rumpole], (ss) EQMM mid-Dec 1984
• * Rumpole and the Younger Generation [Horace Rumpole], (nv) Rumpole of the Bailey, London: Penguin 1978
  • EQMM Aug 1987
• * Rumpole at Sea [Horace Rumpole], (nv) Rumpole à la Carte, Viking 1990
  • Murder on Deck!, ed. Rosemary Herbert, Oxford University Press 1998
  • Death Cruise, ed. Lawrence Block, Cumberland House 1999
• * Rumpole for the Prosecution [Horace Rumpole], (nv) Rumpole à la Carte, Viking 1990
  • Legal Fictions, ed. Jay Wishingrad, Overlook 1992
  • EQMM Jan 1992
• * Rumpole on Trial [Horace Rumpole], (nv) Rumpole on Trial, Viking 1992
• * Rumpole Rests His Case [Horace Rumpole], (na)
  • Rumpole Rests His Case, Viking 2002
• * Rumpole’s Bonfire Night [Horace Rumpole], (ss) The Strand Magazine #10 2003

_____, [ref.]

• * “Courting Crime with Rumpole of the Bailey” by Rosemary Herbert, (bg) MHCMM Fll 1998
• * “Interview: Sir John Mortimer” by Andrew F. Gulli, (iv) The Strand Magazine #11 2003

MORTIMER, PETER; pseudonym of Dorothy James Roberts, (1903-1990) (chron.)

• * Why I Did It, (nv) City of Crime, ed. David Belbin, Five Leaves Publications 1997

MORTON, JAMES H. (chron.)

• * The Other Way, (ss) Hardboiled Detective #10 1990
• * Satan’s Signature, (ss) Hardboiled #13 1992

MORVEN, ANN (chron.)

• * The Clue of the Willy-Willy, (ss) EQMM Nov 1993

MOSBY, WADE H. (chron.)

• * Arson by Air, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1984
• * Community Effort, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1982
• * The Featherston Whisperer, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1983
• * Golf Nut, (vi) EQMM Jun 1982
• * Hangman’s Witness, (ss)
  • Verdict Crime Detection Magazine Nov 1956
• * Home Body, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1982
• * The Last of Clyde Dough, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1983
• * The Long Night of Sir Dibble, (ss) AHMM Jun 1982
• * The Ten Code Caper, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1982

MOSES, E. P. (chron.)

• * Death Angel, (ss) EQMM Mar 10 1980
• * Graveyard Shift, (ss) EQMM Jun 30 1980

MOSIMAN, BILLIE SUE (1947- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Base Corruption, (ss) Murder for Father, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet 1994
• * A Civilized Man, (ss) Hardboiled #19 1994
• * A Determined Woman, (ss) Psycho-Paths, ed. Robert Bloch, Tor 1991
• * Down-Home Remedies, (ss) 1983
  • Death in Dixie, ed. Billie Sue Mosiman & Martin H. Greenberg, Rutledge Hill Press 1997
• * The Growl, (ss) EQMM May 1987
• * Heartbreak Avenue, (ss)
  • Mystery in the Sunshine State, ed. Stuart M. Kaminsky, Pineapple Press 1999
• * Introduction, (in)
  • Death in Dixie, ed. Billie Sue Mosiman & Martin H. Greenberg, Rutledge Hill Press 1997
  • Never Shake a Family Tree, ed. Billie Sue Mosiman & Martin H. Greenberg, Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press 1998
  • August Is a Good Time for Killing, ed. Billie Sue Mosiman & Martin H. Greenberg, Rutledge Hill Press 1998
  • The Fifth Grave and Other Terrifying Tales of Homicide in the Heartland, ed. Billie Sue Mosiman & Martin H. Greenberg, Rutledge Hill Press 1998
  • Blowout in Little Man Flats, ed. Billie Sue Mosiman & Martin H. Greenberg, Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press 1998
• * The Lesson, (ss) Monsters in Our Midst, ed. Robert Bloch, Tor 1993
  • Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Third Annual Edition, ed. Anon., Carroll & Graf 1994
• * Mistress Fame, (ss) Marilyn: Shades of Blonde, ed. Carole Nelson Douglas, Forge 1997
• * Of Tryants and Sovereigns, (ss) Murder for Mother, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet 1994
• * Open All Night, (ss) Hardboiled #11 1990
• * Pretty Boy, (ss) Invitation to Murder, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest 1991
  • Dark Crimes 2, ed. Ed Gorman, Carroll & Graf 1993
• * The Real-Life Adventures of Manny Fitz (with Suzanne Mosiman Garcia), (ss) Great Writers & Kids Write Mystery Stories, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jill M. Morgan & Robert Weinberg, Random House 1996
• * Slouching Toward Jericho, (ss) Murder Most Delicious, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet 1995
• * Southern Justice, (ss) Santa Clues, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Carol-Lynn Rossel Waugh, Signet 1993
• * Speed Trap, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Dec 1988
• * Talk Shows Just Kill Me, (ss) Danger in D.C., ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine 1993
• * Walls Came Tumbling, (ss) New Mystery v1 #2 1992
• * Whistling Dixie, (ss) Murder Most Confederate, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Cumberland House 2000

