Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Books, Listed by Author

RESNICK, MIKE, ed. (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *Down These Dark Spaceways (SFBC 1-58288-164-2; 1166121, May 2005, $12.99, 424pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) Original anthology of six science fiction mystery novellas. (Contents)
• * _The Dragon Done It (with Eric Flint) See entry under Eric Flint.
• * *More Whatdunits (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-557-4, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.99, 332pp, pb, cover by Peter Gudynas) Original anthology of 19 sf/mystery stories written from scenarios by Resnick. All of the contributors are editors. Only Resnick’s name appears on the cover as editor. (Contents)
• * *Sherlock Holmes in Orbit (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-636-8, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $5.50, 374pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) [Sherlock Holmes] Original anthology of 26 sf and fantasy/mystery stories featuring the Great Detective. (Contents)
• * *Whatdunits (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-533-7, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 335pp, pb, cover by Peter Gudynas) Original anthology of 18 sf/mystery stories, written from scenarios by Resnick. Only Resnick’s name appears on the cover as editor. (Contents)

RICE, CRAIG; pseudonym of Georgiana Ann Randolph Craig, (1908-1957) (stories) (chron.)

• * *I’ll See You in My Dreams (Crippen & Landru, Apr 2006, 11pp, ph) [John J. Malone] Short story pamphlet commemorating Rice as Ghost of Honor at Malice Domestic XVIII. (Contents)
• * *Murder, Mystery and Malone (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-71-4, Jun 2002, $17.00, 196pp, tp, cover by Gail Cross) [John J. Malone] Collection of 12 stories. Also available in hc (-70-6). (Buy) (Contents) [ed: Jeffrey A. Marks]

RIDOUT, ALAN (John), ed. (1934- ) (chron.)

• * _Detection (with James Gibson) See entry under James Gibson.

RIFFLE, ANNETTE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _And the Dying Is Easy (with Joseph Pittman) See entry under Joseph Pittman.

RIPLEY, MIKE, ed.; [i.e., Michael David Ripley] (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Fresh Blood (with Maxim Jakubowski) (London: The Do-Not Press 1-899344-03-9, 1996, 222pp, tp) (Contents)
• * *Fresh Blood 2 (with Maxim Jakubowski) (The Do-Not Press 1-899344-20-9, Oct ’97, £8.00, tp) (Contents)
• * *Fresh Blood 3 (with Maxim Jakubowski) (The Do-Not Press 1-899344-52-7, 1999, £8.00, 191pp, tp) Original anthology of 15 stories, each preceesed by notes from the author. (Contents)

ROBARDS, KAREN, ed. (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Wait Until Dark (Pocket Books 0-671-03655-6, May 2001, $6.99, 496pp, pb) (Buy) (Contents)

ROBERTS, GILLIAN; pseudonym of Judith A. Greber, (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Where’s the Harm? (Five Star 0-7862-2036-8, Nov ’99, $30.00, 250pp, hc) (Contents)

ROBERTS, LES (A.) (1937- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Scent of Spiced Oranges and Other Stories (Five Star 0-7862-4331-7, Dec 2002, $25.95, 195pp, hc) Collection of ten stories. (Buy) (Contents)

ROBINSON, ARTHUR, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook See entry under Anthony Berkeley.

ROBINSON, KATHERINE, ed. (chron.)

• * *The Red-Headed League and Other Mystery Plays (Scholastic 0-590-34551-6, 1986, 128pp, tp) Textbook. (Contents)

ROBINSON, PETER (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Blue Christmas (Crippen & Landru, Dec 2005, free, 14pp, pg) [Insp. Alan Banks] Original short story published in an edition of 353 copies as a gift for friends of Crippen & Landru Publishers.
• * *Not Safe After Dark & Other Stories (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-29-3, 1998, $16.00, 227pp, tp) Collection of 13 stories, one new. (Contents)

