Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Stories, Listed by Author

MOORE, F(rancis) FRANKFORT (1855-1931) (chron.)

• * The Comedy That Became a Tragedy [Nell Gwyn], (ss) Pearson’s Magazine Nov 1899
  • The Mammoth Book of Jacobean Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Carroll & Graf 2006

MOORE, GARRY (chron.)

• * Naked Came the Farmer, Chapter 11: Off the Beaten Path, (rr) Accent Apr 10 1998

MOORE, GRACE (chron.)

• * The Great Detectives, (ar) The Strand Magazine #10 2003
• * The Rise of the Vampire, (ar) The Strand Magazine #11 2003
• * The Strange Case of Robert Louis Stevenson, (ar) The Strand Magazine #9 2002

MOORE, INGE (chron.)

• * Happy for a While, (ss) EQMM Jul 1984

MOORE, J. MICHAEL (chron.)

• * The Strange Case of Mr. Sauyer and Mr. James, (ss) AHMM Dec 1996

MOORE, JAN (chron.)

• * The Cowboy from Texas, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Feb 1998

MOORE, JANE (chron.)

• * Choice of Weapons?, (pm) Murderous Intent Spr 1999

MOORE, JILL (chron.)

• * Groomed for Death, (ss) MHCMM Sum 2000

MOORE, JOHN C(ecil) (1907-1967) (chron.)

• * The Proof, (ss) 1953
  • Tales from the Rogues’ Gallery, ed. Peter Haining, London: Little Brown UK 1994

MOORE, MARGARET (chron.)

• * Listeners, (ss) Anglian Blood, ed. Robert Church & Martin Edwards, Rampant Horse Limited 1995

MOORE, NANCY JANE (chron.)

• * Borders, (ss) Treachery and Treason, ed. Laura Anne Gilman & Jennifer Heddle, Roc 2000
• * A Harmless, Necessary Cat, (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000
• * Man’s Best Friend, (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000

MOORE, NATHANIEL G. (books) (chron.)

• * Introduction (with Janine Armin), (in) Toronto Noir, ed. Janine Armin & Nathaniel G. Moore, Akashic Books 2008

MOORE, RICHARD A. (1946- ) (chron.)

• * Hard Luck Story, (ss) EQMM Jul 1978
  • Kingpins, ed. Cynthia Manson & Charles Ardai, Carroll & Graf 1992
• * The Last Bank Robbery, (ss) EQMM Jun 1986
• * Out in the Cold, (ss) AHMM Sep 16 1981
• * A Simple Case of Kidnapping, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1983

MOORE, SHELLEY J. (chron.)

• * Not Too Smart, (ss) Hardboiled Apr 2000

MOORE, TODD (chron.)

• * Collins, All the Write Moves (with Wayne D. Dundee), (ar) Hardboiled #3 1985
• * Jim Thompson and the Dark American Heart, (ar) Hardboiled #1 1985
• * Outlaw Eyes, (pm) Hardboiled #4 1986
• * The Rat in the Corner, (vi) Hardboiled #7 1987
• * The Suspect, (ss) Hardboiled #2 1985
• * A Talk with Bill Pronzini, (iv) Hardboiled #6 1986
• * Target Practice, (pm) Hardboiled #1 1985

MOORHEAD, PATRICIA (chron.)

• * A Membership at the Club, (vi) AHMM Mar 1995
• * The Upstairs Room, (ss) AHMM Jan 1995
  • Senior Sleuths, ed. Cynthia Manson & Constance Scarborough, Berkley 1996

MOORHOUSE, ELIZA (chron.)

• * Death of a Dragon, (ss) Cold Blood V, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic 1994
• * Night of the Fourth Moon, (ss) Cold Blood IV, ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic 1992
• * Winter Man, (ss) Iced: The New Noir Anthology of Cold, Hard Fiction, ed. Kerry J. Schooley & Peter Sellers, Insomniac Press 2001

MOOTOO, SHANI (chron.)

