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Red Is the Hue of Hell by Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan, July 1986, no ISBN, $40.00, 184pp, hc, co, cover by William L. McMillan)     Collection of 7 mysteries plus a reminiscence by Walt Sheldon and an article on writing. This is a limited edition of 400 numbered copies signed by Walt Sheldon. Volume eight in the “Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps” series. 5 · Requiem for a Craftsman · Walt Sheldon · in 15 · Murder While You Wait · Fredric Brown · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #17, July 1944 31 · Twenty Gets You Plenty · Fredric Brown · ss G-Men Detective January 1942 51 · Legacy of Murder · Fredric Brown · nv Exciting Mystery October 1942 93 · You’ll End Up Burning · Fredric Brown · ss Ten Detective Aces November 1941 111 · Murder in Miniature · Fredric Brown · nv Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine January 1944 143 · Death and Nine Lives · Fredric Brown · ss Black Book Detective Spring 1950 157 · Red Is the Hue of Hell · Fredric Brown · nv Strange Detective Mysteries July 1942, as by Felix Graham 179 · Where Do I Get My Plots? · Fredric Brown · ar Report To Writers May 1953

Rogue in Space by Fredric Brown (E.P. Dutton, February 1957, $2.75, 189pp, hc, n.)     SF novel.

The Screaming Mimi by Fredric Brown (E.P. Dutton, December 1, 1949, 1-59654-033-8, $2.50, 248pp, hc, n.)     Mystery novel.

Selling Death Short by Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan, November 1988, no ISBN, $35.00, 189pp, hc, co, cover by Joe Servello)     Collection of mystery stories. This edition is limited to 450 numbered copies, signed by Francis M. Nevins, Jr. Volume 14 in the “Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps” series. 5 · Introduction · Francis M. Nevins, Jr. · in 7 · Selling Death Short · Fredric Brown · ss Ten Detective Aces April 1941 23 · Big-Top Doom · Fredric Brown · ss Ten Detective Aces March 1941 37 · The Prehistoric Clue · Fredric Brown · ss Ten Detective Aces July 1940 51 · The King Comes Home · Fredric Brown · ss Thrilling Detective January 1941 61 · Cadavers Don’t Make a Fifth Column · Fredric Brown · nv Detective Short Stories April 1943 91 · Bloody Murder · Fredric Brown · ss Detective Fiction January 10 1942 109 · Premiere of Murder · Fredric Brown · nv The Saint Detective Magazine May 1955 143 · “Who Did I Murder?” · Fredric Brown · nv Detective Short Stories April 1942 169 · Number Bug · Fredric Brown · ss Exciting Detective Winter 1941 181 · The Wicked Flea · Fredric Brown · ss Ten Detective Aces January 1943

Sex Life on the Planet Mars by Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan, November 1986, no ISBN, $40.00, 190pp, hc, co)     Collection of 6 mystery stories plus part of an unfinished non-fiction book on sf, plus an appreciation by Charles Willeford. Limited edition of 400 copies. Volume 10 in the “Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps” series. 5 · Introduction · Charles Willeford · in 9 · Walk in the Shadows · Fredric Brown · ss Giant Detective Fall 1950 27 · Blind Lead · Fredric Brown · ss Detective Tales June 1950 39 · A Change for the Hearse [Henry Smith] · Fredric Brown · ss New Detective Magazine March 1943 57 · Murder in Furs · Fredric Brown · nv Thrilling Detective May 1942 85 · How Tagrid Got There · Fredric Brown · nv 128 · Publisher’s Note · Dennis McMillan · ms 129 · Sex Life on the Planet Mars · Fredric Brown · uw 169 · The Sleuth from Mars · Fredric Brown · ss Detective Tales February 1943

Shadow Suite, Fifteen Poems by Fredric Brown (self-published, 1932, ph, oc)     Privately printed collection of 15 poems. · Red Wine · Fredric Brown · pm · Harlem Lullaby · Fredric Brown · pm · Prelude to Oblivion · Fredric Brown · pm · Shadow Dance · Fredric Brown · pm · Reflections · Fredric Brown · pm · Unseemly Queries · Fredric Brown · pm · Epic · Fredric Brown · pm · The Idol · Fredric Brown · pm · Cargoes · Fredric Brown · pm · Immortality · Fredric Brown · pm · The Oyster and the Shark · Fredric Brown · pm · Hymn of Hatred · Fredric Brown · pm · The Battle of the Lamp Posts · Fredric Brown · pm · Kol Nidre · Fredric Brown · pm · Scene Macabre · Fredric Brown · pm

The Shaggy Dog and Other Murders by Fredric Brown (Dutton, March 11, 1963, 63-9856, $3.50, 188pp, hc, co, cover by Arthur Hawkins)     Mystery collection. 9 · The Shaggy Dog Murders · Fredric Brown · ss Detective Tales September 1944, as “To Slay a Man About a Dog!” 38 · Life and Fire [Henry Smith] · Fredric Brown · ss Detective Fiction Weekly March 22 1941 57 · Teacup Trouble · Fredric Brown · ss Detective Fiction Weekly July 13 1940, as “Trouble in a Teacup” 72 · Good Night, Good Knight · Fredric Brown · ss New Detective Magazine July 1949, as “Last Curtain” 87 · Beware of the Dog · Fredric Brown · ss Ten Detective Aces February 1943, as “Hound of Hell” 95 · Little Boy Lost · Fredric Brown · ss Detective Fiction Weekly August 2 1941 106 · Whistler’s Murder [Henry Smith] · Fredric Brown · ss Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine December 1946 124 · Satan One-and-a-Half · Fredric Brown · nv Dime Mystery Magazine November 1942 149 · Tell ’Em, Pagliaccio! · Fredric Brown · ss Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine September 1943 170 · Nothing Sinister · Fredric Brown · ss Street & Smith’s Mystery Magazine September 1942

Space on My Hands by Fredric Brown (Shasta, March 12, 1951, $2.50, 224pp, hc, co)     SF collection. 9 · Introduction · Fredric Brown · in 11 · Something Green · Fredric Brown · ss 22 · Crisis, 1999 [Bela Joad] · Fredric Brown · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #69, August 1949 41 · Pi in the Sky · Fredric Brown · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Winter 1945 71 · Knock · Fredric Brown · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories December 1948 83 · All Good Bems · Fredric Brown · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories April 1949 95 · Daymare · Fredric Brown · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Fall 1943 139 · Nothing Sirius · Fredric Brown · ss Captain Future Spring 1944 158 · The Star Mouse [Mitkey] · Fredric Brown · nv Planet Stories Spring 1942 181 · Come and Go Mad · Fredric Brown · nv Weird Tales July 1949

Star Shine by Fredric Brown (Bantam, February 1956, 1423, 25¢, 135pp, pb, co)     Reprint (Dutton 1954 as Angels and Spaceships) SF collection.

