Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Stories, Listed by Author

BIGGLE, LLOYD, JR. (books) (chron.) (continued)

• * The Unasked Question [“Grandfather and the Right Question”; Grandfather Rastin], (nv) EQMM Oct 1971
  • The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2007
• * The Unmurdered Professor [“The Great Alma Mater Mystery”; Grandfather Rastin], (ss) EQMM Nov 1964
  • The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries, Crippen & Landru 2007

BIGUENET, JOHN (chron.)

• * It Is Raining in Bejucal, (ss) Zoetrope All-Story Sum 2001
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2002, ed. James Ellroy, Houghton Mifflin 2002
• * Rnsom, (vi) EQMM Sep/Oct 2001

BIGWOOD, JAMES (chron.)

• * Decisions, Decisions, (pm) EQMM Jun 30 1980
• * The Light Dawns, (pm) EQMM May 5 1980

BILGREY, MARC (chron.)

• * The Bet, (ss) Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #1 2008
• * A House Divided, (ss) Murder Most Confederate, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Cumberland House 2000
• * Living the Lie, (ss) Cat Crimes Through Time, ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff, Carroll & Graf 1999
  • Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000

BILICHKA, SEAN (chron.)

• * True Love Waits, (ss) Plots with Guns May/Jun 2003

BILLINGHAM, MARK (chron.)

• * Dancing Towards the Blade, (nv) Men from Boys, ed. John Harvey, Heinemann 2003
  • The Best British Mysteries 2005, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Allison & Busby 2005
• * Introduction, (in) Expletive Deleted, ed. Jen Jordan, Bleak House Books 2007
• * Steppin Up, (ss) Damn Near Dead: An Anthology of Geezer Noir, ed. Duane Swierczynski, Busted Flush Press 2006

BINCHY, MAEVE (1940- ) (chron.)

• * Oxford Circus, (ss)
  • Murder on the Railways, ed. Peter Haining, Orion 1996

BING, STANLEY (chron.)

• * It’s On the House!, (hu) 1993
  • Lying Cheating & Stealing, ed. Sara Nicklès, San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books 1997

BINGHAM, JOSH (chron.)

• * The Outcast, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jul 1997

BINYON, T(imothy) J(ohn) (1936-2004) (chron.)

• * Wimsey and Strong Drink, (ar) Encounters with Lord Peter, ed. Christopher Dean, The Dorothy L. Sayers Society 1991

BIRKETT, NORMAN (chron.)

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• * from The Newgate Calendar, (ar)
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995

BIRMINGHAM, GEORGE A.; pseudonym of James Owen Hannay, (1865-1950) (chron.)

• * A Lunatic at Large, (ss)
  • Great Irish Detective Stories, ed. Peter Haining, Souvenir Press 1993

BIRRELL, HEATHER (chron.)

• * Wanted Children, (ss) Toronto Noir, ed. Janine Armin & Nathaniel G. Moore, Akashic Books 2008; (Bloor West Village).

BISCHOFF, DAVID (Frederick) (1951- ) (chron.)

• * Club Macavity, (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000
• * The Dames Behind the Pulps, (ar) MHCMM Sum 2000

BISHOP, ANNE (chron.)

• * By the Time the Witchblood Blooms, (ss) Treachery and Treason, ed. Laura Anne Gilman & Jennifer Heddle, Roc 2000
• * The Price [Black Jewels], (nv) Powers of Detection, ed. Dana Stabenow, Ace 2004

BISHOP, CLAUDIA; pseudonym of Mary Stanton, (1947- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Dead and Berried, (ss) Death Dines at 8:30, ed. Claudia Bishop & Nick DiChario, Berkley 2001
• * Introduction, (in)
  • Death Dines at 8:30, ed. Claudia Bishop & Nick DiChario, Berkley 2001
• * Waiting for Gateau [Sara & Meg Quilliam], (nv) Death Dines In, ed, Claudia Bishop & Dean James, Berkley 2004
• * Walk Right In..., (fw)
  • Death Dines In, ed, Claudia Bishop & Dean James, Berkley 2004

BISHOP, DANIEL J. (chron.)

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• * Graphic Clues, (br) Shred of Evidence Feb, May, Aug, Nov 2003, Feb 2004

BISHOP, MICHAEL (Lawson) (1945- ) (chron.)

• * Unlikely Friends, (ss) EQMM Nov 1982
• * Wished-For Belongings, (ss) AHMM Dec 1982