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

MOQUIST, RICHARD W. (1950- ) (chron.)

• * Benjamin’s Trap [Benjamin Franklin], (ss) The Franklin Mysteries, Northwest 1994
  • The Mammoth Book of More Historical Whodunits, ed. Mike Ashley, Carroll & Graf 2005
• * The Hadley Plantation Affair [Benjamin Franklin], (ss) The Armchair Detective Spr 1991
• * The Mystery of the Debtors’ Prison [Benjamin Franklin], (ss) The Franklin Mysteries, Northwest 1994
  • EQMM Feb 1999

MORALEE, JOHN (chron.)

• * Afterburn, (ss) Crimewave #3 2000
• * Diamond Pass, (ss) Crimewave #2 1999
• * An English Rose, with Thorns, (ss) Crimewave #1 1999
• * The Uncertainty Principle, (ss) The Mammoth Book of Future Cops, ed. Maxim Jakubowski & M. Christian, Robinson 2003

MORAN, TERRI FARLEY (chron.)

• * Strike Zone, (ss) Murder New York Style, ed. Randy Kandel, L & L Dreamspell 2007

MORE, ALICEANNE; pseudonym (chron.)

• * Prey, (ss) EQMM Nov 2000

MORGAN, DEBORAH (chron.)

• * Beaubien [Mary Shelley], (nv) Mystery Street, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet 2001
• * Freight, (nv) Lethal Ladies II, Christine Matthews & Robert J. Randisi, Berkley 1998
• * The Windsor Ballet, (nv) Flesh & Blood: Guilty as Sin, ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press 2003

MORGAN, GEOFFREY (1916- ) (chron.)

• * No Welcome, (ss) Purnell’s Book of Mystery Stories, ed. Anon., Bristol: Purnell 1982

MORGAN, INGRAM (chron.)

• * Corpus Delicti, (ss)
  • Australian Journal Suspense Stories #1, ed. Anon., Melbourne: A.H. Massina 194?

MORGAN, J(ill) M(eredith) (1946- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Cat Burglar, (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000
• * A Change of Heart (with John Morgan), (ss) Till Death Do Us Part, ed. Jill M. Morgan & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley 1999
• * Dear Mom, (ss) Marilyn: Shades of Blonde, ed. Carole Nelson Douglas, Forge 1997
• * Introduction: Writers and Their Pets, (in) Creature Cozies, ed. Jill Morgan, Berkley Prime Crime 2005
• * Just Deserts, (ss) Murder Most Delicious, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet 1995
• * The Krystal Caper, (ss) Feline and Famous, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fell 1994
• * Scratch That One, (nv) Creature Cozies, ed. Jill Morgan, Berkley Prime Crime 2005
• * What Makes a Good Mystery Story? (with Robert E. Weinberg), (in) Great Writers & Kids Write Mystery Stories, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jill M. Morgan & Robert Weinberg, Random House 1996

MORGAN, JOHN (chron.)

• * A Change of Heart (with J. M. Morgan), (ss) Till Death Do Us Part, ed. Jill M. Morgan & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley 1999

MORGAN, SCOTT; house pseudonym (chron.)

