Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Stories, Listed by Author

BERKELEY, ANTHONY (books) (chron.) (continued)

• * 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
• * The Road to Rachel, (ss) Las Vegas Noir, ed. Jarret Keene & Todd James Pierce, Akashic Books 2008; (Area 51).
• * 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

BERNER, AMY (chron.)

• * Daddy Dualities, (ar) NptNoir 2007

BERNHARDT, WILLIAM (Gene) (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

BERNIER, CRAIG (chron.)

• * Migration, (ss) Detroit Noir, ed. E. J. Olsen & John C. Hocking, Akashic Books 2007; (Rouge Foundry).

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, LINDA (1940- ) (chron.)

• * The Three Wise Women, (na) The Last Noel, ed. Anon., Worldwide Library 2004

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 [*Peter “Pit” Geller], (ss) AHMM Jan/Feb 2006
• * Copycat [Batman], (nv) The Further Adventures of Batman Volume 3, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam 1993
• * DragNeuroNet, (ss) More Whatdunits, ed. Mike Resnic & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1993
• * Horse Pit [Pit Gellar], (na) AHMM Jul/Aug 2008; Black Orchid Novella Award Winner, presented by AHMM and the Wolfe Pack.
• * Pit and the Pendulum [*Peter “Pit” Geller], (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 2005
• * Pit on the Road to Hell [*Peter “Pit” Geller], (nv) AHMM Jul/Aug 2006
• * Reformed [Batman], (na) The Further Adventures of Batman 2, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam 1992

BETANCOURT, LUIS ADRIÁN (chron.)

• * Guilty, (ss) EQMM Mar/Apr 2004; tr. by Donald A. Yates
  • Passports to Crime: Finest Mystery Stories from International Crime Writers, ed. Janet Hutchings, Carroll & Graf 2006; tr. by Donald A. Yates

BETHKE, BRUCE (Raymond) (1955- ) (chron.)

• * Spectre in Blue Doubleknit, (ss) AHMM Sep 1988
  • More Mystery Cats, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1993
  • Feline Felonies, ed. Abigail Browning, Galahad Books 2001

BEVILLE, EDMUND (chron.)

• * The Curse of the Rusty Roses, (ss) Vice Squad Detective #1 1934
  • Pulp Review #23 1995

BEYER, DEBORAH J. (chron.)

• * Itchy Trigger Finger, (pm) Murderous Intent Spr 1999

BEYER, JOHN (chron.)

• * The Biggest Crime (with Kathryn Burdette), (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000

BHABRA, H(argurchet) S(ingh) (1955-2000); see pseudonym John Ford (chron.)

BIBO, TERRY (R.) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * Naked Came the Farmer, Chapter 10: Extra-Cellular Communications, (rr) Accent Apr 3 1998

BICKEL, BILL (chron.)

• * Someone Oughta, (ss) AHMM Apr 1986

BIDDY, FRANCIS C. (chron.)

• * The Story That Won:
  ___ Brain Food, (vi) AHMM Nov 1996

BIEDERMAN, MARCIA (Squire) (1949- ) (chron.)

• * Listen and Listen Good, (ss) Sisters in Crime 3, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1990
  • The Best of Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Reader’s Digest 1998

BIERCE, AMBROSE (Gwinnett) (1842-1914?) (chron.)

