Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Stories, Listed by Author

PEIRCE, HAYFORD (chron.) (continued)

• * The Stolen Grandfather [Joe Canelli], (ss) AHMM Jul 1985
• * Untitled, (ss) AHMM Apr 1985

PEIRCE, J. F. (chron.)

• * The 39-Cent Theft, (ss) The Saint Magazine Jun 1984
• * Ace in the Hole, (ss) EQMM Oct 7 1981
• * Cassandra’s Castle; or, The Devious Disappearances, (ss) EQMM May 1975
  • The Mammoth Book of Historical Detectives, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 1995
• * The Contract, (ss) The Saint Magazine Jul 1984
• * Smiley’s Faces, (ss) Espionage Magazine Apr 1986; given as by J.F. Pierce in toc.
• * The Spy Who Came in With a Cold, (ss) Espionage Magazine Jun 1986
• * The Story That Won:
  ___ The Further Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, (vi) AHMM Feb 2000
  ___ The Magic Circle, (vi) AHMM Jun 1996
  ___ One Way, (vi) AHMM Jul/Aug 2007
  ___ Out on a Limb, (vi) AHMM Nov 1999
• * The Theft That Wasn’t a Theft, (ss) EQMM Dec 1 1980
• * Worse Things Can Happen, (vi) AHMM Oct 1 1980

PELAN, JOHN C. (books) (chron.)

• * Introduction (with J. Michael Reaves), (in)
  • Shadows Over Baker Street, ed. Michael Reaves & John Pelan, Ballantine Del Rey 2003
• * The Mystery of the Worm [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Shadows Over Baker Street, ed. Michael Reaves & John Pelan, Ballantine Del Rey 2003

PELECANOS, GEORGE (books) (chron.)

• * Carioca Hungry, (ss) New Mystery v4 #1 1996
• * The Confidential Informant, (ss) DC Noir, ed. George Pelecanos, Akashic Books 2006; (Park View, N.W.).
• * Introduction, (in)
  • DC Noir, ed. George Pelecanos, Akashic Books 2006
• * String Music, (nv) Murder at the Foul Line, ed. Otto Penzler, Mysterious Press 2006
• * When You’re Hungry, (nv) Unusual Suspects, ed. James Grady, Vintage 1996
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 1997, ed. Robert B. Parker, Mariner Books 1997

_____, reviews:

• * New on Film, (mr) Hardboiled #16 1993, #17, #18, #19 1994, #20 1995, #21 1996
• * Night and the City, (mr) Hardboiled #15 1993

_____, [ref.]

• * “In Praise of the Underappreciated: Pelecanos (HHC)” by J. Michael Blue, (ar) Plots with Guns Jan/Feb 2001
• * “The PWG Interviews: George Pelecanos” by Stacey Cochran, (iv) Plots with Guns Mar/Apr 2004

PELECANOS, GEORGE P. (1957- ) (chron.)

• * The Dead Their Eyes Implore Us, (ss) Measures of Poison, ed. Dennis McMillan, Dennis McMillan 2002
  • Mystery: The Best of 2002, ed. Jon L. Breen, ibooks 2003
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2003, ed. Michael Connelly, Houghton Mifflin 2003
• * Plastic Paddy, (nv) Men from Boys, ed. John Harvey, Heinemann 2003

PELEGRIMAS, MARCUS (chron.)

• * Eyes on the Road [Lambert Rowland], (nv) Mystery Street, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet 2001
• * The Right Tool for the Job, (nv) Greatest Hits, Robert J. Randisi, Carroll & Graf 2005

PELEGRIMAS, MARTHAYN (1948- ); see pseudonym Christine Matthews (books) (chron.)

• * The Dirt Eaters, (ss) Homicide Hosts Presents, ed. Helen Esper Olmsted, Write Way Publishing 1996
• * I Love Everything About You (with Robert J. Randisi), (ss) Till Death Do Us Part, ed. Jill M. Morgan & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley 1999
  • The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, ed. Ed Gorman, Forge 2000
• * I’m a Dirty Girl, (ss) American Pulp, ed. Ed Gorman, Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 1997
• * I’m Not That Kind of Girl, (ss) Radio Void Aug 1989
  • Love Kills, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 1997
  • Speaking of Lust, ed. Lawrence Block, Cumberland House 2001
• * Money-Back Guarantee (with Michael J. Randisi), (ss) Flesh & Blood: Guilty as Sin, ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press 2003
• * A Pair of Queens, (ss) Flesh & Blood: Dark Desires, ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press 2002

PELLAR, SIMON (chron.)

