Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007
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A Classic Christmas Crime ed. Tim Heald (Berkley 0-425-16588-4, Nov ’98, $21.00, 189pp, hc) Original anthology of 13 stories. First American edition (Pavilion 1995).
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Murder on Deck! Shipboard & Shoreline Mystery Stories ed. Rosemary Herbert (Oxford University Press 0-19-508603-1, May ’98, $25.00, xi+330pp, hc)
- ix · Preface · Rosemary Herbert · pr
- 3 · The “Gloria Scott” [Sherlock Holmes] · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Apr, 1893
- 19 · The Sjip’s Run · M. McDonnell Bodkin · ss
- 34 · The Mackenzie Case · Viola Brothers Shore · nv Mystery League Jan ’34
- 51 · Problem at Sea [“Poirot and the Crime in Cabin 66”; Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Strand Dec ’35
- 64 · Sail · Lester Dent · nv Black Mask Oct ’36
- 92 · Hand Upon the Waters [Gavin Stevens] · William Faulkner · ss The Saturday Evening Post Nov 4 ’39
- 104 · The Boat Race Murder · David Winser · ss
- 114 · The Adventure of the Murdered Ship [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · pl EQMM Jul ’43
- 127 · Two Bodies on a Barge [Insp. Jules Maigret] · Georges Simenon · ss
- 138 · Invisible Hands [“King Arthur’s Chair”, as by Carter Dickson; Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · ss Lilliput Aug ’57
- 153 · The Sailing Club · David Ely · ss Cosmopolitan Oct ’62
- 163 · Honeymoon Cruise · Richard Deming · nv AHMM Oct ’66
- 179 · The Last Voyage of the Ghost Ship · Gabriel García Márquez; trans. by Gregory Rabassa · ss The Leaf Storm and Other Stories, London: Cape, 1972
- 184 · Invitation from the Sea · Saho Sasazawa · ss
- 199 · Where Is Thy Sting? · Peter Lovesey · ss Winter’s Crimes 20, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1988
- 210 · The Theft of the Bingo Card [Nick Velvet] · Edward D. Hoch · ss EQMM Nov ’90
- 225 · Rumpole at Sea [Horace Rumpole] · John Mortimer · nv Rumpole à la Carte, Viking, 1990
- 257 · Oh, Who Hath Done This Deed? · Susan Moody · ss 1st Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus, 1992
- 267 · The Man Who Rowed for the Shore · Catherine Aird · ss The Man Who..., ed. H. R. F. Keating, Macmillan, 1992
- 275 · Messing About in Boats [Insp. Saito] · Janwillem van de Wetering · ss Inspector Saito’s Small Satori, Putnam, 1985
- 292 · With a Little Help from My Friends [Harry Devlin] · Martin Edwards · ss *
- 309 · Ferry Noir · Chris Rippen; trans. by Emmy Muller · ss *
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Twelve American Crime Stories ed. Rosemary Herbert (Oxford University Press 0-19-288047-0, Apr ’98, £4.99/$9.95, xiv+220pp, tp, cover by Rowie Christopher) Anthology of stories by authors including Poe, Chandler, Woolrich and Leigh Brackett.
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Cutting Edge ed. Janet Hutchings (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0526-4, Jun ’98, $12.95, 388pp, tp) Anthology of 24 stories from Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.
- ix · Introduction · Janet Hutchings · in
- 1 · Looking for David [Matt Scudder] · Lawrence Block · ss Whydunit, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 1997
- 15 · Death Cup · Joyce Carol Oates · nv EQMM Aug ’97
- 41 · Disposing of Mrs. Cronk · Peter Lovesey · ss Perfectly Criminal, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 1996
- 49 · Solo [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss For Crime Out Loud, Vol. 2, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Niagara Falls, NY: Durkin Hayes Publishing Ltd., 1996
- 62 · Herbert in Motion · Ian Rankin · ss Perfectly Criminal, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 1996
- 77 · Cedar Savage [Dr. Dave Westbrook] · Doug Allyn · nv EQMM Mar ’98
- 101 · Guilt Trip · Val McDermid · ss No Alibi, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Ringpull Press, 1995
- 109 · Dead as a Dodo [Insp. Morse] · Colin Dexter · ss Million #1 ’91
- 118 · Out There in the Darkness · Ed Gorman · nv Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 1995
- 149 · Yuletide Justice · William Bernhardt · nv EQMM Jan ’97
- 170 · Rumpole and the Nanny Society [Horace Rumpole] · John Mortimer · ss EQMM Jun ’97
- 176 · Speak No Evil · Nancy Pickard · ss For Crime Out Loud, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Niagara Falls, NY: Durkin Hayes Publishing Ltd., 1995
- 192 · Hole in Two · Ralph McInerny · ss EQMM Aug ’97
- 204 · Perp Walk [Underground] · Andrew Vachss · vi EQMM Dec ’96
- 207 · Star of the Silver Screen · Janice Law · ss EQMM Dec ’96
- 217 · Unmarked Graves · George C. Chesbro · ss EQMM Sep/Oct ’97
- 236 · Clothes · Ruth Rendell · ss; EQMM Feb ’96
- 246 · In This House of Stone · Jeremiah Healy · nv EQMM Sep/Oct ’97
- 269 · 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
- 286 · The Cancellation · Reginald Hill · ss No Alibi, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Ringpull Press, 1995
- 303 · Christ’s Tears [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] · Kate Wilhelm · na EQMM Apr ’96
- 354 · Night Train to Babylon · Ray Bradbury · ss Driving Blind, Avon, 1997
- 361 · Bird of Paradise [Charlie Resnick] · John Harvey · ss EQMM May ’97
- 380 · Luminarias Make It Christmas-y · Janet LaPierre · ss EQMM Feb ’96
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Simply the Best Mysteries ed. Janet Hutchings (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0483-7, Jan ’98 [Nov ’97], $12.95, 352pp, tp) Anthology of 22 stories, Edgar Award winners and front-runners.
