Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007
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Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Seventh Annual Edition ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0571-X, Sep ’98, $25.00, 402pp, hc) Best of the year anthology of 25 stories, with an introduction by Jon L. Breen and overview by Edward D. Hoch.
- xi · Introduction: The Mystery in 1997 · Jon L. Breen · in
- 1 · The Kneeling Soldier · Jeffery Deaver · ss EQMM Mar ’97
- 17 · Speak No Evil · Nancy Pickard · ss For Crime Out Loud, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Niagara Falls, NY: Durkin Hayes Publishing Ltd., 1995
- 31 · Solo [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss For Crime Out Loud, Vol. 2, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Niagara Falls, NY: Durkin Hayes Publishing Ltd., 1996
- 43 · Psychofemmes · Melissa Mia Hall · nv Wild Women, ed. Melissa Mia Hall, Carroll & Graf, 1997
- 67 · Blood Brothers · Richard T. Chizmar · ss Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 1997
- 79 · Ways to Kill a Cat · Simon Brett · nv Malice Domestic 6, Anne Perry, Pocket, 1997
- 98 · The Horseshoe Nail [Sabrina Carpenter; John Quincannon] · Bill Pronzini · nv EQMM Feb ’97
- 118 · Bird of Paradise [Charlie Resnick] · John Harvey · ss EQMM May ’97
- 135 · A Front-Row Seat [Jenny Gordon; C. J. Gunn] · Jan Grape · nv Vengeance Is Hers, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allen Collins, Signet, 1997
- 154 · A Long and Happy Life · DeLoris Stanton Forbes · ss AHMM May ’97
- 165 · Night Crawlers · John Lutz · ss EQMM Apr ’97; given as “Nightcrawlers” in toc.; originally read on audio tape in For Crime Out Loud, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Durkin Hayes Publishing Ltd. 1995.
- 182 · Remembrance [Henrie O (Henrietta O’Dwyer Collins)] · Carolyn G. Hart · ss For Crime Out Loud, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Niagara Falls, NY: Durkin Hayes Publishing Ltd., 1995
- 198 · Tea for Two · M. D. Lake · ss Funny Bones, ed. Joan Hess, Signet, 1997
- 206 · On the Psychiatrist’s Couch · Reginald Hill · ss Whydunit, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 1997
- 219 · The Easter Cat · Bill Crider · ss Cat Crimes for the Holidays, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Ed Gorman & Larry Segriff, Fine, 1997
- 232 · Call Me Walt · Jerry Sykes · ss Cemetery Dance Fll ’97
- 341 · Cold Turkey · Carole Nelson Douglas · ss Wild Women, ed. Melissa Mia Hall, Carroll & Graf, 1997
- 248 · Death Cup · Joyce Carol Oates · nv EQMM Aug ’97
- 271 · Love Me for My Yellow Hair Alone · Carolyn Wheat · ss Marilyn: Shades of Blonde, ed. Carole Nelson Douglas, Forge, 1997
- 287 · The Clock That Counts the Dead · Edward Bryant · ss
- 298 · Take It Away · Donald E. Westlake · ss MHCMM Sum/Fll ’97
- 306 · The Man Who Beat the System · Stuart M. Kaminsky · nv Funny Bones, ed. Joan Hess, Signet, 1997
- 323 · Keller on the Spot [John Keller] · Lawrence Block · ss Playboy Nov ’97
- 340 · The House on the Edge [Herbie Sawyer] · D. A. McGuire · nv AHMM Jan ’97
- 381 · Crimson Shadow [Socrates Fortlow] · Walter Mosley · ss Whitney Museum
- 391 · Bibliography: A 1997 Yearbook · Edward D. Hoch · bi
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Best American Mystery Stories 1998 ed. Sue Grafton (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-83585-2, Sep ’98, $13.00, 345pp, tp) Best of the year anthology of 20 mystery stories from 1997. Series editor Otto Penzler.
