Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006
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Crossing the Line: Canadian Mysteries with a Fantastic Twist ed. Robert J. Sawyer & David Skene-Melvin (Pottersfield Press 1-895-90019-0, Oct ’98, C$15.95, 191pp, tp, cover by Geoff Butler); Anthology of 11 mystery stories with SF or fantasy elements by Canadian authors.
- 7 · Introduction · Robert J. Sawyer & David Skene-Melvin · in
- 9 · The Map · Andrew Weiner · ss Northern Frights, ed. Don Hutchison, Mosaic Press, 1992
- 23 · Dead Man’s Shoes [Newford] · Charles de Lint · ss Touch Wood, ed. Peter Crowther, Little, Brown UK, 1993
- 41 · The Hand You’re Dealt · Robert J. Sawyer · ss Free Space, ed. Brad Linaweaver & Edward E. Kramer, Tor, 1997
- 59 · The Ghost Who Vanished by Degrees · Robertson Davies · ss High Spirits, Penguin, 1982
- 69 · Burning Chrome · William Gibson · nv Omni Jul ’82
- 89 · The Rug · Edo van Belkom · ss Psychos, ed. Robert Bloch, CD Publications, 1997
- 103 · God Is an Iron · Spider Robinson · nv Omni May ’79
- 121 · This Town Ain’t Big Enough [Victory “Vicki” Nelson] · Tanya Huff · nv Vampire Detectives, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1995
- 145 · Dark Possessions · James Powell · ss EQMM Feb ’92
- 153 · Three Hearings on the Existence of Snakes in the Human Bloodstream · James Alan Gardner · nv Asimov’s Feb ’97
- 175 · Barking Dogs · Terence M. Green · ss F&SF May ’84
- 190 · About the Authors · Misc. Material · bg
- 192 · About the Editors · Misc. Material · bg
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The Best of Cold Blood ed. Peter Sellers & John North (Mosaic Press 0-88962-628-6, Sep ’98, $12.95, 171pp, tp)
- · Introduction · Peter Sellers · in
- 1 · The Best of Birtles · William Bankier · ss Cold Blood IV, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic, 1992
- 17 · A Tale of a Tub [Strongitharm Goodheart] · Charlotte MacLeod · ss
- 27 · Naked Truths · Mary Jane Maffini · ss Cold Blood V, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic, 1994
- 45 · Out of Bounds · John North · ss Cold Blood III, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic, 1990
- 59 · Man on the Roof · Jas. R. Petrin · ss Cold Blood III, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic, 1990
- 73 · The Tamerlane Crutch · James Powell · ss Cold Blood III, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic, 1990
- 87 · Fan Mail · Peter Robinson · ss Cold Blood II, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic, 1989
- 103 · Somewhere They Can’t Find Me · Peter Sellers · ss Cold Blood II, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic, 1989
- 115 · Murder in the Green · Ted Wood · ss Cold Blood V, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic, 1994
- 133 · Hephaestus · Eric Wright · ss Cold Blood II, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic, 1989
- 143 · Current Events · Vivienne Gornall · ss Cold Blood V, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic, 1994
- 157 · An Eye for an Eye · Nancy Kilpatrick · ss Cold Blood V, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic, 1994
- 163 · Year of the Dragon · Tony Aspler · ss Cold Blood II, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic, 1989
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Trial and Error: An Oxford Anthology of Legal Stories ed. Fred R. Shapiro & Jane Garry (Oxford University Press 0-19-509547-2, Mar ’98, $30.00, 479pp, hc); Anthology of 32 stories, novel excerpts, and essays about the human dimensions of the law.