Thirty Corpses Every Thursday by Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan, January 1986, $30.00, 193pp, hc, co)     Mystery collection. Limited to 375 numbered copies, signed by William Campbell Gault. Volume six in the “Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps” series. 5 · Introduction · William Campbell Gault · in 9 · Murder Draws a Crowd · Fredric Brown · ss Detective Fiction Weekly July 27 1940 29 · I’ll See You at Midnight · Fredric Brown · nv Clues Detective Stories November 1942 59 · Death’s Dark Angel · Fredric Brown · nv Thrilling Detective May 1943 81 · Thirty Corpses Every Thursday · Fredric Brown · nv Detective Tales December 1941 103 · A Matter of Death · Fredric Brown · nv Thrilling Detective November 1944 133 · A Fine Night for Murder · Fredric Brown · nv Detective Tales November 1942 157 · Satan’s Search Warrant · Fredric Brown · nv 10-Story Detective Magazine September 1942 179 · Death Insurance Payment [Henry Smith] · Fredric Brown · ss Ten Detective Aces October 1943

Three-Corpse Parlay by Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan, September 1988, no ISBN, $35.00, 185pp, hc, co, cover by Joe Servello)     Collection of mystery stories. This edition is limited to 450 numbered copies, signed by Max Allan Collins. Volume 13 in the “Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps” series. 5 · Don’t Look · Max Allan Collins · in 9 · Six-Gun Song · Fredric Brown · ss 10-Story Detective Magazine July 1941 27 · Blood of the Dragon · Fredric Brown · ss Variety Detective Magazine February 1939 39 · The Little Green Men · Fredric Brown · ss The Masked Detective Fall 1940 57 · Murder-on-the-Hudson · Fredric Brown & Bob Woehlke · nv Thrilling Detective June 1945, as by Bob Woehlke 89 · Star-Spangled Night · Fredric Brown · ss Coronet July 1941 95 · The Discontented Cows · Fredric Brown · ss G-Men Detective March 1941 107 · Boner · Fredric Brown · ss Popular Detective October 1942 111 · Three-Corpse Parlay · Fredric Brown · ss Popular Detective June 1942 123 · Here Comes the Hearse · Fredric Brown · ss 10-Story Detective Magazine July 1941, as by Allen Morse 131 · There Are Bloodstains in the Alley · Fredric Brown · ss Detective Yarns February 1939 145 · Murder and Matilda · Fredric Brown · ss Mystery Book Magazine Summer 1949 159 · Heil, Werewolf! · Fredric Brown · ss Dime Mystery Magazine November 1942, as by Felix Graham 177 · Big-League Larceny · Fredric Brown · ss Ten Detective Aces April 1941, as by Jack Hobart

The Water-Walker by Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan, October 1990, no ISBN, $35.00, 188pp, hc, co, cover by Joe Servello)     Collection of 23 stories, including the novella versions of “The Wench Is Dead” and “Martians, Go Home!”. This edition is limited to 425 numbered copies. Title given as “The Water Walker” on the cover. Volume 17 in the “Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps” series. 5 · The Wench Is Dead · Fredric Brown · nv Manhunt July 1953 37 · Miracle on Vine Street [Young Doctor Young] · Fredric Brown · ss The Layman’s Magazine #12, January 1941 45 · A Matter of Taste · Fredric Brown · ss The Layman’s Magazine #5, June 1940 49 · The “Feedum & Weap” Stories · Dennis McMillan · ar 50 · The Case of the Uncountable Sheep [Ernie] · Fredric Brown · ss Feedstuffs: A Weekly Newspaper June 5 1937 54 · Ernie, Minister of Peace and Goodness, or The Case of the Multiplying Eggs [Ernie] · Fredric Brown · ss Feedstuffs: A Weekly Newspaper October 2 1937 58 · Ernie Stops Shivering, or The Case of the Trackless Tractor [Ernie] · Fredric Brown · ss Feedstuffs: A Weekly Newspaper September 24 1938 62 · The Case of the Languid Lamb [Ernie] · Fredric Brown · ss Feedstuffs: A Weekly Newspaper October 26 1940 65 · The Case of the Rambling Rocks [Ernie] · Fredric Brown · ss Feedstuffs: A Weekly Newspaper May 11 1940 69 · The Case of the Haunted Haystack [Ernie] · Fredric Brown · ss Feedstuffs: A Weekly Newspaper May 15 1937 73 · The Case of the Stuttering Shoat [Ernie] · Fredric Brown · ss Feedstuffs: A Weekly Newspaper April 24 1937 77 · The Case of the Apocryphal Ark [Ernie] · Fredric Brown · ss Feedstuffs: A Weekly Newspaper February 19 1938 81 · The Case of the Bewildering Barn [Ernie] · Fredric Brown · ss Feedstuffs: A Weekly Newspaper February 5 1938 85 · You Can’t Get Brodway’s Goat, or The Case of the Kidnapped Kid [Ernie] · Fredric Brown · ss Feedstuffs: A Weekly Newspaper October 15 1938 89 · The Case of the Flying Cow, or How Did the Critter Get Into the Silo? [Ernie] · Fredric Brown · ss Feedstuffs: A Weekly Newspaper March 20 1937 93 · Ernie Catches up with Wily Willie or The Case of the Vanishing Duck [Ernie] · Fredric Brown · ss Feedstuffs: A Weekly Newspaper October 9 1937 96 · The Case of the Refrigerating Windmill [Ernie] · Fredric Brown · ss Feedstuffs: A Weekly Newspaper May 8 1937 101 · The Case of the Shrinking Stallion [Ernie] · Fredric Brown · ss Feedstuffs: A Weekly Newspaper January 1 1938 105 · The Case of the Conjurer’s Cat [Ernie] · Fredric Brown · ss Feedstuffs: A Weekly Newspaper March 26 1938 109 · The Case of the Rebellious Rooster [Ernie] · Fredric Brown · ss Feedstuffs: A Weekly Newspaper April 2 1938 113 · The Case of the Wandering Scarecrow [Ernie] · Fredric Brown · ss Feedstuffs: A Weekly Newspaper January 15 1938 117 · Tit for Tat, or The Case of the Purple Percheron [Ernie] · Fredric Brown · ss Feedstuffs: A Weekly Newspaper September 3 1938 123 · Martians, Go Home! · Fredric Brown · na Astounding Science Fiction September 1954 187 · The Water-Walker · Fredric Brown · vi

We All Killed Grandma by Fredric Brown (E.P. Dutton, 1952, $2.50, 224pp, hc, n.)     Mystery novel.

The Wench Is Dead by Fredric Brown (E.P. Dutton, May 1955, 190pp, hc, n.)     Mystery novel. · The Wench Is Dead · Fredric Brown · nv Manhunt July 1953; expanded and revised.

What Mad Universe by Fredric Brown (E.P. Dutton, October 1949, $2.50, 255pp, hc, n.)     SF novel.

