Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Stories, Listed by Author

AUSWAKS, ALEX (chron.) (continued)

• * Sister Brona and the Pornographic Diary [Sister Brona], (ss) 1st Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus 1992
• * Sister Brona and the Sacred Altar Cloths [Sister Brona], (vi) 2nd Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus 1993

AVALLONE, MICHAEL (Angelo, Jr.) (1924-1999) (chron.)

• * Aces Always Win, (ss) Western Action May 1956
  • High Adventure #29 1996
• * “Aw, Let the Kid Hit”, (ss) Baseball Stories Sum 1950
  • Pulp Review Mar 1993
• * Better Safe Than Sorry (with Josh Pachter), (vi) Hardboiled #8 1987
• * Chandlerizing and Parker’s Big Sleep, (ar) Hardboiled Detective #12 1991
• * Children of the Night, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1982
• * Conversation While Praying [Ed Noon], (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1984
• * Crime Canapé, (ms) EQMM Mar 10 1980
• * Doc Savage (with Frank Hamilton), (pi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1981
• * Ed Noon’s Minute Mysteries, (pz) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Nov, Dec 1980
• * Every Litter Bit Hurts, (ss) With Malice Toward All, ed. Robert L. Fish, Putnam 1968
  • EQMM Sep 9 1981
• * The Fatal Fraulein, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Sep 1988
• * Fu Manchu (with Frank Hamilton), (pi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1981
• * G-8 and His Battle Aces (with Frank Hamilton), (pi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1981
• * Headache Hurler, (ss) Ten Story Sports Oct 1955
  • Pulp Vault #6 1989
• * A Letter from Ed Noon, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1965
  • Detective Story Magazine May 1988
• * The Man Who Walked on Air, (ss) Weird Tales Sep 1953
  • Pulp Vault #11 1993
• * Ms. Found in a Crypt, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1981
• * The Murder of Mr. Excitement, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1982
• * Operator 5, (pi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1981; on the pulp hero, with a full-page portrait by Frank Hamilton.
• * Paul Will Know, (ss) Hardboiled #14 1992
• * The Phantom Detective (with Frank Hamilton), (pi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1981
• * The Shadow, (ar) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1981
• * The Spider (with Frank Hamilton), (pi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1981
• * Sweet Violets, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1980
• * Take Me Out to the Ball Game, (ss) EQMM Dec 1964
  • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Stories #2, ed. Anon., Bonomo 1979
• * The Ten Percent Kill [Ed Noon], (ss) Hardboiled Detective #10 1990
• * Ya’ Don’t Get Ya’ Kids Back, Unless..., (ss) New Mystery v1 #3 1993
• * You Can’t Kiss a Corpse [Ed Noon], (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1981

_____, reviews:

• * Review, (br) Hardboiled Detective #11 1991

AVERAUD, JEAN (chron.)

• * Laura Davis, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Feb 1996

AVERY, SIMON (chron.)

• * The Art of Leaving Completely, (ss) Birmingham Noir, ed. Joel Lane & Steve Bishop, Tindal Street 2003
• * Leaving Seven Sisters, (ss) Crimewave #4 2000
• * Lost in Darkness (with Ian M. Faulkner), (ss) Crimewave #8 2005
  • The Best British Mysteries IV, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Allison & Busby 2006
• * The Remains of the Richest Man in the World, (nv) Crimewave #6 2002

AVERY, STEVEN W. (chron.)

• * Bearhug, (ss) Espionage Magazine Sep 1987

AVILA, JUNE (chron.)

• * The Devil in the Details, (ss) Beyond the Mundane: Unravelings, ed. Daniel J. Reitz, Mundania Press 2004

AVRETT, ROZ (chron.)

• * Too Many Antiques, (ss) EQMM Nov 1990

AXELROD, MARTHA (chron.)

• * A Matter of Relative Importance, (ss) Mystery Mar/Apr 1980

AXTMANN, FREDERICK (chron.)

• * Line of Sight, (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 1997

AYDELOTTE, E. E. (chron.)

