Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Stories, Listed by Title

• Plot It Yourself • Joe Gores • (ss)
• The Plot Thickens • William F. Smith • (pm)
• The Plough Horse • Pauline C. Smith • (ss)
• Plucked • Frank Finch • (nv)
• Pluckin’ Pigeons • Jane Bosworth • (ss)
• Plucking a Mandrake • Clayton Emery • (nv)
• The Plum Point Ladies • Henry T. Parry • (nv)
• Plumage • Alison White • (ss)
• The Plumb-Line • Gladys Mitchell • (ss)
• Plumbing for Willy • Mary Higgins Clark • (nv)
• Plumbing the Depths • Alison Cunliffe • (ss)
• Plumbing the Depths • Charlotte MacLeod • (ss)
• The Plunge • David Goodis • (ss)
• Plutonian Shore • Naomi Walker • (ss)
• The Plywood Cross • Brent Haywood • (ss)
• Poachers • Tom Franklin • (na)
• Poachers’ Island • Richard H. Hardwick • (ss)
• A Pocket of Cold • Janet Holm • (ss)
• Pocketful of Noses • James Powell • (ss)
• Poe, Magazines, & the Origins of Detective Fiction • Stephen Rachman • (ar)
• The Poet of Pulp: How Ed McBain Made the Precinct House a Respectable Place • Pete Hamill • (ar)
• Poet Relocation Program • Victor Gischler • (ss)
• Poetic Justice • Steve Martini • (nv)
• Poetic Justice • Marie E. Truitt • (pm)
• The Poetical Policeman • Edgar Wallace • (ss)
• Poetry of Death • Tom Swoffer • (ss)
• The Poetry of Murder 2 • Barbara Howson • (pm)
• Poet’s Ridge • Brian Castro • (ss)
• The Poet’s Wife’s Cat • Martin Naparsteck • (ss)
• A Poggioli Bibliography • Misc. • (bi)
• Poinciana • Susan Straight • (ss)
• The Point Guard • Jason Pinter • (ss)
• A Point of Detail • Sapper • (ss)
• A Point of Honor • Larry Segriff • (ss)
• A Point of Law • W. Somerset Maugham • (ss)
• Pointed Captivity • John H. Knox • (ss)
• The Pointman’s Last Assignment • Michael Robbins • (ss)
• Points • Lawrence Block • (ss)
• Points of Light • Jonathan A. Edlow • (ss)
• Poirot and the Crime in Cabin 66 • Agatha Christie • (ss)
• Poirot and the Triangle at Rhodes • Agatha Christie • (nv)
• Poised to Fly • Patricia Highsmith • (ss)
• Poison • Ellen Rawlings • (nv)
• Poison • Isak Romun • (ss)
• Poison à la Carte • Rex Stout • (na)
• Poison Clean • Barbara Ninde Byfield • (ss)
• The Poison Flowers • Anita McBride • (ss)
• Poison in the Cup • Christianna Brand • (nv)
• Poison Ivy’s Gift • Denny O’Neil • (ss)
• The Poison of Power • C. K. M. Scanlon • (na)
• Poison Peach • Gillian Linscott • (nv)
• Poison Pen • Julian Symons • (ss)
• A Poison That Leaves No Trace • Sue Grafton • (ss)
• A Poison Tree • William Blake • (pm)
• The Poisoned Bowl • Forrest Rosaire • (ss)
• A Poisoned Chalice • Jo Bannister • (ss)
• A Poisoned Chalice • John Sherwood • (ss)
• The Poisoned Chalice • Peter Tremayne • (nv)
• The Poisoned Chocolates Case • Anthony Berkeley • (n.)
