Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Stories, Listed by Author

WINSLOW, DON (1953- ) (chron.)

• * Douggie Doughnuts, (nv) Men from Boys, ed. John Harvey, Heinemann 2003

WINSTON, C. (chron.)

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• * The Pledge, by Friedrich Dürrenmatt [from Das Versprechen: Requiem auf den Kriminalroman, Die Arche; Zürich, 1958], (ex) London: Cape 1959
  • Picador Book of Crime Writing, ed. Michael Dibdin, Picador 1993; tr. by R. Winston

WINSTON, R. (chron.)

_____, trans.

• * The Pledge, by Friedrich Dürrenmatt [from Das Versprechen: Requiem auf den Kriminalroman, Die Arche; Zürich, 1958], (ex) London: Cape 1959
  • Picador Book of Crime Writing, ed. Michael Dibdin, Picador 1993; tr. by C. Winston

WINTER, BEVIS (Peter) (1918-1985) (chron.)

• * The Ghoul, (ss) Detective Crime Stories, Curtis Warren 1949
• * Pickle Profit [Sebastian Riffkin], (ss) Detective Crime Stories, Curtis Warren 1949

WINTER, DOUGLAS E. (1950- ) (chron.)

_____, [ref.]

• * “Douglas E. Winter: Ratchetting Up the Prose” by Mark Campbell, (iv) Crime Time #23 2001

WINTER, JAMES R. (chron.)

• * Cold Cocked, (ss) Shred of Evidence May 2003
• * Full Moon Boogie, (ss) Shred of Evidence Aug 2003
• * An interview with J. Michael Blue, (iv) Plots with Guns Sep/Oct 2002
• * Just Like Suicide, (ss) Plots with Guns Jan/Feb 2003
• * Roofies [Nick Kepler], (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Sum 2004
• * A Walk in the Rain, (ss) Plots with Guns Jul/Aug 2001

WINTERS, C. J. (books) (chron.)

• * Banshees of Baxter County (with Jennifer DiCamillo), (ss) Deadknots, Paranormal Mystery Anthology, ed. C. J. Winters & Jennifer DiCamillo, Hard Shell Word Factory 2008
• * Busybodies and Dead Diamonds (with Jennifer DiCamillo), (ss) Deadknots, Paranormal Mystery Anthology, ed. C. J. Winters & Jennifer DiCamillo, Hard Shell Word Factory 2008
• * Cat-ittude (with Jennifer DiCamillo), (ss) Deadknots, Paranormal Mystery Anthology, ed. C. J. Winters & Jennifer DiCamillo, Hard Shell Word Factory 2008
• * Cemetery Competion (with Jennifer DiCamillo), (ss) Deadknots, Paranormal Mystery Anthology, ed. C. J. Winters & Jennifer DiCamillo, Hard Shell Word Factory 2008
• * Final Respects, (ss) Beyond the Mundane: Unravelings, ed. Daniel J. Reitz, Mundania Press 2004
• * The Housekeeper and Primary Colors (with Jennifer DiCamillo), (ss) Deadknots, Paranormal Mystery Anthology, ed. C. J. Winters & Jennifer DiCamillo, Hard Shell Word Factory 2008
• * How Tough Can It Be?, (ss) Beyond the Mundane: Unravelings, ed. Daniel J. Reitz, Mundania Press 2004
• * In Bride Rock (with Jennifer DiCamillo), (ss) Deadknots, Paranormal Mystery Anthology, ed. C. J. Winters & Jennifer DiCamillo, Hard Shell Word Factory 2008
• * Local Mystery, (ss) Beyond the Mundane: Unravelings, ed. Daniel J. Reitz, Mundania Press 2004
• * Old Bones (with Jennifer DiCamillo), (ss) Deadknots, Paranormal Mystery Anthology, ed. C. J. Winters & Jennifer DiCamillo, Hard Shell Word Factory 2008
• * Pyramid Travel (with Jennifer DiCamillo), (ss) Deadknots, Paranormal Mystery Anthology, ed. C. J. Winters & Jennifer DiCamillo, Hard Shell Word Factory 2008
• * Who Died in Here? (with Jennifer DiCamillo), (ss) Deadknots, Paranormal Mystery Anthology, ed. C. J. Winters & Jennifer DiCamillo, Hard Shell Word Factory 2008

WINTERTON, PAUL (1908-2001); see pseudonym Andrew Garve (chron.)

WIPRUD, BRIAN M. (c1961- ) (chron.)

• * When You’re Right, (ss) These Guns for Hire, ed. J. A. Konrath, Bleak House Books 2006

WIRT, W. (chron.)

• * The Mad Monks, (ss) Argosy Jul 7 1934
  • Pulp Vault #5 1989

WISDOM, ROBERT (chron.)

• * The Light and the Dark, (ss) DC Noir, ed. George Pelecanos, Akashic Books 2006; (Petworth, N.W).

WISE, WILLIAM (1923- ) (chron.)

• * Concerning Annette Fleury, (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1986

WISHART, DAVID J(ohn) (1952- ) (chron.)

• * The Eleventh Labour, (ss) The Mammoth Book of Comic Crime, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson 2002

WISHINGRAD, JAY (books) (chron.)

• * Introduction, (in)
  • Legal Fictions, ed. Jay Wishingrad, Overlook 1992

WISHNIA, K(enneth) J(ohn) A(lexander) (1960- ) (chron.)

