Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Stories, Listed by Author

FARCUS, ELI (chron.)

• * Death Trance, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Sep 2002

FARGO, JACK; pseudonym of Mike Hurley (chron.)

• * Oedipus to Homer, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Apr 1989

FARGUS, F(rederick) J(ohn) (1840-1885); see pseudonym Hugh Conway (chron.)

FARJEON, ELEANOR (1881-1965) (chron.)

• * The Girl Who Kissed the Peach Tree, (ss) The Little Bookworm, Oxford University Press 1955; Italian folktale.
  • Mystery Stories, ed. Helen Cresswell, Kingfisher 1996

FARJEON, HARRY (chron.)

• * By Telephone, (ss) Mystery Stories #24 1941

FARKAS, ELI (chron.)

• * Brighten Vendetta, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #31 2002
• * Murder in Bamboo Park, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #32 2003
• * Par for the Curse, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #54 2004
• * Root of Evil, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #35 2003

FARLEY, CAROL (chron.)

• * Frozen Desserts, (ss) AHMM Oct 1989

FARMAN, JOHN (chron.)

• * A Brief History of the Bloody Tower of London, (ar) The Strand Magazine #14 2004

FARMER, PHILIP JOSÉ; (1918- ) (chron.)

• * Naked Came the Farmer, Chapter 1, (rr) Accent Jan 30 1998
• * A Scarletin Study [as by Jonathan Swift Somers III], (nv) F&SF Mar 1975
  • Sci-Fi Private Eye, ed. Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg, Roc 1997

FARNOL, (John) JEFFERY (1878-1952) (chron.)

• * Black Coffee, (ss) The Shadow and Other Stories 1929
  • The Cat of Bast & Other Stories of Mystery, ed. William E. Thorner, Regency 1958
  • Great Tales of Terror, ed. Anon., London: Chancellor Press 1991
• * The Cupboard, (ss) Wayside Tales Apr 1922
  • Mysteries, ed. Anon., London: Bracken Books 1994
• * Footprints, (ss) Colliers May 11 1929
  • More Great Tales of Crime & Detection, ed. Peter Haining, Chartwell Books 1994
  • The Television Crimebusters Omnibus, ed. Peter Haining, Orion 1995
  • The Mammoth Book of More Historical Whodunits, ed. Mike Ashley, Carroll & Graf 2005

FARR, DOUGLAS; pseudonym of Jack Webb, (1920- ) (chron.)

• * Sam’s Conscience, (ss) AHMM Mar 1959
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1959, ed. William Manners, H.S.D. Publications 1959
• * Too Soon a Widow, (ss) AHMM Jan 1959
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1959, ed. Anon., H.S.D. Publications 1959

FARRELL, J. P. (chron.)

• * Sir Templeton Hughes & Nicholas Blood, P.I., Explain Their Motives, (pm) EQMM Aug 1997

FARRELL, SEAN (chron.)

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

FARRIS, JOHN (L.) (1936- ) (chron.)

• * The Ransome Women, (na) Transgressions, ed. Ed McBain, Forge Books 2005

FAULKNER, IAN M. (chron.)

• * Lost in Darkness (with Simon Avery), (ss) Crimewave #8 2005
  • The Best British Mysteries IV, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Allison & Busby 2006

FAULKNER, WILLIAM (1897-1962) (chron.)

• * A Bear Hunt, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Feb 10 1934
  • Dark Arrows, ed. Alberto Manguel, Penguin Canada 1985
• * An Error in Chemistry [Gavin Stevens], (ss) EQMM Jun 1946
  • Oxford Book of American Detective Stories, ed. Tony Hillerman & Rosemary Herbert, Oxford 1996
  • The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century, ed. Tony Hillerman, Houghton Mifflin 2000
• * Hand Upon the Waters [Gavin Stevens], (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Nov 4 1939
  • Crime Classics, ed. Rex Burns & Mary Rose Sullivan, Viking 1990
  • Murder on Deck!, ed. Rosemary Herbert, Oxford University Press 1998
• * Monk [Gavin Stevens], (ss) Scribner’s May 1937
  • Murder & Other Acts of Literature, ed. Michele Slung, St. Martin’s 1997
• * Smoke [Gavin Stevens], (ex) Harper’s Apr 1932
  • Picador Book of Crime Writing, ed. Michael Dibdin, Picador 1993
• * Smoke [Gavin Stevens], (nv) Harper’s Apr 1932
  • Nobel Crimes, ed. Marie Smith, Carroll & Graf 1992
• * Tomorrow [Gavin Stevens], (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Nov 23 1940
  • Trial and Error: An Oxford Anthology of Legal Stories, ed. Fred R. Shapiro & Jane Garry, Oxford University Press 1998

_____, [ref.]

• * “Faulkner’s Gambit” by William Schafer, (ar) The Armchair Detective Sum 1990

FAUR, PAUL (chron.)

• * The Driver, (ss) Plots with Guns Win 2000

FAUST, CHRISTA (1971?- ) (chron.)

