Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007
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Murder on the Menu ed. Peter Haining (New York: Carroll & Graf 0-88184-859-X, Dec ’92, $21.00, 415pp, hc) Anthology of 27 mystery and horror stories about food. First American edition (Souvenir 1991).
- 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in
- 13 · I SPÉCIALTÉS DE LA MAISON: Stories by some famous authors
- 15 · The Specialty of the House · Stanley Ellin · nv EQMM May ’48
- 32 · Bribery and Corruption · Ruth Rendell · ss
- 42 · Chef d’Œuvre · Paul Gallico · ss Argosy (UK) Nov ’59
- 54 · La Spécialité de M. Duclos · Oliver La Farge · ss New Yorker Apr 29 ’50; EQMM Aug ’55
- 61 · Three, or Four, for Dinner · L. P. Hartley · ss Life and Letters Dec ’32
- 76 · A Terrible Tale · Gaston Leroux · ss The Windsor Magazine, 1925
- 92 · So You Won’t Talk! · Damon Runyon · ss Cosmopolitan May ’37
- 105 · Sauce for the Goose · Patricia Highsmith · ss EQMM Sep ’72
- 116 · A Very Commonplace Murder [“Moment of Power”] · P. D. James · ss, 1967; EQMM Jul ’68
- 133 · II ENTRÉES HISTORIQUES: Tales from the Culinary Past
- 135 · A Dinner at Imola · August Derleth · ss Weird Tales Apr ’29
- 140 · The Feast in the Abbey · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales Jan ’35
- 147 · The Three Low Masses · Alphonse Daudet · ss Weird Tales Jul ’25
- 154 · The Coffin-Maker · Alexander Pushkin · ss
- 161 · Guests from Gibbet Island · Washington Irving · ss Chronicles of Wolfert’s Roost and Other Papers, London: Constable, 1855
- 171 · The Compleat Housewife · Richard Dehan · ss Under the Hemes, Dodd, Mead, 1917
- 188 · The Case of Mr. Lucraft · Walter Besant & James Rice · nv The Case of Mr. Lucraft and Other Stories, Sampson Low, 1876
- 234 · The Man Who Couldn’t Taste Pepper · G. B. Stern · ss
- 240 · Final Dining · Roger Zelazny · ss Fantastic Feb ’63
- 249 · III JUST DESSERTS: A Selection of Detective Cases
- 251 · Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss Colliers Nov 9 ’40; EQMM Jun ’46
- 264 · The Long Dinner [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · nv, 1920; EQMM Apr ’53
- 293 · The Assassins’ Club [“A Slice of Bad Luck”; Nigel Strangeways] · Nicholas Blake · ss Detection Medley, ed. John Rhode, Hutchinson, 1939; EQMM Mar ’45
- 301 · Dinner for Two [Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · ss EQMM Jan ’49
- 317 · A Case for Gourmets [“Mr. Duckworth’s Night Out”; Insp. Patrick Petrella] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) May ’59; EQMM Feb ’60
- 331 · Rum for Dinner [Dr. Daniel Webster Coffee] · Lawrence G. Blochman · ss Colliers Feb 7 ’48
- 347 · Under the Hammer · Georges Simenon · ss
- 360 · Poison à la Carte [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · na Three at Wolfe’s Door, Viking, 1960; EQMM Apr ’68
- 407 · Lamb to the Slaughter · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Sep ’53
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The Year’s Best Mystery and Suspense Stories - 1992 ed. Edward D. Hoch (Walker 0-8027-1240-1, Dec ’92 [Nov ’91], $21.95, 239pp, hc) Best-of-the-year anthology of 12 stories plus an introduction by the editor and appendices listing recommended novels, a bibliography of anthologies and collections, an awards list, and a necrology.
