Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Stories, Listed by Author

BENNETT, (Enoch) ARNOLD (1867-1931) (chron.)

• * The Fire of London [Cecil Thorold], (ss) The Windsor Magazine Jun 1905
  • Mammoth Book of Golden Age Detective Stories, ed. Marie Smith, Carroll & Graf 1994
• * from “The Murder of the Mandarin”, (ex) Grim Smile of the Five Towns, Chatto 1907
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996
• * The Murder of the Mandarin, (ss) Grim Smile of the Five Towns, Chatto 1907
  • Mysteries, ed. Anon., London: Bracken Books 1994
  • Vintage Mystery & Detective Stories, ed. David Stuart Davies, Wordsworth Editions Ltd. 2006
• * Murder!, (nv) Liberty Magazine Oct 1 1927
  • Great Law and Order Stories, ed. John Mortimer, Bellew Publishing 1990
  • Great Law and Order Stories, ed. John Mortimer, Norton 1992

BENNETT, DAN (chron.)

• * Park Rites, (ss) London Noir, ed. Cathi Unsworth, Akashic Books 2006; (Clissold Park).

BENNETT, E. A.; see under Bennett, Arnold (chron.)

BENNETT, GORDON; see pseudonym Isak Romun (chron.)

BENNETT, LERONE, Jr. (chron.)

• * Preface, (pr)
  • Shades of Black, ed. Eleanor Taylor Bland, Prime Crime 2004

BENNETT, ROLF (1882-?) (chron.)

• * Bill Grimes His Soul, (ss) The English Review Sep 1923
  • AHMM Dec 1995

BENSEN, D(onald) R(eynold) (1927-1997) (chron.)

• * Career Move, (ss) EQMM May 1987
• * Irene, Good-Night, (ss) New York: Targ Editions 1982
  • EQMM Jan 1984
• * Preface, (pr)
  • Wodehouse on Crime, P. G. Wodehouse, International Polygonics 1990

BENSON, CHRIS (1953- ) (chron.)

• * Double Dealing, (nv) Shades of Black, ed. Eleanor Taylor Bland, Prime Crime 2004

BENSON, E(dward) F(rederic) (1867-1940) (chron.)

• * The Confession of Charles Linkworth, (ss) The Cavalier Jan 13 1912
  • Mysteries, ed. Anon., London: Bracken Books 1994
• * The Gardener, (ss) Hutchinson’s Magazine Aug 1922
  • The Cat of Bast & Other Stories of Mystery, ed. William E. Thorner, Regency 1958
  • Great Tales of Terror, ed. Anon., London: Chancellor Press 1991
• * The Hanging of Alfred Wadham, (ss) Britannia Dec 21 1928
  • Sins of the Fathers, ed. Mark Bryant, Gollancz 1997
• * How Fear Departed from the Long Gallery, (ss) The Windsor Magazine Dec 1911
  • AHMM Nov 1992
• * The Thing in the Hall, (ss) The Room in the Tower and Other Stories, London: Mills Boon 1912
  • A Century of Thrillers: Second Series, ed. Anon., Daily Express 1935

BENSON, GERARD (chron.)

• * R.I.P., (pm) Northern Blood II, ed. Martin Edwards, Flambard Press 1995

BENSON, PHYLLIS (chron.)

• * On the Upgrade Curve, (ss) EQMM Jul 15 1981

BENSON, RAYMOND (Morris) (1955- ) (chron.)

• * Another Rock ’n Roll Hit, (ss) These Guns for Hire, ed. J. A. Konrath, Bleak House Books 2006

BENTLEY, E(dmund) C(lerihew) (1875-1956) (chron.)