_____, [ref.]

• * “Billie Sue Mosiman” by J. Alec West, (iv) Murderous Intent Spr 1996

MOSLEY, WALTER (Ellis) (1952- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Amber Gate [Easy Rawlins], (na) Six Easy Pieces, Atria Books 2003
• * Archibald Lawless, Anarchist at Large: Walking the Line, (na) Transgressions, ed. Ed McBain, Forge Books 2005
• * Black Dog [Socrates Fortlow], (ss) Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, New York: Norton 1997
  • Best American Mystery Stories 1998, ed. Sue Grafton, Houghton Mifflin 1998
• * Blue Lightning [Socrates Fortlow], (nv) Blue Lightning, ed. John Harvey, Slow Dancer Press 1998
• * Bombardier, (ss) Shades of Black, ed. Eleanor Taylor Bland, Prime Crime 2004
• * Crimson Shadow [Socrates Fortlow], (ss) Whitney Museum
  • Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Seventh Annual Edition, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 1998
  • Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, New York: Norton 1997
• * Crimson Stain [Easy Rawlins], (na) Devil in a Blue Dress, Walter Mosley, Washington Square Press 2002
  • Six Easy Pieces, Atria Books 2003
• * Double Standard [Socrates Fortlow], (ss) GQ Aug 1995
  • Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, New York: Norton 1997
• * Equal Opportunity [Socrates Fortlow], (ss) Buzz
  • Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, New York: Norton 1997
• * Fearless, (nv) Spooks, Spies, and Private Eyes, ed. Paula L. Woods, Doubleday 1995
• * Fire Bug [Socrates Fortlow], (ss) MHCMM #1 1996
  • Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, New York: Norton 1997
• * Gator Green [Easy Rawlins], (na) Black Betty, Walter Mosley, Washington Square Press 2002
  • Six Easy Pieces, Atria Books 2003
• * Gray-Eyed Monster [Easy Rawlins], (na) ALittle Yellow Dog, Walter Mosley, Washington Square Press 2002
  • Six Easy Pieces, Atria Books 2003
• * History [Socrates Fortlow], (ss) Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, New York: Norton 1997
• * Introduction, (in)
  • The Stolen White Elephant and Other Detective Stories, Mark Twain, Oxford University Press 1996
• * Karma, (na) Dangerous Women, ed. Otto Penzler, Mysterious Press 2005
  • Best American Mystery Stories 2006, ed. Scott Turow, Houghton Mifflin 2006
• * Last Rites [Socrates Fortlow], (ss) Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, New York: Norton 1997
• * Lavender [Easy Rawlins], (na) White Orchids, Walter Mosley, Washington Square Press 2002
  • Six Easy Pieces, Atria Books 2003
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2003, ed. Michael Connelly, Houghton Mifflin 2003
• * Lessons [Socrates Fortlow], (ss) Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, New York: Norton 1997
• * Letter to Theresa [Socrates Fortlow], (ss) Los Angeles Times
  • Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, New York: Norton 1997
• * Man Gone [Socrates Fortlow], (ss) Emerge
  • Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, New York: Norton 1997
• * Marvane Street [Socrates Fortlow], (ss) Story Spr 1996
  • Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, New York: Norton 1997
• * Midnight Meeting [Socrates Fortlow], (ss) Black Renaissance Noir
  • Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, New York: Norton 1997
• * Open House [Easy Rawlins], (ss) 1991
  • Constable New Crimes 2, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Constable 1993
• * A Red Death [Easy Rawlins], (ex) Serpent’s Tail 1991
  • Picador Book of Crime Writing, ed. Michael Dibdin, Picador 1993
• * Silver Lining [Easy Rawlins], (na) Red Death, Walter Mosley, Washington Square Press 2002
  • Six Easy Pieces, Atria Books 2003
• * Smoke [Easy Rawlins], (na) Gone Fishing, Walter Mosley, Washington Square Press 2002
  • Six Easy Pieces, Atria Books 2003
• * Thick-Headed, (nv) The Plot Thickens, ed. Mary Higgens Clark, Pocket 1997
• * The Thief [Socrates Fortlow], (ss) Esquire Jul 1995
  • Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, New York: Norton 1997
• * The Wanderer [Socrates Fortlow], (ss) Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, New York: Norton 1997
• * The Watts Lions [Easy Rawlins], (ss) New Mystery, ed. Jerone Charyn, Dutton 1993
  • Sleuths of the Century, ed. Jon L. Breen & Ed Gorman, Carroll & Graf 2000

