Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Chronological List

WADE, HENRY; pseudonym of Henry L. Aubrey-Fletcher, (1887-1969) (stories)

• Duello (ss) The London Magazine Apr 1930 [Insp. (Chief Insp.) Poole]

WADE, MARYAM (stories)

• The Red Leech (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1985

WADE, ROBERT (Allison) (1920- ); see pseudonyms Whit Masterson & Wade Miller (stories)

WADLEIGH, CHERYL (stories)

• Just the Luck (ss) Hardboiled Apr 2000

WAGGONER, TIM (stories)

• All in the Execution (nv) Places to Be, People to Kill, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Brittiany A. Koren, DAW 2007

WAGMAN, DIANA (stories)

• What You See (ss) Los Angeles Noir, ed. Denise Hamilton, Akashic Books 2007

WAGNER, CHARLES (1957- ) (stories)

• Home Preserves (vi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1985

WAGNER, E. J. (stories)

• Bright Scissors, Sharp as Pain (ss) EQMM Sep 1988
• Cook’s Choice (ss) EQMM Oct 1990

WAGNER, ESTHER (stories)

• Contemporary Gothic (ss) EQMM Dec 1960
• Miss Weird-O (ss) EQMM Dec 1960; also as “Contemporary Gothic”.

WAGNER, JOYCE (stories)

• Edna & Carole (ss) Out For More Blood: Tales of Malice and Retaliation by Women, ed. Victoria A. Brownworth & Judith M. Redding, Chicago: Third Side Press 1996

WAGNER, KARL EDWARD (1945-1994) (stories)

• But You’ll Never Follow Me (ss) Borderlands, ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Avon 1990

WAGNER, LINDA (stories)

• Be Kind to Your Web-Footed Friends (ss) The Third WomanSleuth Anthology, ed. Irene Zahava, Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press 1990
• That’s All, Folks (ss) The Fourth WomanSleuth Anthology, ed. Irene Zahava, The Crossing Press: Freedom, CA 1991

WAGNER-HANKINS, MAGGIE (stories)

• The Unbelievable Dream of Hettie Flagg (ss) AHMM Feb 1987
• Love Always, Mama (nv) AHMM May 1987
• Separate Vacations (ss) AHMM Nov 1991
• Witch and Cousin (ss) AHMM Dec 1992
• The Body (nv) AHMM Jul 1995

WAHLÖÖ, PER; [i.e., Peter Wahlöö] (1926-1975) (stories)

• Cop Killer [with Maj Sjöwall] (ex) London: Gollancz 1975

WAHLSTROM, RALPH L. (stories)

• Getting Burned (vi) EQMM Feb 1984

WAINHOUSE, AUSTRYN (stories)

• from Philisophy in the Bedroom, by Marquis de Sade (ex)

WAINWRIGHT, JOHN (William) (1921- ) (stories)

• Final Demand (ss) Winter’s Crimes 14, ed. Hilary Watson, London: Macmillan 1982

WAITES, JOAN (stories)

• Three Killings and a Favor (ss) Murder on Sunset Boulevard, ed. Rochelle Krich, Michael Mallory & Lisa Seidman, Top Publications 2002

WAITES, MARTYN (1963- ) (stories)

• Lucky Bastard (ss) Fresh Blood 3, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press 1999
• Just Pretend (nv) Plots with Guns Sum 2004
• Love (ss) London Noir, ed. Cathi Unsworth, Akashic Books 2006; (Dagenham).

WAKEFIELD, H(erbert) RUSSELL (1888-1964) (stories)

• Professor Pownall’s Oversight (ss) The Royal Magazine Mar 1928
• The Unseen Player (ss) The Royal Magazine Mar 1928; also as “Professor Pownall’s Oversight”.
• An Echo (ss) They Return At Evening, Phillip Allan 1928
• Damp Sheets (ss) The Sketch Oct 30 1929
• The Frontier Guards (ss) The Illustrated London News Nov 25 1929

WAKEFIELD, PAULA (stories)

• The Fur Boot (nv) Villains!, ed. Mary Gentle & Roz Kaveney, Roc UK 1992

WALDECK, THEODORE J. (stories)

• Certain, Sudden Death! (ss)

