Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Stories, Listed by Author

MYERS, AMY (books) (chron.) (continued)

• * Murdering Mr Boodle [Auguste Didier], (nv) The Mammoth Book of Historical Detectives, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1995
  • Murder, ’Orrible Murder, Crippen & Landru 2006
• * The Pilgrim, (ss) EQMM Jul 2005
  • The Best British Mysteries IV, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Allison & Busby 2006
• * The Rightful King of England [Auguste Didier], (ss) EQMM Nov 2002
  • The Best British Mysteries, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Allison & Busby 2003
  • Murder, ’Orrible Murder, Crippen & Landru 2006
• * That’s the Way He Did It, (ss) EQMM Jan 2006
• * Tom Wasp and Anybody’s Child [Tom Wasp], (ss) Scenes of Crime, ed. Martin Edwards, Constable and Robinson, Ltd. 2000
  • Murder, ’Orrible Murder, Crippen & Landru 2006
• * Valentino’s Valediction, (ss) EQMM Mar/Apr 2004
  • The Mammoth Book of Roaring Twenties Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2004
  • Murder, ’Orrible Murder, Crippen & Landru 2006
• * Where There’s a Will..., (ss) EQMM Feb 2007
• * Who Killed Adonis? [Aphrodite], (ss) Past Crimes: Perfectly Criminal III, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House 1998
  • Murder, ’Orrible Murder, Crippen & Landru 2006
• * Who Killed Dido? [Aphrodite], (ss) Murder Through the Ages, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Headline 2000
  • Murder, ’Orrible Murder, Crippen & Landru 2006
• * Who Killed Mamillius? or Unconsidered Trifles, (ss) Shakespearean Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1997
• * Who Killed Pyramus? [Aphrodite], (ss) The Mammoth Book of Comic Crime, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson 2002
  • Murder, ’Orrible Murder, Crippen & Landru 2006

MYERS, BEVERLE GRAVES (chron.)

• * Brimstone P.I., (ss) AHMM May 2007
• * The Casanova Caper [Nicco Zianni], (ss) AHMM Apr 2006
• * Foul Ball, (ss) Shred of Evidence Feb 2003
• * The Franklin Fiasco, (ss) AHMM Sep 2004
• * The Mozart Muddle, (nv) AHMM Dec 2005
• * Sweet Smell of Success, (ss) Who Died in Here?, ed. Pat Dennis, Penury Press 2004
• * Windows to the Soul, (ss) Shred of Evidence Nov 2004

_____, [ref.]

• * Conversation with Beverle Graves Myers, (iv) AHMM Sep 2004

MYERS, DAVID E. (chron.)

• * Assertiveness Training, (vi) AHMM Apr 1989

MYERS, JOAN (chron.)

• * Copycat, (ss) A Deadly Dozen, ed. Susan B. Casmier, Aljean Harmetz & Cynthia Lawrence, Uglytown 2000

MYERS, LAWRENCE D. (chron.)

• * I Saw, (vi) EQMM Aug 1985

MYERS, LYNN F., Jr. (books) (chron.)

• * Introduction: I, the Writer (with Max Allan Collins), (in) Byline: Mickey Spillane, Crippen & Landru 2004
• * The Matchstick and the Rubber Band, (ss) Murder Is My Business, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allen Collins, Dutton 1994
• * A Tip of the Porkpie (with Max Allan Collins), (ms) Byline: Mickey Spillane, Crippen & Landru 2004

MYERS, O. B. (chron.)

• * Jewels for the Dead, (ss) The Mysterious Wu Fang Jan 1936
  • High Adventure #55 2000

MYERS, TAMAR (Dawn) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * Chicken Catch a Tory, (ss) Death Dines at 8:30, ed. Claudia Bishop & Nick DiChario, Berkley 2001
• * Porridge and Bess [Pennsylvania Dutch], (ss) And the Dying Is Easy, ed. Joseph Pittman & Annette Riffle, Signet 2001

MYERS, TIM(othy L.) (chron.)

