Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007
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Murder on Sunset Boulevard ed. Rochelle Krich, Michael Mallory & Lisa Seidman (Top Publications 1-929976-19-4, Nov 2002, $12.95, 221pp, tp) Original anthology of 12 stories by members of the Los Angeles Chapter of Sisters in Crime. (Buy)
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Murder Most Catholic: Divine Tales of Profane Crimes ed. Ralph McInerny (Cumberland House 1-58182-260-X, Jul 2002, $14.95, 244pp, tp) Original anthology of 14 stories. (Buy)
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The Mighty Johns ed. Otto Penzler (Beverly Hills, CA: New Millennium Press 1-893224-56-2, Jul 2002, $23.95, 316pp, hc) Original anthology of the title novella and 13 football mysteries. (Buy)
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Murder Is My Racquet ed. Otto Penzler (New Millennium Press 1893224392, Jul 2002, $24.95, 400pp, hc) Original anthology of 14 stories set in the world of tennis. (Buy)
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Much Ado About Murder ed. Anne Perry (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-18650-4, Dec 2002, $23.95, 339pp, hc) Original anthology of 17 Shakespeare inspired mystery stories. (Buy)
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First Cases, Volume 4 ed. Robert J. Randisi (Signet 0-451-20549-9, Jan 2002, $6.50, 279pp, pb) (Buy)
- vii · Introduction · Robert J. Randisi · in
- 1 · The Night I Died [Mike Hammer] · Mickey Spillane · nv Private Eyes, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins, Signet, 1998
- 23 · If the Whiskey Don’t, the Women Will [“It’s Whiskey or Dames”, by Dennis Lynds; Slot-Machine Kelly] · Michael Collins · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug ’62
- 38 · Circus [as by Stephen Dentinger; Captain Leopold] · Edward D. Hoch · ss The Saint Detective Magazine Jan ’62
- 57 · Looking for Mr. Green [Trace] · Warren Murphy · nv Missing in Manhattan, Adams Round Table, Stamford, CT: Longmeadow, 1992
- 86 · Dream Lawyer [Willa Jansson; Laura di Palma] · Lia Matera · nv Diagnosis Dead, ed. Jonathan Kellerman, Pocket, 1999
- 114 · Dead Man’s Curve [Neil Hamel] · Judith Van Gieson · ss Murder on Route 66, ed. Carolyn Wheat, Berkley, 1999
- 130 · Now’s the Time [Charlie Resnick] · John Harvey · ss London Noir, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Serpent’s Tail, 1994
- 142 · Second Fiddle [J. P. Beaumont] · J. A. Jance · ss No Alibi, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Ringpull Press, 1995
- 160 · The Amazing Technicolor Leisure Suit [Blaine Stewart] · Sharon Zukowski · ss *
- 180 · Confession [Abe Lieberman] · Stuart M. Kaminsky · ss Mystery Midrash, ed. Lawrence W. Raphael, Jewish Lights Publishing, 1999
- 199 · The High Constable and the Visiting Author [Peter Tonneman] · Maan Meyers · ss Crime Through Time, ed. Miriam Grace Monfredo & Sharan Newman, Berkley, 1997
- 218 · A Fine Set of Teeth [Irene Kelly] · Jan Burke · nv Mission Viejo, CA: A.S.A.P., 1997
- 248 · The Triple Score [Owen Keane] · Terence Faherty · nv EQMM Jan ’99
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Mayhem in the Midlands ed. Robert J. Randisi & Christine Matthews (Hats Off Books 1587360918, Feb 2002, $16.95, 292pp, tp) Omaha Public Library and Lincoln City Libraries anthology of mysteries. (Buy)
