Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007
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Mysterious Erotic Tales ed. Anon. (Castle 0-7858-0725-X, Nov ’96, $8.99, 244pp, hc, cover by Delphin Enjolras) Reprint (O’Mara 1996) anthology of 13 stories, eight new.
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Classical Whodunnits: Murder and Mystery from Ancient Greece and Rome ed. Mike Ashley (Past Times 1-85487-463-2, Jul ’96 [Aug ’96], no price, x+374pp, tp) Anthology of 21 mystery stories, 16 original, set in Ancient Greece and Rome. Only available as part of a boxed set The Collected Classical Stories & Classical Whodunnits (-812-3, £11.95).
- vii · The Ancient Mysteries · Mike Ashley · in *
- ix · A Murder, Now and Then... · Steven Saylor · pr *
- 1 · Aphrodite’s Trojan Horse (or Murder on Mount Ida) [Aphrodite] · Amy Myers · nv *
- 25 · Investigating the Silvius Boys · Lindsey Davis · ss No Alibi, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Ringpull Press, 1995
- 37 · The Gateway to Death [“Socrates Solves Another Murder”; Socrates] · Brèni James · ss EQMM Feb ’55
- 45 · Death of the King [“Alexander the Great, Detective”] · Theodore Mathieson · ss EQMM Sep ’59
- 60 · The Favour of a Tyrant · Keith Taylor · ss *
- 72 · The White Fawn [Gordianus the Finder] · Steven Saylor · nv *
- 96 · The Statuette of Rhodes [SPQR] · John Maddox Roberts · ss *
- 113 · The Things That Are Caesar’s · Edward D. Hoch · ss *
- 126 · Murderer, Farewell · Ron Burns · ss *
- 145 · A Pomegranate for Pluto · Claire Griffen · nv *
- 171 · The Gardens of Tantalus · Brian Stableford · nv *
- 192 · A Green Boy [Gaius Celerius] · Anthony Price · nv Winter’s Crimes 5, ed. Virginia Whitaker, London: Macmillan, 1973
- 208 · Mosaic · Rosemary Aitken · ss *
- 218 · The Brother in the Tree · Keith Heller · ss *
- 237 · The Ass’s Head · Phyllis Ann Karr · nv *
- 267 · The Nest of Evil [“The Case of the Nest of Evil”; Sollius] · Wallace Nichols · ss London Mystery Mar ’65
- 276 · In This Sign, Conquer · Gail-Nina Anderson & Simon Clark · nv *; by-lined “Nina-Gail Anderson & Simon Clark” on contents page.
- 305 · Last Things · Darrell Schweitzer · ss *
- 317 · Beauty More Stealthy [John the Eunuch] · Mary Reed & Eric Mayer · nv *
- 346 · The Poisoned Chalice [Sister Fidelma] · Peter Tremayne · nv *
- 373 · Sources and Acknowledgements · Misc. · ms *
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Classical Whodunnits: Murder and Mystery from Ancient Greece and Rome ed. Michael Ashley (Robinson 1-85487-463-2, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], £5.99, x+374pp, tp) Reissue (Past Times 1996) anthology of original/reprint stories about murder and detection in the ancient world. This is actually exactly the same edition as the Past Times version except for the publisher name and price.
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Out for More Blood: Tales of Malice & Retaliation by Women ed. Victoria A. Brownworth & Judith M. Redding (Chicago: Third Side Press 1-879427-27-3, Oct ’96, $12.95, 240pp, tp)
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The Crime Lover’s Casebook ed. Jerome Charyn (Signet 0-451-18679-6, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.99, 400pp, pb) Reprint (Dutton 1993 as The New Mystery) anthology.
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3rd Culprit ed. Liza Cody, Michael Z. Lewin & Peter Lovesey (Worldwide 0-373-26212-4, Sep ’96, $5.99, 316pp, pb) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1994) anthology.
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Lethal Ladies ed. Barbara Collins & Robert J. Randisi (Berkley 0-425-15141-7, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $5.99, 292pp, pb) Anthology of 16 female PI stories, 10 new, from the Private Eye Writers of America.
