Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007
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The Mammoth Book of Pulp Action ed. Maxim Jakubowski (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0920-0, 2001, $11.95, 630pp, tp) Anthology of 23 stories. (Buy)
- vii · Introduction · Maxim Jakubowski · in
- 1 · The Kid Clips a Coupon · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Detective Fiction Weekly Apr 21 ’34
- 31 · Goodbye Hannah · Steve Fisher · ss Double Detective Dec ’38
- 45 · Sinners’ Paradise · Raoul Whitfield · nv Breezy Stories, 1929
- 68 · Motel · Evan Hunter · nv, 2000; Playboy (German edition) 1978.
- 102 · Smile, Corpse, Smile! · Bruno Fischer · ss Dime Mystery Magazine Feb ’48
- 112 · The Pulp Connection [“The Private Eye Who Collected Pulps”; Nameless private eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss EQMM Feb ’79
- 130 · Brush Babe’s Poison Pallet · Bruce Cassiday · nv All-Story Detective Aug ’49
- 173 · The Gangsta Wore Red · Michael Guinzburg · na, 2000; “Gangster en Rouge”, Librio (France) 2000.
- 241 · Caravan to Tarim · David Goodis · ss Colliers Oct 26 ’43
- 258 · The Lady Who Left Her Coffin · Hugh B. Cave · nv Dime Detective Magazine Jun ’36
- 284 · Death at the Main [Oliver Quade] · Frank Gruber · ss Thrilling Detective Dec ’36
- 304 · Red Goose · Norbert Davis · nv Black Mask Feb ’34
- 326 · The First Five in Line [1975] · Charles Willeford · uw Orange Pulp, ed. Maurice J. O’Sullivan & Steve Glassman, University Press of Florida, 2000
- 348 · Where There’s a Will, There’s a Slay · Frederick C. Davis · na Black Mask (UK) Oct ’53
- 405 · Ride a White Horse · Lawrence Block · ss Manhunt Dec ’58
- 417 · Best Man · Thomas Walsh · nv Black Mask Oct ’34
- 442 · Dog Life · Mark Timlin · ss *
- 457 · Don’t Look Behind You · Fredric Brown · ss EQMM May ’47
- 470 · College-Cut Kill · John D. MacDonald · na Dime Detective Magazine Jun ’50
- 536 · The Lost Coast [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · nv Deadly Allies II, ed. Robert J. Randisi & Susan Dunlap, Doubleday, 1994
- 560 · The Pit · Joe R. Lansdale · ss The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction, ed. Ed Gorman, Black Lizard, 1987
- 576 · Clean Sweep · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Feb ’34
- 603 · Eye of the Beholder [Jack Dwyer] · Ed Gorman · nv The Autumn Dead and A Cry of Shadows, CD Publications, 1996
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Murder on the Ropes ed. Otto Penzler (Beverly Hills, CA: New Millennium Press 1-893224-33-3, Oct 2001, $24.95, hc) Original anthology of 14 boxing stories. (Buy)
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Murderers’ Row ed. Otto Penzler (Beverly Hills, CA: New Millennium Press 1-893224-25-2, Jun 2001, $24.95, 369pp, hc) Original anthology of 14 baseball mysteries. (Buy)
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Death by Horoscope ed. Anne Perry & Martin H. Greenberg (Carroll & Graf 0-786-70845-X, Aug 2001, $25.00, 384pp, hc) Original anthology of 16 mystery stories involving astrology. (Buy)
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Fit to Die: A Crime and Mystery Collection ed. Sue Pike & Joan Boswell (Napoleon Pub. 0929141873, Oct 2001, $12.95, 288pp, tp) Anthology of 25 stories from the Canadian group the Ladies’ Killing Circle. (Buy)
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And the Dying Is Easy ed. Joseph Pittman & Annette Riffle (Signet 0-451-20329-1, Jun 2001, $6.99, 387pp, pb) Original anthology of 20 detective stories of summertime crime. (Buy)
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Mystery Street ed. Robert J. Randisi (Signet 0-451-20436-0, Oct 2001, $6.50, 341pp, pb) Original anthology of 14 detective stories from The Private Eye Writers of America. (Buy)
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Criminal Kabbalah ed. Lawrence W. Raphael (Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing 1-58023-109-8, May 2001, $16.95, 250pp, tp) Original anthology of 12 Jewish mystery and detective fiction stories. (Buy)
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Wait Until Dark ed. Karen Robards (Pocket Books 0-671-03655-6, May 2001, $6.99, 496pp, pb) (Buy)
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Iced: The New Noir Anthology of Cold, Hard Fiction ed. Kerry J. Schooley & Peter Sellers (Insomniac Press 1-894663-11-X, 2001, $15.95, 192pp, tp) (Buy)
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A Confederacy of Crime ed. Sarah Shankman (Signet 0-451-20219-8, Jan 2001, $6.99, 288pp, pb) Original anthology, 12 stories of “southern-style mystery.” Also available in hc (Mystery Guild, 0-7394-1577-8, $10.98). (Buy)
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Women Before the Bench ed. Carolyn Wheat (Prime Crime 0425172317, Mar 2001, $21.95, 304pp, hc) (Buy)
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The Lost Cases of Ed London Lawrence Block (Crippen & Landru 1885941676, Dec 2001, $42.00, 182pp, hc) [Ed London] Collection of three novelettes first published in Man’s Magazine. (Buy)
