Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Chronological List

BAKER, KAGE (stories)

• The Leaping Lover (nv) The Mammoth Book of Dickensian Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2007
• Running the Snake (ss) Sideways in Crime, ed. Lou Anders, Solaris 2008

BAKER, KEVIN (1958- ) (stories)

• The Cheers Like Waves (ss) Bronx Noir, ed. S. J. Rozan, Akashic Books 2007; (Yankee Stadium).

BAKER, NIKKI; pseudonym of Jennifer Dowdell, (1962- ) (stories)

• Film Noir (nv) Out For Blood: Tales of Mystery and Suspense by Women, ed. Victoria A. Brownworth & Judith M. Redding, Chicago: Third Side Press 1995
• Negatives (nv) Out For More Blood: Tales of Malice and Retaliation by Women, ed. Victoria A. Brownworth & Judith M. Redding, Chicago: Third Side Press 1996

BAKER, RUSSELL (1925- ) (stories)

• Uncle Harold (hu) 1982

BAKER, SAMM SINCLAIR (1909-1997) (stories)

• Gourmet’s Choice (ss) The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Dec 1966

BAKER, SYBIL (stories)

• The Kill File (ss) AHMM Jan 1984
• Black and White (ss) AHMM Aug 1988
• The Game of the Name (ss) AHMM Jan 1991
• The Message (nv) AHMM May 1992
• A Little Publicity Never Hurts (ss) AHMM Aug 1992
• The Tea-V Murder (nv) AHMM Aug 1993
• Eensie-Weensie Spider (ss) AHMM Aug 1994
• Lookout Ridge (nv) AHMM Sep 1995

BALDACCI, DAVID (Gregory) (1960- ) (stories)

• The Mighty Johns (na) The Mighty Johns, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press 2002

BALDEOSINGH, KEVIN (stories)

• The Rape (ss) Trinidad Noir, ed. Lisa Allen-Agostini & Jeanne Mason, Akashic Books 2008

BALDRY, CHERITH (1947- ) (stories)

• The House of Rimmon (nv) Shakespearean Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1997
• The Chimes at Midnight (ss) Shakespearean Detectives, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1998
• The Friar’s Tale (ss) Royal Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1999
• The Pilgrim’s Tale (ss) The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits: Brand New Collection, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2001 [Geoffrey Chaucer]
• The Duke’s Tale (ss) The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits: Third New Collection, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2005 [Geoffrey Chaucer]

BALDWIN, BARRY (stories)

• Do You Take This Man? (ss) EQMM Dec 1998
• A Bit of a Treat (ss) AHMM Sep 1999
• Alternating Currents (ss) EQMM Feb 2002
• Graves of Academe (nv) EQMM Jan 2006
• Untying the Knot (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 2007

BALDWIN, EVAN (1968?- ) (stories)

• Black and White (vi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1985

BALHAM, JOE; pseudonym (stories)

• Regan and the Stripper (nv) 1977

BALL, DORIS BELL (née Collier) (1897-1987); see pseudonym Josephine Bell (stories)

BALL, JOHN (Dudley, Jr.) (1911-1988) (stories)

• One for Virgil Tibbs (ss) EQMM Feb 1976 [Virgil Tibbs]
• Virgil Tibbs and the Cocktail Napkin (ss) EQMM Apr 1977 [Virgil Tibbs]
• Virgil Tibbs and the Fallen Body (ss) EQMM Sep 1978 [Virgil Tibbs]
• Stiff Competition (br) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr, Aug, Oct, Nov 1980, Jan, Feb...
• Book Review (br) The Saint Magazine Jun, Jul, Aug 1984
• Murder at Large (ar)

BALL, NANONI PATRICIA MAUDE HAMILTON; see pseudonym Nan Hamilton (stories)

BALL, STUART R. (stories)

• Copperhead Jack Meets the Gangsters (ss) AHMM Apr 1995
• Copperhead Jack Meets Bigfoot (ss) AHMM May 1996
• Stalkers (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 2002
• Copperhead Jack Meets the Witness (ss) AHMM Oct 2002

BALL, TERENCE (1944- ) (stories)

• The Banality of Evil (nv) Criminal Kabbalah, ed. Lawrence W. Raphael, Jewish Lights Publishing 2001 [Abe Feldman]

BALLARD, DAVID (stories)

• Child Support (ss) New Mystery v5 #2 1997
• The Magician’s Widow (ss) Murderous Intent Win 1999

BALLARD, J(ames) G(raham) (1930- ) (stories)

• Zone of Terror (ss) New Worlds Mar 1960
• End-Game (nv) New Worlds Jun 1963

BALLARD, MIGNON F(ranklin) (1934- ) (stories)

