Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007
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The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries from Inspector Cockrill’s Casebook Christianna Brand (Crippen & Landru 1-932009-01-9, Nov 2002, $19.00, 220pp, tp, cover by Gail Cross) [Insp. Cockrill] Collection of 10 Inspector Cockrill stories, edited, with an introdiction and checklist by Tony Medawar. Also available in hc (-00-0). (Buy)
- 7 · In and Out of Darkness · Tony Medawar · in *
- 19 · Inspector Cockrill · ar The Great Detectives, ed. Otto Penzler, Little, Brown, 1978
- 24 · After the Event [“Rabbit Out of a Hat”] · nv EQMM Jan ’58
- 42 · Blood Brothers · ss EQMM Sep ’65
- 52 · The Hornet’s Nest [“Twist for Twist”] · nv EQMM May ’67
- 72 · Poison in the Cup · nv EQMM Feb ’69
- 94 · The Telephone Call [“The Last Short Story”] · ss EQMM Jan ’73
- 100 · The Kissing Cousin · ss Woman Jun 2 ’73
- 110 · The Rocking Chair · ss The Saint Magazine Aug ’84
- 123 · The Man on the Roof · ss EQMM Oct ’84
- 146 · Alleybi · vi *
- 148 · The Spotted Cat · pl *
- 218 · A Checklist of the Cockrill Mysteries · Tony Medawar · bi *
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The Sleuth of Baghdad Charles B. Child (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-75-7, Aug 2002, $17.00, 194pp, tp, cover by Carol Heyer) [Chafik J. Chafik] Collection of 15 Inspector Chafik stories. Also in hc (-74-9). (Buy)
- 7 · Charles B. Child · The Publishers · pr
- 9 · The Inspector Is Discreet · ss Colliers Jun 21 ’47
- 20 · Inspector Chafik Closes the Case · ss
- 30 · Death Had a Voice · ss Colliers Jun 26 ’48
- 40 · The Inspector Had a Wife · ss Colliers Aug 21 ’48
- 51 · The Inspector Had a Habit · ss Colliers Mar 26 ’49
- 61 · He Had a Little Shadow · ss Colliers Jan 14 ’50
- 75 · All the Birds of the Air · ss Colliers Jan 17 ’50
- 87 · There Is a Man in Hiding · ss Colliers Sep 29 ’51
- 101 · Death in the Fourth Dimension · ss Colliers Sep 27 ’52
- 122 · Death Had a Birthday · ss Colliers Nov 13 ’53
- 136 · Death Was a Wedding Guest · ss Colliers Nov 26 ’54
- 148 · Invisible Killer · ss Colliers Jan 21 ’55
- 158 · Royal Theft · ss Colliers Apr 29 ’55
- 169 · Death Starts a Rumor · ss Colliers Jun 22 ’56
- 182 · The Man Who Wasn’t There · ss EQMM Apr ’69
- 193 · The Inspector Chafik J. Chafik Stories · Misc. Material · bi
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A Night in the Manchester Store and Other Stories Stanley Cohen (Five Star 0-7862-3935-2, Mar 2002, $24.95, 300pp, hc) Collection of 15 stories. (Buy)
- 19 · Hello! My Name Is Irving Wasserman · nv A Body Is Found, Wynwood Press, 1990
- 31 · The Ransom of Retta Chiefman · ss Women’s Wiles, ed. Michele Slung, HBJ, 1979
- 45 · I’m Sorry, Mr. Turini · ss AHMM Feb ’75
- 55 · The Everlasting Jug · ss AHMM Jan ’73
- 63 · The Case of Grand Cru · ss The Strand Magazine #3 ’99
- 71 · Just Another New York Christmas Story · nv Missing in Manhattan, Adams Round Table, Stamford, CT: Longmeadow, 1992
- 103 · Those Who Appreciate Money Hate to Touch the Principal [“Those Who Appreciate Money”] · ss AHMM Apr ’75
- 115 · Neville · nv AHMM Mar ’92
- 143 · The Battered Mailbox · ss Crime Wave, ed. Swedish Academy of Detection, Collins, 1981