ROCHE, THOMAS S., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Noirotica (Masquerade/Rhinoceros 1-56333-390-2, Mar ’96, $6.95, 319pp, tp) Original anthology of 24 stories of erotic crime. (Contents)
• * *Noirotica 2: Pulp Friction (Masquerade/Rhinoceros 1-56333-584-0, Dec ’97 [Apr ’98], $7.95, 465pp, pb, cover by Eric Stanton) Original anthology of 23 stories of erotic crime, two reprints. Authors include Brian Hodge, Lucy Taylor, Caitlin R. Kiernan, and Jeff Gelb. Available from Masquerade Direct, 801 2nd Ave, New York NY 10017; credit card orders 800-375-2356; add $1.50 postage. (Contents)

ROSAN, SHIRA (1950- ); see pseudonym S. J. Rozan (stories) (chron.)

ROUSSEAU, VICTOR; pseudonym of Victor Rousseau Emanuel, (1879-1960) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Tracer of Egos (Spectre Library, The 978-0-9791734-0-0, Aug 2007, $40.00, 171pp, hc, cover by Paul Ikin) [Dr. Phileas Immanuel] Collection of 12 weird stories about occult detective Dr. Phileas Immanuel, none previously collected. The introduction by Morgan A. Wallace discusses the series’ history. This is a limited edition of 200. The Spectre Library, Morgan A. Wallace, [spectrelibrary@gmail.com]. (Contents)

ROWE, JENNIFER (June), ed. (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Love Lies Bleeding (St. Leonards, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1-86373-749-9, 1994, 173pp, tp) Crime for a Summer Christmas No. 5. (Contents)

ROZAN, S. J., ed.; pseudonym of Shira Rosan, (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Bronx Noir (Akashic Books 1933354259, Aug 2007, $15.95, 361pp, tp) (Contents)

RUSCH, KRISTINE KATHRYN (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Little Miracles and Other Tales of Murder (Five Star 0-7862-3556-X, Oct 2001, $23.95, 222pp, hc) Collection of seven stories. (Buy) (Contents)

SABATINI, RAFAEL (1875-1950) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Evidence of the Sword and Other Mysteries (Crippen & Landru 1-932009-43-4, May 2006, $19.00, 208pp, tp, cover by Tom Roberts) Collection of 15 stories collected and edited by Jesse F. Knight. Also issued in a limited hc edition (-42-6). (Contents)

SATTERTHWAIT, WALTER (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Mankiller of Poojegai and Other Stories (Crippen & Landru 978-1-932009-65-1, Dec 2007, $17.00, 180pp, tp, cover by Gail Cross) Collection of 11 stories. Also available in a signed limited hc edition (-62-4). (Contents)

SAUNDERS, KATE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Revenge (Faber & Faber 0-571-12904-8, Oct ’91 [May ’92], $19.95, 247pp, hc) Anthology of 20 stories of revenge by women writers including Alice Walker and Muriel Spark — the majority are criminous or supernatural. This is a UK edition available in the US. (Contents)

SAWYER, ROBERT J(ames), ed. (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Crossing the Line: Canadian Mysteries with a Fantastic Twist (with David Skene-Melvin) (Pottersfield Press 1-895-90019-0, Oct ’98, C$15.95, 191pp, tp, cover by Geoff Butler) Anthology of 11 mystery stories with SF or fantasy elements by Canadian authors. (Contents)
• * _Over the Edge (with Peter Sellers) See entry under Peter Sellers.

SAYERS, DOROTHY L(eigh) (1893-1957) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Lord Peter (Borgo, 1991, hc) [Lord Peter Wimsey] (Contents)

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• * _Encounters with Lord Peter See entry under Christopher Dean.

SAYLOR, STEVEN W(arren) (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Gladiator Dies Only Once: The Further Investigations of Gordianus the Finder (New York: St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-27120-4, Jun 2005, $23.95, 269pp, hc) [Gordianus the Finder] Collection of 9 short stories. (Contents)
• * *The House of the Vestals: The Investigations of Gordianus the Finder (St. Martin’s, 1997, hc) [Gordianus the Finder] Collection of nine Gordianus the Finder stories, with foreword, chronology, and historical notes. (Contents)

SCARBOROUGH, CONSTANCE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Haunted Hour (with Cynthia Manson) See entry under Cynthia Manson.
• * _Senior Sleuths (with Cynthia Manson) See entry under Cynthia Manson.
• * _Win, Lose or Die (with Cynthia Manson) See entry under Cynthia Manson.