• Waiting for Pixie (ss) Malice Domestic 4, Carolyn G. Hart, Pocket 1995
• Nobody Likes Aunt Agnes (vi) EQMM Mar 1996
• When Dorothy Came (ss) EQMM May 1996
• The Bridge Club (ss) EQMM Feb 1997
• An Improper Way to Die (ss) EQMM Jul 1997
• The Stalker (ss) MHCMM Fll 1998

BALLARD, PHILLIP (stories)

• The Lord Helps Those Who Help Themselves (ss) Espionage Magazine Oct 1986

BALLARD, TODHUNTER; see under Ballard, W. T. (stories)

BALLARD, W(illis) T(odhunter) (1903-1980) (stories)

• Never Trust a Cop (ss) Captain Satan May 1938
• Murder’s Mandate (nv) Thrilling Detective Sep 1945

BALLEM, GRACE (stories)

• Edward (ss) AHMM Oct 1983

BALLEM, JOHN (Bishop) (1925- ) (stories)

• Rigged to Blow (ss) Secret Tales of the Arctic Trails, ed. David Skene-Melvin, Simon & Pierre 1997

BALLERANTI, GUY (stories)

• Paint a Little Murder (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #41 2003

BALLINGER, BILL S.; [i.e., William Sanborn Ballinger] (1912-1980) (stories)

• You Better Be Right (ss) Sleuth Mystery Magazine Dec 1958

BALZAC, HONORÉ de (1799-1850) (stories)

• The Executioner (ss) Mode Jan 29 1830
• The Mysterious Mansion (ss)

BALZO, SANDY (stories)

• The Grass I Always Greener (ss) EQMM Mar 2003
• Viscery (ss) EQMM Dec 2004

BANBURY, JEN(nifer Marie) (1966- ) (stories)

• Take, for Example, Meatpie (ss) Tart Noir, ed. Stella Duffy & Lauren Henderson, Prime Crime 2002

BANCROFT, KEITH (stories)

• Editorial (ed) The Saint Magazine Aug 1984

BANDY, (Eugene) FRANKLIN (Jr.) (1914-1987) (stories)

• Carlos’ Perfect Crime (ss) AHMM Feb 3 1982

BANGS, JOHN KENDRICK (1862-1922) (stories)

• The Mystery of Pinkham’s Diamond Stud (ss) [Sherlock Holmes]

BANISTER, HUGH (stories)

• Message from “Madame” (ss) Mystery Stories #23 1941

BANKER, ASHOK K. (stories)

• Cleaner (ss) Plots with Guns Jun/Jul 2000

BANKIER, WILLIAM (1929- ) (books) (stories)