- 165 · How Much Justice Can You Afford? · nv Justice in Manhattan, Adams Round Table, Stamford, CT: Longmeadow, 1994
- 191 · I’m Sorry, Mr. Griggs [“That Day on Connally”] · ss EQMM Jun ’74
- 203 · Nadigo · ss Mystery Monthly Sep ’76
- 225 · Homeless, Hungry, Please Help · nv Murder on the Run, The Adams Round Table, Berkley, 1998
- 259 · Six-Four, Four-Three, Deuce, A Ghost Story of Sorts [“A Game of Tennis”] · ss Mystery Monthly Jul ’76
- 273 · A Night in the Manchester Store · nv Murder Among Friends, The Adams Round Table, Berkley, 2000
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The Last Witness and Other Stories Robert Colby (Five Star 0-7862-3558-6, Jun 2002, $24.95, 300pp, hc) Collection of a novel and four stories. (Buy)
- 7 · The Deadly Desire · n. Gold Medal Books, 1959
- 193 · Death Is a Lonely Lover · nv AHMM Dec ’68
- 227 · The Last Witness · ss AHMM May ’67
- 251 · Never Come Back · nv AHMM Jun ’67
- 283 · Paint the Town Green [T. C. Brock] · nv AHMM Oct ’77
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Spies and Thieves, Cops and Killers, Etc. Michael Collins (Five Star 0-7862-3932-8, Mar 2002, $25.95, 250pp, hc) Collection of 17 stories. (Buy)
- 9 · Foreword · fw
- 11 · Occupational Hazard [as by John Crowe] · ss AHMM Sep ’72
- 25 · Death, My Love [as by John Douglas] · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb ’63
- 42 · The Bizarre Case Expert [as by William Arden] · ss EQMM Jun ’70
- 60 · Success of a Mission [as by William Arden] · ss Argosy Apr ’68
- 85 · Silent Partner [as by Dennis Lynds] · ss AHMM May ’64
- 98 · Man on the Run [as by Dennis Lynds] · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar ’63
- 115 · Freedom Fighter · ss The Literary Review Win ’62
- 130 · Harness Bull [as by Dennis Lynds] · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul ’63
- 141 · Homecoming [as by Dennis Lynds] · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep ’64
- 149 · Nobody Frames Big Sam [as by Dennis Lynds] · ss AHMM Oct ’63
- 164 · The Sleeper [as by Sheila Lynds] · ss The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Oct ’67
- 184 · The Savage · ss Argosy Jan ’70
- 201 · The Choice [as by Mark Sadler] · ss AHMM Feb ’73
- 214 · Clay Pigeon · ss Argosy Mar ’71
- 234 · Hard Cop [as by Dennis Lynds] · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul ’64
- 243 · Hot Night Homicide · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug ’68
- 255 · A Part of History · ss Death by Espionage, ed. Martin Cruz Smith, Cumberland House, 1999
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Scam and Eggs Janet Dawson (Five Star 0-7862-4838-6, Dec 2002, $25.95, 211pp, hc) Collection of ten stories. (Buy)
- · Scam and Eggs · ss *
- · Witchcraft · ss *
- · Little Red Corvette [Jeri Howard] · ss Lethal Ladies, Nancy Collins & Robert J. Randisi, Berkley, 1996
- · Voice Mail · ss *
- · Blue Eyes [Jeri Howard] · ss Murder Most Feline, ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff, Cumberland House, 2002
- · Mrs. Lincoln’s Dilemma · nv The First Lady Murders, ed. Nancy Pickard, Pocket, 1999
- · Pack Rat · ss Compulsion (e-book), Mightywords.com, 2000
- · By the Book · nv Sisters in Crime 4, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991
