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Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v120 #3 & 4, No. 733 & 734, September/October 2002] ed. Janet Hutchings (New York: Dell Magazines, $5.50, 240pp+, octavo s/b, cover by Chuck Pyle)

4 · To Live and Die in Midland, Texas · Clark Howard · nv
27 · The Discount Club · Henry Slesar · ss
36 · Truth · John Harvey · ss
51 · Luck of the Dead [Gene Holt] · Francis M. Nevins · ss
67 · The Jury Box · Jon L. Breen · br
70 · Ghost Writer · Janice Law · ss
84 · The Brick Thing · Jack Fredrickson · ss
93 · Reading the Will · Ray Luckinbill · pm
94 · Dead and Presumed Missing [Detective Sergeant Cyrus Auburn] · John H. Dirckx · nv
115 · Seesaw · Eileen Dewhurst · ss Northern Blood III, ed. Martin Edwards, Countyvise, 1998
122 · A Case for Judge and Jury [Tom Wasp] · Amy Myers · ss
134 · Secret Service · Charles Ardai · ss
140 · The Passenger · Peter Turnbull · ss
152 · The Path of Bones · Mary Freeman · nv
174 · Driver’s Seat [“Lady, You’re Dead!”; Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week Mar 25 ’51
179 · Old Tricks Do the Trick · Stephen D. Rogers · pm
180 · Fun and Games at the Carousel Mall · Tom Tolnay · ss
188 · He Auto Be Ashamed · Terry Lerdall Fitterer · pm
189 · The Jeopard · Neil Schofield · nv
206 · Spooky · David Dean · ss
216 · Rules of the Game · Kate Wilhelm · ss
224 · Constant Hearses [Alexander Swift] · Edward D. Hoch · ss
238 · Book Worm · Katherine H. Brooks · pm
Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v120 #5, No. 735, November 2002] ed. Janet Hutchings (New York: Dell Magazines, $3.50, 144pp+, octavo s/b, cover by M. K. Perker) 4 · Without Jonathan · Jeffery Deaver · ss 15 · Checking Out · Robert Barbard · ss 22 · Moody’s Blues · Hal Charles · nv 41 · Courier and Ives [Stanton & Ives] · Edward D. Hoch · ss 59 · The Jury Box · Jon L. Breen · br 62 · The Jewels of Atlantis [Ambrose Ganelon] · James Powell · nv 82 · Kill the Umpire [Ed Gorgon] · Jon L. Breen · ss 96 · The Rightful King of England [Auguste Didier] · Amy Myers · ss 108 · Billy, Cutter, and the Cadillac · Antony Mann · ss 119 · Next Time Will Be Different · Pam Barnsley · ss 124 · The Second Coming [Scott Elliott] · Terence Faherty · nv
Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v120 #6, No. 736, December 2002] ed. Janet Hutchings (New York: Dell Magazines, $3.50, 144pp+, octavo s/b, cover by Scott Hodgdon)

