Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Stories, Listed by Author

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 Magazine #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. (1937- ) (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
• * Two Sides, (ss) The Mammoth Book of Jacobean Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Carroll & Graf 2006

STOUT, CHRIS (chron.)

• * Bitter Taste of Memory, (ss) Thou Shalt Not..., ed. Lee Allen Howard, Dark Cloud Press 2006

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
• * Art for Art’s Sake, (ss)
  • An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories, Carroll & Graf 2000
• * The Body in the Hall [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin], (na) The American Magazine Dec 1954; also as “A Dog in the Daytime”.
• * By His Own Hand [“His Own Hand”; Alphabet Hicks], (ss) Manhunt Apr 1955
  • By His Own Hand, Crippen & Landru 2001
• * Christmas Party [“The Christmas Party Murder”; Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin], (na) Colliers Jan 4 1957
  • Oxford Book of American Detective Stories, ed. Tony Hillerman & Rosemary Herbert, Oxford 1996
• * The Christmas Party Murder [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin], (na) Colliers Jan 4 1957; also as “Christmas Party”.
• * A Companion of Fortune, (ss) Short Stories Apr 1913
  • An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories, Carroll & Graf 2000
• * The Cop Killer [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin], (na) The American Magazine Feb 1951
  • EQMM Mar 1952
  • Ellery Queen’s Anthology Volume 1, ed. Ellery Queen, London: May Fair 1959
• * Death of a Demon [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin], (na) The Saturday Evening Post Jun 10 1961 (+2); also as “The Gun Puzzle”.
• * A Dog in the Daytime [“The Body in the Hall”; Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin], (na) The American Magazine Dec 1954
  • EQMM Feb 1956
  • Canine Crimes, ed. Cynthia Manson, Jove 1993
• * Excess Baggage, (ss) Short Stories Oct 1912
  • An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories, Carroll & Graf 2000
• * Fourth of July Picnic [“Labor Union Murder”; Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin], (na) Look Jul 9 1957 (+2)
  • Detective Duos, ed. Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini, Oxford University Press 1997
  • A Century of Great Suspense Stories, ed. Jeffery Deaver, Berkley 2001
• * The Gun Puzzle [“Death of a Demon”; Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin], (na) The Saturday Evening Post Jun 10 1961 (+2)
  • Ellery Queen’s Faces of Mystery, ed. Ellery Queen, Curley Publishing 1992
• * Help Wanted, Male [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin], (nv) The American Magazine Aug 1945
  • EQMM Feb 1948
  • Masterpieces of Mystery and Suspense, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Doubleday Book and Music Clubs 1988
• * The Infernal Feminine, (ss) Short Stories Nov 1912
  • An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories, Carroll & Graf 2000
• * Labor Union Murder [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin], (na) Look Jul 9 1957 (+2); also as “Fourth of July Picnic”.
• * The Last Witness [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin], (na) The American Magazine May 1955; also as “The Next Witness”.
• * A Little Love Affair, (ss)
  • An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories, Carroll & Graf 2000
• * Méthode Américaine, (ss)
  • An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories, Carroll & Graf 2000
• * The Mother of Invention, (ss) The Black Cat Aug 1913
  • An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories, Carroll & Graf 2000
• * Nero Wolfe and the Communist Killer [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin], (na) The American Magazine Jan 1952; also as “Nero Wolfe Devises a Stratagem”.
• * Nero Wolfe Devises a Stratagem [“Nero Wolfe and the Communist Killer”; Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin], (na) The American Magazine Jan 1952
  • EQMM Jan 1970
  • Six of the Best Short Novels by Masters of Mystery, ed. Ellery Queen, London: Robert Hale 1987
• * The Next Witness [“The Last Witness”; Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin], (na) The American Magazine May 1955
  • EQMM Feb 11 1980
  • Sleuths of the Century, ed. Jon L. Breen & Ed Gorman, Carroll & Graf 2000
• * An Officer and a Lady, (ss) All-Story Weekly Jan 13 1917
  • An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories, Carroll & Graf 2000
• * Pamfret and Peace, (ss) The Black Cat Jan 1913
  • An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories, Carroll & Graf 2000
• * Poison à la Carte [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin], (na) Three at Wolfe’s Door, Viking 1960
  • EQMM Apr 1968
  • Murder on the Menu, ed. Peter Haining, New York: Carroll & Graf 1992
  • Murder Most Delectable, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Nashville, TN: Cumberland House 2000
• * A Professional Recall, (ss) The Black Cat Dec 1912
  • An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories, Carroll & Graf 2000
• * Santa Claus Beat [“Tough Cop’s Gift”], (ss) What’s New Dec 1953
  • EQMM Jan 1956
  • Mystery for Christmas, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1990
  • Merry Murder, ed. Cynthia Manson, Seafarer 1994
  • Murder Most Merry, ed. Abigail Browning, Gramercy 2002
• * The Strong Man, (ss)
  • An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories, Carroll & Graf 2000
• * This Will Kill You [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin], (nv) The American Magazine Sep 1952; also as “The World Series Murder”.
• * Tough Cop’s Gift, (ss) What’s New Dec 1953; also as “Santa Claus Beat”.
• * The Twisted Scarf [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin], (nv) The American Magazine Sep 1950; also as “The Affair of the Twisted Scarf”.
• * A Tyrant Abdicates, (ss) Lippincott’s Jan 1914
  • An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories, Carroll & Graf 2000
• * A White Precipitate, (ss) Lippincott’s Jun 1913
  • An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories, Carroll & Graf 2000
• * The World Series Murder [“This Will Kill You”; Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin], (nv) The American Magazine Sep 1952
  • Great Tales of Crime and Detection, ed. Peter Haining, Chartwell Books 1993
  • The Television Detectives’ Omnibus, ed. Peter Haining, Artus 1994

