Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Chronological List

AMES, J(ohn) EDWARD (1949- ) (stories)

• Last Tangle in Motown (ss) AHMM Mar 1989
• Sneaky Pete from Bourbon Street (ss) EQMM Nov 2006
• Stone Boy That Kicked the Blood Clot Around (ss) EQMM Aug 2008

AMES, MEL D. (1921- ) (books) (stories)

• The Enigma of Andrew Marler (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1980
• A Matter of Observation (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1980 [Lt. Cathy Carruthers]
• The Santa Claus Killer (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1981 [Lt. Cathy Carruthers]
• Valentine for a Dead Lady (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1982 [Lt. Cathy Carruthers]
• To Mom, Without Love (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1982 [Lt. Cathy Carruthers]
• Hallowe’en Madness (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1982 [Lt. Cathy Carruthers]
• The Happy New Year Murders (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1983 [Lt. Cathy Carruthers]
• A Girl for Georgie (vi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1983
• The Crucifixion (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1983 [Lt. Cathy Carruthers]
• The Rape of the Mannequins (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1983 [Lt. Cathy Carruthers]
• The $1.49-Day Killer (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1983 [Lt. Cathy Carruthers]
• The Christmas Eve Ghost (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1983 [Lt. Cathy Carruthers]
• Blood in the Rigging (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1984 [Lt. Cathy Carruthers]
• The Ogopogo Affair (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1984
• The Devil Made Me Do It (nv) Cold Blood II, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic 1989 [Lt. Cathy Carruthers]
• The Murder That Couldn’t Happen (nv) Cold Blood III, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic 1990 [Lt. Cathy Carruthers]
• The Disappearance of Sarah-Sue (nv) Cold Blood IV, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic 1992
• One Bad Apple (nv) Cold Blood V, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic 1994
• Amazon: The Complete 13 Adventures of Detective-Lieutenant Cathy Carruthers (co) Mosaic Press 1999

AMIES, CHRISTOPHER (stories)

• Gone Bush (ss) The Mammoth Book of Future Cops, ed. Maxim Jakubowski & M. Christian, Robinson 2003

AMIS, [Sir] KINGSLEY (William) (1922-1995) (stories)

• The Friends of Plonk (ss) Town 1964
• from The Riverside Villas Murder (ex)

AMLAW, MARY (stories)

• The Old Lady Keeps Cool (ss) EQMM Jul 15 1981
• Where Were You, Mamie? (ss) EQMM Jul 1982
• Windfall (ss) EQMM Nov 1984
• Good Neighbors (ss) EQMM Nov 1985
• A Face to Remember (ss) AHMM Nov 1987
• Silver Bird (ss) EQMM Feb 1993
• The Cardinal’s Cross (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1993

AMO, GARY (1939- ); see pseudonym Garrison Allen (stories)

AMOV, DIANE E. (stories)

• The First to Know (ss) Hardboiled #14 1992

AMPOLSK, BUD (1923?- ); see pseudonyms Bill Ryder & Don Unatin (stories)

ANAGNOS, GEORGE T. (stories)

• Devil Worms (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1981

ANAND, VALERIE MAY FLORENCE (1937- ); see pseudonym Fiona Buckley (stories)

ANDERLE, HELGA (stories)

• Saturday Night Fever (ss) Women on the Case, ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte 1996; tr. by Tobe Levin
• The Rival (ss) 2003; first published in Ingeborgs Fälle, Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag.

ANDERS, CARL (stories)

• Here Is a Murderer! (ss) Sure-Fire Detective Magazine Aug 1957

ANDERS, K(atie) T. (stories)

• Don’t Shoot, I’m on Vacation (ss) Espionage Magazine Jul 1987
• A Simple Matter of Training (ss) Sisters in Crime 5, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1992

ANDERS, LOU (books) (stories)

• Sideways in Crime [ed.] (oa) Solaris 2008
• Introduction: Worlds of If (in) Sideways in Crime, ed. Lou Anders, Solaris 2008

ANDERSON, ALAN RITNER (stories)

• Mrs. Belcourt Draws a Bier (ss) Detective Tales Oct 1948
• Pinned Down (nv) Captain Zero Jan 1950

ANDERSON, ALICE (stories)

• Bones (vi) EQMM Jun 1992

ANDERSON, ANNIE A. (stories)

• Dog Collar [with Carole Nelson Douglas] (ss) Great Writers & Kids Write Mystery Stories, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jill M. Morgan & Robert Weinberg, Random House 1996

ANDERSON, DANA M. (1952- ) (stories)

