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Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v 96 #5, No. 575, November 1990] ed. Eleanor Sullivan (New York: Davis Publications, $3.75, 288pp, digest, cover by Peter Papadopolous (Joan Kahn, John Lutz & Shirley Baker)) Special Double Issue.

4 · The Theft of the Bingo Card [Nick Velvet] · Edward D. Hoch · ss
22 · The Lady Macbeth Case · Jean Potts · ss
34 · The Game · Flip Jarrett · ss
38 · Mother Hood · David Martindale · pm
40 · Living with Jimmy · Robert Barnard · ss Winter’s Crimes 22, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1990
52 · Play It by Fear · George Baxt · ss
60 · Another Grave Tone · James Holding · pm
62 · Discards · Faye Kellerman · nv
79 · Wedded Bliss · Jacki Lippman · pm
80 · No Cradle of Pine [Boley-McKee] · John F. Suter · ss
93 · Salut! · Sharon McGregor · pm
94 · Too Many Antiques · Roz Avrett · ss
98 · Harmful to Your Health · Lucille Schulberg Warner · pm
100 · Raven · Terry Mullins · ss
110 · Imagine His Surp— · Sharon Pettypool · pm
111 · Poor Emma · Reginald Hill · nv, 1987
150 · Loser Weeper · Phyllis White · pm
151 · The Jury Box · Jon L. Breen · br
54 · Media Favorite · Jeanette Weiss · pm
155 · All Wet · John J. Vober · pm
155 · The Hanging Judge · John J. Vober · pm
156 · You Are What You Wear · R. C. Shebelski · pm
156 · Putting On the Brakes · Dorothy Belle Pollack · pm
157 · The Valley of Dead Millionaires · James Powell · ss
172 · But What’s Done Is Done · Jack Leavitt · pm
173 · Mrs. Arnold Contest Results · Berton Rouéché · ss
176 · Alternate Ending #1 · Antoinette Lojkovic · ms
176 · Alternate Ending #2 · Kyle E. Chafin · ms
177 · Alternate Ending #3 · Mabel Edwards · ms
177 · Alternate Ending #4 · Lillian Feldman · ms
180 · Take a Stick of Cinnamon · Milli Janz · ss
187 · A Suitable Godson · Donald Olson · ss
196 · The Locked Roomette · William Bankier · ss
210 · The Highwayman’s Hostage · Lillian de la Torre · ss
218 · Deeds of Valor · Clark Howard · na
Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v 96 #6, No. 576, December 1990] ed. Eleanor Sullivan (New York: Davis Publications, $2.25, 160pp+, digest, cover by Peter Papadopolous (Maureen McGovern))

4 · The Problem of the Haunted Tepee [Dr. Sam Hawthorne] · Edward D. Hoch · ss
20 · A Certain Mr. XYZ · Janwillem van de Wetering · ss
30 · The Sole Beneficiary · Stuart Newman · ss
36 · But Does She Do Windows? · Walt McConville · pm
38 · Once Upon a Time · Peter Massarelli · ss
47 · A Dynamite Story · Frank Sandelius · pm
48 · Jessie and the One Called Evil · Estella R. Pomroy · ss
58 · The Preacher and the Locked Shed · John Hudson Tiner · ss
63 · The Brick Overcoat · Jeffry Scott · ss
79 · The Marriage Didn’t Take · Rebecca L. LaForge · pm
81 · The Jury Box · Jon L. Breen · br
86 · The Storyteller · Carol Cail · vi
89 · Jane Doe #112 · Harlan Ellison · ss
100 · Thief’s Brief Grief · William F. Smith · pm
101 · Rumpole and the Chambers Party [Horace Rumpole] · John Mortimer · ss Rumpole and the Age of Miracles, Penguin, 1988
107 · Almost Heaven · Flip Jarrett · ss
115 · The Stuff of Nightmares · Robert Barnard · ss
126 · A One-Man Dog · William Bankier · ss
133 · An Unwanted Woman [Chief Insp. Wexford] · Ruth Rendell · nv
153 · Sweet Choice · Dorothy Earlandson · pm
Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v 96 #7, No. 577, mid-December 1990] ed. Eleanor Sullivan (New York: Davis Publications, $2.25, 160pp+, digest, cover by Peter Papadopolous (Cliona O’Ceallaigh))

