Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Stories, Listed by Author

BRADFORD, JAMES MICHAEL ALOYSIUS (1954- ); see pseudonym Jimmy Nail (chron.)

BRADFORD, ROSE DAWN (chron.)

• * Asking for It, (ss) Hardboiled #19 1994
• * Principles, (ss) Hardboiled #14 1992
  • Hardboiled, ed. Stuart Coupe & Julie Ogden, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1992

BRADLEY, CHRIS (chron.)

• * Double Take, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Dec 1988

BRADLEY, FLEUR (chron.)

• * Mall Crawling, (ss) Shred of Evidence Aug-Nov 2005

BRADLEY, RAY (chron.)

• * The Bus Bandits, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1984

BRADLEY, SUSANNAH (chron.)

• * Just a Crossed Line, (ss) Purnell’s Book of Mystery Stories, ed. Anon., Bristol: Purnell 1982

BRADLEY, WORTHEN (chron.)

• * A Song for The Scowrers, (sg) West by One and by One, ed. Anon. (Poul Anderson), The Scowrers and Molly Maguires of San Francisco and the Trained Cormorants of Los Angeles County 1965

BRADSHAW, GILLIAN (Marucha) (1956- ) (chron.)

• * The Justice of Isis, (nv) The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2002
• * The Malice of the Anicii, (nv) The Mammoth Book of Roman Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2003

BRADSHAW, JAMES STANFORD (chron.)

• * The First Comic Detective, (ar) The Armchair Detective Fll 1991

BRADSHAW, T. M. (chron.)

• * The Cat’s Jewels, (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000

BRADY, JOHN (Mary) (1955- ) (chron.)

• * A Stone of the Heart, (n.) London: Constable 1988
  • Murder Most Irish, ed. Ed Gorman, Larry Segriff & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1996

BRADY, KATHLEEN (chron.)

• * The Adventure of the Boulevard Assassin [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1998

BRAHEN, MARILYN MATTIE (chron.)

• * All in a Golden Afternoon, (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000

BRAHMS, CARYL; pseudonym of Doris Caroline Abrahams, (1901-1982) (chron.)

• * The Once-in-a-Lifetime Dress, (ss) AHMM Sep 16 1981

BRAINARD, DULCY (chron.)

• * Animal Sounds, (ss) Murder Most Feline, ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff, Cumberland House 2002

BRALY, DAVID (chron.)

• * 614 Spruce, (ss) AHMM May 1984
• * Appointment at Weehawken, (ss) AHMM Jan 1999
• * The Blow, (ss) AHMM Sep 1982
• * The Cattlemen’s Club, (ss) AHMM Jul 1992
• * Claud, (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 1999
• * The Cowbell, (ss) AHMM Oct 2002
• * Coxley’s Secret, (ss) AHMM Jul 1993
• * Customs of Another World, (ss) AHMM Dec 1983
• * Desert Kill, (nv) AHMM Jul 1988
• * Fear and a Rural Family in Oregon, (vi) AHMM Aug 1988
• * Flashback, (ss) AHMM Sep 1995
• * Flink, (nv) AHMM Feb 1986
• * The Gallowglass, (nv) AHMM Aug 1986
  • Murder at Teatime, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1996
• * The Gang from Barrydale, (ss) AHMM Mar 1993
• * The Hidden Saboteur, (nv) AHMM Aug 1984
  • High Adventure, ed. Cynthia Manson & Charles Ardai, Barnes & Noble 1992
• * The Legend of Pemadumcook, (ss) AHMM Sep 1999
• * Missing, (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 2000
• * MS Found in a Bedpost, (ss) AHMM Oct 1997
• * Murder Figures, (ss) AHMM Feb 1984
• * The Night Watchman, (ss) AHMM Apr 1983
  • Mystery for Halloween, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1991
• * The Official Secrets Corporation, (ss) Espionage Magazine May 1987
• * The Ominous Stroll, (ss) AHMM Feb 1992
• * The Open Till, (ss) AHMM Dec 2004
• * Popped in the Pot Patch, (ss) AHMM Mar 1996
• * Ralston Fails Again, (ss) AHMM Sep 2000
• * Report on the Robbery, (vi) AHMM Dec 1994
• * The Rut, (ss) AHMM Apr 1998
• * The Secret of Winthrop Wade, (nv) AHMM Sep 1983
• * The Shoeless Corpse, (ss) AHMM Feb 2000
• * Snitch, (ss) AHMM Sep 1986
• * The Speckled Birds, (ss) AHMM Mar 1983
• * The Third Jury, (ss) AHMM Dec 1985
• * Time Will Tell, (ss) AHMM Jan 1987
• * A Trail on the Desert, (nv) AHMM Jun 2004
• * Vigilante, (ss) AHMM Nov 1994
• * Weeper, (ss) AHMM Oct 1983
  • The Haunted Hour, ed. Cynthia Manson & Constance Scarborough, Berkley Prime Crime 1995
• * Who Killed Him in Misty?, (nv) AHMM Aug 1992
• * Who Killed That Son of a Doge?, (ss) AHMM Jul 1990
  • Murder Intercontinental, ed. Cynthia Manson & Kathleen Halligan, Carroll & Graf 1996
• * Who’s Killing the Class of 1479?, (nv) AHMM Jan 1988
• * Yard Sale, (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1985

