Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Stories, Listed by Author

SHAW, BOB; [i.e., Robert Shaw] (1931-1996) (chron.)

• * Burden of Proof [Slow Glass], (ss) Analog May 1967
  • Great Irish Stories of Murder and Mystery, ed. Peter Haining, Barnes & Noble 2000

SHAW, DAVE (chron.)

• * Twelve Days Out of Traction, (ss) The South Dakota Review Win 1996
  • Best American Mystery Stories 1998, ed. Sue Grafton, Houghton Mifflin 1998

SHAW, FELICITY (1918-1989); see pseudonym Anne Morice (chron.)

SHAW, IRWIN (1913-1984) (chron.)

• * Borough of Cemeteries, (ss) New Yorker Aug 13 1938
  • Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics, ed. Tim McLoughlin, Akashic Books 2005
• * Tip on a Dead Jockey, (nv) New Yorker Mar 6 1954
  • Best Smuggling Stories, ed. John Welcome, Faber & Faber 1967
• * Triumph of Justice, (ss) 1940
  • Legal Fictions, ed. Jay Wishingrad, Overlook 1992
  • The Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers, ed. Michael Hemmingson, Carroll & Graf 2001

SHAW, J. D. (chron.)

• * A Special Education, (ss) Out For Blood: Tales of Mystery and Suspense by Women, ed. Victoria A. Brownworth & Judith M. Redding, Chicago: Third Side Press 1995
• * The Visit, (ss) Out For More Blood: Tales of Malice and Retaliation by Women, ed. Victoria A. Brownworth & Judith M. Redding, Chicago: Third Side Press 1996

SHAW, LUCI (Northcote) (1928- ) (chron.)

• * The Muse Is Much Amused, (rr) Carnage at Christhaven, ed. William Griffin, San Francisco, CA: Harper and Row 1989

SHAW, MARVIN L. (chron.)

• * The Orphan of Coventry Road, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1985

SHAW, RICHARD (chron.)

• * The Crypt Speaks, (ar) Shock Mystery Tales Magazine Feb 1963
• * In the Name of Terror, (ar) Shock Mystery Tales Magazine Oct 1962

SHAW, SAM (chron.)

• * Reconstruction, (ss) Story Quarterly #40 2004
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2005, ed. Joyce Carol Oates, Houghton Mifflin 2005

SHAYNE, DEBBIE (chron.)

• * The Story That Won:
  ___ Hot Deal, (vi) AHMM Feb 1995
• * Windowpain, (ss) Kracked Mirror Mysteries Sep 1995

SHAYNE, MIKE

_____, narr.

• * All in a Day’s Work (with Brett Halliday) [*Michael Shayne], (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1984
• * All in a Day’s Work (with Tim Rourke) [as by Brett Halliday; *Michael Shayne], (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1984

SHEA, DOUGLAS (chron.)

• * Advice, Unlimited, (ss) EQMM Dec 1976
  • Masters of Suspense, ed. Ellery Queen & Eleanor Sullivan, Galahad 1992

SHEA, DOUGLAS G. (chron.)

• * The Day of the Fire Goddess, (ss) EQMM Jun 1990

SHEA, JOHN (chron.)

• * The Man Who Was Too Nice, (ss) AHMM Nov 1985

SHEA, JOSEPH (chron.)

• * The Land Beyond Feng Shui, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jan 2002

SHEA, JOSEPH M. (chron.)

• * Enemy Sniper: A Vignette, (vi) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Oct 2001
• * The Fountain Pen, (vi) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Nov 2001

SHEA, MICHAEL (1946- ) (chron.)

• * Pick and Grim, (ss) AHMM Oct 1994

SHEARD, TIMOTHY (chron.)

• * All Bleeding Stops ... Eventually, (ss) Hardboiled Brooklyn, ed. Reed Farrel Coleman, Bleak House Books 2006
• * Wash Gently, Hang Dry, (ss) Kracked Mirror Mysteries Sep 1995

SHEARING, JOSEPH; pseudonym of Gabrielle M. V. Long, (1886-1952) (chron.)