• * Answers in the Stars, (ss) Woman’s World Dec 16 1996
• * Anything for Her Children, (ss) Murderous Intent Win/Spr 1996
• * The Armored Car, (ss) Woman’s World Feb 17 1997
• * The Bag Under the Bench, (ss) Red Herring Mystery Magazine v2 #2 1995
• * Bingo, (ss) Woman’s World Feb 9 1997
• * Blackmail, (ss) Red Herring Mystery Magazine v3 #4 1997
• * Catknap, (ss) Whispering Willow Oct 1997
• * Community Service, (ss) The Case WWW Feb 18 1998
• * Credit Card Charges, (ss) The Case WWW Oct 7 1996
• * Dance with Me, (ss) The Case WWW Mar 10 1997
• * Detective’s Nursery Rhyme, (pm) Mystery Time Spr 1996
• * Diamond Ring, (ss) Mystery Time Spr 1995
• * Drunken Jag, (ss) Mystery Time Fll 1995
• * Dunbar’s Last Case, (ss) Potpourri Apr 2 1998
• * Email, (ss) The Case WWW Apr 1 1998
• * False Alarm, (ss) Woman’s World Aug 4 1997
• * The Fugitive, (vi) About Mysteries; Fate has a funny way of bringing her own brand of justice—even to a fugitive who’s having a really bad day...
• * A Halloween Surprise, (vi) About Mysteries; Halloween holds many surprises — and things are rarely as they seem.... a halloween mini-mystery.
• * Have Yourself a Merry Christmas, (ss) The Case WWW Dec 24 1997
• * Hide and Seek, (ss) Whispering Willow Jan 2 1997
• * It Takes One to Know One, (ss) Woman’s World Dec 30 1996
• * Looking for Freedom on the Southbound Bus, (ss) Murderous Intent 1997
• * The Lottery, (ss) The Case WWW Nov 18 1996
• * Lucy Gets Lucky, (ss) Woman’s World Jul 28 1997
• * The Marriage Counselor, (ss) Woman’s World Dec 12 1995
• * The Match, (ss) Red Herring Mystery Magazine v3 #1 1996
• * My Late Aunt Hattie, (vi) AHMM Nov 1993
  • The Haunted Hour, ed. Cynthia Manson & Constance Scarborough, Berkley Prime Crime 1995
• * The Nightcap, (ss) The Case WWW Oct 15 1996
• * The Psychic, (ss) Woman’s World May 19 1997
• * Reaching the Limit, (ss) Woman’s World Oct 4 1994
• * The Set-up, (ss) Woman’s World Nov 7 1995
• * Staging a Heist, (ss) The Case WWW Dec 16 1996
• * The Stay-at-Home Thief, (ss) A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime, ed. Jeffery Deaver, Berkley 2003
• * Trick or Treat, (vi) About Mysteries; The true rewards in life, even on Halloween, are not what treats you receive but what treats you give out.... a halloween mini-mystery.
• * Under My Spell, (ss) Woman’s World Jul 23 1996
• * Waxing Moon, (ss) Murder Most Crafty, ed. Maggie Bruce, Penguin US 2005

MYERS, WALTER DEAN (1937- ) (chron.)

• * Searching for the Edelweiss, (ss) Espionage Magazine Jun 1986

MYERSON, JULIE (1960- ) (chron.)

• * Maureen, (ss) City of Crime, ed. David Belbin, Five Leaves Publications 1997

MYETTE-VOLSKY, ALINE (chron.)

• * The Woman [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1998

NABOKOV, VLADIMIR (Vladimirovich) (1899-1977) (chron.)

• * from Lolita, (ex) 1955
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996
• * from Pale Fire, (ex)
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995

NABORS, CECILY (chron.)

• * A Classic Crime, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1984

NACCARATO, CHARLES (chron.)

• * Who Dares Tell the President?, (ss) Espionage Magazine Dec 1986

NADEL, JENNIFER (chron.)

• * from Sara Thornton, The Story of a Woman Who Killed, (ex) 1993
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996

NAGLE, P. G. (chron.)

• * The Courtship of Captain Swenk, (ss) The Blue and the Gray Undercover, ed. Ed Gorman, Forge 2001

NAIL, JIMMY; pseudonym of James Michael Aloysius Bradford, (1954- ) (chron.)