- vii · Preface · Fred R. Shapiro & Jane Garry · pr
- 3 · The Two Drovers · Sir Walter Scott · nv Chronicles of the Canongate, Cadell & Co., 1827
- 26 · from Bleak House · Charles Dickens · ex, 1853
- 33 · from Adam Bede · George Eliot · ex, 1859
- 40 · from Roughing It · Mark Twain · ex, 1872
- 45 · from Lady Anna · Anthony Trollope · ex
- 71 · from Billy Budd · Herman Melville · ex, 1924
- 97 · from Weir of Hermiston · Robert Louis Stevenson · ex, 1896
- 120 · The Cop and the Anthem · O. Henry · ss The Four Million, Doubleday, 1906
- 126 · from The Forsyte Saga · John Galsworthy · ex, 1922
- 139 · A Jury of Her Peers · Susan Glaspell · nv Every Week Mar 5 ’17
- 157 · The Witness for the Prosecution [“Traitor’s Hands”] · Agatha Christie · nv Flynn’s Jan 31 ’25
- 175 · The Letter · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Hearst’s International Apr ’24
- 205 · The Majesty of the Law · Frank O’Connor · ss
- 213 · Shooting an Elephant · George Orwell · ss
- 220 · Tomorrow [Gavin Stevens] · William Faulkner · ss The Saturday Evening Post Nov 23 ’40
- 235 · And/Or · Sterling A. Brown · ss
- 240 · Happy Event · Nadine Gordimer · ss
- 253 · Greenhouse with Cyclamens I · Rebecca West · nv
- 281 · from The Floating Opera · John Barth · ex, 1956
- 296 · Eli, the Fanatic · Philip Roth · nv
- 330 · from To Kill a Mockingbird · Harper Lee · ex, 1960
- 347 · Mr. Portway’s Practice · Michael Gilbert · ss Lilliput Oct ’57
- 357 · The Senior Partner’s Ghosts · Louis Auchincloss · ss
- 373 · from The Naked Civil Servant · Quentin Crisp · ex
- 380 · from The French Lieutenant’s Woman · John Fowles · ex
- 388 · An Act of Prostitution · James Alan McPherson · ss
- 402 · A Gentleman’s Agreement · Elizabeth Jolley · ss
- 408 · from The Sorcerer of Bolinas Reef · Charles A. Reich · ex
- 419 · from The Good Mother · Sue Miller · ex
- 434 · from The Bonfire of the Vanities · Tom Wolfe · ex, 1987
- 449 · from American Appetites · Joyce Carol Oates · ex
- 468 · from A Lesson Before Dying · Ernest J. Gaines · ex
- 475 · Further Reading · Misc. Material · ms
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Private Eyes ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins (Signet 0-451-19464-0, Feb ’98, $6.50, 366pp, pb); Original anthology of 16 PI stories, two of them reprints. Copyrighted by Max Allan Collins and Martin H. Greenberg.
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Mean Time ed. Jerry Sykes (The Do-Not Press 1-899-344-40-3, 1998, £6.50, 269pp, tp); Original anthology of 16 crime stories.
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Mob Magic ed. Brian Thomsen & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-821-2, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $5.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren); Original anthology of 17 stories about gangsters and magic.
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Crime Story Collection ed. John & Celia Turvey (Longman 0-582-27853-8, 1998, no price, iii+103pp, tp); Anthology of eight crime stories, retold in simplified (Intermediate Reader) English by John & Celia Turvey. [PSP]
- i · Introduction · John & Celia Turvey · in
- 1 · Three Is a Lucky Number · Margery Allingham · ss Argosy (UK) Jul ’56
- 9 · Full Circle [Kinsey Millhone] · Sue Grafton · ss A Woman’s Eye, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte, 1991
- 21 · How’s Your Mother? · Simon Brett · ss The Mystery Guild Anthology, ed. John Waite, Constable, 1980
- 32 · At the Old Swimming Hole [V.I. Warshawski] · Sara Paretsky · nv Mean Streets, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1986
- 44 · Slowly, Slowly in the Wind · Patricia Highsmith · ss EQMM Nov ’76
- 56 · Woodrow Wilson’s Tie [“Woodrow Wilson’s Necktie”] · Patricia Highsmith · ss EQMM Mar ’72
- 67 · The Absence of Emily · Jack Ritchie · ss EQMM Jan 28 ’81
- 76 · The Inside Story [Insp. Morse] · Colin Dexter · ss
- 95 · Word List · John & Celia Turvey · ms
- 96 · Activities · John & Celia Turvey · ms
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The Best of Sisters in Crime ed. Marilyn Wallace (Reader’s Digest 0-7621-0106-7, 1998, 396pp, hc); Anthology of 30 stories selected from the Sisters in Crime series. Contents differ from the Berkley 1997 book with the same title.