• * The Affair at Coulter’s Notch, (ss) San Francisco Examiner Oct 20 1889
  • A Century of Thrillers from Poe to Arlen, ed. Anon., London: Daily Express 1934
• * Beyond the Wall, (ss) Cosmopolitan Dec 1907
  • San Francisco Thrillers, ed. John Miller & Tim Smith, San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books 1995
• * The Boarded Window, (ss) San Francisco Examiner Jul 14 1889
  • Tales of Mystery and Suspense, ed. Theodore W. Hipple, Allyn and Bacon 1977
  • AHMM May 1983
• * The Damned Thing, (ss) Tales from New York Town Topics Dec 7 1893
  • A Century of Thrillers: Second Series, ed. Anon., Daily Express 1935
• * The Famous Gilson Bequest, (ss)
  • AHMM May 2003
• * A Horseman in the Sky, (ss) San Francisco Examiner Apr 14 1889
  • A Century of Thrillers from Poe to Arlen, ed. Anon., London: Daily Express 1934
• * The Man and the Snake, (ss) San Francisco Examiner Jun 29 1890
  • Masterpieces of Surprise, ed. James L. Monahan, Hart 1966
• * The Middle Toe of the Right Foot, (ss) San Francisco Examiner Aug 17 1890
  • A Century of Thrillers: Second Series, ed. Anon., Daily Express 1935
• * The Moonlit Road, (ss) Cosmopolitan Jan 1907
  • Mysteries, ed. Anon., London: Bracken Books 1994
• * Moxon’s Master, (ss) San Francisco Examiner Apr 16 1899
  • A Century of Thrillers: Second Series, ed. Anon., Daily Express 1935
• * An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, (ss) San Francisco Examiner Jul 13 1890
  • An Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Sampler, ed. Anon., Reader’s Digest 1974
• * Oil of Dog, (ss) Oakland Daily Evening Tribune Oct 11 1890
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995
• * One of the Missing, (ss) San Francisco Examiner Mar 11 1888
  • A Century of Thrillers from Poe to Arlen, ed. Anon., London: Daily Express 1934
• * Parker Adderson, Philosopher, (ss) San Francisco Examiner Feb 22 1891
  • The Oxford Book of Spy Stories, ed. Michael Cox, Oxford University Press 1996
• * Staley Fleming’s Hallucination, (vi) Cosmopolitan Mar 1906
  • 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 Story of a Conscience, (ss)
  • Cloak and Dagger, ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, New York: Avenel 1988
  • 100 Sneaky Little Sleuth Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1997
  • Death by Espionage, ed. Martin Cruz Smith, Cumberland House 1999
• * The Suitable Surroundings, (ss) San Francisco Examiner Jul 14 1889
  • A Century of Thrillers from Poe to Arlen, ed. Anon., London: Daily Express 1934
• * A Tough Tussle, (ss) San Francisco Examiner Sep 30 1888
  • A Century of Thrillers from Poe to Arlen, ed. Anon., London: Daily Express 1934
• * A Vine on a House, (ss) Cosmopolitan Sep 1905
  • Mystery Stories, ed. Helen Cresswell, Kingfisher 1996
• * A Watcher by the Dead, (ss) Short Stories Jul 1890
  • AHMM Dec 2007

BIERMANN, PIEKE (1950- ) (chron.)

• * 7.62, (ss) Women on the Case, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte 1996; tr. by Ines Rieder
• * The Law of the Eye, (ss) Violetta 1990
  • New Mystery, ed. Jerone Charyn, Dutton 1993; tr. by Ursule Molinaro

BIGGERS, EARL DERR (1884-1933) (chron.)

• * The Dollar Chasers, (na) The Saturday Evening Post Feb 16 1924 (+1)
  • Vintage Mystery & Detective Stories, ed. David Stuart Davies, Wordsworth Editions Ltd. 2006

BIGGLE, KENNETH (books) (chron.)

• * Introduction (with Donna Biggle Emerson), (in)
  • The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2007

BIGGLE, LLOYD, Jr. (1923-2002) (books) (chron.)

