Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007
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Sleuths of the Century ed. Jon L. Breen & Ed Gorman (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0709-7, Apr 2000, $26.00, 579pp, hc) Anthology of 25 detective stories.
- 1 · Introduction · Jon L. Breen · in
- 4 · The Phantom Motor [“The Phantom Motor Car”; Prof. Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen (The Thinking Machine)] · Jacques Futrelle · ss Cassell’s, 1908
- 18 · The Secret Garden [Father Brown] · G. K. Chesterton · nv The Story-Teller Oct ’10
- 36 · Problem at Sea [“Poirot and the Crime in Cabin 66”; Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Strand Dec ’35
- 50 · The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach [Lord Peter Wimsey] · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss Lord Peter Views the Body, London: Gollancz, 1928
- 69 · The Adventure of the Glass-Domed Clock [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss Mystery League Oct ’33
- 87 · Madame Maigret’s Admirer [“The Stronger Vessel”; Insp. Jules Maigret] · Georges Simenon · nv, 1944
- 116 · The Wrong Problem [Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · ss The (London) Evening Standard Aug 14 ’36
- 129 · The Next Witness [“The Last Witness”; Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · na The American Magazine May ’55
- 178 · The Case of the Irate Witness [Perry Mason] · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss Colliers Jan 17 ’53
- 193 · The King in Yellow · Raymond Chandler · na Dime Detective Magazine Mar ’38
- 238 · The Pink Caterpillar [Fergus O’Breen] · Anthony Boucher · ss Adventure Feb ’45
- 248 · The Suicide [“The Beat-Up Sister”, as by John Ross Macdonald; Lew Archer] · Ross Macdonald · nv Manhunt Oct ’53
- 282 · The Empty Hours [87th Precinct] · Ed McBain · na Ed McBain’s Mystery Book #1 ’60
- 336 · The Heroine · Patricia Highsmith · ss Harper’s Bazaar, 1945
- 350 · The Death of a Bum [Abe Levine] · Donald E. Westlake · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun ’65
- 373 · Breathe No More · John D. MacDonald · ss Detective Tales May ’50
- 394 · When the Wedding Was Over [Chief Insp. Wexford] · Ruth Rendell · nv, 1976
- 417 · Like a Lamb to the Slaughter [“A Candle for the Bag Lady”; Matt Scudder] · Lawrence Block · nv AHMM Nov ’77
- 444 · The Witch, Yazzie, and the Nine of Clubs · Tony Hillerman · ss Crime Wave, ed. Swedish Academy of Detection, Collins, 1981
- 457 · Cat’s-Paw [Nameless private eye] · Bill Pronzini · nv Waves Press, 1983
- 476 · Somewhere in the City [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss The Armchair Detective Spr ’90
- 492 · Old Rattler [Sheriff Spencer Arrowood] · Sharyn McCrumb · ss Partners in Crime, ed. Elaine Raco Chase, Signet, 1994
- 506 · Dalziel’s Ghost [Supt. Andrew Dalziel] · Reginald Hill · nv Pascoe’s Ghost and Other Brief Chronicles of Crime, Collins, 1979
- 530 · The Watts Lions [Easy Rawlins] · Walter Mosley · ss New Mystery, ed. Jerone Charyn, Dutton, 1993
- 543 · Grace Notes [V.I. Warshawski] · Sara Paretsky · na Windy City Blues, Delacorte, 1995
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A Deadly Dozen ed. Susan B. Casmier, Aljean Harmetz & Cynthia Lawrence (Los Angeles, CA: Uglytown 0-9663473-2-3, Aug 2000, $13.00, 219pp, tp) Original anthology by members of Sisters in Crime/Los Angeles.
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The Night Awakens ed. Mary Higgins Clark (Pocket 0-671-51918-2, Feb 2000, $6.99, 307pp, pb) Original anthology of 10 stories by members of the Mystery Writers of America.
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Menace in the Mulga ed. Peter Corris (Holland Park, Queensland: Crime Writers Queensland 0958541329, 2000, 230pp, pb)
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The Oxford Book of Detective Stories ed. Patricia Craig (Oxford University Press 0-19-288067-5, 2000, £12.99/$18.95, 587pp, tp) Anthology of 37 stories, three new.
