Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007
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Murder... and All That Jazz ed. Robert J. Randisi (Signet 0-451-21333-5, Nov 2004, $6.99, 260pp, pb) Original anthology of 13 stories.
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Beyond the Mundane: Unravelings ed. Daniel J. Reitz (Mundania Press 1-59426-025-7, May 2004, $14.00, 240pp, tp) An Anthology of Mystery and Horror.
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Powers of Detection: Stories of Mystery & Fantasy ed. Dana Stabenow (Ace 0-441-01197-7, Oct 2004, $12.00, 227 + x, tp, cover by Jonathan Barkat) Original anthology of 12 stories.
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Wild Crimes: Stories of Mystery in the Wild ed. Dana Stabenow (Signet 045121286X, Sep 2004, $6.99, 289pp, pb) Original anthology of 11 stories, two reprint.
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Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories Catherine Aird (St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-29084-5, Feb 2004, $23.95, 293pp, hc) Reprint (Macmillan 2003) collection of 22 stories. First US edition.
- 1 · A Change of Heart [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · ss, 2003
- 15 · Due Diligence · ss The Strand Magazine #4, 2000
- 31 · Time, Gentlemen, Please [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · ss, 2003
- 50 · Cold Comfort [Sheriff Rhuaraidh Macmillan] · ss Murder Through the Ages, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Headline, 2000
- 63 · Chapter and Hearse [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · ss Past Crimes: Perfectly Criminal III, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 1998
- 77 · The Widow’s Might · ss, 2003
- 92 · Handsel Monday [Sheriff Rhuaraidh Macmillan] · ss Past Poisons, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Headline, 1998
- 110 · Preyed in Aid [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · ss, 2003
- 130 · A Different Cast of Mind · ss, 2003
- 135 · Examination Results [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · ss, 2003
- 148 · Child’s Play [Henry Tyler] · ss, 2003
- 162 · Like to Die [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · ss Malice Domestic 6, Anne Perry, Pocket, 1997
- 176 · Dead Letters [Sheriff Rhuaraidh Macmillan] · ss, 2003
- 189 · Gold, Frankincense and Murder [Henry Tyler] · ss A Classic Christmas Crime, ed. Tim Heald, Pavilion, 1995
- 210 · The Trouble and Strife [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · ss The Mammoth Book of Comic Crime, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson, 2002
- 221 · Losing the Plot · ss, 2003
- 234 · A Soldier to the Queen · ss, 2003
- 242 · Touch Not the Cat [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · ss, 2003
- 251 · Exit Strategy · ss, 2003
- 257 · The Wild Card [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · ss, 2003
- 265 · Coup de Grâce [Henry Tyler] · ss, 2003
- 279 · Dummy Run [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · ss, 2003
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The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook Anthony Berkeley (Crippen & Landru 1-932009-17-5, Feb 2004, $19.00, 188pp, tp, cover by Gail Cross) [Roger Sheringham] Collection of eight stories. Also in limited hc edition (-16-7). (Buy)
- 7 · The Master of the Final Twist · Tony Medawar & Arthur Robinson · in
- 23 · Concerning Roger Sheringham · ar Dead Mrs. Stratton, Anthony Berkeley, Doubleday, 1933
- 27 · The Avenging Chance · ss Pearson’s Magazine Sep ’29
- 51 · Perfect Alibi · ss The (London) Evening Standard Mar 11 ’53; revised from “The Story of the Perfect Alibi,” Radio Times, August 1, 1930.
- 57 · The Mystery of Horne’s Copse · nv, 1931
- 93 · Unsound Mind · ss Time and Tide Oct 14 ’33 (+1)
- 107 · White Butterfly · ss The (London) Evening Standard Aug 28 ’36
- 121 · The Wrong Jar · nv, 1929
- 139 · Double Bluff · ss The Roger Sheringham Stories, Carnacki, 1994
- 155 · Mr. Bearstowe Says... · ss The Saturday Book #3 ’43
- · Appendices
- 177 · Why Do I Write Detective Stories? · ar
- 179 · The Body’s Upstairs · A. B. Cox · ss London Opinion
- 183 · A Checklist of the Sheringham and Moresby Mysteries in Anthony Berkeley Cox · Tony Medawar & Arthur Robinson · bi
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Banner Deadlines: The Impossible Crimes of Senator Brooks U. Banner Joseph Commings (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-97-8, May 2004, $19.00, 226pp, tp, cover by Deborah Miller) [Sen. Brooks U. Banner] Collection of 14 stories. Also in limited hc edition (-96-X).