- · Stag Party Girl · na Man’s Magazine Aug ’62
- · The Naked and the Deadly · na Man’s Magazine Oct ’62
- · Twin Party Girls · na Man’s Magazine Aug ’63
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The Family Jewels and Other Stories Dorothy Cannell (Five Star 0-7862-3144-0, Jul 2001, $24.95, 236pp, hc) Collection of 11 stories. (Buy)
- 9 · Introduction · Joan Hess · in
- 11 · The Purloined Purple Pearl · nv Mystery Guild Catalog May ’98 (+2)
- 35 · Cupid’s Arrow · nv Crimes of the Heart, ed. Carolyn G. Hart, Berkley, 1995
- 59 · One Night at a Time · nv Murder for Halloween, ed. Michele Slung & Roland Hartman, Mysterious Press, 1994
- 86 · Telling George · ss Crimes of Passion, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble, 1993
- 96 · The January Sale Stowaway · ss Christmas Stalkings, ed. Charlotte MacLeod, Mysterious Press, 1991
- 112 · The Gentleman’s Gentleman · nv Malice Domestic 6, Anne Perry, Pocket, 1997
- 141 · Come to Grandma · ss Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989
- 157 · Fetch · nv Midnight Louie’s Pet Detectives, ed. Carole Nelson Douglas, Forge, 1998
- 181 · Poor Lincoln · ss Funny Bones, ed. Joan Hess, Signet, 1997
- 197 · The High Cost of Living · ss Sisters in Crime 3, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 212 · The Family Jewels: A Moral Tale · nv Malice Domestic 3, Nancy Pickard, Pocket, 1994
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Murder—His and Hers: Short Stories Barbara & Max Allan Collins (Five Star 0-7862-3145-9, Apr 2001, $24.95, 174pp, hc) Collection of nine stories. (Buy)
- 9 · Introduction: His · Max Allan Collins · in
- 11 · Introduction: Hers · Barbara Collins · in
- 13 · Eddie Haskell in a Short Skirt · ss Lethal Ladies II, Christine Matthews & Robert J. Randisi, Berkley, 1998
- 27 · Dead and Breakfast · Barbara Collins · ss Murder Most Delicious, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet, 1995
- 46 · Cat’s-Eye Witness · Max Allan Collins · ss Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble, 2000
- 60 · Reunion Queen · Barbara Collins · ss Vengeance Is Hers, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allen Collins, Signet, 1997
- 77 · Inconvenience Store [Ms. Michael Tree] · Max Allan Collins · ss Deadly Allies II, ed. Robert J. Randisi & Susan Dunlap, Doubleday, 1994
- 99 · Seeing Red · Barbara Collins · ss Women on the Edge, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Donald I. Fine, 1992
- 114 · Catgate · Max Allan Collins · ss Danger in D.C., ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1993
- 131 · World’s Greatest Mother · Barbara Collins · ss Murder for Mother, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet, 1994
- 141 · A Cruise to Forget · nv Death Cruise, ed. Lawrence Block, Cumberland House, 1999
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Blue Christmas and Other Holiday Homicides Max Allan Collins (Five Star 0-7862-3551-9, Oct 2001, $24.95, 203pp, hc) Collection of six stories. (Buy)
- 7 · Blue Christmas—An Introduction · in
- · CHRISTMAS:
- 11 · A Wreath for Marley [Richard Stone] · nv Dante’s Disciples, ed. Peter Crowther & Edward E. Kramer, White Wolf, 1996
- · MOTHER’S DAY:
- 51 · Mommy · nv Fear Itself, ed. Jeff Gelb, Warner, 1995
- · MEMORIAL DAY:
- 78 · Flowers for Bill O’Reilly · nv Flesh & Blood, ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press, 2001
- · FATHER’S DAY:
- 105 · His Father’s Ghost · nv Murder for Father, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet, 1994
- · FOURTH OF JULY:
- 129 · Firecracker Kill · nv Shades of Noir, ed. Lisa Manns, Archon Gaming Inc., 1996
- · THANKSGIVING:
- 164 · A Bird for Becky [Richard Stone] · nv Mob Magic, ed. Brian Thomsen & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1998
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Kisses of Death Max Allan Collins (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-56-0, Jun 2001, $17.00, 206pp, tp, cover by Gail Cross) [Nate Heller] Collection of seven Nathan Heller stories. Also available in a limited hardcover edition (1-885941-55-2). (Buy)
- 9 · Introduction · in
- 13 · Kisses of Death · na *; originally as a 90 minute promotional tape from B & B, given away at the 1996 ABA.
- 57 · Kaddish for the Kid · nv Private Eyes, ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins, Signet, 1998
- 80 · The Perfect Crime · nv *; revised from Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe, ed. Byron Preiss, Knopf 1988.
- 102 · Natural Death, Inc. · nv Diagnosis Dead, ed. Jonathan Kellerman, Pocket, 1999
- 124 · Screwball · nv Shamus Game, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet, 2000
- 145 · Shoot-out on Sunset · nv Mystery Street, 2001
- 171 · Strike Zone [“Pinch-Hitter”] · nv Murderers’ Row, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press, 2001
- 197 · Afterword · aw
- 199 · A Max Allan Collins Checklist · Misc. Material · bi [Max Allan Collins]
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