- ix · Foreword · Otto Penzler · fw
- xii · Introduction · Sue Grafton · in
- 1 · Child Support · David Ballard · ss New Mystery v5 #2 ’97
- 17 · Swear Not by the Moon · Scott Bartels · nv Tamaqua Fll ’97
- 39 · Keller on the Spot [John Keller] · Lawrence Block · ss Playboy Nov ’97
- 58 · The Man Next Door · Mary Higgins Clark · nv The Plot Thickens, ed. Mary Higgens Clark, Pocket, 1997
- 84 · This Is a Voice from Your Past · Merrill Joan Gerber · ss Chattahoochee Review Sum ’97
- 96 · The Old Spies Club [Jeffrey Rand] · Edward D. Hoch · ss EQMM May ’97
- 113 · Beyond Dog · Pat Jordan · nv Playboy Aug ’97
- 134 · Find Miriam · Stuart M. Kaminsky · na New Mystery v5 #1 ’97
- 152 · Secrets · Janice Law · ss AHMM Jul/Aug ’97
- 163 · The Adventure of the Giant Rat of Sumatra by John H. Watson, M.D. · John T. Lescroart · ss MHCMM Sum/Fll ’97
- 179 · Night Crawlers · John Lutz · ss EQMM Apr ’97; originally read on audio tape in For Crime Out Loud, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Durkin Hayes Publishing Ltd. 1995.
- 200 · Prayer for Judgment [Deborah Knott] · Margaret Maron · ss Shoveling Smoke, Crippen & Landru, 1997
- 214 · Con Doctor · Jay McInerney · ss Playboy Jan ’97
- 224 · Black Dog [Socrates Fortlow] · Walter Mosley · ss Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, New York: Norton, 1997
- 238 · Faithless · Joyce Carol Oates · nv The Kenyon Review Win ’97
- 262 · The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage · Peter Robinson · ss Malice Domestic 6, Anne Perry, Pocket, 1997
- 277 · Twelve Days Out of Traction · Dave Shaw · ss The South Dakota Review Win ’96
- 284 · The Power of Suggestion · Helen Tucker · ss EQMM May ’97
- 299 · Take It Away · Donald E. Westlake · ss MHCMM Sum/Fll ’97
- 309 · The Rest of Her Life · Steve Yarbrough · nv The Missouri Review Dec ’97
- 333 · Contributors’ Notes · Misc. · bg
- 344 · Other Distinguished Mystery Stories of 1997 · Misc. · bi
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Cat Crimes I, II, III ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman (MJF Books 1-56731-278-0, 1998, $9.98, 260+272+257pp, hc) Omnibus edition of Cat Crimes (Fine 1991), Cat Crimes II (Fine 1992), and Cat Crimes III (Fine 1992).
- · Cat Crimes · oa Donald I. Fine, 1991
- vii · Author Notes · Misc. · bg
- 1 · Introduction · Ed Gorman · in
- 5 · Ginger’s Waterloo · Peter Lovesey · ss Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 20 · Bedeviled [Nameless private eye] · Bill Pronzini · nv Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 41 · A Weekend at Lookout Lodge · Joan Hess · ss Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 56 · Tea and ’Biscuit [Jerry Brogan] · Jon L. Breen · ss Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 65 · Horatio Ruminates · Dorothy B. Hughes · ss Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 80 · Scat · Barbara Paul · nv Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 112 · Blindsided · William J. Reynolds · nv Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 135 · The Last Temptation of Tony the C. · Christopher Fahy · ss Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 145 · Buster · Bill Crider · ss Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 162 · Catnap · David H. Everson · ss Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 177 · Last Kiss · Douglas Borton · ss Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 191 · Little Cat Feet · Les Roberts · ss Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 209 · Finicky · John Lutz · ss Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 214 · The Duel · J. A. Jance · ss Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 223 · Archimedes and the Doughnuts · Gene DeWeese & Barbara Paul · ss Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 233 · The Lower Wacker Hilton [Susannah Maria “Suze” Figueroa] · Barbara D’Amato · ss Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 249 · A Proper Burial · Barbara Collins · ss Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- · Cat Crimes II · oa Donald I. Fine, 1992
- vii · Introduction · Ed Gorman · in
- ix · Author Notes · Misc. · bg
