Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Stories, Listed by Author

AIRD, CATHERINE (books) (chron.) (continued)

• * Chapter and Hearse [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan], (ss) Past Crimes: Perfectly Criminal III, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House 1998
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
• * Child’s Play [Henry Tyler], (ss) 2003
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
• * Cold Comfort [Sheriff Rhuaraidh Macmillan], (ss) Murder Through the Ages, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Headline 2000
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
• * Coup de Grâce [Henry Tyler], (ss) 2003
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
• * Dead Letters [Sheriff Rhuaraidh Macmillan], (ss) 2003
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
• * Devilled Dip, (ss) Injury Time, Macmillan 1994
• * A Different Cast of Mind, (ss) 2003
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
• * Double Jeopardy [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan], (ss) Injury Time, Macmillan 1994
• * Due Diligence, (ss) The Strand Magazine #4 2000
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
• * Dummy Run [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan], (ss) 2003
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
• * Examination Results [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan], (ss) 2003
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
• * Exit Strategy, (ss) 2003
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
• * A Fair Cop [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan], (ss) Injury Time, Macmillan 1994
• * Gold, Frankincense and Murder [Henry Tyler], (ss) A Classic Christmas Crime, ed. Tim Heald, Pavilion 1995
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
• * Grave Import, (ss) Perfectly Criminal, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House 1996
• * Handsel Monday [Sheriff Rhuaraidh Macmillan], (ss) Past Poisons, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Headline 1998
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
• * The Hard Sell [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan], (ss) Injury Time, Macmillan 1994
• * Her Indoors [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan], (ss) Injury Time, Macmillan 1994
• * The Holly and the Poison Ivy, (ss) The Strand Magazine Christmas 2001
  • 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
• * Home Is the Hunter [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan], (ss) John Creasey’s Crime Collection, ed. Herbert Harris 1988
  • Injury Time, Macmillan 1994
• * Introduction, (in)
  • Encounters with Lord Peter, ed. Christopher Dean, The Dorothy L. Sayers Society 1991
• * Like to Die [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan], (ss) Malice Domestic 6, Anne Perry, Pocket 1997
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
• * Lord Peter’s Touch [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan], (ss) Encounters with Lord Peter, ed. Christopher Dean, The Dorothy L. Sayers Society 1991
  • Injury Time, Macmillan 1994
• * Losing the Plot, (ss) 2003
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
• * The Man Who Rowed for the Shore, (ss) The Man Who..., ed. H. R. F. Keating, Macmillan 1992
  • EQMM Apr 1995
  • Injury Time, Macmillan 1994
  • Murder on Deck!, ed. Rosemary Herbert, Oxford University Press 1998
• * Memory Corner [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan], (ss) Injury Time, Macmillan 1994
• * The Misjudgement of Paris, (ss) Injury Time, Macmillan 1994
• * One Under the Eight [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan], (ss) Injury Time, Macmillan 1994
• * Perfidious Albion, (ss) The Verdict of Us All, ed. Peter Lovesey, Crippen & Landru 2006
• * Preyed in Aid [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan], (ss) 2003
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
• * Slight of Hand [Henry Tyler], (ss) 2nd Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus 1993
  • Injury Time, Macmillan 1994
• * A Soldier to the Queen, (ss) 2003
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
• * Steady As She Goes [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan], (ss) 1st Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus 1992
  • Injury Time, Macmillan 1994
• * The Widow’s Might, (ss) 2003
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
• * Time, Gentlemen, Please [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan], (ss) 2003
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
• * Touch Not the Cat [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan], (ss) 2003
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
• * The Trouble and Strife [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan], (ss) The Mammoth Book of Comic Crime, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson 2002
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
• * Twayblade, (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
• * The Wild Card [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan], (ss) 2003
  • Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004

AIRES, NICK (chron.)

• * A Mystery of Immense Proportions, (ss) Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine #29 2003
  • Beyond the Mundane: Unravelings, ed. Daniel J. Reitz, Mundania Press 2004

AISEMBERG, ISAAC (?-1997) (chron.)

• * Ramón Acuñas Time, (ss) EQMM Jan 2005; first published in Mate en Dos Jugadas, Buenos Aires: Ediciones Corregidor, 1994.; tr. by Donald A. Yates

AITKEN, DONALD S. (chron.)

• * Eye-Witness, (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly May 30 1936
  • 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1993

AITKEN, ROSEMARY (chron.)

• * The Collaborator, (ss) Shakespearean Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1997
• * Mosaic, (ss) Classical Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Past Times 1996

AIVAZ, DAVID (chron.)

• * On Trial, (pm) EQMM May 1997

AKAGAWA, JIRO (chron.)

• * Beat Your Neighbor Out of Doors, (nv) EQMM Mar 1992
  • The Deadliest Games, ed. Janet Hutchings, Carroll & Graf 1993

AKUNIN, BORIS (chron.)

• * Table Talk, 1882, (ss) EQMM Feb 2004; first published in the Russian Playboy, 2000.; tr. by Anthony Olcott

ALAM, GLYNN MARSH (1943- ) (chron.)