• What Happened in Act One (ss) EQMM Jul 1962
• Traffic Violation (ss) EQMM Sep 1967
• My Brother’s Killer (ss) EQMM Apr 1973
• The Big Bunco (ss) EQMM Nov 1974
• What Really Happened? (ss) EQMM Jul 1976
• Wednesday Night at the Forum (nv) AHMM Aug 1977
• A Hint of Danger (ss) EQMM Apr 1978
• The Last Act Was Deadly (ss) AHMM Jun 1978
• The Mystery of the Missing Guy (nv) EQMM Dec 1979
• Making a Killing with Mama Cass (ss) AHMM Jan 30 1980
• Dr. Temple Is Dead (ss) EQMM Feb 11 1980
• The Missing Missile (ss) AHMM Feb 27 1980
• The Last One to Know (ss) AHMM Mar 26 1980
• Nothing to Lose (ss) AHMM Apr 23 1980
• Brough, as in Rough (nv) AHMM May 21 1980
• Events at Headland Cottage (ss) EQMM Jun 30 1980
• You Get What You Deserve (ss) AHMM Jul 16 1980
• Defensive Moves (ss) AHMM Aug 13 1980
• The Solid-Gold Lie (ss) AHMM Oct 1 1980
• Paid in Advance (ss) EQMM Oct 6 1980
• Crazy Old Woman (ss) AHMM Nov 19 1980
• The Choirboy (ss) AHMM Dec 15 1980
• Happiness You Can Count On (ss) EQMM Jan 1 1981
• A Woman Waits for Me (nv) EQMM Mar 25 1981
• The Missing Collectormaniac (ss) AHMM Apr 1 1981
• Marti Roch (ss) AHMM May 27 1981
• Concerto for Voilence and Orchestra (ss) EQMM Jun 17 1981
• The Confrontation Scene (ss) AHMM Jun 24 1981
• Back Where We’ve Never Been (nv) AHMM Jul 22 1981
• Brother, Can You Square a Crime? (ss) AHMM Sep 16 1981
• Only If You Get Caught (ss) EQMM Oct 7 1981
• A Fierceness Deep Inside (vi) EQMM Dec 2 1981
• Funny Man (ss) EQMM Jan 27 1982
• Where Will It All End? (ss) EQMM Sep 1982
• Doors (ss) EQMM Oct 1982
• Only the Beginning (ss) EQMM Jan 1983
• Breaking Free (ss) EQMM Mar 1983
• How to Reduce an Overdraft (ss) EQMM May 1983
• The Judgment of Langsdorf Bews (ss) EQMM Jun 1983
• Child of Another Time (ss) EQMM mid-Jul 1983
• Dead Man’s Question (nv) EQMM Sep 1983
• Gunfight at the O’Shea Chorale (ss) EQMM Nov 1983
• Silently, in the Dead of Night (ss) EQMM Jan 1984
• Her Voice on the Phone Was Magic (nv) EQMM Feb 1984
• Forged Laughter (ss) EQMM Mar 1984
• Appointment in Baytown (ss) EQMM Apr 1984 [Baytown, Canada]
• The Nice One (ss) EQMM Jun 1984
• The Right Physical Type (ss) EQMM Jul 1984
• The Collaborators (nv) EQMM Aug 1984
• The Maggie File (ss) EQMM Sep 1984
• The Broken Contract (ss) EQMM Oct 1984
• Dead Women Sell No Tales (ss) EQMM Nov 1984
• Arrivals and Departures (ss) EQMM Dec 1984
• If Cats Could Speak (ss) EQMM mid-Dec 1984
• A Bucket of Ice-Cold Life (nv) EQMM Jan 1985
• Cutting It Close (ss) EQMM Feb 1985
• Baytown’s Loss (ss) EQMM Mar 1985 [Baytown, Canada]
• Dead Like Dogs (ss) EQMM Apr 1985
• Doctor Workman (ss) EQMM May 1985
• Murder in the Cards (ss) EQMM Jun 1985
• The Joke that Died (nv) EQMM Jul 1985
• Zut, Alors, Josie (ss) EQMM Aug 1985
• Brent’s Experiment (ss) EQMM Sep 1985
• Baytown’s Gain (ss) EQMM Oct 1985 [Baytown, Canada]
• Mean Characters (ss) EQMM Nov 1985
• For Old Time’s Sake (ss) EQMM mid-Dec 1985
• The Reaction of the Working Class (ss) EQMM Dec 1985
• Safe as Houses (ss) EQMM Jan 1986
• Veronica’s Husband (ss) EQMM Feb 1986
• Information Leading To (ss) EQMM Mar 1986
• Sealed Fates (ss) EQMM Mar 1986
• A Visit to Rip-Off City (ss) EQMM Apr 1986
• One Consideration with Another (ss) EQMM May 1986
• The Road to Ste. Agathe (ss) EQMM Jun 1986
• Never Leave Me, Dawn Patrol (ss) EQMM Jul 1986
• The Paternity Thing (ss) EQMM Aug 1986
• You Never Know Your Luck (nv) EQMM Sep 1986
• The Prize in the Pack (ss) EQMM Oct 1986
• The Good Old Days by the Sea (ss) EQMM Nov 1986
• Fear Is a Killer (ss) EQMM mid-Dec 1986
• The Body in the Car (ss) EQMM Jan 1987
• The Rescue of “Two-Kinds” Tuttle (ss) EQMM Feb 1987
• The Brass Cat Is Not for Sale (ss) EQMM Mar 1987
• Legacy from a Bad Actor (ss) EQMM Apr 1987
• Oil and Water (ss) EQMM Jun 1987
• Wimbledon Fortnight (ss) EQMM Jul 1987
• Where the Bodies Are Buried (ss) EQMM Sep 1987
