Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Stories, Listed by Author

STEIGER, BRAD; pseudonym of Eugene E. Olson, (1936- ) (chron.)

• * Make Love and Die, (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine May 1961
• * The Nervous Hoodlum, (ss) Guilty Detective Story Magazine May 1959

STEIN, AARON MARC (1906-1985); see pseudonyms George Bagby & Hampton Stone (chron.)

_____, [ref.]

• * “Interview: Aaron Marc Stein” by Shelly Lewis, (iv) Mystery Mar/Apr 1980

STEINBECK, JOHN (Ernst) (1902-1968) (chron.)

• * The Crapshooter, (ss) 1943
  • EQMM May 1957
  • Win, Lose or Die, ed. Cynthia Manson & Constance Scarborough, Carroll & Graf 1996
• * from “The Lonesome Vigilante”, (ex) 1940
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996
• * How Mr. Hogan Robbed a Bank, (ss) Atlantic Monthly Mar 1956
  • AHMM mid-Dec 1987
• * The Murder, (ss) North American Review Apr 1934
  • EQMM Aug 1946
  • The Pan Book of Revenge Stories, ed. W. H. Cozens, London: Pan Books 1971
  • The Best Crime Stories, ed. Anon., Hamlyn 1984
  • The Best Crime Stories, ed. Anon., Mallard Press 1990
  • Nobel Crimes, ed. Marie Smith, Carroll & Graf 1992
  • The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century, ed. Tony Hillerman, Houghton Mifflin 2000

STEINBERG, JANICE (chron.)

• * Hospitality in a Dry Country, (ss) Criminal Kabbalah, ed. Lawrence W. Raphael, Jewish Lights Publishing 2001
• * Moonlighting, (nv) More Murder, They Wrote, ed. Elizabeth Foxwell & Martin H. Greenberg, Boulevard Books 1999
• * Wailing Reed [Margo Simon], (ss)
  • Mystery Midrash, ed. Lawrence W. Raphael, Jewish Lights Publishing 1999

STEINBOCK, STEVEN E. (chron.)

• * A Case of Counterfeiting: Cummings & Co., (ar) EQMM Jul 2004
• * Director’s Cut: An Interview with David Koepp, (iv) EQMM Jun 2004
• * Ellery Meets Archie: An Interview with Timothy Hutton, (iv) EQMM Jun 2004
• * Ellery Queen—Man of God, (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * Getting to Know Manny Lee, (ar) EQMM Jan 2005
• * King and Queen: An Interview with Stephen King, (iv) EQMM Jun 2004
• * On Our Cover: A Profile of Maria Bello, (bg) EQMM Sep/Oct 2004
• * Speaking with John Turturro, (iv) EQMM Jul 2004
• * A Talk with Gavin Polone, (iv) EQMM Sep/Oct 2004

STEINBRUNNER, (Peter) CHRIS(tian) (1933-1993); see pseudonym Peter Christian (chron.)

• * Mystery Newsletter (with Otto Penzler), (cl) EQMM Jan 14, Feb 11, Mar 10, Apr 7, May 5, Jun 2, Jun 30, Jul 23 1980
• * Mystery Newsletter (with R. E. Porter), (cl) EQMM Aug 18, Sep 10, Oct 6, Nov 3, Dec 1 1980
• * Reel Criminals, (cl) Crime Digest Jan/Feb, May/Jun, Sep/Oct 1982

STEINER, BARBARA (Annette) (1934- ) (chron.)

• * Mother Always Loved You Best, (ss) Bad Behavior, ed. Mary Higgins Clark, Gulliver 1995

STEINFELD, J. J. (chron.)

• * Penalty for Misuse—$20, (ss)
  • Great Canadian Murder and Mystery Stories, ed. Don Bailey & Daile Unruh, Quarry 1991

STEINFELDT, JOEL (chron.)

• * Naked Came the Farmer, Chapter 8: Get Your Motor Running, (rr) Accent Mar 20 1998

STEINHAUER, OLEN (chron.)