Whispering Death by Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan, January 1989, no ISBN, $35.00, 201pp, hc, co, cover by Joe Servello)     Mystery collection. This edition is limited to 450 numbered copies. Volume 15 in the “Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps” series. 5 · Murder Set to Music · Fredric Brown · na The Saint Detective Magazine January 1957, as “Murder to Music” 57 · The Corpse and the Candle · Fredric Brown · nv Dime Mystery Magazine July 1943 79 · Wheels Across the Night · Fredric Brown · ss G-Men Detective July 1941 91 · Where There’s Smoke · Fredric Brown · ss Black Book Detective September 1942 111 · Herbie Rides His Hunch · Fredric Brown · nv Detective Fiction Weekly October 19 1940 123 · Encore for a Killer · Fredric Brown · nv Street & Smith’s Mystery Magazine March 1943 147 · Whispering Death · Fredric Brown · nv Dime Mystery Magazine September 1943 169 · Trial by Darkness · Fredric Brown · ss Clues Detective Stories March 1943 181 · Market for Murder · Fredric Brown · ss The Shadow May 1943

Who Was That Blonde I Saw You Kill Last Night? by Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan, March 1988, no ISBN, $30.00, 216pp, hc, co, cover by Joe Servello)     Collection of mystery and western stories, plus at least one sf tale. Introduction by Alan E. Nourse. Limited to 450 numbered copies signed by Alan E. Nourse. Volume 12 in the “Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps” series. 5 · An Embarrassment of Riches · Alan E. Nourse · in 9 · The Strange Sisters Strange [Carey Rix] · Fredric Brown · ss Detective Fiction Weekly December 28 1940 29 · The Numberless Shadows · Fredric Brown · nv Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine September 1942 55 · Death in the Dark · Fredric Brown · nv Dime Mystery Magazine March 1942 87 · The Frownzly Florgels · Fredric Brown · ss Other Worlds Science Stories October 1950 93 · Clue in Blue · Fredric Brown · nv Thrilling Mystery January 1942 115 · Your Name in Gold · Fredric Brown · nv The Phantom Detective June 1941 133 · Death Is a Noise · Fredric Brown · nv Popular Detective February 1943 161 · Bullet for Bullet · Fredric Brown · ss Western Short Stories October 1941 175 · The Stranger from Trouble Valley · Fredric Brown · ss Western Short Stories November 1940 189 · The Devil’s Woodwinds · Fredric Brown · nv Dime Mystery Magazine March 1944

Science-Fiction Carnival ed. Fredric Brown & Mack Reynolds (Shasta, December 1953, $3.50, 315pp, hc, an, cover by Adri Ames) 9 · Introduction · Fredric Brown · in 12 · Preface · Mack Reynolds · pr 15 · The Wheel of Time · Robert Arthur · ss Super Science Stories March 1950 37 · SRL Ad · Richard Matheson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1952 49 · A Logic Named Joe · Murray Leinster · ss Astounding Science Fiction March 1946, as by Will F. Jenkins 71 · Simworthy’s Circus · Larry Shaw · ss Worlds Beyond December 1950 89 · The Well-Oiled Machine · H. B. Fyfe · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1950 109 · Venus and the Seven Sexes · William Tenn · nv The Girl with the Hungry Eyes, Avon, 1949 163 · The Swordsmen of Varnis · Clive Jackson · vi Slant #3, Spring 1950, as by Geoffrey Cobbe; given as “The Swordsman of Varnis” in the Table of Contents. 167 · Paradox Lost · Fredric Brown · ss Astounding Science-Fiction October 1943 189 · Muten · Eric Frank Russell · ss Astounding Science Fiction October 1948, as by Duncan H. Munro 211 · The Martians and the Coys · Mack Reynolds · ss Imagination June 1951 227 · The Ego Machine · Henry Kuttner · na Space Science Fiction May 1952 283 · The Cosmic Jackpot · George O. Smith · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1948 301 · The Abduction of Abner Greer · Nelson S. Bond · ss The Blue Book Magazine June 1941

Science-Fiction Carnival (var. 1) ed. Fredric Brown & Mack Reynolds (Bantam, June 1957, A1615, 35¢, 167pp, pb, an)     Reprint (Shasta, 1953) SF anthology. This edition omits two stories from hardback edition. vi · Introduction · Fredric Brown · in Science-Fiction Carnival ed. Fredric Brown & Mack Reynolds, Shasta, 1953 vii · Preface · Mack Reynolds · pr Science-Fiction Carnival ed. Fredric Brown & Mack Reynolds, Shasta, 1953 1 · The Wheel of Time · Robert Arthur · ss Super Science Stories March 1950 16 · A Logic Named Joe · Murray Leinster · ss Astounding Science Fiction March 1946, as by Will F. Jenkins 31 · Simworthy’s Circus · Larry Shaw · ss Worlds Beyond December 1950 43 · The Well-Oiled Machine · H. B. Fyfe · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1950 56 · The Swordsmen of Varnis · Clive Jackson · vi Slant #3, Spring 1950, as by Geoffrey Cobbe; given as “The Swordsman of Varnis” in the Table of Contents. 59 · Paradox Lost · Fredric Brown · ss Astounding Science-Fiction October 1943 75 · Muten · Eric Frank Russell · ss Astounding Science Fiction October 1948, as by Duncan H. Munro 91 · The Martians and the Coys · Mack Reynolds · ss Imagination June 1951 102 · The Ego Machine · Henry Kuttner · na Space Science Fiction May 1952 143 · The Cosmic Jackpot · George O. Smith · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1948 157 · The Abduction of Abner Greer · Nelson Bond · ss The Blue Book Magazine June 1941

Strange Tales from CBS Radio Mystery Theater ed. Himan Brown (Popular Library, November 1976, 0-445-08543-6, $1.50, 250pp, pb, an) 7 · Introduction · Himan Brown · in 15 · The Black Room · Elspeth Eric · na 83 · The Only Blood · Sam Dann · na 175 · Time and Again or (The Vampire Clock) · Ian Martin · na

From Frankenstein to Andromeda ed. J. G. Brown (Macmillan UK, 1966, 7/6d, vi+150pp, pb, an)     SF anthology. · Moxon’s Master · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner April 16 1899, as “A Night at Moxon’s” · There Will Come Soft Rains [Mars] · Ray Bradbury · ss Collier’s May 6 1950 · Report on the Nature of the Lunar Surface · John Brunner · vi Astounding/Analog Science Fact & Fiction August 1960 · The Curse · Arthur C. Clarke · vi King’s College Review December 1946, as “Nightfall” · The Deep Range · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3 ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1955 · The Lost World [Professor Challenger] · Arthur Conan Doyle · ex Hodder & Stoughton, October 1912 · A for Andromeda · Fred Hoyle & John Elliot · ex Souvenir Press, 1962 · The Dancing Partner · Jerome K. Jerome · ex from Novel Notes, Leadenhall Press, 1893 · The Ruum [Ruum] · Arthur Porges · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1953 · Adventures of Baron Munchausen · Rudolph Raspe · ex 1785, as “Baron Munchhausen’s Narrative of His Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia” · Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus [Frankenstein] · Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · ex Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818, uncredited. · A Journey to the Center of the Earth · Jules Verne · ex (r) translated from the French (Voyage au centre de la terre, J. Hetzel, 1864). · The Star · H. G. Wells · ss The Graphic Christmas 1897 · The War of the Worlds [War of the Worlds] · H. G. Wells · ex Pearson’s Magazine April 1897 (+8) · The Day of the Triffids [Triffids] · John Wyndham · ex Doubleday, March 1951