WALDMAN, MEL (stories)

• General Tom (vi) The Saint Magazine Aug 1984
• Rabbi of Berlin (ss) Espionage Magazine Aug 1985
• Werewolf (ss) Espionage Magazine Apr 1986
• The Red Angel (ss) Hardboiled #10 1989
• Halloween Mask (ss) Detective Story Magazine Aug 1989
• The Victim (vi) Hardboiled Detective #11 1991

WALDO, SIDNEY (stories)

• Higher Education (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly May 16 1936

WALDROOP, MATT CURTIS (stories)

• The Magic Pebble (ss) Espionage Magazine Jun 1986

WALKER, ALICE (Malsenior) (1944- ) (stories)

• The Revenge of Hannah Kemhuff (ss) Ms. Jul 1973
• “Really, Doesn’t Crime Pay?” (ss) In Love & Trouble, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1973
• How Did I Get Away with Killing One of the Biggest Lawyers in the State? It Was Easy. (ss) You Can’t Keep a Good Woman Down, Harcourt Brace & Co. 1980

WALKER, DALE L. (1935- ) (stories)

• A Deal in Dust (ss) AHMM Mar 26 1980
• Death of an Old Man (ss) AHMM Jan 7 1981

WALKER, DAVID (Harry) (1911-1992) (stories)

• Summertime Adventure (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Apr 2 1955

WALKER, DAVID J. (1939- ) (stories)

• Weekend in the Country (ss) Chicago Blues, ed. Libby Fischer Hellmann, Bleak House Books 2007

WALKER, IAN (stories)

• The Broken Bolt Mystery (ss) The Mysterious Bruce, ed. Anon., The Brucedale Press 1997

WALKER, MARGARET (Abigail) (1915- ) (stories)

• The Back of Beyond (ss) Crimewave #2 1999

WALKER, MARY WILLIS (1942- ) (stories)

• The Red Scream (ex) 1994 [Molly Cates]

WALKER, NAOMI; pseudonym of Steven G. Mitchell (stories)

• Avernus (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jan 1996
• Did I Ever Tell You My Biker Story (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Apr 1997
• Stars (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories May 1997
• Plutonian Shore (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jun 1997
• Tombstone Blues (nv) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Sep 1997

WALKER, PERSIA (1957- ) (stories)

• Such a Lucky, Pretty Girl (ss) The Blue Religion, ed. Michael Connelly, Little Brown 2008

WALKER, PETER (1937- ) (stories)

• A Quick Word with Eddie Bunker (iv) Crime Time v2 #1 1998

WALKER, PETER N(orman) (1936- ); see pseudonym Nicholas Rhea (stories)

• The Manhunt of Dalby Forest (ar) Northern Blood, ed. Martin Edwards, Didsbury 1992
• The Unknown Lady of Sutton Bank (ar) Northern Blood II, ed. Martin Edwards, Flambard Press 1995
• Foreword (fw)

WALKER, ROBERT W(ayne) (1948- ) (stories)

• Pet Project (ss) These Guns for Hire, ed. J. A. Konrath, Bleak House Books 2006
• Heart Throb (ss)

WALKER, ROD C. (stories)

• Madmen’s Trek (ss) Jungle Stories Sum 1950

WALKER, ROSEMARY (stories)

• Just a Bit of Fun (ss) Anglian Blood, ed. Robert Church & Martin Edwards, Rampant Horse Limited 1995

WALL, DON(ald) (stories)

• Animal Sounds (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1981

WALLACE, ALEXANDER (1900- ) (stories)

• Blood for the Juju (nv) Jungle Stories Sum 1950

WALLACE, ARTHUR (stories)

• Dungeon of the Blind (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Jul 1935

WALLACE, CHRISTINA (stories)

• Relevé [with Patricia Wallace] (ss) Great Writers & Kids Write Mystery Stories, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jill M. Morgan & Robert Weinberg, Random House 1996

WALLACE, CLIFFORD; pseudonym of Sydney J. Bounds, (1920-2006) (stories)

• Terror Stalks the Sceance Room (ss) Suspense Stories #2 1954

WALLACE, (Richard Horatio) EDGAR (1875-1932) (stories)

