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Mean Time: New Crime for a New Millennium ed. Jerry Sykes (Bloodlines, 1998, 978-1-899344-40-6, £6.50, 269pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by Terry Zobeck. 5 · NIPD Blue · Colin Bateman · ss 14 · Sitting Pretty · Simon Conway & Peter Crowther · nv 38 · My Little Suede Shoes [Charlie Resnick] · John Harvey · ss 53 · Roots · Jerry Sykes · ss 68 · Over the Edge · Jason Starr · ss 82 · Black Sheep · Ed Gorman · ss 97 · I Was Barbarella · Lauren Henderson · ss 117 · The Names of the Missing · Dennis Lehane · ss 129 · Unknown Pleasures · Ian Rankin · ss 146 · Half American · Nicholas Blincoe · ss 162 · Y2K · Molly Brown · ss 168 · Reaper · John Foster · ss 188 · Night Call · Richard T. Chizmar · ss 199 · Phantom Lover · Maxim Jakubowski · nv 222 · The Silent Server · Paul Charles · ss 240 · Beauty with Cruelty · David Bowker · nv 267 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

The Dead Leman & Other Tales from the French ed. Paul Sylvester & Andrew Lang--- see under Andrew Lang.

Moonchild %%2 by Aleister Crowley ed. John Symonds & Kenneth Grant--- see under Aleister Crowley.

The Belting Inheritance by Julian Symons (Collins, 1965, hc, n.)

The Belting Inheritance by Julian Symons (The British Library, September 10, 2018, 978-0-7123-5232-1, £8.99, 240pp, tp, n.) [British Library Crime Classics]     Reprint (Collins 1965) mystery novel.

The Colour of Murder by Julian Symons (Collins, 1957, hc, n.)

The Colour of Murder by Julian Symons (The British Library, September 10, 2018, 978-0-7123-5227-7, £8.99, 256pp, tp, n.) [British Library Crime Classics]     Reprint (Collins 1957) mystery novel.

The Detections of Francis Quarles by Julian Symons (Crippen & Landru, March 2006, 1-932009-45-0, $19.00, 204pp, tp, co, cover by Carol Heyer) [Francis Quarles] [edited by John Cooper]     Collection of 42 stories featuring private detective Francis Quarles. A hardcover edition (-44-2, $29.00) was announced but not seen. In the “Lost Classics” series. 7 · Introduction · John Cooper · in 11 · Red Rum Means Murder [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard May 15 1952 16 · Death in the Scillies [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard March 13 1951 21 · Poison Pen [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard September 15 1952 26 · An Exercise in Logic [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard September 8 1952 31 · Summer Show [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard August 21 1954 35 · The Desk [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard September 29 1950 40 · Mrs. Rolleston’s Diamonds [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard August 10 1950 45 · Murder—But How Was It Done? [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard October 29 1956 49 · Ancestor Worship [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard November 3 1956 53 · Iced Champagne [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard October 19 1953 57 · No Use Turning a Deaf Ear to Murder [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard June 1 1964 61 · The Duke of York [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard January 27 1953 66 · Double Double Cross [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard September 25 1952 71 · Tattoo [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard September 16 1953 78 · Jack and Jill [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard September 19 1953 79 · The Conjuring Trick [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard January 28 1953 83 · Happy Hexing [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard September 19 1950 88 · No Deception [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard January 29 1953 93 · The Second Bullet [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard October 31 1956 97 · Preserving the Evidence [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard September 18 1952 102 · Death for Mr. Golightly [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard December 22 1952 107 · A Man with Blue Hair [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard January 31 1953 112 · The Two Suitors [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard September 15 1953 116 · Airborne with a Borgia [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard September 28 1955 120 · Art-Loving Mr. Lister Lands a Fake… [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard March 13 1963 124 · The Collector [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard September 18 1953 128 · Ghost from the Past [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard October 1 1951 132 · The Swedish Nightingale [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard September 14 1953 137 · The Barton Hall Dwarf [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard August 16 1954 142 · The Pepoli Case [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard February 2 1952 147 · Nothing Up His Sleeve [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard September 23 1952 152 · A Present from Santa Claus [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard December 24 1954 156 · The Link [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard January 30 1953 160 · Little Boy Blue [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard August 20 1954 164 · Affection Unlimited [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard July 10 1950 170 · The Whistling Man [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard July 9 1952 174 · Party Line [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard October 30 1956 177 · Who Killed Harrington? [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard November 28 1950 182 · Murder in Reverse [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard November 2 1956 186 · The Vanishing Trick [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard July 28 1952 191 · The Impossible Theft [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss 1964 195 · Final Night Extra [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard September 3 1955 199 · Appendix: The Casebook of Francis Ouarles · [uncredited] · bi 203 · Afterword · Kathleen Symons · aw

