Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Stories, Listed by Author

DOWLING, RICHARD (1846-1898) (chron.)

• * The Going Out of Alessandro Pozzone, (ss) Belgravia Aug 1878
  • Victorian Tales of Mystery & Detection, ed. Michael Cox, New York: Oxford University Press 1992
• * Negative Evidence, (ss) 1888
  • Great Irish Detective Stories, ed. Peter Haining, Souvenir Press 1993

DOWLING, TERRY (1947- ) (chron.)

• * Fear-Me-Now, (nv) Crosstown Traffic, ed. Stuart Coupe, Julie Ogden & Robert Hood, Five Islands Press 1993

DOWNER, JUDY (chron.)

• * Guest Editorial, (ed) AHMM Apr 1991

DOWNEY, DAVID (chron.)

• * The Carnival Killer, (ss)
  • Mysteries from the Finger Lakes, Vol. 1, ed. Stephen Beals, Six Lakes Arts 1989

DOWNEY, KATHLEEN (chron.)

• * The Sacrifice, (ss) Out For Blood: Tales of Mystery and Suspense by Women, ed. Victoria A. Brownworth & Judith M. Redding, Chicago: Third Side Press 1995

DOWNS, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * Man Kills Wife, Two Dogs, (ss) Willow Springs 2001
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2002, ed. James Ellroy, Houghton Mifflin 2002
• * Prison Food, (ss) Witness 2000
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2001, ed. Lawrence Block, Houghton Mifflin 2001

DOWNS, WALLACE (chron.)

• * Let’s Die My Sweet!, (ss) Off Beat Detective Stories Jan 1962

DOXEY, WILLIAM S(anford, Jr.) (1935- ) (chron.)

• * The Day-Word Identity, (ss) AHMM May 1982
• * Ends and Means, (ss) Espionage Magazine Jul 1987
• * The Second Best Thing, (ss) AHMM Mar 31 1982

DOYLE, ADRIAN (Malcolm) CONAN (1910-1970) (chron.)

• * The Adventure of the Deptford Horror [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Colliers Sep 18 1953; also as “The Case of the Deptford Horror”.
• * The Case of the Deptford Horror [“The Adventure of the Deptford Horror”; Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Colliers Sep 18 1953
  • The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1993

DOYLE, [Sir] ARTHUR (Ignatius) CONAN (1859-1930) (books) (chron.)

