Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007
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The Nighttime Is the Right Time: A Collection of Stories Bill Crider (Five Star 0-7862-3045-2, Jan 2001, $23.95, 230pp, hc) Collection of 11 stories. (Buy)
- 7 · Gored · ss Murder Most Delicious, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet, 1995
- 27 · Capn Bob and Gus · ss Feline and Famous, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fell, 1994
- 49 · Poo-Poo · ss Louisiana Literature v15 #1 98
- 65 · See What the Boys in the Locked Room Will Have · nv Partners in Crime, ed. Elaine Raco Chase, Signet, 1994
- 97 · The Santa Claus Caper · nv Christmas Stalkings, ed. Charlotte MacLeod, Mysterious Press, 1991
- 117 · It Happened at Grandmothers House · nv Once Upon a Crime, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley, 1998
- 141 · The Nighttime Is the Right Time · ss Werewolves, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1995
- 165 · An Evening Out with Karl · ss Dark at Heart, ed. Joe R. Lansdale & Karen Lansdale, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1992
- 179 · Blest Be the Ties · ss Murder for Father, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet, 1994
- 189 · King of the Night · ss Celebrity Vampires, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1995
- 209 · How I Found a Cat, Lost True Love and Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo · ss Cat Crimes Takes a Vacation, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1995
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In the Still of the Night: Tales to Lock Your Doors By Dorothy Salisbury Davis (Five Star 0-7862-3007-X, Jan 2001, $24.95, 214pp, hc, cover by Carol Pringle) Collection of eight stories. (Buy)
- 7 · To Forget Mary Ellen · nv The Armchair Detective Spr 92
- 30 · Now Is Forever · nv Justice in Manhattan, Adams Round Table, Stamford, CT: Longmeadow, 1994
- 61 · The Puppet · ss A Womans Eye, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte, 1991
- 87 · Justina · ss EQMM Nov 89
- 105 · Christopher and Maggie · ss Mistletoe Mysteries, Charlotte MacLeod, Mysterious Press, 1989
- 123 · The Scream · nv Murder on the Run, The Adams Round Table, Berkley, 1998
- 147 · Till Death Do Us Part · na Murder in Manhattan, Adams Round Table, Morrow, 1986
- 193 · Miles to Go · ss Women on the Case, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte, 1996
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The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle (Modern Library 0679642250, Jun 2001, $24.95, 624pp, hc) (Buy)
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The Black Doctor: And Other Tales of Terror and Mystery Arthur Conan Doyle ( 158963585X, Oct 2001, $19.95, tp) (Buy)
- v · Biographical Note · Misc. Material · bg
- xi · Introduction · John Berendt · in
- 1 · The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- 3 · The Adventure of a Scandal in Bohemia [Sherlock Holmes] · ss The Strand Jul, 1891
- 25 · The Adventure of the Red-Headed League [Sherlock Holmes] · nv The Strand Aug, 1891
- 47 · The Adventure of a Case of Identity [Sherlock Holmes] · ss The Strand Sep, 1891
- 63 · The Adventure of the Boscombe Valley Mystery [Sherlock Holmes] · nv The Strand Oct, 1891
- 85 · The Adventure of the Five Orange Pips [Sherlock Holmes] · nv The Strand Nov, 1891
- 103 · The Adventure of the Man with the Twisted Lip [Sherlock Holmes] · nv The Strand Dec, 1891
- 125 · The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle [Sherlock Holmes] · ss The Strand Jan, 1892
- 144 · The Adventure of the Speckled Band [Sherlock Holmes] · nv The Strand Feb, 1892
- 167 · The Adventure of the Engineers Thumb [Sherlock Holmes] · nv The Strand Mar, 1892
- 187 · The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor [Sherlock Holmes] · ss The Strand Apr, 1892
- 207 · The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet [Sherlock Holmes] · nv The Strand May, 1892
- 229 · The Adventure of the Copper Beeches [Sherlock Holmes] · nv The Strand Jun, 1892
- 253 · The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