• * The Chinese Apple, (ss) The Illustrated London News Nov 18 1948
  • Mystery for Christmas, ed. Richard Dalby, O’Mara 1990

SHEBELSKI, R. C. (chron.)

• * Elusive Dude, (pm) EQMM Jun 1991
• * His Song, (pm) EQMM Apr 1990
• * You Are What You Wear, (pm) EQMM Nov 1990

SHECHTER, ANDI (chron.)

• * Conventional Wisdom, (cl) Murderous Intent Spr, Sum 1996, Sum, Fll 1997, Spr, Sum/Fll 1998, Spr 1999
• * Sound Off!, (ar) Murderous Intent Sum/Fll 1998

SHECKLEY, JAY (Rothbell) (chron.)

• * The Case of Vittoria the Circus Belle [Sherlock Holmes], (na) The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1998

SHECKLEY, ROBERT (1928-2005) (chron.)

• * Citizen in Space [“Spy Story”], (ss) Playboy Sep 1955
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Sinister Spies, ed. Anon., Random House 1982
  • The Oxford Book of Spy Stories, ed. Michael Cox, Oxford University Press 1996
• * The Cruel Equations, (ss) BOAC 1971
  • Tin Stars, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, NAL/Signet 1986
• * The Joker’s War [Batman], (nv) The Further Adventures of the Joker, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam 1990
• * Miranda, (ss) Alternate Outlaws, ed. Mike Resnick, Tor 1994
• * Spy Story, (ss) Playboy Sep 1955; also as “Citizen in Space”.
• * Watchbird, (nv) Galaxy Feb 1953
  • Cyber-Killers, ed. Ric Alexander, Millennium 1997

SHEED, GEORGE C. (chron.)

• * The Fortune Hunters of Chavo [Masked Rider], (na) The Masked Rider Western Magazine May 1936
  • Action Adventure Stories #35 1998

SHEFFIELD, CHARLES (A.) (1935-2002) (chron.)

• * The Demon of E Staircase [Erasmus Darwin], (ss) AHMM Jan 2003
• * The Heart of Ahura Mazda [Erasmus Darwin], (nv) AHMM Nov 1988
• * The Solborne Vampire [Erasmus Darwin], (nv) AHMM Jan 1998
• * Trapalanda, (nv) IASFM Jun 1987
  • High Adventure, ed. Cynthia Manson & Charles Ardai, Barnes & Noble 1992

SHEILS, TERRY (1935- ) (chron.)

• * Home for the Holidays, (ss) Beyond the Mundane: Unravelings, ed. Daniel J. Reitz, Mundania Press 2004

SHELDON, ROSE MARY (chron.)

• * Spying Through Time, (ar) Espionage Magazine Aug 1986

SHELDON, WALTER J(ames) (1917-1996) (chron.)

• * Detective for a Day, (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly Jun 22 1940
  • 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1993
• * Die Before Bedtime, (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly Jul 6 1940
  • 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1993

SHELLEY, MARY W(ollstonecraft Godwin) (1797-1851) (chron.)

• * The Mortal Immortal, (ss) The Keepsake, 1834 1833
  • A Century of Thrillers from Poe to Arlen, ed. Anon., London: Daily Express 1934

SHELLEY, PERCY BYSSHE (1792-1822) (chron.)

• * from The Cenci, (pm) 1819
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996

SHELTON, CONNIE (L.) (1951- ) (chron.)

• * Holidays Can Be Murder, (na) How Still We See Thee Lie, ed. Anon., Worldwide 2002

_____, [ref.]

• * “Up, up and away: An Interview with Connie Shelton” by Lisa D. Williamson, (iv) Murderous Intent Sum/Fll 1998

SHENOLD, CAROL (chron.)

• * Mam, (ss) Kracked Mirror Mysteries Sep 1995

SHEPARD, JIM (1956- ) (chron.)

• * Tedford and the Megalodon, (ss) McSweeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, ed. Michael Chabon, Vintage Books 2003

SHEPARD, LUCIUS (Taylor) (1943- ) (chron.)