BRAMAH, ERNEST; pseudonym of Ernest Bramah Smith, (1868-1942) (chron.)

• * The Curious Circumstances of the Two Left Shoes [Max Carrados], (nv) Max Carrados Mysteries, London: Hodder & Stroughton 1927
  • AHMM Aug 1985
• * The Ghost at Massingham Mansions [Max Carrados], (nv) The Eyes of Max Carrados, Grant Richards 1923
  • Vintage Detective Stories, ed. Mike Higgs, London: Galley Press 1987
• * The Kingsmouth German Spy Case [Max Carrados], (nv) News of the World Nov 30-Dec 7 1913; also as “The Kingsmouth Spy Case”.
• * The Kingsmouth Spy Case [“The Kingsmouth German Spy Case”; Max Carrados], (nv) News of the World Nov 30-Dec 7 1913
  • Cloak and Dagger, ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, New York: Avenel 1988
• * The Knight’s Cross Signal Problem [“The Mystery of the Signals”; Max Carrados], (nv) News of the World Aug 24-31 1913
  • Murder on the Railways, ed. Peter Haining, Orion 1996
  • AHMM Apr 2007
• * The Mystery of the Signals [Max Carrados], (nv) News of the World Aug 24-31 1913; also as “The Knight’s Cross Signal Problem”.
• * The Mystery of the Vanished Petition Crown [Max Carrados], (nv) Max Carrados Mysteries, London: Hodder & Stroughton 1924; also as “The Vanished Crown”.
• * The Secret of Headlam Height [Max Carrados], (nv) Max Carrados Mysteries, London: Hodder & Stroughton 1927
  • Vintage Mystery & Detective Stories, ed. David Stuart Davies, Wordsworth Editions Ltd. 2006
• * Smothered in Corpses, (ss)
  • Mammoth Book of Golden Age Detective Stories, ed. Marie Smith, Carroll & Graf 1994
• * The Tragedy at Brookbend Cottage [Max Carrados], (nv) News of the World Sep 7-14 1913
  • 101 Years’ Entertainment, ed. Ellery Queen, New York: Modern Library 194?
  • EQMM Aug 1951
  • Great British Mystery Stories of the Twentieth Century, ed. Anon., The Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library 1990
  • AHMM Mar 1997
  • Vintage Mystery & Detective Stories, ed. David Stuart Davies, Wordsworth Editions Ltd. 2006
• * The Vanished Crown [“The Mystery of the Vanished Petition Crown”; Max Carrados], (nv) Max Carrados Mysteries, London: Hodder & Stroughton 1924
  • Vintage Mystery & Detective Stories, ed. David Stuart Davies, Wordsworth Editions Ltd. 2006

BRAND, CHRISTIANNA; pseudonym of Mary Christianna Milne Lewis, (1907-1988) (books) (chron.)