_____, [ref.]

• * “Collecting Mystery Fiction: Rex Stout Part II” by Otto Penzler, (bi) The Armchair Detective Fll 1990
• * “Collecting Mystery Fiction: Rex Stout Part III” by Otto Penzler, (bi) The Armchair Detective Win 1991
• * “Collecting Mystery Fiction: Rex Stout” by Otto Penzler, (bi) The Armchair Detective Sum 1990
• * “Partners in Crime” by Norman E. Stafford, (ar) The Armchair Detective Sum 1990
• * “Rex, Nero, and, Archie” by John McAleer & Andrew McAleer, (iv) The Strand Magazine #10 2003

STOVER, DEB (chron.)

• * Keeper of the Well, (ss) Murder Most Romantic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Denise Little, Cumberland House 2001

STOVER, KARLA (chron.)

• * The Revenge of Jennifer Judson, (ss) Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers Apr/May 2001

STRACZYNSKI, J(oseph) MICHAEL (1954- ) (chron.)

• * We Killed Them in the Ratings, (nv) Blowout in Little Man Flats, ed. Billie Sue Mosiman & Martin H. Greenberg, Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press 1998

STRAIGHT, SUSAN (chron.)

• * The Golden Gopher, (nv) Los Angeles Noir, ed. Denise Hamilton, Akashic Books 2007
• * Poinciana, (ss) The Cocaine Chronicles, ed. Gary Phillips & Jervey Tervalon, Akashic Books 2005

STRAKA, ANDY (chron.)

• * Call It Dead Time [Frank Pavlicek], (nv) And the Dying Is Easy, ed. Joseph Pittman & Annette Riffle, Signet 2001

STRALEY, JOHN (1953- ) (chron.)

• * Finding Lou, (ss) The Mysterious North, ed. Dana Stabenow, Signet 2002
• * Life Before the War, (ss) Men from Boys, ed. John Harvey, Heinemann 2003
• * Lovely, (ss) Powers of Detection, ed. Dana Stabenow, Ace 2004
• * My Heart Went Boom, (ss) Wild Crimes, ed. Dana Stabenow, Signet 2004

STRAND, BENJAMIN N. (chron.)

• * Sanitary Man Exam, (vi) Murderous Intent Spr 1999

STRAND, JEFF (chron.)

• * Abbey’s Shriek, (ss) Beyond the Mundane: Unravelings, ed. Daniel J. Reitz, Mundania Press 2004
• * Poor Career Choice, (ss) These Guns for Hire, ed. J. A. Konrath, Bleak House Books 2006

STRATTON, TED; [i.e., John Theodore Stratton] (1902-1984) (chron.)

• * Burning Issue, (ss) New Detective Magazine Jul 1946
  • 100 Sneaky Little Sleuth Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1997
• * Death Tramps the Ramp, (ss) Thrilling Mystery Mar 1943
  • High Adventure #77 2004
• * Die, Mr. Spraggins!, (ss) Mammoth Detective Nov 1944
  • 100 Sneaky Little Sleuth Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1997
• * The Nervous Finger, (ss) Mammoth Mystery Jun 1946
  • 100 Sneaky Little Sleuth Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1997