- ix · Introduction · Patricia Craig · in
- 3 · Missing! · Émile Gaboriau · ss
- 20 · The Gerrard Street Mystery · John Charles Dent · nv The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales, Toronto: Rose, 1886
- 43 · The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Jan, 1892
- 62 · A Mystery of the Sand-Hills [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv
- 80 · The Bridge That Broke [Arsene Lupin] · Maurice Leblanc · nv
- 99 · A Sensible Course of Action · Palle Rosenkrantz; trans. by Michael Neyer · ss, 1909
- 110 · Murder Makes It Worse [O’Malley] · William MacHarg · ss Colliers Sep 23 ’39
- 118 · The Stolen Rubens [“The Problem of the Stolen Rubens”; Prof. Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen (The Thinking Machine)] · Jacques Futrelle · ss The Sunday Magazine Feb 17 ’07
- 128 · The Marshall Murder [John Duff] · Harvey J. O’Higgins · nv Detective Duff Unravels It, New York: Liveright, 1929
- 147 · No Crime in the Mountains · Raymond Chandler · na Detective Story Magazine Sep ’41
- 199 · The Case of the Irate Witness [Perry Mason] · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss Colliers Jan 17 ’53
- 215 · The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch Sep 26 ’23
- 228 · Death & Company [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss Black Mask Nov ’30
- 235 · The Macbeth Murder Mystery · James Thurber · ss New Yorker Oct 2 ’37
- 239 · Death and the Compass · Jorge Luís Borges; trans. by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss
- 250 · from Maigret’s Memoirs [Insp. Jules Maigret] · Georges Simenon; trans. by Jean Stewart · ex London: Hamish Hamilton, 1963
- 263 · “My Queer Dean!” [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week Mar 8 ’53
- 269 · The Cooperative Defendant · Seicho Matsumoto · nv
- 294 · The Murder on the Lotus Pond [Judge Dee] · Robert van Gulik · ss Judge Dee at Work, Scribner’s, 1967
- 312 · The Ravine · Paolo Levi; trans. by Denis Godliman · ss *; from Buon Sangue Italiano, 1977.
- 328 · Bloody Windsor [Major Mearns; Sergeant Denny] · Gwendoline Butler · ss Chronicles of Crime: The Second Ellis Peters Memorial Anthology of Historical Crime, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Headline, 1999
- 346 · The Classic Semerák Case · Josef Skvorecký; trans. by Káca Polácková · ss EQMM Oct ’67
- 362 · Arrie and Jasper [Kate Fansler] · Amanda Cross · ss EQMM Dec ’87
- 378 · The Deadly Egg [Adjutent Grijpstra; Sgt. de Gier] · Janwillem van de Wetering · ss EQMM Mar ’79
- 394 · Pit Bull · Ted Wood · ss Cold Blood, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic, 1987
- 409 · Santa-San Solves It · James Melville · ss Crime at Christmas, ed. Jack Adrian, Equation, 1988
- 418 · Find Miriam · Stuart M. Kaminsky · na New Mystery v5 #1 ’97
- 435 · Divine Punishment · Shizuko Natsuki; trans. by Gavin Frew · ss EQMM Mar ’91
- 453 · An Acquaintance with Mr. Collins · Sarah Caudwell · ss A Suit of Diamonds, ed. Anon., Collins, 1990
- 465 · A Little Missionary Work [Kinsey Millhone] · Sue Grafton · ss Deadly Allies, ed. Robert J. Randisi & Marilyn Wallace, Doubleday Perfect Crime, 1992
- 483 · Body Count · Vincent Banville · ss *
- 492 · Father Brown in Muncie, Indiana · Ruth Dudley Edwards · vi *
- 495 · Dealer’s Choice [Philip Marlowe] · Sara Paretsky · ss Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe, ed. Byron Preiss, Knopf, 1988
- 510 · Brown Eyes and Green Hair · Pentti Kirstilä; trans. by Michael Garner · ss *; from the Suomen Kuvalehti (Finland’s Picture Magazine), 1989.
- 529 · My Brother Jack · Garry Disher · ss Crosstown Traffic, ed. Stuart Coupe, Julie Ogden & Robert Hood, Five Islands Press, 1993
- 543 · Summer Rain [Insp. Alan Banks] · Peter Robinson · ss EQMM Dec ’94
- 560 · The Dean Curse [Insp. John Rebus] · Ian Rankin · ss A Good Hanging and Other Stories, Century, 1992
- 581 · Biographical Notes · Misc. · bg
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Crafty Cat Crimes: 100 Tiny Cat Tale Mysteries ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-1582-3, Nov 2000, $7.98, 613pp, hc) Original anthology of 100 stories, 17 reprints.
