Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006

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Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1959 ed. Anon. (H.S.D. Publications, 1959, 50¢, digest); A rebinding of the January 1959 issue of Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine and the December 1958 issue of Sleuth Mystery Magazine.

An Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Sampler ed. Anon. (Reader’s Digest LCC# 73-85754, 1974, ph); Booklet given free to buyers of Reader’s Digest books.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Stories #1 ed. Anon. (Bonomo 101, 1979, 39¢, 64pp, 3¼" x 5" s/s, cover by Paula Blasband)

Bedside Tales of Mystery and Suspense ed. Anon. (Panther 1475, Feb ’63, 2’6, 126pp, pb); Anthology of seven stories.

The Best Crime Stories [by Michael Stapleton] ed. Anon. (Hamlyn 0-600-38241-9, 1984, £4.95, 747pp, hc); Reissue (Hamlyn 1977) massive anthology of 49 crime stories from Somerser Maugham to Avram Davidson. A greatly abridged version (containing 24 of the stories) was subsequently published in the US (Mallard, 1990).

The Best Short Stories of 1983 ed. Anon. (Davis, 1984, 72pp, ph); Booklet given free to subscribers of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, the five Edgar Award-nominated stories of 1983.

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Stories #1 ed. Anon. (Bonomo 100, 1979, 39¢, 64pp, 3¼" x 5" s/s, cover by Paula Blasband)

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Stories #2 ed. Anon. (Bonomo 33, 1979, 49¢, 3¼" x 5" s/s)

Horror and Homicide ed. Anon. (Checkerbooks #5, 1949, 15¢, 95pp, pb, cover by Bob Schwartz); Anthology of eight stories selected from Murder for the Millions, ed. Frank Owen (Fell 1946).

Purnell’s Book of Mystery Stories ed. Anon. (Bristol: Purnell 0361052863, 1982, 111pp, hc); Anthology of mystery and supernatural stories for children.

A Century of Thrillers from Poe to Arlen ed. Anon. (London: Daily Express, 1934, 1087pp, hc)

A Century of Thrillers: Second Series ed. Anon. (Daily Express, 1935, 896pp, hc); Published in Australia as The World’s Best Mystery Stories, Melbourne: United Press, 1935.

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