- ix · Introduction · Barbara Collins & Robert J. Randisi · in
- 1 · Identity Crisis · Margaret Lucke · ss *
- 19 · Mission to St. Bride’s · D. C. Brod · ss *
- 35 · Love Nest · Barbara Collins · ss *
- 49 · Little Red Corvette [Jeri Howard] · Janet Dawson · ss *
- 67 · The Kid and the Man from Pinkertons · Marele Day · ss Crosstown Traffic, ed. Stuart Coupe, Julie Ogden & Robert Hood, Five Islands Press, 1993
- 79 · Death and Diamonds · Susan Dunlap · ss A Woman’s Eye, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte, 1991
- 99 · A One-Day Job [Jenny Gordon; C. J. Gunn] · Jan Grape · ss *
- 117 · Last Rites · Linda Grant · nv Sisters in Crime 4, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991
- 141 · Check Up · Wendi Lee · ss *
- 151 · Promises Made and Broken · Christine Matthews · nv *
- 175 · Somewhere in the City [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss The Armchair Detective Spr ’90
- 195 · The Bedford Street Legacy · Annette Meyers · ss *
- 213 · Heels · Donna Huston Murray · ss *
- 229 · Once Burned · S. J. Rozan · nv P.I. Magazine, 1991
- 253 · At the Old Swimming Hole [V.I. Warshawski] · Sara Paretsky · nv Mean Streets, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1986
- 277 · Lynching in Mixville · L. J. Washburn · ss *
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The Oxford Book of Spy Stories ed. Michael Cox (Oxford University Press 0-19-214242-9, Sep ’96, $25.00, 356pp, hc)
- xi · Introduction · Michael Cox · in
- 1 · Parker Adderson, Philosopher · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner Feb 22, 1891
- 7 · The Red Carnation · Baroness Orczy · ss Pearson’s Magazine Jun, 1898
- 19 · The Rider in the Dawn · Sir Arthur T. Quiller-Couch · ss Two Sides of the Face, Macmillan, 1903
- 30 · The Brass Butterfly · William Le Queux · ss Revelations of the Secret Service, 1911
- 41 · Peiffer · A. E. W. Mason · ss The Four Corners of the World, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1917
- 53 · Mr. Collingrey, MP [Heine] · Edgar Wallace · ss The Adventures of Heine, Ward Lock, 1919
- 63 · The Lit Chamber · John Buchan · ss The Path of the King, 1920
- 75 · The Reckoning with Otto Schreed [Joseph P. Cray] · E. Phillips Oppenheim · ss The Strand Feb ’21
- 87 · Giulia Lazzari [Ashenden] · W. Somerset Maugham · nv, 1927
- 105 · Judith · C. E. Montague · ss Action and Other Stories, Chatto and Windus, 1928
- 122 · The Pigeon Man · Valentine Williams · ss Blue Book Nov ’27
- 140 · Jumbo’s Wife · Frank O’Connor · ss Guests of the Nation, 1931
- 153 · Affaire de Coeur · W. E. Johns · ss The Camels Are Coming, J. Hamilton, 1932
- 163 · Flood on the Goodwins · Arthur D. Divine · ss, 1933
- 172 · How Ryan Got Out of Russia [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss Colliers May 19 ’34
- 187 · A Patriot · John Galsworthy · vi Forsytes, Pendyces and Others, 1935
- 190 · A Double Double-Cross · Peter Cheyney · ss Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine May ’24
- 202 · The Army of the Shadows · Eric Ambler · ss The Queen’s Book of the Red Cross, London: Hodder & Stroughton, 1939
- 218 · Citizen in Space [“Spy Story”] · Robert Sheckley · ss Playboy Sep ’55
- 228 · Risico [James Bond] · Ian Fleming · nv For Your Eyes Only, Jonathan Cape, 1960
- 257 · Keep Walking · Geoffrey Household · ss Argosy (UK) Jan ’68
- 263 · Paper Casualty · Len Deighton · ss Declarations of War, Jonathan Cape, 1971
- 274 · Signal Tresham [“A Sense of History”; Daniel John Calder; Samuel Behrens; Commander Elfe] · Michael Gilbert · ss EQMM Jul 23 ’80
- 290 · Final Demand · John Wainwright · ss Winter’s Crimes 14, ed. Hilary Watson, London: Macmillan, 1982
- 298 · The Rocking-Horse Spy · Ted Allbeury · ss Woman’s Own, 1986
- 306 · The Great Divide [Dorothy Mayotte Rigby] · William Haggard · ss The Rigby File, ed. Tim Heald, 1989
- 317 · A Branch of the Service · Graham Greene · ss The Last Word and Other Stories, Reinhardt, 1990
- 328 · Waiting for Mrs. Ryder [Jeffrey Rand] · Edward D. Hoch · nv EQMM Nov ’94
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Mystery Stories ed. Helen Cresswell (Kingfisher 0-7534-5025-9, Nov ’96, $6.95, 224pp, tp) Young-adult anthology of 19 mystery stories.
