Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Stories, Listed by Author

PUBLISHERS, THE (chron.)

• * Charles B. Child, (pr)
  • The Sleuth of Baghdad, Charles B. Child, Crippen & Landru 2002

PUGMIRE, JOHN (chron.)

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• * Nausicaa’s Ball, by Paul Halter [Dr. Alan Twist], (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 2008; translated from the French.; tr. by Robert Adey
• * The Night of the Wolf, by Paul Halter, (ss) EQMM May 2006; ©2000, translated from the French.; tr. by Robert Adey
• * The Robber’s Grave, by Paul Halter, (ss) EQMM Jun 2007; Editions du Masque, 2002.; tr. by Robert Adey
• * The Tunnel of Death, by Paul Halter, (ss) EQMM Mar/Apr 2005; first published in La Nuit du Loup, Hachette Livre, 2000.

PULLMAN, PHILIP (Nicholas) (1946- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Introduction, (in)
  • Detective Stories, ed. Philip Pullman, Kingfisher 1998

PULVER, MARY MONICA; [i.e., Mary Monica Pulver Kuhfeld] (1943- ); see pseudonyms Monica Ferris & Margaret Frazer; also as Mary Kuhfeld (chron.)

• * All at Sea, (ss) AHMM Mar 1984
• * Father Hugh and the Deadly Scythe [Father Hugh], (ss) AHMM May 1990
  • The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1993
• * Father Hugh and the Kettle of St. Frideswide [Father Hugh], (ss) Unholy Orders, ed. Serita Stevens, Columbine 2000
• * Father Hugh and the Miller’s Devil [Father Hugh], (ss) AHMM Sep 1990
• * A Magnet for Trouble, (ss) AHMM Aug 1995
• * The Oldest Established, Permanent Floating, (ss) AHMM Mar 1986
• * Ordeal by Fire [Father Hugh], (ss) The Mammoth Book of Historical Detectives, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1995
• * Pass the Word, (ss) AHMM Mar 1983
• * The Quality of Mercy (with Libbet Proudfit), (nv) AHMM Feb 1984
  • Murder Most Medical, ed. Cathleen Jordan & Cynthia Manson, Carroll & Graf 1995
• * The Shrewd Taming of Lord Thomas, (nv) Shakespearean Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1997
• * To Whom the Victory?, (ss) Royal Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1999

PULVER KUHFELD, MARY MONICA; see under Pulver, Mary Monica (chron.)

PUNSHON, E(rnest) R(obertson) (1872-1956) (chron.)

• * The Haunted Chessmen, (ss) The Novel Magazine Mar 1916
  • Weird Tales Mar 1930
  • Sinister Gambits, ed. Richard Peyton, Souvenir Press 1991

PURTILL, RICHARD L(awrence) (1931- ) (chron.)

• * A Cleverly Rearranged Murder, (ss) AHMM May 27 1981

PUSHKIN, ALEXANDER SERGEIEVITCH (1799-1837) (chron.)

• * The Coffin-Maker, (ss)
  • Murder on the Menu, ed. Peter Haining, New York: Carroll & Graf 1992
• * from “The Queen of Spades”, (ex) 1834
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996; tr. by Paul Debreczeny
• * The Queen of Spades, (nv) 1834
  • Mysteries, ed. Anon., London: Bracken Books 1994; tr. by Rosemary Edmonds

PYARCELL, A. A.; pseudonym of Raul Garcia Capella, (1933- ) (chron.)

• * A Great Pair of Boots, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Feb 1997

PYLE, HOWARD (1853-1911) (chron.)

• * Tom Chist and the Treasure Box, (ss)
  • August Is a Good Time for Killing, ed. Billie Sue Mosiman & Martin H. Greenberg, Rutledge Hill Press 1998

PYPER, ANDREW (1968- ) (chron.)

• * Tom, (ss) Toronto Noir, ed. Janine Armin & Nathaniel G. Moore, Akashic Books 2008; (Queen West).

QUEEN, CARLOS (chron.)

• * Fake Eyes, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #42 2003

QUEEN, CAROL (chron.)

• * Heaven Sent, (ss) Noirotica 2: Pulp Friction, ed. Thomas S. Roche, Rhinoceros 1997
• * Silencer, (ss) Noirotica, ed. Thomas S. Roche, Rhinoceros 1996

QUEEN, ELLERY; pseudonym of Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee (books) (chron.)