• * All a Matter of Balance, (ss)
  • More Great Tales of Crime & Detection, ed. Peter Haining, Chartwell Books 1994
  • The Television Crimebusters Omnibus, ed. Peter Haining, Orion 1995

NAOMI (chron.)

• * A Canadian Catastrophe, (pm) EQMM Mar 2003
• * A Missunderstanding, (pm) EQMM Sep/Oct 2000

NAPARSTECK, MARTIN (chron.)

• * The 9:13, (ss) EQMM Feb 1992
  • The Deadliest Games, ed. Janet Hutchings, Carroll & Graf 1993
• * Doing Things Backwards, (ss) EQMM Aug 1995
• * The Poet’s Wife’s Cat, (ss) EQMM May 1997
• * Skiing Uphill, (ss)
  • Mysteries from the Finger Lakes, Vol. 2, ed. Stephen Beals, Chapel Street 1992
• * Two in Love, (ss) EQMM Jul 1996

NAPIER, BOB (chron.)

• * Dicks and Janes: A Hardboiled Quiz (with Dave Lewis), (qz) The Not So Private Eye #11 1983
  • Hardboiled Detective #12 1991

NARCEJAC, THOMAS; pseudonym of Pierre Ayraud, (1908-1998) (chron.)

• * Toto (with Pierre Boileau), (vi) Manigeances, Paris: Editions De Noel 1971
  • EQMM Feb 1985
• * The Will, (ss) Julian Symons at 80: A Tribute, ed. Patricia Craig, Eurographica 1992; tr. by Gerry Keenan

NAROGIN, MUDROOROO (1938- ) (chron.)

• * The Healer, (ss) More Crimes for a Summer Christmas, ed. Stephen Knight, North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1991
• * Westralian Lead, (nv) Crimes for a Summer Christmas, ed. Stephen Knight, North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1990

NASH, FRANK (1912- ) (chron.)

• * Dead Man’s Choice, (ss) Scientific Detective May 1947

NASH, OGDEN (1902-1971) (chron.)

• * Don’t Guess, Let Me Tell You, (pm) New Yorker Apr 20 1940
  • The Defective Detective, ed. Steve Carper, Citadel Press 1992
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995
• * Kill or Be Killed [“The Other Mind Reader”], (ss) Colliers Oct 25 1947
  • The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time, ed. Otto Penzler, Dove Books 1998
• * The Other Mind Reader, (ss) Colliers Oct 25 1947; also as “Kill or Be Killed”.
• * The Three D’s [“Victoria”], (ss) Harper’s Bazaar Apr 1948
  • Fun and Games at the Whacks Museum and Other Horror Stories, ed. Cathleen Jordan, Simon & Schuster 1994
• * Victoria, (ss) Harper’s Bazaar Apr 1948; also as “The Three D’s”.

NASHE, THOMAS (1567-1601) (chron.)

• * from The Unfortunate Traveller, (ex)
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995

NASSIM, LIZA (1944- ); see pseudonym Liza Cody (books) (chron.)

NATHAN, BETTY (chron.)

• * One in Every Family, (ss) Malice Domestic 6, Anne Perry, Pocket 1997

NATSUKI, SHIZUKO (1938- ) (chron.)

• * Divine Punishment, (ss) EQMM Mar 1991
  • The Oxford Book of Detective Stories, ed. Patricia Cross, Oxford University Press 2000; tr. by Gavin Frew
• * Harder Than To Die, (ss) New Mystery v1 #2 1992
• * I Can’t Help Loving Him, (ss) EQMM Jul 1982
• * The Love Motel, (nv) EQMM Jul 1989; tr. by Robert B. Rohmer
  • The Year’s Best Mystery and Suspense Stories - 1990, ed. Edward D. Hoch, Walker 1990; tr. by Robert B. Rohmer
• * A Midnight Coincidence, (nv) EQMM May 1992; tr. by Gavin Frew
• * The Pawnshop Murder, (ss) EQMM May 5 1980
• * The Sole of the Foot, (ss) EQMM Sep 9 1981
  • Murder Intercontinental, ed. Cynthia Manson & Kathleen Halligan, Carroll & Graf 1996
• * Solitary Journey, (ss) New Mystery Win 1994; tr. by Gavin Frew
  • EQMM Jun 1994; tr. by Gavin Frew
  • Women of Mystery III, ed. Kathleen Halligan, Carroll & Graf 1998; tr. by Gavin Frew
• * The Stairs, (ss) EQMM Jun 1985
• * The Taste of Cocoa, (ss) EQMM Mar 1988
• * A Very Careful Man, (ss) EQMM Jan 1987
• * The Woman on the Phone, (nv) EQMM May 1990; tr. by Robert B. Rohmer

