Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Stories, Listed by Author

SMEDEGAARD, PAUL B. (chron.)

• * Introduction, (in)
  • The Unpublished Solar Pons, Toronto, Canada: Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library 1994

SMILEY, ROBIN (chron.)

• * A Leigh Brackett Bibliography, (bi) Firsts 1997
  • No Good from a Corpse, Leigh Brackett, Dennis McMillan 1999

SMITH (chron.)

• * Karate Babes from the Year 3000 (with Victor Gischler), (ss) Plots with Guns Oct-Dec 2000

SMITH, A. E. D. (1881-?) (chron.)

• * The Coat, (ss) Powers of Darkness, ed. Anon., P. Allan 1934
  • Mysteries, ed. Anon., London: Bracken Books 1994

SMITH, AL (chron.)

• * The Fools, (vi) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Feb 2001
• * The Medics, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Mar 2001
• * The Monster from Chartier’s Creek, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories May 2001
• * The Murders That Weren’t, (sl) Detective Mystery Stories Jan, Mar 2001
• * Witches from the Past, (vi) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Oct 1999

SMITH, ALEXANDER McCALL (1948- ) (chron.)

• * He Loved to Go for Drives with His Father, (ss) A New Omnibus of Crime, ed. Tony Hillerman & Rosemary Herbert, Oxford University Press 2005
  • The Best British Mysteries IV, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Allison & Busby 2006
• * Smiles, (ss) The Strand Magazine #14 2004

SMITH, ALI (1962- ) (chron.)

• * Kasia’s Mother’s Mother’s Story, (ss) Other Stories and other stories, Granta 1999
  • Something Wicked, ed. Susie Maguire & Amanda Hargreaves, Polygon 1999

SMITH, ANDREA (chron.)

• * Elected to Die [Ariel Lawrence], (ss) MHCMM Fll 1998
• * Fatal Flaw, (ss) MHCMM Sum/Fll 1997
• * A Lesson in Murder, (ss) Women on the Case, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte 1996

SMITH, ANTHONY NEIL (books) (chron.)

• * The Black Hole of Luck [David Junior], (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Jun 2000
• * Introduction, (in)
  • Plots with Guns: A Noir Anthology, ed. Anthony Neil Smith, Dennis McMillan 2005
• * Lovers Throughout All Eternity and Forevermore, (ss) Murdaland #1 2007
• * Paying the Bill, (ss) Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers Apr/May 2001

SMITH, ARTHUR D. HAUDEN; see under Smith, Arthur D. Howden (chron.)

SMITH, ARTHUR D(ouglas) HOWDEN (1887-1945) (chron.)

• * Swain Kingsbane, (nv) Adventure Sep 30 1924
  • Pulp Vault #8 1991

SMITH, BARBARA A. (chron.)

• * The Sylvan, (nv) AHMM Jul 1994
• * The Watchdog, (ss) AHMM Apr 1995
  • Canine Crimes II, ed. Cynthia Manson, Berkley 1997

SMITH, BARBARA BURNETT (1947- ) (chron.)

• * Death of a Damn Moose, (ss) Death Dance, ed. Trevanian, Cumberland House 2002
• * Mistletoe from Purple Sage [Jolie Wyatt], (n.) New York: St. Martin’s 1997
  • ’Tis the Season for Murder: Christmas Crimes, ed. Anon., Worldwide Library 1998
• * Writer’s Revenge, (ss) Malice Domestic 7, Sharyn McCrumb, Avon 1998

SMITH, BRAD (chron.)

• * The Package, (ss) Iced: The New Noir Anthology of Cold, Hard Fiction, ed. Kerry J. Schooley & Peter Sellers, Insomniac Press 2001

SMITH, BROOKE (chron.)

• * Reunion, (ss) Shred of Evidence Nov 2003

SMITH, CECIL LEWIS TROUGHTON (1899-1966); see pseudonym C. S. Forester (chron.)

SMITH, CLARK ASHTON (1893-1961) (chron.)

• * Murder in the Fourth Dimension, (ss) Amazing Detective Tales Oct 1930
  • 100 Menacing Little Murder Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1998

SMITH, D. W. “PROF”; see under Smith, Dean Wesley (chron.)

SMITH, DEAN WESLEY (1950- ) (chron.)

• * Black Betsy, (ss) Alternate Outlaws, ed. Mike Resnick, Tor 1994
• * Sprinkle on a Memory, (ss) EQMM Jan 2005
• * Two Roads, No Choices [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Sherlock Holmes in Orbit, ed. Mike Resnick & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1995

SMITH, DENIS O. (chron.)

• * The Adventure of the Crimson Arrow [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Magazine #2 1999
• * The Adventure of the Silver Buckle [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1997
• * A Hair’s Breadth [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Magazine #1 1998
• * An Incident in Society [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Magazine #3 1999

SMITH, DIANE L. (chron.)

• * The Story That Won:
  ___ Swan Song, (vi) AHMM Sep 1996

SMITH, DIXIE L. (chron.)