- 255 · Silver Blaze [Sherlock Holmes] · nv The Strand Dec, 1892
- 278 · The Cardboard Box [Sherlock Holmes] · ss The Strand Jan, 1893
- 297 · The Yellow Face [Sherlock Holmes] · ss The Strand Feb, 1893
- 314 · The Stockbrokers Clerk [Sherlock Holmes] · ss The Strand Mar, 1893
- 331 · The Gloria Scott [Sherlock Holmes] · nv The Strand Apr, 1893
- 349 · The Musgrave Ritual [Sherlock Holmes] · nv The Strand May, 1893
- 366 · The Reigate Squires [Sherlock Holmes] · ss The Strand Jun, 1893
- 384 · The Crooked Man [Sherlock Holmes] · nv The Strand Jul, 1893
- 400 · The Resident Patient [Sherlock Holmes] · nv The Strand Aug, 1893
- 416 · The Greek Interpreter [Sherlock Holmes] · ss The Strand Sep, 1893
- 433 · The Naval Treaty [Sherlock Holmes] · nv The Strand Oct-Nov, 1893
- 464 · The Final Problem [Sherlock Holmes] · ss The Strand Dec, 1893
- 481 · Notes on the Text · Misc. Material · bi
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The Celestial Buffet Susan Dunlap (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-54-4, Apr 2001, $16.00, 215pp, tp) Collection of 17 stories. Also available in a limited hardcover edition (1-885941-53-6). (Buy)
- 9 · Introduction · in
- 11 · The Celestial Buffet · ss Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 18 · Death and Diamonds · ss A Womans Eye, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte, 1991
- 34 · An Unsuitable Job for a Mullin · ss Funny Bones, ed. Joan Hess, Signet, 1997
- 43 · All Things Come to He Who Waits · vi Dast Magazine, 1995
- 45 · Bad Review · ss Deadly Allies II, ed. Robert J. Randisi & Susan Dunlap, Doubleday, 1994
- 60 · A Burning Issue · ss AHMM Apr 1 81
- · Jill Smith Stories
- 65 · Introduction · si
- 67 · Hit-and-Run [Jill Smith] · ss Great Modern Police Stories, ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, Walker, 1986
- 76 · Ott on a Limb [Jill Smith] · ss Mistletoe Mysteries, Charlotte MacLeod, Mysterious Press, 1989
- 88 · Postage Due [Jill Smith] · nv The Mysterious West, ed. Tony Hillerman, HarperCollins, 1994
- 107 · A Contest Fit for a Queen [Jill Smith] · ss Crimes of the Heart, ed. Carolyn G. Hart, Berkley, 1995
- · The Celestial Detective
- 121 · Introduction · si
- 123 · The Court of Celestial Appeals [Celestial Detective] · nv Guilty as Charged, ed. Scott Turlow, Pocket, 1996
- 143 · Ill Get Back to You [Celestial Detective] · ss Women on the Case, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte, 1996
- · Assorted Stories
- 161 · Introduction · si
- 163 · Double Jeopardy [Death Threat] · ss EQMM Mar 78
- 169 · No Safety · ss Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989
- 178 · Checkout · ss Malice Domestic 2, Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, 1993
- 187 · A Worm in the Winesap · ss Mom, Apple Pie, and Murder, ed. Nancy Pickard, Berkley, 1999
- 200 · A Surfeit of Deadlines · ss Murder, They Wrote II, ed. Elizabeth Foxwell & Martin H. Greenberg, Boulevard Books, 1998
- 214 · A Susan Dunlap Checklist · Misc. Material · bi [Susan Dunlap]
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Where Do You Find Your Ideas? and other crime stories Martin Edwards (Countyvise 1 901231 26 7, 2001, hc) Collection of 27 stories, two new. (Buy)
- vi · Authors Note · pr
- vii · Introduction · Reginald Hill · in
- · Harry Devlin Stories
- 13 · Its Impossible [Harry Devlin] · ss EQMM Aug 94
- 31 · The Boxer [Harry Devlin] · ss Northern Blood, ed. Martin Edwards, Didsbury, 1992
- 45 · When Im Dead and Gone [Harry Devlin] · ss EQMM Mar 94
- 61 · Never Walk Alone [Harry Devlin] · ss EQMM May 95
- 75 · I Say a Little Prayer [Harry Devlin] · ss *
- 85 · My Ship Is Coming In [Harry Devlin] · ss No Alibi, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Ringpull Press, 1995
- 99 · With a Little Help from My Friends [Harry Devlin] · ss Murder on Deck!, ed. Rosemary Herbert, Oxford University Press, 1998
- 119 · A House Is Not a Home [Harry Devlin] · ss Crime Yellow, ed. Maxim Jakuwbowski, Gollancz, 1994
- · History Mysteries
- 137 · Serpents Tooth · ss Shakespearean Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson, 1997
