Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

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New Noir John Shirley (Black Ice Books 0-932511-55-4, Mar ’93, $7.00, 115pp, tp) Collection of six stories in the noir tradition, with illustrations by Tim Ferret. Order from Fiction Collective Two, c/o English Department, Publications Center, College Box 494, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder CO 80309-0494.

Chapter One: A Mystery Sampler, Spring 1993 ed. Anon. (Ballantine/Fawcett/Ivy 0-345-39309-5, Jan ’93, no price, 103pp, tp) An anthology of seven novel excerpts from mysteries being published by Ballantine, Fawcett, or Ivy. This is a promotional book distributed to bookstore customers at no charge.

Chapter One: A Mystery Sampler, Summer 1993 ed. Anon. (Ballantine/Fawcett/Ivy 0-345-38448-2, Mar ’93 [Jun ’93], no price, 86pp, tp) An anthology of seven novel excerpts from mysteries being published in the spring by Ballantine, Fawcett, or Ivy. This is a promotional book distributed to bookstore customers at no charge.

Chapter One: A Mystery Sampler, Fall 1993 ed. Anon. (Ballantine/Fawcett/Ivy 0-345-38635-3, Jun ’93, no price, 97pp, tp) An anthology of seven novel excerpts from mysteries being published by Ballantine, Fawcett, or Ivy. This is a promotional book distributed to bookstore customers at no charge.

Criminal Intent 1 ed. Anon. (Dark Harvest 0-913165-69-7, 1993, $21.95, 244pp, hc) Original anthology of three novellas.

Fallen Angels: Six Noir Tales Told for Television ed. Anon. (Grove Press 0-8021-3383-5, 1993, $14.00, 274pp, tp) Anthology of six stories, each followed by a teleplay based on the story from the Showtime series Fallen Angels.

Hollywood Kills ed. Anon. (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-879-4, 1993, $21.00, 367pp, hc) Anthology of 13 stories set in Hollywood.

Murder Under the Tree ed. Anon. (Zebra 0-8217-4376-7, Nov ’93, $3.99, 319pp, pb) Original anthology of six Christmas mystery stories.

Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Second Annual Edition ed. Anon. (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-999-5, 1993, $20.00, 367pp, hc) Anthology of stories, with an introduction by Jon L. Breen. Edited by the staff of Mystery Scene.

The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0024-6, Nov ’93, $9.95, 522pp, tp) Anthology of 23 historical mysteries, with a foreword by Ellis Peters and an afterword by Arthur Griffiths. First US edition (Robinson 1993).

The New Mystery: The International Association of Crime Writers’ Essential Crime Writing of the Late 20th Century ed. Jerome Charyn (Dutton 0-525-93516-9, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $24.00, 387pp, hc) Anthology of 42 stories, 16 original, with an introduction by the editor and illustrations by Vidal Centero. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.

Malice Domestic 2: An Anthology of Original Traditional Mystery Stories [ed Martin H. Greenberg] Mary Higgins Clark (Pocket 0-671-73827-5, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.99, 255pp, pb) Anthology of 16 “cozy” mystery stories, with an introduction by Clark. Clark “presents” this volume, which was actually edited by Martin H. Greenberg, whose name appears only in the copyright.

1st Culprit ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin (St. Martin’s 0-312-09238-5, Jul ’93, $18.95, 249pp, hc) Crime Writers’ Association Annual. First American edition (Chatto & Windus 1992).

Case Reopened ed. Stuart Coupe & Julie Ogden (Allen & Unwin Australia 1-86373-531-5, 1993, no price, xiii+256pp, tp, cover by Michael Killalea) Anthology of 11 original stories based on true crime cases. [PSP]

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