How to Trap a Crook and 12 Other Mysteries by Julian Symons (Davis, February 1977, $1.35, 192pp, digest, co)     Seventh in the “Ellery Queen Presents” series. 7 · Introduction · Ellery Queen · in 11 · How to Trap a Crook [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss 1972 18 · Experiment in Personality · Julian Symons · nv 1969 38 · Strolling in the Square One Day [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss 1960 48 · The Tiger’s Stripe · Julian Symons · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1965 66 · Love Affair · Julian Symons · ss 1968 76 · A Theme for Hyacinth · Julian Symons · ss Argosy (UK) August 1967 96 · Credit to Shakespeare [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard December 12 1950, as “Credit to William Shakespeare” 102 · The Main Chance · Julian Symons · ss 1966 115 · Eight Minutes to Kill · Julian Symons · nv The Evening Standard May 30 1957 (+5) 134 · The Santa Claus Club [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss Suspense (UK) December 1960 145 · The Sensitive Ears of Mr. Small · Julian Symons · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1972 154 · ’Twixt the Cup and the Lip · Julian Symons · nv The Illustrated London News Christmas 1963, as “Father Christmas Comes to Orbins” 180 · Pickup on the Dover Road · Julian Symons · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1972

Julian Symons Sherlockian Duet by Julian Symons (Calabash Press, 2000, C$7.50, ph, co) [Sherlock Holmes] · Preface · Christopher Roden · pr · Introduction · Jack Adrian · in · Did Sherlock Holmes Meet Hercule—? [Sherlock Holmes; Hercule Poirot] · Julian Symons · ss The Illustrated London News April 1987 · The Affair of the Vanishing Diamonds [Sherlock Holmes] · Julian Symons · ss

The Progress of a Crime by Julian Symons (Collins, 1960, hc, n.)

The Progress of a Crime by Julian Symons (The British Library, September 10, 2020, 978-0-7123-5372-4, £8.99, 288pp, tp, co) [British Library Crime Classics]     Collection of the eponymous novel and a short story by the same author. 7 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 11 · Progress of a Crime · Julian Symons · n. Collins, 1960 259 · The Tigers of Subtopia · Julian Symons · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1965, as “The Tiger’s Stripe”

The Penguin Classic Crime Omnibus ed. Julian Symons (Penguin US, 1984, 0-1400-6739-6, $5.95, 378pp, tp, an) 9 · Introduction · Julian Symons · in 13 · A Watcher by the Dead · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner December 29 1889 25 · The Coin of Dionysius [Max Carrados] · Ernest Bramah · ss News of the World August 17 1913, as “The Master Coiner Unmasked” 41 · The Proverbial Murder [Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1943 61 · The Wrong Shape [Father Brown] · G. K. Chesterton · ss The Saturday Evening Post December 10 1910 79 · The Submarine Plans [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch November 7 1923 93 · Who Killed Baker? [Gervase Fen] · Edmund Crispin & Geoffrey Bush · ss The Evening Standard October 30 1950 101 · Change of Climate · Ursula Curtiss · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1967 113 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 125 · The Copper Beeches [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine June 1892, as “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches” 149 · The Question · Stanley Ellin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1962, as “The Question My Son Asked” 159 · Smoke [Yoknapatawpha County] · William Faulkner · nv Harper’s Magazine April 1932 185 · The Phantom Motor [Prof. Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen (The Thinking Machine)] · Jacques Futrelle · ss Associated Sunday Magazine November 11 1906, as “Problem of the Phantom Auto” 201 · Counterplot [Patrick Petrella] · Michael Gilbert · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1976, as “A Case of Shoplifting” 209 · The Case for the Defense · Graham Greene · ss Nineteen Stories by Graham Greene, Heinemann, 1947 215 · The Mobile Bed-Object · Patricia Highsmith · ss Little Tales of Misogyny by Patricia Highsmith, Heinemann, 1977 223 · The Most Dangerous Man [Sherlock Holmes] · Edward D. Hoch · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1973, as by R. L. Stevens 231 · The Victim · P. D. James · nv Winter’s Crimes 5 ed. Virginia Whitaker, Macmillan UK, 1973 249 · All the Way to the Moon · Q. Patrick (by Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #94, September 1951 267 · “Thou Art the Man” · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1844 283 · The Adventure of the Bearded Lady [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv Mystery August 1934, as “The Sinister Beard” 305 · The Clinging Woman · Ruth Rendell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1975 319 · The Man Who Knew How [Pender] · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss Harper’s Bazaar February 1932 333 · Inspector Maigret Pursues [Insp. Jules Maigret] · Georges Simenon; translated by J. E. Malcolm · ss Argosy (UK) January 1962, as “The Man on the Run” translated from the French “L’Homme dans la rue”, Maigret et les petits cochons sans queue, Presses de la Cité, 1950). 347 · The Man Who Murdered in Public [Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · ss Pearson’s Magazine December 1934, as “The Clue-Proof Murders” 365 · Being a Murderer Myself · Arthur Williams · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #57, August 1948

