Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Stories, Listed by Author

RATHBONE, BASIL (1892-1967) (chron.)

• * “Daydream”, (ss) The Baker Street Journal Oct 1947
  • The Game Is Afoot, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1994

RATHBONE, JULIAN (1935-2008) (chron.)

• * Baz, (ss) New Crimes 3, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Robinson 1991
• * Damned Spot, (ss) Past Poisons, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Headline 1998
• * The Lion of Draksville, (nv) The Mammoth Book of Comic Crime, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson 2002
• * Of Mice, Men and Two Woman, (ss) London Noir, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Serpent’s Tail 1994
  • Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Fifth Annual Edition, ed. Anon., Carroll & Graf 1996
• * Some Sunny Day, (nv) Constable New Crimes 2, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Constable 1993
  • More Murders for the Fireside, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Pan 1994
  • The Year’s Best Mystery and Suspense Stories - 1994, ed. Edward D. Hoch, Walker 1994
  • Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Third Annual Edition, ed. Anon., Carroll & Graf 1994
• * Up Yours, (ss) Crimewave #1 1999

RATHJEN, CARL HENRY (1909-1984) (chron.)

• * Forget You Saw Me, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Annual #2 1972
• * Highway Hostage, (vi) The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Oct 1967
  • Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Annual Sum 1971
• * Not in the Script, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1981
• * Out of Order, (ss) AHMM Nov 1963
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1964, ed. Richard E. Decker, Davis 1964

RAUSCHER, BONNIE (chron.)

• * Forget-Me-Not, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1981

RAWCLIFFE, CAROLE (chron.)

• * Dishonourable Members, (ss) 2nd Culprit, ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus 1993
• * Killing Little William, (ss) Anglian Blood, ed. Robert Church & Martin Edwards, Rampant Horse Limited 1995

RAWLE, HENRY (chron.)

• * Marley’s Masterpiece, (ss) Mystery Stories #18 1939

RAWLINGS, ELLEN (c1932- ) (chron.)

• * The Kosher Pickle Murder, (ss) Chesapeake Crimes, ed. Donna Andrews, Quiet Storm Books 2004
• * Poison [Rachel Crowne], (nv) Mystery Midrash, ed. Lawrence W. Raphael, Jewish Lights Publishing 1999

RAWSON, CLAYTON (Ashley) (1906-1971) (chron.)

• * Claws of Satan [as by Stuart Towne; Don Diavolo], (na) Red Star Mystery Oct 1940
• * The Clue of the Broken Legs [The Great Merlini], (pz) EQMM Jan 1947
  • Crime-Craft, Mystery Writers of America, London: Corgi 1957
• * The Clue of the Tattooed Man [The Great Merlini], (pz) EQMM Dec 1946
  • Crime-Craft, Mystery Writers of America, London: Corgi 1957
• * From Another World [The Great Merlini], (nv) EQMM Jun 1948
  • EQMM Apr 1991
  • Oxford Book of American Detective Stories, ed. Tony Hillerman & Rosemary Herbert, Oxford 1996
• * Off the Face of the Earth [The Great Merlini], (nv) EQMM Sep 1949
  • The Mammoth Book of Locked-Room Mysteries and Impossible Crimes, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2000

RAY, DAVID (chron.)

• * The Assassin, (pp) Chicago Review 1996
  • The Killing Spirit, ed. Jay Hopler, The Overlook Press 1996

RAY, VICTOR K. (chron.)

• * Three Men and a Corpse, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine Nov 1948
  • 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1993
  • 100 Sneaky Little Sleuth Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1997

RAYE, CLAUDIUS (chron.)

• * Lightning Rod, (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine Apr 1957

RAYMOND, DEREK; pseudonym of Robert William Arthur Cook, (1931-1994) (chron.)

• * Brand New Dead, (ss) London Noir, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Serpent’s Tail 1994
• * Changeless Susan, (ss) Constable New Crimes 1, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Constable 1992
  • More Murders for the Fireside, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Pan 1994
• * Nightmare in the Street, (ss) Fresh Blood, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press 1996

RAYMOND, ERNEST (1888-1974) (chron.)

• * from We, the Accused, (ex) Cassell’s 1935
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996
• * We, the Accused, (ex) Cassell’s 1935
  • Picador Book of Crime Writing, ed. Michael Dibdin, Picador 1993

RAYMOND, HOPE (chron.)