• The Poisoned Pawn • Henry Slesar • (ss)
• The Poisoned Peas Plot • Irene Swinburne & Lawrence Swinburne • (ss)
• The Poisoned Pen • Arthur B. Reeve • (ss)
• The Poisoned Polonais • J. L. Pouvoir • (ss)
• Poisoned Tongues • Susan Moody • (ss)
• Poisoned with Politeness • Gillian Linscott • (ss)
• The Poisoning of Mr. Paisley • Jeffry Scott • (nv)
• Poker and Shooter • Sue DeNymme • (nv)
• Poker Game at the Golden Nugget • Edward D. Hoch • (ss)
• The Poker Lesson • Jeffery Wilds Deaver • (nv)
• Pole Day at the Track • Sherita Saffer Campbell • (ss)
• Police at the Door • Isaac Asimov • (ss)
• Police Atrocity • Mel Washburn • (ss)
• Police Blotter • Charles Shafer • (cl)
• Police Blotter: Tag Man • Charles Shafer • (cl)
• Police Blotter: Traffic Stop • Charles Shafer • (cl)
• Police Bulletin • Hugh Holton • (cl)
• Police Business • Michael Gilbert • (ss)
• Police Report • Jessica Auerbach • (ss)
• Police Snapshots • John N. Stanton • (ss)
• Police, Please • Penelope Wallace • (vi)
• The Policeman • Terry Mullins • (ss)
• Policeman’s Holiday • Michael Innes • (ss)
• A Policeman’s Lot • Jeff Hazard • (ss)
• Policy • Megan Abbot • (ss)
• The Policy • Michael Laimo • (ss)
• A Policy for Murder • Dick Stodghill • (nv)
• Policy Forbids... • Thomas Morrissey • (ss)
• Political Corrections • Simon Brett • (nv)
• Political Decision • John Lutz • (ss)
• A Political Necessity • Robert Barnard • (nv)
• The Politician, the Lighthouse, and the Trained Cormorant (ascribed to Edgar Rice Burroughs) • Craig Shaw Gardner • (nv)
• Politics and Poker • Sarah Weinman • (ss)
• Pollock and the Porroh Man • H. G. Wells • (ss)
• Polly Charms, the Sleeping Woman • Avram Davidson • (nv)
• Polly’s Shadow • Lorin Emery • (ss)
• Polo at the Ritz • Jerry Kennealy • (ss)
• Polo on the Rock • Jerry Kennedy • (ss)
• Polo Pride • Lauran Paine • (ss)
• Polonaise • Diana Deverell • (ss)
• Poltergeist • W. Sherwood Hartman • (ss)
• The Polygon from Alpha Centauri • James Powell • (nv)
• A Pomegranate for Pluto • Claire Griffen • (nv)
• The Pomeranian Poisoning • Peter Lovesey • (ss)
• The Pond • Patricia Highsmith • (ss)
• Pond the Pantaloon • G. K. Chesterton • (ss)
• Ponderings by the Politician • Robert R. Pattrick • (ss)
• A Pontine Commentary • Ted Schulz • (ar)
• A Pontine Competition • James Turner • (ar)
• Pony Girl • Laura Lippman • (ss)
• Poo-Poo • Bill Crider • (ss)
• The Pool • Madeleine L’Engle • (rr)
• The Pool • Ruthann Robson • (ss)
• Pool of Discontent • Scott Mackay • (ss)
• Pool of Tears • Donald Olson • (ss)
• The Pool of the Stone God • Abraham Merritt • (ss)
• Pool Players Are Nice People • William Bankier • (ss)
• The Pool Sharks • Ursula Curtiss • (ss)
• Poor Angie Is Dead! • George G. Revelle • (nv)
• Poor Career Choice • Jeff Strand • (ss)
• Poor Dumb Mouths • Bill Crenshaw • (ss)
• Poor Emma • Reginald Hill • (nv)
• Poor Frank • Katherine H. Brooks • (pm)
• The Poor Girl • Cornell Woolrich • (na)
• Poor Lincoln • Dorothy Cannell • (ss)
• Poor Mercantile Jack • Charles Dickens • (ss)
• Poor Miss Lettie • Clements Jordan • (ss)
• Poor Natalie • Katherine H. Brooks • (pm)
• Poor Old Frankie • Barbara Nadel • (ss)
• Poor Old Fred • Richard E. Reeve • (ss)
• Poor Roger • Don Peyer • (pm)
• Poor, Poor Ophelia • Carolyn Weston • (ex)
• Pop Goes the Weasel • William Bankier • (ss)
• Popcorn for Christmas • Debra Gray De Noux & O’Neil De Noux • (ss)
• Popped in the Pot Patch • David Braly • (ss)
• Popping Round to the Post • Peter Lovesey • (ss)
• Poppy and the Poisoned Cake • Steven W. Saylor • (nv)
• Pork • Pete Hautman • (ss)