• * Anzac Wings [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (na) The American Eagle Sum 1942
  • Action Adventure Stories #111 2002
• * Captain Danger’s Sky Trail [Captain (Allan) Danger], (nv) Air War Win 1941
  • Pulp Review Mar 1992
• * Champion of Destiny [The Lone Eagle], (nv) The Lone Eagle Sep 1935
  • Action Adventure Stories Oct 2003
• * Death Flies High [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (na) The Lone Eagle Mar 1935
  • Action Adventure Stories #39 1998
• * Death Over Verdun [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (na) The Lone Eagle Apr 1934
  • Action Adventure Stories #5 1997
• * The Devil’s Drome [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (na) The Lone Eagle Aug 1939
  • Action Adventure Stories #98 2001
• * Doom Over Paris, (na) The Lone Eagle Jun 1938
  • Action Adventure Stories #121 2003
• * Exiled Wings [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (nv) The American Eagle Feb 1942
  • Action Adventure Stories #115 2002
• * The Ferrying Command [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (na) The American Eagle Win 1943
  • Action Adventure Stories #115 2002
• * Hawks of Doom [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (na) The Lone Eagle Jul 1935
  • Action Adventure Stories #46 1999
• * Hell Bent for Glory [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (na) The Lone Eagle Dec 1933
  • Action Adventure Stories #83 2000
• * Hell Over America, (na) The Lone Eagle Dec 1940
  • Action Adventure Stories Apr 2004
• * High Ramparts, (nv) The American Eagle Dec 1941
  • Action Adventure Stories #128 2003
• * The Laughing Death Patrol [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (na) The Lone Eagle Nov 1934
  • Action Adventure Stories #14 1997
• * The Nazi Spider Staffel [by Tom Johnson; Lone Eagle], (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Sep 1996
• * No Man’s Air [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (na) The Lone Eagle Sep 1933
  • Action Adventure Stories #69 2000
• * Patrol of the Silent Death [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (na) The Lone Eagle Aug 1940
  • Action Adventure Stories #102 2001
• * The Purple Death [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (na) The Lone Eagle May 1935
  • Action Adventure Stories #88 2000
• * Ranger Wings [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (nv) American Eagles Spr 1943
  • Action Adventure Stories #111 2002
• * Shadow of the Swastika [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (na) The Lone Eagle Feb 1941
  • Action Adventure Stories #106 2001
• * The Sky Crusader [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (na) The Lone Eagle Apr 1935
  • Action Adventure Stories #94 2001
• * Sky Patrol [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (nv) The Lone Eagle Apr 1937
  • Action Adventure Stories Jul 2004
• * War Hawk [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (na) The Lone Eagle Feb 1937
  • Action Adventure Stories #61 1999
• * Warrior’s Wings, (nv) The Lone Eagle Aug 1936
  • Action Adventure Stories #126 2003
• * Winged Peril, (na) The Lone Eagle Oct 1935
  • Action Adventure Stories Jan 2004
• * Wings of Disaster [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (na) The Lone Eagle Oct 1939
  • Action Adventure Stories #23 1998
• * Wings of the Beast [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (na) The Lone Eagle Apr 1939
  • Action Adventure Stories #53 1999
• * Wings of the Damned [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (na) The Lone Eagle Feb 1935
  • Action Adventure Stories #29 1998
• * Wings of Treason [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (na) The American Eagle Aug 1941
  • Action Adventure Stories #125 2003
• * Wings of War [John Masters, the Lone Eagle], (na) The Lone Eagle Oct 1933
  • Action Adventure Stories #77 2000

MORGAN, SCOTT (chron.)

• * Desert Flower, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1983

MORGAN, WILL (chron.)

• * A Grim Tale, (pm) EQMM Aug 1999

MORGENSTERN, CHARLENE (chron.)

• * Weird Willie, (pm) EQMM Oct 1993

MORGIANA (chron.)

• * Safe House, (ss) Espionage Magazine Aug 1986

MORI, HIDETOSHI (chron.)

• * Ellery Queen—One of the Most Popular Mystery Writers in Japan, (ar) The Tragedy of Errors and Others, Crippen & Landru 1999

MORICE, ANNE; pseudonym of Felicity Shaw, (1918-1989) (chron.)

• * The Extra Man, (ss) AHMM Oct 27 1980
• * The Rise and Fall of Sarah Merrion, (ss) AHMM Jan 30 1980

MORICONI, VIRGINIA (chron.)