• * Investment in Vevey, (nv) EQMM Jul 2006
• * The Piss-Stained Czech, (ss)
  • Dublin Noir, ed. Ken Bruen, Akashic Books 2006

STELLA, CHARLIE (chron.)

• * Father Diodorus, (nv) Mississippi Review 2004
  • The Adventure of the Missing Detective, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 2005
• * Geezer Tricks, (ss) Damn Near Dead: An Anthology of Geezer Noir, ed. Duane Swierczynski, Busted Flush Press 2006
• * Ode to the O’s, (ss) Baltimore Noir, ed. Laura Lippman, Akashic Books 2006; (Memorial Stadium).
• * Skills, (ss) Plots with Guns Mar/Apr 2004
• * Tainted Goods, (ss)
  • Dublin Noir, ed. Ken Bruen, Akashic Books 2006
• * Waiting for Gallo, (ss) Hardboiled Brooklyn, ed. Reed Farrel Coleman, Bleak House Books 2006
• * Young Tommy Burns, (ss) Plots with Guns Nov/Dec 2004
  • Plots with Guns: A Noir Anthology, ed. Anthony Neil Smith, Dennis McMillan 2005

_____, [ref.]

• * The PWG Interview with Charlie Stella, (iv) Plots with Guns Jan/Feb 2004

STELLA, RACHEL (chron.)

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• * The Condemned Man’s Last Night, by Benjamin Péret, (ss) 1988
  • Legal Fictions, ed. Jay Wishingrad, Overlook 1992

STEMPLE, DAVID W(ilber) (1937-2006) (chron.)

• * Irreconcilable Samenesses (with Jane Yolen), (ss) Till Death Do Us Part, ed. Jill M. Morgan & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley 1999

STEMPLE, HEIDI ELISABET YOLEN (chron.)

• * Catnip (with Jane Yolen), (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000
• * The Dream Job, (ss) Mob Magic, ed. Brian Thomsen & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1998

STENHOUSE, DAVID (chron.)

• * My Life in Movies, (ss) Something Wicked, ed. Susie Maguire & Amanda Hargreaves, Polygon 1999

STEPHENS, GRAYSON M.; pseudonym of Steven G. Mitchell (chron.)

• * On the Venus Run, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Feb 1997
• * Temple of Primal Horror, (nv) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Mar 1997

STEPHENS, KATE (chron.)

• * First Victim, (ss) A Corpse at the Opera House, ed. Stephen Knight, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1992
• * The Long Way Home, (ss) More Crimes for a Summer Christmas, ed. Stephen Knight, North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1991
• * Tanners End, (ss) Crimes for a Summer Christmas, ed. Stephen Knight, North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1990

STEPHENS, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * The True Artist, (ss) Murder at Home, ed. Stephen Knight, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1993

STEPHENS, WILLIAM M. (chron.)

• * Disappearing Act, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1985
• * Doctor Odo’s Power, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1985
• * The Man Who Flim-Flammed Hiwassee County, (ss) AHMM May 27 1981
  • Grifters and Swindlers, ed. Cynthia Manson, Carroll & Graf 1993
• * Reef Diver, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1983
• * Where There’s a Will, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1982

STEPHENSON, ANNE (chron.)

• * Bermuda Short, (ss) Cold Blood IV, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic 1992

STEPHENSON, CARL (chron.)

• * Leiningen Versus the Ants, (nv) Esquire Dec 1938
  • Masterpieces of Adventure, ed. Louis Morris, Hart 1966

STEPHENSON, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * Neatness Doesn’t Count, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1981
• * The Oldest Trick in the World, (ss) AHMM Jun 16 1980

STERLING, BRETT; house pseudonym (chron.)

• * The Magic Moon [by Edmond Hamilton; Captain Future], (na) Captain Future Win 1944
  • Action Adventure Stories #117 2002

STERLING, PHILIP (chron.)

• * A Singular Fascination, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1982

STERLING, STEWART; pseudonym of Prentice Winchell, (1895-1976) (chron.)

• * The Kiss-and-Kill Murders [Don Marko], (nv) Popular Detective May 1953
  • Action Adventure Stories #76 2000

STERN, ADAM (books) (chron.)