• * Head, (nv) Subterranean Gallery, ed. Richard T. Chizmar & William K. Schafer, Subterranean Press 1999
• * Saved (with Poppy Z. Brite), (ss) Young Blood, ed. Mike Baker, Zebra 1994
  • Noirotica, ed. Thomas S. Roche, Rhinoceros 1996

FAUST, FREDERICK (Schiller) (1892-1944); see pseudonym Max Brand (chron.)

FAVRETTO, JERRY (chron.)

• * The Shoot-2-Kill Gun Club, (vi) EQMM Nov 1985

FAWCETT, BILL; [i.e., William Brian Fawcett] (1947- ) (chron.)

• * Way Out (with Jody Lynn Nye), (ss) More Whatdunits, ed. Mike Resnic & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1993

FEARING, KENNETH (Flexner) (1902-1961) (chron.)

• * The Big Clock, (n.) New York: Harcourt Brace 1946; condensed as “The Judas Picture”, The American Magazine Oct ’46.
  • Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1930s & 40s, ed. Robert Polito, The Library of America 1997
• * Champagne and Bitters, (ss) Ed McBain’s Mystery Book #2 1960

FEARN, JOHN (Francis) RUSSELL (1908-1960) (chron.)

• * Foolproof, (ss) Vengeance Shorts #2 1946

FEATHERSTONHAUGH, DUANE (chron.)

• * Too Warm, (ss) Scientific Detective Jun 1947

FEAVER, VICKI (chron.)

• * Judith, (pm) Independent on Sunday Nov 1 1992
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995
• * Lily Pond, (pm) Independent on Sunday
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995

FEDDERSEN, CONNIE (Scott) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * The Santa Claus Caper, (na) Murder Under the Tree, ed. Anon., Zebra 1993

FEELEY, GREGORY (Patrick) (1955- ) (chron.)

• * My Tongue in Thy Tale, (ss) Alternate Outlaws, ed. Mike Resnick, Tor 1994

FEHLER, GENE (chron.)

• * By Book or By Crook, (pm) EQMM Feb 2002
• * The Pirate, (pm) Murderous Intent Fll 1997

FEIGE, (Herman Albert) OTTO (Maximilian) (1882-1969); see pseudonym B. Traven (chron.)

FEIST, JOE MICHAEL (chron.)

• * Guest Editorial, (vi) Bryan-College Station Eagle Jan 31 1999
  • AHMM Jun 1999

FELDMAN, ANATOLE (chron.)

• * The Island of the Damned, (nv) Gun Molls Magazine Apr 1931
  • Pulp Review May 1992

FELDMAN, LILLIAN (chron.)

• * Alternate Ending #4, (ms) EQMM Nov 1990

FELDMAN, RUTH (chron.)

_____, trans.

• * For Adolf Eichmann, by Primo Levi, (pm) Jul 20 1960
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995; tr. by Brian Swann

FELDMEYER, DEAN (1951- ) (chron.)

• * Hill People, (ss) Malice Domestic 5, Phyllis A. Whitney, Pocket 1996

FELL, ANDREW; pseudonym of Robert Arthur, (1909-1969) (chron.)

• * Graveyard Race, (ss) Detective Tales Dec 1947
  • 100 Crooked Little Crime Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1994

FELLOWS, PEG (chron.)

• * Just Dessert, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1980

FELSEN, HENRY GREGOR (1916- ) (chron.)

• * Necktie Party, (ss) Colliers Apr 1 1955
  • Masterpieces of Surprise, ed. James L. Monahan, Hart 1966

FEMLING, JEAN (1929- ) (chron.)

• * The Last Calabresi, (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 2006
• * Lover, (ss) EQMM Dec 2002

FENN, JAINE (chron.)

• * Paying for Rain, (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 2004

FENNEL, ERIK (1914?-1981) (chron.)

• * Black Priestess of Varda, (na) Planet Stories Win 1947
  • Pulp Vault #4 1989

FENNELLY, TONY; [i.e., Antonia M. Fennelly Catoire] (1945- ) (books) (chron.)

• * The Closet Hanging [Matt Sinclair], (n.) New York: Carroll & Graf 1987
  • Murder with a Twist, Carroll & Graf 1991
• * The Code on the Door, (ss) EQMM Nov 2006
• * Fleahound in the Ninth District, (ss) New Mystery v5 #2 1997
• * The Glory Hole Murders [Matt Sinclair], (n.) New York: Carroll & Graf 1985
  • Murder with a Twist, Carroll & Graf 1991

FENTON, JAMES (chron.)

• * “A Staffordshire Murderer”, (pm) 1982
  • Picador Book of Crime Writing, ed. Michael Dibdin, Picador 1993
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996

FERGUS, JORUNN (chron.)

_____, trans.

• * A Deadly Joke, by Richard Macker, (ss) EQMM Aug 2005; first published in Norwegian in Dødelig spark, Aschehoug 1986.; tr. by Michael Fergus
• * The Killer Who Disappeared, by Richard Macker, (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 2006; tr. by Michael Fergus
• * Violence Against a Defenceless Woman, by Richard Macker, (ss) EQMM Jun 2003; tr. by Michael Fergus

FERGUS, MICHAEL (chron.)

