Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Stories, Listed by Author

SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM (chron.) (continued)

• * from Julius Caesar, (ex)
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995
• * from King John, (ex)
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995
• * from King Lear, (ex)
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995
• * from Macbeth, (ex) 1606
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996
• * from Othello, (ex) 1604
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995
• * from Othello, the Moor of Venice, (ex) 1604
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996
• * from Titus Adronicus, (ex)
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995
• * The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, (pl) 1603
  • Sweet Revenge, ed. Marvin Kaye, Fireside Theater 1992

SHAKLEE, LEE (chron.)

• * Brand of Delinquency, (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine Aug 1958

SHALAMOV, VARLEM (chron.)

• * from “The American Connection”, (ar)
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995; tr. by John Glad
• * from “The Criminal World”, (ar)
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995; tr. by John Glad

SHALLIT, JOSEPH (1915-1995) (chron.)

• * The Witch’s Way, (ss) Dime Mystery Magazine Nov 1947
  • 100 Crooked Little Crime Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1994

SHANKMAN, SARAH (c1943- ) (books) (chron.)

• * All You Need Is Love, (nv) The Night Awakens, ed. Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket 2000
• * If You Can’t Take the Heat, (nv) Mom, Apple Pie, and Murder, ed. Nancy Pickard, Berkley 1999
• * Introduction, (in)
  • A Confederacy of Crime, ed. Sarah Shankman, Signet 2001
• * Just in Case, (nv) A Confederacy of Crime, ed. Sarah Shankman, Signet 2001
• * Love Thy Neighbor, (ss) Irreconcilable Differences, ed. Lia Matera, HarperCollins 1999
• * No Neutral Ground, (nv) EQMM Nov 2006
• * Real Life, (ss) Guilty as Charged, ed. Scott Turlow, Pocket 1996
  • Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Sixth Annual Edition, ed. Joan Hess, Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 1997
  • Crime After Crime, ed. Joan Hess, Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, St. Martin’s 1999
• * Say You’re Sorry, (ss) Sisters in Crime 3, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1990
  • The Best of Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1997
• * What Did You Expect?, (ss) Deadly Allies II, ed. Robert J. Randisi & Susan Dunlap, Doubleday 1994
• * Wish You Were Here, (ss) Sisters in Crime 4, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1991
• * You Never Know, (ss) Malice Domestic 2, Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket 1993
• * You Run, (ss) The First Lady Murders, ed. Nancy Pickard, Pocket 1999

SHANLEY, DAN (chron.)

• * The Bookkeeper, (ss) Shades of Noir, ed. Lisa Manns, Archon Gaming Inc. 1996

SHANNON, DELL; pseudonym of Elizabeth Linington, (1921-1988) (chron.)

• * Flash Attachment, (ss) Tales for a Rainy Night, ed. David Alexander, HRW 1961
  • EQMM Dec 1983

SHANNON, JAMES T. (chron.)

• * The Bathtub Mary, (ss) AHMM Jan/Feb 2005
• * The Houseboat, (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 2005
• * A Sign of Peace, (ss) AHMM Oct 2007

SHANNON, JOHN (H.) (1943- ) (chron.)

• * The Legend of Bayboy and the Mexican Surfer, (ss) Politics Noir: Dark Tales from the Corridors of Power, ed. Gary Phillips, Verso 2008
• * The Problem of Leon [Jack Liffey], (ss) Murder on the Ropes, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press 2001

SHAPHREN, SUSANNE (chron.)

• * Beyond a Shadow, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1980
• * The End of Joy, (vi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1982
• * Saying Good-By to Richard, (vi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1982
• * Shepherd of the Valley, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1981

SHAPIRO, ELLEN S. (chron.)

• * About the Author, (bg)
  • Father Brown Crime Stories, G. K. Chesterton, Avenel 1990
• * Introduction, (in)
  • Father Brown Crime Stories, G. K. Chesterton, Avenel 1990

SHAPIRO, FRED R. (books) (chron.)

• * Preface (with Jane Garry), (pr)
  • Trial and Error: An Oxford Anthology of Legal Stories, ed. Fred R. Shapiro & Jane Garry, Oxford University Press 1998

SHAPIRO, MELISSA J. (1963- ); see pseudonym M. J. Rose (chron.)

SHARMAN, MIRIAM; pseudonym of Maisie Sharman Bolton, (1915-1994) (chron.)

• * A Kind of Murder, (ss) EQMM Oct 1986

SHARMAN, RUTH (chron.)

• * Knife, (pm)
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995

SHARP, CAL (chron.)

• * My Summer Vacation, (ss) AHMM Sep 1987

SHARP, JONATHAN (chron.)

• * The White Mountains, (ss) Hardboiled Cthulhu, ed. James Ambuehl, Dimensions Books 2006

SHARP, LUKE; pseudonym of Robert Barr, (1850-1912) (chron.)