- ix · Introduction · Marilyn Wallace · in
- 1 · Deadly Fantasies [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss AHMM Apr ’89
- 17 · Sensational Solution · Susan Trott · ss Sisters in Crime 3, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 25 · Storm Warnings · Nancy Pickard · ss Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 34 · Falling Off the Roof [Kinsey Millhone] · Sue Grafton · ss Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989
- 48 · The Runaway · Barbara Michaels · ss Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989
- 69 · The Evidence Exposed [Insp. Thomas Lynley] · Elizabeth George · nv Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 95 · Voices in the Coalbin · Mary Higgins Clark · ss Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 105 · Felis Domestica · Dorothy Sucher · ss Sisters in Crime 5, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1992
- 117 · Seascape [Iris Cooper; Jack Clancy] · K. K. Beck · nv Sisters in Crime 5, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1992
- 145 · Listen and Listen Good · Marcia Biederman · ss Sisters in Crime 3, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 157 · By the Book · Janet Dawson · nv Sisters in Crime 4, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991
- 177 · An Act of Loving Kindness · Deidre Laiken · ss Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 192 · SuSu and the 8:30 Ghost · Lilian Jackson Braun · ss EQMM Apr ’64
- 203 · Out of Whole Cloth · Margaret B. Maron · ss Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 209 · The Sentence · Marilyn Wallace · ss Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989
- 222 · The Snake Plant · Jean Fiedler · ss Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 238 · A Burning Issue · Susan Dunlap · ss AHMM Apr 1 ’81
- 243 · The Locked Tomb Mystery · Elizabeth Peters · ss Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989
- 258 · The Luncheon · Sharyn McCrumb · ss Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 266 · Nine Sons · Wendy Hornsby · ss Sisters in Crime 4, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991
- 277 · Country Hospitality · Jean Hager · ss Sisters in Crime 5, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1992
- 288 · The Takamoku Joseki [V.I. Warshawski] · Sara Paretsky · ss AHMM Jan ’84
- 299 · Upstaging Murder · Carolyn G. Hart · ss Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 310 · By the Scruff of the Soul · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · ss EQMM Jan ’63
- 326 · Making Lemonade · Barbara Paul · nv Sisters in Crime 4, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991
- 346 · Arts and Crafts · Mary Jo Adamson · ss Sisters in Crime 3, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 359 · Extenuating Circumstances · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Sisters in Crime 5, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1992
- 366 · Wild Card · T. J. MacGregor · ss Sisters in Crime 5, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1992
- 374 · The Last Laugh · Judith Kelman · ss Sisters in Crime 4, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991
- 389 · Heart Attack · Shelley Singer · ss Sisters in Crime 3, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
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100 Menacing Little Murder Stories ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0854-1, Oct ’98, $7.98, 596pp, hc); Anthology of 100 mystery stories.
- ix · Introduction · Stefan R. Dziemianowicz · in
- 1 · 40 Detectives Later · Henry Slesar · ss Manhunt May ’57
- 8 · 600 W · Basil Wells · ss Crack Detective Jan ’45
- 12 · Action · David J. Schow · ss Dark at Heart, ed. Joe R. Lansdale & Karen Lansdale, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1992
- 23 · All the Angles · Basil Wells · ss Smashing Detective Stories Sep ’54