- 7 · The Writing Career of Joseph Commings · Robert Adey · in * [Joseph Commings]
- 12 · Detective’s Who’s Who: Senator Brooks U. Banner · Misc. Material · ms
- 13 · Murder Under Glass · ss 10-Story Detective Magazine Mar ’47
- 26 · Fingerprint Ghost · ss 10-Story Detective Magazine May ’47
- 39 · The Spectre on the Lake · ss 10-Story Detective Magazine Jul ’47
- 47 · The Black Friar Murders · ss Ten Detective Aces Jan ’48; the magazine editor changed the detective’s name to “Mayor Landin.” Banner Deadlines restores him to “Senator Banner.”
- 67 · Ghost in the Gallery · ss Ten Detective Aces Jul ’49
- 80 · Death by Black Magic · nv Ten Detective Aces Nov ’48
- 94 · Murder’s Progress · ss Mystery Digest Nov/Dec ’60
- 106 · Castanets, Canaries, and Murder · ss Mystery Digest Jan/Feb ’62
- 119 · The X Street Murders · ss Mystery Digest Mar/Apr ’62
- 133 · Hangman’s House · ss Mystery Digest Nov/Dec ’62
- 145 · The Giant’s Sword · ss Mystery Digest May/Jun ’63
- 155 · Stairway to Nowhere · Joseph Commings & Edward D. Hoch · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov ’79
- 174 · The Vampire in the Iron Mask [“The Grand Guignol Caper”] · nv Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov ’84
- 201 · The Whispering Gallery · nv *
- 223 · The Senator Brooks U. Banner Stories by Joseph Commings · Misc. Material · bi *
- 225 · Joseph Commings: A Memoir · Edward D. Hoch · ar * [Joseph Commings]
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Nocturnes John Connolly (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-83458-7, Oct 2004, £14.99, 401pp, hc) Collection of 15 stories, only one of which seems to be a reprint. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-83459-5) was announced but not seen.
- 1 · The Cancer Cowboy Rides · na *
- 75 · Mr. Pettinger’s Daemon · ss *
- 91 · The Erlking · ss *
- 103 · The New Daughter · ss *
- 119 · The Ritual of the Bones · ss *
- 135 · The Furnace Room · ss *
- 149 · The Underbury Witches · nv *
- 191 · The Inkpot Monkey · ss Like a Charm, ed. Karin Slaughter, Century, 2004
- 205 · The Shifting of the Sands · ss *
- 221 · Some Children Wander by Mistake · ss *
- 233 · Deep Dark Green · ss *
- 245 · Miss Froom, Vampire · ss *
- 259 · Nocturne · ss *
- 273 · The Wakeford Abyss · ss *
- 289 · The Reflecting Eye: A Charlie Parker Novella [Charlie Parker] · na *
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Garrett Investigates Glen Cook (SFBC #1170607, Oct 2004, $14.99, 982pp, hc, cover by Allan Pollack) [Garrett] Omnibus of three fantasy mysteries featuring Garrett, P.I.: Deadly Quicksilver Lies (1994), Petty Pewter Gods (1995), and Faded Steel Heat (1999). This has ISBN 0-7394-4752-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- 1 · Deadly Quicksilver Lies · n. Roc, 1994
- 291 · Petty Pewter Gods · n. Roc, 1995
- 545 · Faded Steel Heat · n. Roc, 1999
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On My Honor Barbara D’Amato (Five Star 1-59414-183-5, Mar 2004, $26.95, hc) Collection of the title novel and a short story.
- 9 · On My Honor · n., 2004
- 389 · Steak Tartare · ss Death Dines at 8:30, ed. Claudia Bishop & Nick DiChario, Berkley, 2001
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Murders and Other Confusions Kathy Lynn Emerson (Crippen & Landru 1-932009-21-3, Apr 2004, $17.00, 229pp, tp, cover by Linda Weatherly S.) [Lady Susanna Appleton] Collection of 11 stories, five new, featuring Susanna, Lady Appleton. Also in limited hc edition (-20-5).