• * The Case of the Dead Center Fielder, (ss) AHMM Jul 1982
• * The Matchbook Detective, (ss) AHMM Jan 1984
• * The Return of the Matchbook Detective, (nv) AHMM Jun 1990
• * The Surfboard Murders, (ss) AHMM Sep 1982

AYLING, (Harold) KEITH (Oliver) (1898-1976) (chron.)

• * The Ring Murder, (ss) Mystery Stories #1 1936

AYRAUD, PIERRE (1908-1998); see pseudonym Thomas Narcejac (chron.)

AYRES, E(ugene) C(onrow) (1946- ) (chron.)

• * The Handyman, (nv)
  • Mystery in the Sunshine State, ed. Stuart M. Kaminsky, Pineapple Press 1999

AYRES, NOREEN (June) (1940- ) (chron.)

• * Black Zak and the Heart Attack, (nv) Creature Cozies, ed. Jill Morgan, Berkley Prime Crime 2005
• * Delta Double-Deal, (nv) The Night Awakens, ed. Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket 2000
  • The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Second Annual Collection, ed. Ed Gorman, Forge 2001
• * JoJo’s Gold, (ss) Blood on Their Hands, ed. Lawrence Block, Berkley 2003

AYTOUN, W(illiam) E(dmonstoune) (1813-1865) (chron.)

• * The Man in the Bell, (ss) Blackwood’s Nov 1821
  • Churchyard Shadows: Tales of Clerical Crime, Mystery and Suspense, ed. Kevin Carolan, Hodder & Stoughton 1999
• * The Man in the Bell [error, should be William Maginn], (ss) Blackwood’s Nov 1821
  • Great Tales of Terror, ed. Anon., London: Chancellor Press 1991

BAANTJER, (Albert Cornelis) (1923- ) (chron.)

• * DeKok and the Death of a Rottweiler [Insp. Jurriaan DeKok], (ss) EQMM Jun 2006; from De Cock en een hammerslag, Uitgeverij De Fontein, Baarn, Netherlands, 1996.; tr. by H. G. Smittenaar
• * DeKok and the Hammer Blow [Insp. Jurriaan DeKok], (ss) EQMM Feb 2005; tr. by H. G. Smittenaar
  • Passports to Crime: Finest Mystery Stories from International Crime Writers, ed. Janet Hutchings, Carroll & Graf 2006; tr. by H. G. Smittenaar

BABBIN, JACQUELINE (1921-2001) (chron.)

• * The Notorious Miss L., (ss) EQMM Mar 1990

BABCOCK, DWIGHT V(incent) (1909-1979) (chron.)

_____, [ref.]

• * “Murder Up His Sleeve: Dwight V. Babcock” by James L. Traylor, (ar) The Armchair Detective Win 1990

BABEL, ISAAC (1894-1941) (chron.)

• * The King, (ss) The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel, S.G. Phillips 1955
  • New Mystery, ed. Jerone Charyn, Dutton 1993; tr. by Walter Morison

BABISH, G. V. (chron.)

• * Rose Fever, (ss) Out For Blood: Tales of Mystery and Suspense by Women, ed. Victoria A. Brownworth & Judith M. Redding, Chicago: Third Side Press 1995

BABULA, WILLIAM (1943- ) (chron.)

• * Greenearth, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1984
• * Motorcycle, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1982
• * Ransom, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1983

BACH, MISCHA (chron.)

• * Full Moon, (ss) EQMM Jan 2006; “Vollmond”, 2000.; tr. by Mary Tannert
  • Passports to Crime: Finest Mystery Stories from International Crime Writers, ed. Janet Hutchings, Carroll & Graf 2006; tr. by Mary Tannert

BACHAN, STUART (chron.)

• * The Call from the Vacant House, (ss) Mystery Stories #5 1936

BACHMAN, W. S. (chron.)

• * Abduction, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #54 2004
• * Marriage Gone Bad, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #55 2004
• * Osric in the Larder, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Apr 2002
• * Talons, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Nov 2001
• * Tendrils, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Aug 2001
• * Vampire Genes, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories May 2002

BACKUS, JEAN L(ouise) (1914-1986) (chron.)