- · Flyover Country · Barbara & Max Allan Collins · nv Till Death Do Us Part, ed. Jill M. Morgan & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley, 1999
- · Do Have a Cup of Tea · Rhys Bowen · ss *
- · Eighty Million Dead [Dan Fortune] · Michael Collins · ss The Eyes Have It, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1984
- · The Existential Man · Lee Killough · nv F&SF Mar ’82
- · Satan’s Tears · Gayle Lynds · ss *
- · Stormy Weather · Susan McBride · ss *
- · Never Try to Cheat a Cheater · Wenda Wardell Morrone · ss *
- · Blonde Noire · Annette & Martin Meyers · ss Marilyn: Shades of Blonde, ed. Carole Nelson Douglas, Forge, 1997
- · Gentle Insanities · Christine Matthews · ss Deadly Allies II, ed. Robert J. Randisi & Susan Dunlap, Doubleday, 1994
- · A Favor for Sam [Nick Delvecchio] · Robert J. Randisi · nv Private Eyes, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins, Signet, 1998
- · The Mulberry Ride · Laurel B. Schunk · ss *
- · Angels · Gretchen Sprague · ss *
- · Finger in Every Lie · Denise Swanson · ss *
- · Hickory Dickory Doc · Mary V. Welk · ss *
- · The Case of the Boogered Books · Lance Zarimba · ss *
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Most Wanted ed. Robert J. Randisi (Signet 0-451-20692-4, Sep 2001, $6.50, 340pp, pb) Anthology of 12 new and reprint stories by past presidents of the Private Eye Writers of America. (Buy)
- vii · Introduction · Robert J. Randisi · in
- 1 · Wrong Place, Wrong Time [Nameless private eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss *
- 12 · The Merciful Angel of Death [Matt Scudder] · Lawrence Block · ss New Mystery, ed. Jerone Charyn, Dutton, 1993
- 32 · Eighty Million Dead [Dan Fortune] · Michael Collins · ss The Eyes Have It, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1984
- 53 · Deadly Beloved [Joe Puma] · William Campbell Gault · na Manhunt Oct ’56
- 108 · Second Story Sunlight [Alo Nudger] · John Lutz · nv *
- 132 · A Poison That Leaves No Trace [Kinsey Millhone] · Sue Grafton · ss Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 152 · Aftermath [Rory Calhoun] · Jeremiah Healy · nv *
- 178 · The Pig Man [Saxon] · Les Roberts · ss Deadly Allies II, ed. Robert J. Randisi & Susan Dunlap, Doubleday, 1994
- 202 · Faking It [Stanley Hastings] · Parnell Hall · nv *
- 232 · Laying Down to Die [Nick Delvecchio] · Robert J. Randisi · nv Deadly Allies II, ed. Robert J. Randisi & Susan Dunlap, Doubleday, 1994
- 268 · The Maltese Cat [V.I. Warshawski] · Sara Paretsky · nv Sisters in Crime 3, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 309 · Natural Death, Inc. [Nate Heller] · Max Allan Collins · nv Diagnosis Dead, ed. Jonathan Kellerman, Pocket, 1999
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...And Some of Them Are Dead ed. Margaret Searles & Victoria Heckman (Deadly Alibi Press Ltd. 1886199175, Jul 2002, $14.99, 148pp, tp) by Central Coast Mystery Writers. (Buy)
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A Century of Noir ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins (New American Library 0-451-20596-0, Apr 2002, $15.00, 521pp, tp) (Buy)
- 1 · Introduction · Max Allan Collins · in
- 5 · The Meanest Cop in the World · Chester Himes · ss Atlanta Daily World, 1933
- 11 · Just Another Stiff [Race Williams] · Carroll John Daly · ss Dime Detective Magazine Apr ’36
- 59 · Something for the Sweeper · Norbert Davis · ss Dime Detective Magazine May ’37