• * A Soiree of Suspects, (ss) EQMM Sep 1985

SMITH, DOUGLAS (chron.)

• * What’s in a Name?, (ss) Treachery and Treason, ed. Laura Anne Gilman & Jennifer Heddle, Roc 2000

SMITH, EDGAR W. (chron.)

• * On the Later Tales, (ar) 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

SMITH, ELAINE CAMPBELL (chron.)

• * Souvenir, (vi) EQMM Jun 1996

SMITH, ELIZABETH THOMASINA MEADE (1854-1914); see pseudonym L. T. Meade (chron.)

SMITH, EMORY (chron.)

• * Hunter, (ss) AHMM Apr 1985
• * A Thirst for Revenge, (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1984

SMITH, ERNEST BRAMAH (1868-1942); see pseudonym Ernest Bramah (chron.)

SMITH, EVELYN E. (1927-2000) (chron.)

• * Miss Melville Rejoices, (nv) Christmas Stalkings, ed. Charlotte MacLeod, Mysterious Press 1991

SMITH, F. J. (chron.)

• * I’ll Kill You Before Morning, (ss) Guilty Detective Story Magazine Jan 1960
• * One Doll Too Many, (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine Aug 1958
• * Shoot Him Like a Dog, (nv) Trapped Detective Story Magazine Dec 1958
• * Vindictive Woman, (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine Oct 1958

SMITH, FRANK E. (1919-1984); see pseudonym Jonathan Craig (chron.)

SMITH, GEORGE H(enry) (1922-1996) (chron.)

• * Too Lustful to Live!, (ss) Sure-Fire Detective Magazine Dec 1957

SMITH, GUY N(ewman) (1939- ); see pseudonym Gavin Newman (chron.)

• * The Case of the Sporting Squire [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1997
• * Murder So Cool, (ss) 1998
  • Murder Most Scottish, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Bob Adey, Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1999
• * The Silent Shot, (ss) The Strand Magazine #5 2000

SMITH, HARRISON (chron.)

• * All No Good Punks, (nv) Trapped Detective Story Magazine May 1960
• * Cops on the Take, (ss) Guilty Detective Story Magazine Jun 1961
• * Sweethearts and Robbers, (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine May 1961

SMITH, IAIN CRICHTON (1928-1998) (chron.)

_____, trans.

• * The Inheritance, by Author Unknown, (vi)
  • EQMM Sep 10 1980

SMITH, JAMIE (chron.)

• * Let Your Light Shine, (ss) The Mysterious Bruce, ed. Anon., The Brucedale Press 1997

SMITH, JOE F. J. (chron.)

• * Shake the Lady Down!, (nv) Off Beat Detective Stories Sep 1959

SMITH, JOY V. (chron.)

• * The Doorway, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Apr 1999
• * Guard Dog, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Sep 1999
• * Old Rex, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Dec 1999
• * Stray Cats, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jun 1999

SMITH, JUDITH KLERMAN (chron.)

• * Trickery, (ss) Murder by 13, ed. Priscilla English, Lisa Seidman & Mae Woods, Crown Valley Press 1997

SMITH, JULIE; [i.e., Julienne Drew Smith] (1944- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Always Othello [Skip Langdon], (ss) MHCMM Sum 1999
  • Mean Rooms, Five Star 2000
• * Blood Types, (ss) Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1989
  • Hardboiled, ed. Stuart Coupe & Julie Ogden, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1992
  • A Century of Mystery 1980-1989, ed. Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini, MJF Books 1997
  • The Best of Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1997
  • Mean Rooms, Five Star 2000
• * Crime Wave in Pinhole, (ss) AHMM May 21 1980
  • Death in Dixie, ed. Billie Sue Mosiman & Martin H. Greenberg, Rutledge Hill Press 1997
  • 100 Menacing Little Murder Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1998
  • Mean Rooms, Five Star 2000
• * Cul-de-sac, (ss) Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1990
  • Mean Rooms, Five Star 2000
• * Dead Men’s Shirts, (ss) EQMM Nov 2006
• * The End of the Earth [Skip Langdon], (ss) Detective Duos, ed. Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini, Oxford University Press 1997
  • Mean Rooms, Five Star 2000
• * Fresh Paint, (ss) Irreconcilable Differences, ed. Lia Matera, HarperCollins 1999
  • Mean Rooms, Five Star 2000
• * Grief Counselor, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1978
  • Mean Rooms, Five Star 2000
• * Hotwalking, (ss) Murder at the Racetrack, ed. Otto Penzler, Mysterious Press 2006
• * House of Mischief, (ss) MHCMM Sum 2000
• * Introduction, (in)
  • Mean Rooms, Five Star 2000
• * Kid Trombone [Talba Wallis], (nv) Murder... and All That Jazz, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet 2004
• * Let’s Go Knock Over Seaside, (nv) A Confederacy of Crime, ed. Sarah Shankman, Signet 2001
• * A Match Made in Hell, (ss) A Woman’s Eye, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte 1991
• * Montezuma’s Other Revenge, (ss) Justice for Hire, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press 1990
  • Mean Rooms, Five Star 2000
• * Project Mushroom, (ss) EQMM Feb 1984
  • Mean Rooms, Five Star 2000
• * Red Rock [Philip Marlowe], (ss) Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe, ed. Byron Preiss, Knopf 1988
  • Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe, ed. Byron Preiss, ibooks 1999
• * Silk Strands [Sgt. Ward Donaldson], (ss) Deadly Allies, ed. Robert J. Randisi & Marilyn Wallace, Doubleday Perfect Crime 1992
  • Mean Rooms, Five Star 2000
• * Strangers on a Plane, (ss) Unusual Suspects, ed. James Grady, Vintage 1996
  • Mean Rooms, Five Star 2000
• * Too Mean to Die, (nv) Blue Lightning, ed. John Harvey, Slow Dancer Press 1998
  • Mean Rooms, Five Star 2000
• * Where the Boys Are [Sgt. Ward Donaldson], (ss) MHCMM Fll 1998
  • Mean Rooms, Five Star 2000
• * [untitled], (aw) Deadly Housewives, ed. Christine Matthews, Avon 2006