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

ALAN, A. J.; pseudonym of Leslie Harrison Lambert, (1883-1940) (chron.)

• * The Diver, (ss) The London Magazine May 1927; broadcast by the BBC Dec 25, 1925.
  • Mysteries, ed. Anon., London: Bracken Books 1994
• * H₂, Etc., (ss)
  • Great Tales of Terror, ed. Anon., London: Chancellor Press 1991
• * The Hair, (ss) 1926
  • A Century of Thrillers from Poe to Arlen, ed. Anon., London: Daily Express 1934
• * My Adventure at Chiselhurst, (ss) The (London) Evening Standard Nov 10 1932; broadcast by the BBC on June 13, 1932.
  • A Century of Thrillers from Poe to Arlen, ed. Anon., London: Daily Express 1934
• * My Adventure in Norfolk, (ss) The London Magazine Oct 1927; broadcast by the BBC Dec 24, 1926.
  • A Century of Thrillers: Second Series, ed. Anon., Daily Express 1935
  • Mystery, ed. A. K. Barton, London: Dent 1937
• * Private Water, (ss) The Strand Sep 1933
  • Detective Stories from The Strand, ed. Jack Adrian, Oxford University Press 1991

ALBA, ANTHONY (chron.)

• * The Cold-Turkey-Kissy Face Come Down, (ss) Hardboiled #33 2005

ALBEE, GEORGE SUMNER (chron.)

• * Ghost in the House, (ss) EQMM Mar 1964
  • Mystery for Halloween, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1991

ALBERT, BILL (chron.)

• * Fannie’s Back Fence Caper (with Susan Albert), (nv) Malice Domestic 3, Nancy Pickard, Pocket 1994

ALBERT, JACK (chron.)

• * Byron, (ss) Cat Crimes Through Time, ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff, Carroll & Graf 1999

ALBERT, SUSAN (chron.)

• * Fannie’s Back Fence Caper (with Bill Albert), (nv) Malice Domestic 3, Nancy Pickard, Pocket 1994

ALBERT, SUSAN WITTIG (1940- ) (chron.)

• * The Collage to Kill For, (ss) Murder Most Crafty, ed. Maggie Bruce, Penguin US 2005

ALBERT, WALTER (chron.)

• * Murder Once Removed, A continuing supplement to Detective and Mystery Fiction, Part I, (bi) The Armchair Detective Spr 1991
• * Murder Once Removed, A continuing supplement to Detective and Mystery Fiction, Part II, (bi) The Armchair Detective Sum 1991
• * Murder Once Removed, A continuing supplement to Detective and Mystery Fiction, Part III, (bi) The Armchair Detective Fll 1991

ALCOCK, VIVIEN (Dolores) (1924-2003) (chron.)

• * The Whisperer, (ss) Ghostly Companions, London: Methuen 1984
  • Mystery Stories, ed. Helen Cresswell, Kingfisher 1996

ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY (1832-1888) (chron.)

• * A Double Tragedy: An Actor’s Story, (nv)
  • Murder & Other Acts of Literature, ed. Michele Slung, St. Martin’s 1997
• * Pauline’s Passion & Punishment [as Anonymous], (nv) Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper Jan 3 1862 (+)
  • Revenge, ed. Kate Saunders, Faber & Faber 1991

ALCOTT, SUSAN (chron.)

• * The Metamorphosis of Nathaniel Kronstadt, (ss) EQMM Feb 1985

ALDERMAN, MITCH (chron.)

• * Burnt Wood [Bubba Simms], (nv) AHMM Jul/Aug 2004
• * No Picnic, (nv) AHMM Jan/Feb 2007
• * The Rock in the Orange Grove [Bubba Simms], (nv) AHMM Jun 2003
• * Sudden Stop [Bubba Simms], (ss) AHMM Nov 2006
• * Yellow Bear Is Missing, (ss) AHMM Sep 2005

ALDRICH, PEARL G. (chron.)

• * The General’s Task Force, (nv) AHMM Jun 1993
  • Women of Mystery II, ed. Cynthia Manson, Carroll & Graf 1994
• * My Last Duke, (vi) EQMM Nov 1983

ALDRICH, THOMAS BAILEY (1836-1907) (chron.)

• * Out of His Head, (ex) 1862
  • The Mammoth Book of Locked-Room Mysteries and Impossible Crimes, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2000

ALDRIDGE, RAY(mon Huebert) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * Obscurocious, (ss) Whatdunits, ed. Mike Resnic & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1992

ALESSI, CARL (chron.)

• * A Satin Jacket, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #38 2003

ALEXANDER, BRUCE; pseudonym of Bruce Cook, (1932-2003) (chron.)

• * The Episode of the Water Closet [Sir John Fielding], (ss) Crime Through Time III, ed. Sharan Newman, Berkley 2000

ALEXANDER, DAVID (1907-1973) (chron.)

• * And on the Third Day, (ss) Maiden Murders, Mystery Writers of America, Harper’s 1952
  • The Fourth Book of Crime-Craft, Mystery Writers of America, London: Corgi 1959
• * The Gentlest of the Brothers, (ss) EQMM Feb 1956
  • Fifty Years of the Best from Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, ed. Eleanor Sullivan, Carroll & Graf 1991
• * Mama’s Boy, (ss) Manhunt May 1955
  • Hard-Boiled, ed. Bill Pronzini & Jack Adrian, Oxford University Press 1995
• * Scarecrow, (ss) Manhunt Jul 1955
  • The Pan Book of Revenge Stories, ed. W. H. Cozens, London: Pan Books 1971

ALEXANDER, DAVID (chron.)

• * The Eleventh Commandment, (ss) Espionage Magazine Jul 1987

ALEXANDER, DONNELL (chron.)

• * Beneficent Diversions from the Crackdkins Diet, (ss) The Cocaine Chronicles, ed. Gary Phillips & Jervey Tervalon, Akashic Books 2005

ALEXANDER, GARY (Roy) (1941- ) (chron.)

• * Bad Times, (ss) AHMM Feb 3 1982
• * The Best Defense, (ss) AHMM Jun 16 1980
• * A Bird of Some Kind, (ss) AHMM Jan 6 1982
• * The Black Gold Jail, (ss) AHMM Sep 16 1981
• * Blind Trust, (nv) AHMM Jun 1991
  • Murder Takes a Holiday, ed. Cynthia Manson, Barnes & Noble 1992
• * The Body Snatcher, (ss) AHMM Jul 16 1980
• * Breakout, (ss) AHMM Nov 2005
• * Captain Binh and the Bidji, (ss) AHMM May 2001
• * Caring, (ss) AHMM Jan 7 1981
• * A Classic Case, (ss) AHMM mid-Sep 1982
• * Combat, (ss) AHMM May 27 1981
• * Comic, (ss) AHMM May 2003
• * The Confession, (ss) AHMM Apr 29 1981
• * The Dragon Lady, (ss) AHMM Oct 1985
• * Emerald Eyes, (nv) AHMM Jan 1999
• * Enlightenment, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1983
• * Four Wishes, (ss) AHMM Feb 2001
• * Freak Show, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1982
• * Futures, (ss) AHMM Oct 14 1981
• * Game Show, (vi) EQMM Sep 9 1981
• * Games on the North Fork (with Frank Denton), (ss) AHMM Mar 1983
• * Georgi Porgie, (ss) AHMM Feb 2002
• * The Get-Togethers, (ss) AHMM Feb 1986
• * Golden Boy, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1981
• * The Golden Peacock, (ss) AHMM Jun 1986
• * Higher Education, (ss) AHMM Nov 11 1981
• * The Hyphenated Spy, (ss) AHMM Nov 1986
• * The Invisible Man, (ss) EQMM Oct 1982
• * Irv the Bartender, (ss) AHMM Aug 1986
• * Jackpot, (ss) AHMM Mar 3 1982
• * Jane and Dick, (ss) AHMM Mar 2004
• * Kiet and the Custodians [Bamsan Kiet], (nv) AHMM May 1992
• * Kiet and the Drive-By [Bamsan Kiet], (ss) AHMM Oct 1998
• * Kiet and the Inflationary Gap [Bamsan Kiet], (nv) AHMM Jul 1987
• * Kiet and the Raids [Bamsan Kiet], (ss) AHMM Sep 1997
• * Kiet: One Day in the Life of [Bamsan Kiet], (nv) AHMM Mar 1999
• * Killing Time, (ss) AHMM Nov 19 1980
• * The Last Becak, (ss) AHMM Oct 1990
• * The Last Martians, (ss) AHMM Oct 1997
• * The Law of Diminishing Returns, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1982
• * Lime Soup, (ss) AHMM Jan 1998
• * Logical Alternative, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1982
• * A Matter of Conscience, (ss) EQMM Mar 25 1981
  • Murder on Trial, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1994
• * Missed, (ss) AHMM Mar 4 1981
• * Ms. Household Wiz, (ss) AHMM Jul 1986
• * Partlow’s Owl, (ss) AHMM Jun 24 1981
• * The Perpetual Student, (ss) AHMM Apr 1 1981
• * Personality Conflict, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1981
• * Phases of the Moon, (ss) AHMM Feb 1988
• * Pigeon Blood, (ss) AHMM Feb 1987
• * Rambaugh and the Boys, (ss) AHMM Aug 1987
• * Rambaugh and the Galactic Cannibals, (ss) AHMM Oct 1982
• * Rambaugh and the Missing Gunman, (ss) AHMM Jan 1987
• * Rambaugh and Ye Olde Bookshoppes, Inc., (ss) AHMM Oct 1986
• * Remittance Man, (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 2000
• * The Return of Ma Barker, (ss) Malice Domestic 2, Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket 1993
• * The Return of the Disappeared, (ss) AHMM Nov 2004