Elf Love ed. Josie Brown, Rose Mambert & Bill Racicot (Pink Narcissus Press, February 2011, 978-0-9829913-0-5, $14.95, 301pp, tp, oa, cover by Duncan Eagleson)     Original anthology of 20 stories about elves and love. Introduction by Bill Racicot. · Introduction · Bill Racicot · in · Not an Elf Yet · Ed Cooke · ss · Tidings of Comfort and Joy · Josie Brown · ss · Reclaiming the King · Duncan Eagleson · ss · Color of the Sky · Juniper Talbot · ss · Phone Booth · Athena Giles · ss · Goodnight, My Lady · Duncan Eagleson · ss · (S)elf Love · Rose Mambert · ss · A Long Friday · David Vernaglia · ss · One of the Huldu · Otilia Tena · ss · Whelp · Michelle Markey Butler · ss · Of Roots and Rings · Sarah Eaton & Duncan Eagleson · ss · Xenium · Michael Takeda · ss · The Turn of the Spoon · Bill Racicot · ss · The Saga of Anund the Berserk · Rev DiCerto · ss · And Their Mothers · David Vernaglia · ss · The Mischief Makers · Joe Mogel · ss · To Kill the Oak King · Rose Mambert · ss · David and Gerty · Jon Bishop · ss · Unseen · James Thibault · ss · Feather Fall · Joanna Fay · ss

Rapunzel’s Daughters and Other Tales ed. Josie Brown, Rose Mambert & Bill Racicot (Pink Narcissus Press, July 2011, 978-0-9829913-1-2, $16.95, 380pp, tp, oa, cover by Ciaran Gaffney)     Original anthology of 31 stories inspired by fairy tales, nursery rhymes, and legends. Authors include James S. Dorr, David Sellars, and Anne Waldron Neumann. 8 · Introduction · Josie Brown · in 11 · The Glass Shoe · James S. Dorr · ss 14 · The Spyder · Rev DiCerto · ss 29 · East of the Sun and West of the Moon Redux · Suzanne Lilly · ss 37 · The Bear · Juniper Talbot · ss 49 · A Wolf’s Guide to the Fairy Tale · David Sellars · ss 53 · The Fourth Door · Richard Jay Goldstein · ss 68 · Unearthly · Elizabeth Zuckerman · nv 90 · The Three Brothers · Dy Loveday · ss 96 · Dr. Zum: Psychotherapist to the Surreal · Melanie Rees · ss 102 · The Sky Is Falling · Marlena Frank · ss 114 · A Girl Without Arms · Alison Balaskovits · ss 119 · Confection and Confession: An Overdue Account · J. Michael Shell · ss 139 · The Froggy Prince · Anne Waldron Neumann · ss 146 · Aroma · Jonathan McKinney · ss 153 · Getting Along with Mr. Wrong · Larry Lefkowitz · ss 159 · Rapunzel’s Daughters · Amy E. Yergen · ss 173 · The Death of Urashima Taro · M. Shaw · ss 186 · Away with Words · E. Craig McKay · ss 195 · Snovhit · Duncan Eagleson · nv 217 · Cinderella’s Niece · Nicci Mechler · ss 225 · Surprise, Surprise · Kate Larkindale · ss 233 · The Wolf in Standard Ration Clothing · Michael Takeda · nv 261 · Six Degrees of Rumpelstiltskin · Peggy Landsman · ss 268 · The Blood Cakes · David Turnbull · ss 283 · Career Changes · Josie Brown · ss 293 · The Seven Swan Brothers · Anne Waldron Neumann · ss 303 · Testing the Water · Stuart Sharp · ss 312 · Sovereynte · Michelle Markey Butler · ss 330 · Dreams of the Tower · Mat MacKenzie · nv 352 · What Makes Them Tick · Joe Mogel · ss 371 · Come, Come Blackbird · Heather Fowler · ss

Tales of the Wild West: An Illustrated Collection of Adventure Stories ed. Lois Brown (Rizzoli, 1993, hc, an) · The Blue Hotel · Stephen Crane · nv Collier’s Weekly November 26 1898 · Up the Trail · B. J. Fletcher · ss (r) · From Missouri · Zane Grey · nv McCall’s Magazine August 1926 · An Ingenue of the Sierras · Bret Harte · ss The Idler May 1893 · The Reformation of Calliope · O. Henry · ss Associated Sunday Magazine February 28 1904, as by Sydney Porter · The Gift of Cochise · Louis L’Amour · ss Collier’s July 5 1952 · All Gold Canyon · Jack London · nv The Century Magazine November 1905 · Oregon Journal · V. St. Clair Chapman Mickelson · ss (r) · An Outpost of Civilization · Frederic Remington · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine December 1893 · The Fool’s Heart · Eugene Manlove Rhodes · nv The All-Story Magazine September 1909 · Red and White on the Border · T. Roosevelt · ex from Ranch Life and the Hunting-Trail, Century Company, 1888 · Top Hand · Luke Short · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 30 1943

