Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006
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Malice Domestic 6 Anne Perry (Pocket 0-671-89633-4, Apr 97, $5.99, 271pp, pb); Original anthology of 17 cosy mystery stories presented by Anne Perry.
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Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1930s & 40s ed. Robert Polito (The Library of America 1-833011-46-9, 1997, $8.98, 990pp, hc)
- 1 · The Postman Always Rings Twice · James M. Cain · n. New York: Knopf, 1934
- 97 · They Shoot Horses, Dont They? · Horace McCoy · n. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1935
- 215 · Thieves Like Us · Edward Anderson · n. New York: Stokes, 1937
- 379 · The Big Clock · Kenneth Fearing · n. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1946; condensed as The Judas Picture, The American Magazine Oct 46.
- 517 · Nightmare Alley · William Lindsay Gresham · n. New York: Rinehart, 1946
- 797 · I Married a Dead Man [as by William Irish] · Cornell Woolrich · n. J.B. Lippincott, 1948; expanded and rewritten from They Call Me Patrice, Todays Woman Apr 46.
- 977 · Biographical Notes · Misc. Material · bg
- 983 · Note on the Texts · Misc. Material · bi
- 987 · Notes · Misc. Material · bi
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Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950s ed. Robert Polito (The Library of America 1-833011-49-3, 1997, $8.98, 892pp, hc)
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First Cases, Volume 2 ed. Robert J. Randisi (Signet 0-451-19017-3, Aug 97, $5.99, 282pp, pb)
- ix · Introduction · Robert J. Randisi · in
- 11 · Once Upon a Time [Kate Fansler] · Amanda Cross · ss EQMM Aug 87
- 29 · The Theft of the Clouded Tiger [Nick Velvet] · Edward D. Hoch · ss EQMM Sep 66
- 43 · After the Twelfth Chapter · Francis M. Nevins, Jr. · ss EQMM Sep 72
- 59 · The Haunted Actress · Simon Brett · nv A Box of Tricks, Gollancz, 1985
- 82 · Like a Thief in the Night [Bernie Rhodenbarr] · Lawrence Block · ss Cosmopolitan May 83
- 96 · Hit-and-Run [Jill Smith] · Susan Dunlap · ss Great Modern Police Stories, ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, Walker, 1986
- 107 · See No Evil [Cat Marsala] · Barb DAmato · nv I, P.I., 1996
- 126 · Deborahs Judgment [Deborah Knott] · Margaret Maron · ss A Womans Eye, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte, 1991
- 147 · None of My Business, But... [Henrie O (Henrietta ODwyer Collins)] · Carolyn G. Hart · ss Invitation to Murder, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1991
- 167 · Dead on Arrival · Joan Hess · ss Invitation to Murder, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1991
- 180 · Old Rattler [Sheriff Spencer Arrowood] · Sharyn McCrumb · ss Partners in Crime, ed. Elaine Raco Chase, Signet, 1994
- 196 · Parris Green [Irene Alder] · Carole Nelson Douglas · nv Malice Domestic 2, Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, 1993
- 226 · Seascape [Iris Cooper; Jack Clancy] · K. K. Beck · nv Sisters in Crime 5, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1992
- 254 · The January Sale Stowaway · Dorothy Cannell · ss Christmas Stalkings, ed. Charlotte MacLeod, Mysterious Press, 1991
- 267 · Anna Said... [Insp. Alan Banks] · Peter Robinson · ss Cold Blood IV, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic, 1992
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Fresh Blood 2 ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski (The Do-Not Press 1-899344-20-9, Oct 97, £8.00, tp)
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Noirotica 2: Pulp Friction ed. Thomas S. Roche (Masquerade/Rhinoceros 1-56333-584-0, Dec 97 [Apr 98], $7.95, 465pp, pb, cover by Eric Stanton); Original anthology of 23 stories of erotic crime, two reprints. Authors include Brian Hodge, Lucy Taylor, Caitlin R. Kiernan, and Jeff Gelb. Available from Masquerade Direct, 801 2nd Ave, New York NY 10017; credit card orders 800-375-2356; add $1.50 postage.
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Naked Came the Manatee ed. Tom Schroder (Putnams 0-399-14192-8, Feb 97, $22.95, 201pp, hc); Round-robin thriller written by 13 Florida writers.