• * The Mysterious Messenger, (ss) EQMM Dec 1 1980
• * Neighbors, (ss) AHMM Jul 1989

RAYMOND, RENÉ BRABAZON (1906-1985); see pseudonym James Hadley Chase (chron.)

REACH, ALICE SCANLAN (chron.)

• * Father Crumlish Celebrates Christmas [Father Crumlish], (ss) EQMM Jan 1968
  • Murder at Christmas, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1991
  • Merry Murder, ed. Cynthia Manson, Seafarer 1994
• * In the Confessional [Father Crumlish], (ss) EQMM Jun 1962
  • Thou Shalt Not Kill, ed. Cynthia Manson, New York: Signet 1992
  • Murder Most Divine, ed. Ralph McInerny & Martin H. Greenberg, Cumberland House 2000

READ, CORNELIA (chron.)

• * Hungry Enough, (ss) A Hell of a Woman: An Anthology of Female Noir, ed. Megan Abbott, Busted Flush Press 2007

READE, CHARLES (1814-1884) (chron.)

• * The Knightsbridge Mystery, (nv) Life 1882
  • 12 Mystery Stories, ed. Jack Adrian, Oxford University Press 1998

READING, PETER (chron.)

• * 15th February, (pm)
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995
• * from Going On, (ex)
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995

REAGAN, RONALD (chron.)

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• * Thank You Mr. President, (ar) Mystery Mar 1981

REAH, DANUTA (1949- ) (chron.)

• * No Flies on Frank, (ss) Sherlock #64 2004
  • The Best British Mysteries IV, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Allison & Busby 2006

REAMY, TOM; [i.e., Thomas Earl Reamy] (1935-1977) (chron.)

• * The Detweiler Boy, (nv) F&SF Apr 1977
  • Sci-Fi Private Eye, ed. Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg, Roc 1997
• * Under the Hollywood Sign, (nv) Orbit 17, ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row 1975
  • Hollywood Kills, ed. Anon., Carroll & Graf 1993

REASONER, JAMES M. (1953- ) (chron.)

• * All the Faces of Fear (with Livia J. Washburn) [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1980
• * The Assassination of Michael Shayne [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1982
• * Beautiful But Dead [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1982
• * The Bedlam File [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1980
• * Black Lotus [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1981
• * Book of the Dead (with Livia J. Washburn) [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1982
• * Byline for Murder [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1981
• * Dead in Friday, (ss) Spiderweb Sum 1982
  • Detective Mystery Stories May 1999
• * Dead Wings Over France: A Dead-Stick Malloy Story, (ss) Retro Pulp Tales, ed. Joe R. Lansdale, Subterranean Press 2006
• * Deadly Queen [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1982
• * Deadly Visitor [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1982
• * Death and the Dancing Shadows, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1980
• * Death in Texas [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1982
• * Death in the Dailies [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1981
• * Doomsday Island [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1982
• * Down in the Valley, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1979
  • American Pulp, ed. Ed Gorman, Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 1997
• * The Elephant’s Graveyard, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1985
• * Encore for Death [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1980
• * Fishing for Murder [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1984
• * Fit for a Corpse [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1981
• * The Full Moon Means Murder [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1981
• * The Golden Bear, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Jun 1999
• * The Golden Buddha Caper [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1980
• * Graveyard Shift, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1978
  • Hard-Boiled, ed. Bill Pronzini & Jack Adrian, Oxford University Press 1995
  • Love Kills, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 1997
• * Hacendado, (ss) Westeryear, ed. Ed Gorman, M. Evans 1988
  • The Fatal Frontier, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 1997
• * Havoc in High Places [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1982
• * Jur: Pre-Dawn Earth (with Tom Johnson) [*Jur], (sl) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec 1995
• * Kemidov’s Treasure, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1982
• * Killer’s Cruise [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1981
• * Killer’s Eve [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1980
• * The Last Day of the War, (ss) Murder Most Confederate, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Cumberland House 2000
• * The Last Word, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1980
• * Lone Star Fury [as by Jackson Cole; Jim Hatfield], (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jul 1995
• * The Man in the Moon, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1980
• * A Matter of Perspective, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan 1983
• * Mayhem in the Magic City (with Livia J. Washburn) [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1980
• * The Medici Casket [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1982
• * Midnight Wind [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1981
• * Murder by the Bay [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1980
• * Murder from Beyond the Grave [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1982
• * Murder in Paradise [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1980
• * Odds on Death [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1981
• * Outback, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1981
• * Payoff in Blood [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1980
• * The Safest Place in the World, (nv) An Eye for Justice, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press 1988
  • Under the Gun, ed. Ed Gorman, Robert J. Randisi & Martin H. Greenberg, NAL 1990
• * Second Nature (with Livia J. Washburn), (ss) Feline and Famous, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fell 1994
• * The Singer at Dawn (with Livia J. Washburn), (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1980
• * The Spanish Blade, (ss) Hardboiled #7 1987
  • Detective Mystery Stories Feb 2000
• * The Stalker of Biscayne Bay (with Livia J. Washburn) [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1981
• * Three Strikes—You’re Dead! [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1981
• * The Viper Conspiracy [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1980
• * War Games, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1982
• * Yesterday’s Angel (with Livia J. Washburn) [as by Brett Halliday; Michael Shayne], (na) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1980
• * The Zephyr Flash, (ss) Murder for Father, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet 1994