- 73 · I Feel Bad Killing You · Leigh Brackett · nv New Detective Magazine Nov ’44
- 96 · Don’t Look Behind You · Fredric Brown · ss EQMM May ’47
- 106 · Death Comes Gift-Wrapped · William P. McGivern · ss Dime Detective Magazine Nov ’48
- 117 · Murder for Money [“All That Blood Money Can Buy”] · John D. MacDonald · na Detective Tales Apr ’52
- 146 · Cigarette Girl · James M. Cain · ss Manhunt May ’53
- 156 · Guilt-Edged Blonde [as by John Ross Macdonald; Lew Archer] · Ross Macdonald · ss Manhunt Jan ’54
- 169 · The Gesture · Gil Brewer · ss The Saint Detective Magazine Mar ’56
- 174 · The Plunge · David Goodis · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct ’58
- 190 · Tomorrow I Die · Mickey Spillane · nv Cavalier Feb ’56
- 221 · Never Shake a Family Tree · Donald E. Westlake · ss AHMM Mar ’61
- 232 · Somebody Cares · Talmage Powell · ss EQMM Dec ’62
- 241 · The Granny Woman · Dorothy B. Hughes · nv Gamma #2 ’63
- 258 · Wanted - Dead and Alive [Chester Drum] · Stephen Marlowe · ss Manhunt Oct ’63
- 268 · The Double Take [Shell Scott] · Richard S. Prather · nv Manhunt Jul ’53
- 295 · The Real Shape of the Coast · John Lutz · ss EQMM Jun ’71
- 304 · Dead Men Don’t Dream [Curt Cannon] · Evan Hunter · ss Manhunt Mar ’53
- 317 · The Used · Loren D. Estleman · ss AHMM Jun ’82
- 329 · Busted Blossoms [Toby Peters] · Stuart M. Kaminsky · ss Mean Streets, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1986
- 339 · The Kerman Kill · William Campbell Gault · nv Murder in Los Angeles, Adams Round Table, Morrow, 1987
- 364 · Deceptions [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · nv A Matter of Crime v1, ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, HBJ, 1987
- 381 · The Nickel Derby · Robert J. Randisi · ss Hardboiled #7 ’87
- 395 · The Reason Why [Jack Dwyer] · Ed Gorman · ss Criminal Elements, ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, Ivy, 1988
- 408 · No Comment · John Jakes · ss Deadly Doings, Martin H. Greenberg, Ivy, 1989
- 413 · How Would You Like It? · Lawrence Block · ss Monsters in Our Midst, ed. Robert Bloch, Tor, 1993
- 417 · Grace Notes [V.I. Warshawski] · Sara Paretsky · na Windy City Blues, Delacorte, 1995
- 449 · One Night at Dolores Park [Nameless private eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss EQMM Apr ’95
- 458 · Dead Drunk · Lia Matera · ss Guilty as Charged, ed. Scott Turlow, Pocket, 1996
- 473 · Kaddish for the Kid [Nate Heller] · Max Allan Collins · nv Private Eyes, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins, Signet, 1998
- 492 · Lost and Found · Benjamin M. Schutz · nv Death Cruise, ed. Lawrence Block, Cumberland House, 1999
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The Mysterious North ed. Dana Stabenow (Signet 0-451-20742-4, Oct 2002, $6.99, 238pp, pb) Original anthology of 12 mysteries, one reprint, set in Alaska. (Buy)
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Death Dance: Suspenseful Stories of the Dance Macabre ed. Trevanian (Cumberland House 1-58182-250-2, Feb 2002, $14.95, 223pp, tp) Original anthology of 14 stories, two reprint. (Buy)
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The Hard Luck Klub Doug Allyn (Five Star 0-7862-4332-5, Dec 2002, $25.95, 220pp, hc) Collection of eight stories. (Buy)
- · Roadkill [Dr. Dave Westbrook] · nv EQMM May ’96
- · The Sultans of Soul [R. B. Axton] · nv EQMM Mar ’93
- · The Taxi Dancer · ss AHMM Nov ’98
- · Sleeper [Cass Novak] · nv EQMM May ’91