4 · The Deaths · Joyce Carol Oates · nv
21 · Farber Catches a Falling Star [Detective Farber] · Gordon Cotler · ss
35 · The Jury Box · Jon L. Breen · br
38 · The Dog That Didn’t Bark · Margaret Maron · ss
53 · Crime Story High · William Bankier · ss
61 · Revenant · Gerald Pearce · nv
79 · The Problem of Bailey’s Buzzard [Dr. Sam Hawthorne] · Edward D. Hoch · ss
94 · The Egyptian Garden · Marjorie Eccles · ss Crime in the City, ed. Martin Edwards, Do-Not Press, 2002
108 · The Mystery Crossword: ...and Buried · Ruth Minary · pz
110 · Lover · Jean Femling · ss
127 · The Last Story [Black Widowers] · Charles Ardai · ss
140 · Index to Volumes 119 and 120 · Misc. Material · ix
The Strand Magazine [# 8, June-Sept. 2002] ed. Andrew F. Gulli (Birmingham, MI, $5.95, 56pp+, quarto, cover by Larry Josephson) 2 · Editorial · Andrew Gulli · ed 3 · Rumpole and the Primrose Path · John Mortimer · nv 16 · The Case of the Persecuted Accountant · Martin Edwards · ss 23 · Uncle Auguste · Andrew Allen · ss 26 · The Case of the Byronic Hero · Ben Pastor · ss 31 · Cold Comfort Client · Roger Jones · ss 34 · Interview: Michael York · Andrew Gulli · iv [Michael York] 41 · Great Detectives: Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot [Part 2 of 2] · Michael Bowen · ar 44 · The Well Dressed Runner · Paul Cobley · ar 48 · The Curious Case of Ronald Knox · Charles L. P. Silet · ar [Ronald A. Knox] 51 · Book Reviews · Misc. Material · br
The Strand Magazine [# 9, 2002] ed. Andrew F. Gulli (Birmingham, MI, $6.95, 64pp+, quarto, cover by Stanley Cooke) 2 · Editorial · Andrew Gulli · ed 3 · Austen and Jausten: The Twins of Time · Ray Bradbury · ss 6 · Rumpole and the Teenage Werewolf [Horace Rumpole] · John Mortimer · nv 17 · The Affair of the Christmas Jewel [Sherlock Holmes] · Barrie Roberts · ss 24 · A Story for Christmas [Harriet Unwin] · H. R. F. Keating · ss 28 · Nothing Like a Dame · Edward Marston · ss 36 · The Case of the Red Mass Barrister [Solomon Meisl-Horowitz] · Ben Pastor · ss 42 · Leslie Nielsen · Andrew F. Gulli · iv [Leslie Nielsen] 48 · The Ghosts of Christmas Past · Mike Ashley · ar 55 · The Strange Case of Robert Louis Stevenson · Dr. Grace Moore · ar [Robert Louis Stevenson] 60 · The Great Detectives: John Dickson Carr’s Dr. Gideon Fell · Pasquale Accardo, M.D. · ar [John Dickson Carr] 63 · Book Reviews · Misc. Material · br
Undertow: Crime Stories by New England Writers ed. Skye Alexander, Kate Flora & Susan Oleksiw (Level Best Books 0970098405, Nov 2003, $12.00, 196pp, tp); (Buy)

· Lying-in-the-Road Death · Toni L. P. Kelner · ss *
· Life, Death, Love, and Baseball · Skye Alexander · ss *
· Totaled [Susan “Tyger” Blake] · Clayton Emery · ss Thrilling Detective (online) Sum, 2002
· Silver House · Susan Oleksiw · ss *
· One Murder in Maine · Judith Andrews Green · ss *
· Washday Blues · Kate Flora · ss *
· Venturing Out · Stephen P. Kelner, Jr. · ss *
· Malingering · G. H. Ephron · ss *
· What Goes Around · S. A. Daynard · ss *
· Not My Son · Ruth M. McCarty · ss *
· Crib Death · Lilla Waltch · ss *
Crooks, Crimes, and Christmas ed. Anon. (Worldwide Mystery 0373264739, Nov 2003, $6.99, 256pp, pb); Original anthology of four novellas. (Buy)

· A Way to the Manger · Susan Slater · na *
· The Santa Claus Murders · Ed Gorman · na *
· What Child Is This · Irene Marcuse · na *
· The Gold Band · Michael Jahn · na *
Deadly Morsels ed. Anon. (Worldwide 0-373-26452-6, Apr 2003, $6.99, 380pp, pb); Original anthology of four mystery novellas. (Buy)

9 · Another’s Curse [Nick and Julia Lambros] · Takis & Judy Iakovou · na *
93 · Red or Green? [Bill Gastner] · Steven F. Havill · na *
179 · Cake Job [Cat Austen] · Jane Rubino · na *
275 · Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing [James P. Dandy] · Peter Abresch · na *
Motherhood Is Murder ed. Anon. (Avon 0-06-052501-0, Mar 2003, $6.99, 346pp, pb); Original anthology of four novellas by Carolyn Hart, Mary Daheim, Jane Isenberg, and Shirley Rousseau Murphy. (Buy)

1 · Dial M for Mom · Mary Daheim · na *
97 · Mothers Must Do · Carolyn Hart · na *
187 · The Proof Is in the Patch · Jane Isenberg · na *
265 · Tomcat · Shirley Rousseau Murphy · na *
Very Merry Mysteries ed. Anon. (Mystery Guild 544478, 2003, $12.49, hc); Omnibus of three Christmas mysteries.