A Book of Sea Legends ed. Michael Brown (Puffin, 1975, 0-1403-0684-6, 50p, 286pp, pb, an, cover by Krystyna Turska) 7 · Introduction · Michael Brown · in · Mermaids and Monsters 13 · The Mermaid · [uncredited] · pm Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly March 1880 15 · The Mermaid of Emmeloord · Jan de Hartog · ss (r) 31 · The Great Silkie of Sule Skerrie · [uncredited] · pm (r) 33 · In the Kingdom of the Seals · Donald A. Mackenzie · ss (r) 40 · Mermen · William A. Craigie · ss (r) 44 · The Breton Mermaid · [uncredited] · ss (r) 48 · Andromeda · Charles Kingsley · pm Andromeda and Other Poems by Charles Kingsley, John W. Parker, 1858 55 · Thor and the Midgard Serpent · [uncredited] · ss (r) 58 · The Kraken · Alfred, Lord Tennyson · pm Poems Chiefly Lyrical by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Effingham Wilson, 1830 59 · The Great Island Fish · Sir Richard Burton · ss (r) 63 · The Man Whale · Jón Arnason · ss (r) 70 · Inside the Monster · Lucian of Samothrace · ex from A True Story (r) · Superstitions and Legends 83 · Sea Superstitions · Michael Brown · ss (r) 92 · The Albatross · R. P. Lister · pm (r) 95 · Boat Language · Jón Arnason · ss (r) 98 · The Cormorants of Udröst · P. C. Asbjörnsen · ss (r) 106 · The Fisherman and the Draug · Jonas Lie; translated by R. Nisbet Bain · ss Weird Tales from Northern Seas by Jonas Lie, tr. R. Nisbet Bain, Kegan Paul, 1893 translated from the Danish. 119 · Finn Blood · Jonas Lie · ss (r) 135 · The Lost Fish Hook · [uncredited] · ss (r) 142 · The Drowned Bells of the Abbey · Sorche Nic Leodhas · ss (r) 149 · Huldu-folk, Nisses and Sea-sprites · William A. Craigie · ss (r) 156 · Blue Men of the Minch · Donald A. Mackenzie · ss (r) 161 · Mother Carey (as told me by the Bo’sun) · John Masefield · pm (r) 163 · The Flying Dutchman · Auguste Jal · ex from Scenes from Life at Sea, 1832 translated from the French (Scènes de la vie maritime, 1832). 168 · Why the Sea Is Salt · P. C. Asbjörnsen & J. I. Moe · ss (r) 175 · The Sea King’s Gift · Andrew Lang · ss (r) 188 · The Earl’s Son of the Sea · B. Hunt · ss (r) 194 · The Old Man of the Sea · [uncredited] · ss (r) · Voyages and Adventures 203 · The Eely-Alley-O · [uncredited] · ss (r) 204 · The Voyage to New Zealand · [uncredited] · ss (r) 209 · The Voyage of Cud · Jeremiah Curtin · ss (r) 228 · Sir Patrick Spens · [uncredited] · pm (r) 234 · How the Argonauts Were Driven Into the Unknown Sea · Charles Kingsley · nv (r) 261 · The Golden Vanity · [uncredited] · pm (r) 263 · The White Ship · Charles Dickens · ss (r) 268 · The Sailor and the Pearl Merchant · Reuben Levy · ss (r) 281 · An Uneventful Voyage · Hilaire Belloc · pm (r) 283 · Notes on Sources · [uncredited] · ms

Demons and Deviants ed. Michael Brown (Phantom Press/Fantaco, December 1992, 0-938782-24-X, $4.95, 70pp, tp, oa, cover by John Bolton)     Original anthology of four horror stories, including one by Clive Barker, set in the same universe as The Great and Secret Show. Illustrations by John Bolton, Clive Barker, Allen Koszowski, and Jim Whiting. 5 · On Amen’s Shore [Book of the Art] · Clive Barker · ss 21 · Aviatrix · Peter Atkins · ss 36 · Spin Cycle · Dan Chichester · ss 49 · Sleep Always · Steve Niles · ss

The Casebook of Jonas P. Jonas and Other Mysteries by Morna Doris Brown--- see under E. X. Ferrars.

Planned Departures ed. Morna Doris Brown--- see under Elizabeth Ferrars.

Herzone: Fantasy Short Stories by Women ed. Norma Brown, Jane Broughton & Di Williams (Crocus, March 14, 1991, 0-946745-80-3, £4.50, 103pp, tp, oa, cover by Anthea Helliwell)     Anthology of 16 original fantasy short stories, all written by women. vii · Introduction · Helen Windrath · in 1 · In the Bleak Midwinter · E. M. Kkoullas · ss 11 · Ill Met by Moonlight · Sylvia Christie · ss 17 · Home to Mother · Alison Chisholm · ss 21 · The Knowledge · Pat Winslow · ss 31 · A Day Out · Janet Whalen · ss 35 · Reflections in the Afternoon · Alrene Hughes · ss 39 · Sea Witch · Cathy Bolton · ss 43 · The Thirteenth Blessing · Alison Guinane · ss 49 · The Burden · Thea Parker · ss 53 · The Curse of Brandverd · Cath Staincliffe · ss 67 · Froddo—The Perfect Man · Jane McNulty · ss 73 · Till Death Us Do Part · Sheila Parry · ss 77 · Between the Lines · Sue Wright · ss 83 · Medusa My Mother · Christine Wainwright · ss 89 · A Bird · Cath Staincliffe · ss 93 · An Old Wives’ Tale · Janet Whalen · ss 97 · Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

The Savoy Book of Exotic Fruits and Vegetables (unpublished) by Pamela Brown (Savoy, n.d., 0-86130-063-7, lp, nf)     First in a planned series of Savoy Cookery Books.

Dark Age by Pierce Brown (Subterranean Press, June 2020, $95.00, 977pp, hc, n., cover by Sam Burley) [Red Rising]     Reprint (Del Rey 2019) SF novel. Limited to 750 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies ($350.00). Details taken from publisher website.

Golden Son by Pierce Brown (Subterranean Press, October 29, 2018, $80.00, 511pp, hc, n., cover by Tommy Arnold) [Red Rising]     Reprint (Hodder 2015) SF novel. Limited to 750 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies ($300.00). Details taken from online listing.

Iron Gold by Pierce Brown (Subterranean Press, February 27, 2020, $80.00, 691pp, hc, n., cover by Sam Burley) [Red Rising]     Reprint (Del Rey 2018) novel. Limited to 750 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a traycased edition ($300.00), limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies. Details taken from publisher website.

Morning Star by Pierce Brown (Subterranean Press, March 26, 2019, $80.00, 599pp, hc, n., cover by Tommy Arnold) [Red Rising]     Reprint (Del Rey; Hodder & Stoughton 2016) novel. Limited to 750 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies ($300.00). Details taken from online listing.

Red Rising by Pierce Brown (Subterranean Press, March 26, 2018, $80.00, 437pp, hc, n., cover by Tommy Arnold) [Red Rising]     Reprint (Del Rey; Hodder & Stoughton 2014) SF novel. Limited to 500 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies ($300). Details taken from online listing.

Her Magical Pet: Benefit F/F Story Collection ed. Rachel Manija Brown, Laurie French & Layla Lawlor (, October 15, 2020, $6.99, ebook, oa)     Details taken from online listing. · Introduction · [uncredited] · ms · Deep Spring Farm · Romana Clifton · ss · Lucky Day · Yoon Ha Lee · ss · Beach Dirt on Bare Feet · Louise Long · ss · Cute as Hell · Caia Winter · ss · Watercat Café · Rachel Manija Brown · ss · How to Get a Girlfriend (When You’re a Terrifying Monster) · Marie Cardno · nv · Pawprints in the Snow · Zoe Chant · ss · As If the Sun Came to Shine · Damkianna · ss · Uncontrolled Variable · Sara Joiner · ss · That Magic Touch · Hailey Thorne · ss · Memories of Magic [Birch Hearts] · Elva Birch · ss · A Dog’s Chance · Celia Lake · ss · Five Quests and the Oracle · Pamela Dean · ss · The Mating Call of the Teleporting Warbler · Aster Glenn Gray · ss

Alien Bootlegger and Other Stories by Rebecca Brown--- see under Rebecca Ore.

Centuries Ago and Very Fast by Rebecca Brown--- see under Rebecca Ore.

Tales of the Emerald Isle; or, Legends of Ireland by Rebecca Warren Brown--- see under A Lady of Boston.

Earthblood & Other Stories by Rosel George Brown & Keith Laumer--- see under Keith Laumer.