- 11 · Introduction: The Life and Times of Susanna, Lady Appleton · in *
- 17 · The Body in the Dovecote · ss *
- 33 · Much Ado About Murder · nv Much Ado About Murder, ed. Anne Perry, Berkley Prime Crime, 2002
- 54 · The Rubaiyat of Nicholas Baldwin · ss AHMM Sep, 2001
- 71 · Lady Appleton and the London Man · nv More Murder, They Wrote, ed. Elizabeth Foxwell & Martin H. Greenberg, Boulevard Books, 1999
- 85 · Lady Appleton and the Cautionary Herbal · ss AHMM Mar, 2001
- 103 · The Riddle of the Woolsack · ss *
- 122 · Lady Appleton and the Cripplegate Chrisoms · nv AHMM Jun, 2003
- 140 · Lady Appleton and the Bristol Crystals · nv *
- 162 · Encore for a Neck Verse · ss *
- 180 · Confusions Most Monstrous · nv *
- 203 · Death by Devil’s Turnips · nv AHMM Dec, 2003
- 227 · Checklist of Books and Stories by Kathy Lynn Emerson · Misc. Material · bi * [Kathy Lynn Emerson]
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The Danger Zone and Other Stories Erle Stanley Gardner (Crippen & Landru 1-932009-23-X, Jul 2004, $19.00, 248pp, tp, cover by Juha Lindroos) Collection of 11 stories. Also in limited hc edition (-22-1).
- 7 · Introduction · Bill Pronzini · in
- 11 · Snowy Ducks for Cover · ss Dime Detective Magazine Nov ’31
- 27 · The Corkscrew Kid · ss Black Aces Jan ’32
- 37 · The Danger Zone · nv Argosy Oct 15 ’32
- 66 · A Logical Ending · ss Detective Fiction Weekly Apr 29 ’33
- 82 · Restless Pearls · ss All Detective Magazine Nov ’33
- 100 · Time for Murder · nv Dime Detective Magazine Jan 15 ’33
- 137 · Hard as Nails [Ed Jenkins] · nv Dime Detective Magazine Jan 15 ’35
- 161 · Complete Designs · ss Short Stories Jul 25 ’36
- 172 · Barney Killigan · nv Clues Dec ’38
- 201 · Take It or Leave It [Pete Wennick] · nv Black Mask Mar ’39
- 235 · Flight Into Disaster · ss This Week May 11 ’52 (+1)
- 248 · Bibliography · Misc. Material · bi
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Early Birds Erle Stanley Gardner (Crippen & Landru, Apr 2004, free, 14pp, ph) Short story pamphlet commemorating Gardner as Ghost of Honor at Malice Domestic XVI.
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No Crib for His Bed Joe Gores (Crippen & Landru, Dec 2004, free, 18pp, ph, cover by Deborah Miller) [Daniel Kearny Associates] Original short story published in an edition of 353 copies as a gift for friends of Crippen & Landru Publishers.
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When Dames Get Tough with Scarred Faces and Other Rarities Hank Janson (Tolworth, Surrey: Telos Publishing, Jun 2004, £9.99, 224pp, hc, cover by Heade)
- 9 · Introduction · Steve Holland · in
- 17 · When Dames Get Tough [by Stephen D. Frances] · Hank Janson · na London: Ward & Hitchon, 1946
- 57 · Scarred Faces [by Stephen D. Frances] · Hank Janson · nv Scarred Faces, Ward & Hitchon, 1946
- 91 · Kitty Takes the Rap · nv Scarred Faces, Ward & Hitchon, 1946
- 125 · Double Double-Cross · na Underworld (UK) Spr ’51
- 167 · The Dead Guy · na Underworld (UK) Spr ’52
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Out of Town a Few Days: 15 Frank Johnson Stories Ed Lynskey (Dallas, TX: BooksForABuck ePublishing, 2004, $2.99, 168pp, e-book) [Frank Johnson] Collection of 15 stories featuring PI Frank Johnson.
