Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007
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Midwinter Mysteries 3 ed. Hilary Hale (Magna Large Print Books 0-750-50683-0, 1994, 285pp, hc) Reprint (Little Brown UK 1992) original mystery anthology, large print edition.
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Midwinter Mysteries 4 ed. Hilary Hale (Little Brown 0-316-91024-4, 1994, 243pp, hc)
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The Mysterious West ed. Tony Hillerman (HarperCollins 0-06-017785-3, Dec ’94, $23.00, 392pp, hc)
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The Year’s Best Mystery and Suspense Stories - 1994 ed. Edward D. Hoch (Walker 0-8027-3192-9, Dec ’94, $21.95, 280pp, 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.
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Once Upon a Crime ed. Janet Hutchings (St. Martin’s 0-312-110320-4, Jun ’94, $19.95, 225pp, hc) Anthology of 13 historical mysteries from Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine.
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Crime Yellow: Gollancz New Crimes 1 ed. Maxim Jakubowski (Gollancz 0-575-05848-X, 1994 [Mar ’98], £14.99, 283pp, hc) Original crime anthology.
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London Noir ed. Maxim Jakubowski (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-308-0, Jun ’94, £7.99, 264pp, tp, cover by Geoff Grandfield) Original anthology of bleak, violent crime stories by many well-known fantasy and sf writers.
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More Murders for the Fireside ed. Maxim Jakubowski (Pan 0-330-33572-3, 1994, £5.99, 370pp, tp)
- xi · Introduction · Maxim Jakubowski · in
- 1 · More Final Than Divorce · Robert Barnard · ss EQMM Oct ’88
- 10 · Big Boy, Little Boy · Simon Brett · nv Winter’s Crimes 12, ed. Hilary Watson, London: Macmillan, 1980; EQMM mid-Jul ’83
- 36 · Star · Molly Brown · ss New Crimes 3, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Robinson, 1991
- 42 · Lucky Dip · Liza Cody · ss A Woman’s Eye, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte, 1991
- 67 · History Repeats Itself, and It Doesn’t Even Say Pardon · Mat Coward · ss Constable New Crimes 2, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Constable, 1993
- 77 · “The Monk’s Tale” · P. C. Doherty · nv New Crimes 3, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Robinson, 1991
- 106 · Stop Thief! · Elizabeth Ferrars · ss Winter’s Crimes 24, ed. Maria Rejt, London: Macmillan, 1992
- 124 · Modus Operandi · Stephen Gallagher · ss New Crimes, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Robinson, 1989
- 135 · I Wonder if She’s Changed · Paula Gosling · ss Woman’s Realm, 1983
- 148 · The Boxdale Inheritance [“Great-Aunt Allie’s Flypapers”; Adam Dalgliesh] · P. D. James · nv, 1969
- 171 · Softly, Softly Catchee Monkey · H. R. F. Keating · ss New Crimes 2, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Robinson, 1990
- 190 · Death of a Dead Man · Gillian Linscott · ss Midwinter Mysteries 3, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Little, Brown, 1993
- 209 · The Wasp [“Where Is Thy Sting?”] · Peter Lovesey · ss Winter’s Crimes 20, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1988; EQMM Nov ’88
- 222 · Digby’s First Case · Anne Perry · nv AHMM Aug ’88
- 255 · The Frustration Dream · Ellis Peters · ss 2nd Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus, 1993
- 267 · Video, Nasty · Ian Rankin · ss Constable New Crimes 2, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Constable, 1993
- 285 · Some Sunny Day · Julian Rathbone · nv Constable New Crimes 2, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Constable, 1993
- 310 · Changeless Susan · Derek Raymond · ss Constable New Crimes 1, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Constable, 1992
- 317 · The Convolvulus Clock · Ruth Rendell · ss EQMM Aug ’85
- 331 · Our Man Marlowe · Mike Ripley · ss, 1991
- 337 · Sweetheart of the Rodeo [Nick Sharman] · Mark Timlin · nv Constable New Crimes 2, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Constable, 1993
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Royal Crimes ed. Maxim Jakubowski & Martin H. Greenberg (Signet 0-451-18111-5, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $4.99, 254pp, pb) Original anthology of 16 mystery stories involving the British royal family.
