Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Stories, Listed by Author

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS (chron.) (continued)

• * The Sire de Malétroit’s Door, (nv) Temple Bar Jan 1878
  • High Adventure, ed. Cynthia Manson & Charles Ardai, Barnes & Noble 1992
• * Story of the Young Man in Holy Orders, (nv) London Jul 1878; also as “The Young Man in Holy Orders”.
• * The Young Man in Holy Orders [“Story of the Young Man in Holy Orders”], (nv) London Jul 1878
  • Churchyard Shadows: Tales of Clerical Crime, Mystery and Suspense, ed. Kevin Carolan, Hodder & Stoughton 1999

_____, [ref.]

• * “The Strange Case of Robert Louis Stevenson” by Dr. Grace Moore, (ar) The Strand Magazine #9 2002

STEWART, ALEX; [i.e., Alexander Michael Stewart] (1958- ) (chron.)

• * Doing Business, (nv) Villains!, ed. Mary Gentle & Roz Kaveney, Roc UK 1992

STEWART, ALFRED WALTER (1880-1947); see pseudonym J. J. Connington (chron.)

STEWART, I. H. (chron.)

• * Wind Break, (sl) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Nov, Dec 1998, Jan 1999

STEWART, J. (chron.)

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• * Maigret’s Memoirs, by Georges Simenon [from Les Mémoires de Maigret, Fayard; Paris, 1950; Insp. Jules Maigret], (ex) 1963
  • Picador Book of Crime Writing, ed. Michael Dibdin, Picador 1993
• * Passing Time, by Michel Butor [from L’Emploi du temps, Editions de Minuit; Paris, 1951], (ex) London: Faber and Faber 1961
  • Picador Book of Crime Writing, ed. Michael Dibdin, Picador 1993

STEWART, J(ohn) I(nnes) M(ackintosh) (1906-1994); see pseudonym Michael Innes (chron.)

STEWART, JAMES A. (chron.)

• * The Story That Won:
  ___ Cream in His Coffee, (vi) AHMM Apr 2002

STEWART, JEAN (chron.)

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• * The Evidence of the Altar-Boy, by Georges Simenon [1947; Insp. Jules Maigret], (nv) 1977
  • Great Law and Order Stories, ed. John Mortimer, Bellew Publishing 1990
  • Great Law and Order Stories, ed. John Mortimer, Norton 1992
• * from Maigret’s Memoirs, by Georges Simenon [Insp. Jules Maigret], (ex) London: Hamish Hamilton 1963
  • The Oxford Book of Detective Stories, ed. Patricia Cross, Oxford University Press 2000

STEWART, JEANNIE; see pseudonym Jeanne S. Claire (chron.)

STEWART, LAWRENCE L. (chron.)

• * Mafiosa, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Aug 2000
• * Ten Hour Patrol, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Oct 1998
• * VC Wife, (sl) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jul, Aug 1999

STEWART, MARIAH; pseudonym of Marti Robb (chron.)

• * Til Death Do Us Part, (na) Wait Until Dark, ed. Karen Robards, Pocket 2001

STEWART, R. (chron.)

• * The Story That Won:
  ___ Man on the Roller Coaster, (vi) AHMM Oct 1998
  ___ Random Encounter, (vi) AHMM Nov 2002

STEWART, R. H. (chron.)

• * No-name, (ss) The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2002
• * Sunshine and Shadow, (nv) The Mammoth Book of Roman Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2003

STEWART-GORDON, JAMES (chron.)

• * The Doctor Detectives, (ss)
  • Reader’s Digest Mystery Top-Picks, ed. Judith Hatch, Pleasantville, N.Y.: Reader’s Digest Educational Division 1977

STIEFEL, VICKI (chron.)

• * Ginny’s Curve, (ss) EQMM Aug 1994

STILLMAN, DEANNE (chron.)

• * The Great Mohave Manhunt, (tc)
  • The Best American Crime Writing 2006, ed. Mark Bowden, Harper Perennial 2006

STIMSON, ROBERT (chron.)

• * A Bullet in the Back, (ss) Guilty Detective Story Magazine May 1959

STINCHCOMB, F. PHILIP (chron.)

• * The Exchange, (ss) AHMM Oct 1 1980

STINE, JEAN (Marie) (1945- ) (chron.)

• * Amaeru, (ss) Sexcrime, ed. Cecilia Tan, Circlet Press 2000

STINE, KATE (chron.)

• * Caught in the Web, (ar) MHCMM Sum 1998
• * Crime through Time, (ar) MHCMM Sum 1999
• * The Interrogation Room, (qz) MHCMM Spr, Sum/Fll 1997, Sum, Fll 1998, Sum 1999, Sum 2000

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• * Booksellers’ Best Bets, (br) MHCMM Spr, Sum/Fll 1997

STINE, R(obert) L(awrence) (1943- ) (chron.)

• * Wifey, (ss) Death Do Us Part, ed. Harlen Coben, Back Bay Books 2006

STINER, BARBARA (chron.)