• * Behind the Screen, Chapter V, (rr) The Listener Jul 16 1930
  • AHMM Feb 1996
• * The Clever Cockatoo [Philip Trent], (ss) Metropolitan Magazine Jul 1914
  • Vintage Detective Stories, ed. Mike Higgs, London: Galley Press 1987
  • Crime Stories from the ‘Strand’, ed. Geraldine Beare, Folio Society 1991
  • AHMM Mar 2007
• * The Genuine Tabard [“Trant and the Mystery of the Genuine Tabard”; Philip Trent], (ss) The Strand Jan 1938
  • EQMM Nov 1950
  • The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories, ed. Patricia Craig, Oxford University Press 1990
  • AHMM Feb 1994
  • Churchyard Shadows: Tales of Clerical Crime, Mystery and Suspense, ed. Kevin Carolan, Hodder & Stoughton 1999
• * Greedy Night, (ss) Parody Party 1936
  • The Defective Detective, ed. Steve Carper, Citadel Press 1992
• * The Little Mystery [Philip Trent], (ss)
  • Detective Stories, ed. Philip Pullman, Kingfisher 1998
• * The Ministering Angel [“Trent and the Mystery of the Ministering Angel”; Philip Trent], (ss) The Strand Nov 1938
  • EQMM Sep 1943
  • AHMM Dec 1982
  • Detective Stories from The Strand, ed. Jack Adrian, Oxford University Press 1991
  • Murder at Teatime, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1996
• * The Ordinary Hairpins [Philip Trent], (ss) The Strand Oct 1916
  • Classic Mystery Stories, ed. Douglas G. Greene, Dover 1999
• * The Sweet Shot [Philip Trent], (ss) The Strand Mar 1937
  • 101 Years’ Entertainment, ed. Ellery Queen, New York: Modern Library 194?
  • EQMM Jul 1952
  • AHMM Mar 2003
• * Trant and the Mystery of the Genuine Tabard [Philip Trent], (ss) The Strand Jan 1938; also as “The Genuine Tabard”.
• * Trent and the Fool-Proof Lift [Philip Trent], (ss)
  • London After Midnight, ed. Peter Haining, Little Brown UK 1996
• * Trent and the Mystery of the Ministering Angel [Philip Trent], (ss) The Strand Nov 1938; also as “The Ministering Angel”.
• * Trent and the Mystery of the Unknown Peer [Philip Trent], (ss) The Strand Mar 1938; also as “The Unknown Peer”.
• * Trent’s Last Case [Chapter 1; Trent], (ex) London: Nelson 1913
  • Crime: Free Classic Crime Sampler, ed. Anon., House of Stratus 2001
• * The Unknown Peer [“Trent and the Mystery of the Unknown Peer”; Philip Trent], (ss) The Strand Mar 1938
  • Murder by the Glass, ed. Peter Haining, Souvenir Press 1994

_____, [ref.]

• * “E.C. Bentley & the Contemporary Crime Novel” by Charles L. P. Silet, (ar) The Strand Magazine #2 1999

BENTLEY, PHYLLIS (Eleanor) (1894-1977) (chron.)

• * Miss Phipps and the Invisible Murderer [Miss Phipps], (nv) EQMM Nov 1966
  • Senior Sleuths, ed. Cynthia Manson & Constance Scarborough, Berkley 1996
• * Miss Phipps and the Nest of Illusion [Miss Phipps], (ss) EQMM Aug 1969
  • Classic Short Stories of Crime and Detection, ed. Jacques Barzun & Wendell Hertig Taylor, Garland 1983
• * Miss Phipps and the Siamese Cat [Miss Phipps], (ss) EQMM Nov 1973
  • More Mystery Cats, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1993
  • Feline Felonies, ed. Abigail Browning, Galahad Books 2001

BENTON, CAROLINE (1947- ) (chron.)

• * Guardian Angel, (ss) 1993
  • Murder Most Delectable, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Nashville, TN: Cumberland House 2000

BENTON, JOHN L.; house pseudonym (chron.)

• * Murder Makes News [Candid Camera Kid], (nv) Detective Novels Magazine Apr 1941
  • Action Adventure Stories #37 1998
• * Murder Montage [by Norman Daniels; Candid Camera Kid], (nv) Detective Novels Magazine Feb 1943
  • Action Adventure Stories #65 2000
• * Rat Bait, (ss) Thrilling Mystery Mar 1943
  • High Adventure #77 2004
• * The Silver Mask Murders [Candid Camera Kid], (nv) Detective Novels Magazine Oct 1939
  • Action Adventure Stories #28 1998

BERCUSON, RICHARD K. (chron.)

• * Dead Run, (ss) The Storyteller 1996
  • Arthur Ellis Awards, ed. Peter Sellers, Canada: Quarry Press 1999
• * The Geezer, (ss) The Storyteller Spr 1998

BERDINE, THOMAS (chron.)