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Fun and Games at the Whacks Museum and Other Horror Stories ed. Cathleen Jordan (Simon & Schuster 0-671-89005-0, Nov ’94, $15.00, j, hc, cover by Pete Mueller) Young-adult anthology of 13 horror stories from the grown-ups’ mystery digests Ellery Queen’s and Alfred Hitchcock, with a preface by the editor.
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The Game Is Afoot ed. Marvin Kaye (St. Martin’s, 1994, 513pp, hc)
- xi · Introduction · Marvin Kaye · in
- xiv · A Study in Scarlet · Isaac Asimov · pm Asimov’s Sherlockian Limericks, The Mysterious Press, 1978
- · Preliminary Ponderings
- 3 · Sherlock Holmes: A Little History of the World’s Most Famous Fictional Character · Frederic Dorr Steele · ar, 1929
- 12 · The Recollections of Captain Wilkie · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss Chambers’s Journal Jan 19, 1895
- 24 · The Original of Sherlock Holmes · Dr. Harold Emery Jones · ar, 1904
- 30 · Mr. Sherlock Holmes · Dr. Joseph Bell · in A Study in Scarlet, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ward, Lock, 1892
- · Early Parodies—Con Amore
- 37 · The Singular Adventure of the Unexpected Doorscraper [from The Wind in the Willows] · Kenneth Grahame · ex, 1908
- 41 · The Adventure of the Two Collaborators [in Chapter XI; Sherlock Holmes] · James M. Barrie · ss Memories and Adventures, Arthur Conan Doyle, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1924
- 44 · The Mystery of Pinkham’s Diamond Stud [Sherlock Holmes] · John Kendrick Bangs · ss
- 50 · The Umbrosa Burglary [as by Cunnin Toil; Picklock Holes] · R. C. Lehmann · ss Punch Nov 4, 1893
- 54 · A La Sherlock Holmes · Charles Loomis · vi The Four-Masted Catboat and Other Truthful Tales, New York: Century, 1899
- 56 · The Sign of the “400” [Sherlock Holmes] · R. K. Munkittrick · vi Puck Oct 24, 1894; actually written by Roy L. McCardell.
- 58 · The Adventure of the Clothes-Line [Sherlock Holmes] · Carolyn Wells · ss The Century May ’15
- 64 · Sherlock Holmes Umpires Baseball [Sherlock Holmes] · Anon. · ss Seattle Post-Intelligencer Feb 25 ’06
- · Six Classic Pastiches
- 69 · The Adventure of the Circular Room [Solar Pons] · August Derleth · ss The Baker Street Journal Jul ’46
- 86 · The Adventure of the Marked Man [Sherlock Holmes] · Stuart Palmer · ss EQMM Jul ’44
- 100 · The Strange Case of the Megatherium Thefts [Sherlock Holmes] · S. C. Roberts · ss, 1945
- 109 · The Adventure of the Unique Hamlet [“The Unique Hamlet”; Sherlock Holmes] · Vincent Starrett · ss, 1920
- 123 · The Enchanted Garden [Mr. Mycroft] · H. F. Heard · nv EQMM Mar ’49
- 145 · But Our Hero Was Not Dead [Sherlock Holmes] · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Argosy Aug 9 ’41
- · Scholarly Ponderings
- 155 · Sherlock Holmes and the Drood Mystery [Sherlock Holmes] · Edmund Pearson · ss Boston Evening Transcript Apr 2 ’13
- 163 · In the Island of Uffa [Sherlock Holmes] · Poul Anderson · ss West by One and by One, ed. Anon. (Poul Anderson), The Scowrers and Molly Maguires of San Francisco and the Trained Cormorants of Los Angeles County, 1965
- 169 · The Tibetan Adventures of Sherlock Holmes · Amanda Russell · ar Tibetan Review Aug ’82
- 175 · The Histrionic Holmes · Marvin Kaye · ar, 1971; first complete version
- 221 · How Holmes Came to Play the Violin · Jacques Barzun · ar The Baker Street Journal Jul ’51
- · Parodies Absurdes et Cruelles