- 26 · All-Star Team [Ed Gorgon] · Jon L. Breen · ss Murder California Style, The Southern California Chapter of Mystery Writers of America, St. Martin’s, 1987
- 30 · Art Is Anything You Can Get Away With · Stefan Jackson · ss Cemetery Dance Fll ’90
- 39 · Aunt Dolly · Ardath Mayhar · ss Dark at Heart, ed. Joe R. Lansdale & Karen Lansdale, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1992
- 47 · The Backslider · John Metcalfe · ss
- 55 · Blank... · Harlan Ellison · ss Infinity Science Fiction Jun ’57
- 61 · Bless Us O Lord · Ed Gorman · ss The Prisoners and Other Stories, CD Publications, 1992
- 65 · The Blind Spot · Saki · ss Beasts and Super-Beasts, John Lane, 1914
- 69 · Boomerang · Hugh B. Cave · ss Argosy Jun 10 ’39
- 73 · Clean Slate · H. Wolff Salz · ss Mammoth Detective Nov ’44
- 76 · Close Calls · John Lutz · ss AHMM Nov ’78
- 80 · The Cobblestones of Saratoga Street · Avram Davidson · ss EQMM Apr ’64
- 89 · Come Clean · Donald Wandrei · ss Black Mask Dec ’38
- 97 · A Considerable Murder · Barry Pain · ss The Black Cap, ed. Cynthia Asquith, London: Hutchinson, 1927
- 107 · Counterplot · Francis M. Nevins, Jr. · ss EQMM Jan 1 ’81
- 113 · The Creek, It Done Riz · Ardath Mayhar · ss Cold Blood, ed. Richard T. Chizmar, Ziesing, 1991
- 118 · Crime Wave in Pinhole · Julie Smith · ss AHMM May 21 ’80
- 124 · Crowbait · Everett M. Webber · ss Dime Mystery Magazine Jan ’47
- 130 · Damp Sheets · H. Russell Wakefield · ss The Sketch Oct 30 ’29
- 138 · The Dark Hour · Morris Hershman · ss, 1996
- 145 · The Dead Woman · David H. Keller · ss Fantasy Magazine Apr ’34
- 152 · Deadhead Coming Down · Margaret Maron · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr ’78
- 156 · Death Double · William F. Nolan · ss Impact-20, Paperback Library, 1963
- 159 · Desert Pickup · Richard Laymon · ss EQMM Nov ’70
- 165 · Dramatic Touch · Donald Wandrei · ss Clues Jun ’34
- 173 · The Encyclopedia Daniel · Fred Chappell · ss, 1996
- 177 · Eye-Witness · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss Dime Mystery Magazine Nov ’45
- 182 · Feature Attraction—Murder · Richard W. Bishop · vi Mammoth Detective Nov ’44
- 185 · Fin de Siècle · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Interview Nov ’87
- 189 · Fixing Mr. Foucher’s Fence · Todd Mecklem · ss Young Blood, ed. Mike Baker, Zebra, 1994
- 194 · Footsteps of Fear · Vincent Starrett · ss Black Mask Apr ’20
- 201 · Four-in-Hand · William Relling, Jr. · ss Cemetery Dance Jun ’89
- 207 · Fresh Thuringer Today · Leo R. Ellis · ss AHMM Jun ’64
- 211 · Hi, Mom! · William F. Nolan · ss Dark at Heart, ed. Joe R. Lansdale & Karen Lansdale, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1992
- 220 · Hiding Place · Basil Wells · ss Smashing Detective Stories May ’56
- 228 · High Heels in the Headliner · Wendy Hornsby · ss Malice Domestic 3, Nancy Pickard, Pocket, 1994
- 238 · His Beard Was Long and Very Black · Stewart Toland · ss Dime Mystery Magazine Jul ’44
- 246 · Homesick · Richard T. Chizmar · ss Midnight Promises, Gauntlet Publications, 1996
- 250 · Hot Justice · Glenn Low · vi Mammoth Detective Nov ’46
- 253 · Hound of Justice · Thomas A. Hoge · ss Detective Tales Feb ’39
- 260 · I Could Kill You! · Judith Merril · ss Smashing Detective Stories Mar ’52
- 264 · Johnny Halloween · Norman Partridge · ss Cemetery Dance Fll ’92
- 273 · Killer Cop · Morris Hershman · ss, 1958
- 280 · Last Lap · Stan Knowlton · vi Mammoth Detective Aug ’46
- 283 · Last of Kin · Jo Bannister · ss Crime Yellow, ed. Maxim Jakuwbowski, Gollancz, 1994
- 289 · The Last Pin [as by H. W. Guernsey] · Howard Wandrei · ss Black Mask Feb ’40
- 295 · Like Father, Like Son · Richard T. Chizmar · ss EQMM Mar ’97
- 301 · Listen · Joe R. Lansdale · ss Twilight Zone May/Jun ’83
- 304 · A Little More Research · Joan Hess · ss AHMM Nov ’90
- 311 · Locking Up · John Maclay · vi Night Cry Fll ’86