4 · The Case of Seven Santas [Mrs. Craggs] · H. R. F. Keating · ss Mystery for Christmas, ed. Richard Dalby, O’Mara, 1990
24 · Abiding Peace · Madeline Sonik · ss
34 · The Ugly Spectre of Sexism · Robertson Davies · ss High Spirits, Penguin, 1982
44 · The End · Rosemarie Provencher · pm
45 · The Spy and the Christmas Cipher [Jeffrey Rand] · Edward D. Hoch · ss
62 · The Jury Box · Jon L. Breen · br
65 · The Purloined Treasures · Cliona O’Ceallaigh & Eleanor Sullivan · ss
72 · Miss Crindle and Father Christmas · Malcolm Gray · ss
85 · Cold Comfort · William F. Smith · pm
86 · Hidden Assets · Donald Olson · ss
97 · A Matter of Life and Death [Insp. Jules Maigret] · Georges Simenon; trans. by Geoffrey Sainsbury · na EQMM Jan ’52
156 · Index to Volume 96 · Misc. Material · ix
Hardboiled [#11 & 12, 1990] ed. Wayne D. Dundee (HB Enterprises, $8.00, 100pp, octavo, cover by Mike Harris) Special Double-Length Final Issue. Continued as Hardboiled Detective with a new editor and publisher. 2 · Straight from the Shoulder Holster · Wayne D. Dundee · ed 4 · The Confession · Ed Gorman · ss 10 · All’s Well that Ends Well [Jack Hagee] · C. J. Henderson · nv 31 · In Dark Glasses · Gary Lovisi · ss 42 · The Seven-Year Bitch · Dan J. Marlowe & Josh Pachter · ss 49 · Open All Night · Billie Sue Mosiman · ss 56 · The Contract · Robert J. Randisi · ss 60 · A Family Matter · Jay Rogers · ss 64 · Dead on Delivery · Eric Sippach · ss 72 · All the Players · Michael A. Black · ss 84 · The Night Surgeon · Denis Tiani · ss
Hardboiled Detective [#10, December 1990] ed. Gary Lovisi (Gryphon Publications; Brooklyn, NY, $5.00, 84pp, octavo, cover by Bruce Timm) Formerly Detective Story Magazine, now incorporating Hardboiled. 4 · The Editor’s Case File · Gary Lovisi · ed 5 · The Slicer · Wayne D. Dundee · nv 20 · Cripple · Andrew Vachss · vi 22 · All the Money in the World [Jack Hagee] · C. J. Henderson · ss 31 · D.W.I. · Herbert Resnicow · vi 33 · Action/Adventure Paperback Series · Greg Goode · cl 36 · The Rapist · Russ Holfacket · vi 37 · Flicks: A Film Review · Tom Thornton · cl 39 · Sibling Rivalry · C. S. Fuqua · ss 42 · A Little Time Off · Kevin Nowak · vi 44 · Light Sleeper · Bob Madia · vi 46 · The Other Way · James H. Morton · ss 50 · The Ten Percent Kill [Ed Noon] · Michael Avallone · ss
[Mysteries in Non-Genre Publications: 1990]

· The Burglar Who Dropped in on Elvis [Bernie Rhodenbarr] · Lawrence Block · ss Playboy Apr ’90
· Answers to Soldier [John Keller] · Lawrence Block · ss Playboy Jun ’90
· The Makeover · Joyce Harrington · ss Cosmopolitan Sep ’90
· The Detective’s Wife · Edward D. Hoch · ss Crosscurrents Oct ’90
· A Midsummer Daydream [John Dortmunder] · Donald E. Westlake · ss Playboy May ’90
· The Expendables · Antonya Nelson · ss The Expendables, University of Georgia, 1990
· Lust: A Sailor’s Slight Identity · Kathy Acker · ss The Seven Deadly Sins, ed. Alison Fell, Serpent’s Tail, 1988
Mr. Campion and Others Margery Allingham (Avon 0-380-70579-6, Feb ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.95, 264pp, pb) Reprint (Penguin 1950) collection of 13 mystery stories, expanded from an earlier collection of the same title (Heinemann 1939).

1 · The Widow [Albert Campion] · ss The Strand Apr ’37
25 · The Name on the Wrapper [Albert Campion] · nv The Strand Mar ’38
44 · The Hat Trick [Albert Campion] · ss The Strand Oct ’38
63 · The Question Mark [Albert Campion] · ss The Strand Jan ’38
85 · The Old Man in the Window [Albert Campion] · nv The Strand Oct ’36
107 · The White Elephant [Albert Campion] · nv The Strand Aug ’36
127 · The Frenchman’s Gloves [“Frenchmen Wear Gloves”; Albert Campion] · nv The Strand Jul ’38
151 · The Longer View [Albert Campion] · ss The Strand Aug ’38
171 · Safe As Houses [Albert Campion] · ss The Strand Jan ’40
187 · The Definite Article [Albert Campion] · ss The Strand Oct ’37
207 · The Meaning of the Act [Albert Campion] · nv The Strand Sep ’39
224 · A Matter of Form [Albert Campion] · nv The Strand May ’40
244 · The Danger Point [Albert Campion] · nv The Strand Jun ’37
No Love Lost Margery Allingham (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-723-2, Apr ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.95, 176pp, pb) Reprint (World’s Work 1954) collection of two mystery novellas.