- 1 · Booger · Dave Barry · rr The Miami Herald Tropic Nov 95
- 13 · The Big Wet Sleep · Les Standiford · rr The Miami Herald Tropic, 1995
- 27 · Biscayne Blues · Paul Levine · rr The Miami Herald Tropic, 1995
- 41 · The L.A. Connection · Edna Buchanan · rr The Miami Herald Tropic, 1995
- 57 · The Old Woman and the Sea · James W. Hall · rr The Miami Herald Tropic, 1995
- 67 · Heading to Havana · Carolina Hospital · rr The Miami Herald Tropic, 1995
- 79 · The Lock & Key · Evelyn Mayerson · rr The Miami Herald Tropic, 1995
- 95 · Strange Fish · Tananarive Due · rr The Miami Herald Tropic, 1995
- 111 · South Beach Serenade · Brian Antoni · rr The Miami Herald Tropic, 1995
- 131 · Dance of the Manatee · Vicki Hendricks · rr The Miami Herald Tropic, 1995
- 145 · Where Are You Dying Tonight? · John DuFresne · rr The Miami Herald Tropic, 1995
- 163 · The Odyssey · Elmore Leonard · rr The Miami Herald Tropic, 1995
- 177 · The Law of the Jungle · Carl Hiaasen · rr The Miami Herald Tropic, 1995
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Secret Tales of the Arctic Trails ed. David Skene-Melvin (Simon & Pierre 0-88924-277-1, 1997, hc); Stories of crime and adventure in Canadas far north.
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Murder & Other Acts of Literature ed. Michele Slung (St. Martins 0-312-16937-X, Sep 97, $24.95, 345pp, hc); Reprint (Book-of-the-Month Club 1997) anthology.
- xiii · Editors Foreword · Michele Slung · fw
- 1 · Montraldo · John Cheever · ss New Yorker Jun 6 64
- 11 · The Hitch-Hikers · Eudora Welty · ss The Southern Review Aut 39
- 29 · Success or Failure · T. H. White · ss, 1937
- 37 · By a Person Unknown · Naguib Mahfouz · ss The Time and the Place and Other Stories, American University in Cairo Press, 1991
- 53 · How Did I Get Away with Killing One of the Biggest Lawyers in the State? It Was Easy. · Alice Walker · ss You Cant Keep a Good Woman Down, Harcourt Brace & Co., 1980
- 59 · The Hotel of the Idle Moon · William Trevor · ss, 1967
- 77 · Aaron Trow · Anthony Trollope · nv
- 109 · The Fat Man · Isak Dinesen · ss, 1975
- 121 · Mr. Lovedays Little Outing [Mr. Crutwells Outing] · Evelyn Waugh · ss Harpers Bazaar May 35
- 131 · The Johore Murders · Paul Theroux · ss Atlantic Monthly Mar 77
- 141 · A Journey · Edith Wharton · ss Greater Inclination, Scribner, 1899
- 155 · Miss Forbess Summer of Happiness · Gabriel García Márquez; trans. by Edith Grossman · ss Playboy Jan 85
- 169 · The Macbeth Murder Mystery · James Thurber · ss Lilliput Mar 38
- 175 · A Double Tragedy: An Actors Story · Louisa May Alcott · nv
- 199 · Un Crime Maternel · Fay Weldon · ss, 1991
- 205 · Mary Postgate · Rudyard Kipling · ss The Century Sep 15
- 223 · The Walker · Patrick OBrian · ss The Rendezvous and Other Stories, W.W. Norton, 1956
- 235 · Country Lovers [Town and Country Lovers, Two] · Nadine Gordimer · ss A Soldiers Embrace, Viking Penguin, 1975
- 245 · Monk [Gavin Stevens] · William Faulkner · ss Scribners May 37
- 265 · The Widow and the Parrot: A True Story · Virginia Woolf · ss
- 275 · My Maiden Brief · W. S. Gilbert · ss
- 287 · An Act of Vengeance · Isabel Allende · ss Short Stories by Latin American Women: The Magic and the Real, Houston, TX: Arte Público Press, 1990
- 297 · In Vino Veritas · A. A. Milne · ss, 1948
- 315 · The Portobello Road · Muriel Spark · nv Winters Tales 2, Macmillan, 1956
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Vengeance Is Hers ed. Mickey Spillane, Max Allan Collins & Martin H. Greenberg (Signet 0-451-19198-6, May 97, $5.99, 316pp, pb); Original anthology of 17 hard-boiled stories, all but one by women writers.
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The Best of Sisters in Crime ed. Marilyn Wallace (Berkley 0-425-16060-2, Dec 97, $21.95, 336pp, hc); Anthology of 21 stories selected from the Sisters in Crime series.