_____, trans.

• * Tattoo Blue, by Eva Kacirkova, (ss) New Mystery Win 1994

PELLRENE, DONNA A. (chron.)

• * Way to Go, (pm) EQMM Feb 1990

PELUSO, R. M. (chron.)

• * La Bruha del Barrio, (ss) Murder New York Style, ed. Randy Kandel, L & L Dreamspell 2007

PEMBERTON, MARGARET (1943- ) (chron.)

• * Red-Handed, (ss) New Crimes 2, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Robinson 1990

PEMBERTON, [Sir] MAX (1863-1950) (chron.)

• * The Opal of Carmalovitch, (ss)
  • AHMM Jan 1984

PENDLETON, DON(ald Eugene) (1927-1995) (chron.)

• * Willing to Kill [Mack Bolan], (ss) The Great American Detective, ed. William Kittredge & Steven M. Krauzer, Mentor 1978
  • The Orion Book of Murder, ed. Peter Haining, Orion 1996

PENICK, ALAN (chron.)

• * The Mystery Crossword, (pz) EQMM Dec 1993, Feb 1994

PENN, VINNIE (chron.)

• * Diary of a Superhero, (ss) Danger City, ed. Jess Dukes, Mike Segretto & Jeffrey Dinsmore, Contemporary Press 2005

PENNCAVAGE, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * The Final Fling, (ss) Hardboiled #32 2004
• * The Patsy, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #36 2003
• * The Story That Won:
  ___ Through the Glass, Darkly, (vi) AHMM Oct 2003

PENNINGTON, L. SHEPHERD (chron.)

• * Maybe if I Scream, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Oct 1999
• * Tomorrow’s Promise, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Dec 1997

PENTECOST, HUGH; pseudonym of Judson Philips, (1903-1989) (books) (chron.)