• * Abraham Lincoln’s Clue [Ellery Queen], (ss) MD Jun 1965; also as “The Adventure of Abraham Lincoln’s Clue”.
  • EQMM Mar 1967
  • Masterpieces of Mystery and Suspense, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Doubleday Book and Music Clubs 1988
• * The Accused [“The Robber of Wrightsville”; Ellery Queen], (ss) Today’s Family Feb 1953
  • EQMM Dec 1954
  • Ellery Queen’s Eleven Deadly Sins, ed. Eleanor Sullivan, Walker 1991
• * The Adventure of Abraham Lincoln’s Clue [“Abraham Lincoln’s Clue”; Ellery Queen], (ss) MD Jun 1965
  • EQMM Mar 1967
  • Crime Classics, ed. Rex Burns & Mary Rose Sullivan, Viking 1990
  • Oxford Book of American Detective Stories, ed. Tony Hillerman & Rosemary Herbert, Oxford 1996
  • Murderous Schemes, ed. Donald E. Westlake, New York: Oxford University Press 1996
• * The Adventure of Mr. Short and Mr. Long [Ellery Queen], (pl) Jan 14 1943
  • The Adventure of the Murdered Moths and Other Radio Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2005
• * The Adventure of Napoleon’s Razor [Ellery Queen], (pl) Jul 9 1939
  • The Adventure of the Murdered Moths and Other Radio Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2005
• * The Adventure of the Bad Boy [Ellery Queen], (pl) Jul 30 1939
  • The Adventure of the Murdered Moths and Other Radio Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2005
• * The Adventure of the Black Secret [Ellery Queen], (pl) Dec 10 1939
  • The Adventure of the Murdered Moths and Other Radio Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2005
• * The Adventure of the Dark Cloud [Ellery Queen], (pl) Jun 23 1940
  • The Adventure of the Murdered Moths and Other Radio Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2005
• * Adventure of the Dauphin Doll [“The Dauphin’s Doll”; Ellery Queen], (nv) EQMM Dec 1948
  • A Century of Great Suspense Stories, ed. Jeffery Deaver, Berkley 2001
• * The Adventure of the Dead Cat [Ellery Queen], (ss) EQMM Oct 1946
  • The Second Book of Crime-Craft, Mystery Writers of America, London: Corgi 1958
  • Murder for Halloween, ed. Michele Slung & Roland Hartman, Mysterious Press 1994
• * The Adventure of the Dying Scarecrow [Ellery Queen], (pl) Jan 7 1940
  • The Adventure of the Murdered Moths and Other Radio Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2005
• * The Adventure of the Emperor’s Dice [“The Emperor’s Dice”; Ellery Queen], (ss) EQMM Apr 1951
  • Great Tales of Crime and Detection, ed. Peter Haining, Chartwell Books 1993
  • The Television Detectives’ Omnibus, ed. Peter Haining, Artus 1994
• * The Adventure of the Forgotten Men [Ellery Queen], (pl) Apr 7 1940
  • The Adventure of the Murdered Moths and Other Radio Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2005
• * The Adventure of the Glass-Domed Clock [Ellery Queen], (ss) Mystery League Oct 1933
  • EQMM Mar 1991
  • Sleuths of the Century, ed. Jon L. Breen & Ed Gorman, Carroll & Graf 2000
• * The Adventure of the Haunted Cave [Ellery Queen], (pl) Oct 22 1939
  • The Adventure of the Murdered Moths and Other Radio Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2005
• * The Adventure of the Inner Circle [Ellery Queen], (nv) EQMM Jan 1947
  • EQMM Jan 1991
• * The Adventure of the Last Man Club [Ellery Queen], (pl) Jun 15 1939
  • The Adventure of the Murdered Moths and Other Radio Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2005
• * The Adventure of the Lost Child [Ellery Queen], (pl) Nov 26 1939
  • The Adventure of the Murdered Moths and Other Radio Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2005
• * The Adventure of the Mad Tea-Party [Ellery Queen], (nv) The Red Book Magazine Oct 1934; also as “The Mad Tea-Party”.
  • EQMM Nov 2005
• * The Adventure of the Man Who Could Double the Size of Diamonds [Ellery Queen], (pl) EQMM May 1943; also as “The Man Who Could Double the Size of Diamonds”; first broadcast May 5, 1940.
  • The Adventure of the Murdered Moths and Other Radio Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2005
• * The Adventure of the March of Death [Ellery Queen], (pl) Oct 15 1939