A Handful of Time by Rosel George Brown (Ballantine, 1963, F703, 50¢, 160pp, pb, co) 7 · Lost in Translation · Rosel George Brown · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1959 17 · Step IV · Rosel George Brown · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories June 1960 29 · A Little Human Contact · Rosel George Brown · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1960 39 · Signs of the Times · Rosel George Brown · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories December 1959 54 · Of All Possible Worlds · Rosel George Brown · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1961 70 · Just a Suggestion · Rosel George Brown · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1960 81 · Save Your Confederate Money, Boys · Rosel George Brown · ss Fantastic Universe November 1959 90 · Visiting Professor · Rosel George Brown · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination February 1961 101 · Car Pool · Rosel George Brown · nv If July 1959 116 · Fruiting Body · Rosel George Brown · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1962 133 · Smith’s Revenge · Rosel George Brown · ss 141 · The Devaluation of the Symbol · Rosel George Brown · ss

Thriller 3: Love Is Murder ed. Sandra Brown (MIRA Books, 2012, 978-0-7783-1344-1, $24.95, 583pp, hc, oa)     Twenty-nine original romantic suspense stories by members of International Thriller Writers, Inc. · Introduction · Sandra Brown · in · Diamond Drop · Roxanne St. Claire · ss · Cold Moonlight · Carla Neggers · ss · Poisoned · Beverly Barton · ss · Speechless · Robert Browne · ss · Lockdown · Andrea Kane · ss · Spider’s Tango · William Simon · ss · Night Heat · Laura Griffin · ss · B.A.D. Mission · Sherrilyn Kenyon · ss · Deadly Fixation · Dianna Love · ss · Hot Note · Patricia Rosemoor · ss · Last Shot · Jon Land & Jeff Ayers · ss · Grave Danger · Heather Graham · ss · Without Mercy · Mariah Stewart · ss · Even Steven · D. P. Lyle · ss · Dying to Score · Cindy Gerard · ss · The Number of Man · J. T. Ellison · ss · Hard Drive · Bill Floyd · ss · After Hours · William Bernhardt · ss · Blood In, Blood Out · Brenda Novak · ss · Wed to Death · Vicki Hinze · ss · The Honeymoon · Julie Kenner · ss · Execution Dock · James Macomber · ss · In Atlantis · Alexandra Sokoloff · ss · Break Even · Pamela Callow · ss · Dirty Down Low · Debra Webb · ss · Broken Hallelujah · Toni McGee Causey · ss · Holding Mercy · Lori Armstrong · ss · Vacation Interrupted · Allison Brennan · ss · I Heard a Romantic Story · Lee Child · ss · Author Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Summer Magic ed. Sarah Brown & Gil McNeil (Bloomsbury, June 2, 2003, 0-7475-6521-X, £6.99, 311pp, tp, oa, cover: [photo] by Michael Wildsmith)     Original anthology of 22 stories, a mix of fantasy and mainstream, plus one poem, and a reprinted article. Authors include Marina Warner, Joanna Trollope, and Malcolm Price. Foreword by J.K. Rowling. Part of the proceeds go to charity. 1 · Foreword · J. K. Rowling · fw 3 · Introduction · Sarah Brown · in 5 · Sheer Magic · Claire Calman · ss 16 · Political Education · Russell Celyn Jones · ss 28 · The Birthday Party · Marina Warner · ss 37 · The Flamingo · Susan Crosland · ss 47 · My Father the Wizard · Howard Jacobson · ss 54 · Sheep’s Eyes · Mavis Cheek · ss 64 · Snake Girl · Caitlin Davies · ss 75 · Whitebait · Phil Hogan · ss 93 · Star Rubbish · Joanna Trollope · ss 105 · The King Canute of Lard · Malcolm Pryce · ss 119 · The Nurglar · Nichola McAuliffe · ss 135 · Office Politics · Toby Young · ss 141 · Listomania · Celia Brayfield · nv 166 · Pippa Positive · Daisy Waugh · ss 180 · The Mermaid · Penny Vincenzi · nv 204 · Out of the Flesh · Christopher Brookmyre · ss 219 · Singular Devotion · Shyama Perera · ss 233 · My Measly Excuses · Jilly Cooper · ar The Sunday Times 238 · Recipe for Disaster · Kathy Lette · ss 243 · Mr. Smith’s Return · Pauline McLynn · ss 255 · Laterna Magica · Marika Cobbold · ss 270 · Battenberg Cake · Gil McNeil · ss 283 · Through Thick and Thin · Arabella Weir · ss 298 · Babymagic · Mary Loudon · pm 305 · Author Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Bertrem’s Guide to the Age of Mortals: Everyday Life in Krynn of the Fifth Age ed. Stan Brown, Nancy Varian Berberick & Paul B. Thompson--- see under Nancy Varian Berberick.

Pieces of Six ed. Stephen P. Brown--- see under Anon..

The Single Girl: A Medical Doctor’s Intimate Report on the Problems of the Unmarried Female in Our Contemporary Society by Dr. Walter C. Brown (Monarch, 1961, MB515, 35¢, 138pp, pb, nf)

Halo for Hire by Howard Browne (Haffner Press, March 2018, 978-1-893887-69-5, $65.00, 928pp, hc, co, cover by Laurel Blechman) [Paul Pine] [edited by Stephen Haffner]     Collection of all of Howard Brown’s writings about “Paul Pine”, including the four published novels, the 1953 short story “So Dark for April” and the unfinished novel The Paper Gun (1985). Details taken from publisher website. · Howard Browne, Paul Pine, and the Halo Novels · Richard A. Lupoff · in · Halo in Blood [Paul Pine] · Howard Browne · n. Bobbs-Merrill, May 1946, as by John Evans · Halo for Satan [Paul Pine] · Howard Browne · n. Bobbs-Merrill, 1948, as by John Evans · Halo in Brass [Paul Pine] · Howard Browne · n. Bobbs-Merrill, 1949, as by John Evans · So Dark for April [Paul Pine] · Howard Browne · nv Manhunt February 1953, as by John Evans · The Taste of Ashes [Paul Pine] · Howard Browne · n. Simon & Schuster, October 1957 · The Paper Gun [Paul Pine] · Howard Browne · uw The Paper Gun by Howard Browne, Dennis McMillan, 1985 · Afterword · Melissa Flagstad · aw

The Defective Detective in the Pulps ed. Ray B. Browne & Gary Hoppenstand--- see under Gary Hoppenstand.

More Tales of the Defective Detective in the Pulps ed. Ray B. Browne, Gary Hoppenstand & Garyn G. Roberts--- see under Gary Hoppenstand.

