Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Stories, Listed by Author

ROGERS, JOEL TOWNSLEY (1896-1984) (chron.)

• * The Doom Club [Captain Death], (ss) Air Stories Win 1937
  • Action Adventure Stories Jul 2004
• * The Hanging Rope, (na) New Detective Magazine Sep 1946
  • The Art of the Impossible, ed. Jack Adrian & Robert Adey, Xanadu 1990
• * The Murderer, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Nov 23 1946
  • AHMM Jul 1995

ROGERS, LENORA K. (chron.)

• * Another Close Call, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1981
• * Goners, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Mar 2000
• * The Hanging Tree, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Apr 1999
• * Heat, (vi) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories May 2001
• * A Major Impairment, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jun 2002
• * On a Gray Day, (vi) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jan 2001
• * Secrets, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jul 1997
• * The Supper Stop, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Aug 1999

ROGERS, STEPHEN D. (chron.)

• * The Big League, (ss) Who Died in Here?, ed. Pat Dennis, Penury Press 2004
• * Bourne Again, (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Win/Spr 2002
• * The Bourne Again Bridge, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #31 2002
• * The Cajun Triangle, (vi) About Mysteries; What to do... What to do... when your husband is so inconsiderate as to cause you to murder him...
  • Detective Mystery Stories Sep 2002
• * Consider It Lit, (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Sum 2005
• * Death Valley Girl, (ss) Plots with Guns Sum 2002
• * Disturbed, (ss) Shred of Evidence May 2003
• * A Dog Named Mule, (ss) Shred of Evidence Aug-Nov 2005
• * Dust Is Thicker than Water, (ss) Shred of Evidence Nov 2003
• * The Eighth Stage, (ss) Plots with Guns Sep/Oct 2002
• * A Forensic Scientist Urges Caution, (pm) EQMM Nov 2001
• * The Half-Dozen Gang, (pm) EQMM Aug 2000
• * Hard as Diamonds, (ss) Plots with Guns Mar/Apr 2002
• * Hit and Ran, (ss) Shred of Evidence May 2004
• * In League with a Redhead, (ss) Shred of Evidence Feb 2003
• * Inn, (ss) Plots with Guns May/Jun 2004
• * Last Call, (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Fll 2006
• * The Money Case, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Jun 2002
• * Officer Down, (ss) Shred of Evidence Aug 2004
• * Old Tricks Do the Trick, (pm) EQMM Sep/Oct 2002
• * On My Mark, (pm) EQMM Sep/Oct 1999
• * People Like Us, (ss) Hardboiled #33 2005
• * Physician Heal Thyself, (vi) About Mysteries; The trouble, you see, is how to hide the mud on your shoes when you’ve dug your own grave... .
• * Playing with Fire, (ss) Plots with Guns Nov/Dec 2001
  • Detective Mystery Stories #32 2003
• * Rousted, (ss) Plots with Guns Jan/Feb 2003
• * Set in Stone, (ss) Thou Shalt Not..., ed. Lee Allen Howard, Dark Cloud Press 2006
• * The Story That Won:
  ___ Bedtime Story, (vi) AHMM Mar 2008
• * Suitable for Framing, (vi) Murderous Intent Spr 1998
• * Time’s A’Wasting, (ss) Shred of Evidence Feb 2004
• * An Unwilling Witness, (ss) Shred of Evidence Feb 2005
• * Validation, (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Spr 2005
• * Victimless Crime, (pm) EQMM Feb 2003
• * Whacking for Gomez, (ss) Plots with Guns Jan/Feb 2004
• * Where’s the Beef?, (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Spr 2007
• * White Collar Crime, (pm) EQMM Sep/Oct 2004

ROGERS, WAYNE; [name changed from Archibald Bittner] (chron.)

• * Hell’s Brew, (nv) Thrilling Mystery Jan 1936
  • High Adventure #56 2000
• * King of America, (ss) Operator #5 Mar/Apr 1938
  • High Adventure #48 1999
• * Murder Is a Merry Maid, (nv) Mystery Tales Mar 1938
  • Pulp Review #22 1995

ROGOW, ROBERTA (Winston) (1942- ) (chron.)

• * The Adventure of Ricoletti of the Club Foot (and his abominable wife) (ascribed to P.G. Wodehouse) [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) Resurrected Holmes, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1996
• * The Adventure of Vanderbilt and the Yeggman [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1998
• * Our American Cousins [Sherlock Holmes], (ss) The Game Is Afoot, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1994

ROHLFS, ANNA KATHARINE; see under Green, Anna Katharine (chron.)

ROHMER, BEDFORD (chron.)

• * The Golden Bride of Wo-Fan, (ss) New Mystery Adventures Mar 1935
  • Pulp Review Mar 1992

ROHMER, ROBERT B. (chron.)

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• * The Love Motel, by Shizuko Natsuki, (nv) EQMM Jul 1989
  • The Year’s Best Mystery and Suspense Stories - 1990, ed. Edward D. Hoch, Walker 1990
• * The Woman on the Phone, by Shizuko Natsuki, (nv) EQMM May 1990

ROHMER, SAX; pseudonym of A. Sarsfield Ward, (1883-1959) (chron.)