• The Return of the Late, Great J. Edgar Hoover (ss) AHMM Mar 1988
• The Pulpbook Detective’s Wife (ss) AHMM Apr 1988

ANDERSON, EDWARD (Ewell) (1906-1969) (stories)

• Thieves Like Us (n.) New York: Stokes 1937

ANDERSON, FREDERICK IRVING (1877-1947) (stories)

• The Infallible Godahl (nv) The Saturday Evening Post Feb 15 1913 [Oliver Armiston]
• Blind Man’s Buff (ss) The Saturday Evening Post May 24 1913 [Oliver Armiston]
• The Phantom Alibi (ss) McClure’s Nov 1920 [Deputy Parr; Oliver Armiston]
• The Half-Way House (ss) The American Magazine May 1922 [Deputy Parr; Oliver Armiston]
• The Phantom Guest (nv) EQMM Win 1942 [Deputy Parr; Oliver Armiston]

ANDERSON, GAIL-NINA (stories)

• In This Sign, Conquer [with Simon Clark] (nv) Classical Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Past Times 1996; by-lined “Nina-Gail Anderson & Simon Clark” on contents page.
• The Duke of Dark Corners (ss) Shakespearean Detectives, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1998
• A Man of Middle-Earth (ss) Shakespearean Detectives, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1998

ANDERSON, GARRETT (books)

• Kolchak: The Nightstalker Chronicles [ed. with Lori Gentile & Joe Gentile] (oa) Moonstone 2005

ANDERSON, JENNIFER (stories)

• Things That Make Your Heart Beat Faster (nv) The Missouri Review 2000

ANDERSON, KAREN; [i.e., June Millichamp “Karen” Kruse Anderson] (1932- ) (stories)

• An Introduction to Filk Singing (ar) West by One and by One, ed. Anon. (Poul Anderson), The Scowrers and Molly Maguires of San Francisco and the Trained Cormorants of Los Angeles County 1965

ANDERSON, KENT (1945- ) (stories)

• Burglary in Progress (ss) Murder and Obsession, ed. Otto Penzler, Delacorte 1999
• Elvis Hitler (ss)

ANDERSON, KEVIN (stories)

• Between Sisters (ss) Thou Shalt Not..., ed. Lee Allen Howard, Dark Cloud Press 2006

ANDERSON, LARS; pseudonym of Thelma B. Ellis (stories)

• Emeralds Aboard (ss) Saucy Romantic Adventures Aug 1936
• Black Legion (ss) Saucy Romantic Adventures Oct 1936 [The Domino Lady]

ANDERSON, LINDA (stories)

• Blue Moon (na) Wait Until Dark, ed. Karen Robards, Pocket 2001

ANDERSON, MICHEY (books)

• The EX Factor: Justified Endings to Bad EXes [ed.] (oa) Koboca Publishing 2006

ANDERSON, MICHY (stories)

• Crazy Cat Lady (ss) The EX Factor: Justified Endings to Bad EXes, ed. Michey Anderson, Koboca Publishing 2006
• Dream Walking (ss) The EX Factor: Justified Endings to Bad EXes, ed. Michey Anderson, Koboca Publishing 2006
• I Am an Empath (ss) The EX Factor: Justified Endings to Bad EXes, ed. Michey Anderson, Koboca Publishing 2006

ANDERSON, MONTE J. (stories)

• The Story That Won: Desperate Measures (vi) AHMM Jan 1992

ANDERSON, POUL (William) (1926-2001) (books) (stories)

• Sam Hall (nv) Astounding Aug 1953
• The Immortal Game (ss) F&SF Feb 1954
• The Martian Crown Jewels (ss) EQMM Feb 1958
• In the Island of Uffa (ss) West by One and by One, ed. Anon. (Poul Anderson), The Scowrers and Molly Maguires of San Francisco and the Trained Cormorants of Los Angeles County 1965 [Sherlock Holmes]
• Introduction (in)

ANDERSON, ROBERT G. (1932- ) (stories)

• The Red Ferrari (ss) AHMM Sep 1966

ANDERSON, ROBERT MAILER (stories)

• Briley Boy (ss) San Francisco Noir, ed. Peter Maravelis, Akashic Books 2005; (The Richmond).