• * After the Event [“Rabbit Out of a Hat”; Insp. Cockrill], (nv) EQMM Jan 1958
  • The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries from Inspector Cockrill’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * Alleybi [Insp. Cockrill], (vi) The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries from Inspector Cockrill’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * And She Smiles at Me, (ss) EQMM May 1983
• * Bless This House, (ss) Winter’s Crimes 2, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan 1970
  • Bad Behavior, ed. Mary Higgins Clark, Gulliver 1995
  • Murderous Schemes, ed. Donald E. Westlake, New York: Oxford University Press 1996
• * Blood Brothers [Insp. Cockrill], (ss) EQMM Sep 1965
  • The Orion Book of Murder, ed. Peter Haining, Orion 1996
  • The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries from Inspector Cockrill’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * Clever and Quick, (ss) EQMM Mar 1974
  • A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women, ed. Elizabeth George, HarperCollins 2004
• * Cloud Nine, (ss) Verdict of 13, ed. Julian Symons, London: Faber & Faber 1979
  • Classic Short Stories of Crime and Detection, ed. Jacques Barzun & Wendell Hertig Taylor, Garland 1983
• * From the Balcony, (ss) 1981
  • EQMM Oct 1982
  • Blood Threat & Fears, ed. Cynthia Manson, Barnes & Noble 1993
• * The Hand of God, (ss) EQMM Mar 25 1981
• * The Hornet’s Nest [“Twist for Twist”; Insp. Cockrill], (nv) EQMM May 1967
  • The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories, ed. Patricia Craig, Oxford University Press 1990
  • The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries from Inspector Cockrill’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * Inspector Cockrill, (ar) The Great Detectives, ed. Otto Penzler, Little, Brown 1978
  • The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries from Inspector Cockrill’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * The Kissing Cousin [Insp. Cockrill], (ss) Woman Jun 2 1973
  • The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries from Inspector Cockrill’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * The Last Short Story [Insp. Cockrill], (ss) EQMM Jan 1973; also as “The Telephone Call”.
• * The Man on the Roof [Insp. Cockrill], (ss) EQMM Oct 1984
  • More Murder Most Cozy, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1993
  • The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries from Inspector Cockrill’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * The Niece from Scotland, (ss) EQMM Nov 1972
  • The Best Crime Stories, ed. Anon., Hamlyn 1984
• * A Piece of Cake, (ss) EQMM Jan 1983
• * Poison in the Cup [Insp. Cockrill], (nv) EQMM Feb 1969
  • The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries from Inspector Cockrill’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * Rabbit Out of a Hat [Insp. Cockrill], (nv) EQMM Jan 1958; also as “After the Event”.
• * The Rocking Chair [Insp. Cockrill], (ss) The Saint Magazine Aug 1984
  • EQMM May 1989
  • The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries from Inspector Cockrill’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * The Spotted Cat [Insp. Cockrill], (pl) The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries from Inspector Cockrill’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * The Telephone Call [“The Last Short Story”; Insp. Cockrill], (ss) EQMM Jan 1973
  • The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries from Inspector Cockrill’s Casebook, Crippen & Landru 2002
• * To the Widow, (ss) The Saint Magazine Jun 1984
  • Murder by the Glass, ed. Peter Haining, Souvenir Press 1994
• * Twist for Twist [Insp. Cockrill], (nv) EQMM May 1967; also as “The Hornet’s Nest”.
• * The Whispering, (ss) The Gourmet Crook Book, ed. Tony Wilmot, London: Everest 1976
  • The Gourmet Crook Book, ed. Tony Wilmot, Everest Books 1976
• * The Wicked Ghost, (ss) EQMM Feb 1968
  • Murder at Teatime, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1996

BRAND, MARK (chron.)

• * Hell’s Pit, (ss) Shock Mystery Tales Magazine Feb 1963

BRAND, MAX; pseudonym of Frederick Faust, (1892-1944) (chron.)

• * The Face and the Doctor, (nv) Mystery Stories #10 1937
• * Nine Parts Devil, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine Nov 1 1934
  • Hard-Boiled Detectives, ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Gramercy Books 1992
• * One-Man Posse, (nv) Mavericks Sep 1934
  • High Adventure #29 1996
• * Thoroughbred, (ss) Colliers Nov 1935
  • Murder At the Races, ed. Peter Haining, Orion 1995

BRANDNER, GARY (Phil) (1933- ) (chron.)