• * Accessory After the Facts, (ss) EQMM May 1985
• * Act of Violence, (ss) EQMM mid-Jul 1982
• * A Bad Influence, (ss) EQMM Apr 1983
• * Bitter Secret, (ss) EQMM Oct 1982
• * Chambrun and the 422 Names [Pierre Chambrun], (ss) EQMM Aug 1984
• * Chambrun Defends His Man [Pierre Chambrun], (ss) EQMM Nov 1985
• * Chambrun Gets the Message [Pierre Chambrun], (ss) EQMM Feb 24 1982
• * The Dagger, (na) The American Magazine Feb 1953; also as “The Last Full Measure”.
• * The Dark Gamble: End of the Trail, (nv) EQMM Oct 1977
  • Kingpins, ed. Cynthia Manson & Charles Ardai, Carroll & Graf 1992
• * The Day the Children Vanished, (nv) This Week 1958; also as “The Day the School Bus Vanished”.
  • EQMM Jun 1963
  • New England Crime Chowder, ed. Cynthia Manson & Charles Ardai, International Polygonics 1992
• * The Day the School Bus Vanished [“The Day the Children Vanished”], (nv) This Week 1958
  • Reader’s Digest Mystery Top-Picks, ed. Judith Hatch, Pleasantville, N.Y.: Reader’s Digest Educational Division 1977
• * The Deadly Spook, (ss) EQMM Oct 1988
• * Double Death, (ss) EQMM Oct 1986
• * An Easy Murder, (ss) EQMM May 1989
• * Eight-Point Spread, (ss) EQMM May 1986
• * An Eye for an Eye, (ss) EQMM Aug 1989
• * The Fourth Degree [Dr. John Smith], (ss) EQMM May 1948
  • Fifty Years of the Best from Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, ed. Eleanor Sullivan, Carroll & Graf 1991
• * Jericho and the Cardboard Box [John Jericho], (ss) EQMM Apr 7 1980
• * Jericho and the Dead Clue [John Jericho], (ss) EQMM Dec 1971
  • The Battles of Jericho, Crippen & Landru 2008
• * Jericho and the Deadly Errand [John Jericho], (ss) EQMM Jan 1973
  • Masters of Suspense, ed. Ellery Queen & Eleanor Sullivan, Galahad 1992
  • The Battles of Jericho, Crippen & Landru 2008
• * Jericho and the Dying Clue [John Jericho], (ss) EQMM Oct 1965
  • The Battles of Jericho, Crippen & Landru 2008
• * Jericho and the Frightened Woman [John Jericho], (ss) EQMM Nov 1974
  • The Battles of Jericho, Crippen & Landru 2008
• * Jericho and the Memorial Night [John Jericho], (ss) EQMM Aug 18 1980
• * Jericho and the Missing Boy [John Jericho], (ss) EQMM Oct 1973
  • The Battles of Jericho, Crippen & Landru 2008
• * Jericho and the Nuisance Clue [John Jericho], (ss) EQMM Aug 1966
  • The Battles of Jericho, Crippen & Landru 2008
• * Jericho and the Painting Clue [John Jericho], (ss) EQMM Jul 1965
  • The Battles of Jericho, Crippen & Landru 2008
• * Jericho and the Sea of Faces [John Jericho], (ss) EQMM Jun 1974
  • The Battles of Jericho, Crippen & Landru 2008
• * Jericho and the Silent Witnesses [John Jericho], (na) EQMM Nov 1965
  • The Battles of Jericho, Crippen & Landru 2008
• * Jericho and the Skiing Clue [John Jericho], (ss) EQMM Nov 1964
  • The Battles of Jericho, Crippen & Landru 2008
• * Jericho and the Studio Murders [John Jericho], (ss) EQMM Nov 1975
  • Masters of Suspense, ed. Ellery Queen & Eleanor Sullivan, Galahad 1992
  • The Battles of Jericho, Crippen & Landru 2008
• * Jericho and the Two Ways to Die [John Jericho], (ss) EQMM Sep 1972
  • The Best Crime Stories, ed. Anon., Hamlyn 1984
  • The Best Crime Stories, ed. Anon., Mallard Press 1990
  • The Battles of Jericho, Crippen & Landru 2008
• * Jericho and the Unknown Lover [John Jericho], (ss) EQMM Feb 1975
  • Ellery Queen’s Searches and Seizures, ed. Ellery Queen, Chivers Press 1995
  • The Battles of Jericho, Crippen & Landru 2008
• * Jericho on Campus [John Jericho], (ss) EQMM Oct 1976
  • The Battles of Jericho, Crippen & Landru 2008
• * Jericho Plays It Cool [John Jericho], (ss) EQMM Jul 1973
  • The Battles of Jericho, Crippen & Landru 2008
• * Jericho’s Way [John Jericho], (ss) EQMM Feb 1987
• * Key Witness, (ss) EQMM Apr 22 1981
• * The Last Full Measure [“The Dagger”], (na) The American Magazine Feb 1953
  • EQMM Jan 14 1980
• * The Man Who Stirred Champagne [John Jericho], (ss) EQMM Sep 1979
  • Murder by the Glass, ed. Peter Haining, Souvenir Press 1994
• * Mismatch, (ss) EQMM Feb 1986
• * Murder in Manhattan, (nv) The American Magazine Feb 1952
  • EQMM Nov 1953
  • Ellery Queen’s Anthology Volume 1, ed. Ellery Queen, London: May Fair 1959
• * Paid in Full, (ss) EQMM Nov 4 1981
• * Pierre Chambrun’s Dilemma [Pierre Chambrun], (ss) EQMM Jan 1 1981
  • Senior Sleuths, ed. Cynthia Manson & Constance Scarborough, Berkley 1996
• * Room Number 23 [as by Judson P. Philips], (ss) Flynn’s Detective Fiction Jun 20 1925
  • EQMM Jun 1949
  • The Fourth Book of Crime-Craft, Mystery Writers of America, London: Corgi 1959
• * Saratoga in August, (ss)
  • Murder At the Races, ed. Peter Haining, Orion 1995

PENZLER, OTTO (1942- ); see pseudonym Roland Hartman (books) (chron.)