- · The Hessian · ss Murder Most Confederate, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Cumberland House, 2000
- · Déjà Vu · ss AHMM Jun ’88
- · Candles in the Rain [Tony Delacroix] · nv EQMM Nov ’92
- · The Bad Boyz Klub [Colleen Mackenzie] · nv Diagnosis Dead, ed. Jonathan Kellerman, Pocket, 1999
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The Tell-Tale Tattoo and Other Stories K. K. Beck (Five Star 0786245700, Sep 2002, $25.95, 283pp, hc) (Buy)
- · Rule of Law · ss Malice Domestic 4, Carolyn G. Hart, Pocket, 1995
- · A Romance in the Rockies [Iris Cooper] · nv Malice Domestic 2, Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, 1993
- · Hollywood Homicide [Iris Cooper] · nv More Murder, They Wrote, ed. Elizabeth Foxwell & Martin H. Greenberg, Boulevard Books, 1999
- · The Tell-Tale Tattoo [Iris Cooper] · ss Malice Domestic 10, Nevada Barr, Avon, 2001
- · Peril Under the Palms [Iris Cooper] · n. Walker, 1989
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Enough Rope Lawrence Block (Morrow 0060188901, Aug 2002, $29.95, 883pp, hc) Collection of 83 stories, 12 new. (Buy)
- · Short Stories
- 3 · A Bad Night for Burglars [“Gentlemen’s Agreement”] · ss EQMM Apr ’77
- 8 · A Blow for Freedom · ss Playboy Oct ’91
- 17 · A Little Off the Top · ss Gallery May ’81
- 25 · And Miles to Go Before I Sleep [“Life After Life”] · ss AHMM Oct ’78
- 35 · As Good as a Rest · ss EQMM Aug ’86
- 42 · The Books Always Balance · ss AHMM Jul ’63
- 48 · The Boy Who Disappeared Clouds · ss F&SF Dec ’84
- 56 · Change of Life · ss AHMM Jan ’78
- 65 · Cleveland in My Dreams · ss EQMM Feb ’89
- 73 · Click! · ss AHMM Dec ’77
- 80 · Collecting Ackermans · nv AHMM Jul ’77
- 95 · The Dangerous Business [“The Dangerous Game”] · ss EQMM Jun ’77
- 100 · Death Wish · ss AHMM Mar ’67
- 107 · The Dettweiler Solution · ss AHMM Sep ’76
- 117 · Funny You Should Ask [“A Pair of Recycled Jeans”] · ss AHMM Aug ’76
- 120 · The Gentle Way · ss AHMM Jul ’74
- 127 · Going Through the Motions · ss EQMM Aug 12 ’81
- 137 · Good for the Soul · ss AHMM Aug ’63
- 147 · Hilliard’s Ceremony · ss The Armchair Detective Sum ’92
- 164 · Hot Eyes, Cold Eyes · ss Gallery, 1978
- 170 · How Would You Like It? · ss Monsters in Our Midst, ed. Robert Bloch, Tor, 1993
- 173 · If This Be Madness · ss AHMM Jan ’63
- 177 · Leo Youngdahl, R.I.P. · ss Like a Lamb to the Slaughter, Arbor, 1984
- 182 · Like a Bug on a Windshield · ss EQMM Oct ’85
- 194 · Like a Dog in the Street · nv AHMM Apr ’77
- 211 · The Most Unusual Snatch · ss AHMM Apr ’67
- 221 · Nothing Short of Highway Robbery · ss AHMM Mar ’77
- 230 · One Thousand Dollars a Word · ss AHMM Mar ’78
- 234 · Passport in Order · ss AHMM Feb ’66
- 240 · Someday I’ll Plant More Walnut Trees · ss Some Days You Get the Bear, Morrow, 1993
- 252 · Some Days You Get the Bear · nv Penthouse, 1993
- 265 · Something to Remember You By · ss New Mystery Jul/Aug ’91
- 271 · Some Things a Man Must Do · ss AHMM Dec ’66
- 280 · Sometimes They Bite · ss AHMM Jun ’76
- 290 · Strangers on a Handball Court · ss AHMM Jan ’77
- 298 · That Kind of a Day · ss AHMM Jun ’74
- 305 · This Crazy Business of Ours · ss AHMM May ’77
- 315 · The Tulsa Experience · ss Some Days You Get the Bear, Morrow, 1993
- 324 · Weekend Guests · ss AHMM Aug ’78
- 328 · When This Man Dies · ss AHMM Apr ’64
- 335 · With a Smile for the Ending [“Bits and Pieces”] · ss AHMM Jan ’66
- 350 · You Could Call It Blackmail · ss For Women Only Sep/Oct ’79