SCHAFER, WILLIAM K., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Subterranean Gallery (with Richard T. Chizmar) See entry under Richard T. Chizmar

SCHAPER, JULIE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Twin Cities Noir (with Steven Horwitz) (Akashic Books 1888451971, Jun 2006, $14.94, 256pp, tp) (Contents)

SCHOOLEY, KERRY J., ed. (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Hard Boiled Love: An Anthology of Noir Love (with Peter Sellers) (Insomniac Press 1-894663-45-4, Oct 2003, $16.95, 184pp, tp, cover by Mike O’Connor) (Contents)
• * *Iced: The New Noir Anthology of Cold, Hard Fiction (with Peter Sellers) (Insomniac Press 1-894663-11-X, 2001, $15.95, 192pp, tp) (Buy) (Contents)

SCHRODER, TOM, ed. (chron.)

• * *Naked Came the Manatee (Putnam’s 0-399-14192-8, Feb ’97, $22.95, 201pp, hc) Round-robin thriller written by 13 Florida writers. (Contents)

SCHULMAN, PETER, tr. (stories) (chron.)

• * _13 Culprits See entry under Georges Simenon.

SCHULZ, CHARLAINE HARRIS; see under Harris, Charlaine (stories) (chron.)

SCHUTZ, BENJAMIN M(errill) (1949-2008) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Mary, Mary, Shut the Door (Five Star 1-59414-371-4, Nov 2005, $25.95, 327pp, hc) Collection of 12 stories, one new. (Contents)

SCOGNAMIGLIO, JOHN; see under Anon.

• * _Murder Most Merry [as by Anonymous] See entry under Anonymous.

SEARLES, MARGARET, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *...And Some of Them Are Dead (with Victoria Heckman) (Deadly Alibi Press Ltd. 1886199175, Jul 2002, $14.99, 148pp, tp) by Central Coast Mystery Writers. (Buy) (Contents)
• * *Gone Coastal (Seven Sisters Publishing, Inc. 0977124606, Oct 2006, $14.99, 208pp, tp) Original anthology by the Central Coast Mystery Writers. (Contents)

SEGRETTO, MIKE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Danger City (with Jeffrey Dinsmore & Jess Dukes) See entry under Jess Dukes.

SEGRIFF, LARRY, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Cat Crimes for the Holidays (with Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
• * _Cat Crimes Through Time (with Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Ed Gorman.
• * _Murder Most Feline: Cunning Tales of Cats and Crime (with Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Ed Gorman.
• * _Murder Most Irish (with Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman) See entry under Ed Gorman.

SEIDMAN, LISA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Murder by 13 (with Mae Woods & Priscilla English) See entry under Priscilla English.
• * _Murder on Sunset Boulevard (with Rochelle Majer Krich & Michael Mallory) See entry under Rochelle Majer Krich.

SELLERS, PETER (A.) (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Whistling Past the Graveyard (Mosaic Press 0-88962-675-8, 1999, $15.00, 228pp, tp) Collection of 13 stories of bizarre crime and dark fantasy, five new. (Contents)

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• * *Arthur Ellis Awards (Canada: Quarry Press 1-55082-265-9, 1999, 237pp, tp) Anthology of 13 prize-winning crime and mystery stories. (Contents)
• * *The Best of Cold Blood (with John North) (Mosaic Press 0-88962-628-6, Sep ’98, $12.95, 171pp, tp) (Contents)
• * *Cold Blood III (Oakville, Ont: Mosaic Press 0-88962-455-0, 1990, $14.95, 208pp, tp) Also announced in hc (-456-9). (Contents)
• * *Cold Blood IV (Oakvill, Ont. Canada: Mosaic Press 0-88962-513-1, 1992, 242pp, hc) (Contents)
• * *Cold Blood V (with John North) (Mosaic Press 0-88962-570-7, 1994, $12.95, 196pp, tp) Original anthology of 16 stories. (Contents)
• * _Fear Is a Killer See entry under William Bankier.
• * _Hard Boiled Love: An Anthology of Noir Love (with Kerry J. Schooley) See entry under Kerry J. Schooley
• * _Iced: The New Noir Anthology of Cold, Hard Fiction (with Kerry J. Schooley) See entry under Kerry J. Schooley
• * *Over the Edge (with Robert J. Sawyer) (Pottersfield Press 1-895900-29-8, Apr 2000, 224pp, tp, cover by Alex Colville) Anthology of 14 stories by members of the Crime Writers of Canada. (Contents)

