Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

Stories, Listed by Author

FOXWELL, ELIZABETH (books) (chron.) (continued)

• * Lady Windermere’s Flan, (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000
• * No Man’s Land, (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
• * A Roman of No Importance, (ss) Cat Crimes Through Time, ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff, Carroll & Graf 1999
• * Unsinkable, (ss) Crime Through Time II, ed. Miriam Grace Monfredo & Sharan Newman, Berkley 1998

FOXX, JACK; pseudonym of Bill Pronzini, (1943- ) (chron.)

• * The Clincher, (ss) AHMM Dec 1969
  • 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1993
• * Escape, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1969
  • 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1993

FRABASILIO, JOE (chron.)

• * Rooftop, (ss) Hardboiled #20 1995

FRADKIN, BARBARA (Fraser) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * Baby Blues, (ss) Hard Boiled Love, ed. Kerry J. Schooley & Peter Sellers, Insomniac Press 2003
• * Coup de Grâce, (ss) Iced: The New Noir Anthology of Cold, Hard Fiction, ed. Kerry J. Schooley & Peter Sellers, Insomniac Press 2001
• * The Inheritance, (ss) Cottage Country Killers, ed. Vicki Cameron & Linda Wiken, Burnstown, Ontario: General Store Publishing House 1997

FRAIN, JONATHAN (chron.)

• * Open House, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #54 2004

FRANCE, ANATOLE; pseudonym of Anatole-François Thibault, (1844-1924) (chron.)

• * The Majesty of Justice, (ss)
  • Nobel Crimes, ed. Marie Smith, Carroll & Graf 1992

FRANCES, STEPHEN D(aniel) (1917-1989) (chron.)

• * Pot Luck, (ss)
  • The Gourmet Crook Book, ed. Tony Wilmot, Everest Books 1976
• * Scarred Faces [as by Hank Janson], (nv) Scarred Faces, Ward & Hitchon 1946
• * When Dames Get Tough [as by Hank Janson], (na) London: Ward & Hitchon 1946

FRANCILLON, R(obert) E(dward) (1841-1919) (chron.)

• * A Circumstantial Puzzle, (nv) Romances of the Law, Chatto & Windus 1889
  • Victorian Tales of Mystery & Detection, ed. Michael Cox, New York: Oxford University Press 1992

FRANCIS, DICK; [i.e., Richard Stanley Francis] (1920- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Blind Chance [“Twenty-One Good Men and True”], (ss) Verdict of 13, ed. Julian Symons, London: Faber & Faber 1979
  • Field of Thirteen, Putnam’s 1998
• * Bright White Star, (ss) Cheshire Life 1979
  • Field of Thirteen, Putnam’s 1998
• * Carrot for a Chestnut, (ss) Sports Illustrated Jan 5 1970
  • The Best Crime Stories, ed. Anon., Hamlyn 1984
  • Ellery Queen’s Faces of Mystery, ed. Ellery Queen, Curley Publishing 1992
  • Field of Thirteen, Putnam’s 1998
• * Collision Course, (nv) Field of Thirteen, Putnam’s 1998
• * Corkscrew, (nv) Field of Thirteen, Putnam’s 1998
• * The Day of the Losers, (ss) Horse and Hound Feb 1977
  • EQMM Sep 9 1981
  • Great Tales of Crime & Detection, ed. Charles Ardai, Galahad 1991
  • Field of Thirteen, Putnam’s 1998
• * Dead on Red, (nv) Field of Thirteen, Putnam’s 1998
• * Foreword, (fw)
  • The Verdict of Us All, ed. Peter Lovesey, Crippen & Landru 2006
• * The Gift, (ss) Winter’s Crimes 5, ed. Virginia Whitaker, London: Macmillan 1973
  • Murders for the Fireside, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Pan 1992
  • Field of Thirteen, Putnam’s 1998
  • Mysterious Pleasures, ed. Martin Edwards, London: Little, Brown 2003
• * Haig’s Death, (nv) Field of Thirteen, Putnam’s 1998
• * Nightmare, (ss) The Times 1974
  • The Gourmet Crook Book, ed. Tony Wilmot, Everest Books 1976
  • Field of Thirteen, Putnam’s 1998
• * Notes on the Racecard, (in)
  • Field of Thirteen, Putnam’s 1998
• * Odds Against, (ex) Michael Joseph 1965; also as “The Racing Game”.
• * The Protection Racket, (ss)
  • Murder At the Races, ed. Peter Haining, Orion 1995
• * The Racing Game [“Odds Against”], (ex) Michael Joseph 1965
  • Crime Movies 2, ed. Peter Haining, Severn House 1997
• * The Raid at Kingdom Hill [“The Rape of Kingdom Hill”], (ss) The Times 1975
  • Field of Thirteen, Putnam’s 1998
• * The Rape of Kingdom Hill, (ss) The Times 1975; also as “The Raid at Kingdom Hill”.
  • 1st Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus 1992
• * Song for Mona, (nv) Field of Thirteen, Putnam’s 1998
• * Spring Fever, (ss) Woman’s Own 1980
  • Field of Thirteen, Putnam’s 1998
• * Twenty-One Good Men and True, (ss) Verdict of 13, ed. Julian Symons, London: Faber & Faber 1979; also as “Blind Chance”.
  • Masterpieces of Mystery and Suspense, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Doubleday Book and Music Clubs 1988
• * Twice Shy, (ex)
  • Crime Digest Sep/Oct 1982

