Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Stories, Listed by Author

VAN DEMARK, HARRY (Van Dusen) (1881-1948) (chron.)

• * The Greatest Detective of His Time, (ar) Real Detective Tales & Mystery Stories Oct 1930
• * Old Police Trails, (ar) Real Detective Tales & Mystery Stories Apr/May 1929

VANDERBILT, HEIDI; see pseudonym Lilly Carlson (chron.)

• * Blood Ties, (ex) EQMM Jul 1987
• * Gifts, (ex) EQMM Oct 1987
• * Judgments, (ex) EQMM Aug 1988
• * Last Call at the Belly-Up, (ss) EQMM May 1987
• * Sammy, (ss) EQMM Mar 1987
• * Stealing Junipers, (ss) EQMM mid-Dec 1987

VANDERBURGH, GEORGE A. (books) (chron.)

• * Afterword, (aw)
  • The Unpublished Solar Pons, Toronto, Canada: Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library 1994

VANDERSTEEN, JOCHEM (chron.)

• * Stalking Amanda [Noah Milano], (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Jun 2000

VAN DERVEER, MAX (chron.)

• * The Open Door, (ss) AHMM Oct 1967
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1968, ed. G. F. Foster, Davis 1968
• * Sam, the Secret Weapon [Desiree Fleming], (nv) The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Oct 1967; also as “The Secret Weapon”.
• * The Secret Weapon [“Sam, the Secret Weapon”; Desiree Fleming], (nv) The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Oct 1967
  • Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Annual #3 1973
• * Vendetta, (ss) AHMM Nov 1963
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1964, ed. Richard E. Decker, Davis 1964

VANDE WATER, BILL (chron.)

• * Frederic Dannay, BSI, (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999
  • EQMM Feb 2005

van de WETERING, JANWILLEM (1931-2008); see pseudonym Seiko Legru (books) (chron.)