• * The Innocence of Rachel Crewe, (ss) AHMM mid-Sep 1982
  • Blood Threat & Fears, ed. Cynthia Manson, Barnes & Noble 1993

MORISON, WALTER (chron.)

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

MORITSUGU, KIM (chron.)

• * A Taste of Honey, (ss) Toronto Noir, ed. Janine Armin & Nathaniel G. Moore, Akashic Books 2008; (St. Lawrence Market).

MORLAND, C. E. (chron.)

• * A Fatal Affinity (with Roy Horniman), (nv) The Ludgate Magazine Jul 1894
  • 12 Mystery Stories, ed. Jack Adrian, Oxford University Press 1998

MORLAND, NIGEL (1905-1986) (chron.)

• * Flowers for an Angel [Mrs. Palmyra Pym], (ss) EQMM Sep 1951
  • AHMM Oct 1991
• * He Got What She Wanted, (ss)
  • John Creasey Mystery Magazine Jan 1961
  • Edgar Wallace Mystery Magazine (US) May 1967
  • John Creasey’s Mystery Bedside Book, 1975, ed. Herbert Harris, Hodder Stoughton 1974
• * Minithriller, (pm) EQMM Oct 1982

MORPURGO, J(ack) E(ric) (1918-2000) (chron.)

• * Margery Allingham: An Introduction, (in)
  • The Return of Mr. Campion, Hodder & Stoughton 1989

MORRELL, CATHERINE (chron.)

• * Lover Come Back to Me, (ss) Scenes of Crime, ed. Martin Edwards, Constable and Robinson, Ltd. 2000
• * Shaper’s End, (ss) EQMM Apr 1996

MORRELL, DAVID (Bernard) (1943- ) (chron.)

• * The Abelard Sanction [Saul Grisman], (ss) Thriller, ed. James Patterson, MIRA Books 2006
  • The Deadly Bride and 19 of the Year’s Finest Crime and Mystery Stories, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 2007
• * The Attitude Adjuster, (nv) These Guns for Hire, ed. J. A. Konrath, Bleak House Books 2006
• * Continental Grip, (ss) Murder Is My Racquet, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press 2002
  • Murder Is My Racquet, ed. Otto Penzler, Mysterious Press 2005
• * The Dripping, (ss) EQMM Aug 1972
  • Dark Crimes 2, ed. Ed Gorman, Carroll & Graf 1993
  • The Mammoth Book of Armchair Detectives & Screen Crimes, ed. Peter Haining, Robinson 1998
  • Opening Shots, ed. Lawrence Block, Nashville, TN: Cumberland House 2000
• * The Dripping [John Rambo], (ss) EQMM Aug 1972; also as “Rambo: First Blood”.
• * Front Man, (nv) Murder for Revenge, ed. Otto Penzler, Delacorte 1998
  • Speaking of Greed, ed. Lawrence Block, Cumberland House 2001
• * The Good Times Always End, (ss) EQMM Jun 1982
• * Introduction, (in) Killer Year: Stories to Die For, ed. Lee Child, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2008
• * The Partnership, (ss) AHMM May 27 1981
  • Grifters and Swindlers, ed. Cynthia Manson, Carroll & Graf 1993
• * Rambo: First Blood [“The Dripping”; John Rambo], (ss) EQMM Aug 1972
  • Crime Movies, ed. Peter Haining, Severn House 1996
• * Remains to Be Seen, (ss) Psycho-Paths, ed. Robert Bloch, Tor 1991
• * Rio Grande Gothic, (na) 999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense, ed. Al Sarrantonio, Avon 1999
  • The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, ed. Ed Gorman, Forge 2000
• * The Shrine, (nv) Dark at Heart, ed. Joe R. Lansdale & Karen Lansdale, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest 1992

MORRIS, H. H. (chron.)

• * Born Again, (ss) EQMM Oct 1989
• * Fender Bender, (ss) EQMM Oct 1988
• * Roadhouse Doll, (ss) EQMM Apr 1988