· Rest You Merry · Charlotte MacLeod · ss Grab Bag, Avon, 1987
· Corpus Christmas [Lt. Sigrid Harald] · Margaret Maron · n. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1989
· A Highland Christmas [Hamish Macbeth] · M. C. Beaton · n. New York: The Mysterious Press, 1999
The Mammoth Book of Roman Whodunnits ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf 0786712414, Nov 2003, $11.95, 544pp, tp); Original anthology, first US edition (Constable Robinson (September 2003). (Buy)

ix · Introduction: The Long Reach of Rome · Steven Saylor · in *
1 · Never Forget · Tom Holt · nv *
27 · A Gladiator Dies Only Once [Gordianus the Finder] · Steven Saylor · na *
74 · The Hostage to Fortune · Michael Jecks · nv *
100 · De Crimine · Miriam Allen deFord · ss EQMM Oct ’52
120 · The Will [SPQR] · John Maddox Roberts · nv *
142 · Honey Moon [Claudia Seferius] · Marilyn Todd · nv *
169 · Damnum Fatale · Philip Boast · nv *
198 · Heads You Lose · Simon Scarrow · nv *
222 · Great Caesar’s Ghost [Quintilian] · Michael Kurland · nv *
260 · The Cleopatra Game · Jane Finnis · nv *
282 · Bread and Circuses · Caroline Lawrence · nv *
321 · The Missing Centurion · Anon. · ss
341 · Some Unpublished Correspondence of the Younger Pliny · Darrell Schweitzer · nv *
363 · A Golden Opportunity · Jean Davidson · nv *
387 · Caveat Emptor [Libertus] · Rosemary Rowe · ss *
407 · Sunshine and Shadow · R. H. Stewart · nv *
431 · The Case of His Own Abduction [Sollius] · Wallace Nichols · ss London Mystery #72 ’67
447 · The Malice of the Anicii · Gillian Bradshaw · nv *
473 · The Finger of Aphrodite [John the Eunuch] · Mary Reed & Eric Mayer · nv *
501 · The Lost Eagle [Sister Fidelma] · Peter Tremayne · nv *
Blood on Their Hands ed. Lawrence Block (Berkley 0425190358, Jul 2003, $23.95, 340pp, hc); Original anthology of 19 stories. (Buy)

ix · Introduction · Lawrence Block · in (*), 2003
1 · Her Last Gift · Brendan DuBois · nv *
23 · JoJo’s Gold · Noreen Ayres · ss *
35 · Black Heart and Cabin Girl · Shelley Costa · nv *
59 · One of Us · Tom Savage · ss *
71 · A Trail of Mirrors · Tracy Knight · ss *
91 · Along for the Ride · Aileen Schumacher · ss *
103 · Red Meat · Elaine Viets · ss *
119 · The Maids · G. Miki Hayden · ss *
137 · Guardian Angel · Elaine Togneri · ss *
155 · The Day of the 31st · Henry Slesar · nv *
181 · Another Night to Remember · William E. Chambers · ss *
195 · The Trouble with Harry · Stefanie Matteson · ss *
213 · Any Old Mother · Charlotte Hinger · ss *
229 · Guile Is Where It Goes · Dan Crawford · ss *
241 · Doppelganger · Rhys Bowen · ss *
253 · Bloody Victims · Mat Coward · ss *
269 · Safety First · Marcia Talley · ss *
281 · No Man’s Land · Elizabeth Foxwell · ss *
299 · The Lady from Yesterday · Jeremiah Healy · nv *
Mystery: The Best of 2002 ed. Jon L. Breen (ibooks 0743458451, Apr 2003, $7.99, 320pp, pb); Anthology of 14 stories. (Buy)

