Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007
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Seven by Seven ed. Tony Burton (Wolfmont Publishing 0977840204, Apr 2006, $13.95, 212pp, tp) “Seven Deadly Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins by Seven Deadly Authors.”
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Death Do Us Part ed. Harlen Coben (Back Bay Books 0316012637, Aug 2006, $13.99, 352pp, tp) New stories about love, lust, and murder by the Mystery Writers of America.
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Hardboiled Brooklyn ed. Reed Farrel Coleman (Bleak House Books 1932557172, May 2006, $15.95, 219pp, tp)
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Vintage Mystery & Detective Stories ed. David Stuart Davies (Wordsworth Editions Ltd. 1840220651, Mar 2006, $11.26, 1280pp, tp)
- 11-18 · Introduction · David Stuart Davies · in
- 21-37 · The Purloined Letter [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1845, an, 1844, 1844
- 38-60 · Silver Blaze [Sherlock Holmes] · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Dec, 1892
- 61-80 · The Ghost of Fountain Lane [Loveday Brooke] · C. L. Pirkis · ss
- 81-100 · Who Killed Zebedee? · Wilkie Collins · nv Seaside Library Jan 26, 1881
- 101-118 · The Great Ruby Robbery · Grant Allen · ss The Strand Oct, 1892
- 119-128 · The Murder of the Mandarin · Arnold Bennett · ss Grim Smile of the Five Towns, Chatto, 1907
- 129-142 · The Purple Death · William Le Queux · ss
- 143-154 · The White Pillars Murder [“Dr. Hyde, Detective, and the White Pillars Murder”] · G. K. Chesterton · ss English Life Jan ’25
- 155-162 · The Sapient Monkey [Sebastian Zambra] · Headon Hill · ss The Million Oct 22, 1892
- 163-174 · Clues [Supt. Minter] · Edgar Wallace · ss Mystery Magazine Jun 1 ’26
- 175-192 · The Curzon Street Conundrum [Luther Darke] · David Stuart Davies · nv Murder Through the Ages, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Headline, 2000
- 193-202 · The Trial for Murder [“To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt”] · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas, 1865
- 203-221 · The Black Diamond [Craig Kennedy] · Arthur B. Reeve · nv
- 222-242 · The Vanished Crown [“The Mystery of the Vanished Petition Crown”; Max Carrados] · Ernest Bramah · nv Max Carrados Mysteries, London: Hodder & Stroughton, 1924
- 143-258 · The Lost Special [“The Story of the Lost Special”] · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Aug, 1898
- 259-325 · The Dollar Chasers · Earl Derr Biggers · na The Saturday Evening Post Feb 16 ’24 (+1)
- 326-340 · The Amber Beads [“The Second Customer and the Amber Beads”; Hagar Stanley] · Fergus Hume · ss Hagar of the Pawn-Shop, London: Skeffington, 1898
- 341-351 · The Affair of the German Dispatch-Box [Humphrey Judd] · Victor L. Whitechurch · ss Thrilling Stories of the Railway, Pearson, 1912
- 352-370 · The Stone of the Edmundsbury Monks [Prince Zaleski] · M. P. Shiel · ss
- 371-389 · The Manor House Mystery · J. S. Fletcher · nv
- 390-432 · Abel Crew · Mrs. Henry Wood · na
- 433-443 · The Well · W. W. Jacobs · ss The Lady of the Barge, Harper & Row, 1902
- 444-455 · Cheating the Gallows · Israel Zangwill · ss The Idler Feb, 1893
- 456-466 · The Return of Imray [“The Recrudescence of Imray”; E. Strickland] · Rudyard Kipling · ss Life’s Handicap, Macmillan, 1891
- 467-481 · The Treasure Hunt [John G. Reeder] · Edgar Wallace · ss The Grand Magazine Dec ’24
- 482-514 · The Problem of Cell 13 [Prof. Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen (The Thinking Machine)] · Jacques Futrelle · nv Boston American Oct 30-Nov 5 ’05