• * Introduction (with Cynthia Manson), (in)
  • Silver Screams, ed. Cynthia Manson & Adam Stern, Longmeadow 1994

STERN, GIL (chron.)

• * The Story That Won:
  ___ Troubles by the Handful, (cl) AHMM Mar 2006

STERN, G(ladys) B(ronwyn) [Mrs. Geoffrey Lisle Holdsworth] (1890-1973) (chron.)

• * The Man Who Couldn’t Taste Pepper, (ss)
  • Murder on the Menu, ed. Peter Haining, New York: Carroll & Graf 1992

STERN, RICHARD MARTIN (1915-2001) (chron.)

• * Set Up for Murder, (nv) The Saturday Evening Post Aug 8 1959 (+1)
  • AHMM May 1987

STERNIG, LARRY (1908-1999) (chron.)

• * Time Out for Murder, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1980

STERNQUIST, J. W. (chron.)

• * Ghost Writer, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1983

_____, [ref.]

• * Mike Shayne Mystery Makers: J.W. Sternquist, (bg) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1983

STERRY, DAVID HENRY (chron.)

• * Confessions of a Sex Maniac, (ss) San Francisco Noir, ed. Peter Maravelis, Akashic Books 2005; (Polk Gulch).

STETSON, WILLIAM (chron.)

• * Deadly Dancer, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1981

STEVENS, B(onnie) K(lomp) (chron.)

• * Butlers in Love, (nv) AHMM May 1996
• * Death in Small Doses, (nv) AHMM Dec 1994
  • Women of Mystery III, ed. Kathleen Halligan, Carroll & Graf 1998
• * Death of the Guilty Party [Leah Abrams], (nv) AHMM Oct 2002
• * Death on a Budget [Leah Abrams], (nv) AHMM Feb 1998
• * Death on a Diet [Leah Abrams], (nv) AHMM May 2006
• * Death on the List [Leah Abrams], (nv) AHMM Jan 1999
• * The Devil Hath Power, (nv) AHMM Jun 1998
• * Final Jeopardy, (nv) AHMM Jul 1991
• * Honor Among Thieves, (nv) AHMM Jul/Aug 2000
• * More Deadly to Give [Professor Woodhouse], (ss) AHMM May 2003
• * Night Vision, (nv) AHMM mid-Dec 1991
  • Women of Mystery, ed. Cynthia Manson, Carroll & Graf 1992
• * An Ounce of Prevention, (ss) AHMM Oct 1989
• * Sideshow, (nv) AHMM Dec 1993
  • Women of Mystery II, ed. Cynthia Manson, Carroll & Graf 1994
• * Something to Chew On, (pm) EQMM Aug 1990
• * True Adventure [Lt. Walt Johnson; Sgt. Gordon Bolt], (nv) AHMM Apr 1992
• * True Blue, (nv) AHMM Jan/Feb 2005
• * True Colors [Lt. Walt Johnson; Sgt. Gordon Bolt], (nv) AHMM Feb 2002
• * True Confession [Lt. Walt Johnson; Sgt. Gordon Bolt], (nv) AHMM May 1989
• * True Crime [Lt. Walt Johnson; Sgt. Gordon Bolt], (nv) AHMM Mar 1994
• * True Detective [Lt. Walt Johnson; Sgt. Gordon Bolt], (nv) AHMM Jun 1988
• * True Love [Lt. Walt Johnson; Sgt. Gordon Bolt], (nv) AHMM Sep 1995
• * True Romance [Lt. Walt Johnson; Sgt. Gordon Bolt], (nv) AHMM Nov 1990
• * True Story [Lt. Walt Johnson; Sgt. Gordon Bolt], (nv) AHMM Feb 1997
• * True Suspects [Lt. Walt Johnson; Sgt. Gordon Bolt], (nv) AHMM Sep 1998
• * Wild Justice, (nv) AHMM Apr 2000

STEVENS, HILARY (chron.)

• * Reflections in a Window, (ss) EQMM Aug 1975
  • Ellery Queen’s Searches and Seizures, ed. Ellery Queen, Chivers Press 1995

STEVENS, JAME (chron.)