• * A Hearse Is Not a Home, (ss) EQMM May 20 1981
• * Last Rendezvous, (ss) EQMM Sep 1977
  • Masters of Suspense, ed. Ellery Queen & Eleanor Sullivan, Galahad 1992

BACON, GERTRUDE (1874-1949) (chron.)

• * The Gorgon’s Head, (ss) The Strand Dec 1899
  • AHMM Dec 2002

BACON, TERRY (chron.)

• * Clancy’s Bride, (ss) AHMM Mar 31 1982
  • Mystery for Halloween, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1991

BACQUE, JAMES (chron.)

• * Desire & Knowledge in Key West, (ss) Great Canadian Murder and Mystery Stories, ed. Don Bailey & Daile Unruh, Quarry 1991

BADENOCH, ANDREA (1951-2004) (chron.)

• * Angel’s Seat, (nv) Green for Danger, ed. Martin Edwards, Do-Not Press 2003
• * Belter’s Mugging, (ss) Crime in the City, ed. Martin Edwards, Do-Not Press 2002
• * Jimmy’s Story, (ss) Fresh Blood 3, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press 1999

BAER, WILL CHRISTOPHER (1966- ) (chron.)

• * Deception of the Thrush, (ss) San Francisco Noir, ed. Peter Maravelis, Akashic Books 2005; (Pacific Heights).

_____, [ref.]

• * “Will Christopher Baer: Violence is Useful” by Barry Forshaw, (iv) Crime Time v2 #5 1999

BAGBY, GEORGE; pseudonym of Aaron Marc Stein, (1906-1985) (chron.)

• * A Few Dead Birds [Insp. Schmidt], (ss) Ed McBain’s Mystery Book #2 1960

BAGGE, TAPANI (chron.)

• * The Face in the Concrete, (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Sum 2005; tr. by Minna Haapio

BAGLEY, DESMOND (1923-1983) (chron.)

• * Bahama Crisis [Chapter 1], (ex) London: Collins 1980
  • Crime: Free Classic Crime Sampler, ed. Anon., House of Stratus 2001

BAILEY, DON (1942- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Preface, (pr)
  • Great Canadian Murder and Mystery Stories, ed. Don Bailey & Daile Unruh, Quarry 1991
• * Remembrance Day, (ss) Great Canadian Murder and Mystery Stories, ed. Don Bailey & Daile Unruh, Quarry 1991

BAILEY, E. J. (chron.)

• * The Spoiler, (ss)
  • The Year’s Best Stories by Leading Authors, ed. Anon., Melbourne: Atlas Publishing 195?

BAILEY, FRANKIE Y(vonne) (1952- ) (chron.)

• * Since You Went Away, (nv) Shades of Black, ed. Eleanor Taylor Bland, Prime Crime 2004

BAILEY, H(enry) C(hristopher) (1878-1961) (chron.)