• * The Bongo Bungler [Adjutent Grijpstra; Sgt. de Gier], (nv)
  • The Amsterdam Cops, Soho Press 1999
• * A Certain Mr. XYZ, (ss) EQMM Dec 1990
• * The Deadly Egg [Adjutent Grijpstra; Sgt. de Gier], (ss) EQMM Mar 1979
  • The Amsterdam Cops, Soho Press 1999
  • The Oxford Book of Detective Stories, ed. Patricia Cross, Oxford University Press 2000
  • Murder Most Delectable, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Nashville, TN: Cumberland House 2000
• * Five Keys, (ss) EQMM Nov 1985
• * The Flowerprint Murder, (ss) EQMM Oct 1995
• * Friends [Jannie Jansen], (ss) EQMM Nov 1988
• * A Great Sight, (ss) Top Crime, ed. Josh Pachter, St. Martin’s 1983
  • A Century of Mystery 1980-1989, ed. Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini, MJF Books 1997
  • Never Shake a Family Tree, ed. Billie Sue Mosiman & Martin H. Greenberg, Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press 1998
• * Happy Hermits, (ss) EQMM mid-Dec 1995
• * Heron Island [Adjutent Grijpstra; Sgt. de Gier], (ss) EQMM Jan 1992
  • The Amsterdam Cops, Soho Press 1999
• * Holiday Patrol [Adjutent Grijpstra; Sgt. de Gier], (ss) EQMM Apr 1997
  • The Amsterdam Cops, Soho Press 1999
• * Houseful of Mussels [Adjutent Grijpstra; Sgt. de Gier], (ss) EQMM Apr 1985
  • The Amsterdam Cops, Soho Press 1999
• * Hup Three [Adjutent Grijpstra; Sgt. de Gier], (ss) EQMM Aug 1990
  • The Amsterdam Cops, Soho Press 1999
• * Inspector Saito and the Twenty-Sen Stamp [Insp. Saito], (ss) EQMM Jan 1983
• * The Jughead File, (ss) EQMM Nov 1985
• * Kimomo and Skull, (ss) EQMM Feb 1995
• * Lady Hillary, (ss)
  • EQMM Aug 1996
  • A Century of Great Suspense Stories, ed. Jeffery Deaver, Berkley 2001
• * A Law Student [Adjutent Grijpstra; Sgt. de Gier], (ss) EQMM Aug 1986
• * The Letter in the Peppermint Jar [Adjutent Grijpstra; Sgt. de Gier], (nv)
  • The Amsterdam Cops, Soho Press 1999
• * Letter Present [Adjutent Grijpstra; Sgt. de Gier], (ss) EQMM Feb 1986
  • The Amsterdam Cops, Soho Press 1999
• * The Machine Gun and the Mannequin [Adjutent Grijpstra; Sgt. de Gier], (ss) EQMM mid-Jul 1982
  • The Amsterdam Cops, Soho Press 1999
• * Mangrove Mama [Jannie Jansen], (ss) The Armchair Detective Win 1990
  • Crime Yellow, ed. Maxim Jakuwbowski, Gollancz 1994
  • EQMM May 1995
• * Messing About in Boats [Insp. Saito], (ss) Inspector Saito’s Small Satori, Putnam 1985
  • Murder on Deck!, ed. Rosemary Herbert, Oxford University Press 1998
• * Mostly Me [Jannie Jansen], (ss) EQMM Apr 1991
• * Non-Interference [Adjutent Grijpstra; Sgt. de Gier], (nv) Espionage Magazine Feb, Apr 1986
  • Cloak and Dagger, ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, New York: Avenel 1988
  • Death by Espionage, ed. Martin Cruz Smith, Cumberland House 1999
• * The Queen’s Angel, (ss) EQMM Dec 1991
  • Murder Takes a Holiday, ed. Cynthia Manson, Barnes & Noble 1992
• * The Sergeant and the Threatened Cat [Adjutent Grijpstra; Sgt. de Gier], (ss) EQMM Aug 1983; also as “The Sergeant’s Cat”.
• * The Sergeant’s Cat [“The Sergeant and the Threatened Cat”; Adjutent Grijpstra; Sgt. de Gier], (ss) EQMM Aug 1983
  • The Amsterdam Cops, Soho Press 1999
• * Six This, Six That [Adjutent Grijpstra; Sgt. de Gier], (ss) EQMM Jul 1985
  • The Amsterdam Cops, Soho Press 1999
• * Sure, Blue, and Dead, Too [Adjutent Grijpstra; Sgt. de Gier], (ss) EQMM Jun 1983
  • The Amsterdam Cops, Soho Press 1999
• * A Tasty Tidbit, (ss) EQMM Apr 1984
• * There Goes Ravelaar [Adjutent Grijpstra; Sgt. de Gier], (ss) EQMM Jan 1985
  • The Amsterdam Cops, Soho Press 1999

van DRUTEN, JOHN (William) (1901-1957) (chron.)

• * The Cat’s-Eye, (ss) Atlantic Monthly Mar 1945
  • EQMM Sep 1946
  • Ellery Queen’s Anthology Volume 1, ed. Ellery Queen, London: May Fair 1959

VAN GIESON, JUDITH (1941- ) (chron.)

• * Dead Man’s Curve [Neil Hamel], (ss) Murder on Route 66, ed. Carolyn Wheat, Berkley 1999
  • First Cases, Volume 4, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet 2002
• * Lightning Strikes Twice [Claire Reynier], (ss) And the Dying Is Easy, ed. Joseph Pittman & Annette Riffle, Signet 2001
• * Lucky Eight, (nv) High Stakes, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet 2003

van GULIK, ROBERT (Hans) (1910-1967) (chron.)

• * He Came with the Rain [Judge Dee], (nv) Judge Dee at Work, Scribner’s 1967
  • The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1993
• * The Murder on the Lotus Pond [Judge Dee], (ss) Judge Dee at Work, Scribner’s 1967
  • The Oxford Book of Detective Stories, ed. Patricia Cross, Oxford University Press 2000
• * The Two Beggars [Judge Dee], (ss) Judge Dee at Work, Scribner’s 1967
  • The Mammoth Book of Historical Detectives, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1995

VAN HERTBRUGGEN, MADDY (chron.)

• * I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, (vi) About Mysteries; Take a wild romp in this purely-for-fun flash mystery.

VANKIN, DEBORAH (chron.)

• * Viki, Flash, and the Pied-Piper of Shoebies, (ss) The Cocaine Chronicles, ed. Gary Phillips & Jervey Tervalon, Akashic Books 2005

VAN KIRK, JOHN (chron.)