• * Requiem for a Junkie, (ss) Saturn Web Detective Story Magazine Sep 1961

STEVENS, R. L.; pseudonym of Edward D. Hoch, (1930- ) (chron.)

• * Bull and Bear, (ss) A Treasury of American Mystery Stories, ed. Frank D. McSherry, Jr., Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg, Avenel 1989
  • Blowout in Little Man Flats, ed. Billie Sue Mosiman & Martin H. Greenberg, Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press 1998
• * The Carnival Caper, (ss) Woman’s World 1981
  • 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1993
• * The Case of the Barking Beagle, (ss) Hers 1979
  • 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1993
• * Deduction, 1996, (ss) EQMM Oct 6 1980
• * Five Rings in Reno, (ss) EQMM Jul 1976
  • Ellery Queen’s A Multitude of Sins, ed. Ellery Queen, Curley 1986
  • The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1993
• * The Great American Novel, (ss) EQMM Apr 1975
  • Ellery Queen’s Eleven Deadly Sins, ed. Eleanor Sullivan, Walker 1991
• * Just Passing Through, (ss) EQMM May 1982
• * King’s Knight Gambit Declined, (ss) EQMM Jul 1973
  • Win, Lose or Die, ed. Cynthia Manson & Constance Scarborough, Carroll & Graf 1996
• * Lot 721/XY258, (ss) EQMM May 1972; also as “One Can of Peaches”, by Edward D. Hoch.
• * Murder Offstage [“Whodunit: Murder Offstage”, as by Edward D. Hoch], (ss) EQMM Jan 1969
  • 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1993
• * Thirteen, (ss) EQMM Dec 1971
  • EQMM Jun 1991
• * The Three Travellers, (ss) EQMM Jan 1976
  • The Mammoth Book of Historical Detectives, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1995

STEVENS, SERITA DEBORAH (1949- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Cagney & Lacey, (ex) 1985; adapted from the teleplay by Barbara Avedon, story by Barbara Avedon and Barbara Corday.
  • More Murder on Cue, ed. Eleanor Sullivan, Walker 1990
• * In a Jewish Vein, (ss) Unholy Orders, ed. Serita Stevens, Columbine 2000
• * The John Detail, (nv); adapted from the screenplay by Barbara Avedon & Barbara Corday.
  • More Great Tales of Crime & Detection, ed. Peter Haining, Chartwell Books 1994
  • The Television Crimebusters Omnibus, ed. Peter Haining, Orion 1995

STEVENSON, JOHN (1926-1994) (chron.)

• * The Million Dollar Broad, (ss) Mystery Jul 1982

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS (Balfour) (1850-1894) (chron.)

• * The Body-Snatcher, (ss) Pall Mall Christmas Extra 1884
  • Tales from the Rogues’ Gallery, ed. Peter Haining, London: Little Brown UK 1994
  • Murder Most Scottish, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Bob Adey, Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1999
• * The Bottle Imp, (nv) New York Herald Feb 8-Mar 1 1891
  • AHMM Mar 1990
• * from “Epilogue: to Will H. Low” (with Lloyd Osbourne), (ex) 1892
  • Picador Book of Crime Writing, ed. Michael Dibdin, Picador 1993
• * from “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, (ex) New York: Scribner’s 1886
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996
• * from The Suicide Club, (ex) London Jun-Oct 1878
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995
• * from Weir of Hermiston, (ex) 1896
  • Trial and Error: An Oxford Anthology of Legal Stories, ed. Fred R. Shapiro & Jane Garry, Oxford University Press 1998
• * The Isle of Voices, (ss) The National Observer Feb 4 1893
  • Dark Arrows, ed. Alberto Manguel, Penguin Canada 1985
  • Mysteries, ed. Anon., London: Bracken Books 1994
• * Markheim, (ss) The Broken Shaft: Unwin’s Christmas Annual, ed. Sir Henry Norman, London: Fisher Unwin 1886
  • Scientific Detective Nov 1946
  • Master’s Choice Volume II, ed. Lawrence Block, Berkley 2000