• * The Death of Cyrus Pettigrew [as by A. Sarsfield Ward], (ss) The London Magazine Mar 1909
  • The Art of the Impossible, ed. Jack Adrian & Robert Adey, Xanadu 1990
• * Fu Manchu and the Frightened Redhead [Fu Manchu; Nayland Smith], (ss) This Week Feb 1 1959
  • London After Midnight, ed. Peter Haining, Little Brown UK 1996
• * The Green Spider [as by A. Sarsfield Ward], (ss) Pearson’s Magazine Oct 1904
  • Victorian Tales of Mystery & Detection, ed. Michael Cox, New York: Oxford University Press 1992
  • AHMM Sep 2005
• * Serpent Wind [Bimbashi Baruk], (ss) Colliers Nov 7 1942
  • Horror and Homicide, ed. Anon., Checkerbooks 1949
• * The Stolen Peach Stone, (ss)
  • Scientific Detective Annual 1944
• * Tchériapin, (ss) The Sovereign Magazine Apr 1920
  • A Century of Thrillers: Second Series, ed. Anon., Daily Express 1935

ROLAND, ROSALIND (chron.)

• * If Thine Eye Offend Thee, (ss) Murder by 13, ed. Priscilla English, Lisa Seidman & Mae Woods, Crown Valley Press 1997

ROLEY, BRIAN ASCALON (chron.)

• * Kinship, (ss) Los Angeles Noir, ed. Denise Hamilton, Akashic Books 2007

ROLLINS, JAMES; pseudonym of Jim Czajkowski (chron.)

• * Introduction, (in) Killer Year: Stories to Die For, ed. Lee Child, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2008
• * Kowalski’s in Love [Sigma Force], (ss) Thriller, ed. James Patterson, MIRA Books 2006

ROLLINS, JESSIE (chron.)

• * The Pasture Lands, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jul 1998

ROLLINS, VIKI S. (chron.)

• * Assault of the Yow-Ling Jewels, (ss) Crafty Cat Crimes, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 2000

ROLLINS, WILLIAM, Jr. (1897-1950) (chron.)

• * Chicago Confetti, (nv) Black Mask Mar 1932
  • Pulp Fiction: The Crimefighters, ed. Otto Penzler, Quercus 2006
  • Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps, ed. Otto Penzler, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard 2007

ROLT, L(ionel) T(homas) C(aswell) (1910-1974) (chron.)

• * The Mine, (ss) Mystery Stories #25 1942
  • AHMM Dec 1987
• * New Corner, (ss) Mystery Stories #20 1939

ROMAN, RUSSELL NEWTON (chron.)

• * The What-If Twist, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1980

ROMANSKY, KATE (chron.)

• * Footsteps, (ss) EQMM May 1993

ROMIG, JACK (chron.)

• * The Star Detective, (ss) Murderous Intent Sum 1996

ROMUN, ISAK; pseudonym of Gordon Bennett (chron.)

• * The Block, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1983
• * Breakfast at The Kawnbawza, (ss) Espionage Magazine Dec 1984
• * Brittany, (ss) AHMM Nov 1988
• * Cage, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Aug 1989
• * The Colsum Painting, (ss) AHMM Mar 1994
• * Death’s Gray Land, (ss) EQMM Dec 1982
• * Dinner in the Upper Latitudes, (ss) Espionage Magazine Aug 1985
• * The Double Fishhooks, (ss) AHMM Jan 6 1982
• * The Enjoyment of an Artist, (ss) AHMM Apr 1983
• * The Galen Bird, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1981
• * In Love with Death, (ss) EQMM May 1984
• * Letter From Moscow, (ss) Espionage Magazine Feb 1986
• * Love Is Here to Stay, (ss) Espionage Magazine Oct 1986
• * Material Witness, (ss) EQMM Aug 1982
• * Merit, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1984
• * The Message, (ss) AHMM Sep 16 1981
  • AHMM Oct 1990
• * The Oracle of the Flag, (ss) AHMM Dec 1987
• * The Oriana Folio, (ss) AHMM Jun 1989
• * The Pattern of His Death, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1985
• * Poison, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1984
• * The Pulcinella Pastiche, (ss) AHMM Dec 1989
• * The Romanticist, (ss) EQMM Aug 1986

RONALD, JAMES (1905-1995?) (chron.)

• * The Second Bottle, (ss) Liberty Aug 18 1945
  • Horror and Homicide, ed. Anon., Checkerbooks 1949

RONDOU, CAROL (chron.)

• * Behind Enemy Lines (with John Helfers), (ss) Murder Most Confederate, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Cumberland House 2000

RONNS, EDWARD; pseudonym of Edward S. Aarons, (1916-1975) (chron.)

• * Terror in the Town, (nv) Detective Story Magazine Feb 1946
  • Detective Story Annual 1949, ed. Daisy Bacon, Street & Smith 1949

RONOWSKI, AL (chron.)