- · What the Cat Dragged In · ss Cat Crimes Through Time, ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff, Carroll & Graf, 1999
- · Invisible Time · ss Once Upon a Crime, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley, 1998
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The Dark Snow and Other Mysteries Brendan DuBois (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-83-8, Nov 2002, $17.00, 208pp, tp) Collection of 11 stories. Also in limited hc edition (-81-1). (Buy)
- 9 · Foreword · Brendan Dubois · fw
- 13 · Dark Corridor · ss EQMM Feb ’86
- 20 · Driven · ss EQMM Nov ’86
- 27 · Fire Burning Bright · ss AHMM Win ’89
- 42 · The Dark Snow · ss Playboy Nov ’96
- 63 · A Ticket Out · ss EQMM Jan ’87
- 79 · Netmail · ss Playboy May ’98
- 100 · Rising Waters · ss MHCMM Sum ’99
- 113 · The Shadow Trees · nv Playboy May ’99
- 139 · The Promise Squad · nv EQMM Jun ’96
- 175 · The Summer People · ss EQMM Nov, 2000
- 191 · The Road’s End · ss EQMM Apr, 2000
- 205 · A Brendan DuBois Checklist · Misc. Material · bi
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Tales from the Dark Woods Brendan DuBois (Five Star 0-7862-4846-7, Dec 2002, $25.95, 237pp, hc) Collection of ten stories. (Buy)
- · Dark Corridor · ss EQMM Feb ’86
- · Final Marks, Final Secrets · ss AHMM Nov ’87
- · Not Much of a Trade · ss EQMM Dec ’87
- · The Necessary Brother · nv EQMM May ’94
- · Thieves · ss Boston Herald Sunday Magazine Aug ’95
- · The Dark Snow · ss Playboy Nov ’96
- · Rapunzel’s Revenge · nv Once Upon a Crime, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley, 1998
- · Customer’s Choice · ss EQMM Sep/Oct, 2000
- · The Star Thief · ss AHMM Mar, 2001
- · The Men on the Wall · nv First to Fight II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jove, 2001
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Karma and Other Stories Susan Dunlap (Five Star 0-7862-4173-X, Jun 2002, $24.95, 300pp, hc) Collection of two stories and the title novel. (Buy)
- 7 · The Court of Celestial Appeals [Celestial Detective] · nv Guilty as Charged, ed. Scott Turlow, Pocket, 1996
- 35 · A Contest Fit for a Queen [Jill Smith] · ss Crimes of the Heart, ed. Carolyn G. Hart, Berkley, 1995
- 55 · Karma [Jill Smith] · n. Raven, 1981
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The Curious Conspiracy and Other Crimes Michael Gilbert (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-73-0, May 2002, $17.00, 234pp, tp, cover by Deborah Miller) Collection of 20 previously uncollected stories. Also in hc (-72-2). (Buy)
- 7 · Introduction · in
- 9 · Audited and Found Correct · ss Winter’s Crimes 12, ed. Hilary Watson, London: Macmillan, 1980
- 21 · Friends of the Groom · ss The (London) Evening Standard Apr 7 ’52
- 27 · The Blackmailer [“Blackmail Is So Difficult”] · ss John Bull Jun 24 ’50
- 35 · Squeeze Play [“The Squeeze”] · ss The (London) Evening Standard Jan 29 ’51
- 40 · Under the Last Scuttleful [“A Corner of the Cellar”] · ss Argosy (UK) Mar ’55
- 45 · Scream in a Soundproof Room [“The Cabinet Maker”] · ss Reveille Apr 26 ’55
- 52 · The Sheik Goes Shopping · ss Lilliput Apr ’57
- 63 · Clos Carmine [“Clos Carmine 1945”] · ss Sunday Dispatch, 1955