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• * With a Little Help from Your Friends, by Jutta Motz, (ss) EQMM May 2004; first published in German in Wein-Leichen, Scherz, 2003.

STINSON, JOSEPH C. (chron.)

• * Teammates, (vi) EQMM Oct 1982

STIRES, CHRISTOPHER (chron.)

• * Bagman, (ss) Hardboiled #27/28 2001

STIRLING, ELAINE (chron.)

• * La Carolina, (ss) AHMM May 1998
• * Death by Donuts, (ss) AHMM Jun 2003

STIVENS, DAL(las George) (1911-1997); see pseudonym John Sidney (chron.)

STOBBLEHOUSE, EOLAKE (chron.)

• * Beware the Kraken, (ss) Beyond the Mundane: Unravelings, ed. Daniel J. Reitz, Mundania Press 2004

STOCKANES, ANTHONY E. (1935-1997) (chron.)

• * The Apprentice, (ss) AHMM May 1982

STOCKEY, JANET (chron.)

• * Constitution Street, (ss) AHMM Dec 1989
  • Women of Mystery, ed. Cynthia Manson, Carroll & Graf 1992
• * Eleven, (ss) AHMM Nov 1989

STOCKLEY, GRIF (1944- ) (chron.)

• * The Divorce, (na) Legal Briefs, ed. William Bernhardt, New York: Doubleday 1998

STOCKTON, FRANK R.; [i.e., Francis Richard Stockton] (1834-1902) (chron.)

• * The Discourager of Hesitancy, (ss) The Century Jul 1885; a continuation of “The Lady, or the Tiger?”.
  • The Mystery and the Detective, ed. Blanche Colton Williams, Appleton-Century 1938
  • AHMM Jun 1985
• * The Griffin and the Minor Canon, (ss) St. Nicholas Magazine Oct 1885
  • Bedside Tales of Mystery and Suspense, ed. Anon., Panther 1963
  • AHMM Jun 1989
• * The Lady, or the Tiger?, (ss) The Century Nov 1882
  • EQMM Mar 1953
  • Masterpieces of Surprise, ed. James L. Monahan, Hart 1966
  • Tales of Mystery and Suspense, ed. Theodore W. Hipple, Allyn and Bacon 1977
  • AHMM Jun 1985

STODGHILL, DICK (chron.)

• * Beanball, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1984
• * A Blend of Murder, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1980
• * Blowup, (ss) AHMM Oct 1988
• * Bypass for Murder, (ss) Justice for Hire, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press 1990
• * Cast a Final Ballot, (nv) AHMM Mar 1993
• * Class Reunion, (ss) AHMM Nov 11 1981
• * A Clinical Interest in Murder, (ss) AHMM Nov 1993
• * Deadly Money, (nv) AHMM Nov 1991
• * Death on the Devil Strip, (nv) AHMM Nov 1994
• * A Debt to Be Paid, (ss) EQMM Jun 30 1980
• * A Deceitful Way of Dying, (nv) AHMM Sep 1989
• * A Dog’s Best Friend, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1984
• * Driscoll’s Big Story, (ss) AHMM Aug 19 1981
• * Footsteps of Death, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1982
• * The Fourth Friday, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1983
• * Good Odds for Murder, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1981
• * The Habituals, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1983
• * Kickback, (ss) AHMM May 1983
• * Knights of the Golden Circle, (ss) Espionage Magazine Aug 1985
• * Mama’s Darling, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1982
• * A Matter of Organization, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1983
• * Mayhem on Market Street, (nv) AHMM Mar 2002
• * Meaningless Murder, (ss) AHMM Jul 1982
• * Midnight Lady, (ss) Hardboiled #6 1986
• * Missing, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1985
• * Missing Melinda, (ss) AHMM Jan 1983
• * Nightmare on North Hill, (nv) AHMM Mar 1997
• * The Old Squad, (ss) AHMM Dec 1988
• * The Phantom of Johnnycake Lock, (nv) AHMM Dec 1997
• * Pictures in a Book, (nv) AHMM Feb 1990
• * A Policy for Murder, (nv) AHMM Jun 1994
• * Road Trip, (ss) AHMM Mar 26 1980
• * Rocky and the Phantom Lady, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1984
• * Second Chance, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1983
• * Seven Dollar Death, (ss) AHMM Aug 1989
• * Switchback, (nv) AHMM Nov 2002
• * Tickets for the Game, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1980
• * The Town Club Murders, (nv) AHMM Jan 1984
• * Vigilante Law, (nv) AHMM Jun 1984
• * Water in a Tea Cup, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1982
• * What Would You Have Done?, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1984

STOEN, JORDAN (chron.)

• * Stalker Goes A-Viking, (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000

STOESSEL, JOHN (chron.)

• * The Yuletide Affair [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Holmes for the Holidays, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Carol-Lynn Waugh, Berkley 1996

STOKER, ALAN (1930- ); see pseudonym Alan Evans (chron.)