• * Wait Watcher, (pm) EQMM Nov 1993

ROOK, CLARENCE (1862-1915) (chron.)

• * The Stir Outside the Cafe Royal, (ss) The Harmsworth Magazine Sep 1898
  • The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories, ed. Patricia Craig, Oxford University Press 1990

ROOME, DOUGLAS (Derek); pseudonym of Douglas R. Empringham, (1933- ) (chron.)

• * Chain Sawing, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories May 2002

ROOME, FRANK B. (chron.)

• * Dead Man’s Walk, (ss) EQMM Feb 24 1982
• * Swann’s Song, (ss) EQMM Sep 9 1981

ROONEY, DAVID A. (chron.)

• * The Story That Won:
  ___ The Dead Lettercarrier Office, (vi) AHMM Dec 1998
  ___ Down the Primrose Path, (vi) AHMM Dec 1997
  ___ Raise the Tectonic!, (vi) AHMM Jul/Aug 1998

ROONEY, PHILIP (chron.)

• * The Last of the Highwaymen, (nf) Scientific Detective Mar 1945

ROOS, AUDREY (Kelley) (1912-1982); see pseudonym Kelley Roos (chron.)

ROOS, KELLEY; pseudonym of Audrey Roos & William Roos (chron.)

• * Death Is a Trouper [Haila & Jeff Troy], (na) The American Magazine Dec 1946
  • EQMM May 5 1980
• * Two Over Par [Haila & Jeff Troy], (ss) EQMM Jan 1950
  • Crime-Craft, Mystery Writers of America, London: Corgi 1957
  • Detective Duos, ed. Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini, Oxford University Press 1997

ROOS, WILLIAM (1911-1987); see pseudonym Kelley Roos (chron.)

ROPKE, JOHN C. (chron.)

• * Whispering Shadows, (nv) Jungle Stories Win 1945
  • High Adventure Nov 2007

ROQUE, MARIELA VARONA (chron.)

• * The Orchid, (ss) Havana Noir, ed. Achy Obejas, Akashic Books 2007

ROQUEVERT, GERMAINE (chron.)

• * Best Friend, (ss) EQMM May 1982
• * The Key to Albert’s Closet, (ss) EQMM Apr 1987

RORDAN, ART (chron.)

• * Night of the Slasher!, (ss) Off Beat Detective Stories Mar 1961

RORKE, PAUL (chron.)

• * Uncanonized Bones, (ss) Mystery Stories #13 1938

ROSAIRE, FORREST (1902-1977) (chron.)

• * The Poisoned Bowl [as by J.J. des Ormeaux], (ss) Clues Detective Stories Apr 1939
  • The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes & Impossible Mysteries, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2006

ROSAN, SHIRA (1950- ); see pseudonym S. J. Rozan (books) (chron.)

ROSAVO, NARISSA (chron.)

• * The Wounded Hand..., (ss)
  • Early American Detective Stories: An Anthology, ed. LeRoy Lad Panek & Mary M. Bendel-Simso, McFarland 2008

ROSBOROUGH, LEONARD B. (chron.)

• * It Shouldn’t Happen to a Dog, (ss) Mammoth Detective May 1947
  • 100 Sneaky Little Sleuth Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1997

ROSE, CAROLYN J. (chron.)

• * Appointment with Emil, (ss) Murderous Intent Sum/Fll 1998
• * Editorial Decision, (ss) Dogwood Tales 1996
  • Murderous Intent Sum 1999
• * Hostage Situation, (ss) Murderous Intent Fll 1999
• * Silent Treatment, (ss) Murderous Intent Sum 1997
• * Time and Punishment, (ss) Murderous Intent Spr 1998
• * Two Hearts as One, (pm) EQMM Jun 1991
• * Winter Getaway, (ss) Murderous Intent Spr 1999

ROSE, CELINE (chron.)

• * Mariotti, (vi) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Oct 2002

ROSE, HOWARD T. (chron.)

• * Abuse of Process, (ss) The Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers, ed. Michael Hemmingson, Robinson 2001
  • The Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers, ed. Michael Hemmingson, Carroll & Graf 2001

ROSE, J. W. (chron.)

• * The Genteel Killers, (ss) Guilty Detective Story Magazine Jan 1960

ROSE, LLOYD; pseudonym of Sarah Tonyn (chron.)

• * 100 Years of Sherlock Holmes [Sherlock Holmes], (ar) Baker Street Miscellanea Win 1989
  • Murder in Baker Street, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower, Carroll & Graf 2001

ROSE, M. J.; pseudonym of Melissa J. Shapiro, (1963- ) (chron.)

• * The Class of Co-opetition, (ss) Killer Year: Stories to Die For, ed. Lee Child, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2008
• * Not Shy, (ss) These Guns for Hire, ed. J. A. Konrath, Bleak House Books 2006
• * The Portal (with John T. Lescroart), (ss) Thriller, ed. James Patterson, MIRA Books 2006

ROSE, MALCOLM (1953- ) (chron.)

• * The Drowning, (ss) The Young Oxford Book of Mystery Stories, ed. Dennis Hamley, Oxford University Press 2003