Feline Felonies ed. Abigail Browning (Galahad Books, June 2001, 1-57866-114-5, $9.99, 424pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 43 mysterious tales of crime and cats. viii · Introduction · Abigail Browning · in 1 · Catspaw · Sandra Woodruff · ss Cold Blood ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic Press, 1987 11 · SuSu and the 8:30 Ghost · Lilian Jackson Braun · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1964 20 · The Caller · Hugh B. Cave · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 1993 31 · The Alexandrian Cat [Gordianus the Finder] · Steven Saylor · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1994 46 · Miss Paisley’s Cat · Roy Vickers · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #114, May 1953 62 · Arnold · Fred Hamlin · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1986 69 · Call to Witness · Nancy Schachterle · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine August 1972 76 · The Sin of Madame Phloi · Lilian Jackson Braun · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1962 84 · The Nile Cat · Edward D. Hoch · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1969 88 · Cat’s-Paw · Mary Reed · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1988 93 · Cat of Dreams [Captain M.L. Heimrich] · Frances & Richard Lockridge · ss This Week December 7 1958, as “Death and the Fiery-Eyed Cat” 100 · The Abominable House Guest · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Weird Tales March 1947, as “Fluffy” 107 · Phut Phat Concentrates · Lilian Jackson Braun · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1963 115 · The Faithful Cat · Patricia Moyes · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1983 128 · A Case of Catnapping · A. H. Z. Carr · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1954 139 · Who Killed Wee Winky? · Barbara Owens · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1993 149 · The Witch’s Cat · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Weird Tales October 1939, as by Gans T. Field 162 · The Cat in the Bag · Charles Peterson · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine February 1983 172 · The Cat and Fiddle Murders · Edward D. Hoch · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1983 187 · Professor Kreller’s Secret · Ingram Meyer · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1983 198 · A Feline Felony · Lael J. Littke · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1968 203 · The Lady Wore Black · Hugh B. Cave · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1984 215 · Helix the Cat · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Astounding ed. Harry Harrison, Random House, 1973 235 · Death at the Excelsior · P. G. Wodehouse · ss Pearson’s Magazine December 1914, as “The Education of Detective Oakes” 252 · Miss Phipps and the Siamese Cat [Miss Phipps] · Phyllis Bentley · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1973 259 · Little Miracles · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1992 271 · The Black Cat · Lee Somerville · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1990 277 · Cat Burglar · Gene DeWeese · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine mid December 1991 281 · The Theft of the Mafia Cat [Nick Velvet] · Edward D. Hoch · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1972 293 · Spectre in Blue Doubleknit · Bruce Bethke · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 1988 304 · The Old Gray Cat · Joyce Harrington · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1977 313 · Animals · Clark Howard · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1985 329 · The Searching Cats [Captain M.L. Heimrich] · Frances & Richard Lockridge · ss This Week December 2 1956, as “Cat and the Killer” 336 · The Highwayman’s Hostage [Dr. Sam: Johnson] · Lillian de la Torre · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1990 343 · Ming’s Biggest Prey · Patricia Highsmith · ss The Animal-Lover’s Book of Beastly Murder by Patricia Highsmith, Heinemann, 1975 351 · The Black Cat · Edgar Allan Poe · ss United States Saturday Post and Chronicle August 19 1843 359 · Chocolate · Leslie Meier · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1992 364 · A Visitor to Mombasa · James Holding · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1974 374 · Between a Cat and a Hard Place · Jimmy Vines · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1993 384 · The Empty Birdhouse · Patricia Highsmith · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1969 396 · The Trinity Cat · Ellis Peters · ss Winter’s Crimes 8 ed. Hilary Watson, Macmillan UK, 1976 408 · Mrrrar! · Edgar Pangborn · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #116, July 1953 412 · Long Live the Queen · Ruth Rendell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1991

Murder Is No Mitzvah: Short Mysteries about Jewish Occasions ed. Abigail Browning (St. Martin’s Minotaur, April 2004, 0312325061, $23.95, 285pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 12 stories. xi · Introduction · Abigail Browning · in 1 · The Bread of Affliction [Rachel Gold] · Michael A. Kahn · nv Mystery Midrash ed. Lawrence W. Raphael, Jewish Lights Publishing, 1999; illustrated by Allen Davis 31 · Comes the Revolution · Gregory Fallis · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 2001 63 · The Sabbath Flame · Ronald Levitsky · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1989 75 · The Rabbi and the Sorcerer · Russell William Asplund · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 1998 95 · The Lipkin-Wexler Affair · Louis Weinstein · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1983 115 · Kaddish · Batya Swift Yasgur · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 1996 129 · Funny Story · Larry Beinhart · ss No Alibi ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Ringpull, 1995 151 · The Jew’s Breastplate · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine February 1899, as “The Story of the Jew’s Breast-Plate” 173 · Kaddish for the Kid [Nate Heller] · Max Allan Collins · nv Private Eyes ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins, Signet, 1998 199 · Where Does a Golem Go? · Bernice F. Weiss · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 1995 revised from “The Golem of Laffinstock” (Inside, Fall 1993). 205 · Mom Remembers [Mom] · James Yaffe · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1968 249 · The Christmas Mitzva · Doug Allyn · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 2000 283 · Glossary · [uncredited] · ms

Murder Most Merry ed. Abigail Browning (Gramercy, July 2002, 0-517-22119-5, $10.99, 374pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 32 Christmas crime stories. viii · Introduction · Abigail Browning · in 1 · A Winter’s Tale [Inspector Stephen Ramsay] · Ann Cleeves · ss Northern Blood ed. Martin Edwards, Didsbury Press, 1992 11 · Grist for the Mills of Christmas [Christmas Stories] · James Powell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine mid December 1994 20 · As Dark as Christmas Gets [Chip Harrison; Leo Haig] · Lawrence Block · nv The Mysterious Bookshop, 1997; first published as a limited edition booklet for customers of the Mysterious Bookshop in New York. 40 · Rumpole and the Spirit of Christmas [Horace Rumpole] · John Mortimer · ss Regina v Rumpole by John Mortimer, Allen Lane, 1981 50 · Dead on Christmas Street · John D. MacDonald · nv Collier’s December 20 1952 63 · Miss Crindle and Father Christmas [Miss Crindle] · Malcolm Gray · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine mid December 1990 75 · Mystery for Christmas · Anthony Boucher · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1943 88 · The Case Is Altered [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss The Strand Magazine December 1938 101 · Christmas Cop · Thomas Larry Adcock · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1986 111 · The Theft of the Christmas Stocking [Nick Velvet] · Edward D. Hoch · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine mid December 1989 125 · The Christmas Bear · Herbert Resnicow · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1990 136 · The Shape of the Nightmare · Francis M. Nevins, Jr. · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1 1982 150 · Christmas Gift · Robert Turner · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1957 156 · Santa’s Way [Christmas Stories] · James Powell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine mid December 1991 163 · I Saw Mommy Killing Santa Claus · George Baxt · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1990 170 · Supper with Miss Shivers · Peter Lovesey · ss Woman’s Own December 24 1990, as “The Christmas Present” 178 · Appalachian Blackmail · Jacqueline Vivelo · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1994 185 · On Christmas Day in the Morning [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss The Evening Standard December 23 1950 193 · Santa Claus Beat · Rex Stout · ss What’s New December 1953, as “Tough Cop’s Gift” 197 · White Like the Snow · Dan Stumpf · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1999 206 · Rumpole and the Chambers Party [Horace Rumpole] · John Mortimer · ss Rumpole and the Age of Miracles by John Mortimer, Penguin, 1988 211 · The Spy and the Christmas Cipher [Jeffrey Rand] · Edward D. Hoch · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine mid December 1990 224 · Inspector Tierce and the Christmas Visits · Jeffry Scott · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1995 241 · Christmas Party · Martin Werner · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine mid December 1991 248 · The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine January 1892 265 · The Embezzler’s Christmas Present · Ennis Duling · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1982 271 · Believing in Santa · Ron Goulart · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine mid December 1994 281 · Pass the Parcel · Peter Lovesey · ss Midwinter Mysteries 3 ed. Hilary Hale, Little, Brown UK, 1993 294 · The Theft of Santa’s Beard [Nick Velvet] · Edward D. Hoch · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine mid December 1992 309 · A Matter of Life and Death · Georges Simenon; translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury · na Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #98, January 1952 translated from the French (“Sept Petites Croix dans un Carnet”, Un Noël de Maigret, Presses de la Cité, 1951). 358 · Murder Under the Mistletoe [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss The Sunday Telegraph December 24 1961, as “The Snapdragon and the C.I.D.” 367 · Who Killed Father Christmas? · Patricia Moyes · ss Who Done It? ed. Alice Laurance & Isaac Asimov, Houghton Mifflin, 1980