  • The Adventure of the Murdered Moths and Other Radio Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2005
• * The Adventure of the Murdered Moths [Ellery Queen], (pl) May 9 1945
  • The Adventure of the Murdered Moths and Other Radio Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2005
• * The Adventure of the Murdered Ship [Ellery Queen], (pl) EQMM Jul 1943
  • Murder on Deck!, ed. Rosemary Herbert, Oxford University Press 1998
• * The Adventure of the One-Penny Black [“The One-Penny Black”; Ellery Queen], (ss) Great Detective Apr 1933
  • The Fourth Book of Crime-Craft, Mystery Writers of America, London: Corgi 1959
  • Murder Most Postal, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Cumberland House 2001
• * The Adventure of the President’s Half Disme [Ellery Queen], (nv) EQMM Feb 1947; also as “The President’s Half Disme”.
  • The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century, ed. Tony Hillerman, Houghton Mifflin 2000
• * The Adventure of the Telltale Bottle [Ellery Queen], (ss) EQMM Nov 1946
  • EQMM Dec 1965
  • Murder by the Glass, ed. Peter Haining, Souvenir Press 1994
• * The Adventure of the Woman in Black [Ellery Queen], (pl) Jan 14 1940
  • The Adventure of the Murdered Moths and Other Radio Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2005
• * As Simple as ABC [Ellery Queen], (nv) EQMM May 1951; also as “The Gettysburg Bugle”.
  • EQMM Jun 1965
  • Fifty Years of the Best from Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, ed. Eleanor Sullivan, Carroll & Graf 1991
• * The Case Against Carroll [Ellery Queen], (na) Argosy Aug 1958
  • EQMM Sep 1960
  • Six of the Best Short Novels by Masters of Mystery, ed. Ellery Queen, London: Robert Hale 1987
• * Cold Money [Ellery Queen], (ss) This Week Mar 20 1952
  • Detective Stories, ed. Philip Pullman, Kingfisher 1998
• * The Dauphin’s Doll [Ellery Queen], (nv) EQMM Dec 1948; also as “Adventure of the Dauphin Doll”.
  • Twelve American Detective Stories, ed. Edward D. Hoch, Oxford University Press 1997
• * Dead Ringer [Ellery Queen], (ss) The Diners Club Magazine Mar 1965
  • EQMM Oct 1966
  • Masters of Suspense, ed. Ellery Queen & Eleanor Sullivan, Galahad 1992
• * The Disappearance of Mr. James Phillimore, (pl) The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes, ed. Ellery Queen, Little, Brown: Boston 1944; Broadcast January 14, 1943 on the radio drama The Adventures of Ellery Queen.
  • EQMM Dec 1991
• * Driver’s Seat [“Lady, You’re Dead!”; Ellery Queen], (ss) This Week Mar 25 1951
  • EQMM Sep/Oct 2002
• * Editor Ellery Queen Explains, (ed) EQMM Fll 1941
  • EQMM Jan 1991
• * Editor’s Note, (pr)
  • Ellery Queen’s Faces of Mystery, ed. Ellery Queen, Curley Publishing 1992
• * The Emperor’s Dice [Ellery Queen], (ss) EQMM Apr 1951; also as “The Adventure of the Emperor’s Dice”.
• * The Fallen Angel [Ellery Queen], (ss) EQMM Jul 1951
  • EQMM Jun 1988
• * The Gamblers’ Club [Ellery Queen], (ss) This Week Jan 7 1951
  • EQMM Mar 1955
  • Win, Lose or Die, ed. Cynthia Manson & Constance Scarborough, Carroll & Graf 1996
• * The Gettysburg Bugle [“As Simple as ABC”; Ellery Queen], (nv) EQMM May 1951
  • The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time, ed. Otto Penzler, Dove Books 1998
• * Half a Clue [“Half a Clue to Murder”; Ellery Queen], (ss) This Week Aug 25 1963
  • Detection, ed. James Gibson & Alan Ridout, John Murray 1978
• * Half a Clue to Murder [Ellery Queen], (ss) This Week Aug 25 1963; also as “Half a Clue”.
• * The Honest Swindler [Ellery Queen], (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Sum 1971
  • The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * The Ides of Michael Magoon [Ellery Queen], (nv) EQMM Mar 1947
  • Crime-Craft, Mystery Writers of America, London: Corgi 1957
• * Introduction, (in)
  • 101 Years’ Entertainment, ed. Ellery Queen, New York: Modern Library 194?
  • Ellery Queen’s A Multitude of Sins, ed. Ellery Queen, Curley 1986
  • Ellery Queen’s Searches and Seizures, ed. Ellery Queen, Chivers Press 1995
• * The Lady Couldn’t Explain [Ellery Queen], (ss) This Week Dec 4 1949; also as “The Lonely Bride”.