- vii · Introduction · Edward D. Hoch · in
- 1 · Sleeper [Cass Novak] · Doug Allyn · nv EQMM May ’91
- 33 · A Blow for Freedom · Lawrence Block · ss Playboy Oct ’91
- 46 · My Brother’s Night · Brendan DuBois · ss AHMM Dec ’91
- 63 · The Problem of the Grange Hall [Dr. Sam Hawthorne] · Edward D. Hoch · ss EQMM mid-Dec ’91
- 82 · Nine Sons · Wendy Hornsby · ss Sisters in Crime 4, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991
- 94 · Punishment · Stuart M. Kaminsky · ss The Armchair Detective Sum ’91
- 109 · The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown · Peter Lovesey · ss EQMM May ’91
- 125 · Folly for Three · Barry N. Malzberg · ss A Whisper of Blood, ed. Ellen Datlow, Morrow, 1991
- 133 · La Bellezza Delle Bellezze [Nameless private eye] · Bill Pronzini · nv Invitation to Murder, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1991
- 160 · Mother’s Help · Ruth Rendell · nv The Daily Telegraph, 1991
- 183 · Innocence · Peter Robinson · ss Cold Blood III, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic, 1990
- 205 · Ghost Station · Carolyn Wheat · ss A Woman’s Eye, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte, 1991
- 221 · The Year’s Best Mystery and Suspense Novels · Misc. · bi
- 222 · Bibliography · Misc. · bi
- 231 · Awards · Misc. · bi
- 234 · Necrology · Misc. · bg
- 237 · Honor Roll · Misc. · bi
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Constable New Crimes 1 ed. Maxim Jakubowski (Constable 0-09-471750-8, 1992 [Mar ’98], £13.99, 224pp, hc, cover by Terry Pastor) Original crime anthology.
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Murders for the Fireside: The Best of Winter’s Crimes ed. Maxim Jakubowski (Pan 0-330-32149-8, 1992 [Aug ’98], £5.99, 386pp, tp, cover by John Holmes) Anthology of 24 stories from the Winter’s Crimes anthologies.
- ix · Introduction · Maxim Jakubowski · in
- 3 · The Party of the Second Part · Ted Allbeury · ss Winter’s Crimes 16, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1984
- 13 · The Blood Bargain · Eric Ambler · ss Winter’s Crimes 2, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan, 1970
- 29 · Little Terror · Robert Barnard · ss Winter’s Crimes 18, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1986
- 40 · Double Glazing · Simon Brett · ss Winter’s Crimes 11, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan, 1979
- 59 · A Case of Mis-identity [Sherlock Holmes] · Colin Dexter · nv Winter’s Crimes 21, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1989
- 83 · The Gift · Dick Francis · ss Winter’s Crimes 5, ed. Virginia Whitaker, London: Macmillan, 1973
- 105 · The Julian Mondays · Jonathan Gash · ss Winter’s Crimes 18, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1986
- 122 · The Jackal and the Tiger · Michael Gilbert · nv Winter’s Crimes 20, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1988
- 146 · Killer · Paula Gosling · ss Winter’s Crimes 21, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1989
- 152 · Those Awful Dawns · Patricia Highsmith · ss Winter’s Crimes 9, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan, 1977
- 169 · A Very Desirable Residence · P. D. James · ss Winter’s Crimes 8, ed. Hilary Watson, London: Macmillan, 1976
- 181 · The Evidence I Shall Give [Insp. Ganesh Ghote] · H. R. F. Keating · ss Winter’s Crimes 21, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1989
- 197 · Family Business [Lunghi Detective Agency] · Michael Z. Lewin · ss Winter’s Crimes 20, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1988
- 216 · A Case of Butterflies · Peter Lovesey · ss Winter’s Crimes 21, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1989
- 228 · Scandal at Sandkop · James McClure · nv Winter’s Crimes 7, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan, 1975
- 250 · A Fine Art · Jill McGown · ss Winter’s Crimes 20, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1988
- 265 · Dinah, Reading · John Malcolm · ss Winter’s Crimes 22, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1990
- 282 · The Trinity Cat · Ellis Peters · ss Winter’s Crimes 8, ed. Hilary Watson, London: Macmillan, 1976
- 298 · The Berzin Lecture · Anthony Price · ss Winter’s Crimes 15, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan, 1983
- 308 · Playback [Insp. John Rebus] · Ian Rankin · ss Winter’s Crimes 22, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1990
- 322 · A Drop Too Much · Ruth Rendell · ss Winter’s Crimes 7, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan, 1975
- 341 · The Birthmark · Julian Symons · ss Winter’s Crimes 17, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan, 1985
- 358 · The Other Woman · David Williams · ss Winter’s Crimes 20, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1988
- 376 · Gifts from the Bridegroom · Margaret Yorke · ss Winter’s Crimes 18, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1986
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Sweet Revenge: 10 Plays of Bloody Murder ed. Marvin Kaye (Fireside Theater 1-56865-007-8, 1992, 818pp, hc) Anthology of 10 plays.