BISHOP, PAUL (1954- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Celtic Noir, (ss) Murder Most Celtic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Cumberland House 2001
• * Concrete Killer [Blaine Pope], (ss) Hardboiled #9 1988
  • Pattern of Behavior, Five Star 2000
• * The Daily Occurance Sheet, (ar) Mystery Mar/Apr 1980
• * Day of Asphalt, Day of Guns, (ss) Hardboiled #9 1988
• * Dead Easy, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1983
  • Pattern of Behavior, Five Star 2000
• * Derringer [Blue Mackenzie], (ss) Hardboiled Detective #12 1991
  • Pattern of Behavior, Five Star 2000
• * Ebenezer, (ss) Mysteries To Die For’s Christmas booklet
  • Pattern of Behavior, Five Star 2000
• * The Enigma of the Policeman/Writer, (ar) Mystery Jan 1981
• * The Ferryman, (ss) EQMM Mar/Apr 2004
• * The Framing Game, (ss) Bad Behavior, ed. Mary Higgins Clark, Gulliver 1995
  • Pattern of Behavior, Five Star 2000
• * Going Postal, (ss) Woman’s Magazine
  • Detective Story Magazine Sep 1988
  • Pattern of Behavior, Five Star 2000
• * Introduction, (in)
  • Pattern of Behavior, Five Star 2000
• * The Last Word, (aw) Mystery Mar/Apr 1980, Jan 1981
• * The Legend of Charlie McQuarkle [Charlie McQuarkle], (ss)
  • Pattern of Behavior, Five Star 2000
• * Legwork, (cl) Mystery Mar, May 1981
• * The Longest Goodbye, (ar) Mystery Mar/Apr 1980
• * The Man Who Shot Trinity Valance, (ss) Murder Is My Business, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allen Collins, Dutton 1994
  • Pattern of Behavior, Five Star 2000
  • Speaking of Lust, ed. Lawrence Block, Cumberland House 2001
• * Mercy, (ss) Flesh & Blood: Dark Desires, ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press 2002
• * The Neighbor Hood, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Sep 1988
• * Night of the Frankengolfer, (ss)
  • Pattern of Behavior, Five Star 2000
• * Pattern of Behavior [Fey Croaker], (na) Pattern of Behavior, Five Star 2000
• * Quint and the Braceros [Ramon Quintana], (ss) Hardboiled #5 1986
  • Pattern of Behavior, Five Star 2000
• * The Saint on the Air, (ar) The Saint Magazine Jun 1984
• * The Samaritan, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1982
  • Pattern of Behavior, Five Star 2000
• * Squeeze Play [Blaine Pope], (ss) Hardboiled #3 1985
  • Pattern of Behavior, Five Star 2000
• * The Thief of Christmas [Fey Croaker], (ss) Mysteries To Die For’s Christmas booklet
  • Pattern of Behavior, Five Star 2000
• * The Trenchcoat Files, (cl) Hardboiled #3 1985
  • Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1985
  • Hardboiled #4, #5, #6 1986

BISHOP, RICHARD W. (chron.)

• * Feature Attraction—Murder, (vi) Mammoth Detective Nov 1944
  • 100 Menacing Little Murder Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1998

BISHOP, STEVE (books) (chron.)

• * Safe as Milk, (ss) Birmingham Noir, ed. Joel Lane & Steve Bishop, Tindal Street 2003

BISKIN, MIRIAM (chron.)

• * A Spy by Any Other Name, (ss) EQMM Feb 1992

BITNER, WILLIAM (chron.)

• * Thrills, Inc., (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1984

BIZER, DOROTHY H. (chron.)

• * I Wonder, (pm) Murderous Intent Fll 1997
• * It Happens Every Time, (pm) Murderous Intent Fll 1997
• * Reading Taste, (pm) Murderous Intent Fll 1997

BLACK, CARA (1951- ) (chron.)

• * Cabaret Aux Assassins [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) My Sherlock Holmes, ed. Michael Kurland, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2003; (Irene Adler).
• * The Redhead, (ss) Paris Noir, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Serpent’s Tail 2008

BLACK, DAVID (1945- ) (chron.)

• * Laud, (nv) 1978
  • Opening Shots, ed. Lawrence Block, Nashville, TN: Cumberland House 2000

BLACK, MICHAEL A.; see pseudonym James G. Dancer (chron.)

• * All the Players, (ss) Hardboiled #11 1990
  • Detective Mystery Stories Oct 1999
• * Anatomy of a Gunfight, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Dec 1997
• * The Bandit Wolves, (ss) Hardboiled #20 1995
  • Detective Mystery Stories Feb 2000
• * The Black Rose, (ss) These Guns for Hire, ed. J. A. Konrath, Bleak House Books 2006
• * Chasing the Blues, (ss) Chicago Blues, ed. Libby Fischer Hellmann, Bleak House Books 2007
• * Devil’s Wind, (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 1996
• * Dress Blues, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Mar 2000
• * Going Ballistic, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Jan 2001
• * Inquest, (ss) AHMM Mar 2004
• * Life Is Seven Years, (nf) Hardboiled #24 1998
• * The Mann Act, (ss) Hardboiled #13 1992
  • 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1993
• * A Matter of Honor, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jun 1999
• * The Pigeon Drop, (ss) 100 Crooked Little Crime Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1994
• * Prying Eyes, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #30 2002
• * Realizing a Dream, (ss) Hardboiled #29/30 2003
• * Reasonable Doubts, (nv) Detective Mystery Stories Jun 1999
  • The Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers, ed. Michael Hemmingson, Carroll & Graf 2001
• * The Rosary, (ss) 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1993
• * Santa’s on the Way, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Dec 1999
• * The Savant, (ss)
  • Hardboiled, ed. Stuart Coupe & Julie Ogden, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1992
  • Detective Mystery Stories May 2000
• * Six-Toed Ollie, (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000
• * Smiling Buddha, (ss) Hardboiled #27/28 2001
• * True Crime, (cl) Hardboiled #19 1994
• * Uncivil Re-Enactments, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Jul 1999
• * Violent Crimes, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Nov 2000
• * Whodunit, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Aug 1997
  • 100 Menacing Little Murder Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1998

BLACK, REBECCA HARDY (chron.)

• * Dead Man Waitin’, (ss) Hardboiled Apr 2000
• * Keepsakes, (ss) Hardboiled #27/28 2001
• * Road to Nowhere, (ss) Hardboiled #32 2004

BLACK, RUPERT (chron.)

• * The Crossing, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Nov 2002
  • Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Oct 2002
• * The Gallows, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Sep 2001
• * Nocturne Macabre, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories May 2001
• * Sons of the Serpent, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jul 2002
• * Spawn of the Elder Pits, (nv) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Mar 2001

BLACK, TERRY (chron.)

• * All That Glitters, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1984
• * Big Winner, (ss) AHMM Nov 2003
• * The Black Damp, (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 2002
• * Claustrophobe, (nv) AHMM Jul/Aug 2008
• * Cold Shoulder, (ss) Cat Crimes Takes a Vacation, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine 1995
• * Dimple Indemnity, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1984
• * Dying for Dollars, (ss) Feline and Famous, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fell 1994
• * The Gun, (ss) AHMM Sep 2004
• * I Scream, You Scream, (ss) AHMM Nov 2001
• * It Ain’t Necessarily So, (ss) AHMM Sep 1989
• * Long Odds, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1984
• * Looney Tune, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1980
• * The Not-So-Big Sleep, (ss) AHMM Apr 1990
  • Futurecrime, ed. Cynthia Manson & Charles Ardai, Fine 1992
• * Over a Barrel, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1984
• * The Perfect Crime Revisited, (vi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1982
• * Repeat Business, (ss) AHMM Jun 1990
• * Saturday Night Special, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1981
• * Special Delivery (with J. B. Allen), (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1985

BLACK, VERONICA; pseudonym of Maureen Peters, (1935- ) (chron.)

• * Daughter of Compassion, (ss) Murder, They Wrote II, ed. Elizabeth Foxwell & Martin H. Greenberg, Boulevard Books 1998

BLACKADAR, BRUCE (chron.)

• * Beach Sights, (ss) Criminal Shorts, ed. Eric Wright & Howard Engel, Macmillan Canada 1992

BLACKMAN, MALORIE (chron.)

• * Cat and Mouse, (ss) Reader, I Murdered Him, Too, ed. Helen Windrath, Women’s Press 1995

BLACKMAN, NICOLE (chron.)

• * Dumped, (ss) Brooklyn Noir, ed. Tim McLoughlin, Akashic Books 2004

BLACKMOORE, STEPHEN (chron.)

• * Sumo, (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Fll 2007

BLACKWOOD, ALGERNON (Henry) (1869-1951) (chron.)

• * Ancient Sorceries [John Silence], (nv) John Silence, London: Nash 1908
  • Mystery and Detection Apr 1935
• * By Water, (ss) The Westminster Gazette Apr 18 1914
  • The Mystery and the Detective, ed. Blanche Colton Williams, Appleton-Century 1938
• * Confession, (ss) The Century Mar 1921
  • Mystery and Detection Jun 1935
• * The Decoy [“The Substitute”], (ss) Lloyd’s Magazine Dec 1919
  • Mystery and Detection May 1935
• * The Empty House [Jim Shorthouse], (ss) The Empty House, Eveleigh Nash 1906
  • AHMM Oct 1983
• * Keeping His Promise, (ss) The Empty House, Eveleigh Nash 1906
  • Mysteries, ed. Anon., London: Bracken Books 1994
• * The Pikestaffe Case, (nv) Tongues of Fire, Jenkins 1924
  • Mystery and Detection #1 1934
• * Secret Worship [John Silence], (nv) John Silence, London: Nash 1908
  • A Century of Thrillers from Poe to Arlen, ed. Anon., London: Daily Express 1934
• * The Substitute, (ss) Lloyd’s Magazine Dec 1919; also as “The Decoy”.
• * The Willows, (na) The Listener and Other Stories, London: Eveleigh Nash 1907
  • AHMM Aug 1991
• * The Woman’s Ghost Story, (ss) The Listener and Other Stories, London: Eveleigh Nash 1907
  • A Century of Thrillers from Poe to Arlen, ed. Anon., London: Daily Express 1934

BLACKWOOD, GRANT (chron.)

• * Sacrificial Lion [Henry Caulder], (ss) Thriller, ed. James Patterson, MIRA Books 2006

BLACKWOOD, PAMELA (chron.)

• * Elephant Dreams, (nv) AHMM Dec 1998
• * Our Closing Hymn, (nv) AHMM Nov 1996
• * The Tickler, (ss) AHMM Dec 2000