• * On the Border, (nv) IASFM Aug 1987
  • High Adventure, ed. Cynthia Manson & Charles Ardai, Barnes & Noble 1992
• * Pizza Man, (ss) Playboy Sep 1996

SHEPHERD, ALLEN G. (chron.)

• * “We Never Sleep”: Allan Pinkerton, (ar) The Armchair Detective Sum 1991

SHEPHERD, WALTER (chron.)

• * Unsolved
  ___ (pz) For Amazement Only, Penguin 1942
  • AHMM Jan 1992
• * Unsolved:
  ___ Alley Barber and the Thirty Thugs, (pz) Mazes and Labyrinths: A Book of Puzzles (revised ed.), Walter Shephard, Dover 1961
  • AHMM Jan 1993
  
  ___ Bad Karl’s Cavern, (pz) Big Book of Mazes and Labyrinths, Walter Shephard, Dover 1973
  • AHMM Nov 1992
  
  ___ Finding the Clue, (pz) Mazes and Labyrinths: A Book of Puzzles (revised ed.), Walter Shephard, Dover 1961
  • AHMM Mar 1993
  
  ___ Getting Away with It, (pz) Big Book of Mazes and Labyrinths, Walter Shephard, Dover 1973
  • AHMM Apr 1993
  
  ___ The Hall of Seventy Rooms, (pz) Mazes and Labyrinths: A Book of Puzzles (revised ed.), Walter Shephard, Dover 1961
  • AHMM May 1992
  
  ___ The Knight’s Tale, (pz) For Amazement Only, Penguin 1942
  • AHMM mid-Dec 1991
  
  ___ A Lunch Date, (pz) Big Book of Mazes and Labyrinths, Walter Shephard, Dover 1973
  • AHMM Mar 1992
  
  ___ A Spy Hunt, (pz) Big Book of Mazes and Labyrinths, Walter Shephard, Dover 1973
  • AHMM Jun 1992
  
  ___ Talking Turkey, (pz) Big Book of Mazes and Labyrinths, Walter Shephard, Dover 1973
  • AHMM mid-Dec 1992
  
  ___ Treasure Island, (pz) Mazes and Labyrinths: A Book of Puzzles (revised ed.), Walter Shephard, Dover 1961
  • AHMM Dec 1992

SHEPPARD, SIMON (chron.)

• * The Big Black Dildo, (ss) Noirotica, ed. Thomas S. Roche, Rhinoceros 1996
• * Blackout, (ss) Sexcrime, ed. Cecilia Tan, Circlet Press 2000
• * Devil in Disguise (with Kevin Killian), (nv) Noirotica 2: Pulp Friction, ed. Thomas S. Roche, Rhinoceros 1997

SHEPPIRD, JOHN (chron.)

• * The Story That Won:
  ___ The Heist, (vi) AHMM Nov 1998

SHERIDAN, JUANITA; [i.e., Juanita Sheridan Wolfe] (1906-1974) (chron.)

• * There Are No Snakes in Hawaii, (na) EQMM Oct 1954
  • Murder Intercontinental, ed. Cynthia Manson & Kathleen Halligan, Carroll & Graf 1996

SHERIFF, JOHN PAXTON (chron.)

• * Fifth Time Dead, (ss) AHMM Jun 1991
• * A Natural Assumption, (ss) AHMM May 1999
• * An Unsettling Incident, (ss) AHMM May 1998

SHERMAN, CHARLOTTE WATSON (chron.)

• * Killing Color, (ss) Obsidian II Spr 1989
  • Spooks, Spies, and Private Eyes, ed. Paula L. Woods, Doubleday 1995

SHERMAN, JOSEPHA (chron.)

• * The Case of the Headless Corpse, (ss) Murder by Magic, ed. Rosemary Edghill, Warner Aspect 2004
• * The Case of the Purloined L’Isitek [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Sherlock Holmes in Orbit, ed. Mike Resnick & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1995
• * Dark Odds, (ss) More Whatdunits, ed. Mike Resnic & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1993

SHERMAN, STEVE (Barry) (1938- ) (chron.)

• * The Stone Wall, (ss) EQMM Mar 1985

SHERRICK, REX (chron.)

