Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Stories, Listed by Author

YORKE, MARGARET; pseudonym of Margaret Beda Larminie Nicholson, (1924- ) (chron.)

• * Always Rather a Prig, (ss) John Creasey’s Crime Collection, ed. Herbert Harris 1978
  • EQMM Apr 1983
• * Anniversary, (ss) EQMM Nov 1986
• * The Error of His Ways, (ss) Malice Domestic 7, Sharyn McCrumb, Avon 1998
• * Fair and Square, (ss) EQMM Aug 1982
  • Murder British Style, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1993
  • Women of Mystery III, ed. Kathleen Halligan, Carroll & Graf 1998
• * Gifts from the Bridegroom, (ss) Winter’s Crimes 18, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan 1986
  • Murders for the Fireside, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Pan 1992
  • 1st Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus 1992
• * Highland Mist, (ss) EQMM Aug 1998
• * The Last Resort, (ss) 2nd Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus 1993
• * A Little Dose of Friendship, (ss) Midwinter Mysteries 4, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Little, Brown 1994
  • EQMM Jan 1995
  • Murder Most British, ed. Janet Hutchings, St. Martin’s 1996
• * Marbles, (ss) No Alibi, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Ringpull Press 1995
• * Means to Murder, (ss) A Classic English Crime, ed. Tim Heald, Pavilion 1990
• * Mugs, (ss) A Classic Christmas Crime, ed. Tim Heald, Pavilion 1995
  • Mysterious Pleasures, ed. Martin Edwards, London: Little, Brown 2003
• * Rum Business [Patrick Grant], (nv) Whydunit, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House 1997
  • EQMM Jul 1997
• * A Small Excitement, (ss) Winter’s Crimes 23, ed. Maria Rejt, London: Macmillan 1991
  • EQMM Aug 1991
• * Threescore and Ten, (ss) EQMM Nov 1982
• * Widow’s Might, (ss) EQMM Oct 1991
  • Midwinter Mysteries 1, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Scribners 1991
• * The Wrath of Zeus, (ss) EQMM May 1984

YOUATT-PINE, BILL (chron.)

• * Transit, (ss)
  • Ticket to Trouble, ed. Ron Serdiuk, CrimeWriters Queensland 2006

YOUMANS, CLAIRE (1952- ) (chron.)

• * Mortmain, (nv) Women Before the Bench, ed. Carolyn Wheat, Prime Crime 2001

YOUMANS, GILBERT (chron.)

• * Mrs. Hudson Stays for Tea, (ss) EQMM Jan 1986

YOUNG, ALAN K. (chron.)

• * Auction at McKay’s Corners, (ss) AHMM Apr 23 1980
• * Carlotta Green, (pm) EQMM Mar 1993
• * The Secret Fate of Fitchew, (ss) EQMM Jan 14 1980

YOUNG, D. FRANCES (chron.)

• * After Dinner, (ss) Mystery Stories #1 1936

YOUNG, DEBRA (chron.)

• * The Menace, (ss) Hardboiled #15 1993

YOUNG, (Alexander Bell) FILSON (1876-?) (chron.)

• * from The Trial of Dr. Hawley Garvey Crippen, (ex) 1920
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996

YOUNG, HOMER E. (chron.)

• * Law & Disorder:
  ___ Confessions, (ar) The Saint Magazine Jul 1984

YOUNG, MIKE (chron.)

• * Letters to Leonard, (ss) Hardboiled #29/30 2003

YOUNG, PAUL (chron.)

• * Don’t the Windows Look Nice, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1981

YOUNG, SAM (chron.)

• * Moot Questions, (pm) EQMM Jan 1991

YOUNG, STUART (chron.)

• * Heartache, (ss) The Mammoth Book of Future Cops, ed. Maxim Jakubowski & M. Christian, Robinson 2003

YOUNGMAN-CARTER, P.; see under Carter, Youngman (chron.)

YUILL, P. B.; pseudonym of Gordon M. Williams & Terry Venables (chron.)

• * Hazell and the Patriot [James Hazell], (ss) Winter’s Crimes 9, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan 1977
  • Great Tales of Crime and Detection, ed. Peter Haining, Chartwell Books 1993
  • The Television Detectives’ Omnibus, ed. Peter Haining, Artus 1994

YURI, MITSUHARA (chron.)