• * With the Rich, a Little Patience, (ss) EQMM Jan 2007

VAN LUSTBADER, ERIC; see under Lustbader, Eric Van (chron.)

VAN NAME, MARK L. (chron.)

• * Happy Birthday (with Jack McDevitt) [*Batman], (ss) The Further Adventures of the Joker, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam 1990
  • Legends of the Batman, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, MJF Books 1997

VAN PELT, JAMES (1954- ) (chron.)

• * Carrying the News for a Dead Paperboy, (ss) AHMM Dec 2008
• * Once They Were Monarchs, (ss) AHMM Dec 2000
• * The Sound of One Foot Dancing, (ss) AHMM Jan 2003

VAN RIPER, DONALD (chron.)

• * A Trifling Matter, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Oct 1945
  • Detective Story Annual 1948, ed. Daisy Bacon, Street & Smith 1948

VAN WAVEREN, KAILI (chron.)

• * Maria’s Misfortune, (ss) Murdaland #1 2007

VARDEMAN, ROBERT E(dward) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * Enduring Art, (ss) Psycho-Paths, ed. Robert Bloch, Tor 1991

VARGAS, JULIETTE (chron.)

• * Act Normal, (vi) Noirotica, ed. Thomas S. Roche, Rhinoceros 1996

VARLEY, JOHN (Herbert) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * The Barbie Murders [Anna-Louise Bach], (nv) IASFM Jan/Feb 1978
  • Futurecrime, ed. Cynthia Manson & Charles Ardai, Fine 1992
  • Isaac Asimov’s Detectives, ed. Gardner Dozois & Sheila Williams, Ace 1998

VASCO, JUSTO (chron.)

• * A Man of Honor, (ss) New Mystery Win 1994; tr. by William I. Neuman

VAUGHAN, R. M. (chron.)

• * Brianna South, (ss) Toronto Noir, ed. Janine Armin & Nathaniel G. Moore, Akashic Books 2008; (Yorkville).

VAUGHAN, RALPH E. (chron.)

• * Agent in Hell, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Sep 1988

VAUGHN, DAVID (chron.)

• * The Prosecutor of DuPrey, (ss) EQMM Jan 1996

VAUGHN, EVELYN; pseudonym of Yvonne A. Jocks, (c1963- ) (chron.)

• * Veronica Mars: Girl. Detective., (ar) NptNoir 2007

VEDRIN, CANDII (chron.)

• * Mountain of Gold, (ss) Gone Coastal, ed. Margaret Searles, Seven Sisters Publishing, Inc. 2006

VENABLES, TERRY (1943- ); see pseudonym P. B. Yuill (chron.)

VENNEWITZ, LEILA (chron.)

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• * In the Darkness, by Heinrich Böll, (ss) The Stories of Heinrich Böll, London: Secker & Warburg 1986
  • Nobel Crimes, ed. Marie Smith, Carroll & Graf 1992

VENOLA, JENNIFER (chron.)

• * Stuart Palmer, Writer: 21 June 1905 - 4 February 1968, (in)
  • Hildegarde Withers: Uncollected Riddles, Stuart Palmer, Crippen & Landru 2002

VENTURA, CHARLES (chron.)

• * Bier on the Rocks [Francis Bascom Ivy], (ss) The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Jun 1966
  • Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Annual #2 1972

VERDE, TOM (chron.)

• * The Big Dance, (ss) EQMM Apr 1992
  • The Deadliest Games, ed. Janet Hutchings, Carroll & Graf 1993

VERMEULEN, JOHN (chron.)

• * Canon, (ss) 2001; from Dodelijke Paringsdans, Books & Media Publishing, Belgium.
  • The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Third Annual Collection, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Forge 2002
• * Chalele, (ss) World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Fourth Annual Collection, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Forge 2003; first published in Dodelijke Paringsdans (Deadly Mating Dance), B&MP, Deurne, 2002.
• * The Corpse That Lost Its Head, (ss) Playboy Oct 2003
  • World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Fifth Annual Collection, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Forge 2004

VERMILLION, C. K. (chron.)

• * Switcheroo, (ss) AHMM Feb 1999

VERNE, DEIRDRE (chron.)

