Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007


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A Suit of Diamonds: Britain’s Celebrated Crime Club Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Volume ed. Anon. (Dell 0-440-20840-8, Nov ’91 [Dec ’91], $4.50, 248pp, pb) Original anthology of 13 mystery stories commissioned to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the Collins Crime Club. First American edition (Collins 1990).


Great Tales of Crime & Detection ed. Charles Ardai (Galahad 0-88365-771-6, Jun ’91, $9.98, 512pp, hc) Anthology of 25 crime and detection stories from EQMM and AHMM, with an introduction by Robert Bloch and a foreword by John Lutz. An “instant remainder” book.


Great Canadian Murder and Mystery Stories ed. Don Bailey & Daile Unruh (Kingston, Ontario, Canada: Quarry Press 1-55082-019-2, 1991, $18.95, 240pp, tp) Anthology of 16 new and 8 reprint mystery stories by Canadian writers.


Crime Stories from the ‘Strand’ ed. Geraldine Beare (Folio Society, 1991, 350pp, hc)


Psycho-Paths ed. Robert Bloch (Tor 0-312-85048-4, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $18.95, 295pp, hc) Original anthology of 17 stories featuring psychokillers, with an introduction by Bloch. The copyright is by Bloch and Martin H. Greenberg.


Crime for Christmas ed. Richard Dalby (O’Mara 1-85479-034-X, Oct ’91, £13.99, 279pp, hc, cover by William Geldart) Anthology of 16 crime and ghost stories, three original. Fourth in the series.


Encounters with Lord Peter ed. Christopher Dean (The Dorothy L. Sayers Society 0-9518000-0-0, 1991 [May ’98], no price, 48pp, ph, cover by Rod Munro) Anthology of fiction and non-fiction pieces to commemorate the centenary of Lord Peter Wimsey’s birth. The book price is stated only on a sticker so that it can change from year to year and was £7.85 in 1998. [Dorothy L. Sayers]


Dark Crimes: Great Noir Fiction from the ’40s to the ’90s ed. Ed Gorman (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-699-6, Oct ’91, $21.95, 464pp, hc) Anthology of two novels and 19 stories.


Invitation to Murder ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg (Dark Harvest 0-913165-65-4, Dec ’91, $21.95, 292pp, hc) Original anthology of 18 stories, all based on the premise “A young woman is found dead on the appartment floor.” Includes an introduction by Bill Pronzini.


Solved ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-689-9, Dec ’91, $21.95, 295pp, hc) Original anthology of 16 stories “solving” unsolved true crimes, ranging from who was “Deep Throat” to who kidnapped the Lindbergh baby.


Cat Crimes ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman (Donald I. Fine 1-55611-253-X, Jul ’91, $18.95, 260pp, hc) Original anthology of 17 mystery stories with an introduction by Gorman.


Cat Crimes ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman (Mystery Guild #18750, Oct ’91, $8.98, 260pp, hc) Reprint (Fine 1991) original anthology.


Midwinter Mysteries 1 ed. Hilary Hale (London: Scribner’s 0-356-19781-6, 1991, £12.95, 178pp, hc)


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