MOTION, ANDREW (chron.)

• * Dangerous Play, (pm)
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995

MOTTER, DEAN (chron.)

• * Map, (ms) Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe, ed. Byron Preiss, ibooks 1999

MOTZ, JUTTA (chron.)

• * With a Little Help from Your Friends, (ss) EQMM May 2004; first published in German in Wein-Leichen, Scherz, 2003.; tr. by Barbara Stiner

MOUCHET, PAULETTE (chron.)

• * House of Dreams, (ss) Murder by 13, ed. Priscilla English, Lisa Seidman & Mae Woods, Crown Valley Press 1997

MOULTON, M. K. (chron.)

• * Knowing Who You Might Have Been, (ss) AHMM Mar 2002

MOYES, PATRICIA; [i.e., Patricia Moyes Haszard] (1923-2000) (books) (chron.)

• * Beyond the Reef, (ss) EQMM Feb 24 1982
  • Who Killed Father Christmas? and Other Unseasonable Demises, Crippen & Landru 1996
• * Crossed Keys, (ss) Malice Domestic 5, Phyllis A. Whitney, Pocket 1996
• * Deadlock, (ss) 1961
  • Who Killed Father Christmas? and Other Unseasonable Demises, Crippen & Landru 1996
• * The Extra Mile, (ss) EQMM Mar 1989
  • Who Killed Father Christmas? and Other Unseasonable Demises, Crippen & Landru 1996
• * Faces of Betrayal, (ss) EQMM Jun 1983
  • Who Killed Father Christmas? and Other Unseasonable Demises, Crippen & Landru 1996
• * The Faithful Cat, (nv) EQMM Jul 1983
  • EQMM Dec 1989
  • Mystery Cats, ed. Anon., Signet 1991
  • Who Killed Father Christmas? and Other Unseasonable Demises, Crippen & Landru 1996
  • Feline Felonies, ed. Abigail Browning, Galahad Books 2001