• * The Automation Mystery [“Grandfather and the Automation Mystery”; Grandfather Rastin], (ss) EQMM Aug 1969
  • The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2007
• * A Case of Heredity [Grandfather Rastin], (ss) EQMM Jun 1959
  • The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2007
• * The Case of the Chinese Santa Claus [Lady Sara Varnley], (nv) AHMM Jan/Feb 2004
• * The Case of the Fractured Puzzle [Lady Sara Varnley], (nv) AHMM Sep 2002
• * The Case of the Headless Witness [Lady Sara Varnley], (ss) AHMM Nov 1999
  • The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, ed. Ed Gorman, Forge 2000
• * The Case of the London Safari [Lady Sara Varnley], (nv) AHMM Jun 2001
• * The Case of the Sickley Mansion [Lady Sara Varnley], (nv) AHMM Jul/Aug 2003
• * The Case of the Unlikely Cat Tale [Lady Sara Varnley], (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000
• * The Case of the Unrepentant Ghost [Lady Sara Varnley], (nv) AHMM Sep 2006
• * The Case of the Worf with Two Tales [Lady Sara Varnley], (ss) AHMM Apr 2002
• * Drawn from Death, (nv) AHMM Apr 2007
• * The Fabulous Fiddle [“Have You a Fortune in Your Attic?”; Grandfather Rastin], (ss) EQMM May 1963
  • The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2007
• * The Face Is Familiar [“The Greatest Robbery on Earth”; Grandfather Rastin], (ss) AHMM Aug 1957
  • The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2007
• * The Gentle Swindler [“Grandfather and the Gentle Swindler”; Grandfather Rastin], (ss) EQMM Feb 1960
  • The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2007
• * Girl with a Big Hate, (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine Apr 1958
• * Grandfather and the Automation Mystery [Grandfather Rastin], (ss) EQMM Aug 1969; also as “The Automation Mystery”.
• * Grandfather and the Gentle Swindler [Grandfather Rastin], (ss) EQMM Feb 1960; also as “The Gentle Swindler”.
• * Grandfather and the Great Horseshoe Mystery [Grandfather Rastin], (ss) EQMM Apr 1962; also as “The Great Horseshoe Mystery”.
• * Grandfather and the Labor Day Mystery [Grandfather Rastin], (nv) EQMM Oct 1965; also as “The Pair of Knaves”.
• * Grandfather and the Little Bone [Grandfather Rastin], (ss) EQMM Jan 1972; also as “The Mother Goose Murder”.
• * Grandfather and the Phantom Thief [Grandfather Rastin], (nv) EQMM May 1968; also as “The Phantom Thief”.
• * Grandfather and the Right Question [Grandfather Rastin], (nv) EQMM Oct 1971; also as “The Unasked Question”.
• * Grandfather Predicts a Murder [Grandfather Rastin], (ss) EQMM Aug 1960; also as “The Lesser Thing”.
• * The Great Alma Mater Mystery [Grandfather Rastin], (ss) EQMM Nov 1964; also as “The Unmurdered Professor”.
• * The Great Horseshoe Mystery [“Grandfather and the Great Horseshoe Mystery”; Grandfather Rastin], (ss) EQMM Apr 1962
  • The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2007
• * The Greatest Robbery on Earth [Grandfather Rastin], (ss) AHMM Aug 1957; also as “The Face Is Familiar”.
• * Have You a Fortune in Your Attic? [Grandfather Rastin], (ss) EQMM May 1963; also as “The Fabulous Fiddle”.
  • Masters of Suspense, ed. Ellery Queen & Eleanor Sullivan, Galahad 1992
• * The Knave of Hearts [Grandfather Rastin], (ss) EQMM Nov 1998
  • The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2007
• * The Lesser Thing [“Grandfather Predicts a Murder”; Grandfather Rastin], (ss) EQMM Aug 1960
  • The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2007
• * A Matter of Friendship [Grandfather Rastin], (ss) The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2007
• * The Mother Goose Murder [“Grandfather and the Little Bone”; Grandfather Rastin], (ss) EQMM Jan 1972
  • The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2007
• * The Pair of Knaves [“Grandfather and the Labor Day Mystery”; Grandfather Rastin], (nv) EQMM Oct 1965
  • The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2007
• * The Phantom Thief [“Grandfather and the Phantom Thief”; Grandfather Rastin], (nv) EQMM May 1968
  • The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2007