Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007
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Deadly Morsels ed. Anon. (Worldwide 0-373-26452-6, Apr 2003, $6.99, 380pp, pb) Original anthology of four mystery novellas. (Buy)
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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)
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Very Merry Mysteries ed. Anon. (Mystery Guild 544478, 2003, $12.49, hc) Omnibus of three Christmas mysteries.
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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)
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Blood on Their Hands ed. Lawrence Block (Berkley 0425190358, Jul 2003, $23.95, 340pp, hc) Original anthology of 19 stories. (Buy)
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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
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Death Comes Easy: The Gay Times Book of Murder Stories ed. Peter Burton (Millivres Books 190285246X, Dec 2003, $15.95, 400pp, tp) (Buy)
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Curious Incidents 2: Being a Collection of the Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ed. J. R. Campbell & Charles Prepolec (Calgary: Mad for a Mystery 097329261X, 2003, $12.00, tp) [Sherlock Holmes]
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McSweeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales ed. Michael Chabon (Vintage Books 1-4000-3339-X, Feb 2003, $13.95, 479pp, tp) (Buy)
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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)
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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. · bg
- 327 · Other Distinguished Mystery Stories of 2002 · Misc. · bi
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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.
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A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime ed. Jeffery Deaver (Berkley 0-425-18839-6, Feb 2003, $23.95, 386pp, hc) Original anthology of 20 stories. (Buy)
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Green for Danger ed. Martin Edwards (Do-Not Press 1-904316-29-8, 2003, £7.99, 315pp, tp) Original anthology of 20 stories, two reprint. Also available in hc (1-904316-28-X). The 2003 Crime Writers’ Association Anthology.
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Mysterious Pleasures ed. Martin Edwards (London: Little, Brown 0 316 72563 3, 2003, 371pp, tp) Anthology of 23 stories (eight new) celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Crime Writers’ Association. (Buy)
- vi · Foreword · Hilary Bonner · fw
- v11 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in
- 1 · One Morning They’ll Hang Him [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss EQMM Aug ’50
- 19 · The Blood Bargain · Eric Ambler · ss Winter’s Crimes 2, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan, 1970
- 35 · Everybody’s Girl · Robert Barnard · ss *
- 51 · The Mystery of the Child’s Toy [Simon Templar] · Leslie Charteris · ss The Saint Intervenes, Doubleday, 1934
- 69 · The Chief Witness [Inspector Roger West] · John Creasey · nv The Creasey Mystery Magazine Nov ’57
- 91 · Indian Rope Trick · Lionel Davidson · ss Winter’s Crimes 13, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan, 1981
- 113 · Something Spooky on Geophys · Lindsey Davis · ss *
- 125 · The Double Crossing · Colin Dexter · ss *
- 135 · The Gift · Dick Francis · ss Winter’s Crimes 5, ed. Virginia Whitaker, London: Macmillan, 1973
- 157 · The Twist · Antonia Fraser · ss Jemima Shore at the Sunny Grave and other stories, Bloomsbury, 1991
- 161 · Judith · Michael Gilbert · ss Midwinter Mysteries 3, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Little, Brown, 1993
- 175 · Name of Smith [Francis Pettigrew] · Cyril Hare · ss
- 181 · The Game of Dog · Reginald Hill · ss *
- 197 · The Hound of the Hanging Gardens · H. R. F. Keating · ss *
- 209 · The Man Who Jumped for England · Peter Lovesey · ss *
- 223 · The Interview [as by Evan Hunter] · Ed McBain · ss Playboy, 1971
- 241 · The Consolation Blonde · Val McDermid · ss *
- 253 · At the “Century of Progress” [“Murder at the ‘Century of Progress’”] · Sara Paretsky · ss MHCMM Sum ’99
- 279 · Guide to Doom · Ellis Peters · ss This Week Nov 10 ’63
- 285 · Tell Me Who to Kill [Insp. John Rebus] · Ian Rankin · nv *; first distributed as a photocopied typescript given to attendess of a reading by Rankin at a charity event in Edinburgh in early 2003.
- 309 · When the Wedding Was Over [Chief Insp. Wexford] · Ruth Rendell · nv, 1976
- 335 · The Tigers of Subtopia · Julian Symons · ss
- 355 · Mugs · Margaret Yorke · ss A Classic Christmas Crime, ed. Tim Heald, Pavilion, 1995
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Kittens, Cats, and Crime ed. Ed Gorman (Five Star 0-7862-5032-1, Mar 2003, 229pp, hc) Original anthology of 11 stories, three reprints. (Buy)
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