• * The Terrible God, (ss) Thrilling Mystery Jan 1936
  • High Adventure #56 2000

SHERRINGHAM, GUY (chron.)

• * Murder on Principle, (ss) Mystery Stories #4 1936

SHERWOOD, JOHN (Herman Mulso) (1913-2002) (chron.)

• * A Poisoned Chalice, (ss) Murder Through the Ages, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Headline 2000

SHIBUK, CHARLES (chron.)

• * Spotlight on Herbert Adams, (ar) The Armchair Detective Win 1991

_____, reviews:

• * The Paperback Revolution, (br) The Armchair Detective Win, Spr, Sum, Fll 1990, Win, Spr, Sum, Fll 1991

SHIEL, M(atthew) P(hipps) (1865-1947) (chron.)

• * The Adore Day, (nv) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935; also as “At the Eleventh Hour”.
• * At the Eleventh Hour [“The Adore Day”], (nv) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935
• * The Case of Euphemia Raphash, (ss) Chapman’s Magazine of Fiction Dec 1895
  • Victorian Tales of Mystery & Detection, ed. Michael Cox, New York: Oxford University Press 1992
• * The Cat Day, (ss) Strange Assembly, ed. John Gawsworth, London: Unicorn Press 1932; also as “The Flying Cat”.
• * The Death Dance, (nv) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935
• * The Diary Day, (ss) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935; also as “The Purchester Instrument”.
• * The Flying Cat [“The Cat Day”], (ss) Strange Assembly, ed. John Gawsworth, London: Unicorn Press 1932
  • Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935
• * The Place of Pain, (ss) The Red Magazine May 1 1914
  • Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935
• * The Purchester Instrument [“The Diary Day”], (ss) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935
• * The S.S. [Prince Zaleski], (nv)
  • 101 Years’ Entertainment, ed. Ellery Queen, New York: Modern Library 194?
• * The Stone of the Edmundsbury Monks [Prince Zaleski], (ss)
  • Vintage Mystery & Detective Stories, ed. David Stuart Davies, Wordsworth Editions Ltd. 2006

SHIELDS, BOB (chron.)

• * And Slaughter Again!, (ss) Off Beat Detective Stories Sep 1959
• * Blond Bombshell! [Duke Valantine], (nv) Off Beat Detective Stories Mar 1961
• * House of the Evil!, (nv) Sure-Fire Detective Magazine Jul 1958

SHIELDS, CAROL (Ann Warner) (1935-2003) (chron.)

• * Invitations, (ss)
  • Great Canadian Murder and Mystery Stories, ed. Don Bailey & Daile Unruh, Quarry 1991

SHIELDS, DANIEL (books) (chron.)

• * Abbots Inn, (ss)
  • Raising the Seams: Nine Tales of Murder and the Macabre, iUniverse.com 2000
• * Ghost Walk, (ss)
  • Raising the Seams: Nine Tales of Murder and the Macabre, iUniverse.com 2000
• * Keetli’s Tale, (ss)
  • Raising the Seams: Nine Tales of Murder and the Macabre, iUniverse.com 2000
• * Last Stop, (ss)
  • Raising the Seams: Nine Tales of Murder and the Macabre, iUniverse.com 2000
• * Raising the Seams, (ss)
  • Raising the Seams: Nine Tales of Murder and the Macabre, iUniverse.com 2000
• * Return To Cedar Cove, (ss)
  • Raising the Seams: Nine Tales of Murder and the Macabre, iUniverse.com 2000
• * Three Whirlwinds, (ss)
  • Raising the Seams: Nine Tales of Murder and the Macabre, iUniverse.com 2000
• * Transformation Revisited, (ss)
  • Raising the Seams: Nine Tales of Murder and the Macabre, iUniverse.com 2000

SHIELDS, EDMUND R. (chron.)

• * The Opponent, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1980

SHIFFMAN, STU (chron.)

_____, [ref.]

• * “Loony Cartoonist: An Interview with Stu Shiffman” by Lisa Williamson, (iv) Murderous Intent Spr 1998