- ix · Foreword · Marilyn Wallace · fw
- 1 · Afraid All the Time · Nancy Pickard · ss Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989
- 15 · All the Lonely People [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989
- 31 · Blood Types · Julie Smith · ss Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989
- 49 · Hog Heaven · Gillian Roberts · ss Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989
- 62 · The Celestial Buffet · Susan Dunlap · ss Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 70 · Too Much to Bare · Joan Hess · ss Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 84 · A Poison That Leaves No Trace [Kinsey Millhone] · Sue Grafton · ss Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 99 · The Evidence Exposed [Insp. Thomas Lynley] · Elizabeth George · nv Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 126 · Upstaging Murder · Carolyn G. Hart · ss Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 137 · Voices in the Coalbin · Mary Higgins Clark · ss Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 147 · The High Cost of Living · Dorothy Cannell · ss Sisters in Crime 3, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 160 · Say Youre Sorry · Sarah Shankman · ss Sisters in Crime 3, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 178 · A Tale of Two Pretties · Marilyn Wallace · ss Sisters in Crime 3, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 197 · The Maltese Cat [V.I. Warshawski] · Sara Paretsky · nv Sisters in Crime 3, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 228 · Nine Sons · Wendy Hornsby · ss Sisters in Crime 4, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991
- 240 · Lieutenant Harald and the Impossible Gun [Lt. Sigrid Harald] · Margaret B. Maron · ss Sisters in Crime 4, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991
- 250 · A Predatory Woman · Sharyn McCrumb · ss Sisters in Crime 4, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991
- 262 · Life, For Short · Carolyn Wheat · ss Sisters in Crime 4, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991
- 276 · Extenuating Circumstances · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Sisters in Crime 5, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1992
- 283 · One Hit Wonder · Gabrielle Kraft · ss Sisters in Crime 5, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1992
- 302 · Cold Turkey · Diane Mott Davidson · ss Sisters in Crime 5, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1992
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Sci-Fi Private Eye ed. Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg (Roc 0-451-45592-4, Mar 97, $5.99, 346pp, pb); Anthology of nine science-fictional private eye stories.
- vii · Introduction · Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg · in
- 9 · The Singing Bell [Wendell Urth] · Isaac Asimov · ss F&SF Jan 55
- 34 · The Martian Crown Jewels · Poul Anderson · ss EQMM Feb 58
- 59 · A Scarletin Study [as by Jonathan Swift Somers III] · Philip José Farmer · nv F&SF Mar 75
- 100 · The Winner · Donald E. Westlake · ss Nova 1, ed. Harry Harrison, Delacorte, 1970
- 115 · The Detweiler Boy · Tom Reamy · nv F&SF Apr 77
- 166 · Time Exposures · Wilson Tucker · nv Universe 1, ed. Terry Carr, Ace, 1971
- 193 · Getting Across · Robert Silverberg · nv Future City, ed. Roger Elwood, Trident, 1973
- 237 · War Game · Philip K. Dick · ss Galaxy Dec 59
- 263 · ARM [Gil Hamilton] · Larry Niven · na Epoch, ed. Roger Elwood & Robert Silverberg, Berkley, 1975
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100 Sneaky Little Sleuth Stories ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0143-1, 1997, $7.98, 592pp, hc); Anthology of 100 detective stories, five new.