• * The Adventure of the Second Swag [Sherlock Holmes], (ss)
  • The Game Is Afoot, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1994

SHARP, M. C. (chron.)

• * The Adventure of the New Neighbor, (ss) AHMM Sep 1984

SHARP, MARILYN (Kay Augburn) (1941- ) (chron.)

• * Masterstroke, (ex)
  • Crime Digest Oct/Nov 1981

SHARP, PHILLIP (chron.)

• * The Smarter They Come..., (ss) Mammoth Detective Mar 1947
  • 100 Sneaky Little Sleuth Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1997

SHARP, ZOË (chron.)

• * A Bridge Too Far, (ss) Green for Danger, ed. Martin Edwards, Do-Not Press 2003
  • EQMM Jul 2007
• * Last Right, (ss) Damn Near Dead: An Anthology of Geezer Noir, ed. Duane Swierczynski, Busted Flush Press 2006
• * Served Cold, (ss) A Hell of a Woman: An Anthology of Female Noir, ed. Megan Abbott, Busted Flush Press 2007
• * Tell Me, (ss) I.D.: Crimes of Identity, ed. Martin Edwards, Comma Press 2006

SHARPTON, BEN A. (chron.)

• * Persuasive Attitude, (ss) Hardboiled #13 1992

SHARRATT, MARY (chron.)

• * Taking the Bullets Out, (ss) Twin Cities Noir, ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Akashic Books 2006; Cedar-Riverside (Minneapolis).

SHAW, BOB; [i.e., Robert Shaw] (1931-1996) (chron.)

• * Burden of Proof [Slow Glass], (ss) Analog May 1967
  • Great Irish Stories of Murder and Mystery, ed. Peter Haining, Barnes & Noble 2000

SHAW, DAVE (chron.)

• * Twelve Days Out of Traction, (ss) The South Dakota Review Win 1996
  • Best American Mystery Stories 1998, ed. Sue Grafton, Houghton Mifflin 1998

SHAW, FELICITY (1918-1989); see pseudonym Anne Morice (chron.)

SHAW, IRWIN (1913-1984) (chron.)

• * Borough of Cemeteries, (ss) New Yorker Aug 13 1938
  • Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics, ed. Tim McLoughlin, Akashic Books 2005
• * Tip on a Dead Jockey, (nv) New Yorker Mar 6 1954
  • Best Smuggling Stories, ed. John Welcome, Faber & Faber 1967
• * Triumph of Justice, (ss) 1940
  • Legal Fictions, ed. Jay Wishingrad, Overlook 1992
  • The Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers, ed. Michael Hemmingson, Carroll & Graf 2001

SHAW, J. D. (chron.)

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

SHAW, LUCI (Northcote) (1928- ) (chron.)

• * The Muse Is Much Amused, (rr) Carnage at Christhaven, ed. William Griffin, San Francisco, CA: Harper and Row 1989

SHAW, MARVIN L. (chron.)

• * The Orphan of Coventry Road, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1985

SHAW, RICHARD (chron.)

• * The Crypt Speaks, (ar) Shock Mystery Tales Magazine Feb 1963
• * In the Name of Terror, (ar) Shock Mystery Tales Magazine Oct 1962

SHAW, SAM (chron.)

• * Reconstruction, (ss) Story Quarterly #40 2004
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2005, ed. Joyce Carol Oates, Houghton Mifflin 2005

SHAWL, DENISE ANGELA “NISI” (chron.)

• * Little Horses, (ss) Detroit Noir, ed. E. J. Olsen & John C. Hocking, Akashic Books 2007; (Belle Isle).

SHAYNE, DEBBIE (chron.)

• * The Story That Won:
  ___ Hot Deal, (vi) AHMM Feb 1995
• * Windowpain, (ss) Kracked Mirror Mysteries Sep 1995

SHAYNE, MIKE

_____, narr.

• * All in a Day’s Work (with Brett Halliday) [*Michael Shayne], (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1984
• * All in a Day’s Work (with Tim Rourke) [as by Brett Halliday; *Michael Shayne], (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 1984

SHEA, DOUGLAS (chron.)

• * Advice, Unlimited, (ss) EQMM Dec 1976
  • Masters of Suspense, ed. Ellery Queen & Eleanor Sullivan, Galahad 1992

SHEA, DOUGLAS G. (chron.)

• * The Day of the Fire Goddess, (ss) EQMM Jun 1990

SHEA, JOHN (chron.)

• * The Man Who Was Too Nice, (ss) AHMM Nov 1985

SHEA, JOSEPH (chron.)

• * The Land Beyond Feng Shui, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jan 2002

SHEA, JOSEPH M. (chron.)