- · Chip Harrison
- 361 · Death of the Mallory Queen [Chip Harrison; Leo Haig] · ss Like a Lamb to the Slaughter, Arbor, 1984
- 372 · As Dark as Christmas Gets [Chip Harrison; Leo Haig] · nv New York: The Mysterious Press, 1997
- · Martin Ehrengraf
- 393 · The Ehrengraf Defense [“The Ehrengraf Method”; Martin Ehrengraf] · ss EQMM Feb ’78
- 400 · The Ehrengraf Presumption [Martin Ehrengraf] · ss EQMM May ’78
- 409 · The Ehrengraf Experience [Martin Ehrengraf] · ss EQMM Aug ’78
- 420 · The Ehrengraf Appointment [Martin Ehrengraf] · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec ’78
- 432 · The Ehrengraf Riposte [Martin Ehrengraf] · ss EQMM Dec ’78
- 442 · The Ehrengraf Obligation [Martin Ehrengraf] · ss EQMM Mar ’79
- 451 · The Ehrengraf Alternative [Martin Ehrengraf] · ss EQMM Sep ’82
- 462 · The Ehrengraf Nostrum [Martin Ehrengraf] · ss EQMM May ’84
- 472 · The Ehrengraf Affirmation [Martin Ehrengraf] · ss EQMM Mar ’97
- 482 · The Ehrengraf Reverse [Martin Ehrengraf] · ss The Mighty Johns, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press, 2002
- · Bernie Rhodenbarr
- 499 · Like a Thief in the Night [Bernie Rhodenbarr] · ss Cosmopolitan May ’83
- 509 · The Burglar Who Dropped in on Elvis [Bernie Rhodenbarr] · ss Playboy Apr ’90
- 520 · The Burglar Who Smelled Smoke [Bernie Rhodenbarr] · Lynne Wood & Lawrence Block · nv MHCMM Sum/Fll ’97
- · Keller
- 539 · Answers to Soldier [John Keller] · ss Playboy Jun ’90
- 551 · Keller’s Therapy [John Keller] · nv Playboy May ’93
- 571 · Keller on the Spot [John Keller] · ss Playboy Nov ’97
- 586 · Keller’s Horoscope [John Keller] · ss Death by Horoscope, ed. Anne Perry & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf, 2001
- 613 · Keller’s Designated Hitter [John Keller] · nv Murderers’ Row, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press, 2001
- · Matthew Scudder
- 633 · Out the Window [Matt Scudder] · nv AHMM Sep ’77
- 657 · A Candle for the Bag Lady [Matt Scudder] · nv AHMM Nov ’77
- 679 · By the Dawn’s Early Light [Matt Scudder] · nv Playboy Aug ’84
- 692 · Batman’s Helpers [Matt Scudder] · ss Justice for Hire, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1990
- 703 · The Merciful Angel of Death [Matt Scudder] · ss New Mystery, ed. Jerone Charyn, Dutton, 1993
- 714 · The Night and the Music [Matt Scudder] · ss
- 716 · Looking for David [Matt Scudder] · ss Whydunit, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 1997
- 727 · Let’s Get Lost [Matt Scudder] · ss EQMM Sep/Oct, 2000
- 737 · A Moment of Wrong Thinking · ss EQMM Apr, 2002
- · New Stories
- 751 · Almost Perfect · ss Playboy May, 2002
- 761 · Headaches and Bad Dreams · nv EQMM Dec ’97
- 776 · Hit the Ball, Drag Fred · ss *
- 788 · How Far It Could Go · ss The Plot Thickens, ed. Mary Higgens Clark, Pocket, 1997
- 796 · In for a Penny · ss EQMM Dec ’99
- 801 · Like a Bone in the Throat · nv Murder for Revenge, ed. Otto Penzler, Delacorte, 1998
- 819 · Points · ss *
- 829 · Sweet Little Hands · ss *
- 837 · Terrible Tommy Terhune · nv Murder Is My Racquet, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press, 2002
- 850 · Three in the Side Pocket · ss Hot Blood X, ed. Jeff Gelb & Michael Garrett, Pocket, 1998
- 858 · You Don’t Even Feel It · ss *
- · Two Old Stories
- 873 · It Took You Long Enough · ss For Women Only Nov ’79
- 878 · You Can’t Lose · ss Manhunt Feb ’58
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