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).
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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.
- xi · Introduction · Robert Bloch · in
- xiii · Foreword · John Lutz · fw
- 1 · Out the Window [Matt Scudder] · Lawrence Block · nv AHMM Sep ’77
- 31 · Major Crimes · Loren D. Estleman · ss AHMM Mar ’86
- 44 · Silent Warning · William J. Carroll, Jr. · nv AHMM Sep ’90
- 88 · The Third Man · Graham Greene · na The American Magazine Mar ’49; EQMM Apr ’50
- 140 · The Cross of Lorraine [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss EQMM May ’76
- 156 · Nameless Enemy · Miriam Allen deFord · ss EQMM Mar ’66
- 171 · Tragedy of a Handkerchief [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss EQMM Oct ’47
- 184 · Unc Foils Show Foe [Uncle Pinkerton] · John W. Jakes · ss EQMM Jan ’66
- 199 · Dangerous Widows [James Wickwire] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss This Week Jan 14 ’53; EQMM Apr ’56
- 209 · Ride the Lightning [Al Nudger] · John Lutz · ss AHMM Jan ’85
- 229 · Till Tuesday [John Francis Cuddy] · Jeremiah Healy · ss AHMM Apr ’88
- 242 · The Day of the Losers · Dick Francis · ss Horse and Hound Feb ’77; EQMM Sep 9 ’81
- 253 · The Case of the Pietro Andromache [V.I. Warshawski] · Sara Paretsky · nv AHMM Dec ’88
- 279 · SuSu and the 8:30 Ghost · Lilian Jackson Braun · ss EQMM Apr ’64
- 286 · The Investigation of Things · Charles Ardai · nv AHMM Feb ’91
- 312 · The Trailor Murder Mystery · Abraham Lincoln · ar Quincy, Illinois Whig Apr 15, 1846; EQMM Mar ’52
- 320 · The Importance of Trifles · Avram Davidson · na EQMM Jan ’69
- 357 · A Double-Barrelled Detective Story · Mark Twain · na Harper’s Monthly Jan ’02 (+1); AHMM Sep ’85 (+1)
- 404 · The Adventure of the Oval Window · John H. Dirckx · nv Ellery Queen’s Prime Crimes, ed. Eleanor Sullivan, Davis, 1983
- 433 · Your Appointment Is Cancelled [Jemima Shore] · Antonia Fraser · ss, 1983
- 442 · Le Chateau de l’Arsenic [Little Doctor] · Georges Simenon · ss EQMM Nov ’48
- 456 · The Nine Mile Walk [Nicky Welt] · Harry Kemelman · ss EQMM Apr ’47
- 465 · Crime in Rhyme · Robert Bloch · ss EQMM Oct ’57
- 474 · The Purloined Letter [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1845, an, 1844, 1844; EQMM Feb ’50
- 491 · The Man with the Twisted Lip [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Dec, 1891
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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.
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Crime Stories from the ‘Strand’ ed. Geraldine Beare (Folio Society, 1991, 350pp, hc)
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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.
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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.
- vii · Foreword · Peter Cushing · fw
- 1 · The Trinity Cat · Ellis Peters · ss Winter’s Crimes 8, ed. Hilary Watson, London: Macmillan, 1976
- 14 · A Happy Solution · Raymund Allen · ss The Strand Dec ’16
- 27 · The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Jan, 1892; EQMM Apr ’51
- 45 · An Upright Woman · H. R. F. Keating · nv Winter’s Crimes 2, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan, 1970
- 67 · A Book for Christmas · Christopher Hallam · ss *
- 73 · A Pair of Muddy Shoes · Lennox Robinson · ss Eight Short Stories, Unwin, 1919
- 80 · The Unknown Murderer [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · nv People’s Magazine Mar ’23
- 101 · The Buoy That Did Not Light [Felix Jenks] · Edgar Wallace · ss The Grand Magazine Jan ’23
- 112 · A Christmas Tragedy [“The Hat and the Alibi”; Jane Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss The Story-Teller Jan ’30
- 127 · The Ghost’s Touch · Fergus Hume · ss The Dancer in Red, Digby, Long, 1906
- 140 · The Grotto · Pamela Sewell · ss *
- 144 · The Show Must Not Go On · David G. Rowlands · ss *
- 154 · Red Lily · Dick Donovan · nv Tales of Terror, Chatto & Windus, 1899
- 177 · The Black Bag Left on a Door-Step [Loveday Brooke] · Catherine L. Pirkis · ss The Ludgate Magazine Feb, 1893
- 198 · The Grave by the Handpost · Thomas Hardy · ss St. James’ Budget Dec, 1897
- 209 · Mr Wray’s Cash Box · Wilkie Collins · na Household Words Jan, 1852
- 279 · Solution of the Endgame in ‘A Happy Solution’ · Misc. · pz
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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]
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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.
- 9 · Introduction · Ed Gorman · in
- 13 · While She Was Out · Edward Bryant · ss Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine: Issue One, ed. Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pulphouse, 1988
- 32 · On the Sidewalk Bleeding · Evan Hunter · ss Manhunt Jul ’57
- 41 · The Seventh Grave [“Seven Graves for Sinbad”] · Vann Anson Lister · ss Night Cry Sum ’86
- 46 · Hot Eyes, Cold Eyes · Lawrence Block · ss Gallery, 1978
- 54 · Souls Burning [Nameless private eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss New Crimes 3, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Robinson, 1991
- 61 · A Handgun for Protection · John Lutz · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep ’74
- 71 · The Crooked Way · Loren D. Estleman · nv A Matter of Crime v3, ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, HBJ, 1988
- 88 · Exit · Andrew Henry Vachss · ss New Crimes, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Robinson, 1989
- 91 · Deathman · Ed Gorman · ss *
- 102 · Introduction to The Red Scarf · Bill Pronzini · in, 1989
- 116 · The Red Scarf · Gil Brewer · n. New York: Bouregy, 1958
- 225 · But You’ll Never Follow Me · Karl Edward Wagner · ss Borderlands, ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Avon, 1990
- 231 · The Tunnel of Love [“Hell Is My Legacy”] · Robert Bloch · ss New Detective Magazine Jul ’48
- 240 · Tony · William Relling, Jr. · ss Dude May ’80
- 246 · By the Hair of the Head · Joe R. Lansdale · ss Shadows #6, ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1983
- 258 · Red Light [Ms. Michael Tree] · Max Allan Collins · ss Files of Ms. Tree, Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984
- 262 · Taking the Night Train · Thomas F. Monteleone · ss Night Voyages #7 ’81
- 276 · Stoner · William F. Nolan · ss Twilight Zone Apr ’89
- 281 · Introduction to Anatomy of a Killer · Ed Gorman & Bill Crider · in
- 285 · Anatomy of a Killer · Peter Rabe · n. London: Abelard-Schuman, 1960
- 428 · Night Walker · Robert J. Randisi · vi, 1974; AHMM Jan ’77
- 431 · Dust to Dust · Marcia Muller · ss Specter!, ed. Bill Pronzini, Arbor House, 1982
- 441 · Faces · F. Paul Wilson · nv Night Visions 6, ed. Anon., Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1988
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Cat Crimes ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman (Mystery Guild #18750, Oct ’91, $8.98, 260pp, hc) Reprint (Fine 1991) original anthology.
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Midwinter Mysteries 1 ed. Hilary Hale (London: Scribner’s 0-356-19781-6, 1991, £12.95, 178pp, hc)
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