German Literary Tales ed. Robert M. Browning & Frank G. Ryder--- see under Frank G. Ryder.

Night Bites: Vampire Stories by Women ed. Victoria A. Brownworth (Seal Press, February 1996, 1-878067-71-0, $12.95, 259pp, tp, oa)     Original anthology of 16 vampire stories, with an introduction by Victoria A. Brownworth & Judith H. Redding. ix · Introduction · Victoria A. Brownworth & Judith M. Redding · in 3 · They Have No Faces · Meredith Suzanne Baird · ss 19 · Anita, Polish Vampire, Holds Forth at the Jewish Cafe of the Dead · Judith Katz · ss 33 · The Last Train · Linda K. Wright · ss 43 · The Vampire’s Baby · Joanne Dahme · nv 71 · Immunity · Toni Brown · ss 81 · Sustenance · Susanna J. Sturgis · ss 97 · Apologia · Jan Carr · ss 115 · Bad Company · Joyce Wagner · ss 127 · Almost the Color of Summer Sky · Mabel Maney · ss 133 · Best of Friends · Lisa D. Williamson · ss 141 · To Die For · Diane DeKelb-Rittenhouse · ss 159 · Unexpurgated Notes from a Homicide Case File · Judith M. Redding · ss 165 · Refugio · Terri de la Peña · ss 179 · Women’s Music · Ruthann Robson · ss 195 · Twelfth Night · Victoria A. Brownworth · nv 219 · Backlash · Nikki Baker · nv 257 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Night Shade: Gothic Tales by Women ed. Victoria A. Brownworth & Judith M. Redding (Seal Press, April 1999, 1-58005-024-7, $14.95, 280pp, tp, oa)     Original anthology of 17 feminist gothic stories, two reprints. Authors include Terri de la Pena, Jean Stewart, and Susanna Sturgis. ix · Introduction · Victoria A. Brownworth · in 3 · The Existential Housewife · Lisa D. Williamson · ss 21 · Femme Coverte · Diane DeKelb-Rittenhouse · nv 54 · Creepers · Joanne Dahme · nv 81 · Luella Miller · Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman · ss Everybody’s Magazine December 1902, as by Mary E. Wilkins 96 · The Birthday Present · Roz Warren · ss 104 · La Noche · Terri de la Peña · ss 122 · Newtime Cowboy · Joyce Wagner · ss 137 · Apéritif · Susan Raffo · ss 143 · Feeding the Dark · Jean Stewart · nv 172 · The Acolyte · Toni Brown · ss 177 · Pierced · Linda K. Wright · ss 185 · Silkie · Barbara Wilson · ss 1999 200 · Mud · Judith M. Redding · ss 210 · Keys · Ruthann Robson · ss 221 · Vengeance of Epona · Susanna Sturgis · ss 240 · Breech Birth · Meredith S. Baird · ss 257 · Day of the Dead · Victoria A. Brownworth · ss 277 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Out for Blood: Tales of Mystery and Suspense by Women ed. Victoria A. Brownworth (Third Side Press, May 1995, 1-879427-20-6, $10.95, 223pp, tp, oa) ix · Introduction · Victoria A. Brownworth · in 15 · Predators · Tee A. Corinne · ss 23 · Film Noir · Nikki Baker · nv 59 · A Special Education · J. D. Shaw · ss 73 · Rose Fever · G. V. Babish · ss 77 · The Confectioner · Meredith Suzanne Baird · ss 85 · Home Cookin’ · Lisa D. Williamson · ss 89 · The Way with Men · Mabel Maney · ss 95 · American Gothic · Linda K. Wright · vi After Hours Summer 1990 97 · Jessie [Kate Delafield] · Katherine V. Forrest · nv Dreams and Swords by Katherine V. Forrest, Naiad, 1987 127 · The Sacrifice · Kathleen Downey · ss 141 · An Expatriate Death [Cassandra Reilly] · Barbara Wilson · nv 163 · An Evening Out · Victoria A. Brownworth · ss 175 · The Pool · Ruthann Robson · ss 187 · Merry X-mas · Jewelle Gomez · ss 193 · The Tree · Ellen S. Korr · ss 201 · Weeping Willows · Joanne Dahme · ss 211 · Going Home · Kanani Kauka · ss 221 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Out for More Blood: Tales of Malice & Retaliation by Women ed. Victoria A. Brownworth & Judith M. Redding (Third Side Press, October 1996, 1-879427-27-3, $12.95, 240pp, tp, oa) ix · Introduction · Victoria A. Brownworth · in 1 · An Affinity for Machines · Lisa D. Williamson · ss 17 · A Neighborly Gesture · Linda K. Wright · ss 21 · Mrs. Feeley Is Quite Mad · Mabel Maney · ss 33 · Little Girl Tells · Beth Brant · ss 39 · Catacombs · Helena Basket · ss 53 · Edna & Carole · Joyce Wagner · ss 73 · Never Too Old · Toni Brown · nv 97 · Grandfather in a Box · Joanne Dahme · ss 113 · Thin Ice · Meredith Suzanne Baird · ss 125 · The Visit · J. D. Shaw · ss 137 · Caballito del Diablo · Terri de la Peña · ss 149 · Metamorphosis · Judith Katz · ss 169 · Breasts · Amalia Pistilli · ss 185 · Access Denied · Diane DeKelb-Rittenhouse · ss 203 · The Death of the Subject · Ruthann Robson · ss 215 · Negatives · Nikki Baker · nv 237 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg