Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Stories, Listed by Author

SHEPARD, LUCIUS (Taylor) (1943- ) (chron.)

• * On the Border, (nv) IASFM Aug 1987
  • High Adventure, ed. Cynthia Manson & Charles Ardai, Barnes & Noble 1992
• * Pizza Man, (ss) Playboy Sep 1996

SHEPHERD, ALLEN G. (chron.)

• * “We Never Sleep”: Allan Pinkerton, (ar) The Armchair Detective Sum 1991

SHEPHERD, WALTER (chron.)

• * Unsolved
  ___ (pz) For Amazement Only, Penguin 1942
  • AHMM Jan 1992
• * Unsolved:
  ___ Alley Barber and the Thirty Thugs, (pz) Mazes and Labyrinths: A Book of Puzzles (revised ed.), Walter Shephard, Dover 1961
  • AHMM Jan 1993
  
  ___ Bad Karl’s Cavern, (pz) Big Book of Mazes and Labyrinths, Walter Shephard, Dover 1973
  • AHMM Nov 1992
  
  ___ Finding the Clue, (pz) Mazes and Labyrinths: A Book of Puzzles (revised ed.), Walter Shephard, Dover 1961
  • AHMM Mar 1993
  
  ___ Getting Away with It, (pz) Big Book of Mazes and Labyrinths, Walter Shephard, Dover 1973
  • AHMM Apr 1993
  
  ___ The Hall of Seventy Rooms, (pz) Mazes and Labyrinths: A Book of Puzzles (revised ed.), Walter Shephard, Dover 1961
  • AHMM May 1992
  
  ___ The Knight’s Tale, (pz) For Amazement Only, Penguin 1942
  • AHMM mid-Dec 1991
  
  ___ A Lunch Date, (pz) Big Book of Mazes and Labyrinths, Walter Shephard, Dover 1973
  • AHMM Mar 1992
  
  ___ A Spy Hunt, (pz) Big Book of Mazes and Labyrinths, Walter Shephard, Dover 1973
  • AHMM Jun 1992
  
  ___ Talking Turkey, (pz) Big Book of Mazes and Labyrinths, Walter Shephard, Dover 1973
  • AHMM mid-Dec 1992
  
  ___ Treasure Island, (pz) Mazes and Labyrinths: A Book of Puzzles (revised ed.), Walter Shephard, Dover 1961
  • AHMM Dec 1992

SHEPPARD, SIMON (chron.)

• * The Big Black Dildo, (ss) Noirotica, ed. Thomas S. Roche, Rhinoceros 1996
• * Blackout, (ss) Sexcrime, ed. Cecilia Tan, Circlet Press 2000
• * Devil in Disguise (with Kevin Killian), (nv) Noirotica 2: Pulp Friction, ed. Thomas S. Roche, Rhinoceros 1997

SHEPPIRD, JOHN (chron.)

• * The Story That Won:
  ___ The Heist, (vi) AHMM Nov 1998

SHERIDAN, JUANITA; [i.e., Juanita Sheridan Wolfe] (1906-1974) (chron.)

• * There Are No Snakes in Hawaii, (na) EQMM Oct 1954
  • Murder Intercontinental, ed. Cynthia Manson & Kathleen Halligan, Carroll & Graf 1996

SHERIFF, JOHN PAXTON (chron.)

• * Fifth Time Dead, (ss) AHMM Jun 1991
• * A Natural Assumption, (ss) AHMM May 1999
• * An Unsettling Incident, (ss) AHMM May 1998

SHERINS, AUDREY (chron.)

• * Second Wife Once Removed, (ss) Chesapeake Crimes, ed. Donna Andrews, Quiet Storm Books 2004

SHERMAN, CHARLOTTE WATSON (chron.)

• * Killing Color, (ss) Obsidian II Spr 1989
  • Spooks, Spies, and Private Eyes, ed. Paula L. Woods, Doubleday 1995

SHERMAN, JOSEPHA (chron.)

• * The Case of the Headless Corpse, (ss) Murder by Magic, ed. Rosemary Edghill, Warner Aspect 2004
• * The Case of the Purloined L’Isitek [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Sherlock Holmes in Orbit, ed. Mike Resnick & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1995
• * Dark Odds, (ss) More Whatdunits, ed. Mike Resnic & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1993

SHERMAN, STEVE (Barry) (1938- ) (chron.)