· To Live and Die in Midland, Texas · Clark Howard · nv EQMM Sep/Oct, 2002
· The Adventure of the Agitated Actress · Daniel Stashower · ss Murder, My Dear Watson, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower, Carroll & Graf, 2002
· An Unkindness of Ravens · Donna Andrews · ss The Mysterious North, ed. Dana Stabenow, Signet, 2002
· Twilight’s Last Gleaming [Dan Fortune] · Michael Collins · ss Flesh & Blood: Dark Desires, ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press, 2002
· A Girl Named Charlie · Stanley Cohen · ss Murder in the Family, The Adams Round Table, Berkley Prime Crime, 2002
· Bless Me Father for I Have Sinned · Ed Gorman · ss Murder Most Catholic, ed. Ralph McInerny, Cumberland House, 2002
· War Can Be Murder · Mike Doogan · nv The Mysterious North, ed. Dana Stabenow, Signet, 2002
· The Painted Lady · DeLoris Stanton Forbes · ss AHMM Mar, 2002
· The Dead Their Eyes Implore Us · George P. Pelecanos · ss Measures of Poison, ed. Dennis McMillan, Dennis McMillan, 2002
· Moody’s Blues · Hal Charles · nv EQMM Nov, 2002
· Mom Lights a Candle [Mom] · James Yaffe · ss Crippen & Landru Dec, 2002
· If All is Dark · Mat Coward · ss Crimewave #6, 2002
· Ukukele and the World’s Pain · James Sallis · vi AHMM Jul/Aug, 2002
· The Spy and the Minotaur [Jeffrey Rand] · Edward D. Hoch · ss EQMM Jul, 2002
Death Comes Easy: The Gay Times Book of Murder Stories ed. Peter Burton (Millivres Books 190285246X, Dec 2003, $15.95, 400pp, tp); (Buy)
McSweeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales ed. Michael Chabon (Vintage Books 1-4000-3339-X, Feb 2003, $13.95, 479pp, tp); (Buy)

5 · The Editor’s Notebook · Michael Chabon · in
13 · Tedford and the Megalodon · Jim Shepard · ss *
31 · The Tears of Squonk, and What Happened Thereafter · Glen David Gold · ss *
53 · The Bees · Dan Chaon · ss *
73 · Catskin · Kelly Link · ss *
101 · How Carlos Webster Changed His Name to Carl and Became a Famous Oklahoma Lawman · Elmore Leonard · ss *
125 · The General · Carol Emshwiller · ss *
143 · Closing Time · Neil Gaiman · ss *
155 · Otherwise Pandemonium · Nick Hornby · ss *
173 · The Tale of Gray Dick · Stephen King · ss *
191 · Blood Doesn’t Come Out · Michael Crichton · ss *
202 · Weaving the Dark · Laurie King · ss *
221 · Chuck’s Bucket · Chris Offutt · ss *
237 · Up the Mountain Coming Down Slowly · Dave Eggers · ss *
285 · The Case of the Nazi Canary · Michael Moorcock · ss *
331 · The Case of the Salt and Pepper Shakers · Aimee Bender · ss *
341 · Ghost Dance · Sherman Alexie · ss *
354 · Goodbye to All That · Harlan Ellison · ss *
365 · Private Grave 9 · Karen Joy Fowler · ss *
380 · The Albertine Notes · Rick Moody · ss *
447 · The Martian Agent, a Planetary Romance · Michael Chabon · ss *
477 · About the Contributors · Misc. Material · bg
479 · This Book Benefits 826 Valencia · Dave Eggers & Michael Chabon · ms
Flesh & Blood: Guilty as Sin ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-446-69039-2, Apr 2003, $13.95, 366pp, tp); Original anthology of 23 erotic crime stories. (Buy)

xi · Introduction: Sinful Streets · Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb · in *
1 · Low Tide · Dick Lochte · nv *
26 · Back o’ Town Blues · David Fulmer · ss *
36 · Dalliance at Sunnydale · Barbara Collins · ss *
52 · The Iberville Mistress · O’Neil De Noux · ss *
72 · Service · Gary Lovisi · ss *
88 · The Last Reel · Gary R. Bush · nv *
110 · A Delicate Mission · Michael Collins & Gayle Lynds · ss *
127 · Perfection · Jeff Gelb · ss *
136 · Walking to Paris · Rex Miller · ss *
141 · Feel the Pain · Michael Bracken · ss *
160 · Sex Crimes · Michael Garrett · ss *
166 · Money-Back Guarantee · Marthayn Pelegrimas & Michael J. Randisi · ss *
182 · A Hatful of Ralph · Loren D. Estleman · ss *
199 · Bank Job · Thomas S. Roche · ss *
214 · The Windsor Ballet · Deborah Morgan · nv *
236 · Good Career Moves · Robert S. Levinson · nv *
257 · Dicks Are Blind · James L. Traylor · ss *
270 · Lie Beside Me · Max Allan Collins & Matthew V. Clemens · ss *
285 · Mirror, Mirror · Catherine Dain · ss *
294 · A Dick and Jane Story · Jack Kelly · ss *
303 · The Raiders · Gary Phillips · ss *
318 · The Daffodil · Annette & Martin Meyers · nv *
339 · Nighthawks · John Lutz · ss *
355 · Contributors · Misc. Material · bg
The Best American Mystery Stories 2003 ed. Michael Connelly (Houghton Mifflin 0618329668, Oct 2003, $27.50, 352pp, hc); Anthology of 20 mystery stories from 2002. Series editor Otto Penzler. (Buy)