- 314 · The Longest Pleasure · C. J. Henderson · vi, 1998
- 317 · The Man Who Was Everywhere · Edward D. Hoch · ss Manhunt Mar ’57
- 320 · The Marrow of Justice · Hal Ellson · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May ’63
- 328 · Mercy Killing · Dale Clark · vi Dime Detective Magazine Apr ’39
- 331 · Moon-Face · Jack London · ss The Argonaut Jul 21 ’02
- 336 · Murder · Joyce Carol Oates · ss The Ontario Review, 1992
- 342 · Murder Blooms · Charles E. Fritch · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr ’79
- 348 · Murder in the Fourth Dimension · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Amazing Detective Tales Oct ’30
- 357 · Murder on My Mind · Charles Beckman, Jr. · ss New Detective Magazine Nov ’49
- 362 · A Nice Save · Edward Wellen · vi Murder Is My Business, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allen Collins, Dutton, 1994
- 364 · The Night the Rat Danced · George William Rae · ss Dime Mystery Magazine Nov ’47
- 372 · Not Suited for Murder · Stan Knowlton · ss Mammoth Detective Nov ’44
- 376 · Old Charlie · Joe R. Lansdale · ss The Saint Magazine Aug ’84
- 381 · Oldest Living Serial Killer Tells All · John R. Platt · ss, 1995
- 388 · Omit Flowers · Morris Hershman · ss, 1957
- 395 · Ormond Always Pays His Bills · Harlan Ellison · ss Pursued Jul ’57
- 400 · The Pattern · Bill Pronzini · ss AHMM Sep ’71
- 408 · The Phone Call · Roman A. Ranieri · ss Cemetery Dance Spr ’96
- 411 · Posthumous · Joyce Carol Oates · vi EQMM Jun ’94
- 413 · The Price of the Devil [The Devil] · J. L. French · ss Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jan ’97
- 421 · The Queen of Corpses · Costa Carousso · ss Dime Mystery Magazine Nov ’40
- 429 · Remains to Be Seen [as by Steve O’Connell] · Jack Ritchie · ss AHMM Jun ’61
- 437 · The Right Kind of a House · Henry Slesar · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb ’57
- 444 · The Rod and the Staff · Donald Wandrei · vi Black Mask Feb ’37
- 447 · The Scent of Murder · Jack Byrne · vi, 1992
- 450 · The Shill · Stephen Marlowe · ss Star Publications, 1955
- 455 · Something for the Dark · John Lutz · vi AHMM Nov ’77
- 458 · Something Like Murder · John Lutz · ss EQMM Jan ’78
- 463 · The Stocking · Ramsey Campbell · ss Tandem Horror 2, ed. Richard Davis, London: Tandem Books, 1968
- 472 · A Story on Page One · Richard L. Hobart · ss Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories Feb ’31
- 480 · The Tennis Court · Brenda Melton Burnham · ss AHMM Jul ’94
- 488 · The Test · Maurice Level · ss Crises, London: A.M. Philpot, 1920
- 491 · The Tin Ear · Ron Goulart · ss AHMM Sep ’66
- 499 · Today’s Special · Dennis Etchison · ss Cavalier, 1972
- 504 · Triple Indemnity · Charles E. Fritch · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep ’79
- 511 · Twine · Edward D. Hoch · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug ’75
- 519 · Two Inches in Tomorrow’s Column [as by Ellis Hart] · Harlan Ellison · ss Adam Bedside Reader #21 ’65
- 524 · Tyrannosaurus · Norman Partridge · ss Cemetery Dance Sum ’94
- 528 · Unwinding · William Fryer Harvey · ss
- 534 · The Vital Element · Talmage Powell · ss AHMM Nov ’67
- 541 · Walks · Joe R. Lansdale · ss Cemetery Dance Fll ’97
- 546 · Why I Didn’t Murder My Wife · Arthur Lawson · ss Double Detective Nov ’37
- 553 · Whodunit · Michael A. Black · ss Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Aug ’97
- 562 · Will Lunch Be Ready on Time? · Elizabeth Engstrom · ss Nightmare Flower, Tor, 1992
- 569 · Win Some, Lose Some [Henry Turnbuckle] · Jack Ritchie · ss EQMM Mar 25 ’81
- 577 · The Woman at the Pond · Hugh B. Cave · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan ’64
- 584 · Woodland Burial · Frank Belknap Long · ss Whispers III, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1981
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