• * The Bystander, (ss) AHMM Oct 1984
• * Good Dog, Jack, (ss) AHMM Jan 1999
• * The Horse Principle, (nv) AHMM Jun 2002
• * Spring Rite, (ss) AHMM Dec 1999
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2000, ed. Donald E. Westlake, Houghton Mifflin 2000

BERENDT, JOHN (Lawrence) (1939- ) (chron.)

• * Introduction, (in)
  • The Black Doctor: And Other Tales of Terror and Mystery, Arthur Conan Doyle, 2001

BERENSON, LAURIEN (1952- ) (chron.)

• * Sleeping Dogs Lie, (ss) Canine Crimes, ed. Jeffrey Marks, Ballantine 1998

BERES, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * Children of the Silo, (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1987
• * The Cyclist, (ss) AHMM May 1989
• * The Laundry Room, (ss) AHMM Oct 1989
• * The Plant Lady, (ss) EQMM Jan 1988
• * Roughing It, (ss) AHMM Feb 1988
• * The Sky Has Fallen, (ss) AHMM Aug 1988
• * Spider-Spider, (ss) AHMM Feb 1985

BERESFORD, J(ohn) D(avys) (1873-1947) (chron.)

• * Powers of the Air, (ss) Seven Arts Oct 1917
  • Mysteries, ed. Anon., London: Bracken Books 1994

BERGER, BOB; [i.e., Robert R. Berger] (1955- ) (chron.)

• * Risk of Statistics, (ss) Murderous Intent Sum 1996

BERGER, DANIELLE (chron.)

• * My Last Mistress, (pm) EQMM Aug 1998

BERGLUND, E(dward) P(aul) (1942- ) (chron.)

• * A Dangerous High, (ss) Hardboiled Cthulhu, ed. James Ambuehl, Dimensions Books 2006

BERGMAN, ANDREW (1945- ) (chron.)

• * In the Tank [Jack LeVine], (ss) Murder on the Ropes, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press 2001

BERKELEY, ANTHONY; pseudonym of A. B. Cox, (1893-1971) (books) (chron.)

• * The Avenging Chance [Roger Sheringham], (ss) Pearson’s Magazine Sep 1929
  • 101 Years’ Entertainment, ed. Ellery Queen, New York: Modern Library 194?
  • EQMM Apr 1950
  • The Best Crime Stories, ed. Anon., Hamlyn 1984
  • Great British Mystery Stories of the Twentieth Century, ed. Anon., The Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library 1990
  • The Best Crime Stories, ed. Anon., Mallard Press 1990
  • The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories, ed. Patricia Craig, Oxford University Press 1990
  • Great Tales of Terror, ed. Anon., London: Chancellor Press 1991
  • Crime à la Carte, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1994
  • The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2004
• * Behind the Screen, Chapter IV, In the Aspidistra, (rr) The Listener Jul 9 1930
  • AHMM Feb 1996
• * Concerning Roger Sheringham [Roger Sheringham], (ar) Dead Mrs. Stratton, Anthony Berkeley, Doubleday 1933
  • The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2004
• * Double Bluff [Roger Sheringham], (ss) The Roger Sheringham Stories, Carnacki 1994
  • The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2004
• * Mr. Bearstowe Says... [Roger Sheringham], (ss) The Saturday Book #3 1943
  • The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2004
• * The Mystery of Horne’s Copse, (nv) 1931
  • The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2004
• * Perfect Alibi [Roger Sheringham], (ss) The (London) Evening Standard Mar 11 1953; revised from “The Story of the Perfect Alibi,” Radio Times, August 1, 1930.
  • The Armchair Detective Sum 1992
  • The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2004
• * The Poisoned Chocolates Case [Roger Sheringham; Ambrose Chitterwick], (n.) London: Collins 1929
  • The Crime Club Golden Book of Best Detective Stories, ed. Anon., Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc. 1933
• * Unsound Mind, (ss) Time and Tide Oct 14 1933 (+1)
  • The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2004
• * Was Crippen a Murderer?, (ar) 1937
  • Tales from the Rogues’ Gallery, ed. Peter Haining, London: Little Brown UK 1994
• * White Butterfly [Roger Sheringham], (ss) The (London) Evening Standard Aug 28 1936
  • EQMM Dec 1982
  • The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2004
• * Why Do I Write Detective Stories?, (ar)
  • The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2004
• * The Wrong Jar [Roger Sheringham], (nv) 1929
  • The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2004

BERLE, MILTON (chron.)