• * The Stone Wall, (ss) EQMM Mar 1985

SHERRICK, REX (chron.)

• * The Terrible God, (ss) Thrilling Mystery Jan 1936
  • High Adventure #56 2000

SHERRINGHAM, GUY (chron.)

• * Murder on Principle, (ss) Mystery Stories #4 1936

SHERWOOD, JOHN (Herman Mulso) (1913-2002) (chron.)

• * A Poisoned Chalice, (ss) Murder Through the Ages, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Headline 2000

SHIBUK, CHARLES (chron.)

• * Spotlight on Herbert Adams, (ar) The Armchair Detective Win 1991

_____, reviews:

• * The Paperback Revolution, (br) The Armchair Detective Win, Spr, Sum, Fll 1990, Win, Spr, Sum, Fll 1991

SHIEL, M(atthew) P(hipps) (1865-1947) (chron.)

• * The Adore Day, (nv) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935; also as “At the Eleventh Hour”.
• * At the Eleventh Hour [“The Adore Day”], (nv) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935
• * The Case of Euphemia Raphash, (ss) Chapman’s Magazine of Fiction Dec 1895
  • Victorian Tales of Mystery & Detection, ed. Michael Cox, New York: Oxford University Press 1992
• * The Cat Day, (ss) Strange Assembly, ed. John Gawsworth, London: Unicorn Press 1932; also as “The Flying Cat”.
• * The Death Dance, (nv) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935
• * The Diary Day, (ss) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935; also as “The Purchester Instrument”.
• * The Flying Cat [“The Cat Day”], (ss) Strange Assembly, ed. John Gawsworth, London: Unicorn Press 1932
  • Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935
• * The Place of Pain, (ss) The Red Magazine May 1 1914
  • Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935
• * The Purchester Instrument [“The Diary Day”], (ss) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935
• * The S.S. [Prince Zaleski], (nv)
  • 101 Years’ Entertainment, ed. Ellery Queen, New York: Modern Library 194?
• * The Stone of the Edmundsbury Monks [Prince Zaleski], (ss)
  • Vintage Mystery & Detective Stories, ed. David Stuart Davies, Wordsworth Editions Ltd. 2006

SHIELDS, BOB (chron.)

• * And Slaughter Again!, (ss) Off Beat Detective Stories Sep 1959
• * Blond Bombshell! [Duke Valantine], (nv) Off Beat Detective Stories Mar 1961
• * House of the Evil!, (nv) Sure-Fire Detective Magazine Jul 1958

SHIELDS, CAROL (Ann Warner) (1935-2003) (chron.)

• * Invitations, (ss)
  • Great Canadian Murder and Mystery Stories, ed. Don Bailey & Daile Unruh, Quarry 1991

SHIELDS, DANIEL (books) (chron.)

• * Abbots Inn, (ss)
  • Raising the Seams: Nine Tales of Murder and the Macabre, iUniverse.com 2000
• * Ghost Walk, (ss)
  • Raising the Seams: Nine Tales of Murder and the Macabre, iUniverse.com 2000
• * Keetli’s Tale, (ss)
  • Raising the Seams: Nine Tales of Murder and the Macabre, iUniverse.com 2000
• * Last Stop, (ss)
  • Raising the Seams: Nine Tales of Murder and the Macabre, iUniverse.com 2000
• * Raising the Seams, (ss)
  • Raising the Seams: Nine Tales of Murder and the Macabre, iUniverse.com 2000
• * Return To Cedar Cove, (ss)
  • Raising the Seams: Nine Tales of Murder and the Macabre, iUniverse.com 2000
• * Three Whirlwinds, (ss)
  • Raising the Seams: Nine Tales of Murder and the Macabre, iUniverse.com 2000
• * Transformation Revisited, (ss)
  • Raising the Seams: Nine Tales of Murder and the Macabre, iUniverse.com 2000

SHIELDS, EDMUND R. (chron.)

• * The Opponent, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1980

SHIFFMAN, STU (chron.)