- 69 · The Curious Conspiracy [“Grandmother Clatterwick and Mr. McGuffog”] · ss Accent on Good Living May-Jun ’70
- 81 · Blood Match · ss Metropolis Aut ’70
- 90 · The Seventh Musket · ss Argosy (UK) Aug ’54
- 106 · The Inside Pocket · ss Crime Wave, ed. Swedish Academy of Detection, Collins, 1981
- 122 · Freedom of the Press [Insp. Patrick Petrella] · ss Argosy (UK) Feb ’58
- 133 · Miss Bell’s Stocking [Insp. Patrick Petrella] · ss Argosy (UK) Jun ’58
- 144 · Five on the Gun · ss The (London) Evening Standard Apr 7 ’53
- 149 · The Jackal and the Tiger · nv Winter’s Crimes 20, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1988
- 172 · Judith · ss Midwinter Mysteries 3, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Little, Brown, 1993
- 185 · Verdict of Three · ss EQMM Feb ’79
- 198 · Decoy · nv EQMM Sep ’90
- 224 · Dead Reckoning [“The Man Who Sold Out”] · ss Adventure Jun ’55
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The Newtonian Egg and Other Cases of Rolf le Roux Peter Godfrey (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-69-2, Feb 2002, $15.00, 170pp, tp, cover by Deborah Miller) Collection of ten Rolf le Roux stories. Also in hc (-68-4). (Buy)
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Found Dead in Texas and Other Stories Jan Grape (Five Star 0-7862-4841-6, Dec 2002, $25.95, 233pp, hc) Collection of nine stories. (Buy)
- · Introduction · Marcia Muller · in
- · Whatever Has to Be Done [Jenny Gordon; C. J. Gunn] · nv Deadly Allies, ed. Robert J. Randisi & Marilyn Wallace, Doubleday Perfect Crime, 1992
- · Arsenic and Old Ideas [Robbie Dunlap] · nv Malice Domestic 2, Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, 1993
- · A One-Day Job [Jenny Gordon; C. J. Gunn] · ss Lethal Ladies, Nancy Collins & Robert J. Randisi, Berkley, 1996
- · Kiss or Kill [Jenny Gordon; C. J. Gunn] · ss Detective Story Magazine Apr ’89
- · The Man in the Red-Flannel Suit [Zoe Barrow] · ss Santa Clues, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Carol-Lynn Rossel Waugh, Signet, 1993
- · Kittens Take Detection 101 [Jenny Gordon; C. J. Gunn] · ss Midnight Louie’s Pet Detectives, ed. Carole Nelson Douglas, Forge, 1998
- · Scarlett Fever [Jenny Gordon; C. J. Gunn] · nv Deadly Allies II, ed. Robert J. Randisi & Susan Dunlap, Doubleday, 1994
- · Ruby Nell’s Ordeal [Robbie Dunlap] · nv Murder for Mother, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet, 1994
- · A Front-Row Seat [Jenny Gordon; C. J. Gunn] · nv Vengeance Is Hers, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allen Collins, Signet, 1997
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Bohannon’s Women Joseph Hansen (Five Star 0-7862-4177-2, Jun 2002, $25.95, 228pp, hc) [Hack Bohannon] Collection of six stories featuring Hack Bohannon. (Buy)
- 7 · Storm Damage · nv AHMM Nov ’92
- 49 · Widower’s Walk · nv AHMM Jan, 2000
- 85 · Confessional · nv MHCMM Fll ’98
- 121 · Survival · nv AHMM Oct ’98
- 157 · Home Is the Place · nv EQMM Jan, 2000
- 191 · Widdershins · ss MHCMM Sum, 2000
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The Hannibal Lecter Omnibus Thomas Harris (Heinemann 0-434-00905-9, Jul 2002, £12.99, x+1229pp, tp) [Dr. Hannibal Lecter] Reprint (??? 2000) omnibus of the three associated serial-killer novels. A mentioned Heinemann, 2001, edition seems spurious. [First U.K. edition]