_____, trans.

• * A Deadly Joke, by Richard Macker, (ss) EQMM Aug 2005; first published in Norwegian in Dødelig spark, Aschehoug 1986.; tr. by Jorunn Fergus
• * The Killer Who Disappeared, by Richard Macker, (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 2006; tr. by Jorunn Fergus
• * Violence Against a Defenceless Woman, by Richard Macker, (ss) EQMM Jun 2003; tr. by Jorunn Fergus

FERGUSON, DAVID (chron.)

• * The Curious Case of Miss Violet Stone (with Poppy Z. Brite) [*Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Shadows Over Baker Street, ed. Michael Reaves & John Pelan, Ballantine Del Rey 2003

FERGUSON, KATHARINE (chron.)

• * Charlie’s House, (ss) The Mysterious Bruce, ed. Anon., The Brucedale Press 1997

FERGUSON, TED (chron.)

• * The Hiding Place, (vi) EQMM Feb 1990

FERRARS, E. X.; pseudonym of Morna Doris Brown, (1907-1995) (chron.)

• * Instrument of Justice [as by Elizabeth Ferrars], (ss) Winter’s Crimes 13, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan 1981
  • EQMM Jan 27 1982
• * A Sense of Crisis, (ss) EQMM Jun 2 1980

_____, [ref.]

• * “Pardon Me...It’s Murder!: E.X. Ferrars” by B. J. Rahn, (iv) The Armchair Detective Fll 1990

FERRARS, ELIZABETH; pseudonym of Morna Doris Brown, (1907-1995) (chron.)

• * The Cancelling of Mrs Arbuthnot, (ss) Julian Symons at 80: A Tribute, ed. Patricia Craig, Eurographica 1992
• * Custody, (ss) A Suit of Diamonds, ed. Anon., Collins 1990
• * The Dreadful Bell, (nv) 1980
  • Murder Most Scottish, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Bob Adey, Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1999
• * Fly, Said the Spy, (ss) Winter’s Crimes 15, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan 1983
  • EQMM Mar 1984
• * Justice in My Own Hands, (ss) EQMM Jan 1988
• * Scatter His Ashes, (nv) Winter’s Crimes 2, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan 1970
  • The Best Crime Stories, ed. Anon., Hamlyn 1984
• * Stop Thief!, (ss) Winter’s Crimes 24, ed. Maria Rejt, London: Macmillan 1992
  • EQMM Nov 1992
  • Winter’s Crimes 24, Volume 1, ed. Maria Rejt, Chivers Press 1993
  • More Murders for the Fireside, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Pan 1994

FERRELL, KAREN K. (chron.)

• * Unfaithful, (pm) Murderous Intent Fll 1997

FERRIGNO, ROBERT (1947- ) (chron.)

• * The Hour When the Ship Comes In, (ss) Los Angeles Noir, ed. Neal Pollack, Akashic Books 2007

FERRIS, MONICA; pseudonym of Mary Monica Pulver, (1943- ) (chron.)

• * Strung Out (with Denise Williams), (ss) Murder Most Crafty, ed. Maggie Bruce, Penguin US 2005

FESLER, PAMELA J. (chron.)

• * Coin of the Realm, (nv) Mom, Apple Pie, and Murder, ed. Nancy Pickard, Berkley 1999
• * Comeback, (vi) Marilyn: Shades of Blonde, ed. Carole Nelson Douglas, Forge 1997
• * Lost at Sea, (ss) The First Lady Murders, ed. Nancy Pickard, Pocket 1999

FESPERMAN, DAN (1955- ) (chron.)

• * As Seen on TV, (ss) Baltimore Noir, ed. Laura Lippman, Akashic Books 2006; (Fells Point).

FEST, JOACHIM C. (chron.)

• * from The Face of the Third Reich, (ex) 1963
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996; tr. by Michael Bullock

FESTER, ROBERT (chron.)

• * Three Dead Deadbeats (with Joe R. Lansdale), (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1980

FEWELL, MARK (chron.)

• * Hoosier Hospitality, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Jan 1999
• * The Imaginary Murder Case, (nv) Detective Mystery Stories Oct 1999
• * One Big Pest, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jul 2000
• * The Ultimate Hamburger, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jul 1997

FICK, ALVIN S. (chron.)

• * A Shroud for the Railroad Man, (ss) AHMM Oct 1977
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Stories #1, ed. Anon., Bonomo 1979

FICKETT, HAROLD (L.) (1918-2000) (chron.)

• * Mysterious Ways, (rr) Carnage at Christhaven, ed. William Griffin, San Francisco, CA: Harper and Row 1989

FIDLER, SU (chron.)

• * The Ransom of Harry Elbow’s Hand, (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1987

FIEDLER, JACQUELINE (chron.)

• * Amish Butter, (ss) Unholy Orders, ed. Serita Stevens, Columbine 2000

FIEDLER, JEAN(nette Feldman) (1928- ) (chron.)

• * Paso Doble, (ss) Sisters in Crime 4, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1991
• * The Snake Plant, (ss) Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1990
  • The Best of Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Reader’s Digest 1998

FIELDER, JEFF (chron.)

• * All-American Murder, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Jun 2002