- xiii · Introduction · Stefan Dziemianowicz · in
- 1 · The Adventure of the Hanoverian Vampires · Darrell Schweitzer · ss *
- 5 · A.k.a. Pookums · Martha Bayless · ss *
- 11 · Ali’s Cat · Diane Arrelle · ss *
- 18 · All for One and One for All · Steve Lockley · ss *
- 24 · All in a Golden Afternoon · Marilyn Mattie Brahen · ss *
- 27 · Allergic Reaction · Larry Segriff · vi, 1993
- 30 · Archimedes and the Doughnuts · Gene DeWeese & Barbara Paul · ss Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 37 · Assault of the Yow-Ling Jewels · Viki S. Rollins · ss *
- 43 · Aunt Edna’s Cats · Del Stone, Jr. · ss *
- 48 · The Bed and Breakfast Burglar · Jill Giencke · ss *
- 54 · Beware of Cat · Kurtis Roth · ss *
- 59 · The Biggest Crime · John Beyer & Kathryn Burdette · ss *
- 65 · The Boys · Kathryn Ptacek · ss *
- 71 · A Breath of Subtle Air · Tracy Knight · ss *
- 78 · Burning Bright · Carole McIntyre · ss *
- 82 · The Canary and the Cat · Brian Plante · vi *
- 85 · The Case of the Incompetent Police Dog · Sue Ann Bowling · vi *
- 87 · The Case of the Unlikely Cat Tale [Lady Sara Varnley] · Lloyd Biggle, Jr. · ss *
- 93 · Cat Among the Pigeons · Connie Wilkins · ss *
- 97 · Cat and Mouse · K. D. Wentworth · ss *
- 103 · The Cat and the Petticoat · Rebecca Lickiss · ss *
- 108 · Cat Bay on Cat Cay · Bill Pronzini · ss Cat Crimes Takes a Vacation, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1995
- 115 · Cat Burglar · Jill Morgan · ss *
- 122 · Cat Burglar · Kathryn Ptacek · ss *
- 129 · The Cat Who Knew Too Much · Dorothy Cannell · ss Cat Crimes Takes a Vacation, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1995
- 136 · A Cat with a Gat · Tina L. Jens · ss *
- 146 · Cat’s-Eye Witness · Max Allan Collins · ss *
- 155 · The Cat’s Jewels · T. M. Bradshaw · ss *
- 161 · The Catawampus Caper · Will Murray · ss *
- 169 · Catnip · Ron Goulart · ss *
- 175 · Catnip · Jane Yolen & Heidi E. Y. Stemple · ss *
- 182 · The Chocolate Cat · Kristin Schwengel · ss *
- 186 · The Church Cat · Martha Johnson · ss *
- 193 · Close, But No Cigar · Barbara Paul · ss Danger in D.C., ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1993
- 202 · Club Macavity · David Bischoff · ss *
- 209 · Copycat Killer · Beverly T. Haaf · ss *
- 213 · Cricket Longwhiskers · Caroline Rhodes · ss *
- 220 · Curse of the Cat People · Ron Goulart · ss *
- 229 · The Day Frank Hollings Died · Jo-Ann Lamon Reccoppa · ss *
- 234 · Deputy Cat · Jerri M. Oakes · ss *
- 240 · A Drop o’ the Pure · Paul Duncan · ss *
- 247 · The Duel · J. A. Jance · ss Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 253 · Eight [Rick Winslow] · Kurtis Roth · ss *
- 260 · Evinrude · David Owens · ss *
- 264 · Eyes Wide Open · M. Christian · ss *
- 269 · Five Starving Cats and a Dead Dog · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss Cat Crimes II, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 275 · The Fix · Michael Grisi · ss *
- 283 · Freedom of the Press [Cat Marsala] · Barbara D’Amato · ss Danger in D.C., ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1993
- 288 · Fur Bearing · Brett Hudgins · ss Cat Crimes Through Time, ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff, Carroll & Graf, 1999
- 295 · A Game of Cats and Queens · Pat MacEwen · ss *
- 303 · Guardian of Souls · Janet Pack · ss *
- 308 · Habit · Carole McIntyre · ss *
- 314 · The Happy Homewrecker · Leslie What · ss *
- 320 · A Harmless, Necessary Cat · Nancy Jane Moore · ss *
- 326 · Heidi’s Bird Wings · Jennifer Evans · ss *