- 6 · Didymus · ss Down These Dark Streets: Stories of Crimes and Criminals Anthology, Cyber-Pulp Houston/USA ePublishing, 2003
- 18 · Woodshavings · ss Shred of Evidence Aug, 2003
- 30 · Against the Season · ss *
- 41 · Think Pink · ss The Moonwort Review #3, 2002
- 52 · This Is It, Mr. Johnson · ss Orchard Press Mysteries Aug, 2002
- 63 · Swag · ss The Writer’s Hood Mystery Feb, 2002
- 75 · Topsy-Turvy · ss Plots with Guns May/Jun, 2002
- 86 · Mariachi Redux · ss Plots with Guns Nov/Dec, 2003
- 98 · After Big Noise in Hanoi · ss Hard Luck Stories Ezine Sum, 2003
- 107 · Plain Vanilla Wrapper · ss Mysterical-e Sep, 2003
- 119 · A Treeless Land · ss Crime Scene Scotland Dec, 2003/Jan 2004
- 129 · The Hearse Driver · ss Combat: The Literary Expression of Battlefield Touchstones Win, 2004
- 138 · Coldcocked · ss High Adventure Online Nov, 2003
- 147 · Death Row Casanova · ss Plots with Guns Jan/Feb, 2002
- 158 · Blood Red Danube · ss The Moonwort Review Spr, 2004
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Suitable for Hanging Margaret Maron (Crippen & Landru 1-932009-11-6, Feb 2004, $17.00, 208pp, tp, cover by Carol Heyer) Collection of 20 stories. Also in limited hc edition (-10-8). (Buy)
- 9 · Introduction · in
- 11 · The Early Retirement of Mario Colletti · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec ’70
- 22 · Devil’s Island · vi *
- 23 · To Hide a Tree [as by Margaret E. Brown] · ss AHMM May ’73
- 38 · Croquet’s Summer · ss *
- 43 · “...That Married Dear Old Dad” · ss Malice Domestic 2, Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, 1993
- 48 · Craquelure · ss The Store of Joys, ed. Huston Paschal, 1997
- 53 · Lost and Found · ss Woman’s World Feb 16 ’88
- 58 · Shaggy Dog · ss Funny Bones, ed. Joan Hess, Signet, 1997
- 69 · No, I’m Not Jane Marple, But Since You Ask... · ss Vengeance Is Hers, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allen Collins, Signet, 1997
- 79 · The Stupid Pet Trick · ss Murder, They Wrote II, ed. Elizabeth Foxwell & Martin H. Greenberg, Boulevard Books, 1998
- 88 · Roman’s Holiday [Roman Tramegra] · ss MHCMM Sum ’99
- 102 · Half of Something · ss Irreconcilable Differences, ed. Lia Matera, HarperCollins, 1999
- 111 · Growth Marks · ss Mom, Apple Pie, and Murder, ed. Nancy Pickard, Berkley, 1999
- 122 · Virgo in Sapphires · ss Astrokrimis: Virgo, Eichborn Verlag, 2000
- 132 · The Third Element · nv A Confederacy of Crime, ed. Sarah Shankman, Signet, 2001
- 143 · What’s in a Name? · ss The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology, ed. The Editors of the Mysterious Press, Mysterious Press, 2001
- 154 · Mixed Blessings · nv Women Before the Bench, ed. Carolyn Wheat, Prime Crime, 2001
- 169 · Till 3:45 · ss Love and Death, ed. Carolyn Hart, Berkley Prime Crime, 2001
- 182 · The Choice · ss Malice Domestic 10, Nevada Barr, Avon, 2001
- 189 · The Dog That Didn’t Bark · ss EQMM Dec, 2002
- 204 · Mystery Novels and Short Stories by Margaret Maron: A Checklist · Misc. Material · bg * [Margaret B. Maron]
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The Couple Next Door Margaret Millar (Crippen & Landru 1-932009-29-9, Dec 2004, $19.00, 248pp, tp, cover by Deborah Miller) Collection of six stories. Also in limited hc edition (-28-0).