ANDERSON, RON (stories)

• Sunday Secrets (ss) AHMM Jan 1988

ANDERSON, SCOTT L. (stories)

• A Dead Rose in a Pineapple Graveyard (ss) Plots with Guns Sep/Oct 2001
• Wonderland and Dead Porn Stars (ss) Plots with Guns Nov/Dec 2001

ANDERSON, SHERWOOD (1876-1941) (stories)

• The Strength of God (ss) Masses Aug 1916

ANDERSON, T. JACKSON (stories)

• Catharsis (vi) Hardboiled #33 2005

ANDREE, JAMIE (stories)

• Wishing Ball (ss) Fish Stories #2 1996

ANDREOTTI, FRANK (stories)

• The Haunting at Toledo City (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #39 2003

ANDREW, JASON (stories)

• One to Spare (ss) Future Syndicate, ed. J. Alan Erwine, Nomadic Delirium Press 2007

ANDREWS, DALE C. (stories)

• The Book Case [with Kurt Sercu] (ss) EQMM May 2007

ANDREWS, DONNA (books) (stories)

• An Unkindness of Ravens (ss) The Mysterious North, ed. Dana Stabenow, Signet 2002
• Chesapeake Crimes [ed.] (oa) Quiet Storm Books 2004
• Night Shades (ss) Chesapeake Crimes, ed. Donna Andrews, Quiet Storm Books 2004
• The Birthday Dinner (ss) Death Dines In, ed, Claudia Bishop & Dean James, Berkley 2004
• Cold Spell (nv) Powers of Detection, ed. Dana Stabenow, Ace 2004
• Chesapeake Crimes II [ed. with Maria Y. Lima] (oa) Quiet Storm Books 2005
• A Rat’s Tale (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 2007
• Chesapeake Crimes 3 [ed. with Marcia Talley] (oa) Wildside Press 2008
• Introduction (in)

ANDREWS, GLENN (stories)

• Thelma Smalley vs. Crime (ss) AHMM Aug 1961

ANDREWS, JOHN MALCOLM (1936- ); see pseudonym John Malcolm (stories)

ANDREWS, KATRINA (stories)

• The Great Detectives: Agatha Christie’s Tommy & Tuppence (ar) The Strand Magazine #11 2003

ANDREWS, MAVIS (stories)

• Current Event (ss) Dead in the Water, ed. Violette Malan & Therese Greenwood, RendezVous Press 2006

ANDREWS, PHIL (stories)

• Cooler Than Hitch (ss) Fresh Blood 3, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press 1999

ANDREWS, ROBERT (1937- ) (stories)

• Solomon’s Alley (ss) DC Noir, ed. George Pelecanos, Akashic Books 2006; (Georgetown, N.W.).

ANDREWS, SARAH; [i.e., Sarah Andrews Brown] (1951- ) (stories)

• Invitation (ss) Deadly Allies, ed. Robert J. Randisi & Marilyn Wallace, Doubleday Perfect Crime 1992
• Uncle Skinny and the Sireen of Yellowstone (ss) The Armchair Detective Spr 1994

ANDREWS, TOM (stories)

• Torch Song (ss) Hardboiled #23 1997 [Phil Juran]

ANDREYCHUK, NICK (stories)

• Hazard Pay (ss) Fedora: Private Eyes and Tough Guys, ed. Michael Bracken, Wildside Press 2001
• One Last Hit (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Jul 2002
• True Crime Fiction (ss) Shred of Evidence Aug 2003
• Caught with His Pants Down (ss) Who Died in Here?, ed. Pat Dennis, Penury Press 2004
• A Messy Obsession (vi) About Mysteries; Rory’s obsession for his own form of sadistic entertainment could get him life if he’s caught...

ANMAR, FRANK; pseudonym of William F. Nolan, (1928- ) (stories)

• Laugh Till You Die (ss) Terror Detective Story Magazine Apr 1957; also as “Down the Long Night”, by William F. Nolan; also as “Naked City”, by William F. Nolan.

ANNABEL, RUSSELL (stories)

• Horror in the Fog (ss) Mystery Stories #20 1939

ANNESLEY, MICHAEL; pseudonym of F. A. M. Webster, (1886-c1951) (stories)

• The Seal of the Beast (ss) Mystery Stories #9 1937

ANON. (stories)

• The Inheritance (vi)

ANONYMOUS (books) (stories)