• * None of the Above, (ss) Murder New York Style, ed. Randy Kandel, L & L Dreamspell 2007

VERNON, GIGI (chron.)

• * The Maidservant’s Letter, (ss) AHMM Jan/Feb 2004
• * One for the Road, (ss) AHMM Jan/Feb 2006
• * The Story That Won:
  ___ Solomon’s Wedding, (vi) AHMM Jan/Feb 2007

VERNON, OLYMPIA (chron.)

• * Schevoski, (ss) New Orleans Noir, ed. Julie Smith, Akashic Books 2007; (University District).

VERSTRAETE, CHRISTINE A. (chron.)

• * The Case of the Disappearing Doggie, (vi) About Mysteries; Gina and her cousin Mick decide to help little Tim find his lost dog — can you figure out where he is before they do?.

VESSELO, A(rthur) (1911-2000) (chron.)

• * I Am a Murderer (with E. H. Visiak), (ss) Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries, ed. Anon. (John Gawsworth), London: Associated Newspapers 1935

VICKERS, ROY; pseudonym of William Edward Vickers, (1889-1965) (chron.)

• * Blind Man’s Bluff [Department of Dead Ends], (nv) EQMM Dec 1947
  • EQMM Mar 1992
• * A Classic Forgery [as by David Durham; Fidelity Dove], (ss) The Exploits of Fidelity Dove, Hodder & Stoughton 1924
  • The Armchair Detective Oct 1978
  • The Orion Book of Murder, ed. Peter Haining, Orion 1996
• * Dinner for Two [Department of Dead Ends], (ss) EQMM Jan 1949
  • Murder on the Menu, ed. Peter Haining, New York: Carroll & Graf 1992
• * Double Image, (nv) EQMM Apr 1954
  • The Best Crime Stories, ed. Anon., Hamlyn 1984
  • EQMM Sep 1991
• * The Eight Pieces of Tortoiseshell [Department of Dead Ends], (nv) EQMM Jan 1947; also as “The Henpecked Murderer”.
• * The Henpecked Murderer [“The Eight Pieces of Tortoiseshell”; Department of Dead Ends], (nv) EQMM Jan 1947
  • The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories, ed. Patricia Craig, Oxford University Press 1990
• * Miss Paisley’s Cat, (ss) EQMM May 1953
  • Mystery Cats, ed. Anon., Signet 1991
  • Feline Felonies, ed. Abigail Browning, Galahad Books 2001
• * The Rubber Trumpet [Department of Dead Ends], (ss) Pearson’s Magazine Sep 1934
  • Great British Mystery Stories of the Twentieth Century, ed. Anon., The Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library 1990
• * Wife Missing [Department of Dead Ends], (nv) EQMM Mar 1958
  • Classic Short Stories of Crime and Detection, ed. Jacques Barzun & Wendell Hertig Taylor, Garland 1983
• * The Yellow Jumper [Department of Dead Ends], (ss) EQMM Jun 1946
  • Ellery Queen’s Anthology Volume 1, ed. Ellery Queen, London: May Fair 1959

VICKERS, WILLIAM EDWARD (1889-1965); see pseudonym Roy Vickers (chron.)

VICTOR, IAN; pseudonym of Steven G. Mitchell (chron.)

• * Presage, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jun 1996
• * The Seven Black Orisons, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jul 1996

VIDAL, GORE; [i.e., Eugene Luther Vidal, Jr.] (1925- ) (chron.)

• * Dark Possession, (pl) Visit to a Small Planet and Other Television Plays, Little, Brown 1956
  • The Red-Headed League and Other Mystery Plays, ed. Katherine Robinson, Scholastic 1986

VIDRO, ARTHUR (books) (chron.)

• * Introduction, (in)
  • Dr. Poggioli: Criminologist, T. S. Stribling, Crippen & Landru 2004

VIETS, ELAINE (1950- ) (chron.)

• * After the Fall, (ss) AHMM Jan/Feb 2006
• * Killer Blonde, (na) Drop-Dead Blonde, ed. Anon., Signet 2005
• * Red Meat, (ss) Blood on Their Hands, ed. Lawrence Block, Berkley 2003
  • World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Fifth Annual Collection, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Forge 2004