Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

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Crimes for a Summer Christmas ed. Stephen Knight (North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin 0-04-442280-6, 1990, 229pp, tp) Original anthology of 16 Australian crime stories.

Mystery for Christmas ed. Cynthia Manson (Signet 0-451-16909-3, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $4.95, 244pp, pb) Anthology of twelve mystery stories with a holiday setting, all of them from Ellery Queen’s or Alfred Hitchcock’s.

Spicy Mystery Stories ed. Tom Mason (Newbury Park, CA: Malibu Graphics, Inc. 0-944735-23-1, 1990, $9.95, 112pp, tp) Anthology of 10 stories reprinted from the 1930’s pulp Spicy Mystery Stories.

Great Law and Order Stories ed. John Mortimer (Bellew Publishing 0-947792-35-X, 1990 [Mar ’98], £12.95, 369pp, hc) Crime anthology.

The New Edgar Winners Mystery Writers of America (New York: Wynwood Press 0-922066-35-3, 1990, $17.95, 255pp, hc) The 1990 Mystery Writers of America anthology, edited by Martin H. Greenberg.

Crime and Crime Again ed. Bill Pronzini, Martin H. Greenberg & Barry N. Malzberg (Bonanza 0-517-01758-X, 1990, $6.99, 391pp, hc) Reprint (Morrow 1986 as Mystery in the Mainstream: An Anthology of Literary Crimes) mystery anthology.

Justice for Hire: The Fourth Private Eye Writers of America Anthology ed. Robert J. Randisi (The Mysterious Press 0-89296-371-9, Aug ’90 [Dec ’90], $18.95, 306pp, hc) Original anthology of PI stories including work by Lawrence Block, James Ellroy, Bill Pronzini, Marcia Muller, Loren D. Estleman, John Lutz, and Max Allan Collins. A limited edition of 100 signed and numbered copies (-425-1, $75.00) was announced but not seen.

Cold Blood III ed. Peter Sellers (Oakville, Ont: Mosaic Press 0-88962-455-0, 1990, $14.95, 208pp, tp) Also announced in hc (-456-9).

More Murder on Cue: Stage, Screen & Radio Favorites: Stories from Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Volume III ed. Eleanor Sullivan (Walker 0-8027-5752-9, Mar ’90 [Jan ’91], $19.95, 273pp, hc) Anthology of 16 stories that originally appeared in EQMM that were adapted for tv, stage, screen, or radio. Abridged from Ellery Queen’s More Media Favorites (Davis 1988).

Sisters in Crime 2 ed. Marilyn Wallace (Berkley 0-425-11966-1, Feb ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.95, 292pp, pb) Original anthology of 21 mystery stories by women. Second in a series.

Sisters in Crime 3 ed. Marilyn Wallace (Berkley 0-425-12214-X, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $4.50, 324pp, pb) Anthology of 21 mystery stories by women writers, 17 original. Third in a series.

The Third WomanSleuth Anthology ed. Irene Zahava (The Crossing Press 0-89594-413-8, Sep ’90, $8.95, 203pp, tp) Anthology of 18 stories featuring female sleuths, third in a series. All the stories are original but two. A hardcover edition (-414-6, $20.95) was announced but not seen.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v35 # 1, January 1990] ed. Cathleen Jordan (New York: Davis Publications, $2.00, 160pp+, digest, cover by Theo Rudnak)

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v35 # 2, February 1990] ed. Cathleen Jordan (New York: Davis Publications, $2.00, 160pp+, digest, cover by Ray-Mel Cornelius)

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v35 # 3, March 1990] ed. Cathleen Jordan (New York: Davis Publications, $2.25, 160pp+, digest, cover by Michael Tedesco)

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