- 515-530 · The Murder at the Duck Club [November Joe] · Hesketh Prichard · ss November Joe: Detective of the Woods, 1913
- 531-544 · Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty · Stacy Aumonier · ss The Strand Sep ’22
- 545-561 · The Secret of the Fox Hunter · William Le Queux · nv Secrets of the Foreign Office, 1903
- 562-580 · A Schoolmaster Abroad · E. W. Hornung · ss, 1914
- 581-629 · The Missing Millionaire · Harry Blyth · na
- 630-644 · The Invisible Man [Father Brown] · G. K. Chesterton · ss Cassell’s Feb ’11
- 645-663 · The Riddle of the Visiting Angel · David Stuart Davies · ss
- 664-676 · In the Grip of the Green Demon · Robert Barr · ss
- 677-705 · The Murdered Cousin · J. S. Le Fanu · nv Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery, James McGlashan, 1851
- 706-724 · The Shadow in the Corner · M. E. Braddon · ss All the Year Round Sum, 1879
- 725-753 · The Problem of Dead Wood Hall [Dick Donovan] · Dick Donovan · nv Riddles Read, Chatto, 1896
- 754-776 · The Invisible Ray [Craig Kennedy] · Arthur B. Reeve · ss Cosmopolitan Oct ’12
- 777-796 · The Black Cross [Craig Kennedy] · Arthur B. Reeve · nv
- 797-816 · The Tragedy at Brookbend Cottage [Max Carrados] · Ernest Bramah · nv News of the World Sep 7-14 ’13
- 817-846 · The Secret of Headlam Height [Max Carrados] · Ernest Bramah · nv Max Carrados Mysteries, London: Hodder & Stroughton, 1927
- 847-864 · The Secret Garden [Father Brown] · G. K. Chesterton · nv The Story-Teller Oct ’10
- 865-882 · The Stolen White Elephant · Mark Twain · nv The Stolen White Elephant, Webster, 1882
- 883-916 · The Absent-Minded Coterie [Eugène Valmont] · Robert Barr · nv The Saturday Evening Post May 13 ’05
- 917-955 · The Mystery at Number Seven · Mrs. Henry Wood · nv Argosy (UK) Jan-Feb, 1877
- 956-969 · The Green Mamba [“The Dangerous Reptile”; John G. Reeder] · Edgar Wallace · ss The Grand Magazine, 1925
- 970-1007 · The Accusing Shadow [Jules Gervaise] · Harry Blyth · na The Halfpenny Marvel Oct 2, 1894
- 1008-1025 · The Gylston Slander [Malcolm Sage] · Herbert Jenkins · ss Hutchinson’s Story Magazine Jul ’20
- 1026-1058 · The Curse of the Griswold Phantom · David Stuart Davies · nv
- 1059-1276 · The Mystery of a Hansom Cab [Kilsip; Carlton] · Fergus Hume · n., 1886
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I.D.: Crimes of Identity ed. Martin Edwards (Comma Press 1905583001, Sep 2006, $17.95, 213pp, tp)
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The Widow of Slane: Six More of the Best Crime and Mystery Novellas of the Year! ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg (Carroll & Graf 0786717912, Jun 2006, $16.95, 336pp, tp)
- · The Gin Mill [Dan Shea; Puck Paquette] · Doug Allyn · nv EQMM Sep/Oct, 2004
- · Wreck Rights · Dana Stabenow · nv Wild Crimes, ed. Dana Stabenow, Signet, 2004
- · Deep Lock · Clark Howard · nv EQMM Dec, 2004
- · Scrogged: A Cyber Christmas Carol · Carole Nelson Douglas · nv Death by Dickens, ed. Anne Perry, Prime Crime, 2004
- · The Widow of Slane [Owen Keane] · Terence Faherty · nv EQMM Mar/Apr, 2004
- · Tricks [Larry Erie] · Steve Hockensmith · nv AHMM Jul/Aug, 2004
- · A Tale of One City · Anne Perry · nv Death by Dickens, ed. Anne Perry, Prime Crime, 2004
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Ghosts in Baker Street ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1400-X, Feb 2006, $16.95, 232 + viii, tp) [Sherlock Holmes] Original anthology of 10 supernatural mystery stories featuring Sherlock Holmes, with a foreword by Dr. Watson discussing Holmes’ disbelief in ghosts, and non-fiction articles by Loren D. Estleman, Caleb Carr, and Barbara Roden on Holmes’s literary influence. Story authors include Estleman, H. Paul Jeffers, and Bill Crider.