• * Darke Street, (ss) Invitation to Murder, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest 1991
• * Dear Strangler, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1981
• * Death on the Strip, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1980
• * Heat Lightning, (nv) A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime, ed. Jeffery Deaver, Berkley 2003
• * Losers’ Town, (nv) AHMM Jun 1975
  • AHMM mid-Dec 1991
• * The Munchies (with Martine Brandner), (ss) Till Death Do Us Part, ed. Jill M. Morgan & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley 1999
• * Voices in the Wind, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1980
• * The Wet Goodbye, (ss) AHMM Jul 1986

BRANDNER, MARTINE (chron.)

• * The Munchies (with Gary Brandner), (ss) Till Death Do Us Part, ed. Jill M. Morgan & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley 1999

BRANDON, JAY (Robert) (1953- ) (chron.)

• * Death Sentence, (nv) Partners in Crime, ed. Elaine Raco Chase, Signet 1994
• * The Grip, (ss) Guilty as Charged, ed. Scott Turlow, Pocket 1996
• * Pushed or Was Fell, (ss) Death Do Us Part, ed. Harlen Coben, Back Bay Books 2006
• * Stairwell Justice, (nv) Legal Briefs, ed. William Bernhardt, New York: Doubleday 1998

BRANDON, WILLIAM (E.) (1914- ) (chron.)

• * Each Night She Dies..., (vi) Dime Mystery Magazine Dec 1949
  • 100 Crooked Little Crime Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1994
• * The Hermit, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Mar 19 1960
  • AHMM Oct 2000

BRANHAM, R. V. (chron.)

• * First Job, Last Job, (ss) EQMM May 1990

BRANNON, WILLIAM TIBBETTS (1906-?) (chron.)

• * Let’s Cry for the Dead, (ss) Mammoth Mystery Feb 1947
  • 100 Sneaky Little Sleuth Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1997
• * The Perfect Secretary, (ss) 1939
  • EQMM Sep 1948
  • Crime-Craft, Mystery Writers of America, London: Corgi 1957

BRANSON, BRANLEY ALLEN (chron.)

• * Eminent Domain, (ss)
  • Detective Mystery Stories #46 2004
• * The House at the End of the Road, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #42 2003
• * Rub-a-Dub-Dub, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #55 2004
• * Times Like These, (na) Detective Mystery Stories #52 2004

BRANT, BETH (chron.)

• * Little Girl Tells, (ss) Out For More Blood: Tales of Malice and Retaliation by Women, ed. Victoria A. Brownworth & Judith M. Redding, Chicago: Third Side Press 1996

BRASS, PERRY (chron.)

• * At Death’s Door, (ss) AHMM Oct 1989

BRAU, EDGAR (chron.)

• * The Siesta, (ss) EQMM Jun 2000; tr. by Donald A. Yates

BRAUDE, ANNE J. (chron.)

• * I Too Have a Little List, (pm) EQMM Nov 4 1981

BRAUN, J. (chron.)

• * Lizzie/Elizabeth (with D. S. Irwin), (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Aug 2001

BRAUN, LILIAN JACKSON (1913- ) (chron.)

• * The Dark One, (ss) EQMM Jul 1966
  • Midnight Louie’s Pet Detectives, ed. Carole Nelson Douglas, Forge 1998
• * Phut Phat Concentrates, (ss) EQMM Dec 1963
  • EQMM Apr 1988
  • Mystery Cats 3, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1995
  • Detective Duos, ed. Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini, Oxford University Press 1997
  • Feline Felonies, ed. Abigail Browning, Galahad Books 2001
• * The Sin of Madame Phloi, (ss) EQMM Jun 1962
  • More Mystery Cats, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1993
  • Feline Felonies, ed. Abigail Browning, Galahad Books 2001
• * Stanley and Spook, (ss) The Cat Who Had 14 Tales, New York: Jove 1988
  • EQMM Oct 1988
  • Mysterious Menagerie, ed. Cynthia Manson, Berkley 1996