• * Eighteenth Summer, (nv) EQMM Dec 2004; tr. by Beth Cary

ZACKEL, FREDERICK (chron.)

• * Barfight, (ss) Plots with Guns Oct-Dec 2000
• * Dark Red and Deadly, (sl) Plots with Guns May/Jun, Jul/Aug, Sep/Oct, Nov/Dec 2001
• * Frederick Zackel interviews Elmore Leonard, (iv) Plots with Guns May/Jun 2001
• * Lone Wolves and Lady Dicks, (ss) Plots with Guns Nov/Dec 2001
• * The Streets of San Francisco, (pm) Crime Time v2 #5 1999

ZACKS, ROBERT (chron.)

• * Packed House, (ss) Detective Tales Oct 1948
  • 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1993

ZAGAT, ARTHUR LEO (1895-1949) (chron.)

• * Plague of the Golden Death [as by Brant House], (na) Secret Agent X Dec 1937
• * Red Finger’s Murder Messenger [Red Finger], (ss) Operator #5 Mar/Apr 1938
  • High Adventure #48 1999

ZAINFELD, AURELIAN T. (chron.)

• * Unearthly Tales, (nv) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Nov 2000

ZANGWILL, ISRAEL (1864-1926) (chron.)

• * Cheating the Gallows, (ss) The Idler Feb 1893
  • Victorian Tales of Mystery & Detection, ed. Michael Cox, New York: Oxford University Press 1992
  • Mammoth Book of Golden Age Detective Stories, ed. Marie Smith, Carroll & Graf 1994
  • AHMM May 2004
  • Vintage Mystery & Detective Stories, ed. David Stuart Davies, Wordsworth Editions Ltd. 2006

ZARIMBA, LANCE (chron.)

• * The Case of the Boogered Books, (ss) Mayhem in the Midlands, ed. Robert J. Randisi & Christine Matthews, Hats Off Books 2002
• * Problem Plumbing, (ss) Who Died in Here?, ed. Pat Dennis, Penury Press 2004

ZELAZNY, ROGER (Joseph Christopher) (1937-1995) (chron.)

• * Final Dining, (ss) Fantastic Feb 1963
  • Murder on the Menu, ed. Peter Haining, New York: Carroll & Graf 1992
• * Home Is the Hangman [Nemo], (na) Analog Nov 1975
  • Cyber-Killers, ed. Ric Alexander, Millennium 1997

ZELDES, LEAH A. (chron.)

• * A Study in Sussex [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Sherlock Holmes in Orbit, ed. Mike Resnick & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1995

ZELENCIK, LINDA M. (chron.)

• * A Blue Moon in June, (ss) AHMM Oct 1995

ZELLAR, BRAD (chron.)

• * Better Luck Next Time, (ss) Twin Cities Noir, ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Akashic Books 2006; Columbia Heights (Minneapolis).

ZELTSERMAN, DAVID (chron.)

• * Closing Time, (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 2006
• * Dave Stevens, I Presume?, (ss) AHMM Mar 2007
• * The Dover Affair [Johnny Lane], (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Fll 2002/Win 2003
• * A Long Time To Die, (ss) New Mystery v1 #2 1992
• * Money Run, (nv) EQMM Nov 2005
• * Next Time, (ss) Hardboiled #22 1996
• * Til Death Do You Part, (ss) Plots with Guns Sum 2002

ZEMAN, ANGELA (chron.)

• * Green Heat, (nv) A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime, ed. Jeffery Deaver, Berkley 2003
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2004, ed. Nelson DeMille, Houghton Mifflin 2004
• * Hello?, (nv) Mom, Apple Pie, and Murder, ed. Nancy Pickard, Berkley 1999
• * Honorable Mentions, (ms)
  • The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Third Annual Collection, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Forge 2002
• * The Witch and the Curse on Black Dan Harrington [Mrs. Risk], (ss) AHMM Aug 1994
• * The Witch and the Fishmonger’s Wife [Mrs. Risk], (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1993
• * The Witch and the Rock Star [Mrs. Risk], (nv) AHMM Jun 1995
• * The Witch and the Vampire [Mrs. Risk], (nv) AHMM Dec 1995
• * The Witch and Uncle Harry [Mrs. Risk], (nv) The Night Awakens, ed. Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket 2000
• * The Witch and Upright Maxwell [Mrs. Risk], (nv) AHMM Mar 1997

ZERO; pseudonym of Allan Ramsey (chron.)