• * Lady, You’re Dead! [Ellery Queen], (ss) This Week Mar 25 1951; also as “Driver’s Seat”.
• * Last Man to Die [Ellery Queen], (ss) This Week Nov 3 1963
  • EQMM Jun 2004
• * The Lonely Bride [“The Lady Couldn’t Explain”; Ellery Queen], (ss) This Week Dec 4 1949
  • EQMM Dec 1951
  • Ellery Queen’s Anthology Volume 1, ed. Ellery Queen, London: May Fair 1959
• * A Lump of Sugar [“The Mystery of the 3 Dawn Riders”; Ellery Queen], (ss) This Week Jul 9 1950
  • EQMM Sep/Oct 2001
• * The Mad Tea-Party [“The Adventure of the Mad Tea-Party”; Ellery Queen], (nv) The Red Book Magazine Oct 1934
  • 101 Years’ Entertainment, ed. Ellery Queen, New York: Modern Library 194?
• * The Man Who Could Double the Size of Diamonds [“The Adventure of the Man Who Could Double the Size of Diamonds”; Ellery Queen], (pl) EQMM May 1943
  • EQMM Aug 2005
• * The Motive [“Terror Town”; Ellery Queen], (nv) Argosy Aug 1956
  • EQMM May 1990
• * Murder Without Clues [Ellery Queen], (ss) This Week Jan 29 1950; also as “The Three Widows”.
• * “My Queer Dean!” [Ellery Queen], (ss) This Week Mar 8 1953
  • The Oxford Book of Detective Stories, ed. Patricia Cross, Oxford University Press 2000
  • The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction, ed. Deane Mansfield-Kelley & Lois Marchino, Longman 2004
• * The Myna Bird Mystery [Ellery Queen], (ss) This Week Dec 28 1952; also as “The Myna Birds”.
• * The Myna Birds [“The Myna Bird Mystery”; Ellery Queen], (ss) This Week Dec 28 1952
  • EQMM Jan 2004
• * The Mystery of the 3 Dawn Riders [Ellery Queen], (ss) This Week Jul 9 1950; also as “A Lump of Sugar”.
• * The Odd Man, (ss) Playboy Jun 1971
  • EQMM Oct 1975
  • Masters of Suspense, ed. Ellery Queen & Eleanor Sullivan, Galahad 1992
• * The Odd Man [Ellery Queen], (ss) Playboy Jun 1971
  • The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * The One-Penny Black [Ellery Queen], (ss) Great Detective Apr 1933; also as “The Adventure of the One-Penny Black”.
• * The Phantom Train [Ellery Queen], (ss) This Week Aug 31 1952; also as “Snowball in July”.
• * The President Regrets [Ellery Queen], (ss) The Diners Club Magazine Sep 1965
  • EQMM Jul 1967
  • Tales of Mystery and Suspense, ed. Theodore W. Hipple, Allyn and Bacon 1977
• * The President’s Half Disme [“The Adventure of the President’s Half Disme”; Ellery Queen], (nv) EQMM Feb 1947
  • EQMM Dec 1994
• * The Reindeer Clue [ghost written by Edward D. Hoch; Ellery Queen], (ss) The National Inquirer Dec 23 1975
  • The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * The Robber of Wrightsville [Ellery Queen], (ss) Today’s Family Feb 1953; also as “The Accused”.
• * Snowball in July [“The Phantom Train”; Ellery Queen], (ss) This Week Aug 31 1952
  • EQMM Jan 2005
• * Terror Town [Ellery Queen], (nv) Argosy Aug 1956; also as “The Motive”.
  • The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * The Three Students [Ellery Queen], (ss) Playboy Mar 1971
  • The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * The Three Widows [“Murder Without Clues”; Ellery Queen], (ss) This Week Jan 29 1950
  • EQMM Sep/Oct 1999
• * The Tragedy of Errors, (uw) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * Uncle from Australia [Ellery Queen], (ss) The Diners Club Magazine Jun 1965
  • The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * Wedding Anniversary [Ellery Queen], (ss) EQMM Sep 1967
  • EQMM Sep/Oct 1999

QUELCH, H. STANLEY (chron.)

• * Danse Macabre, (ss) Mystery Stories #21 1940

QUENEAU, RAYMOND (1903-1976) (chron.)

• * (untitled), (ms) Batons, chiffres et lettres Sep 15 1945
  • Picador Book of Crime Writing, ed. Michael Dibdin, Picador 1993; tr. by Michael Dibdin

QUENTIN, PATRICK; pseudonym of Richard Wilson Webb & Hugh Callingham Wheeler, works after 1952 are by Wheeler alone (chron.)

• * Puzzle for Poppy [Peter & Iris Duluth], (ss) EQMM Feb 1946
  • The Best Crime Stories, ed. Anon., Hamlyn 1984
  • Canine Crimes, ed. Cynthia Manson, Jove 1993
  • Detective Duos, ed. Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini, Oxford University Press 1997