- 1 · Remote · John F. Suter · ss Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 14 · Saratoga Cat · Edward D. Hoch · ss Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 29 · Tom · Bill Pronzini · ss Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 37 · The Maltese Double Cross · Carole Nelson Douglas · ss Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 57 · All Places Are Alike · June Haydon · ss Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 61 · Hunger · Christopher Fahy · ss Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 73 · Ailurophobia · B. W. Battin · ss Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 91 · The Maggody Files: Hillbilly Cat · Joan Hess · nv Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 114 · Every Wednesday (A Novel Idea for a Short Story) · Nancy Pickard · ss Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 129 · The Scent of Spiced Oranges · Les Roberts · ss Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 145 · The Beast Within [as by Margaret E. Brown] · Margaret B. Maron · ss AHMM Jul ’72
- 164 · Kitty Litter · Richard Laymon · ss Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 176 · A Long Time Sitting · Charlotte MacLeod · ss Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 190 · Cat Lady · Carolyn Wheat · ss Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 196 · The New Black Cat · Bill Crider · ss Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 211 · To Kill a Cat · Barbara Collins · ss Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 229 · Nine Lives to Live · Sharyn McCrumb · ss Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 247 · Five Starving Cats and a Dead Dog · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 256 · The Winfield Trade [John Francis Cuddy] · Jeremiah Healy · ss Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- · Cat Crimes III · oa Donald I. Fine, 1992
- vii · Introduction · Ed Gorman · in
- ix · Author Notes · Misc. · bg
- 1 · Cat Got Your Tongue · Barbara & Max Allan Collins · ss Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 21 · A Few Strokes for Mitzi · Herbert Resnicow · ss Nassau Review, 1991
- 32 · Next Year, Kankakee · Mark Richard Zubro · ss Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 48 · Where’s Mittens? · Matthew J. Costello · ss Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 61 · No Hard Feelings · Larry Segriff · ss Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 66 · Cat Burglar · Bill Crider · ss Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 76 · Fat Cat · Nancy Pickard · ss Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 96 · Kitty · John Lutz · ss Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 106 · The Wall · Lisa Angowski Rogak · ss Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 120 · Constant Companion · Peter Crowther · ss Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 132 · Dumb Animals · DeLoris Stanton Forbes · ss Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 142 · Life of Riley · Wendi Lee · ss Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 156 · Catnapper · Joe L. Hensley · ss Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 172 · Killed in Midstream [Matt Cobb] · William L. DeAndrea · nv Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 200 · Leaving Cornucopia · D. C. Brod · ss Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 218 · Cat House · Melissa Mia Hall · ss Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 228 · Neutral About Cats [Jenny Gordon; C. J. Gunn] · Jan Grape · ss Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 248 · Buster · Arthur Winfield Knight · ss Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
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A Treasury of Cat Mysteries ed. Martin H. Greenberg (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0541-8, Apr ’98, $13.95, 354pp, an)
- ix · Introduction · Martin H. Greenberg · in
- 1 · SuSu and the 8:30 Ghost · Lilian Jackson Braun · ss EQMM Apr ’64
- 13 · Ginger’s Waterloo · Peter Lovesey · ss Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 28 · Nine Lives to Live · Sharyn McCrumb · ss Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 46 · Bedeviled [Nameless private eye] · Bill Pronzini · nv Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 67 · The Maggody Files: Hillbilly Cat · Joan Hess · nv Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 89 · Enduring as Dust · Bruce Holland Rogers · ss Danger in D.C., ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1993