- 7 · The Green Arches · Joan Aiken · ss, 1996
- 19 · The Azteck Opal [Robert Leroy Mitchel; John Barnes] · Rodrigues Ottolengui · ss The Idler Apr, 1895
- 36 · Wuthering Heights · Emily Brontë · ex Newby, 1847
- 43 · The Girl Who Kissed the Peach Tree · Eleanor Farjeon · ss The Little Bookworm, Oxford University Press, 1955; Italian folktale.
- 52 · The Thing in the Pond · Paul Ernst · ss Astounding Jun ’34
- 69 · Smart Ice Cream · Paul Jennings · ss Unreal!, Penguin Australia, 1985
- 75 · The Pelican · Ann Pilling · ss The Methuen Book of Sinister Stories, ed. Jean Russell, London: Methuen, 1982
- 86 · The Adventures of Johnnie Waverly [“The Kidnapping of Johnnie Waverly”; Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch Oct 12 ’23
- 103 · The Tower · Carl Jung · ss Memories, Dreams, Reflections, C. G. Jung, 1961, 1961
- 108 · The Scythe · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales Jul ’43
- 127 · A Sea Above the Sky · Thomas Wright · nf Ten Thousand Wonderful Things, ed. Edmund Fillingham King, Routledge
- 129 · A Vine on a House · Ambrose Bierce · ss Cosmopolitan Sep ’05
- 135 · The Master · Diana Wynne Jones · ss Hidden Turnings, ed. Diana Wynne Jones, London: Methuen, 1989
- 156 · King Arthur [from Le Morte d’Arthur] · Sir Thomas Malory · ex, 1485
- 162 · The Whisperer · Vivien Alcock · ss Ghostly Companions, London: Methuen, 1984
- 176 · Texts · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss American Short Fiction, 1990
- 180 · The Sky Sea · Helen Cresswell · ss Hidden Turnings, ed. Diana Wynne Jones, London: Methuen, 1989
- 192 · The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Jan ’24
- 214 · The Bewitched Jacket [1966] · Dino Buzzati · ss Restless Nights, North Point Press, 1983
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Perfectly Criminal ed. Martin Edwards (Severn House, 1996, £16.99, hc)
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Murder Most Irish ed. Ed Gorman, Larry Segriff & Martin H. Greenberg (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-637-X, Jun ’96, $9.98, 596pp, hc) Anthology of 15 stories (eight new) and two novels.
- vii · Introduction · Ed Gorman · in
- 1 · Hemlock at Vespers [Sister Fidelma] · Peter Tremayne · nv Midwinter Mysteries 3, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Little, Brown, 1993
- 28 · A Gift for Friendship · Morris Hershman · ss *
- 36 · A Study in White [“The Snow Line”] · Nicholas Blake · ss The Strand Feb ’49
- 52 · Blood Is Thicker · Ann C. Fallon · n. New York: Pocket Books, 1990
- 238 · East Wind [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss, 1938
- 253 · The Tinker’s Revenge · D. M. O’Reilly · ss *
- 264 · Jerry Brogan and the Kilkenny Cats [Jerry Brogan] · Jon L. Breen · ss *
- 276 · The Goodly Race · Robert J. Randisi · ss *
- 290 · Jeremiah’s Lily · Mary Ryan · ss *
- 307 · A Stone of the Heart · John Brady · n. London: Constable, 1988
- 505 · The Rose of Tralee · Bill Crider · ss *
- 514 · The Hanging of Myles Joyce · James Joyce · nf
- 516 · Murder at Cobbler’s Hulk · Sean O’Faolain · nv Playboy Jul ’71
- 538 · Soft Day · Wendi Lee · ss *
- 549 · All in the Way You Look at It [Gervase Fen] · Edmund Crispin · ss EQMM Apr ’53
- 559 · A Couple of Acres and a Few Wee Beasts · Michael Jahn · ss *
- 573 · The Dublin Eye · Clark Howard · nv Ellery Queen’s Prime Crimes 2, ed. Eleanor Sullivan & Karen A. Prince, Davis, 1984
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Unusual Suspects ed. James Grady (Vintage 0-679-76788-6, May ’96, $13.00, 337pp, tp)
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Cat Crimes Takes a Vacation ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman (Ivy 0-8041-1443-9, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.50, 274pp, pb) Reprint (Fine 1995) original anthology.