- xi · Introduction · Stefan R. Dziemianowicz · in
- 1 · Am I a Murderer? · Ken Kessler · ss Mammoth Detective Oct 46
- 7 · At Last Ive Found You · Robert Moore Williams · ss Mammoth Detective Oct 46
- 11 · Attitude · Morris Hershman · ss *
- 18 · Aunt Hatties Dolls · Edie Hanes · vi, 1991
- 21 · Bait · Henry Norton · vi Dime Detective Magazine May 43
- 23 · The Best Meal [Jack Hagee] · C. J. Henderson · ss Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Mar 97
- 30 · The Bird Has Flown! · Fergus Truslow · ss Mammoth Detective Mar 46
- 39 · Blood and Bone · H. R. F. Keating · ss AHMM Sep 95
- 44 · Broken Ivory · David Crewe · ss Detective Fiction Weekly Mar 2 35
- 49 · Burning Issue · Ted Stratton · ss New Detective Magazine Jul 46
- 58 · Case of the Well-Cleaned Corpse · Stuart Friedman · ss Mammoth Detective Jan 43
- 65 · The Chair · Geoffrey Vace · ss, 1936
- 72 · Charlottes Ruse · Morris Hershman · vi *
- 73 · Cloak and Digger [Cloak and Dagger; Roger] · John Jakes · ss The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Oct 61
- 79 · A Common Error [Harriet Unwin] · H. R. F. Keating · ss EQMM Feb 87
- 84 · Confidential Information · John L. French · ss *
- 89 · Crime Scene · Carolyn Wheat · ss Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989
- 96 · Curtain Call · Alexander Blade · ss Mammoth Detective May 45
- 103 · Die, Mr. Spraggins! · Ted Stratton · ss Mammoth Detective Nov 44
- 111 · The Element of Chance [Judge Ephraim Peck] · August Derleth · ss, 1952
- 115 · Fainting Cop · Edward S. Sullivan · ss Detective Fiction Weekly Oct 1 38
- 121 · The Fasterfaster Affair [as by Frank Anmar] · William F. Nolan · ss The Pseudo People, ed. William F. Nolan, Sherbourne, 1965
- 128 · Fool Proof [?, title contest story; Judge Ephraim Peck] · August Derleth · ss EQMM Dec 49
- 133 · Footprints in Perdu · Hugh B. Cave · ss Whispers V, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1985
- 140 · Frame Me in Oils · S. M. Tenneshaw · ss Mammoth Detective Mar 47
- 149 · Frozen FoodFor Thought · Glenn Low · ss Mammoth Detective Jan 47
- 155 · The Future of the Service [On Slay Down; Daniel John Calder; Samuel Behrens] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) Apr 62; EQMM Mar 63
- 162 · A Game to Be Played · C. J. Henderson · ss Detective Story Magazine Sep 88
- 170 · The Ghost in the Bottle · Madelyn Ralph · vi Dime Detective Magazine Jul 37
- 173 · Gramps Takes a Hand · Hugh B. Cave · ss, 1944
- 180 · The Hands Called It Murder · Calvin S. Allen · ss Detective Book Magazine Sum 43
- 184 · Her Masters Choice · Ken Kessler · ss Mammoth Mystery Dec 46
- 191 · High School Reunion · Edward D. Hoch · ss, 1980
- 195 · Hotel Stygia · Richard Gilliam · ss Fred Olen Rays Weird Menace, ed. Fred Olen Ray, Hollywood, CA: American Independent Press, 1994
- 203 · I Want to Be a Detective · Stan Knowlton · ss Mammoth Detective Feb 45
- 207 · Inchys Forty-Grand Alibi · John Maitland · ss Detective Tales Jul 48
- 215 · It Shouldnt Happen to a Dog · Leonard B. Rosborough · ss Mammoth Detective May 47
- 224 · Its In the Book · E. E. Halleran · vi Mammoth Detective May 44
- 227 · Just a Bullet Between Friends · Wallace Umphrey · ss New Detective Magazine May 50
- 235 · Just a Little Joke · Edie Hanes · vi, 1995
- 238 · Killer Unleashed · Stuart Friedman · ss Detective Tales May 50
- 245 · A Lesson in Homicide · John G. Pearsol · ss Detective Tales Feb 39
- 252 · Lets Cry for the Dead · W. T. Brannon · ss Mammoth Mystery Feb 47
- 258 · The Locked Bathroom [Mrs. Craggs] · H. R. F. Keating · ss EQMM Jun 2 80
- 262 · The Long, Red Night · John Lane · ss Detective Tales May 50
- 270 · A Mans Home · Shelley Singer · ss A Womans Eye, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte, 1991
- 277 · Marry Rich: Free Particulars · Lyle Thomas · vi Mammoth Detective Nov 43
- 280 · Mary Dies Tonight · A. J. Collins · ss Mammoth Mystery Aug 46
- 285 · Merrill-Go-Round [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss The Arbor House Treasury of Mystery and Suspense, ed. Bill Pronzini, Barry N. Malzberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Arbor House, 1981
