Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

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Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v49 # 2, February 1985] ed. Charles E. Fritch (Renown Publications, Inc.; Reseda, CA, $1.75, 132pp, digest)

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v49 # 3, March 1985] ed. Charles E. Fritch (Renown Publications, Inc.; Reseda, CA, $1.75, 132pp, digest)

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v49 # 4, April 1985] ed. Charles E. Fritch (Renown Publications, Inc.; Reseda, CA, $1.75, 132pp, digest) Details supplied by Peter Enfantino.

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v49 # 5, May 1985] ed. Charles E. Fritch (Renown Publications, Inc.; Reseda, CA, $1.75, 132pp, digest)

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v49 # 6, June 1985] ed. Charles E. Fritch (Renown Publications, Inc.; Reseda, CA, $1.75, 132pp, digest)

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v49 # 7, July 1985] ed. Charles E. Fritch (Renown Publications, Inc.; Reseda, CA, $1.75, 132pp, digest)

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v49 # 8, August 1985] ed. Charles E. Fritch (Renown Publications, Inc.; Reseda, CA, $1.75, 132pp, digest)

The Return of Mr. Campion Margery Allingham (St. Martin’s 0-312-04413-5, Apr ’90 [Jul ’90], $15.95, 190pp, hc) Collection of 13 previously uncollected tales, four featuring Albert Campion, edited and with notes by J.E. Morpurgo, plus an Allingham tribute by Agatha Christie. First American edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1989).

Puzzles of the Black Widowers Isaac Asimov (Doubleday 0-385-26264-7, Jan ’90, $19.95, 253pp, hc) [Black Widowers] Collection of 12 mystery stories featuring the Black Widowers club. Three are originals.

The New York Trilogy Paul Auster (Penguin 0-14-013155-8, Apr ’90, $9.95, 371pp, tp) Omnibus of three literary mystery novels, City of Glass (Sun & Moon 1985), Ghosts (Sun & Moon 1986), and The Locked Room (Sun & Moon 1986).

Death of a Salesperson and Other Untimely Exits Robert Barnard (Scribner’s 0-684-19088-5, Jan ’90 [Dec ’90], $16.95, 200pp, hc) Collection of 16 mystery stories. First U.S. edition (Collins 1989).

Single Spies & Talking Heads Alan Bennett (Summit 0-671-69249-6, Jun ’90 [Jun ’92], $7.95, 157pp, tp) Collection of two plays; the first, Single Spies is about Guy Brugess and Anthony Blunt. A hardcover edition (-72877-6, $17.95) was announced but not seen.

Future Crime Ben Bova (Tor 0-812-53241-4, Aug ’90 [ ’90], $4.95, 374pp, pb) Collection of eight sf/detective pieces, seven stories plus the novel City of Darkness (Scribner’s 1976).

The Adventures of Lucius Leffing Joseph Payne Brennan (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-95-X, Apr ’90, $30.00, 224pp, hc) [Lucius Leffing] Collection of 13 stories featuring occult detective Leffing, illustrated by Luis Ferreira, with an introduction by Jack L. Chalker. Nine stories are original. This is a limited edition of 1000 copies signed by the author and the artist.

Happy Ending Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan, May ’90 [Jul ’90], $40.00, 231pp, hc) Collection of Brown material.

The Water Walker Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan, Oct ’90, $35.00, 188pp, hc) Collection of 23 stories, including the novella versions of “The Wench Is Dead” and “Martians, Go Home!” This edition is limited to 425 numbered copies.

The Four Adventures of Richard Hannay John Buchan (David R. Godine 0-87923-871-2, Sep ’90 [Dec ’90], $16.95, 672pp, tp) [Richard Hannay] Omnibus of the four Hannay novels: The Thirty-Nine Steps (Blackwood 1915), Greenmantle (Hodder & Stoughton 1916), Mr. Standfast (Hodder & Stoughton 1919), and The Three Hostages (Hodder & Stoughton 1924), with an introduction by Robin W. Winks.

The First Saint Omnibus Leslie Charteris (International Polygonics 1-55882-060-4, Jun ’90, $10.95, 642pp, tp) [Simon Templar] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1939) collection of 13 stories featuring The Saint.

In the House of Secret Enemies George C. Chesbro (The Mysterious Press 0-89296-395-6, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $18.95, 234pp, hc) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Collection of ten early stories featuring Mongo, Chesbro’s dwarf detective, with an introduction by the author. These are superb stories, presented in chronological order and giving an excellent demonstration of the development of a series character.

Father Brown Crime Stories G. K. Chesterton (Avenel 0-517-00182-9, 1990, $9.98, 652pp, hc) [Father Brown] Omnibus of the collections The Innocence of Father Brown (Cassell 1911) and The Wisdom of Father Brown (Cassell 1914).

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