SERDIUK, RON, ed. (chron.)

• * *Ticket to Trouble (CrimeWriters Queensland 0958541396, 2006, 266pp, pb) (Contents)

SHAHAR, ELUKI bes; see under bes Shahar, Eluki (stories) (chron.)

SHANKMAN, SARAH, ed. (c1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *A Confederacy of Crime (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) (Contents)

SHAPIRO, FRED R., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Trial and Error: An Oxford Anthology of Legal Stories (with Jane Garry) (Oxford University Press 0-19-509547-2, Mar ’98, $30.00, 479pp, hc) Anthology of 32 stories, novel excerpts, and essays about the human dimensions of the law. (Contents)

SHIELDS, DANIEL (stories) (chron.)

• * *Raising the Seams: Nine Tales of Murder and the Macabre (iUniverse.com 0595149278, Dec 2000, $9.95, 116pp, tp) (Contents)

SHINER, LEWIS (Gordon) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Private Eye Action As You Like It (with Joe R. Lansdale) See entry under Joe R. Lansdale

SHIRLEY, JOHN (Patrick) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *New Noir (Black Ice Books 0-932511-55-4, Mar ’93, $7.00, 115pp, tp) Collection of six stories in the noir tradition, with illustrations by Tim Ferret. Order from Fiction Collective Two, c/o English Department, Publications Center, College Box 494, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder CO 80309-0494. (Contents)

SILUK, D. L. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Death on Demand (iUniverse 0595272207, Apr 2003, $12.95, 180pp, tp) (Buy) (Contents)

SIMENON, GEORGES (1903-1989) (stories) (chron.)

• * *13 Culprits (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-79-X, Aug 2002, $16.00, 173pp, tp, cover by Deborah Miller) Reprint (Paris: Arthème Fayard & Cie, Èditeurs, 1932 as Les 13 Coupables) collection of 13 stories, first English translation by Peter Schulman. Also available in hc (-78-1). (Buy) (Contents)

SINGER, KURT (Deutsch), ed. (1911-2005) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Secret Agent’s Badge of Courage (Belmont L506, 1961, 50¢, 158pp, pb) Adds one article to World’s Greatest Spy Stories. (Contents)
• * *World’s Greatest Spy Stories (W.H. Allen, 1954, hc) See also The Secret Agent’s Badge of Courage. (Contents)

SKENE-MELVIN, DAVID, ed. (1936- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Bloody York (Simon & Pierre 0-88924-273-9, 1996, 216pp, tp) Tales of mayhem, murder and mystery in a celebration of the romance and excitement of a great city. (Contents)
• * *Crime in a Cold-Climate: An Anthology of Classic Canadian Crime (Toronto: Simon & Pierre 0-88924-260-7, 1994, 286pp, tp) Anthology of 14 stories and four poems by Canadian writers. (Contents)
• * *Crime Where the Nights Are Long (Toronto: Simon & Pierre 0-88924-281-X, 1999, tp) Canadian Stories of Crime, Adventure, and Terror from the Golden Age of Storytelling. (Contents)
• * _Crossing the Line: Canadian Mysteries with a Fantastic Twist (with Robert J. Sawyer) See entry under Robert J. Sawyer
• * *Investigating Women (Simon & Pierre 0-88924-269-0, 1995, 289pp, tp) Anthology of female detectives by Canadian writers. (Contents)