- vii · Foreword to a Fatal Interview · fw
- 1 · Red Dragon · n. New York: Putnam, 1981
- 387 · The Silence of the Lambs · n. New York: St. Martin’s, 1988
- 743 · Hannibal · n. New York: Delacorte, 1999
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Secrets and Other Stories of Suspense Carolyn G. Hart (Five Star 0786243287, Sep 2002, $25.95, 314pp, hc) (Buy)
- · Secrets · nv Love and Death, ed. Carolyn Hart, Berkley Prime Crime, 2001
- · Spooked · nv EQMM Mar ’99
- · Turnaround · nv Malice Domestic 10, Nevada Barr, Avon, 2001
- · A Settling of Accounts · n. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1976
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Death of a Romance Writer and Other Stories Joan Hess (Five Star 0-7862-3933-6, Mar 2002, $25.95, 280pp, hc) Collection of four stories and a novel. (Buy)
- 7 · Death of a Romance Writer · ss AHMM Mar ’88
- 16 · Too Much to Bare · ss Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 32 · Death in Bloom [“The Maggody Files: Death in Bloom”] · ss Mom, Apple Pie, and Murder, ed. Nancy Pickard, Berkley, 1999
- 44 · Time Will Tell [“The Maggody Files: Time Will Tell”] · ss Vengeance Is Hers, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allen Collins, Signet, 1997
- 60 · The Night-Blooming Cereus [as by Joan Hadley; Theo Bloomer] · n. New York: St. Martin’s, 1986
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Chee’s Witch Tony Hillerman (Crippen & Landru, May 2002, free, 11pp, ph) [Jim Chee] Published to recognize Tony Hillerman as Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, Malice Domestic XIV, May 2002.
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Nine Sons Wendy Hornsby (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-66-8, Mar 2002, $16.00, 171pp, tp, cover by Deborah Miller) Collection of ten stories, two new, and an essay. Also available in a limited edition (-65-X) which includes an additional story. (Buy)
- 9 · Introduction · in
- 16 · Nine Sons · ss Sisters in Crime 4, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991
- 30 · High Heels in the Headliner · ss Malice Domestic 3, Nancy Pickard, Pocket, 1994
- 42 · Wendy Goes to the Morgue · ar Mystery Scene, 1992
- 46 · New Moon and Rattlesnakes · ss The Mysterious West, ed. Tony Hillerman, HarperCollins, 1994
- 65 · Ghost Caper · ss Ten Tales, ed. James Cahill (uncredited), James Cahill, 1994
- 78 · Be Your Own Best Friend · Wendy & Alyson Hornsby · ss Great Writers & Kids Write Mystery Stories, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jill M. Morgan & Robert Weinberg, Random House, 1996
- 89 · Out of Time · Wendy & Alyson Hornsby · ss Mothers & Daughters, ed. Jill M. Morgan, NAL, 1998
- 106 · The Naked Giant · ss The Best of the Best, ed. Elaine Koster & Joseph Pittman, Signet, 1998
- 123 · The Last Is Adoration · ss EQMM Apr, 2000
- 134 · The Sky Shall Be Blue · ss *
- 148 · Essential Things · nv *
- 170 · A Wendy Hornsby Checklist · Misc. Material · bi * [Wendy Hornsby]
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Why Vanessa Jumped Wendy Hornsby (Crippen & Landru, Mar 2002, ph) Story included with the limited edition of Nine Sons (Crippen & Landru 2002).