ix · Foreword · Otto Penzler · fw
xiii · Introduction · Michael Connelly · in
1 · The Jukebox King · Doug Allyn · ss AHMM Jun, 2002
22 · Aardvark to Aztec · Christopher Chambers · ss, 2002
34 · The Pickpocket · Christopher Cook · ss Measures of Poison, ed. Dennis McMillan, Dennis McMillan, 2002
47 · After You’ve Gone · John Peyton Cooke · ss Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters, ed. Michele Slung, HarperPerennial, 2002
62 · Hostages · James Crumley · ss Measures of Poison, ed. Dennis McMillan, Dennis McMillan, 2002
68 · Death on Denial · O’Neil De Noux · ss Flesh & Blood: Dark Desires, ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press, 2002
80 · The Jeweler · Pete Dexter · ss Esquire Apr, 2002
88 · Thug: Signification and the (De)Construction of Self · Tyler Dilts · ss Puerto del Sol Sum, 2002
96 · War Can Be Murder · Mike Doogan · nv The Mysterious North, ed. Dana Stabenow, Signet, 2002
115 · Richard’s Children · Brendan DuBois · nv Much Ado About Murder, ed. Anne Perry, Berkley Prime Crime, 2002
137 · When the Women Come Out to Dance · Elmore Leonard · ss When the Women Come Out to Dance, Morrow, 2002
150 · The Confession · Robert McKee · ss Eureka Literary Magazine Spr, 2002
169 · Lavender [Easy Rawlins] · Walter Mosley · na White Orchids, Walter Mosley, Washington Square Press, 2002
199 · The Skull · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Harper’s May, 2002
215 · The Dead Their Eyes Implore Us · George P. Pelecanos · ss Measures of Poison, ed. Dennis McMillan, Dennis McMillan, 2002
231 · Sockdolager · Scott Phillips · ss Measures of Poison, ed. Dennis McMillan, Dennis McMillan, 2002
250 · The Adventure of the Agitated Actress · Daniel Stashower · ss Murder, My Dear Watson, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower, Carroll & Graf, 2002
270 · Home Sweet Home · Hannah Tinti · ss, 2002
289 · Controlled Burn · Scott Wolven · ss Harpur Palate Win, 2002
299 · That One Autumn · Monica Wood · ss Ernie’s Ark, Chronicle Books, 2002
315 · Contributors" Notes · Misc. Material · bg
327 · Other Distinguished Mystery Stories of 2002 · Misc. Material · bi
Future Crimes ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois (Ace 0-441-01118-7, Dec 2003, $6.50, 276 + x, pb); SF anthology of eight crime stories.

ix · Preface · Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois · pr
1 · The Dog Said Bow-Wow [Surplus & Darger] · Michael Swanwick · ss Asimov’s Oct/Nov, 2001
23 · A Scraping at the Bones · Algis Budrys · ss Analog May ’75
42 · The Retrieval Artist [Miles Flint] · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · na Analog Jun, 2000
100 · “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman · Harlan Ellison · ss Galaxy Dec ’65
116 · Time Bum · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Fantastic Jan/Feb ’53
128 · Mercurial · Kim Stanley Robinson · nv Universe 15, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1985
166 · Taking the Piss · Brian Stableford · nv Asimov’s Jun, 2002
208 · Death of Reason · Tony Daniel · na IASFM Sep ’92

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