• * Enemy Sniper: A Vignette, (vi) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Oct 2001
• * The Fountain Pen, (vi) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Nov 2001

SHEA, MICHAEL (1946- ) (chron.)

• * Pick and Grim, (ss) AHMM Oct 1994

SHEARD, TIMOTHY (chron.)

• * All Bleeding Stops ... Eventually, (ss) Hardboiled Brooklyn, ed. Reed Farrel Coleman, Bleak House Books 2006
• * Wash Gently, Hang Dry, (ss) Kracked Mirror Mysteries Sep 1995

SHEARER, SHELLEY (chron.)

• * Inked to Death, (ss) Chesapeake Crimes III, ed. Donna Andrews & Marcia Talley, Wildside Press 2008

SHEARING, JOSEPH; pseudonym of Gabrielle M. V. Long, (1886-1952) (chron.)

• * The Chinese Apple, (ss) The Illustrated London News Nov 18 1948
  • Mystery for Christmas, ed. Richard Dalby, O’Mara 1990

SHEBELSKI, R. C. (chron.)

• * Elusive Dude, (pm) EQMM Jun 1991
• * His Song, (pm) EQMM Apr 1990
• * You Are What You Wear, (pm) EQMM Nov 1990

SHECHTER, ANDI (chron.)

• * Conventional Wisdom, (cl) Murderous Intent Spr, Sum 1996, Sum, Fll 1997, Spr, Sum/Fll 1998, Spr 1999
• * Sound Off!, (ar) Murderous Intent Sum/Fll 1998

SHECKLEY, JAY (Rothbell) (chron.)

• * The Case of Vittoria the Circus Belle [Sherlock Holmes], (na) The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1998

SHECKLEY, ROBERT (1928-2005) (chron.)

• * Citizen in Space [“Spy Story”], (ss) Playboy Sep 1955
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Sinister Spies, ed. Anon., Random House 1982
  • The Oxford Book of Spy Stories, ed. Michael Cox, Oxford University Press 1996
• * The Cruel Equations, (ss) BOAC 1971
  • Tin Stars, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, NAL/Signet 1986
• * The Joker’s War [Batman], (nv) The Further Adventures of the Joker, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam 1990
• * Miranda, (ss) Alternate Outlaws, ed. Mike Resnick, Tor 1994
• * Spy Story, (ss) Playboy Sep 1955; also as “Citizen in Space”.
• * Watchbird, (nv) Galaxy Feb 1953
  • Cyber-Killers, ed. Ric Alexander, Millennium 1997

SHEED, GEORGE C. (chron.)

• * The Fortune Hunters of Chavo [Wayne Morgan, The Masked Rider], (na) The Masked Rider Western Magazine May 1936
  • Action Adventure Stories #35 1998

SHEFFIELD, CHARLES (A.) (1935-2002) (chron.)

• * The Demon of E Staircase [Erasmus Darwin], (ss) AHMM Jan 2003
• * The Heart of Ahura Mazda [Erasmus Darwin], (nv) AHMM Nov 1988
• * The Solborne Vampire [Erasmus Darwin], (nv) AHMM Jan 1998
• * Trapalanda, (nv) IASFM Jun 1987
  • High Adventure, ed. Cynthia Manson & Charles Ardai, Barnes & Noble 1992

SHEILS, TERRY; [i.e., Terence K. Sheils] (1935-2004) (chron.)

• * Home for the Holidays, (ss) Beyond the Mundane: Unravelings, ed. Daniel J. Reitz, Mundania Press 2004

SHELDON, ROSE MARY (chron.)

• * Spying Through Time, (ar) Espionage Magazine Aug 1986

SHELDON, WALTER J(ames) (1917-1996) (chron.)

• * Detective for a Day, (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly Jun 22 1940
  • 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1993
• * Die Before Bedtime, (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly Jul 6 1940
  • 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1993

SHELLEY, MARY W(ollstonecraft Godwin) (1797-1851) (chron.)

• * The Mortal Immortal, (ss) The Keepsake, 1834 1833
  • A Century of Thrillers from Poe to Arlen, ed. Anon., London: Daily Express 1934

SHELLEY, PERCY BYSSHE (1792-1822) (chron.)

• * from The Cenci, (pm) 1819
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996

SHELTON, CONNIE (L.) (1951- ) (chron.)

• * Holidays Can Be Murder, (na) How Still We See Thee Lie, ed. Anon., Worldwide 2002

_____, [ref.]

• * “Up, up and away: An Interview with Connie Shelton” by Lisa D. Williamson, (iv) Murderous Intent Sum/Fll 1998

SHENOLD, CAROL (chron.)

• * Mam, (ss) Kracked Mirror Mysteries Sep 1995

SHEPARD, JIM (1956- ) (chron.)

• * Tedford and the Megalodon, (ss) McSweeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, ed. Michael Chabon, Vintage Books 2003