Verdict of 13: A Detection Club Anthology ed. Julian Symons (Faber and Faber, 1978, 0-571-10518-1, hc, oa)     Also available in pb (Ballantine Jun ’80). · Introduction · Julian Symons · in · Great-Aunt Allie’s Flypapers [Adam Dalgliesh] · P. D. James · nv · The Rogue’s Twist · Gwendoline Butler · ss · Twenty-One Good Men and True · Dick Francis · ss · Verdict of Three · Michael Gilbert · ss · Cloud Nine · Christianna Brand · ss · Pelly and Cullis [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss · Something the Cat Dragged In · Patricia Highsmith · nv · The Postgraduate Thesis · Celia Fremlin · ss · Gup · H. R. F. Keating · ss · Murder at St. Oswald’s · Michael Underwood · ss · Morepork · Ngaio Marsh · nv · Who Killed the Cat? · Peter Dickinson · ss · Waiting for Mr. McGregor · Julian Symons · ss

Living in the Future by Robert Silverberg ed. Tim Szczesuil & David G. Grubbs--- see under Robert Silverberg.

His Share of Glory by C. M. Kornbluth ed. Timothy P. Szczesuil--- see under C. M. Kornbluth.

Erotic Fairy Tales: A Romp Through the Classics by Mitzi Szereto (Cleis Press, 2001, 1-57344-124-4, $14.95, xii+316pp, tp, oc, cover: [photo] by Alice Egoyan)     Explicitly adult retellings of 15 classic stories such as “Cinderella”, “The Sleeping Beauty”, “Little Red Riding Hood”, and “Rapunzel”; each with a brief historical introduction. vii · Introduction · Mitzi Szereto · in 1 · Introduction to “Cinderella” · Mitzi Szereto · is 4 · Cinderella · Mitzi Szereto · nv 29 · Introduction to “The Magic Muntr” · Mitzi Szereto · is 32 · The Magic Muntr · Mitzi Szereto · ss 48 · Introduction to “The Goblin of Adachigahara” · Mitzi Szereto · is 51 · The Goblin of Adachigahara · Mitzi Szereto · ss 62 · Introduction to “Rapunzel” · Mitzi Szereto · is 65 · Rapunzel · Mitzi Szereto · ss 79 · Introduction to “The Swineherd” · Mitzi Szereto · is 82 · The Swineherd · Mitzi Szereto · ss 98 · Introduction to “The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces” · Mitzi Szereto · is 101 · The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces · Mitzi Szereto · ss 117 · Introduction to “The Ebony Horse” · Mitzi Szereto · is 120 · The Ebony Horse · Mitzi Szereto · nv 147 · Introduction to “Michel Michelkleiner’s Good Luck” · Mitzi Szereto · is 149 · Michel Michelkleiner’s Good Luck · Mitzi Szereto · ss 160 · Introduction to “Punished Pride” · Mitzi Szereto · is 163 · Punished Pride · Mitzi Szereto · nv 188 · Introduction to “A Tale of the Parrot” · Mitzi Szereto · is 190 · A Tale of the Parrot · Mitzi Szereto · ss 202 · Introduction to “Little Red Riding Hood” · Mitzi Szereto · is 205 · Little Red Riding Hood · Mitzi Szereto · ss 226 · Introduction to “The Travelin Companion” · Mitzi Szereto · is 229 · The Travelin Companion · Mitzi Szereto · nv 256 · Introduction to “The Turnip” · Mitzi Szereto · is 258 · The Turnip · Mitzi Szereto · ss 268 · Introduction to “The Sleeping Beauty” · Mitzi Szereto · is 271 · The Sleeping Beauty · Mitzi Szereto · ss 290 · Introduction to “The Twelve Months” · Mitzi Szereto · is 293 · The Twelve Months · Mitzi Szereto · nv

Getting Even: Revenge Stories ed. Mitzi Szereto (Serpent’s Tail, June 2008, 978-1-85242-961-4, 256pp, tp, oa) 1 · Glazed · Danuta Reah · ss 17 · Parvati · Umi Sinha · ss 35 · Payment in Kind · Stella Duffy · ss 45 · How to Kill an Aries · Tony Fennelly · ss 65 · Never Die · Niall Griffiths · ss 71 · A Cake Story · Josie Kimber · ss 91 · More Than Skin Deep · Becky Bradford · ss 105 · Hell Is Where the Heart Is · Mitzi Szereto · nv 127 · The One · Georgiana Nelsen · ss 133 · Echo · Rosie Jackson · ss 141 · Remember Me · Dee Silman · ss 151 · Love and Death in Renaissance Italy · Clare Colvin · ss 167 · Be Very Afraid · Vicki Hendricks · ss 175 · Hurting Hugh · Madeline de Chambrey · nv 197 · Dolls, Revenge, Dolls Again · Chris Dunning · ss 205 · Wig · Tara Ison · ss 225 · Esprit de Corpse · Jean Lamb · ss