Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Stories, Listed by Author

RICHTER, JOAN S. (chron.) (continued)

• * The Oak’s Long Shadow, (ss) EQMM Aug 1995
• * Recipe Secrets, (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 1998
• * The River’s Child, (ss) EQMM Jun 1999

RICHTER, STACEY (chron.)

• * The First Men, (ss) Michigan Quarterly Review 1998

RICKARDS, JOHN (chron.)

• * Twenty Dollar Future, (ss) Expletive Deleted, ed. Jen Jordan, Bleak House Books 2007
• * Wish, (ss)
  • Dublin Noir, ed. Ken Bruen, Akashic Books 2006

RIDDELL, MRS. J. H. [i.e., Charlotte Eliza Lawson Cowan Riddell] (1832-1906) (chron.)

• * The Banshee’s Warning [“Hertford O’Donnell’s Warning”], (ss) London Society Christmas 1867
  • Mystery for Christmas, ed. Richard Dalby, O’Mara 1990
• * Hertford O’Donnell’s Warning, (ss) London Society Christmas 1867; also as “The Banshee’s Warning”.
• * A Terrible Vengeance, (nv) Princess Sunshine and Other Stories, London: Ward & Downey 1889
  • Revenge, ed. Kate Saunders, Faber & Faber 1991

RIDENOUR, MARC V. (chron.)

• * Keeping the System Honest, (ar) Hardboiled #17 1994

RIDLER, JASON S. (chron.)

• * Alone with the Dead at Kakabeka Falls, (ss) Dead in the Water, ed. Violette Malan & Therese Greenwood, RendezVous Press 2006

RIDPATH, MICHAEL (Williams Gerrans) (1961- ) (chron.)

• * Partnership Track, (ss) The Detection Collection, ed. Simon Brett, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2006

RIEDER, INES (chron.)

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• * 7.62, by Pieke Biermann, (ss) Women on the Case, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte 1996

RIFFENBURGH, ANNE (chron.)

• * Leap of Faith, (ss) Murder on Sunset Boulevard, ed. Rochelle Krich, Michael Mallory & Lisa Seidman, Top Publications 2002

RIFFLE, ANNETTE (books) (chron.)

• * Introduction (with Joseph Pittman), (in)
  • And the Dying Is Easy, ed. Joseph Pittman & Annette Riffle, Signet 2001

RIFKIN, SHEPARD (1918- ) (chron.)

• * There Are Worse Places, (ss) Story 1947
  • The Tough Ones, ed. Whit Burnett & Hallie Burnett, Popular Library Eagle 1954

RIHA, JOHN (chron.)

• * The Chaplain’s Kachina, (ss) EQMM Apr 2000

RILEY, CINDY (chron.)

• * Mystery Buff, (pm) EQMM Dec 1991

RILEY, DAVID B. (chron.)

• * Lords, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Mar 1999
• * Mister Rex, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Aug 2000
• * Unfinished Business, (ss) Kracked Mirror Mysteries Sep 1995

RILEY, JAMES W.; pseudonym of Jim Weikart (chron.)

• * Buried at Gettysburg, (ss) AHMM Oct 2000

RILEY, JOHN (chron.)

• * Break Time, (ss) Hardboiled #33 2005

RILEY, LOUIS (chron.)

• * The Old Pro, (ss) The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Oct 1967
  • Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Annual #2 1972

RINEHART, MARY ROBERTS (1876-1958) (chron.)

• * The Dog in the Orchard, (ss) Cosmopolitan Sep 1940
  • EQMM Mar 1948
  • Ellery Queen’s Anthology Volume 1, ed. Ellery Queen, London: May Fair 1959
  • Canine Crimes II, ed. Cynthia Manson, Berkley 1997
• * The Lipstick, (nv) Cosmopolitan Jul 1942
  • AHMM Aug 1995
  • Oxford Book of American Detective Stories, ed. Tony Hillerman & Rosemary Herbert, Oxford 1996
  • American Crime Stories, ed. John Escott, Oxford Bookworms 2001
• * Murder and the South Wind, (nv) Good Housekeeping Jun 1945
  • Orange Pulp, ed. Maurice J. O’Sullivan & Steve Glassman, University Press of Florida 2000
• * The Splinter, (ss) EQMM Sep 1955
  • Twelve American Detective Stories, ed. Edward D. Hoch, Oxford University Press 1997
• * The Treasure Hunt [Letitia (Tish) Carberry], (nv) The Saturday Evening Post Feb 13 1926
  • 101 Years’ Entertainment, ed. Ellery Queen, New York: Modern Library 194?

RINELLI, V. (chron.)

• * Carlos Captures the Smugglers (with Irma Schmidt), (ss)
  • Teen-age Spy Stories, ed. A. L. Furman, Lantern Press 1967

RINTARO, NORIZUKI; pseudonym (chron.)

• * An Urban Legend Puzzle, (nv) EQMM Jan 2004; first published in Japanese in 2001.; tr. by Beth Cary
  • Passports to Crime: Finest Mystery Stories from International Crime Writers, ed. Janet Hutchings, Carroll & Graf 2006; tr. by Beth Cary

RINTELS, DAVID W. (chron.)

• * Clarence Darrow [from Clarence Darrow: A One-Man Play], (ex) Garden City, NY: Doubleday 1975
  • EQMM Oct 1983

RIORDAN, RICK; [i.e., Richard Russell Riordan, Jr.] (1964- ) (chron.)

• * A Good Day’s Work [*Jackson “Tres” Navarre], (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 2003
• * The Last King of Texas [*Jackson “Tres” Navarre], (ex) 2000
  • Lone Star Sleuths, ed. Bill Cunningham, Steven L. Davis & Rollo K. Newsom, University of Texas Press 2007
• * The Prized Gentleman, (ss) EQMM Jul 2001
• * A Small Silver Gun [Tres Navarre], (ss) MHCMM Sum 1998
• * Ticket to Midland [Tres Navarre], (nv) Shamus Game, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet 2000

RIPLEY, ANN (1926- ) (chron.)

• * Skunked, (ss) AHMM Oct 1999
• * Time in the Lap Lane, (ss) EQMM Nov 1999
• * Woman in a Box, (ss) AHMM Apr 1999

RIPLEY, MIKE; [i.e., Michael David Ripley] (1952- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Angel Eyes, (ss) Fresh Blood 3, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press 1999
• * Brotherly Love [Angel], (ss) Royal Crimes, ed. Maxim Jakubowski & Martin H. Greenberg, Signet 1994
  • The Mammoth Book of Comic Crime, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson 2002
• * Calling Cards, (ss) Winter’s Crimes 24, ed. Maria Rejt, London: Macmillan 1992
  • Winter’s Crimes 24, Volume 2, ed. Maria Rejt, Chivers Press 1993
  • Fresh Blood, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press 1996
• * Foreword, (fw)
  • Fresh Blood, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press 1996
  • Fresh Blood 2, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press 1997
  • Fresh Blood 3, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press 1999
• * The Great Detectives: Margery Allingham’s Albert Campion, (ar) The Strand Magazine #6 2001
• * Lord Peter and the Butterboy, (ss) Encounters with Lord Peter, ed. Christopher Dean, The Dorothy L. Sayers Society 1991
  • New Crimes 3, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Robinson 1991
• * MacEvoy’s Revenge, (ss) Fresh Blood 2, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press 1997
• * New Year’s Eve, (ss) Constable New Crimes 1, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Constable 1992
• * Our Man Marlowe, (ss) 1991
  • More Murders for the Fireside, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Pan 1994
• * Smeltdown, (nv) A Suit of Diamonds, ed. Anon., Collins 1990
  • The Mammoth Book of Comic Crime, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson 2002
• * The Trouble with Trains, (ss) Midwinter Mysteries 1, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Scribners 1991

RIPPEN, CHRIS (1940- ) (chron.)

• * Barefoot, (ss) World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Fourth Annual Collection, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Forge 2003; first published in Mord und Steinschlag, Kriminalstorys (Murder and Rockfall, Criminal Stories), ed. Jürgen Ehlers & Jürgen Alberts, Leda-Verlag, 2002.
• * The Best, (ss) 2003; first published in Nachtboot, House De Geus, Breda.
  • World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Fifth Annual Collection, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Forge 2004; tr. by Emmy Muller
• * Ferry Noir, (ss) Murder on Deck!, ed. Rosemary Herbert, Oxford University Press 1998; tr. by Emmy Muller
• * Under My Skin, (ss) Death Cruise, ed. Lawrence Block, Cumberland House 1999

RIPPERGER, WALTER F. (chron.)

• * The Affair of the Three Turtles, (ss) Double Detective Mar 1938
  • Mystery Stories #18 1939
• * The Cardboard Clue, (nv) Mystery Stories #13 1938
• * Flowers on a Grave, (nv) Double Detective Nov 1937
  • Mystery Stories #11 1937
• * Four Men of Crime, (nv) Mystery Stories #9 1937
• * House of a Thousand Deaths, (nv) Ten Detective Aces Apr 1934
  • Pulp Review Sep 1994
• * Murder on Maracaibo Street, (ss) Clues Nov 1937; also as “Murder on the Maracaibo Road”.
• * Murder on the Maracaibo Road [“Murder on Maracaibo Street”], (ss) Clues Nov 1937
  • Mystery Stories #23 1941
• * Murder Will, (ss) Mystery Stories #5 1936
• * The Stolen Cross, (ss) Mystery Stories #4 1936

RITCHIE, JACK; pseudonym of John George Reitci, (1922-1983) (chron.)

• * 22 Stories Up—22 Down, (ss) AHMM Jan 1959
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1959, ed. Anon., H.S.D. Publications 1959
• * The $5,000 Getaway, (ss) AHMM May 1959
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1959, ed. William Manners, H.S.D. Publications 1959
  • Speaking of Greed, ed. Lawrence Block, Cumberland House 2001
• * The Absence of Emily, (ss) EQMM Jan 28 1981
  • The New Edgar Winners, Mystery Writers of America, New York: Wynwood Press 1990
  • Ellery Queen’s Edgar Award Winners, ed. Anon., Robert Hale 1992
  • Crime Story Collection, ed. John Turvey & Celia Turvey, Longman 1998
  • Simply the Best Mysteries, ed. Janet Hutchings, Carroll & Graf 1998
  • The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century, ed. Tony Hillerman, Houghton Mifflin 2000
  • Master’s Choice Volume II, ed. Lawrence Block, Berkley 2000
• * The Alphabet Murders [Henry Turnbuckle], (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1980
• * The Angler, (ss) AHMM Oct 1975
  • AHMM mid-Dec 1990
• * Anyone for Murder?, (ss) AHMM Jan 1964
  • Five Classic Stories, ed. Anon., Davis 1986
• * Body Check, (ss) EQMM Jul 15 1981
• * By Child Undone, (ss) AHMM Oct 1967
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1968, ed. G. F. Foster, Davis 1968
• * Cardula and the Briefcase [Cardula], (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1983
• * Cardula and the Locked Rooms [Cardula], (ss) AHMM Mar 31 1982
• * The Cardula Detective Agency [Cardula], (ss) AHMM Mar 1977
  • Supernatural Sleuths, ed. Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg, Penguin/Roc 1996
• * A Case of Identity, (ss) EQMM Jan 27 1982
• * The Commissar, (ss) Espionage Magazine Dec 1984
• * The Connecting Link [Henry Turnbuckle], (ss) EQMM Oct 7 1981
• * The Customer, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1983
• * The Deveraux Monster, (ss) Manhunt Feb 1962
  • EQMM Dec 1991
• * Dial an Alibi [Henry Turnbuckle], (ss) Woman’s World Jun 7 1983
  • EQMM Aug 1985
• * Divide and Conquer, (ss) Manhunt Feb 1957
  • The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Carroll & Graf 1996
• * Don’t Twist My Arm, (ss) Manhunt Apr 1958
  • American Pulp, ed. Ed Gorman, Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 1997
• * The Fifth Grave [Henry Turnbuckle], (ss) EQMM Oct 1982
  • The Fifth Grave and Other Terrifying Tales of Homicide in the Heartland, ed. Billie Sue Mosiman & Martin H. Greenberg, Rutledge Hill Press 1998
• * The Final Truth [Henry Turnbuckle], (ss) EQMM Feb 1983
• * Finger Man, (ss) AHMM Jul 1972
  • AHMM Win 1989
• * For the Good of Society, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1980
• * The Ghost of Claudia McKenny, (ss) EQMM May 1984
• * The Golden Goose, (ss) EQMM mid-Jul 1982
• * Goodbye, Memory, (ss) AHMM Aug 1961
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1962 (b), ed. Lisa Belknap, Davis 1962
• * Goodbye, Sweet Money, (ss) AHMM Apr 1967
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1967, ed. G. F. Foster, Davis 1967
• * The Gourmet Kidnaper [Henry Turnbuckle], (ss) EQMM Sep 1979
  • Crime à la Carte, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1994
• * The Green Heart, (ss) AHMM Mar 1963
  • AHMM Dec 1997
• * The House of Yorick, (ss) The Saint Magazine Jul 1984
• * Hung Jury [Henry Turnbuckle], (ss) EQMM Dec 1977
  • Murder on Trial, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1994
• * In the Public Eye, (ss) Woman’s World Mar 10 1981
  • EQMM Aug 1990
• * The Investigator, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1984; given as by Jim Ritchie in toc.
• * The Journey, (ss) EQMM Dec 1983
• * The Killing Philosopher, (vi) AHMM Jun 1968
  • AHMM Jun 1991
• * The Little Green Book, (ss) Intrigue Mystery Magazine Jan 1966
  • Cloak and Dagger, ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, New York: Avenel 1988
  • Death by Espionage, ed. Martin Cruz Smith, Cumberland House 1999
• * The Message in the Message [Henry Turnbuckle], (ss) EQMM Dec 2 1981
• * The Method, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1982
• * The Moonlighter, (vi) The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Dec 1967
  • Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Annual Sum 1971
• * More Than Meets the Eye [Henry Turnbuckle], (ss) EQMM Sep 10 1980
• * Murder Off Limits [Henry Turnbuckle], (ss) EQMM Jun 1982
• * A New Leaf, (ss) 1963
  • The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time, ed. Otto Penzler, Dove Books 1998
• * Nobody Tells Me Anything [Henry Turnbuckle], (ss) EQMM Oct 1976
  • Ellery Queen’s A Multitude of Sins, ed. Ellery Queen, Curley 1986
  • Masters of Suspense, ed. Ellery Queen & Eleanor Sullivan, Galahad 1992
• * #8, (ss) AHMM Jun 1958
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Presents Fifty Years of Crime and Suspense, ed. Linda Landrigan, Pegasus Books 2006
• * The O’Leary Conspiracy [Henry Turnbuckle], (ss) EQMM May 1983
• * The Operator, (nv) AHMM Jun 1963
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1964, ed. Richard E. Decker, Davis 1964
• * The Orange Murders, (ss) EQMM Mar 24 1982
• * Pardon My Death Ray, (ss) AHMM Oct 1969
  • AHMM mid-Dec 1991
• * Remains to Be Seen [as by Steve O’Connell], (ss) AHMM Jun 1961
  • 100 Menacing Little Murder Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1998
• * The Return of Cardula [Cardula], (ss) AHMM Feb 3 1982
• * The Second Letter, (ss) EQMM Feb 1984
• * The Seed Caper, (ss) EQMM Aug 1977
  • Masters of Suspense, ed. Ellery Queen & Eleanor Sullivan, Galahad 1992
• * Ten Minutes from Now, (ss) AHMM Oct 1963
  • AHMM Jan 1986
• * That Last Journey, (ss) AHMM Dec 15 1980
• * The Third-Floor Closet, (ss) EQMM Jun 30 1980
• * This Gun for Hire, (ss) Woman’s World Mar 24 1981
  • EQMM Jul 1989
• * The Two Percent Solution [Henry Turnbuckle], (ss) EQMM Jun 1984
• * Variations on a Scheme [Henry Turnbuckle], (ss) AHMM Sep 1977
  • AHMM Oct 1990
• * The Way to Do It, (ss) EQMM Jan 14 1980
  • Win, Lose or Die, ed. Cynthia Manson & Constance Scarborough, Carroll & Graf 1996
• * The Weather Man, (ss) The Elk’s Magazine Jan 1976
  • EQMM Oct 1989
  • Kingpins, ed. Cynthia Manson & Charles Ardai, Carroll & Graf 1992
• * Win Some, Lose Some [Henry Turnbuckle], (ss) EQMM Mar 25 1981
  • 100 Menacing Little Murder Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1998

RITCHIE, JAMES A. (chron.)

• * A Few Miles South of Nowhere, (ss) EQMM Apr 1998
• * The Real West, (ss) EQMM Oct 1993
• * Wild Strawberries, (ss) EQMM Oct 1994