• * The Adventure of the Table Foot, (ss) The Bohemian Jan 1894
  • 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1993

ZICH, VERONICA (chron.)

• * The Perfect World of Leota Skaggs, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1983

ZIEGENFUSS, ALAN JOHN (1952- ); see pseudonym Alan J. Warren (chron.)

ZIEGLER, BOB (chron.)

• * Fame at Last, (pm) EQMM May 1992

ZIELINSKI, LYNNE (chron.)

• * The Lawn Mower, (ss) Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers Apr/May 2001

ZIMLER, ROBERT L. (chron.)

• * Takeout Order, (nv) AHMM Mar 1988

ZINBERG, LEONARD S. (1911-1968); see pseudonyms Steve April & Ed Lacy (chron.)

ZIRUL, ARTHUR (chron.)

• * Boy Scout, (vi) Murderous Intent Spr 1996
• * Fast Freddy and the Sure Thing, (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1995
• * Have I Got a System for You, (ss) AHMM Mar 1997
• * Horseface Harry and the Treasure of Capone, (ss) AHMM Mar 1998

ZITTER, SAM (chron.)

• * The Face Is Familiar, (ss) The Strand Magazine #1 1998

ZOLA, ÉMILE (Édouard Charles Antoine) (1840-1902) (chron.)

• * from The Earth, (ex)
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995; tr. by Douglas Parmée
• * from Thérèse Raquin [1867], (ex)
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995; tr. by Andrew Rothwell
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996; tr. by L. W. Tancock
• * Thérèse Raquin [1867], (ex) 1886
  • Picador Book of Crime Writing, ed. Michael Dibdin, Picador 1993

ZONE, RAY (chron.)

• * Mean Streets Revisited, (ar) Mystery May 1981

ZUBRO, MARK RICHARD (1948- ) (chron.)

• * Mrs. Talucci’s Dinner, (ss) Murder for Mother, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet 1994
• * Never on Santa, (ss) Santa Clues, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Carol-Lynn Rossel Waugh, Signet 1993
• * Next Year, Kankakee, (ss) Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine 1992
  • Cat Crimes I, II, III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, MJF Books 1998
• * Tea for Two, (nv) Homicide Hosts Presents, ed. Helen Esper Olmsted, Write Way Publishing 1996

ZUKOWSKI, SHARON (chron.)

• * The Amazing Technicolor Leisure Suit [Blaine Stewart], (ss) First Cases, Volume 4, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet 2002

ZULCH, SUSAN (chron.)

• * Always Prepaired, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1984

ZULKEY, CLAIRE (chron.)

• * The Great Billik, (ss) Chicago Noir, ed. Neal Pollack, Akashic Books 2005; (19th & Sacramento).

ZUMPE, LEE CLARK (chron.)

• * In the Window, (vi) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Feb 2002
• * The Isle of Athol, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Sep 2002
• * The Skull of Ustog, (nv) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jul 2002

ZUROY, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * The Awful Experiment, (ss) AHMM Nov 1963
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1964, ed. Richard E. Decker, Davis 1964
• * I’m Sorry You’re Dying, (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine Feb 1958
• * The Mayor and the Gangster, (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine Apr 1959
• * Never Trust an Ancestor, (ss) AHMM Jun 1963
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1964, ed. Richard E. Decker, Davis 1964
• * Say Please, (ss) Guilty Detective Story Magazine Jun 1961

ZWEIG, STEFAN (1881-1942) (chron.)