_____, [ref.]

• * “On a Winning Streak” by Tom Nolan, (bg) MHCMM Spr 1997

FRANCIS, DOROTHY (chron.)

• * When in Rome, (ss) Murderous Intent Win 1999

FRANCISCO, RUTH (chron.)

• * Cyclops, (ss) EQMM Jun 2005
• * Dear Ethicist, (ss) EQMM Jul 2006
• * Dream of Murder, (nv) EQMM Sep/Oct 2004
• * Society Blues, (ss) EQMM Mar/Apr 2005

FRANCOME, JOHN (1952- ) (chron.)

• * The Body in the Horsebox [from Eavesdropper], (ex) 1986
  • Murder At the Races, ed. Peter Haining, Orion 1995

FRANK, SCOTT (chron.)

• * Dead-End for Delia, (pl) Fallen Angels, ed. Anon., Grove Press 1993

FRANK, SUZANNE (chron.)

• * Claws of the Wind, (ss) The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2002

FRANKAU, GILBERT (1884-1952) (chron.)

• * Tragedy at St. Tropez, (ss) The Strand Sep 1928
  • AHMM Oct 1992
• * Who Killed Castelvetri?, (nv) The Strand Mar 1928
  • Great Tales of Terror, ed. Anon., London: Chancellor Press 1991

FRANKE, ANITA J. (chron.)

• * Hazardous to the Health, (pm) EQMM Mar 1992
• * Ode to Jessica Fletcher, (pm) EQMM Mar 1991

FRANKEL, VALERIE (1965- ) (chron.)

• * Angel on the Loose, (ss) Malice Domestic 1, Elizabeth Peters, Pocket 1992
• * Last Licks, (ss) Guilty as Charged, ed. Scott Turlow, Pocket 1996
• * Pounds of Flesh, (ss) Vengeance Is Hers, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allen Collins, Signet 1997

FRANKLIN, GEORGE CORY (1872-1962) (chron.)

• * Tell the Coroner, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Oct 1946
  • Detective Story Annual 1948, ed. Daisy Bacon, Street & Smith 1948

FRANKLIN, S. L. (chron.)

• * Broken Glass, (ss) AHMM Dec 2000
• * Capriccio for Unaccompanied Violin, (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 1999
• * The Facts Concerning the Carnival at Christmas, (ss) AHMM Jan 2003
• * Mischief, (nv) AHMM Jul/Aug 2006
• * The No-Brainer, (ss) AHMM Apr 2002
• * Runaways Traced, (nv) AHMM Oct 2000
• * The Triumph of Truth and Time, (nv) AHMM Dec 2004
• * Until Proven Innocent, (nv) AHMM Jul/Aug 2003

FRANKLIN, TOM (1963- ) (chron.)

• * Evavangeline [sic], (ex) Murdaland #1 2007; (SMONK, Morrow 2007).
• * Grit, (nv) Poachers: Stories, Morrow 1999
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2000, ed. Donald E. Westlake, Houghton Mifflin 2000
• * Poachers, (na) The Texas Review Spr 1998
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 1999, ed. Ed McBain, Houghton Mifflin 1999
  • The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century, ed. Tony Hillerman, Houghton Mifflin 2000
• * Those Good Days, (nv) Murder in the Rough, ed. Otto Penzler, Mysterious Press 2006

FRANKOS, LAURA; [i.e., Laura Frankos Turtledove] (chron.)