- 292 · Mrs. Craggss Sixth Sense [Mrs. Craggs] · H. R. F. Keating · ss EQMM Sep 78
- 297 · Murder at the Crosswords · Leonard Finley Hilts · ss Mammoth Detective Nov 45
- 303 · Murder Cant Take It · Maurice Sachs · ss Mammoth Detective May 45
- 310 · Murder Is My Hobby · Phyllis Dayton · ss Mammoth Detective Jan 46
- 317 · The Nervous Finger · Ted Stratton · ss Mammoth Mystery Jun 46
- 326 · Night Noises · Lyle Robertson · vi Detective Book Magazine Sum 43
- 328 · No Excuse for the Dead · Leonard Finley Hilts · ss Mammoth Mystery Feb 47
- 335 · No Rest for the Wicked · Ric Hasse · ss Mammoth Detective Oct 46
- 344 · Nobody Loves a Cop · Dennis Wiegand · ss Dime Detective Magazine Jun 52
- 352 · OSheen Is Best Man · Leroy Yerxa · vi Mammoth Detective Jan 43
- 355 · OSheen Minds the Baby · Leroy Yerxa · ss Mammoth Detective Feb 44
- 359 · OSheens Photo Finish · Leroy Yerxa · vi Mammoth Detective Aug 43
- 362 · OSheen Sees Red · Leroy Yerxa · ss Mammoth Detective May 44
- 370 · OSheens Sweet Tooth · Leroy Yerxa · ss Mammoth Detective Nov 43
- 374 · Old Hokey · Robert A. Garron · ss Speed Mystery Sep 43
- 383 · The Other Man in the Pinstripe · Francis M. Nevins, Jr. · ss EQMM May 5 80
- 388 · Paper Tiger · Morris Hershman · vi *
- 390 · Parlor, Bedroom, and Death · Ken Lewis · ss Dime Detective Magazine Sep 44
- 398 · Past Sins · John L. French · ss Hardboiled #13 92
- 404 · The Personal Touch · Chet Williamson · vi Playboy Aug 83
- 407 · A Piece of the Auction [Rachel Hennings] · Jon L. Breen · ss EQMM Jul 86
- 414 · Piu Mosso · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Espionage Magazine Aug 85
- 417 · Possessed · Will F. Jenkins · ss Manhunt Feb 57
- 424 · Proof Negative · Morris Hershman · ss Espionage Magazine Aug 85
- 428 · The Right Horse · Roy Frentz · vi Mammoth Detective Feb 44
- 430 · A Sad Case of Simony · H. R. F. Keating · ss EQMM Nov 84
- 437 · A Sandy Beach [The Suiciders] · C. J. Henderson · ss, 1989
- 444 · Satan Picks the Winner · Basil Wells · ss 10-Story Detective Magazine Dec 47
- 450 · Serenade to a Wealthy Widow · Don James · ss Detective Tales Dec 46
- 460 · The Simplest Thing in the World · H. B. Hickey · ss Mammoth Detective May 47
- 464 · Sing a Song of Slaughter · Don James · ss Dime Detective Magazine Feb 50
- 474 · The Smarter They Come... · Phillip Sharp · ss Mammoth Detective Mar 47
- 479 · The Spy Who Did Nothing [Jeffrey Rand] · Edward D. Hoch · ss EQMM May 65
- 486 · The Spy Who Had Faith in Double-C [Jeffrey Rand] · Edward D. Hoch · ss EQMM Aug 65
- 494 · Stormy Weather · Mickey Friedman · ss Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989
- 501 · The Story of a Conscience · Ambrose Bierce · ss
- 506 · The Street with No Houses [Nancy Trentino] · Edward D. Hoch · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 83
- 510 · Sweet Dreams, Darling · Paul W. Fairman · ss Mammoth Detective Jul 47
- 515 · Ten Cent Alibi · Sissy ODaniel · ss Mammoth Mystery Feb 47
- 521 · This Little Pig Goes to Market... · Stephan E. Chalet · ss Mammoth Detective Aug 43
- 528 · Three for the Kill · Joseph V. Hickey · ss Dime Detective Magazine Jun 52
- 532 · Three Men and a Corpse · Victor K. Ray · ss Dime Detective Magazine Nov 48
- 538 · Time Out for Murder · Stan Knowlton · ss Mammoth Detective Mar 46
- 545 · A Touch of Magic · Hugh B. Cave · ss The Elks Magazine, 1974
- 549 · The Trap · Joy DeWeese Wehen · ss Detective Book Magazine Win 51
- 553 · Traynors Cipher · Edward D. Hoch · ss The Saint Detective Magazine Jul 58
- 557 · Violet Crime · Edward D. Hoch · ss, 1983
- 561 · Wild Mustard [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss The Eyes Have It, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1984
- 568 · The Wink · Hugh B. Cave · ss *
- 572 · Witch of Mulberry Holler · H. Wolff Salz · ss Mammoth Detective Feb 44
- 580 · Wrong Number · Roger Torrey · ss Double Detective Nov 37
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