NAVAR, MARIO KESH; pseudonym of K. A. Gannon (chron.)

• * Brazilian Fairy Tale, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jun 1998

NAYLER, RAY (chron.)

• * Because I Could Not Stop for Death, (ss) Hardboiled #29/30 2003
• * Catch, (ss) Crimewave #7 2003
• * Cutting Wood, Carrying Water, (ss) Crimewave #4 2000
• * Hang on St. Christopher, (ss) Plots with Guns Jan/Feb 2001
• * How They Kill You at Thousand Palms, (ss) Plots with Guns May/Jun 2001
• * Saturday Night Special, (ss) EQMM Feb 2001

NAYLOR, CHRIS; see pseudonym Chris Fox (chron.)

NAYLOR, RAY (chron.)

• * The Bat House, (ss) EQMM Apr 2002

NcCAFFERTY, TAYLOR (chron.)

• * Just a Thought, (ss) AHMM Apr 1995

NEACE, LESA (chron.)

• * The Story That Won:
  ___ For Whom the Bell Dings, (vi) AHMM Jun 1994
  ___ A Place in the Lake, (vi) AHMM Jan 1996

NEBEL, (Louis) FREDERICK (1903-1967) (chron.)

• * Backwash, (nv) Black Mask May 1932
  • Hard-Boiled, ed. Bill Pronzini & Jack Adrian, Oxford University Press 1995
• * Chains of Darkness, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine Jul 1 1933
  • Tough Guys & Dangerous Dames, ed. Robert E. Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1993
• * Hell’s Pay Check, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine Dec 1931
  • Hard-Boiled Detectives, ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Gramercy Books 1992

NEEL, JANET; pseudonym of Janet Cohen, (1940- ) (chron.)

• * A Family Affair, (ss) EQMM Feb 1990

NEEL, ROSIE O. (chron.)

• * No Regulars Here, (vi) Kracked Mirror Mysteries Jan 1994

NEELY, BARBARA (1941- ); see under BarbaraNeely (chron.)

_____, [ref.]

• * “Steel Hands in Velvet Gloves: An Interview with Barbara Neely” by Lisa D. Williamson, (iv) Murderous Intent Sum 1999

NEELY, ESTHER JANE (1915-1985?) (chron.)

• * Violets in the Rain, (ss) Espionage Magazine May 1985

NEFF, EMILY (chron.)

• * Partner in Crime, (ss) Wicked Women, ed. Lee Wright, Pocket 1959
  • Classic Short Stories of Crime and Detection, ed. Jacques Barzun & Wendell Hertig Taylor, Garland 1983

NEIDER, CHARLES (1915-2001) (chron.)

• * from Great Shipwrecks and Castaways, (ex) 1952
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996

NEIHART, BEN (1965- ) (chron.)

• * Frog Cycle, (ss) Baltimore Noir, ed. Laura Lippman, Akashic Books 2006; (Inner Harbor).

NEIL, A. F. (chron.)

• * More Tales of a Man Hunter, (na)
  • Mystery and Detection Sep 1935
• * Tales of a Man Hunter, (na)
  • Mystery and Detection Oct 1935
• * Tales of a Man Hunter, (nv)
  • Mystery and Detection Aug 1935

NEILSEN, D. SANDY (chron.)

• * Thorval’s Laugh, (nv) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Dec 1999

NELLIGAN, CAPTAIN ANTHONY (chron.)

• * The Probers, (ss) Ed McBain’s Mystery Book #2 1960

NELMS, HENNING (Cunningham) (1900-1986); see pseudonym Hake Talbot (chron.)