• * The Archduke’s Tea [Reginald Fortune], (ss)
  • Classic Mystery Stories, ed. Douglas G. Greene, Dover 1999
• * The Bottle Party [Reginald Fortune], (nv) The Strand Oct 1939
  • London After Midnight, ed. Peter Haining, Little Brown UK 1996
• * The Dead Leaves [Reginald Fortune], (nv) 1936
  • The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories, ed. Patricia Craig, Oxford University Press 1990
• * The Greek Play [Reginald Fortune], (nv) The Delineator Mar 1930
  • The Crime Club Golden Book of Best Detective Stories, ed. Anon., Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc. 1933
• * The Lion Party [Reginald Fortune], (nv) Flynn’s Weekly Oct 2 1926
  • Mystery and Detection May 1935
• * The Little Dog [Reginald Fortune], (nv) 1932
  • The Crime Club Golden Book of Best Detective Stories, ed. Anon., Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc. 1933
• * The Little House [Reginald Fortune], (nv) Flynn’s Detective Fiction Oct 9 1926
  • Mystery and Detection Apr 1935
  • Great British Mystery Stories of the Twentieth Century, ed. Anon., The Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library 1990
• * The Long Barrow [Reginald Fortune], (ss) The London Magazine Jan 1925
  • Vintage Detective Stories, ed. Mike Higgs, London: Galley Press 1987
• * The Long Dinner [Reginald Fortune], (nv) 1920
  • 101 Years’ Entertainment, ed. Ellery Queen, New York: Modern Library 194?
  • EQMM Apr 1953
  • Murder on the Menu, ed. Peter Haining, New York: Carroll & Graf 1992
• * The Missing Husband [Reginald Fortune], (nv) Flynn’s Weekly Sep 18 1926
  • Mystery and Detection #2 1934
• * Primrose Petals [Reginald Fortune], (ss) The Strand Apr 1940
  • Crime Stories from the ‘Strand’, ed. Geraldine Beare, Folio Society 1991
• * The Profiteers [Reginald Fortune], (nv) The London Magazine Sep 1924
  • 12 Tales of Murder, ed. Jack Adrian, Oxford University Press 1998
• * The Quiet Lady [Reginald Fortune], (nv) Flynn’s Weekly Oct 16 1926
  • Mystery and Detection Jun 1935
• * The Unknown Murderer [Reginald Fortune], (nv) People’s Magazine Mar 1923
  • Crime for Christmas, ed. Richard Dalby, O’Mara 1991
• * The Violet Farm [Reginald Fortune], (nv) Flynn’s Detective Fiction Jan 22 1927
  • Mystery and Detection Oct 1935
• * The Yellow Slugs [Reginald Fortune], (nv) The Windsor Magazine Mar 1935
  • Churchyard Shadows: Tales of Clerical Crime, Mystery and Suspense, ed. Kevin Carolan, Hodder & Stoughton 1999

BAILEY, JAY (chron.)

• * The Wrong Century, (ss) AHMM May 1968
  • AHMM Jun 1991

BAILEY, STEWART (chron.)

• * The Book, (ss) Espionage Magazine Sep 1987

BAIRD, EDWIN (1886-1957) (chron.)

• * Kerrigan, (vi) Detective Fiction Weekly May 24 1941
  • 100 Crooked Little Crime Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1994

BAIRD, MEREDITH SUZANNE (chron.)

• * The Confectioner, (ss) Out For Blood: Tales of Mystery and Suspense by Women, ed. Victoria A. Brownworth & Judith M. Redding, Chicago: Third Side Press 1995
• * Thin Ice, (ss) Out For More Blood: Tales of Malice and Retaliation by Women, ed. Victoria A. Brownworth & Judith M. Redding, Chicago: Third Side Press 1996

BAITZ, JON ROBIN (chron.)

• * The Frightening Frammis (with Howard A. Rodman), (pl) Fallen Angels, ed. Anon., Grove Press 1993

BAKALOR, RUFUS (chron.)

• * Good Night, Sweet Alibi, (ss) Detective Fiction Jan 1951
  • 100 Crooked Little Crime Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1994
• * A Helping Hand, (ss) Detective Fiction Jul 1951
  • 100 Crooked Little Crime Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1994

BAKER, ADAM LLOYD (chron.)

• * Atlantic City, (ss) Fresh Blood 3, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press 1999

BAKER, CHARLES A., Jr. (chron.)

• * The Door on the Stairs, (ss) Spicy Mystery Stories Jan 1937
  • Spicy Mystery Stories, ed. Tom Mason, Newbury Park, CA: Malibu Graphics, Inc. 1990

BAKER, DALE L. (chron.)

• * The Story That Won:
  ___ The Dead Ride Free, (vi) AHMM Apr 2006

BAKER, JOHN (chron.)

• * Defence, (nv) Fresh Blood 2, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press 1997
  • Murder Squad, ed. Malcolm Edwards, Flambard Press 2001
• * Millennium, (ss) Northern Blood III, ed. Martin Edwards, Countyvise 1998
• * An Old Fashioned Poisoning, (ss) Murder Squad, ed. Malcolm Edwards, Flambard Press 2001