5 · The Patient at Peacocks Hall · na The Saturday Evening Post Sep 29 ’51 (+3)
87 · Safer Than Love · na
Fell and Foul Play John Dickson Carr (International Polygonics 1-55882-071-X, Jan ’91 [May ’92], $19.95, 383pp, hc) Collection of 15 stories, nine featuring Dr. Gideon Fell, including two previously unpublished wartime radio plays and the first complete reprinting of “The Third Bullet”. Edited with an introduction by Douglas G. Greene.

1 · Introduction · Douglas G. Greene · in
9 · The Wrong Problem [Dr. Gideon Fell] · ss The (London) Evening Standard Aug 14 ’36; EQMM Jul ’42
23 · Who Killed Matthew Corbin? [Dr. Gideon Fell] · pl *; first broadcast by the BBC in three parts: December 7, 1939, January 7, 1940, and January 14, 1940.
71 · The Proverbial Murder [Dr. Gideon Fell] · nv; EQMM Jul ’43; ; as “The Proverbial Murderer”, The Saint Detective Magazine May ’59
89 · The Black Minute [Dr. Gideon Fell] · pl EQMM May ’83; first broadcast on the BBC on October 18, 1941.
107 · The Locked Room [Dr. Gideon Fell] · ss The Strand Jul ’40; EQMM Nov ’43
123 · The Devil in the Summer-House [Dr. Gideon Fell] · pl *; first broadcast by the BBC on October 14, 1940. A shorter version without Dr. Fell was broadcast on the CBS Suspense program and later printed in EQMM Sep ’46.
147 · The Incautious Burglar [“Guest in the House”; Dr. Gideon Fell] · ss The Strand Oct ’40; EQMM Nov ’56
163 · The Dead Sleep Lightly [Dr. Gideon Fell] · pl The Dead Sleep Lightly, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1983; first broadcast by the BBC on August 23, 1943. A shorter version without Dr. Fell was broadcast on the CBS Suspense program.
187 · Invisible Hands [“King Arthur’s Chair”, as by Carter Dickson; Dr. Gideon Fell] · ss Lilliput Aug ’57; ; as “Death by Invisible Hands” by Carter Dickson, EQMM Apr ’58
207 · The Dim Queen · ss The Haverfordian May ’26
221 · The Other Hangman · ss A Century of Detective Stories, ed. Anon., London: Hutchinson, 1935; EQMM Jan ’65
235 · Persons or Things Unknown [as by Carter Dickson] · ss The Sketch Christmas ’38; ; as by Carter Dickson, The Saint Detective Magazine Oct ’57; EQMM Dec ’77; AHMM Jan ’85
251 · The Gentleman from Paris · nv EQMM Apr ’50
275 · The Black Cabinet · ss Twenty Great Tales of Murder, ed. Helen McCloy & Brett Halliday, Random, 1951; MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Dec ’52; The Saint Detective Magazine Feb ’56; The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Apr ’57; John Creasey Mystery Magazine May ’57
295 · The Third Bullet [as by Carter Dickson; Dr. Gideon Fell] · n. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1937
Merrivale, March and Murder John Dickson Carr (International Polygonics 1-55882-101-5, Sep ’91 [Dec ’91], $22.95, 408pp, hc) Collection of 18 mystery stories, two featuring Sir Henry Merrivale, nine featuring Colonel March and the Department of Queer Complaints, and seven others. Three of the non-series stories have never previously appeared in a Carr collection. There is an introductory note plus an introduction to each section by Douglas G. Greene.