REASONER, LIVIA (J. Washburn) (1957- ); see under Washburn, Livia J. (chron.)

REAVES, J(ames) MICHAEL (1950- ) (books) (chron.)

• * The Adventure of the Arab’s Manuscript [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) Shadows Over Baker Street, ed. Michael Reaves & John Pelan, Ballantine Del Rey 2003
• * Introduction (with John C. Pelan), (in)
  • Shadows Over Baker Street, ed. Michael Reaves & John Pelan, Ballantine Del Rey 2003

REAVES, MICHAEL; see under Reaves, J. Michael (books) (chron.)

REAVES, SAM; pseudonym of Samuel Allen Salter, (1954- ) (chron.)

• * Test, (ss) Chicago Blues, ed. Libby Fischer Hellmann, Bleak House Books 2007

REBOLLAR, DEBORAH (chron.)

• * The Love Letters of John Wayne Gacy, (ss) Ego Monkey, Another Chicago Press 1991

RECCOPPA, JO-ANN LAMON (chron.)

• * The Day Frank Hollings Died, (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000

RECTOR, SANDRA (chron.)

• * Color Me Dead (with P. M. F. Johnson), (ss) Whatdunits, ed. Mike Resnic & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1992

REDDALL, D. H. (chron.)

• * Accounts Payable, (ss) AHMM Jun 1991
• * Backfire, (ss) AHMM Sep 1992
• * Bad Blood, (ss) AHMM Feb 1992
• * Bank Shot, (ss) AHMM Jun 1997
• * Danger, Inc., (ss) AHMM Jun 1993
• * Dark Matter, (ss) AHMM Nov 2004
• * Dead Weight, (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 2000
• * Enigma, (ss) AHMM Dec 1995
• * Flashpoint, (ss) AHMM Sep 1995
• * Foursome, (ss) AHMM Jul 1996
• * A Matter of Policy, (ss) AHMM Apr 2005
• * Red Shift [Stubblefield], (ss) AHMM Mar 2006
• * Seeing Red, (ss) AHMM Oct 1990
• * Skin Game, (nv) AHMM Jan 1999
• * With One Eye Open [Charles Stubblefield], (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Fll 2006

REDDALL, DAVE (chron.)

• * Fall Guy, (ss) AHMM Jan/Feb 2004

REDDICK, D. B. (chron.)

• * Murder in the Snake Pit, (ss) Racing Can Be Murder, ed. Brenda R. Stewart & Tony Perona, Blue River Press 2007

REDHILL, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * A Bout of Regret, (ss) Toronto Noir, ed. Janine Armin & Nathaniel G. Moore, Akashic Books 2008; (Distillery District).

REDMAN, BEN RAY (1896-1961) (chron.)

• * The Perfect Crime, (ss) Harper’s Aug 1928
  • 101 Years’ Entertainment, ed. Ellery Queen, New York: Modern Library 194?
  • EQMM Jul 1951
  • The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time, ed. Otto Penzler, Dove Books 1998
  • The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century, ed. Tony Hillerman, Houghton Mifflin 2000