• * The Adventure of a Case of Identity [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Sep 1891
  • The Black Doctor: And Other Tales of Terror and Mystery, 2001
• * The Adventure of a Scandal in Bohemia [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Jul 1891
  • The Black Doctor: And Other Tales of Terror and Mystery, 2001
• * The Adventure of Black Peter [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Colliers Feb 27 1904
  • The Strand Mar 1904
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Apr 1904; also as “The Adventure of The Worst Man in London”.
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
  • Detective Stories from The Strand, ed. Jack Adrian, Oxford University Press 1991
• * The Adventure of Silver Blaze [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Dec 1892
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the “Gloria Scott” [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Apr 1893
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Abbey Grange [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Sep 1904
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Abergavenny Murder [Sherlock Holmes], (vi)
  • The Orion Book of Murder, ed. Peter Haining, Orion 1996
• * The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand May 1892; also as “The Beryl Coronet”.
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
  • The Black Doctor: And Other Tales of Terror and Mystery, 2001
• * The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Liberty Magazine Oct 16 1926
  • The Strand Nov 1926
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Jan 1892; also as “The Blue Carbuncle”.
  • EQMM Apr 1951
  • Masterpieces of Adventure, ed. Louis Morris, Hart 1966
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
  • Crime for Christmas, ed. Richard Dalby, O’Mara 1991
  • Victorian Tales of Mystery & Detection, ed. Michael Cox, New York: Oxford University Press 1992
  • Merry Murder, ed. Cynthia Manson, Seafarer 1994
  • Murder Most British, ed. Janet Hutchings, St. Martin’s 1996
  • The Oxford Book of Detective Stories, ed. Patricia Cross, Oxford University Press 2000
  • The Black Doctor: And Other Tales of Terror and Mystery, 2001
  • Murder Most Merry, ed. Abigail Browning, Gramercy 2002
• * The Adventure of the Boscombe Valley Mystery [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Oct 1891
  • The Black Doctor: And Other Tales of Terror and Mystery, 2001
• * The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Dec 1908
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
  • Death by Espionage, ed. Martin Cruz Smith, Cumberland House 1999
• * The Adventure of the Cardboard Box [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Jan 1893
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Copper Beeches [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Jun 1892; also as “The Copper Beeches”.
  • Great Law and Order Stories, ed. John Mortimer, Bellew Publishing 1990
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
  • Great Law and Order Stories, ed. John Mortimer, Norton 1992
  • Detection by Gaslight, ed. Douglas G. Greene, Dover 1997
  • The Black Doctor: And Other Tales of Terror and Mystery, 2001
• * The Adventure of the Creeping Man [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Mar 1923
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
  • Detective Stories from The Strand, ed. Jack Adrian, Oxford University Press 1991
• * The Adventure of the Crooked Man [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Jul 1893
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Dancing Men [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Dec 1903
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Dec 1910; also as “The Devil’s Foot”.
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Dying Detective [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Colliers Nov 22 1913
  • The Strand Dec 1913
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
  • Crime Stories from the ‘Strand’, ed. Geraldine Beare, Folio Society 1991
  • Murderous Schemes, ed. Donald E. Westlake, New York: Oxford University Press 1996
• * The Adventure of the Empty House [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) Colliers Sep 26 1903
  • The Strand Oct 1903
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
  • Six Great Sherlock Holmes Stories, Dover 1992
  • Detective Duos, ed. Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini, Oxford University Press 1997
• * The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Mar 1892; also as “The Engineer’s Thumb”.
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
  • Six Great Sherlock Holmes Stories, Dover 1992
  • The Black Doctor: And Other Tales of Terror and Mystery, 2001
• * The Adventure of the Final Problem [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Dec 1893
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Five Orange Pips [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Nov 1891
  • The Black Doctor: And Other Tales of Terror and Mystery, 2001
• * The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Jul 1904
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Sep 1893
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Illustrious Client [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Colliers Nov 8 1924
  • The Strand Feb 1925 (+1)
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Liberty Magazine Nov 27 1926
  • The Strand Dec 1926
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
  • Detective Stories from The Strand, ed. Jack Adrian, Oxford University Press 1991
• * The Adventure of the Man with the Twisted Lip [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Dec 1891
  • The Black Doctor: And Other Tales of Terror and Mystery, 2001
• * The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Oct 1921
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Aug 1904
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand May 1893
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Naval Treaty [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Oct 1893
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Apr 1892; also as “The Noble Bachelor”.
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
  • The Black Doctor: And Other Tales of Terror and Mystery, 2001
• * The Adventure of the Norwood Builder [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Nov 1903
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Priory School [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Feb 1904
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Red Circle [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Mar-Apr 1911
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Red-Headed League [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Aug 1891
  • The Black Doctor: And Other Tales of Terror and Mystery, 2001
• * The Adventure of the Reigate Squire [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Jun 1893
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Resident Patient [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Aug 1893
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Retired Colourman [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Liberty Magazine Dec 18 1926
  • The Strand Jan 1927
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Second Stain [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Dec 1904
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Shoscombe Old Place [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Liberty Magazine Mar 5 1927
  • The Strand Apr 1927
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Six Napoleons [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Colliers Apr 30 1904
  • The Strand May 1904
  • Masterpieces of Surprise, ed. James L. Monahan, Hart 1966
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Colliers Dec 26 1903
  • The Strand Jan 1904
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Speckled Band [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Feb 1892; also as “The Speckled Band”.
  • A Century of Thrillers from Poe to Arlen, ed. Anon., London: Daily Express 1934
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
  • Crime Classics, ed. Rex Burns & Mary Rose Sullivan, Viking 1990
  • Six Great Sherlock Holmes Stories, Dover 1992
  • Detective Stories, ed. Philip Pullman, Kingfisher 1998
  • The Black Doctor: And Other Tales of Terror and Mystery, 2001
• * The Adventure of the Stockbroker’s Clerk [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Mar 1893
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Jan 1924
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
  • Mystery Stories, ed. Helen Cresswell, Kingfisher 1996
  • Classic Detective Stories, ed. Anon., London: MQ Publications, Ltd. 1999
• * The Adventure of the Tall Man [plot outline], (ms) ca. 1900
  • The Final Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Barnes & Noble 1995
• * The Adventure of the Three Gables [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Liberty Magazine Sep 18 1926
  • The Strand Oct 1926
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of the Three Garridebs [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Colliers Oct 25 1924
  • The Strand Jan 1925
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
  • Great Tales of Crime and Detection, ed. Peter Haining, Chartwell Books 1993
  • The Television Detectives’ Omnibus, ed. Peter Haining, Artus 1994
• * The Adventure of the Three Students [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Jun 1904
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Adventure of The Worst Man in London [“The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton”; Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Apr 1904; this is the manuscript title.
  • London After Midnight, ed. Peter Haining, Little Brown UK 1996
• * The Adventure of the Yellow Face [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Feb 1893
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
• * The Beryl Coronet [“The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet”; Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand May 1892
  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Barnes & Noble 1995
• * The Blue Carbuncle [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Jan 1892
  • EQMM Apr 1951
  • Murder Under the Mistletoe and Other Stories, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1992
• * The Blue Carbuncle [“The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle”; Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Jan 1892
  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Barnes & Noble 1995
• * The Boscombe Valley Mystery [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Oct 1891
  • Tales of Mystery and Suspense, ed. Theodore W. Hipple, Allyn and Bacon 1977
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Barnes & Noble 1995
• * Burger’s Secret, (ss) The Sunlight Year Book 1898; also as “The New Catacomb”.
• * The Cardboard Box [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Jan 1893
  • The Black Doctor: And Other Tales of Terror and Mystery, 2001
• * A Case of Identity [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Strand Sep 1891
  • The Original Illustrated ‘Strand’ Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Facsimile Edition, Mallard Press 1990
  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Barnes & Noble 1995
• * The Case of the Beryl Coronet [The Strand, May 1892], (pl)
  • The Red-Headed League and Other Mystery Plays, ed. Katherine Robinson, Scholastic 1986
• * The Case of the Man Who Was Wanted, (nv) ca. 1914
  • The Final Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Barnes & Noble 1995
• * The Copper Beeches [“The Adventure of the Copper Beeches”; Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Jun 1892
  • Masterpieces of Mystery and Suspense, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Doubleday Book and Music Clubs 1988
  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Barnes & Noble 1995
• * The Crooked Man [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Jul 1893
  • The Black Doctor: And Other Tales of Terror and Mystery, 2001
• * The Crown Diamond: An Evening with Sherlock Holmes [Sherlock Holmes], (pl) 1921
  • The Final Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Barnes & Noble 1995
• * The Devil’s Foot [“The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot”; Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Strand Dec 1910
  • Sins of the Fathers, ed. Mark Bryant, Gollancz 1997