vi · Introductory Note · Douglas G. Greene · in
3 · The Adventures of Sir Henry Merrivale Introduction [Sir Henry Merrivale] · Douglas G. Greene · si *
7 · The House in Goblin Wood [as by Carter Dickson; Sir Henry Merrivale] · nv EQMM Nov ’47; The Strand Nov ’47
32 · All in a Maze [“Ministry of Miracles”, as by Carter Dickson; Sir Henry Merrivale] · na The Housewife Jan ’56 (+2); ; as “The Man Who Explained Miracles” by Carter Dickson, EQMM Mar ’56
92 · The Cases of Colonel March and the Department of Queer Complaints Introduction · Douglas G. Greene · si *
94 · The New Invisible Man [as by Carter Dickson; Colonel March] · ss The Strand Apr ’38; ; as “The Invisible Murderer”, The Saint Detective Magazine Jul ’56; ; as “The Invisible Murderer”, The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Aug ’57; ; as “The Man Who Saw the Invisible”, EQMM Dec ’67
112 · The Crime in Nobody’s Room [as by Carter Dickson; Colonel March] · ss The Strand Jun ’38; EQMM Sep ’70
132 · Error at Daybreak [as by Carter Dickson; Colonel March] · nv The Strand Jul ’38; Rex Stout Mystery Magazine Oct ’46; MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Mar ’54; The Saint Detective Magazine Nov ’58; ; as “The Lion’s Paw”, EQMM Jul ’67
150 · Hot Money [“The Hiding-Place”, as by Carter Dickson; Colonel March] · ss The Strand Feb ’39; Rex Stout Mystery Magazine Aug ’45; ; as “A Case for Colonel March”, The Saint Detective Magazine Nov ’55; ; as “A Case for Colonel March”, The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Dec ’56; ; as “Right Before Your Eyes”, EQMM Apr ’66
166 · Death in the Dressing-Room [as by Carter Dickson; Colonel March] · ss The Strand Feb ’39; The Saint Detective Magazine Feb ’58; EQMM Aug ’72
185 · The Empty Flat [as by Carter Dickson; Colonel March] · ss The Strand May ’39; EQMM May ’45
204 · The Silver Curtain [as by Carter Dickson; Colonel March] · ss The Strand Aug ’39; EQMM Apr ’60
223 · The Footprint in the Sky [“Clue in the Snow”, as by Carter Dickson; Colonel March] · ss The Strand Jan ’40; EQMM Nov ’58
243 · William Wilson’s Racket [as by Carter Dickson; Colonel March] · ss The Strand Feb ’41; EQMM Nov ’44
262 · And Other Stories Introduction · Douglas G. Greene · si *
264 · Blind Man’s Hood [as by Carter Dickson] · ss The Sketch Christmas ’37; ; as “To Wake the Dead”, EQMM Dec ’66
287 · New Murders for Old · ss The Illustrated London News Christmas ’39; Rex Stout Mystery Magazine Mar ’46; F&SF Jan ’57; ; as “The One Real Horror”, EQMM Aug ’66
308 · The Diamond Pentacle [as by Carter Dickson] · ss The Times Nov 15 ’39
328 · Strictly Diplomatic · ss The Strand Dec ’39; EQMM Jan ’46
348 · The Clue of the Red Wig · nv The Strand Dec ’40; EQMM Dec ’48
381 · Lair of the Devil-Fish · pl *; broadcast December 21, 1944 on the BBC radio program Appointment with Fear.
399 · Scotland Yard’s Christmas [“Detective’s Day Off”] · ss Weekend Magazine Dec 25/29 ’57
Five Complete Novels of Murder and Detection Agatha Christie (Avenel 0-517-03750-5, Nov ’91 [Dec ’91], $11.99, 734pp, hc) Omnibus of five mystery novels: Ten Little Indians (Collins 1939 as Ten Little Niggers), Peril at End House (Collins 1932), The Murder at Hazelmoor (Collins 1931 as The Sittaford Mystery), Easy to Kill (Collins 1939 as Murder Is Easy), and Evil Under the Sun (Collins 1941). This is an instant remainder edition.

· Ten Little Indians [Ten Little Niggers] · n. London: Collins, 1939
· Peril at End House · n. London: Collins, 1932
· The Murder at Hazelmoor [The Sittaford Mystery] · n. London: Collins, 1931
· Easy to Kill [Murder Is Easy] · n. London: Collins, 1939
· Evil Under the Sun [Hercule Poirot] · n. London: Collins, 1941
The Anastasia Syndrome and Other Stories Mary Higgins Clark (Pocket 0-671-70123-1, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $5.95, 308pp, pb) Reprint (Somon & Schuster 1989) collection of four stories plus the short novel “The Anastasia Syndrome”.