- vii · Preface · Marvin Kaye · pr
- xi · Introduction · Marilyn Stasio · in
- 1 · The Spanish Tragedy or Hieronimo Is Mad Again · Thomas Kyd · pl, 1592
- 97 · The Witch of Edmonton · Thomas Dekker · pl, 1623
- 187 · The Revenger’s Tragedy · Cyril Tourneur · pl, 1607
- 295 · The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark · William Shakespeare · pl, 1603
- 373 · The Changeling · Thomas Middleton & William Rowley · pl, 1623
- 467 · The Bastard of Bologna · Paula Volsky · pl, 1992
- 533 · Francesca Da Rimini [expanded acting edition] · George Henry Boker · pl, 1853
- 629 · Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street · George Dibdin Pitt & Marvin Kaye, rev. · pl, 1992
- 683 · Murderer · Anthony Shaffer · pl, 1975
- 743 · Victim · Mario Fratti · pl, 1978
- 815 · Appendix: Textual Notes · Misc. · bi
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The Man Who... ed. H. R. F. Keating (Macmillan 0-333-57437-0, 1992, 230pp, hc) Original anthology published in honor of Julian Symons’ 80th birthday by the Detection Club.
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A Corpse at the Opera House ed. Stephen Knight (North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1-86373-321-3, 1992, 234pp, tp) Original anthology of 14 Australian crime stories. Crimes for a Summer Christmas no.3.
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Dark at Heart ed. Joe R. & Karen Lansdale (Dark Harvest 0-913165-64-6, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $21.95, 307pp, hc, cover by Peter Scanlan) Original anthology of 20 crime and suspense stories, many by fantasy/horror writers. Order from Dark Harvest, Box 941, Arlington Heights IL 60006.
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Murder Takes a Holiday ed. Cynthia Manson (Barnes & Noble 0-88029-821-9, Jul ’92, $9.98, 643pp, hc) Anthology of 43 mystery stories from EQMM and AHMM.