• Pork Pie Hat • Peter Straub • (na)
• Pork Pies • Jackie Kay • (pm)
• Porphyria’s Lover • Robert Browning • (pm)
• Porridge and Bess • Tamar Myers • (ss)
• The Port of Missing Men • Tim Wohlforth • (ss)
• Port Tobacco • Jane Haddam • (ss)
• Port-O-Prince • R. J. Mills • (ss)
• The Portable Virgin • Anne Enright • (ss)
• The Portal • John T. Lescroart & M. J. Rose • (ss)
• Portal • T. J. MacGregor • (ss)
• Portfolio • Brian Castro • (ss)
• Portfolio for Murder • Nancy C. Swoboda • (ss)
• The Portobello Road • Muriel Spark • (nv)
• Portrait in Passion • Grover Brinkman • (ss)
• Portrait in Yellow • James Holding • (ss)
• Portrait of a Murderer • Q. Patrick • (nv)
• Portrait of Terror • Jerome Severs Perry • (nv)
• Portrait of the Artist as a Young Corpse • Barbara Paul • (ss)
• Portrait of the Killer as a Young Man • Reed Farrel Coleman • (ss)
• Portrait of the She-Devil of Lust • Bill Ryder • (ss)
• Portrait of Troy • Ngaio Marsh • (ar)
• Pose for Passion! • Al James • (ss)
• The Position • Nick Carr • (ss)
• Positive Identification • Michael S. Smith • (ss)
• Positive Vetting • Stephen Murray • (ss)
• Possessed • Will F. Jenkins • (ss)
• Possessing Martine • Judith Pomeranz • (ss)
• Possession • Henry Slesar • (ss)
• The Possibility of Evil • Shirley Jackson • (ss)
• Post Mortem • Robert Barnard • (ss)
• Post Mortem • George Harmon Coxe • (nv)
• Post Mortem • Lea Levavi • (pm)
• Post Mortem • Steve Ritchie • (ss)
• Post Mortem • William F. Smith • (pm)
• Post-Mortem • Cornell Woolrich • (nv)
• The Post-Mortem Murder • Sinclair Lewis • (nv)
• Postage Due • Susan Dunlap • (nv)
• Postal Code • Lorin Emery • (ss)
• Postcards from the Ledge • Bill Crenshaw • (nv)
• Postcards from Vegas • Haze McEllhenny • (ss)
• The Poster Boy • Stephen Solomita • (nv)
• Posthumous • Joyce Carol Oates • (vi)
• The Posthumous Adventures of Jim Thompson • Maxim Jakubowski • (ar)
• Postiche • Mignon G. Eberhart • (nv)
• The Postman Always Rings Twice • James M. Cain • (ex)
• The Postman Always Rings Twice • James M. Cain • (n.)
• The Postman Only Rings When He Can Be Bothered • Peter Guttridge • (ss)
• The Postmaster & the Slave • Edward Wellen • (ss)
• Postponement • Max F. Harris • (ss)
• Postscript • Michelle Knowlden • (vi)
• The Pot at the End of the Rainbow • Justin D’Ath • (ss)
• Pot Luck • Lisa Allen-Agostini • (ss)
• Pot Luck • Stephen D. Frances • (ss)
• The Potentate • Jas. R. Petrin • (nv)
• The Potion • Clayton Matthews • (ss)
• The Potluck Supper Murders • Nancy Pickard • (ss)
• The Potted Purple Petunia • Lee K. Russell • (ss)
• A Pound of Flesh • Alfred A. Blanchard • (ss)
• Pounds of Flesh • Valerie Frankel • (ss)
• Pouring the Foundations of a Nightmare • Nina Kiriki Hoffman • (ss)
• The Powder Monkey • Ted Bell • (ss)
• Powder Puff • Gail Torgerson • (ss)
• Powderburn • Bethany Roberts & John Maddox Roberts • (nv)
• The Power • Michael Malone • (nv)
• Power Corrupts • Jody Lynn Nye • (ss)
• The Power of Deduction • John Reese • (ss)
• Power of Suggestion • Jeffry Scott • (ss)
• The Power of Suggestion • Helen Tucker • (ss)
• Power of the Puppets • Fritz Leiber • (ss)
• The Power of the Tongue • John F. Suter • (ss)
• Power Play • Mary Higgins Clark • (nv)
• Powered Sugar • William F. Smith • (pm)
• The Powers of Observation • Harry Harrison • (ss)
• Powers of the Air • J. D. Beresford • (ss)
• Powers of the Mind: L.P. Davies • S. T. Joshi • (ar)
• The Powwow • Derek Muk • (ss)
• Practical Joke • Gladys Mitchell • (ss)
• The Practical Joke • Herbert Nicolson • (ss)
• Practice Makes Murder • Patrick Scaffetti • (nv)
• Practicing • Ellen Miller • (nv)