1 · The Anastasia Syndrome · n., 1989
148 · Terror Stalks the Class Reunion · na Woman’s Day Aug 4 ’87 (+1)
216 · Lucky Day · nv Ladies Home Journal Aug ’86
245 · Double Vision · nv Woman’s Day Aug 23 ’88
· The Lost Angel · nv Woman’s Day Dec 2 ’86
Dying in the Post-War World: A Nathan Heller Casebook Max Allan Collins (Foul Play Press 0-88150-210-3, Oct ’91 [Dec ’91], $19.95, 251pp, hc) [Nate Heller] Collection of six period PI stories featuring investigator Nathan Heller, one original, with a foreword by Ed Gorman.

9 · Foreword · fw
13 · Dying in the Post-War World · na *
107 · Private Consultation · nv Justice for Hire, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1990
143 · House Call · ss Mean Streets, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1986
167 · Marble Mildred · nv An Eye for Justice, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1988
205 · The Strawberry Teardrop · ss The Eyes Have It, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1984
229 · Scrap · ss The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction, ed. Ed Gorman, Black Lizard, 1987
249 · I Owe Them One · aw *
Tough Tender Max Allan Collins (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-774-7, Nov ’91 [Jan ’92], $4.95, 357pp, pb) [Frank Nolan] Omnibus of two Nolan PI novels, Hard Cash (Pinnacle 1981) and Scratch Fever (Pinnacle 1982), with an introduction by the author.

v · Introduction · in
1 · Hard Cash · n. New York: Pinnacle, 1981
181 · Scratch Fever · n. New York: Pinnacle, 1982
The Adventures of Doctor Eszterhazy Avram Davidson (Owlswick 0-913896-28-4, Jan ’91, $24.50, 366pp, hc) [Dr. Eszterhazy] Collection of the 13 Eszterhazy fantasy/detective stories, including the seven from The Enquiries of Doctor Eszterhazy (Warner 1978), with an introduction by Gene Wolfe, an afterword by the author, and illustrations by Todd Cameron Hamilton. A signed slipcased limited edition (-30-6, $50.00) was announced but not seen.

vii · The Fish Unturned: Avram Davidson [“Avram Davidson: The Fish Unturned”] · Gene Wolfe · ar Weird Tales Win ’88 - ’89 [Avram Davidson]
1 · Cornet Eszterhazy [“Young Doctor Eszterhazy”] · na Amazing Nov ’84
55 · The Autogóndola Invention [“Eszterhazy and the Autogóndola-Invention”] · na Amazing Nov ’83
99 · Duke Pasquale’s Ring · nv Amazing May ’85
135 · Writ in Water, or, The Gingerbread Man · nv Amazing Sep ’85
177 · The King Across the Mountains · nv Amazing Jul ’86
209 · Polly Charms, the Sleeping Woman · nv F&SF Feb ’75
227 · The Crown Jewels of Jerusalem, Or, the Tell-Tale Head · nv F&SF Aug ’75
255 · The Old Woman Who Lived with a Bear · nv The Enquiries of Doctor Eszterhazy, Warner, 1975
277 · The Church of Saint Satan and Pandaemons · ss Fantastic Dec ’75
297 · Milord Sir Smiht, the English Wizard · nv The Enquiries of Doctor Eszterhazy, Warner, 1975
319 · The Case of the Mother-in-Law of Pearl · nv Fantastic Oct ’75
339 · The Ceaseless Stone · nv New Venture Sep ’75 (+1)
351 · The King’s Shadow Has No Limits · ss Whispers Dec ’75
361 · The Inchoation of Eszterhazy · ar Weird Tales Win ’88 - ’89
Murder with a Twist Tony Fennelly (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-783-6, Nov ’91 [Mar ’92], $4.95, 422pp, pb) [Matt Sinclair] Omnibus of two mystery novels featuring gay New Orleans ex-Assistant DA Matt Sinclair, The Glory Hole Murders (Carroll & Graf 1985) and The Closet Hanging (Carroll & Graf 1987). Recommended.

· The Glory Hole Murders · n. New York: Carroll & Graf, 1985
· The Closet Hanging · n. New York: Carroll & Graf, 1987
Honest Money and Other Short Novels Erle Stanley Gardner (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-683-X, Jul ’91 [Feb ’92], $18.95, 204pp, hc) [Ken Corning] Collection of six pulp mystery stories featuring crusading lawyer Ken Corning that originally appeared in Black Mask in 1932-33.

9 · Honest Money · nv Black Mask Nov ’32
41 · The Top Comes Off · nv Black Mask Dec ’32
75 · Close Call · nv Black Mask Jan ’33
107 · Making the Breaks · nv Black Mask Jun ’33
137 · Devil’s Fire · nv Black Mask Jul ’33
175 · Blackmail with Lead · nv Black Mask Aug ’33

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