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The Edgar Award Book ed. Martin H. Greenberg (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0130-X, 1996, $9.98, 467pp, hc) Anthology of 24 Edgar Award nominated stories.
- ix · Introduction · Edward D. Hoch · in
- 1 · Breakfast Television · Robert Barnard · ss EQMM Jan ’87
- 11 · Keller’s Therapy [John Keller] · Lawrence Block · nv Playboy May ’93
- 41 · Spasmo · Liza Cody · ss A Classic English Crime, ed. Tim Heald, Pavilion, 1990
- 53 · Old Friends · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · ss EQMM Sep ’75
- 71 · Graffiti · Stanley Ellin · ss EQMM Mar ’83
- 85 · Mefisto in Onyx [expanded from Omni Oct ’93] · Harlan Ellison · na Mark V. Ziesing, 1993
- 139 · There Are No Snakes in Ireland · Frederick Forsyth · nv No Comebacks, 1982; EQMM Jan ’84
- 165 · Scrimshaw · Brian Garfield · ss EQMM Dec 17 ’79
- 179 · Prisoners · Ed Gorman · ss New Crimes, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Robinson, 1989
- 193 · McIntyre’s Donald · Joseph Hansen · ss Bohannon’s Country, New York: Viking, 1993
- 221 · The Most Dangerous Man Alive [Captain Leopold] · Edward D. Hoch · nv EQMM May 5 ’80
- 249 · Nine Sons · Wendy Hornsby · ss Sisters in Crime 4, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991
- 263 · Challenge the Widow-Maker · Clark Howard · nv EQMM Aug ’90
- 289 · The Last Spin · Evan Hunter · ss Manhunt Sep ’56
- 299 · Moment of Power · P. D. James · ss, 1967; EQMM Jul ’68
- 319 · One Hit Wonder · Gabrielle Kraft · ss Sisters in Crime 5, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1992
- 339 · The Reluctant Detective · Michael Z. Lewin · ss The Eyes Have It, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1984
- 355 · Ride the Lightning [Al Nudger] · John Lutz · ss AHMM Jan ’85
- 379 · Do with Me What You Will · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Playboy Jun ’73
- 393 · Incident in a Neighborhood Tavern [Nameless private eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss An Eye for Justice, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1988
- 403 · The New Girl Friend · Ruth Rendell · ss EQMM Aug ’83
- 415 · Mary, Mary, Shut the Door · Benjamin M. Schutz · nv Deadly Allies, ed. Robert J. Randisi & Marilyn Wallace, Doubleday Perfect Crime, 1992
- 441 · The Imperial Icehouse · Paul Theroux · ss Atlantic Monthly Apr ’79
- 449 · Too Many Crooks [John Dortmunder] · Donald E. Westlake · ss Playboy Aug ’89
- 465 · Acknowledgments · Misc. · ms
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Holmes for the Holidays ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Carol-Lynn Waugh (Berkley 0-425-15473-4, Nov ’96, $21.95, 294pp, hc) [Sherlock Holmes] Original anthology of 14 Sherlock Holmes adventures at Christmas.
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Great Writers & Kids Write Mystery Stories ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jill M. Morgan & Robert Weinberg (Random House 0-679-87939-0, Dec ’96, $12.99, 221pp, tp, cover by Gahan Wilson) Original anthology of 13 mystery stories by authors writing in collaboration with their children and grandchildren.
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