• from Arden of Feversham (ex) 1592
• The Death of Colonel Thoureau (ss) The Knickerbocker Sep 1861
• The Mysterious Countess (nv) ca. 1861; from Revelations of a Lady Detective, c. 1864.
• A Tale of a Gas-Light Ghost (ss) New Christmas Annual, 1867 1866
• Frankie and Johnny (sg) ca 1870
• Murder in the Railway Train: A Broadsheet Ballad (pm) 1870
• The Great Valdez Sapphire (nv) The Cornhill Magazine v14 1890
• From the Diary of a New York Detective (nf) Multum in Parvo Library Dec 1894
• Sherlock Holmes Umpires Baseball (ss) Seattle Post-Intelligencer Feb 25 1906 [Sherlock Holmes]
• The Continental Classics Volume XVIII: Mystery Tales [ed.] (an) Harper & Brothers 1909
• The Brady’s Behind the Bars! or, Working on Blackwell’s Island (nv) Secret Service Detective Stories Nov 24 1916
• The Brady’s and the Texas Oil King or, Seeking a Clew in the Southwest (nv) Secret Service Detective Stories Mar 9 1917
• The Brady’s at Fort Yuma or, The Mix-up with the King of Mexico (nv) Secret Service Detective Stories Mar 1 1918
• The Brady’s and the Black Hounds or, The Mystery of the Midas Mine (nv) Secret Service Detective Stories Apr 5 1918
• The Episode of the Black Diamond (ss) 1920
• Fear (ed) Real Detective Tales & Mystery Stories Apr/May 1929
• A Chat with the Chief (lt) Real Detective Tales & Mystery Stories Oct 1930
• Cryptograms (cl) Real Detective Tales & Mystery Stories Oct 1930
• The Murder of “Jake” Lingle (ar) Real Detective Tales & Mystery Stories Oct 1930
• What Your Penmanship Tells (cl) Real Detective Tales & Mystery Stories Oct 1930
• The Phantom Burglar (nf) Gun Molls Magazine Aug 1931
• The Shadow of the Ghost (nf) Gun Molls Magazine Aug 1931
• The Crime Club Golden Book of Best Detective Stories [ed.] (om) Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc. 1933
• A Century of Thrillers from Poe to Arlen [ed.] (an) Daily Express 1934
• A Century of Thrillers: Second Series [ed.] (an) Daily Express 1935
• Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries [ed.] (oa) Associated Newspapers 1935
• Murder Flies the Night (ss) G-8 Dec 1936
• Pfalz Alarm (ss) G-8 Dec 1936
• Mysteries [ed.] (an) Odhams 1936
• Coded in Ernest (cs) Private Detective Stories Jun 1937
• Coffin Corner (cs) Private Detective Stories Nov 1937
• A Flight from Fancy on the Route des Alpes (ss) Mystery Stories #19 1939
• X, the Phantom Fed (cs) Sure-Fire Comics Sep 1940
• Hate Master (pl) Jul 25 1941 [Richard Henry Benson The Avenger]
• Tear Drop Tank (pl) Aug 1 1941 [Richard Henry Benson The Avenger]
• River of Ice (pl) Aug 15 1941 [Richard Henry Benson The Avenger]
• Three Gold Crowns (pl) Aug 22 1941 [Richard Henry Benson The Avenger]
• Blood Ring (pl) Aug 29 1941 [Richard Henry Benson The Avenger]
• The Devil’s Horns (pl) Sep 2 1941 [Richard Henry Benson The Avenger]
• The Avenger (pl) Sep 9 1941 [Richard Henry Benson The Avenger]
• Solved One Murder Mystery But Created Another (nf) Scientific Detective Annual 1944
• The Fascinating Murderer (nf) Scientific Detective Mar 1945
• Corpses Can Walk and Other Stories [ed.] (an) Pictorial Art Ltd. 1946
• Horror and Homicide [ed.] (an) Checkerbooks 1949
• Australian Journal Suspense Stories #1 [ed.] (an) A.H. Massina 194?
• Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1959 [ed.] (om) H.S.D. Publications 1959
• The Year’s Best Stories by Leading Authors [ed.] (an) Atlas Publishing 195?
• Bedside Tales of Mystery and Suspense [ed.] (an) Panther 1963
• West by One and by One [ed.] (an) The Scowrers and Molly Maguires of San Francisco and the Trained Cormorants of Los Angeles County 1965 [Sherlock Holmes]
• An Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Sampler [ed.] (an) Reader’s Digest 1974
• The Best Crime Stories [ed.] (an) Hamlyn 1977
• Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Stories #1 [ed.] (an) Bonomo 1979
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Stories #1 [ed.] (an) Bonomo 1979
• Ellery Queen’s Mystery Stories #2 [ed.] (an) Bonomo 1979
• Alfred Hitchcock’s Sinister Spies [ed.] (an) Random House 1982
• Purnell’s Book of Mystery Stories [ed.] (oa) Purnell 1982
• The Best Short Stories of 1983 [ed.] (an) Davis 1984