- 11 · Introduction · Tom Nolan · in (*), 2004
- 47 · About the Author: Margaret Millar · Misc. Material · bg The Unicorn Mystery Book Club News v3 #3 ’50 [Margaret Millar]
- 53 · Mind Over Murder · na Detective Story Magazine Nov ’42
- 119 · Last Day in Lisbon · na Five-Novels Monthly Feb ’43
- 181 · McGowney’s Miracle · ss Cosmopolitan Jul ’54
- 201 · The Couple Next Door [Inspector Sands] · ss EQMM Jul ’54
- 221 · The People Across the Canyon · ss EQMM Oct ’62
- 241 · Notions · ss EQMM Dec ’87
- 249 · Sources · Misc. Material · bi
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Secrets & Sovereigns: The Uncollected Stories of E. Phillips Oppenheim E. Phillips Oppenheim (Stark House 0-9749438-0-0, May 2004, $19.95, 251pp, tp, cover by Campbell Shepard) Collection of 19 mystery stories, plus an essay on his writing, by Oppenheim. Edited, with an introduction and bibliography, by Daniel Paul Morrison.
- 7 · Introduction: The Prince of Story Tellers · Daniel Paul Morrison · in
- 14 · E. Phillips Oppenheim: The Prince of Story Tellers Tells His Own Story · bg Boston: Little Brown, 1927
- 19 · The Ambassador’s Dilemma · ss The Windsor Magazine v12 ’00
- 28 · Mr. Ashley’s Failure · ss The Windsor Magazine v14 ’01
- 37 · The Man Who Saved the President’s Life · ss The Windsor Magazine v17 ’03
- 49 · The Man Whom Nobody Liked · ss The Windsor Magazine v19 ’03
- 58 · The Great Fortuna Mine · ss The Harmsworth London Magazine Jun ’03
- 73 · John Garland the Deliverer · ss The Strand Aug ’08
- 85 · The Money-Spider · ss The Strand Nov ’08
- 96 · False Gods · ss The Strand Mar ’09
- 109 · The Ill-Laid Scheme of Mr. Ambrose Weare · ss The Strand Apr ’09
- 121 · The Three Thieves · ss Cassell’s Mar ’09
- 131 · The Turning Wheel · ss The Strand Sep ’09
- 146 · The Sovereign in the Gutter · ss The Strand Nov ’09
- 156 · Mr. Hardrow’s Secretary · ss The Strand Dec ’09
- 167 · The Restless Traveller · ss The Strand Jun ’10
- 176 · One Luckless Hour · ss The Strand Sep ’10
- 185 · Quits · ss The Strand Nov ’10
- 201 · The Deserter · ss The Strand Dec ’10
- 214 · The Outcast · ss The Strand Jun ’11
- 226 · The Perfidy of Henry Midgley · ss The Strand Jul ’11
- 237 · A Collector’s Bibliograpy of Oppenheim Books · Daniel Paul Morrison · bi
- 251 · Acknowledgements · Misc. Material · bi
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Satan’s Daughter and Other Tales from the Pulps E. Hoffmann Price (Wildside Press 0-8095-1118-5, Nov 2004, $15.95, 236pp, tp) Collection of 13 stories. Introduction by Darrell Schweitzer. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301; [www.wildsidepress.com].
- 7 · Introduction · Darrell Schweitzer · in
- 11 · Satan’s Daughter · nv Spicy Mystery Stories Jan ’36
- 28 · Pit of Madness · ss Spicy Mystery Stories Apr ’36
- 41 · The Walking Dead · ss Spicy Mystery Stories Nov ’35
- 55 · Every Man a King · nv Speed Adventure Stories Nov ’43
- 79 · Revolt of the Damned · ss Spicy-Adventure Stories Mar ’37
- 98 · Crystal Clues · ss Spicy Detective Stories Aug ’36
- 111 · Night in Manilla · ss Spicy-Adventure Stories Oct ’35
- 126 · Murder Salvage [Honest John Carmody] · ss Spicy Detective Stories Apr ’41
- 142 · Triangle with Variations · ss Droll Stories May ’24
- 157 · Scourge of the Silver Dragon · nv Gold Seal Detective Dec ’35
- 181 · Drink or Draw [Simon Bolivar Grimes] · nv Speed Western Stories Dec ’43
- 204 · She Herded Him Around [Simon Bolivar Grimes] · ss Spicy Western Stories Feb ’41
- 221 · You Can’t Fight a Woman · ss Spicy Western Stories Jan ’39
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