- 149 · Corpse Candle · ss *
- 163 · To Encourage the Others · ss Past Poisons, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Headline, 1998
- 169 · Natural Causes · ss Royal Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson, 1999
- 183 · The Case of the Suicidal Lawyer [Sherlock Holmes] · ss The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson, 1997
- 203 · The Case of the Persecuted Accountant · ss The Strand Magazine #8, 2002
- 219 · The Mind of the Master [Benjamin Jowett] · ss Chronicles of Crime: The Second Ellis Peters Memorial Anthology of Historical Crime, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Headline, 1999
- 237 · War Rations · ss Past Crimes: Perfectly Criminal III, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 1998
- 247 · The Basement · ss Scenes of Crime, ed. Martin Edwards, Constable and Robinson, Ltd., 2000
- · Psychological Suspense
- 261 · Are You Sitting Comfortably? · vi EQMM Aug 91
- 265 · Act of Kindness · ss Northern Blood II, ed. Martin Edwards, Flambard Press, 1995
- 283 · A Job for Life · ss Anglian Blood, ed. Robert Church & Martin Edwards, Rampant Horse Limited, 1995
- 289 · Where Do You Find Your Ideas? · ss Perfectly Criminal, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 1996
- 299 · Diminished Responsibility · ss Whydunit, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 1997
- 315 · Wish You Werent Here · ss EQMM Jul 98
- 331 · Neighbours · ss Northern Blood III, ed. Martin Edwards, Countyvise, 1998
- 339 · Penalty · ss Crimewave #2 99; illus. David Checkley
- 351 · A Stolen Life · ss Missing Persons, ed. Martin Edwards, Constable, 1999
- 367 · Waiting for Godstow · ss The Mammoth Book of Locked-Room Mysteries and Impossible Crimes, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson, 2000
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Such a Good Girl and Other Stories Ed Gorman (Five Star 0786229985, Feb 2001, $24.95, 256pp, hc) Collection of 11 stories. (Buy)
- 9 · Such a Good Writer · Robert Laymon · in
- 14 · All These Condemned · nv *
- 45 · A Girl Like You · ss Love and Death, ed. Carolyn Hart, Berkley Prime Crime, 2001
- 59 · The Way It Used to Be · ss Horror Garage #1, 2000
- 78 · A New Man · ss Villains Victorious, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 2001
- 87 · Judgment · ss Monsters in Our Midst, ed. Robert Bloch, Tor, 1993
- 95 · Ghosts · ss
- 106 · That Day at Eagles Point · ss Guilty as Charged, ed. Scott Turlow, Pocket, 1996
- 126 · Such a Good Girl · nv Subterranean Gallery, ed. Richard T. Chizmar & William K. Schafer, Subterranean Press, 1999
- 162 · Aftermath · nv
- 190 · Eye of the Beholder [Jack Dwyer] · nv The Autumn Dead and A Cry of Shadows, CD Publications, 1996
- 233 · Angie · ss 999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense, ed. Al Sarrantonio, Avon, 1999
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Adam and Eve on a Raft Ron Goulart (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-58-7, Oct 2001, $17.00, 213pp, tp) Collection of 16 mystery stories, five featuring Scrib Merlin and 11 the California Adman. Also available in a limited hardcover edition (1-885941-57-9, $42.00). (Buy)
- 9 · Introduction · in
- 15 · Ninety-Nine Clop Clop [Scrib Merlin] · ss EQMM Jan 79
- 26 · Christmastime in Prison [Scrib Merlin] · ss AHMM Nov 11 81
- 38 · Six Tablespoons Molasses [Scrib Merlin] · ss EQMM Jul 83
- 53 · Adam and Eve on a Raft [Scrib Merlin] · ss EQMM Mar 84
- 68 · Its So Cold in China [Scrib Merlin] · ss EQMM Feb 85
- 85 · Orczy Must Go! [Adman] · ss AHMM Sep 71
- 93 · Please Dont Help the Bear [Adman] · ss EQMM Jan 77
- 101 · Now He Thinks Hes Dead [Adman] · ss EQMM Nov 77
- 112 · And the Winner Is [Adman] · ss EQMM Apr 78
- 122 · How Come My Dog Dont Bark? [Adman] · ss EQMM Sep 78
- 133 · The Decline and Fall of Norbert Tuffy [Adman] · ss EQMM Jun 17 81
- 145 · Wooing Chips Tortuga [Adman] · ss AHMM Oct 14 81
- 157 · It Was Bad Enough [Adman] · ss EQMM Nov 83
- 170 · Alas, My Love [Adman] · ss EQMM Sep 84
- 186 · Barbecue Bob [Adman] · ss EQMM May 85