• * Merchants of Discord, (ss) Crime Through Time III, ed. Sharan Newman, Berkley 2000

FRANKS, ROBERT (1946- ) (chron.)

• * A Secret Murder, (nv) Royal Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1999

FRANZ, ALLISON (chron.)

• * Nocturnal Drill, (pm) EQMM Mar 1991

FRASCA, JESSICA J. (chron.)

• * Murder Afoot, (ss) Murderous Intent Sum 1997

FRASER, ANTHEA (Mary) (1930- ) (chron.)

• * Alternative Reality, (ss) Malice Domestic 6, Anne Perry, Pocket 1997
• * Nemesis, (ss) A Suit of Diamonds, ed. Anon., Collins 1990
• * Turning Point, (ss) 2nd Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus 1993

FRASER, ANTONIA (Pakenham) (1932- ) (chron.)

• * The Blude-Red Wine [Jemima Shore], (ss) John Creasey’s Crime Collection, ed. Herbert Harris 1989
  • EQMM Jun 1989
• * Boots, (ss) Fiction Magazine 1984
  • 1st Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus 1992
• * The Bottle Dungeon [Jemima Shore], (nv) Midwinter Mysteries 2, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Little, Brown 1992
  • EQMM Sep 1992
  • The Orion Book of Murder, ed. Peter Haining, Orion 1996
  • Women of Mystery III, ed. Kathleen Halligan, Carroll & Graf 1998
• * The Case of the Parr Children [Jemima Shore], (nv) 1979
  • Murder Most Scottish, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Bob Adey, Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1999
• * Cry by Night [Jemima Shore], (nv) EQMM Feb 1988
• * Dead Leaves, (ss) EQMM Aug 1987
• * Doctor Zeit, (ss) 1986
  • EQMM Mar 1990
• * from Mary Queen of Scots, (ex) 1969
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996
• * Getting to Know You [Jemima Shore], (ss) A Woman’s Eye, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte 1991
• * The Girl Who Wanted to See Venice [Jemima Shore], (ss) EQMM Nov 1985
  • Women of Mystery, ed. Cynthia Manson, Carroll & Graf 1992
• * Have a Nice Death, (ss) Fiction Magazine 1983
  • Masterpieces of Mystery and Suspense, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Doubleday Book and Music Clubs 1988
• * Introduction, (in)
  • Crime Through Time II, ed. Miriam Grace Monfredo & Sharan Newman, Berkley 1998
• * Jemima Shore and the Frightened Girl [Jemima Shore], (ss) 2nd Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus 1993
• * Jemima Shore at the Sunny Grave [Jemima Shore], (nv) 1988
  • EQMM Jun 1988
  • Under the Gun, ed. Ed Gorman, Robert J. Randisi & Martin H. Greenberg, NAL 1990
  • Great Tales of Crime and Detection, ed. Peter Haining, Chartwell Books 1993
  • The Television Detectives’ Omnibus, ed. Peter Haining, Artus 1994
  • Women of Mystery II, ed. Cynthia Manson, Carroll & Graf 1994
  • A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women, ed. Elizabeth George, HarperCollins 2004
• * Jemima Shore Investigates [“Your Appointment Is Cancelled”; Jemima Shore], (ss) 1983
  • Crime Movies 2, ed. Peter Haining, Severn House 1997
• * Jemima Shore’s First Case [Jemima Shore], (nv) Jemima Shore’s First Case, Weidenfeld 1986
  • Murder Most Divine, ed. Ralph McInerny & Martin H. Greenberg, Cumberland House 2000
• * The Man Who Wiped the Smile Off Her Face, (ss) The Man Who..., ed. H. R. F. Keating, Macmillan 1992
  • EQMM Jul 1992
• * The Moon Was to Blame, (ss) Winter’s Crimes 21, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan 1989
  • EQMM Dec 1989
  • The Year’s Best Mystery and Suspense Stories - 1990, ed. Edward D. Hoch, Walker 1990
  • Blood Threat & Fears, ed. Cynthia Manson, Barnes & Noble 1993
• * On the Battlements, (ss) Stories of Fear, ed. Denys Val Baker, London: William Kimber 1980; formed basis of radio play on BBC Radio 4, in 1976.
  • EQMM Jun 1987
• * Out for the Countess, (ss) EQMM Jul 1990
• * Swimming Will Be the Death of You [Jemima Shore], (ss) EQMM Feb 1985
• * The Twist, (ss) Jemima Shore at the Sunny Grave and other stories, Bloomsbury 1991
  • Mysterious Pleasures, ed. Martin Edwards, London: Little, Brown 2003
• * A Witch and Her Cats, (ss) EQMM Oct 1995
  • Women on the Case, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte 1996
• * Your Appointment Is Cancelled [Jemima Shore], (ss) 1983; also as “Jemima Shore Investigates”.
  • Great Tales of Crime & Detection, ed. Charles Ardai, Galahad 1991
  • The Mammoth Book of Armchair Detectives & Screen Crimes, ed. Peter Haining, Robinson 1998