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When the Women Come Out to Dance Elmore Leonard (Morrow 0060083972, Nov 2002, $24.95, 240pp, hc) Collection of nine stories, two new. (Buy)
- · Sparks · ss Murder and Obsession, ed. Otto Penzler, Delacorte, 1999
- · Hanging Out at the Buena Vista · ss USA Weekend Jun 13 ’99
- · Chichasaw Charlie Hoke · ss Murderers’ Row, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press, 2001
- · When the Women Come Out to Dance · ss *
- · Fire in the Hole [Raylan Givens] · na Contentville Press, 2001
- · Karen Makes Out [Karen Sisco] · nv Murder for Love, ed. Otto Penzler, Delacorte, 1996
- · “Hurrah for Capt. Early” · ss New Trails, ed. John Jakes and Martin H. Greenberg, Doubleday, 1994
- · The Tonto Woman · ss Roundup, Western Writers of America, Doubleday, 1982
- · Tenkiller · na *
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It Was an Awful Shame and Other Stories Charlotte MacLeod (Five Star 0-7862-4174-8, Jun 2002, $25.95, 267pp, hc) Collection of 19 stories. (Buy)
- 7 · Foreword · Elizabeth Peters · fw
- 9 · It Was an Awful Shame · ss, 1986
- 29 · A Cozy for Christmas · nv Mistletoe Mysteries, Charlotte MacLeod, Mysterious Press, 1989
- 53 · A Snatch in Time · ss Yankee Dec ’63
- 68 · Clean Slate · ss Yankee Nov ’63
- 75 · The Felonious Courtship of Miles Peabody [“The Courtship of Miles Peabody”] · ss Yankee Dec ’65
- 88 · Lady Patterly’s Lover · ss Edgar Wallace Mystery Magazine Sep ’65
- 101 · Journey for Lady G. · ss Edgar Wallace Mystery Magazine Apr ’66
- 112 · Force of Habit [“Quietly, by Night”] · ss Edgar Wallace Mystery Magazine Jul ’65
- 126 · Better a Cat [“The High Price of Cat Food”] · ss Edgar Wallace Mystery Magazine Aug ’66
- 129 · More Like Martine [“Mine to Love”] · ss Good Housekeeping Aug 20 ’66
- 141 · Assignment: Marriage · ss Edgar Wallace Mystery Magazine Jan ’67
- 150 · Father Knew Best [“The Martinet”] · ss Edgar Wallace Mystery Magazine May ’67
- 155 · Fifty Acres of Prime Seaweed [“The Unlikely Demise of Cousin Claude”] · ss AHMM Feb ’85
- 178 · The Mysterious Affair of the Beaird-Wynnington Dirigible Airship · nv AHMM Feb ’86
- 206 · The Dastardly Dilemma of the Vicious Vaudevillian · ss Grab Bag, Avon, 1987
- 217 · Rest You Merry · ss Grab Bag, Avon, 1987
- 222 · Homecoming · ss Grab Bag, Avon, 1987
- 232 · Monique · ss Grab Bag, Avon, 1987
- 244 · Counterfeit Christmas · nv Christmas Stalkings, ed. Charlotte MacLeod, Mysterious Press, 1991
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Charnel House and Other Stories Graham Masterton (Five Star 0-7862-4312-0, Oct 2002, $25.95, 273pp, hc) Collection of three suspense and horror stories plus the title novel. (Buy)
- 6 · Introduction · in
- 9 · Underbed · nv Dark Terrors 2, ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton, London: Gollancz, 1996
- 37 · The Gray Madonna · ss Fear Itself, ed. Jeff Gelb, Warner, 1995
- 56 · The Ballyhooly Boy · nv Encre Noir Dec ’99
- 83 · Charnel House · n. New York: Pinnacle, 1988
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Rumpole Rests His Case John Mortimer (Viking 0670031399, Nov 2002, $24.95, 224pp, hc) [Horace Rumpole] Collection of seven stories. (Buy)
- 1 · Rumpole and the Old Familiar Faces · nv The Strand Magazine Christmas, 2001
- 26 · Rumpole and the Remembrance of Things Past · na
- 68 · Rumpole and the Asylum Seekers · nv
- 103 · Rumpole and the Camberwell Carrot · nv
- 137 · Rumpole and the Actor Laddie · ss EQMM Jun, 2000
- 145 · Rumpole and the Teenage Werewolf · nv The Strand Magazine #9, 2002
- 179 · Rumpole Rests His Case · na
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Hildegarde Withers: Uncollected Riddles Stuart Palmer (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-85-4, Sep 2002, $19.00, 197pp, tp, cover by Gail Cross) Collection of 11 stories. Also available in hc (-84-6). (Buy)
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