_____, [ref.]

• * “Loony Cartoonist: An Interview with Stu Shiffman” by Lisa Williamson, (iv) Murderous Intent Spr 1998

SHIFLET, RON (chron.)

• * Unfinished Business, (ss) Hardboiled Cthulhu, ed. James Ambuehl, Dimensions Books 2006

SHINER, LEWIS (Gordon) (1950- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Black as the Night (with Joe R. Lansdale) [*John Talbot], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1979
  • Private Eye Action As You Like It, Crossroads Press 1998
• * “Can You Run with It?”, (si)
  • Private Eye Action As You Like It, Crossroads Press 1998
• * Deep, Without Pity [Dan Sloane], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1980
  • Private Eye Action As You Like It, Crossroads Press 1998
• * Dirty Work, (ss) Dark at Heart, ed. Joe R. Lansdale & Karen Lansdale, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest 1992
• * The Killing Season [Dan Sloane], (ss) Private Eye Action As You Like It, Crossroads Press 1998
• * Lifelike, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1982
• * Man Drowning (with Joe R. Lansdale) [*John Talbot], (ss) Pulpsmith Fll 1983
  • Private Eye Action As You Like It, Crossroads Press 1998; original version.
• * Prodigal Son [Dan Sloane], (ss) Private Eye Action As You Like It, Crossroads Press 1998
• * The Short Unhappy Career of Lew Shiner, Tough-Guy Writer, (si)
  • Private Eye Action As You Like It, Crossroads Press 1998

SHINN, SHARON (Ruth) (1957- ) (chron.)

• * The Sorcerer’s Assassin, (ss) Powers of Detection, ed. Dana Stabenow, Ace 2004

SHIPLEY, ELIZABETH (chron.)

• * Garden Pest, (pm) EQMM Jun 1990
• * Sweetness Counts, (pm) EQMM Aug 1990

SHIPPS, CHARLES (chron.)

• * God of the Pond, (ss) Shades of Black, ed. Eleanor Taylor Bland, Prime Crime 2004

SHIRER, DONALD L. (chron.)

• * Diary of a Disappearance, (pm) EQMM Feb 1999

SHIRES, GEOFFREY (chron.)

• * The Crunch, (vi) EQMM May 1983
• * Death of a Knocker?, (vi) EQMM Sep 1983
• * Shaggy Dog Story, (vi) EQMM Jan 1983
• * A Woman for All Seasons, (vi) EQMM Aug 1984

SHIRLEY, JOHN (Patrick) (1953- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Equilibrium, (ss) Heatseeker, Scream/Press 1989
  • New Noir, Black Ice Books 1993
• * “I Want to Get Married!” Says World’s Smallest Man, (ss) Midnight Graffiti, ed. Jessica Horsting & James Van Hise, Warner 1992
  • New Noir, Black Ice Books 1993
• * The Incorporated, (ss) IASFM Jul 1985
  • Futurecrime, ed. Cynthia Manson & Charles Ardai, Fine 1992
  • The Mammoth Book of Future Cops, ed. Maxim Jakubowski & M. Christian, Robinson 2003
• * Jody and Annie on TV, (nv) Cold Blood, ed. Richard T. Chizmar, Ziesing 1991
  • Dark Crimes 2, ed. Ed Gorman, Carroll & Graf 1993
  • New Noir, Black Ice Books 1993
  • Noirotica, ed. Thomas S. Roche, Rhinoceros 1996
• * Just Like Suzie, (ss) Cemetery Dance Sum 1991
  • New Noir, Black Ice Books 1993
• * Recurrent Dreams of Nuclear War Lead B.T. Quizenbaum into Moral Dissolution, (nv) Heatseeker, Scream/Press 1989
  • New Noir, Black Ice Books 1993
• * Skeeter Junkie, (ss) New Noir, Black Ice Books 1993
• * Tricentennial, (ss) Portland Scribe 1976
  • Cyber-Killers, ed. Ric Alexander, Millennium 1997

SHOEMAKER, MICHAEL T. (chron.)

• * The Trove, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1985

SHOLER, LUKE (chron.)