• Saved from Deep Water (ss) EQMM Oct 1987
• We Only Live Once (ss) EQMM mid-Dec 1987
• The Parking-Lot Dream (ss) EQMM Jan 1988
• Stolen Careers (ss) EQMM Feb 1988
• The Losers (ss) EQMM May 1988
• How Dangerous Is Your Brother? (ss) EQMM Sep 1988
• One Day at a Time (ss) EQMM Oct 1988
• Coming Clean (ss) EQMM Nov 1988
• Two Bards with One Stone (pm) EQMM mid-Dec 1988
• Cross Words (ss) EQMM Jan 1989
• The Hitman’s Daughter (ss) EQMM Mar 1989
• The Baytown Follies (ss) EQMM Apr 1989 [Baytown, Canada]
• Norris Farmer’s Secret (ss) EQMM May 1989
• The Coward He’d Always Been (ss) EQMM Jul 1989
• The Lottery Ticket (ss) EQMM Aug 1989
• Pop Goes the Weasel (ss) EQMM Sep 1989
• The Fifty-Pound Ripoff (ss) EQMM Oct 1989
• The Drop (ss) EQMM Nov 1989
• The Mandrake Forgeries (ss) EQMM Feb 1990
• Shorty (ss) EQMM Mar 1990
• Dirty Laundry (ss) EQMM Apr 1990
• All the Little Pussycats (ss) EQMM Aug 1990
• The Coronet Chronicles (ss) EQMM Oct 1990
• The Locked Roomette (ss) EQMM Nov 1990
• A One-Man Dog (ss) EQMM Dec 1990
• On a Day When I’m Brave (ss) Cold Blood III, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic 1990
• The Comeback (ss) EQMM Feb 1991
• The Ultimate Bummer (ss) EQMM Mar 1991
• The Phantom of the Grand Ole Opry (ss) EQMM May 1991
• A Lot of Hurt Feelings (ss) EQMM Jun 1991
• The Perfect Victim (ss) EQMM Mar 1992
• Death of a Noverint (ss) EQMM Apr 1992
• Dewey Dies (ss) EQMM Jun 1992
• Clay Lies Still (ss) EQMM Aug 1992
• My Life as a Dead Man (ss) EQMM Sep 1992
• Out of the Ashes (ss) EQMM Dec 1992
• The Best of Birtles (ss) Cold Blood IV, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic 1992
• Wade in the Balance (ss) Criminal Shorts, ed. Eric Wright & Howard Engel, Macmillan Canada 1992
• Rink Rat No More (ss) EQMM Jan 1993
• Evil in the Air (ss) EQMM Jul 1993
• The Trouble at Baytown High (ss) EQMM Aug 1993 [Baytown, Canada]
• A Script for the President (ss) EQMM Oct 1993
• So Wrong at the Fair (ss) EQMM Feb 1994
• A Fool and His Money (ss) EQMM Mar 1994
• Mysterious Ways (ss) EQMM May 1994
• Long Time No Murder (ss) EQMM Jun 1994
• Storm Window (ss) EQMM Aug 1994
• The Big Lonely (ss) Cold Blood V, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic 1994
• The Preacher and the Kid (ss) EQMM May 1995
• Fear Is a Killer (co) Mosaic Press 1995
• The Team (ss) EQMM Aug 1995
• The Price of the Midnight Dancing (ss) EQMM Jul 1996
• A Gift of Murder (ss) EQMM Feb 1997
• Flights of Angels (ss) EQMM Jun 1997
• Real Bullets This Time? (ss) EQMM Jul 1997
• The Deadly Samaritan (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 1997
• Too Dead for Words (ss) EQMM Nov 1997
• Words of Warning (ss) EQMM May 1998
• Blood Grows Old (ss) EQMM Nov 1998
• Gun Control (ss) EQMM Mar 1999
• Let’s Hear It for Tomorrow (ss) EQMM Aug 1999
• Death of a Green-Eyed Monster (ss) EQMM Feb 2000
• For Richard or for Poorer (ss) EQMM Dec 2000
• We’ll Always Have Barstow (ss) EQMM Feb 2001
• The Confession of Nathan Baytown (ss) EQMM Jun 2001 [Baytown, Canada]
• Melrose Rendezvous (ss) EQMM Mar 2002
• Crime Story High (ss) EQMM Dec 2002
• The Butler Couldn’t Quite Do It (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 2003
• Forget About Me (ss) EQMM May 2005
• Other People’s Money (ss) EQMM Feb 2006 [Baytown, Canada]
• Who’s Alfredo, the Big Bad Wolf? (ss) EQMM Aug 2006 [Baytown]
• Pool Players Are Nice People (ss) EQMM May 2007 [Baytown, Canada]

BANKS, CARLA (stories)

• Out of Her Mind (ss) I.D.: Crimes of Identity, ed. Martin Edwards, Comma Press 2006

BANKS, CAROLYN (1941- ) (stories)

• Owing Kiki (ss) Detective Story Magazine Nov 1989
• Counterpoint (ss) Penthouse Hot Talk Mar/Apr 1991

BANKS, IAIN (Menzies) (1954- ) (stories)

• A Gift from the Culture (ss) Interzone #20 1987 [Culture]

BANKS, JACQUELINE TURNER (1952- ) (stories)

• The Cookout (ss) Shades of Black, ed. Eleanor Taylor Bland, Prime Crime 2004