_____, [ref.]

• * “Interview with Julie Smith” by J. Alec West, (iv) Murderous Intent Fll 1997

SMITH, KAREN (chron.)

• * Club Dead, (pm) Murderous Intent Fll 1997

SMITH, KAY NOLTE (1932-1993) (chron.)

• * Caveat Emptor, (ss) AHMM Jun 1976
  • AHMM Jul/Aug 2006

SMITH, KEVIN BURTON (chron.)

• * Two Fingers, (ss) Iced: The New Noir Anthology of Cold, Hard Fiction, ed. Kerry J. Schooley & Peter Sellers, Insomniac Press 2001

_____, [ref.]

• * A Conversation with Kevin Burton Smith, (iv) Plots with Guns May/Jun 2001

SMITH, LIZ (chron.)

• * Introduction, (in)
  • The Plot Thickens, ed. Mary Higgens Clark, Pocket 1997

SMITH, MARIE (books) (chron.)

• * Introduction, (in)
  • More Ms. Murder, ed. Marie Smith, London: Xanadu 1991
  • Nobel Crimes, ed. Marie Smith, Carroll & Graf 1992
  • Mammoth Book of Golden Age Detective Stories, ed. Marie Smith, Carroll & Graf 1994

SMITH, MARTIN CRUZ; [born Martin William Smith] (1942- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Introduction, (in)
  • San Francisco Thrillers, ed. John Miller & Tim Smith, San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books 1995
  • Death by Espionage, ed. Martin Cruz Smith, Cumberland House 1999

SMITH, MARY D. (chron.)

• * Lament for a Legend: Lizzie Borden Revisited, (ss) The Armchair Detective Spr 1978
  • EQMM Aug 1992

SMITH, MICHAEL S. (chron.)

• * Mercedes, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1982
• * Positive Identification, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1984

SMITH, MORRIS (chron.)

• * Claiming Territory, (ss) AHMM Feb 1990

SMITH, NEVILLE (1940- ) (chron.)

• * Heartache Tonight, (nv) Blue Lightning, ed. John Harvey, Slow Dancer Press 1998

SMITH, P. (chron.)

• * Sherlock Holmes In: The Grey Nun Legacy [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Brooklyn, NY: Gryphon Books 1992

SMITH, PAULINE C(oggeshall) (1908-1994) (chron.)

• * After Jamie, (ss) AHMM Jul 1982
• * Changes, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1980
• * The Dog, (ss) AHMM Aug 1986
  • Mystery for Halloween, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1991
  • Canine Crimes II, ed. Cynthia Manson, Berkley 1997
• * Earl Crawford—My Ambition—English I, (ss) AHMM Jul 1983
• * I Killed Him!, (nv) AHMM Sep 1968
  • AHMM mid-Dec 1991
• * A Little Bit of a Jigsaw Puzzle, (ss) AHMM Feb 1975
  • AHMM Jun 1991
• * The Mechanical Heart, (ss) AHMM Jul 16 1980
• * The Opal Necklace, (ss) AHMM Jun 24 1981
• * The Plough Horse, (ss) AHMM Nov 11 1981
• * The Son, (ss) AHMM Jun 1982

SMITH, PENNY (1955- ); see pseudonym Penny Sumner (chron.)

SMITH, PERRY MICHAEL (1937- ) (chron.)

• * For Jeff, (ss) EQMM Feb 1998

SMITH, PETER MOORE (1965- ) (chron.)

• * Forgetting the Girl, (ss) The MacGuffin Spr 1999
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2000, ed. Donald E. Westlake, Houghton Mifflin 2000

SMITH, R. T. (chron.)

• * Ina Grove, (ss)
  • Best American Mystery Stories 2006, ed. Scott Turow, Houghton Mifflin 2006