• * Imitate the Sun, (nv) EQMM Nov 2004
  • The Adventure of the Missing Detective, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 2005

SHORE, VIOLA BROTHERS (1890-1970) (chron.)

• * The Mackenzie Case, (nv) Mystery League Jan 1934
  • 101 Years’ Entertainment, ed. Ellery Queen, New York: Modern Library 194?
  • Murder on Deck!, ed. Rosemary Herbert, Oxford University Press 1998

SHORT, LUKE; pseudonym of Frederick D. Glidden, (1908-1975) (chron.)

• * Son of a Gun-Curse, (ss) Adventure Apr 1936
  • Action Adventure Stories #61 1999

SHORT, SHARON GWYN (c1960- ) (chron.)

• * Downriver, (ss) Murderous Intent Sum/Fll 1998

SHRAPNEL, NORMAN (chron.)

• * (untitled), (ex)
  • Picador Book of Crime Writing, ed. Michael Dibdin, Picador 1993

SHREFFLER, PHILIP A. (1948- ) (chron.)

• * Holmes and Watson, the Head and the Heart, (ar) Murder, My Dear Watson, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower, Carroll & Graf 2002

SHREWSBURY, STEVEN L. (chron.)

• * Day of Iniquity, (ss) Hardboiled Cthulhu, ed. James Ambuehl, Dimensions Books 2006

SHUBIN, SEYMOUR (1921- ) (chron.)

• * The Cry of a Violin, (ss) EQMM Aug 12 1981
  • Murder to Music, ed. Cynthia Manson & Kathleen Halligan, Carroll & Graf 1997
• * The Girls of Winter, (ss) EQMM May 1996
• * A Loss of Income, (ss) Murderous Intent Spr 1998
• * A Matter of Principle, (ss) EQMM Mar 1994
• * Meeting of the Minds, (ss) EQMM Feb 1994
• * The Music Lovers, (ss) EQMM Jan 1998
• * My Little Katie, (ss) Murderous Intent Sum 1999
• * The Other Woman, (ss) Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers Apr/May 2001
• * The Patients, (ss) EQMM Jul 1998
• * Perfect in Every Way, (ss) EQMM Oct 1994
• * A Race Among Friends, (ss) EQMM Dec 1993
• * The Statement, (ss) Murderous Intent Spr 1999
• * Talk Me to Death, (ss) Saturn Web Detective Story Magazine May 1961

SHULER, LINDA LAY (chron.)

• * The Unsung Song of Mary Gallinger, (nv) The Best of the Best, ed. Elaine Koster & Joseph Pittman, Signet 1998

SHULKLAPPER, LUCILLE GANG (chron.)

• * America’s Child, (ss) The Strand Magazine #1 1998

SHULMAN, IRVING (1913-1995) (chron.)

• * Because We’re Friends, (ss) Ed McBain’s Mystery Book #3 1961
  • Ed McBain’s Mystery Book #3 1960

SHUMAN, MALCOLM (Karl) (1941- ) (chron.)

• * The Woman in the Woods [Alan Graham], (ss) EQMM Jun 2003

SHWARTZ, SUSAN M(artha) (1949- ) (chron.)

• * Dreaming in Black and White, (nv) Psycho-Paths, ed. Robert Bloch, Tor 1991
• * The Whole Truth, (ss) More Whatdunits, ed. Mike Resnic & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1993

SIBSON, FRANCIS H(enry) (1899-?) (chron.)

• * Born Untimely, (ss) Mystery Stories #24 1941
• * The Master of the Allenby, (ss) Mystery Stories #10 1937
• * Thos. Hopkins—Viceroy, (ss) Mystery Stories #11 1937

SIDNEY, JOHN; pseudonym of Dal Stivens, (1911- ) (chron.)

• * Murder Off the Record, (ss) The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Dec 1966
  • Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Annual #3 1973

SIEBENHELLER, NORMA (chron.)

• * Mrs. Bird’s Dream House, (ss) AHMM Sep 1985

SIEGEL, DAVID S. (chron.)

• * Challenge to the Listener: Ellery Queen on the Air, (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999

SIEGEL, JAMES (chron.)

• * Empathy, (ss) Thriller, ed. James Patterson, MIRA Books 2006