STOKER, BRAM; [i.e., Abraham Stoker] (1847-1912) (chron.)

• * Dracula’s Guest [Dracula], (ss) Dracula’s Guest, London: Routledge 1914; also as “Walpurgis Night”.
  • The Haunted Hour, ed. Cynthia Manson & Constance Scarborough, Berkley Prime Crime 1995
• * The Secret of the Growing Gold, (ss) Black and White Jan 23 1892
  • Mysterious Erotic Tales, ed. Anon., O’Mara 1996
• * The Squaw, (ss) Holly Leaves Dec 2 1893
  • A Century of Thrillers: Second Series, ed. Anon., Daily Express 1935
  • Dark Arrows, ed. Alberto Manguel, Penguin Canada 1985
  • Mysteries, ed. Anon., London: Bracken Books 1994
• * Walpurgis Night [“Dracula’s Guest”; Dracula], (ss) Dracula’s Guest, London: Routledge 1914
  • Murder for Halloween, ed. Michele Slung & Roland Hartman, Mysterious Press 1994

STOKER, GREG (chron.)

• * Chac’s Hammer, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Apr 2001
• * Have Faith, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jan 2000

STOLL, RICHARD F. (chron.)

• * The Story That Won:
  ___ A Brilliant Reduction, (vi) AHMM Jun 1991

STOMBAUGH, PAUL M. (chron.)

• * True Crime:
  ___ The Silent Witnesses, (ar) The Saint Magazine Jul 1984

STONE, DEL, Jr. (chron.)

• * Aunt Edna’s Cats, (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000
• * Kiss Me, You Fool, (ss) Forbidden Lines #15 1993
  • Treachery and Treason, ed. Laura Anne Gilman & Jennifer Heddle, Roc 2000
• * Waiting for Victor, (ss) AHMM Jun 1997

STONE, DIGBY (chron.)

• * Just a Swine, (ss) Mystery Stories #11 1937

STONE, HAMPTON; pseudonym of Aaron Marc Stein, (1906-1985) (chron.)

• * The Mourners at the Bedside [Jeremiah X. (Gibby) Gibson], (nv) Ed McBain’s Mystery Book #3 1961
  • Ed McBain’s Mystery Book #3 1960

STONE, KYLE; pseudonym of Caro Soles (chron.)

• * Chops and the Stiff, (ss) Noirotica, ed. Thomas S. Roche, Rhinoceros 1996

STONE, LAWRENCE (chron.)

• * A Darling for the Devil!, (nv) Two-Fisted Detective Stories Oct 1960

STONE, LORI (chron.)

• * The Black Squall, (ex) Thrilling Detective (online) Jun 2001

STONE, MICHAEL (1950- ) (chron.)

• * How to Disappoint People, (ar) Hardboiled #21 1996

STONE, P(ercival) M(ason) (chron.)

• * Sussex Interview [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) 1940
  • The Game Is Afoot, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1994

STORM, CURT (chron.)

• * Murder Rode Aft, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Feb 1944
  • Detective Story Annual 1948, ed. Daisy Bacon, Street & Smith 1948

STORM, JOHN (chron.)

• * Appointment at Tev, (ss) Mystery Stories #19 1939

STORY, JACK TREVOR (1917-1991) (chron.)

• * Fame for Ferdinand, (ss) London Mystery #1 1949
  • AHMM Mar 2005
• * The Man Who Was Hammered [Sexton Blake], (ss)
  • Great Tales of Crime and Detection, ed. Peter Haining, Chartwell Books 1993
  • The Television Detectives’ Omnibus, ed. Peter Haining, Artus 1994

STORY, QUENDA BEHLER (chron.)

• * Do Birds Still Sing When They’re Old?, (ss) AHMM Mar 1987
• * Do Garnets Glitter Like Gold?, (ss) AHMM Aug 1986
• * Must All My Secrets Be Told?, (ss) AHMM Nov 1987
• * Sleight of Hand, (ss) AHMM May 1986

STORY, WILLIAM L. (chron.)

• * Night Run, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1981

STOTTER, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * Bubastis, (ss) A Treasury of Cat Mysteries, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 1998
• * In Memoriam, (ss) Future Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW 1999
• * Kiss the Razor’s Edge, (ss) The Mammoth Book of Roaring Twenties Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2004
• * McKinney’s Revenge, (ex) 1990
  • The Fatal Frontier, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 1997

STOUT, REX (Todhunter) (1886-1975) (books) (chron.)

• * The Affair of the Twisted Scarf [“The Twisted Scarf”; Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin], (nv) The American Magazine Sep 1950
  • Murderous Schemes, ed. Donald E. Westlake, New York: Oxford University Press 1996
• * An Agacella Or, (ss) Lippincott’s Apr 1914
  • An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories, Carroll & Graf 2000
• * Annuncio’s Violin, (ss)
  • An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories, Carroll & Graf 2000
• * Another Little Love Affair, (ss)
  • An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories, Carroll & Graf 2000