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Past Poisons: An Ellis Peters Memorial Anthology of Historical Crime ed. Maxim Jakubowski (Headline 0-7472-7501-7, Nov ’98, £9.99, viii+373pp, tp, cover by Clifford Harper) Anthology of 20 original stories dedicated to the creator of Brother Cadfael.
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The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes ed. Marvin Kaye (St. Martin’s 0-312-18071-3, Feb ’98, $23.95, 356pp, hc) [Sherlock Holmes]
- 1 · Introduction: The Startling Discovery of Dr. Watson’s Confidential Papers · Marvin Kaye · in *
- · Delicate Business
- 7 · The Darlington Substitution Scandal · Henry Slesar · ss *
- 21 · The Adventure of the Old Russian Woman · H. Paul Jeffers · ss *
- 35 · The Adventure of the Noble Husband · Peter Cannon · ss *
- 53 · The Case of the Woman in the Cellar · Pat Mullen · nv *
- · Desperate Business
- 77 · The Adventure of the Boulevard Assassin · Kathleen Brady · ss *
- 95 · The Case of the Ancient British Barrow · Terry McGarry · ss *
- 115 · The Adventure of the Dying Ship · Edward D. Hoch · ss *
- 131 · The Revenge of the Fenian Brotherhood · Carole Buggé · nv *
- · My Blushes, Watson!
- 159 · The Affair of the Counterfeit Countess · Craig Shaw Gardner · ss *
- 177 · The Woman · Aline Myette-Volsky · ss *
- 197 · The Little Problem of the Grosvenor Square Furniture Van (ascribed to Arthur Stanley Jefferson) · Patrick LoBrutto · ss *
- · À la Recherche du Temps Perdu
- 211 · A Ballad of the White Plague · P. C. Hodgell · nv *
- 235 · The Adventure of Vanderbilt and the Yeggman · Roberta Rogow · nv *
- 257 · The Secret Marriage of Sherlock Holmes · Shariann Lewitt · nv *
- 287 · The Case of Vittoria the Circus Belle · Jay Sheckley · na *
- 351 · Contributors Notes · Misc. · bg
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The Best of the Best ed. Elaine Koster & Joseph Pittman (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19390-3, Jan ’98, $22.95, 335pp, hc) Original anthology of 18 stories by big name authors, including many mystery writers. A commemorative anthology for Signet’s 50th anniversary. Paperback edition as Crimes and Misdemeanors (Signet 1998).
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Crimes and Misdemeanors ed. Elaine Koster & Joseph Pittman (Signet 0-451-19567-1, Dec ’98, $6.99, 395pp, pb) Original anthology, first published in hardcover as The Best of the Best (Penguin/Signet 1998).
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Canine Crimes ed. Jeffrey Marks (Ballantine 0-345-42411-5, Nov ’98, $5.99, 246pp, pb) Original anthology of 15 crime stories featuring dogs.
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Lethal Ladies II ed. Christine Matthews & Robert J. Randisi (Berkley 0-425-16268-0, Apr ’98, $6.99, 324pp, pb) Original anthology of 15 detective stories (three reprints) by women writers.
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Malice Domestic 7 Sharyn McCrumb (Avon 0-380-79406-3, Sep ’98, $5.99, 242pp, pb) Original anthology of 13 “cosy” mystery stories presented by Sharyn McCrumb.
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Crime Through Time II ed. Miriam Grace Monfredo & Sharan Newman (Berkley 0-425-16410-1, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $6.99, 352pp, pb)
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Blowout in Little Man Flats and Other Spine-Tingling Stories of Murder in the West ed. Billie Sue Mosiman & Martin H. Greenberg (Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press 1-55853-573-X, May ’98, $9.95, 213pp, tp)
- ix · Introduction · Billie Sue Mosiman · in
- 1 · When Your Breath Freezes · Kathleen Dougherty · ss EQMM Sep ’95
- 16 · Bingo · John Lutz · ss The Mysterious West, ed. Tony Hillerman, HarperCollins, 1994
- 27 · We Killed Them in the Ratings · J. Michael Straczynski · nv *
- 49 · Cara’s Turn · Marlys Millhiser · ss Malice Domestic 3, Nancy Pickard, Pocket, 1994
- 60 · Scrimshaw · Brian Garfield · ss EQMM Dec 17 ’79
- 71 · Bull and Bear · R. L. Stevens · ss A Treasury of American Mystery Stories, ed. Frank D. McSherry, Jr., Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg, Avenel, 1989
- 75 · Wild Things · Clark Howard · ss EQMM Dec ’83
- 93 · Craps · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Boulevard, 1991
- 108 · Blowout in Little Man Flats · Stuart M. Kaminsky · ss The Mysterious West, ed. Tony Hillerman, HarperCollins, 1994
- 121 · Coyote and Quarter-Moon · Bill Pronzini & Jeffrey M. Wallmann · nv Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct ’81
- 142 · The Conqueror · Richard Matheson · ss Bluebook May ’54
- 158 · Just Like Mom Used to Make · Gary A. Braunbeck · nv Murder Most Delicious, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet, 1995
- 178 · Oil and Water · J. A. Jance · ss Partners in Crime, ed. Elaine Raco Chase, Signet, 1994
- 192 · Keller on Horseback [John Keller] · Lawrence Block · nv Murder Is My Business, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allen Collins, Dutton, 1994
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