- 332 · Here Today, Dead to Maui · Catherine Dain · ss Cat Crimes Takes a Vacation, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1995
- 340 · How Things Get Done in the French Quarter · John Sullivan · ss *
- 344 · I Suppose This Makes Me Sancho · Gary A. Braunbeck · ss Cat Crimes for the Holidays, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Ed Gorman & Larry Segriff, Fine, 1997
- 352 · The Jazzcat of Division Street · Wayne Allen Sallee · ss *
- 357 · Jeepers · Adele Polomski · ss *
- 364 · Joey · Hugh B. Cave · ss *
- 371 · Just a Little Catnip · Kimberly R. Brown · ss *
- 377 · Kit for Cat · Julie Kistler · ss *
- 384 · Lady Windermere’s Flan · Elizabeth Foxwell · ss *
- 391 · Land Rush · Jody Lynn Nye · ss *
- 398 · Letters to the Editor · Shirley Rousseau Murphy · ss *
- 404 · Lin Jee · Mary A. Turzillo · ss *
- 410 · Living the Lie · Marc Bilgrey · ss Cat Crimes Through Time, ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff, Carroll & Graf, 1999
- 415 · The Magician’s Palace · Edward D. Hoch · ss Feline and Famous, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fell, 1994
- 423 · Man’s Best Friend · Nancy Jane Moore · ss *
- 429 · Miss Daisy and the Rosary Pea · Sidney Williams · ss *
- 436 · Mrs. Milligan’s Cat · Gary Lovisi · ss *
- 443 · My Career as a Cat Burglar · Ron Goulart · ss *
- 450 · Nothing Newsworthy · Jean Rabe · ss *
- 457 · One Tiny Slip · Judith L. Post · ss *
- 462 · Paw-trait of a Murderer · John Helfers · ss *
- 470 · Powder Puff · Gail Torgerson · ss *
- 475 · Pretty Kitty · Joyce Holland · vi *
- 476 · The Queen’s Jewels · Jayge Carr · ss *
- 483 · Rachel and the Bookstore Cat [Rachel Hennings] · Jon L. Breen · ss Danger in D.C., ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1993
- 492 · Rags the Mighty · Will Murray · ss *
- 500 · Rasputin’s Hoard · Joe Murphy · ss *
- 506 · Rat · Trey R. Barker · ss *
- 514 · Revealing Russian Blue, or The Flaming Switcheroo · Kurtis Roth · ss *
- 521 · Roscoe’s Little Secret · Kris Neri · vi *
- 524 · Sam Spayed and the Case of the Purloined Pussycat · Shikhar Dixit · ss *
- 531 · Scanning for Dollars · Lisa Lepovetsky · ss *
- 535 · Scratch Ticket · Christina Briley · ss *
- 540 · Shiny · Joe Murphy · ss *
- 544 · Six-Toed Ollie · Michael A. Black · ss *
- 550 · Slightly Guilty · Morris Hershman · ss Cat Crimes Through Time, ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff, Carroll & Graf, 1999
- 557 · Stalker Goes A-Viking · Jordan Stoen · ss *
- 564 · Swirls of Midnight · Judith Post · ss *
- 568 · Tea and ’Biscuit [Jerry Brogan] · Jon L. Breen · ss Cat Crimes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1991
- 574 · Tombs · John R. Platt · ss *
- 580 · Under the Circumstances · Mat Coward · ss *
- 587 · Watch-Cat · Ardath Mayhar · ss *
- 591 · The Web Designer’s Assistant · Robin Reed · ss *
- 598 · What a Cat Has to Do · William F. Nolan · ss *
- 601 · Where the Cat Came In · Mat Coward · ss A Treasury of Cat Mysteries, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf, 1998
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Scenes of Crime ed. Martin Edwards (Constable and Robinson, Ltd. 1-84119-221-X, 2000, 218pp, hc) Original anthology of 15 stories, one reprint. The 2000 Crime Writers’ Association Anthology.
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Treachery and Treason ed. Laura Anne Gilman & Jennifer Heddle (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45778-1, Mar 2000, $5.99, 326pp, pb) Original anthology of 21 stories “that celebrate the worst in human nature.”
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