- 197 · Have You Hugged Your Undertaker Today? [Adman] · ss EQMM Apr 86
- 210 · A Ron Goulart Mystery Checklist · Misc. Material · bi [Ron Goulart]
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Deadly Hunger and Other Tales Joe L. Hensley (Five Star 0-7862-3141-6, Apr 2001, $24.95, 220pp, hc) Collection of 18 stories. (Buy)
- 7 · A Few Words · pr
- 10 · Paint Doctor · ss Final Doors, Doubleday, 1981
- 24 · Deadly Hunger · ss Final Doors, Doubleday, 1981
- 37 · Widow · ss Who Done It?, ed. Alice Laurance & Isaac Asimov, Houghton Mifflin, 1980
- 46 · A Lot of Sense · ss *
- 60 · Argent Blood · ss F&SF Aug 67
- 66 · Whistler · ss Robaks Firm, Doubleday, 1987
- 80 · Watcher · ss *
- 91 · Killer Scent · ss Final Doors, Doubleday, 1981
- 104 · The Home · ss EQMM Nov 85
- 121 · On the Rocks · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 85
- 127 · The Calculator · ss AHMM Dec 79
- 141 · Savant · ss F&SF Dec 85
- 156 · The Decision · ss EQMM Feb 85
- 167 · Truly Yours, John R. Jacks · ss Robaks Firm, Doubleday, 1987
- 175 · Trial · ss Robaks Firm, Doubleday, 1987
- 185 · Shut the Final Door [revised from Shut the Last Door, Alchemy & Academe, 1970] · ss Tricks and Treats, ed. Joe Gores & Bill Pronzini, Doubleday, 1976
- 194 · The Retiree · ss Robaks Firm, Doubleday, 1987
- 207 · Fifty Chinese [Donald Robak] · ss Final Doors, Doubleday, 1981
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Bouchercon Bound Edward D. Hoch (Crippen & Landru, Nov 2001, 10pp, ph) Original short story pamphlet published for Bouchercon 32.
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The Night People and Other Stories Edward D. Hoch (Five Star 0786231467, Oct 2001, $24.95, hc) (Buy)
- · Inspector Flemings Last Case · ss Crime and Justice Detective Story Magazine Jan 57
- · The Man Who Was Everywhere · ss Manhunt Mar 57
- · The Passionate Phantom · ss Off Beat Detective Stories May 60
- · The Night People · ss Web Detective Stories May 61
- · Festival in Black [as by Stephen Dentinger] · ss The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Aug 62
- · Id Know You Anywhere · ss EQMM Oct 63
- · The Way of Justice · ss AHMM Sep 65
- · The Empty Zoo · ss Magazine of Horror Nov 65
- · Ring the Bell Slowly [as by Stephen Dentinger] · ss The Saint Detective Magazine Jun 66
- · Stop at Nothing · ss AHMM May 67
- · Another War · ss AHMM Dec 67
- · The Impossible Impossible Crime · ss EQMM Apr 68
- · The Way Out · ss EQMM Apr 71
- · The Man at the Top · ss AHMM Feb 72
- · Burial Monuments Three · ss AHMM May 72
- · The Scorpion Girl · ss AHMM Oct 76
- · The Price of Wisdom [as by R. L. Stevens] · ss EQMM Feb 77
- · Second Chance · ss AHMM Jul 77
- · Three Weeks in a Spanish Town · ss AHMM Dec 78
- · The Rattlesnake Man · ss AHMM Jul 79
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The Old Spies Club and Other Intrigues of Rand Edward D. Hoch (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-60-9, Aug 2001, $17.00, 238pp, tp) Collection of 15 Jeffery Rand stories. Also available in a limited hardcover edition (1-885941-59-5) (Buy)
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Strangers in the Night Linda Howard (Pocket 0743439988, Dec 2001, $18.00, 288pp, hc) (Buy)
- · Lake of Dreams · na Everlasting Love, ed. Anon., Pocket, 1995
- · Blue Moon · na
- · White Out · na
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Crime Time: Mystery and Suspense Stories John Jakes (Five Star 0-7862-3157-2, Jul 2001, $24.95, hc) Collection of 12 stories. (Buy)
- · Preface · pr
- · Introduction · Evan Hunter · in
- · Dagger · ss Hunted Detective Story Magazine Apr 56
- · Celebrity and Justice for All · ss Guilty as Charged, ed. Scott Turlow, Pocket, 1996
- · The Opener of the Crypt · ss Fantastic Nov/Dec 52
- · Cloak and Digger [Cloak and Dagger; Roger] · ss The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Oct 61
- · Unc Probes Pickle Plot [Uncle Pinkerton] · ss EQMM Sep 65
- · Unc Foils Show Foe [Uncle Pinkerton] · ss EQMM Jan 66
- · The Girl in the Golden Cage [as by Alan Payne] · ss Thrilling Detective Sum 53
- · Tex · ss Manhunt May 55