• * The Best of the Rest, (in) The Mighty Johns, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press 2002
• * Collecting Mystery Fiction:
  ___ Stanley Ellin, (bi) The Armchair Detective Win 1990
  ___ Sue Grafton, (bi) The Armchair Detective Fll 1991
  ___ Rex Stout, (bi) The Armchair Detective Sum 1990
  ___ Rex Stout Part II, (bi) The Armchair Detective Fll 1990
  ___ Rex Stout Part III, (bi) The Armchair Detective Win 1991
  ___ Ross Thomas, (bi) The Armchair Detective Spr 1991
• * Foreword, (fw)
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 1997, ed. Robert B. Parker, Mariner Books 1997
  • Best American Mystery Stories 1998, ed. Sue Grafton, Houghton Mifflin 1998
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 1999, ed. Ed McBain, Houghton Mifflin 1999
  • The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century, ed. Tony Hillerman, Houghton Mifflin 2000
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2000, ed. Donald E. Westlake, Houghton Mifflin 2000
  • The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology, ed. The Editors of the Mysterious Press, Mysterious Press 2001
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2001, ed. Lawrence Block, Houghton Mifflin 2001
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2002, ed. James Ellroy, Houghton Mifflin 2002
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2003, ed. Michael Connelly, Houghton Mifflin 2003
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2005, ed. Joyce Carol Oates, Houghton Mifflin 2005
  • Best American Mystery Stories 2006, ed. Scott Turow, Houghton Mifflin 2006
  • Pulp Fiction: The Villains, ed. Otto Penzler, Quercus 2007
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2007, ed. Carl Hiaasen, Houghton Mifflin 2007
  • Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps, ed. Otto Penzler, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard 2007
• * Foreword, (fw) Dead Man’s Hand: Crime Fiction at the Poker Table, ed. Otto Penzler, Harcourt 2007
• * Introduction, (in)
  • Murder for Love, ed. Otto Penzler, Delacorte 1996
  • Murder for Revenge, ed. Otto Penzler, Delacorte 1998
  • The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time, ed. Otto Penzler, Dove Books 1998
  • Murder and Obsession, ed. Otto Penzler, Delacorte 1999
  • Criminal Records, ed. Otto Penzler, Orion 2000
  • Murderers’ Row, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press 2001
  • Pulp Fiction: The Crimefighters, ed. Otto Penzler, Quercus 2006
  • Uncertain Endings: The World’s Greatest Unsolved Mystery Stories, ed. Otto Penzler, Pegasus Books 2007
  • The Vicious Circle: Mystery and Crime Stories by Members of the Algonquin Round Table, ed. Otto Penzler, Pegasus Books 2007
• * Introduction, (in) (*) 2005
  • Dangerous Women, ed. Otto Penzler, Mysterious Press 2005
• * Introduction, (in) Murder Is My Racquet, ed. Otto Penzler, Mysterious Press, , ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press 2005
  • Murder Is My Racquet, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press 2002
• * Introduction, (ss)
  • Murder on the Ropes, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press 2001
• * Introduction, (ss) Murder at the Foul Line, ed. Otto Penzler, Mysterious Press 2006
• * Mystery Newsletter (with Chris Steinbrunner), (cl) EQMM Jan 14, Feb 11, Mar 10, Apr 7, May 5, Jun 2, Jun 30, Jul 23 1980
• * Preface (with Thomas H. Cook), (pr)
  • The Best American Crime Writing 2006, ed. Mark Bowden, Harper Perennial 2006

PERELMAN, S(idney) J(oseph) (1904-1979) (chron.)

• * And Then the Whining Schoolboy, with His Satchel, (ss) New Yorker Dec 9 1974
  • AHMM Dec 1996
• * Farewell, My Lovely Appetizer, (ss) New Yorker Dec 16 1944
  • Detection, ed. James Gibson & Alan Ridout, John Murray 1978
  • The Defective Detective, ed. Steve Carper, Citadel Press 1992
  • The Vicious Circle: Mystery and Crime Stories by Members of the Algonquin Round Table, ed. Otto Penzler, Pegasus Books 2007
• * Four-and-Twenty Blackjacks, (ss) New Yorker Mar 3 1951
  • The Vicious Circle: Mystery and Crime Stories by Members of the Algonquin Round Table, ed. Otto Penzler, Pegasus Books 2007
• * “Somewhere a Roscoe...”, (ar) 1959
  • Picador Book of Crime Writing, ed. Michael Dibdin, Picador 1993
• * Up the Close and Down the Stair, (ss) New Yorker Sep 8 1951
  • The Vicious Circle: Mystery and Crime Stories by Members of the Algonquin Round Table, ed. Otto Penzler, Pegasus Books 2007
• * Who Stole My Golden Metaphor?, (ex) 1957
  • Lying Cheating & Stealing, ed. Sara Nicklès, San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books 1997

PÉRET, BENJAMIN (1900-1959) (chron.)

• * The Condemned Man’s Last Night, (ss) 1988
  • Legal Fictions, ed. Jay Wishingrad, Overlook 1992; tr. by Rachel Stella

PERIERA, HELEN (chron.)

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

PERKINS, BOB (chron.)

• * Feline Felon, (pm) EQMM mid-Dec 1994
• * Murder Most Fowl, (pm) EQMM Dec 1994

PERKINS, ROBERT D. (chron.)

• * Kansas City Prime, (ss) Hardboiled #27/28 2001

PERKINS, (Robert) WILDER (1921-1999) (chron.)

• * Hoare and the Frog Prince [Bartholomew Hoare], (nv) AHMM Feb 1999
• * Hoare and the Missing Mids [Bartholomew Hoare], (nv) AHMM Feb 2000
• * Hoare and the Passed Master [Bartholomew Hoare], (nv) AHMM Nov 1998