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Best New Noir ed. Allan Guthrie (Wildside Press 0809556634, Sep 2006, $12.95, 248pp, tp)
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Thou Shalt Not... ed. Lee Allen Howard (Dark Cloud Press 0977187101, Sep 2006, $17.00, 410pp, tp) Original anthology of horror and crime stories on the consequences of breaking the ten commandments.
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Passports to Crime: Finest Mystery Stories from International Crime Writers ed. Janet Hutchings (Carroll & Graf 0786719168, Dec 2006, $16.95, 432pp, hc)
- viii · Introduction · Janet Hutchings · in
- 1 · Who’s Afraid of Ed Garpo? · Fred Kassak; trans. by Peter Schulman · ss EQMM Nov, 2003; first published in French in 1995.
- 23 · Silk Road · Beatrix M. Kramlovsky; trans. by Mary Tannert · ss EQMM Jul, 2005; “Die Seidenstraße”, first published in German in Liebestöter, Scherz Verlog 2003.
- 33 · Table Talk, 1882 · Boris Akunin; trans. by Anthony Olcott · ss EQMM Feb, 2004; first published in the Russian Playboy, 2000.
- 53 · Fisherman’s Friend · Ingrid Noll; trans. by Mary Tannert · ss EQMM Dec, 2003; first published in German in Ingrid Noll, Stich für Stich, Diogenes Verlag AG, Zürich, 1997.
- 67 · Eighteenth Summer · Mitsuhara Yuri; trans. by Beth Cary · nv EQMM Dec, 2004
- 113 · The Red Mercedes · Theo Capel; trans. by Josh Pachter · ss EQMM Jun, 2004; first published as “De Rode Auto” in the Dutch edition of Playboy, 1985.
- 129 · Moonglow [Margaret Moss] · Kjersti Scheen; trans. by Tiina Nunnally · nv EQMM Feb, 2006; first published in Norwegian in De Nye Krimheltene, Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS, 2002.
- 155 · Victor Scarpazo, or The End of the Pursuit · Marco Denevi; trans. by Donald A. Yates · ss EQMM May, 2005; first published in Amarinta, o el poder, 1982.
- 159 · The Wind · Carmen Iarrera · ss EQMM Nov, 2005; “Bora”, originally published in Italian in Raccontare Trieste, Comune di Trieste 2002.
- 165 · Guilty · Luis Adrián Betancourt; trans. by Donald A. Yates · ss EQMM Mar/Apr, 2004
- 181 · DeKok and the Hammer Blow [Insp. Jurriaan DeKok] · Baantjer; trans. by H. G. Smittenaar · ss EQMM Feb, 2005
- 189 · There Are No Pockets in Our Graveclothes · Bertil Falk · ss EQMM Sep/Oct, 2004; translated from the Swedish.
- 199 · Winning the Game · Rubem Fonseca; trans. by Clifford E. Landers · ss EQMM Aug, 2004; translated from the Brazilian Portuguese in Criaturas Pequeñas, 2002.
- 207 · The Call of the Lorelei [Dr. Alan Twist] · Paul Halter; trans. by Peter Schulman · ss EQMM Jul, 2004; translated from the French in Bonne Soirée, Dec 1998.
- 221 · Heroic Proportions · Daliso Chaponda · ss EQMM Jun, 2005
- 243 · Wedding in Voerde · Gunter Gerlach; trans. by Mary Tannert · ss EQMM Dec, 2005; ©2004 by GRAFIT Verlog Gmbh, D-44139 Dortmund.
- 257 · Ramón Acuñas Time · Isaac Aisemberg; trans. by Donald A. Yates · ss EQMM Jan, 2005; first published in Mate en Dos Jugadas, Buenos Aires: Ediciones Corregidor, 1994.
- 271 · A Deadly Joke · Richard Macker; trans. by Jorunn & Michael Fergus · ss EQMM Aug, 2005; first published in Norwegian in Dødelig spark, Aschehoug 1986.
- 285 · Full Moon · Mischa Bach; trans. by Mary Tannert · ss EQMM Jan, 2006; “Vollmond”, 2000.
- 303 · Bloody Hot · René Appel; trans. by Josh Pachter · ss EQMM Aug, 2006; originally published in Dutch in Elsevier, 2004.
- 315 · The Precision of the Agent of Death · Isaka Kotaro; trans. by Beth Cary · nv EQMM Jul, 2006; first published in Japanese in All Yomimono, 2003.