- 227 · The Really Final Solution [Sherlock Holmes] · Nick Pollotta · vi *
- 230 · The Unmasking of Sherlock Holmes [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Chapman · vi The Critic Feb ’05
- 233 · The Succored Beauty · William B. Kahn · ss The Smart Set Oct ’05
- 237 · The Adventure of the Second Swag [Sherlock Holmes] · Luke Sharp · ss
- 246 · An Irreducible Detective Story · Stephen Leacock · vi Further Foolishness, New York: Lane, 1916
- 248 · The Adventures of Shamrock Jolnes [Shamrock Jolnes] · O. Henry · ss Sixes and Sevens, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1911
- 253 · The Stolen Cigar Case · Bret Harte · ss Pearson’s Magazine Dec ’00
- 261 · A Letter from Mycroft Holmes · Jon White · vi, 1968
- 263 · The Murder of Conan Doyle · Ray Russell · ss Playboy May ’55
- 268 · The Adventure of the Conk-Singleton Papers [Sherlock Holmes] · John Dickson Carr · pl The Unicorn Mystery Book Club News v1 #9 ’49
- 272 · Journal of a Ghurka Physician · Capt. Daniel M. Pinkwater · ss *
- 279 · The Struldbrugg Reaction · John Sutherland · ss F&SF Jul ’64
- · New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- 297 · The Moriarty Gambit [Sherlock Holmes] · Fritz Leiber · ss Chess Review Feb ’62
- 307 · The Adventure of the Missing Countess [Sherlock Holmes] · Jon Koons · ss *
- 320 · The Gibraltar Letter [Sherlock Holmes] · Sam Benady · ss Sherlock Holmes in Gibraltar, Gibraltar Books, 1990
- 335 · The Strange Case of the Tongue-Tied Tenor [Sherlock Holmes] · Carole Buggé · ss *
- 352 · The Problem of the Purple Maculas [Sherlock Holmes] · James C. Iraldi · nv, 1968
- 388 · Our American Cousins [Sherlock Holmes] · Roberta Rogow · ss *
- · Pieces Problematical
- 405 · The Field Bazaar [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · vi The Student Nov 20, 1896
- 408 · Sussex Interview [Sherlock Holmes] · P. M. Stone · ss, 1940
- 417 · From the Diary of Sherlock Holmes [Sherlock Holmes] · Maurice Baring · ss The Eye-Witness Nov 23 ’11
- 421 · Mrs. Hudson Speaks [Sherlock Holmes] · ZaSu Pitts · ss The Baker Street Journal, 1947; first given at a dinner for the Detroit branch of the Baker Street Irregulars, March 14, 1947.
- 425 · The Adventure of the Bogle-Wolf [Sherlock Holmes] · Anthony Boucher · ss Illustrious Client’s Second Case-Book, ed. J. N. Williamson, Curtis Brown, 1949
- 431 · Sherlock Holmes in Oz [Sherlock Holmes] · Ruth Berman · ss Oziana #1 ’71
- 441 · The Sinister Cheesecake [Sherlock Holmes] · Craig Shaw Gardner · ss *
- 449 · The Dilemma of the Distressed Savoyard [Sherlock Holmes] · Crighton Sellars · ss The Baker Street Journal Oct ’46
- 461 · The Adventure of the Death-Fetch [Sherlock Holmes] · Darrell Schweitzer · ss *
- 477 · The Theft of the Persian Slipper [“The Theft of the Sherlockian Slipper”; Nick Velvet] · Edward D. Hoch · ss EQMM Feb ’77
- 488 · The Dynamics of an Asteroid · Robert Bloch · ss The Baker Street Journal Oct ’53
- 494 · “Daydream” · Basil Rathbone · ss The Baker Street Journal Oct ’47
- 499 · Appendix I: Miscellaneous Notes · Misc. · bi
- 504 · Appendix II: Holmesiography · Misc. · bi
- 513 · The Adventure of the Retired Colourman · Isaac Asimov · pm Asimov’s Sherlockian Limericks, The Mysterious Press, 1978
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Crime à la Carte ed. Cynthia Manson (Signet 0-451-18052-6, Dec ’94 [Mar ’95], $4.99, 252pp, pb)
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