• The Four Just Men (ex) Tallis 1905
• The Four Just Men (n.) 1905 [Four Just Men]
• The Man of the Night (ss) The Weekly Tale-Teller Oct 15 1910
• The Murder at the ‘Port Helm’ (ss) Penny Illustrated Paper Dec 17 1910 (+1)
• Code No. 2 (ss) The Strand Apr 1916
• The Missing Romney (ss) Weekly News Dec 27 1919
• The Stolen Romney (ss) Weekly News Dec 27 1919
• Mr. Collingrey, MP (ss) The Adventures of Heine, Ward Lock 1919 [Heine]
• The Man with the Canine Teeth (ss) The Strand Jun 1921 [Four Just Men]
• The Man Who Hated Earth Worms (ss) The Strand Jul 1921 [Four Just Men]
• The Man Who Was Acquitted (ss) The Law of the Four Just Men, Hodder & Stoughton 1921 [Four Just Men]
• The Strangeness of Joab Lashmere (ss) Lloyd’s Story Magazine Sep 1922
• The Buoy That Did Not Light (ss) The Grand Magazine Jan 1923 [Felix Jenks]
• The Ghost of John Holling (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Mar 8 1924; also as “Mystery Liner”. [Felix Jenks]
• Mystery Liner (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Mar 8 1924 [Felix Jenks]
• The Treasure Hunt (ss) The Grand Magazine Dec 1924 [John G. Reeder]
• The Dangerous Reptile (ss) The Grand Magazine 1925; also as “The Green Mamba”. [John G. Reeder]
• The Green Mamba (ss) The Grand Magazine 1925 [John G. Reeder]
• The Investors (ss) The Grand Magazine 1925 [John G. Reeder]
• Clues (ss) Mystery Magazine Jun 1 1926 [Supt. Minter]
• The Abductor (ss) Detective Story Magazine Oct 29 1927 [Four Just Men]
• The Chobham Affair (ss) The Strand Dec 1930
• A Christmas Present for His Wife (ss) The Strand Dec 1930; also as “The Chobham Affair”.
• The Slane Mystery (ss) 1931 [Four Just Men]
• The Shadow Man (na) The Thriller Jan 30 1932 [John G. Reeder]
• The Slave-Maker (ss) Dime Mystery Magazine Dec 1933
• Warm and Dry (ss) 1975 [Supt. Minter]
• The Happy Travelers (ss) [Four Just Men]
• The Kidnapping of Inspector Mander (ss) [Ringer]
• The Poetical Policeman (ss) The Grand Magazine [John G. Reeder]
• Straight from the Horse’s Mouth (ss) [Educated Evans]
• The Strange Case of the Night Watchman (ss) The Grand Magazine; also as “The Poetical Policeman”. [John G. Reeder]
• The Third Coincidence (ss) [Four Just Men]

WALLACE, JAMIE (stories)

• Driven to Kill (ss) A Deadly Dozen, ed. Susan B. Casmier, Aljean Harmetz & Cynthia Lawrence, Uglytown 2000

WALLACE, JOHN (1892-1968) (stories)

• Death on the Bounce (ss) Black Book Detective May 1941

WALLACE, JOSEPH (stories)

• Dead Man (ss) Hardboiled Brooklyn, ed. Reed Farrel Coleman, Bleak House Books 2006
• Liminal (ss) Baltimore Noir, ed. Laura Lippman, Akashic Books 2006; (Security Boulevard-Woodlawn).
• The Big Five (ss) Bronx Noir, ed. S. J. Rozan, Akashic Books 2007; (Bronx Zoo).
• Diamond Ruby (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 2008

WALLACE, LYNN (stories)

• Life Ain’t Life (ss) North Florida Noir, ed. Michael Lister, Pottersville Press 2006

WALLACE, MARILYN (Weiss) (1941- ) (books) (stories)