STRAUB, PETER (Francis) (1943- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Ashputtle, (nv) Black Thorn, White Rose, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Morrow AvoNova 1994
  • Magic Terror: Seven Tales, Random House 2000
• * Blue Rose [Blue Rose], (na) Underwood-Miller; Columbia, PA 1985
  • Opening Shots Volume 2: More Great Mystery and Crime Writers Share their First Published Stories, ed. Lawrence Block, Cumberland House 2001
• * Bunny Is Good Bread [“Fee”], (na) Borderlands 4, ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Borderlands Press 1994
  • Magic Terror: Seven Tales, Random House 2000
• * Fee, (na) Borderlands 4, ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Borderlands Press 1994; also as “Bunny Is Good Bread”.
• * The Geezers, (nv) Murder Among Friends, The Adams Round Table, Berkley 2000
• * The Ghost Village, (nv) MetaHorror, ed. Dennis Etchison, Dell Abyss 1992
  • Magic Terror: Seven Tales, Random House 2000
• * Hunger: An Introduction, (nv) Peter Straub’s Ghosts, ed. Peter Straub, Pocket Star 1995
  • Magic Terror: Seven Tales, Random House 2000
• * Isn’t It Romantic?, (na) Murder on the Run, The Adams Round Table, Berkley 1998
  • Magic Terror: Seven Tales, Random House 2000
• * Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff, (na) Murder for Revenge, ed. Otto Penzler, Delacorte 1998
  • Magic Terror: Seven Tales, Random House 2000
• * Murder at the Roundtable (with Lawrence Block, Mary Higgins Clark, Stanley Cohen, Dorothy Salisbury Davis, Mickey Friedman, Susan Isaacs, Judith Kelman, Warren B. Murphy & Justin Scott), (ms) MHCMM Sum 2000
• * Pork Pie Hat, (na) Murder for Halloween, ed. Michele Slung & Roland Hartman, Mysterious Press 1994
  • The Armchair Detective Fll 1994
  • Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Fourth Annual Edition, ed. Anon., Carroll & Graf 1995
  • Criminal Records, ed. Otto Penzler, Orion 2000
  • Magic Terror: Seven Tales, Random House 2000
• * Ronald, D————!, (nv) Murder in the Family, The Adams Round Table, Berkley Prime Crime 2002

STRAUBING, HAROLD (chron.)

• * The Million Dollar Brain and the Strange Case of Louie the Hippo, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1980

STREBLOW, MARY (chron.)

• * Curse of the Crystal Ball, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Feb 2000
• * Dark Embrace (with Sherri Dobek), (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Apr 2002
• * Fortress Cannons, (vi) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Feb 2001
• * The House of Josser, (sl) Detective Mystery Stories May, Jun 2001
• * The Orb of Zelba, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Nov 2002
  • Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Oct 2002

STRECKFUSS, ADOLF (1823-1895) (chron.)

• * The Star Tavern, (na) 1870
  • Early German and Austrian Detective Fiction, ed. Mary W. Tannert & Henry Kratz, McFarland 1999

STREET, C(ecil) J(ohn) C(harles) (1884-1964); see pseudonym John Rhode (chron.)

STREET, JAY; pseudonym of Henry Slesar, (1927-2002) (chron.)

• * A Very Special Killer, (ss) AHMM Jan 1959
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1959, ed. Anon., H.S.D. Publications 1959

STREET, STEWART (chron.)

• * Accomodations, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1984
• * Digger, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1984
• * Mr. Memory, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1984
• * Music Man, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1985
• * The Ugliness at the Brierwood Lawn Bowling Club, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1984

STREILEIN, JAN (chron.)

• * The Story That Won:
  ___ The Bust, (vi) AHMM Oct 1991
  ___ Criminology: 202, (vi) AHMM Dec 1990
  ___ Gathering Moss, (vi) AHMM Mar 1992
  ___ A Kick in the Teeth, (vi) AHMM Apr 2003
  ___ Whoa!, (vi) AHMM Nov 1992

STREN, PHILIP VAN DOREN (chron.)

• * from “The Case of the Corpse in the Blind Alley”, (ex)
  • Picador Book of Crime Writing, ed. Michael Dibdin, Picador 1993

STRETTON, BOB (chron.)

• * A Few Worms Among Friends, (ss) AHMM Sep 1993

STRIBE, DAN (chron.)

• * Don’t Rescue Me!, (nv) Sure-Fire Detective Magazine Jul 1958

STRIBLING, T(homas) S(igismund) (1881-1965) (books) (chron.)

• * Bullets [Prof. Henry Poggioli], (ss) Adventure May 1 1932
  • Dr. Poggioli: Criminologist, Crippen & Landru 2004
• * The Cablegram [Prof. Henry Poggioli], (ss) Adventure Nov 1 1932
  • Dr. Poggioli: Criminologist, Crippen & Landru 2004
• * A Daylight Adventure [Prof. Henry Poggioli], (ss) EQMM Mar 1950
  • Oxford Book of American Detective Stories, ed. Tony Hillerman & Rosemary Herbert, Oxford 1996
• * The Mystery of the Choir Boy [Prof. Henry Poggioli], (ss) EQMM Jan 1951
  • EQMM mid-Dec 1988