- 109 · Buster · Bill Crider · ss Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 126 · Where the Cat Came In · Mat Coward · ss *
- 135 · Photo Opportunity · Larry Segriff · ss Danger in D.C., ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1993
- 146 · Bubastis · Michael Stotter · ss *
- 158 · Too Many Tomcats · B. J. Mull · ss *
- 173 · A Capital Cat Crime · Richard Chizmar · ss Danger in D.C., ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1993
- 183 · Tea and ’Biscuit [Jerry Brogan] · Jon L. Breen · ss Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 192 · The Beast Within [as by Margaret E. Brown] · Margaret Maron · ss AHMM Jul ’72
- 210 · Reunification · Peter Crowther · ss *
- 223 · Cat Got Your Tongue · Barbara & Max Allan Collins · ss Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 242 · Sax and the Single Cat · Carole Nelson Douglas · ss Danger in D.C., ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1993
- 263 · Fat Cat · Nancy Pickard · ss Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 282 · The Christmas Kitten [Cody McCain; Judge Eleanor Whitney] · Ed Gorman · nv EQMM Jan ’97
- 310 · Long Live the Queen · Ruth Rendell · ss EQMM Jul ’91
- 327 · Animals · Clark Howard · nv EQMM Jun ’85
- 349 · Notes on the Authors · Misc. · bg
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The Mammoth Book of Armchair Detectives & Screen Crimes ed. Peter Haining (Robinson 1-85487-539-6, Sep ’98, £6.99, xiv+464pp, tp) Revised omnibus of Crime Movies: Classic Murder & Detective Films and Crime Movies 2: Famous Television Crime Series (Severn House, 1996 & 1997) removing a Dick Francis excerpt and adding 2 stories.
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The Mammoth Book of Movie Detectives & Screen Crimes ed. Peter Haining (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0584-1, 1998, $10.95, 464pp, tp) Omnibus edition of Crime Movies (Severn House 1996) and Crime Movies II (Severn House 1997). First American edition (Robinson 1998 as The Mammoth Book of Armchair Detectives & Screen Crimes).
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Women of Mystery III ed. Kathleen Halligan (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0570-1, Dec ’98, $25.00, 336pp, hc) Anthology of 19 stories from AHMM & EQMM.
- ix · Introduction · Kathleen Halligan · in
- 1 · The Last Open File [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss The McCone Files, Crippen & Landru, 1995
- 25 · Caribbean Clues [Selena Mead] · Patricia McGerr · ss EQMM Jan ’84
- 35 · Justina · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · ss EQMM Nov ’89
- 51 · The Bottle Dungeon [Jemima Shore] · Antonia Fraser · nv Midwinter Mysteries 2, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Little, Brown, 1992
- 68 · Death in Small Doses · B. K. Stevens · nv AHMM Dec ’94
- 99 · Skin Deep [V.I. Warshawski] · Sara Paretsky · ss The New Black Mask No.8, ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, HBJ, 1987
- 113 · Solitary Journey · Shizuko Natsuki; trans. by Gavin Frew · ss New Mystery Win ’94
- 127 · Unacceptable Levels · Ruth Rendell · vi EQMM Mar ’95
- 130 · A Fine Set of Teeth [Irene Kelly] · Jan Burke · nv Mission Viejo, CA: A.S.A.P., 1997; revised.
- 159 · The Roots of Death [as by Margaret E. Brown] · Margaret Maron · ss AHMM Aug ’69
- 169 · The Maggody Files: Spiced Rhubarb · Joan Hess · ss AHMM Jun ’91
- 182 · The Last, Best Chance · Suzanne Jones · ss EQMM Apr ’96
- 200 · Accommodation Vacant · Celia Fremlin · ss Winter’s Crimes 7, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan, 1975
- 218 · Sic Transit Gloria · Barbara Paul · nv EQMM Aug ’97
- 249 · Fair and Square · Margaret Yorke · ss EQMM Aug ’82
- 265 · Once Upon a Time [Kate Fansler] · Amanda Cross · ss EQMM Aug ’87
- 284 · Secondhand Rose · Joyce Christmas · ss EQMM Aug ’93
- 296 · Scars · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv AHMM mid-Dec ’95
- 326 · The Man Kali Visited · Janice Law · ss AHMM Aug ’95
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Blue Lightning ed. John Harvey (Slow Dancer Press 1-871033-43-8, 1998, £7.99, 399pp, tp) Original anthology of 18 stories with musical themes, many by crime writers.
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