- · Little ManIts Been a Busy Day · ss Shell Scott Mystery Magazine Jun 66
- · The Man Who Wanted to Be in the Movies · ss Dark Mind, Dark Heart, ed. August Derleth, Arkham, 1962
- · Dr. Sweetkill · nv Intrigue Mystery Magazine Jan 66
- · The Siren and the Shill · nv Accused Detective Story Magazine May 56
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Dead Men Dont Drink Vodka and Other Stories Thomas E. Krupowicz (Terk Books & Publishers 1881690032, Jan 2001, $14.95, 127pp, tp) (Buy)
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Check Up and Other Stories Wendi Lee (Five Star 0-7862-3552-7, Dec 2001, $23.95, 240pp, hc) Collection of 14 stories. (Buy)
- 7 · Salad Days [Angela Matelli] · ss Noir Magazine Win 95
- 23 · Miles Deep · ss Murderous Intent Spr 96
- 39 · Red Feathers Daughter · ss How the West Was Read, vol. I, Durkin-Hayes Audio, 1996
- 57 · The Disappearance of Edna Guberman · ss Murder for Mother, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet, 1994
- 75 · Life of Riley · ss Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 91 · Dust and Ashes · nv How the West Was Read, vol. II, Durkin-Hayes Audio, 1997
- 115 · The Other Woman · ss Vengeance Is Hers, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allen Collins, Signet, 1997
- 131 · The Right Thing to Do · ss Shades of Noir #2, ed. Lisa Manns, Archon Gaming Inc., 1996
- 149 · Winstons Wife · ss The Fatal Frontier, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf, 1997
- 165 · Feis · nv *
- 187 · Indiscreet · ss Danger in D.C., ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1993
- 207 · Soft Day · ss Murder Most Irish, ed. Ed Gorman, Larry Segriff & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble, 1996
- 223 · Miami · ss Murderous Intent Spr 95
- 229 · Check Up · ss Lethal Ladies, Nancy Collins & Robert J. Randisi, Berkley, 1996
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The Reluctant Detective and Other Stories Michael Z. Lewin (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-62-5, Oct 2001, $17.00, 246pp, tp, cover by Carol Heyer) Collection of 21 crime stories. Also available in a limited hardcover edition (1-885941-61-7, $42.00). (Buy)
- 9 · In the beginning was a story... · in
- 13 · The Reluctant Detective · ss The Eyes Have It, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1984
- 25 · Rainey Shines · ss EQMM Jul 93
- 42 · Danny Gets It Right [Dan Quayle] · ss Crime Waves, ed. H. R. F. Keating, Gollancz, 1991
- 48 · Danny Pulls His Weight [Dan Quayle] · ss 1st Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus, 1992
- 56 · The Stranger · ss EQMM Sep 93
- 67 · Night Shift [Lt. Leroy Powder] · ss EQMM Jul, 2001; first published in Japan in Hayakawa Mystery Magazine, 1999.
- 81 · What a Woman Wants · ss Murder for Halloween, ed. Michele Slung & Roland Hartman, Mysterious Press, 1994
- 94 · Boss · vi 2nd Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus, 1993
- 96 · Wrong Number · ss Crime Wave, ed. Swedish Academy of Detection, Collins, 1981
- 101 · The Hand That Feeds Me [Rover (a dog)] · ss 3rd Culprit, ed. Liza Cody, Michael Z. Lewin & Peter Lovesey, Chatto & Windus, 1994
- 104 · The Hit · ss EQMM Oct 94
- 111 · If the Glove Fits · nv EQMM Sep/Oct, 2001
- 131 · You Pay for Everything · ss EQMM Dec 92
- 139 · Suicide Note · ss The Armchair Detective Win 94
- 142 · Family Business [Lunghi Detective Agency] · ss Winters Crimes 20, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1988
- 157 · Wedding Bells [Lunghi Detective Agency] · ss New Crimes 2, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Robinson, 1990
- 166 · Gains and Losses [Lunghi Detective Agency] · ss Midwinter Mysteries 3, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Little, Brown, 1993
- 181 · Travel Plans [Lunghi Detective Agency] · ss AHMM Apr 94
- 195 · Pay Phone [Lunghi Detective Agency] · ss AHMM Mar, 2001
- 211 · Gunpoint [Lunghi Detective Agency] · ss EQMM Dec, 2000
- 227 · Mr. Hard Man · ss *
- 237 · Story Notes · ms
- 241 · MZL in the Mystery Field: A Checklist · Misc. Material · bi [Michael Z. Lewin]
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