- 345 · L. · Georgi Gospodinov; trans. by Magdelena Levy & Alexis Levitin · vi EQMM Sep/Oct, 2005; first published in Bulgarian in I drugi istorii, Zhanet-45 2001.
- 349 · With a Little Help from Your Friends · Jutta Motz; trans. by Barbara Stiner · ss EQMM May, 2004; first published in German in Wein-Leichen, Scherz, 2003.
- 357 · Zero Tolerance · Dominique Manotti; trans. by Peter Schulman · ss EQMM Mar/Apr, 2006; first published in French, 2005.
- 369 · German Summer · Frauke Schuster · ss EQMM Nov, 2004
- 379 · An Urban Legend Puzzle · Norizuki Rintaro; trans. by Beth Cary · nv EQMM Jan, 2004; first published in Japanese in 2001.
- 417 · Acknowledgements · Misc. · ms
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The Best British Mysteries IV ed. Maxim Jakubowski (Allison & Busby 0749081171, 2006, $25.95, 304pp, hc)
- 9 · Introduction · Maxim Jakubowski · in
- 11 · Home [Charlie Resnick] · John Harvey · ss EQMM Dec, 2005
- 23 · The Greatest Trick of All · Lee Child · ss Greatest Hits, Robert J. Randisi, Carroll & Graf, 2005
- 29 · He Loved to Go for Drives with His Father · Alexander McCall Smith · ss A New Omnibus of Crime, ed. Tony Hillerman & Rosemary Herbert, Oxford University Press, 2005
- 37 · Toupee for a Bald Tyre · Robert Goddard · ss The Detection Collection, ed. Simon Brett, St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2006
- 53 · No Flies on Frank · Danuta Reah · ss Sherlock #64, 2004
- 67 · Cain Was Innocent · Simon Brett · nv Thou Shalt Not Kill, ed. Anne Perry, Carroll & Graf, 2005
- 87 · Punk · Ken Bruen · ss These Guns for Hire, ed. J. A. Konrath, Bleak House Books, 2006
- 95 · Needle Match · Peter Lovesey · ss Murder Is My Racquet, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press, 2002
- 109 · Real Gone · Ray Banks · ss
- 119 · The Pilgrim · Amy Myers · ss EQMM Jul, 2005
- 133 · The Street Party · Natasha Cooper · ss EQMM Jul, 2005
- 137 · A Threatened Species · Barbara Cleverly · ss EQMM Nov, 2005
- 153 · Lost in Darkness · Simon Avery & Ian Faulkner · ss Crimewave #8, 2005
- 173 · Burying the Past · Judith Cutler · ss EQMM Aug, 2005
- 181 · Puncture Point · Peter Turnbull · ss EQMM Mar/Apr, 2005
- 197 · A Blessing of Frogs · Gillian Linscott · nv Thou Shalt Not Kill, ed. Anne Perry, Carroll & Graf, 2005
- 215 · The Jane Case · Michael Z. Lewin · ss AHMM May, 2005
- 239 · Retrospective · Kevin Wignall · ss Greatest Hits, Robert J. Randisi, Carroll & Graf, 2005
- 253 · The Spiteful Shadow [Sister Fidelma] · Peter Tremayne · nv The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits: Third New Collection, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson, 2005
- 271 · Blue Christmas [Insp. Alan Banks] · Peter Robinson · ss Crippen & Landru, 2005
- 285 · Dirty Work · Allan Guthrie · ss
- 295 · The Holly and the Poison Ivy · Catherine Aird · ss The Strand Magazine Christmas, 2001
- 307 · In the Midnight Hour · Paul Charles · ss
- 317 · Test Drive · Martin Edwards · ss Crime on the Move, ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press, 2005
- 333 · The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday · Adrian McKinty · ss
- 345 · Baba’s Bites · Chris Simms · ss Crime on the Move, ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press, 2005
- 359 · Waiting for Nemesis · Robert Barnard · ss EQMM Sep/Oct, 2005
- 367 · The Comical Revenge · Edward Marston · ss Murder Ancient and Modern, Crippen & Landru, 2005
- 383 · Between the Lines · Colin Dexter · ss The Detection Collection, ed. Simon Brett, St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2006
- 393 · Lost Causes · Anne Perry · ss Thou Shalt Not Kill, ed. Anne Perry, Carroll & Graf, 2005
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