• * The Royal Game, (nv) Woman’s Home Companion Mar 1944
  • Sinister Gambits, ed. Richard Peyton, Souvenir Press 1991

[Misc. Material]

• * 007 Quiz, (qz) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1985
• * The 1990 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, (ms) The Armchair Detective Sum 1990
• * The 1991 Edgar Awards, (ms) The Armchair Detective Sum 1991
• * 1997 Readers Award, (ms) EQMM May 1998
• * 1999 Readers Award, (ms) EQMM May 2000
• * 2000 EQMM Readers Award Ballot, (ms) EQMM Dec 2000
• * 2000 Readers Award, (ms) EQMM May 2001
• * 2001 Readers Award, (ms) EQMM May 2002
• * The 2002 Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Fiction Short-List, (ms)
  • World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Fourth Annual Collection, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Forge 2003
• * 2002 Readers Award, (ms) EQMM May 2003
• * 2003 EQMM Readers Award Ballot, (ms) EQMM Dec 2003
• * 2003 Readers Award, (ms) EQMM May 2004
• * 2004 EQMM Readers Award Ballot, (ms) EQMM Dec 2004
• * 2004 Readers Award, (ms) EQMM May 2005
• * 2005 EQMM Readers Award Ballot, (ms) EQMM Dec 2005
• * 2005 Readers Award, (ms) EQMM May 2006
• * 2006 EQMM Readers Award Ballot, (ms) EQMM Dec 2006
• * 2006 Readers Award, (ms) EQMM May 2007
• * 60 Years of the World’s Leading Mystery Magazine, (ed) EQMM Sep/Oct 2001
• * About Our Authors, (bg)
  • Death Dines at 8:30, ed. Claudia Bishop & Nick DiChario, Berkley 2001
• * About the Author, (bg)
  • Legal Briefs, ed. William Bernhardt, New York: Doubleday 1998
  • Hemlock at Vespers, Peter Tremayne, St. Martin’s 2000
  • Off-Season and Other Stories, Five Star 2003
  • Whispers of the Dead, Headline 2004
  • The Gladiator Dies Only Once: The Further Investigations of Gordianus the Finder, Steven Saylor, New York: St. Martin’s Minotaur 2005
• * About the Author: Margaret Millar, (bg) The Unicorn Mystery Book Club News v3 #3 1950
  • The Couple Next Door, Margaret Millar, Crippen & Landru 2004
• * About the Authors, (bg)
  • Carnage at Christhaven, ed. William Griffin, San Francisco, CA: Harper and Row 1989
  • Mystery, ed. Anon., Houghton Mifflin 1989
  • Great British Mystery Stories of the Twentieth Century, ed. Anon., The Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library 1990
  • The Further Adventures of the Joker, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam 1990
  • Solved, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 1991
  • Legal Fictions, ed. Jay Wishingrad, Overlook 1992
  • New Mystery, ed. Jerone Charyn, Dutton 1993
  • Royal Crimes, ed. Maxim Jakubowski & Martin H. Greenberg, Signet 1994
  • Fresh Blood, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press 1996
  • Holmes for the Holidays, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Carol-Lynn Waugh, Berkley 1996
  • Cat Crimes for the Holidays, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Ed Gorman & Larry Segriff, Fine 1997
  • Marilyn: Shades of Blonde, ed. Carole Nelson Douglas, Forge 1997
  • Mean Time, ed. Jerry Sykes, The Do-Not Press 1998
  • The Best of the Best, ed. Elaine Koster & Joseph Pittman, Signet 1998
  • Crossing the Line: Canadian Mysteries with a Fantastic Twist, ed. Robert J. Sawyer & David Skene-Melvin, Pottersfield Press 1998
  • Arthur Ellis Awards, ed. Peter Sellers, Canada: Quarry Press 1999
  • Fresh Blood 3, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press 1999
  • More Holmes for the Holidays, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Carol-Lynn Waugh, Berkley 1999
  • The Mysterious North, ed. Dana Stabenow, Signet 2002
  • My Sherlock Holmes, ed. Michael Kurland, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2003
  • Shades of Black, ed. Eleanor Taylor Bland, Prime Crime 2004
  • Wild Crimes, ed. Dana Stabenow, Signet 2004
  • Powers of Detection, ed. Dana Stabenow, Ace 2004
  • Sherlock Holmes: The Hidden Years, ed. Michael Kurland, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2004
  • Creature Cozies, ed. Jill Morgan, Berkley Prime Crime 2005