• * Truck Stop, (vi) EQMM Oct 1992

BERLINER, JANET (chron.)

• * Blossoms and Blood, (ss) Murder Most Confederate, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Cumberland House 2000
• * Other.........1, (ss) The Blue and the Gray Undercover, ed. Ed Gorman, Forge 2001
• * Pia and the King of Siam, (ss) Future Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW 1999
• * Something’s Got to Give (with George Guthridge), (ss) Marilyn: Shades of Blonde, ed. Carole Nelson Douglas, Forge 1997

BERMAN, A. S. (chron.)

• * Silence, (ss) Who Died in Here?, ed. Pat Dennis, Penury Press 2004

BERMAN, RUTH (Amelia) (1942- ) (chron.)

• * Sherlock Holmes in Oz [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Oziana #1 1971
  • The Game Is Afoot, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1994
• * Skipping Stones at Reichenbach [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

BERMAN, RUTH (chron.)

• * Ladies of the F.B.I., (nf) Scientific Detective Annual 1944

BERNHARDT, WILLIAM (1960- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Introduction: If Everyone Hates Lawyers So Much, Why Are They Buying Our Books?, (in) Legal Briefs, ed. William Bernhardt, New York: Doubleday 1998
• * The Partner Track, (nv) Partners in Crime, ed. Elaine Raco Chase, Signet 1994
• * What We’re Here For, (nv) Legal Briefs, ed. William Bernhardt, New York: Doubleday 1998
• * Yuletide Justice, (nv) EQMM Jan 1997
  • Cutting Edge, ed. Janet Hutchings, Carroll & Graf 1998

BERNTSSON, REX M. (chron.)

• * The Story That Won:
  ___ Zapped, (vi) AHMM Feb 2001

BERRY, JAMES R(ussell) (1933- ) (chron.)

• * You Can’t Kill a Dead Man, (ss) EQMM Nov 3 1980

BERRY, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * Kessel’s Party, (ss) Psycho-Paths, ed. Robert Bloch, Tor 1991

BERRY, STEVE (chron.)

• * The Devils’ Due [Cotton Malone], (ss) Thriller, ed. James Patterson, MIRA Books 2006

BESANT, [Sir] WALTER (1836-1901) (chron.)

• * The Case of Mr. Lucraft (with James Rice), (nv) The Case of Mr. Lucraft and Other Stories, Sampson Low 1876
  • Murder on the Menu, ed. Peter Haining, New York: Carroll & Graf 1992

BESECKER, KAREN (chron.)

• * What’s In a Name?, (vi) Murderous Intent Fll 1997

BESNARD, JOHN F. (chron.)

• * The Story That Won:
  ___ Ez Pickins, (vi) AHMM Apr 1997
  ___ A Minor Irritation, (vi) AHMM Oct 1994

bes SHAHAR, ELUKI (1956- ); see pseudonym Rosemary Edghill (books) (chron.)

BEST, MARK (chron.)

• * Comeback, (ss) Hardboiled #15 1993
• * Okayed for Browns, (ss) Hardboiled Apr 2000
• * The Safest Place on Earth, (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Spr 2005
• * The Words of a Sad Country Song, (ss) Murderous Intent Fll 1999

BESTER, ALFRED (1913-1987) (chron.)

• * Fondly Fahrenheit, (nv) F&SF Aug 1954
  • Cyber-Killers, ed. Ric Alexander, Millennium 1997
• * Slaves of the Life Ray, (nv) Thrilling Wonder Stories Feb 1941
  • High Adventure #72 2003

BETANCOURT, JOHN GREGORY (1963- ); see pseudonym Kay Demijohn (chron.)

• * The Adventure of the Amateur Mendicant Society (ascribed to H.G. Wells) [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Resurrected Holmes, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1996
  • The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1997; revised
• * A Christmas Pit, (ss) AHMM Jan/Feb 2006
• * Copycat [Batman], (nv) The Further Adventures of Batman Volume 3, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam 1993