- ix · Introduction · Cynthia Manson · in
- 3 · In the Bag · Robert L. Fish · ss Playboy Apr ’73; EQMM Nov ’75
- 10 · When in Rome · Patricia Highsmith · nv EQMM Oct ’78
- 30 · The Queen’s Angel · Janwillem van de Wetering · ss EQMM Dec ’91
- 41 · Barbarossa and Company · Kathryn Gottlieb · nv AHMM Feb 4 ’81
- 59 · The Gypsy Bear [Michael Vlado] · Edward D. Hoch · ss EQMM Nov ’89
- 73 · Inspector Maigret Thinks [Insp. Jules Maigret] · Georges Simenon · ss, 1961; EQMM Jun ’67
- 83 · Little Fat Man [Rolf le Roux] · Peter Godfrey · ss Ellery Queen’s Prime Crimes 4, ed. Eleanor Sullivan, Davis, 1986
- 92 · A Hint of Danger · William Bankier · ss EQMM Apr ’78
- 102 · Seven Nights, Six Days · Janet O’Daniel · ss AHMM Aug ’83
- 118 · The Suicide of Kiaros · L. Frank Baum · ss The White Elephant Sep, 1897; EQMM Nov ’54
- 128 · Dover Without Perks [Insp. Wilfred Dover] · Joyce Porter · ss EQMM Nov ’78
- 144 · The Curse of Istvan Kodaly · Alec Ross · ss AHMM Oct ’82
- 151 · A Souvenir of Rumania · Albert Bashover · ss AHMM Mar ’91
- 164 · The Oleander · Miriam Allen deFord · ss Every Week, 1930; EQMM Nov ’46
- 174 · The Black Cliffs · Joan Aiken · ss, 1982
- 188 · The Friends of Hector Jouvet · James Powell · ss EQMM Apr ’66
- 199 · As Good as a Rest · Lawrence Block · ss EQMM Aug ’86
- 209 · Playing It Cool · Simon Brett · ss EQMM Dec 2 ’81
- 222 · Oracle of the Dead · Peter Lovesey · ss EQMM mid-Dec ’88
- 227 · A Greek Game · Walter Satterthwait · ss AHMM May ’85
- 243 · The Qatar Causeway · Josh Pachter · nv AHMM Jan ’86
- 264 · The Wellmaster’s Daughter · James S. Dorr · ss AHMM Nov ’91
- 275 · A Dacha to Die In · Anthony Olcott · nv AHMM Apr ’92
- 301 · The Safety Match · Anton Chekhov · nv; EQMM Jul ’65
- 319 · The Ching Lady · Doug Allyn · ss AHMM Mar ’88
- 335 · The Evidence I Shall Give [Insp. Ganesh Ghote] · H. R. F. Keating · ss Winter’s Crimes 21, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1989
- 348 · The Chinese Guilt Trip · Wyc Toole · nv AHMM Feb ’89
- 366 · The Blackmarket Detail · Martin Limón · ss AHMM Jan ’91
- 378 · By the Terrible Mountain · Ron Butler · nv AHMM mid-Dec ’84
- 407 · Death in Egypt · Henry T. Parry · nv AHMM Mar ’79
- 432 · The Grave Robber · James Holding · ss Ellery Queen’s Prime Crimes 2, ed. Eleanor Sullivan & Karen A. Prince, Davis, 1984
- 444 · The Fever Tree · Ruth Rendell · ss EQMM Jun ’82
- 458 · Aladdin’s Curse · Jeffry Scott · ss AHMM Jun ’86
- 473 · Incident in Bogotá · James M. Fox · nv AHMM Feb ’89
- 492 · Blind Trust · Gary Alexander · nv AHMM Jun ’91
- 510 · While the Rain Forest Burned · Clark Howard · nv EQMM Mar ’91
- 535 · Mr. Folsom Feels Fine · Avram Davidson · ss Ellery Queen’s Prime Crimes 4, ed. Eleanor Sullivan, Davis, 1986
- 542 · The Alibi [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss EQMM Sep ’89
- 553 · St. Anne Mystery · Tonda Barrett · nv AHMM Jul ’84
- 581 · The Case of the Frozen Diplomat · Tim Heald · ss Weekend Magazine Jun 17 ’78
- 593 · What’s Afoot? · Geoffrey Hitchcock · ss AHMM Win ’89
- 611 · Whatever Happened to Crocodile Jarvis? · Justin D’Ath · ss AHMM Aug ’90
- 627 · Ice Cave · Emmy Lou Schenk · ss AHMM Aug ’87
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Murder Under the Mistletoe and Other Stories ed. Cynthia Manson (Signet 0-451-17441-0, Nov ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 250pp, pb) Anthology of 15 Christmas mystery stories.
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Thou Shalt Not Kill: Father Brown, Father Dowling, and Other Ecclesiastical Sleuths ed. Cynthia Manson (New York: Signet 0-451-17298-1, Jul ’92 [Aug ’92], $3.99, 255pp, pb) Anthology of ten stories featuring clerical sleuths tha originally appeared in AHMM and EQMM. With an introduction by Cynthia Manson.
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