• The Sentence (ss) Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1989
• Sisters in Crime 2 [ed.] (oa) Berkley 1990
• Sisters in Crime 3 [ed.] (oa) Berkley 1990
• A Tale of Two Pretties (ss) Sisters in Crime 3, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1990
• The Cutting Edge (ss) A Woman’s Eye, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte 1991
• Sisters in Crime 4 [ed.] (oa) Berkley 1991
• Deadly Allies: Private Eye Writers of America and Sisters in Crime Collaborative Anthology [ed. with Robert J. Randisi] (oa) Doubleday Perfect Crime 1992
• Reunion (ss) Deadly Allies, ed. Robert J. Randisi & Marilyn Wallace, Doubleday Perfect Crime 1992
• Sisters in Crime 5 [ed.] (oa) Berkley 1992
• Wish I May, Wish I Might (ss) The Armchair Detective Win 1993
• His Tears (ss) Malice Domestic 3, Nancy Pickard, Pocket 1994
• Desdemona’s Handkerchief (ss) Deadly Allies II, ed. Robert J. Randisi & Susan Dunlap, Doubleday 1994
• Advice to the Lovelorn (ss) Crimes of the Heart, ed. Carolyn G. Hart, Berkley 1995
• The Best of Sisters in Crime [ed.] (an) Berkley 1997
• Thinking (ss) Mom, Apple Pie, and Murder, ed. Nancy Pickard, Berkley 1999
• The Oath (ss) Diagnosis Dead, ed. Jonathan Kellerman, Pocket 1999
• The Collaboration (ss) Love and Death, ed. Carolyn Hart, Berkley Prime Crime 2001
• Splitting (ss) A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime, ed. Jeffery Deaver, Berkley 2003
• Foreword (fw)
• Foreword [with Robert J. Randisi] (fw)
• Introduction (in)

WALLACE, MORGAN A. (stories)

• Soul Survival (in)

WALLACE, PATRICIA; [i.e., Patricia Wallace Estrada] (1949- ) (stories)

• Relevé [with Christina Wallace] (ss) Great Writers & Kids Write Mystery Stories, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jill M. Morgan & Robert Weinberg, Random House 1996
• Destiny (ss) Marilyn: Shades of Blonde, ed. Carole Nelson Douglas, Forge 1997
• The Hot Hand [with Andrew Estrada] (ss) Till Death Do Us Part, ed. Jill M. Morgan & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley 1999

WALLACE, PENELOPE (1923-1997) (stories)

• The World According to Uncle Albert (ss) AHMM Sep 8 1980
• The Traveling Medicine Chest (vi) 1981
• Joe (ss) AHMM Jan 6 1982
• Truth to Tell (ss) John Creasey’s Crime Collection, ed. Herbert Harris 1986
• My Friend Sam (ss) EQMM May 1993
• Police, Please (vi) EQMM Nov 1993
• Goodbye Jenny (vi) Police Review

WALLACE, ROBERT; house pseudonym (stories)

• Murder City (na) The Phantom Detective Apr 1934 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Spawn of Death (na) The Phantom Detective Sep 1934 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Merchant of Murder (na) The Phantom Detective Oct 1934 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The Crime Castle (nv) The Phantom Detective Dec 1934 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The House of Murders (na) The Phantom Detective Feb 1935 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Written in Blood (na) The Phantom Detective May 1935 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Murder Cracks Down (nv) The Phantom Detective Nov 1935
• The Death Skull Murders (na) The Phantom Detective May 1936 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The Sign of the Scar (na) The Phantom Detective Sep 1936 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Empire of Terror (na) The Phantom Detective Oct 1936 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Death Rides the Blizzard (na) The Phantom Detective Nov 1936 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The Torch of Doom (na) The Phantom Detective Feb 1937 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The Henchmen of Death (na) The Phantom Detective Mar 1937 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Harvest of Death (na) The Phantom Detective May 1937 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Cavalcade of Death (nv) The Phantom Detective Aug 1937 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Double Stamped Doom (na) The Phantom Detective Oct 1937 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The Front Page Murders (na) The Phantom Detective Jun 1938 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The Murder Syndicate (na) The Phantom Detective Dec 1938 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• The Chain of Death (na) The Phantom Detective Mar 1939 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Murder at the Circus (na) The Phantom Detective May 1939 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Murder at the Worlds Fair (na) The Phantom Detective Jun 1939 [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)]
• Murder Rides the Skies (nv) The Phantom Detective Dec 1939