FRASER, FERRIN L. (1903-1969) (chron.)

• * The Man Named X, (ss) Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories Apr 1930
• * The Murder in the Storm, (ss) Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories Apr/May 1929

FRASER, J. MALCOLM (chron.)

• * Fogbound (with B. Fletcher Robinson), (ss) The London Magazine Aug 1903
  • 12 Tales of Murder, ed. Jack Adrian, Oxford University Press 1998

FRASER, W(illiam) A(lexander) (1859-1933) (chron.)

• * Bulldog Carney [Bulldog Carney], (nv) Bulldog Carney, McClelland & Stewart 1919
  • Crime in a Cold-Climate, ed. David Skene-Melvin, Toronto: Simon & Pierre 1994
• * The Gold Wolf [Bulldog Carney], (nv)
  • Crime Where the Nights Are Long, ed. David Skene-Melvin, Toronto: Simon & Pierre 1999
• * Wild Oats, (ss) Red Meekins, New York: Doran 1921
  • Crime in a Cold-Climate, ed. David Skene-Melvin, Toronto: Simon & Pierre 1994

FRATTI, MARIO (1927- ) (chron.)

• * Victim, (pl) 1978
  • Sweet Revenge, ed. Marvin Kaye, Fireside Theater 1992

FRAZEE, STEVE; [i.e., Charles Stephen Frazee] (1909-1992) (chron.)

• * My Brother Down There, (nv) EQMM Apr 1953
  • EQMM Aug 1991

FRAZER, DIANE (chron.)

• * Private and Confidential, (ss) AHMM Nov 1963
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1964, ed. Richard E. Decker, Davis 1964

FRAZER, GAIL; see pseudonym Margaret Frazer (chron.)

FRAZER, MARGARET; pseudonym of Gail Frazer & Mary Monica Pulver (chron.)

• * The Death of Kings, (ss) Shakespearean Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1997; Frazer is now the pseudonym of Gail Frazer alone; Mary Pulver writes as herself.
• * Heretical Murder, (nv) The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits: Brand New Collection, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2001
  • The Mammoth Book of More Historical Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Carroll & Graf 2001
• * Lowly Death, (ss) Murder Most Catholic, ed. Ralph McInerny, Cumberland House 2002
• * The Midwife’s Tale [Sister Frevisse], (nv) The Mammoth Book of Historical Detectives, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1995
• * Neither Pity, Love Nor Fear, (nv) Royal Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1999
• * The Simple Logic of It, (ss) Murder Most Medieval, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, Cumberland House 2000
• * The Stone-worker’s Tale [Sister Frevisse], (nv) The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits: Third New Collection, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2005
  • The Mammoth Book of More Historical Whodunits, ed. Mike Ashley, Carroll & Graf 2005
• * Strange Gods, Strange Men, (ss) EQMM Nov 2003
• * That Same Pit, (ss) Shakespearean Detectives, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1998
• * This World’s Eternity, (ss) Much Ado About Murder, ed. Anne Perry, Berkley Prime Crime 2002
• * A Traveller’s Tale, (nv) The Mammoth Book of Locked-Room Mysteries and Impossible Crimes, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2000
• * Volo te habere..., (ss) Unholy Orders, ed. Serita Stevens, Columbine 2000