• * All That Glitters [Filomena Buscarsela], (nv) AHMM Jun 2004
• * Dissed, (ss) Politics Noir: Dark Tales from the Corridors of Power, ed. Gary Phillips, Verso 2008
• * The Dope Show, (ss) Murder in Vegas, ed. Michael Connelly, Tor 2005
• * Just Like a Boy [Filomena Buscarsela], (ss) EQMM Aug 2001
• * Lead and Leather [Filomena Buscarsela], (ss) EQMM Aug 2000
• * Under the Big Black Sun [Filomena Buscarsela], (ss) And the Dying Is Easy, ed. Joseph Pittman & Annette Riffle, Signet 2001
• * Unusual Floral Organs, (ss) AHMM Sep 2003
• * Viernes Loco, (ss) Queens Noir, ed. Robert Knightly, Akashic Books 2008; (Corona).

_____, [ref.]

• * Conversation with K.j.a. Wishnia, (iv) AHMM Sep 2003

WISMER, DONALD (Richard) (1946- ) (chron.)

• * Safe Harbor, (nv) Tin Stars, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, NAL/Signet 1986

WISSMAN, RUTH (chron.)

• * Annabel, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1983
• * Happy Honeymoon, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1983
• * The Lake, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1984

WITCOVER, PAUL (chron.)

• * Jangletown (with Elizabeth Hand) [*Batman], (ss) The Further Adventures of the Joker, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam 1990

WITHROW, PATRICK (chron.)

• * Don’t Make Waves, (ss) Dead in the Water, ed. Violette Malan & Therese Greenwood, RendezVous Press 2006

WITKOP, FLORENCE (chron.)

• * Spy’s Eyes, (ss) EQMM Apr 1989

WITTEN, MATT(hew) (1956- ) (chron.)

• * Serve and Volley [Jacob Burns], (nv) And the Dying Is Easy, ed. Joseph Pittman & Annette Riffle, Signet 2001

WITTER, MARILYN (chron.)

• * Little Clues, (vi) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1981

WITTEVEEN, DAVID (chron.)

• * Ache, (ss) Hardboiled Cthulhu, ed. James Ambuehl, Dimensions Books 2006

WODEHOUSE, [Sir] P(elham) G(renville) (1881-1975) (books) (chron.)

• * About These Mystery Stories, (ar) The Saturday Evening Post May 25 1929
  • The Defective Detective, ed. Steve Carper, Citadel Press 1992
• * Aunt Agatha Takes the Count, (ss) The Strand Apr 1922
  • Wodehouse on Crime, International Polygonics 1990
  • AHMM Jul 1991
• * The Crime Wave at Blandings, (na) The Saturday Evening Post Oct 10 1936 (+1)
  • Wodehouse on Crime, International Polygonics 1990
• * Death at the Excelsior [“The Education of Detective Oakes”], (ss) Pearson’s Magazine Dec 1914
  • EQMM May 1978
  • More Mystery Cats, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1993
  • Mysterious Menagerie, ed. Cynthia Manson, Berkley 1996
  • Detective Duos, ed. Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini, Oxford University Press 1997
  • Feline Felonies, ed. Abigail Browning, Galahad Books 2001
• * The Education of Detective Oakes, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine Dec 1914; also as “Death at the Excelsior”.
• * The Fiery Wooing of Mordred, (ss) Cosmopolitan Dec 1934
  • Wodehouse on Crime, International Polygonics 1990
• * Indiscretions of Archie, (nv) 1921
  • Wodehouse on Crime, International Polygonics 1990
• * Jeeves and the Kid Clementina [Jeeves], (ss) Cosmopolitan Jan 1930
  • AHMM Oct 1984
• * Jeeves and the Love that Purifies [Jeeves], (ss) Cosmopolitan Nov 1929
  • AHMM Jul 1987
• * Jeeves Takes Charge [Jeeves], (nv) The Saturday Evening Post Nov 18 1916
  • AHMM May 1993
• * Printer’s Error, (pm)
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995
• * The Purification of Rodney Spelvin [Oldest Member], (nv) The Saturday Evening Post Aug 22 1925
  • Wodehouse on Crime, International Polygonics 1990
• * The Purity of the Turf, (ss) Cosmopolitan Jul 1922
  • Wodehouse on Crime, International Polygonics 1990
• * The Romance of a Bulb-Squeezer, (ss) Liberty Mar 12 1927
  • Wodehouse on Crime, International Polygonics 1990
• * The Smile That Wins [Adrian Mulliner], (nv) The American Magazine Oct 1931
  • Wodehouse on Crime, International Polygonics 1990
• * Strychnine in the Soup [Adrian Mulliner], (nv) The Strand Mar 1932
  • EQMM Feb 1952
  • Wodehouse on Crime, International Polygonics 1990
  • Murder at Teatime, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1996
• * Ukridge Starts a Bank Account [Ukridge], (ss) Playboy Jul 1967
  • EQMM Jun 1982
  • Wodehouse on Crime, International Polygonics 1990
• * Ukridge’s Accident Syndicate [Ukridge], (ss) Cosmopolitan May 1923
  • Wodehouse on Crime, International Polygonics 1990
• * Without the Option [Jeeves], (nv) The Saturday Evening Post Jun 27 1925
  • Wodehouse on Crime, International Polygonics 1990

WÖERTCHE, THOMAS (chron.)

• * World Mystery Report: Germany, (ar)
  • The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Second Annual Collection, ed. Ed Gorman, Forge 2001
  • The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Third Annual Collection, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Forge 2002
• * World Mystery Report: Germany, (ar) World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Fourth Annual Collection, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Forge 2003
  • World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Fifth Annual Collection, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Forge 2004

WOHLFORTH, TIM (chron.)

• * A Clean, Well-Lighted Place for Murder, (ss) Shred of Evidence Nov 2004
• * Crip and Henrietta, (ss) Plots with Guns Nov/Dec 2001
  • Plots with Guns: A Noir Anthology, ed. Anthony Neil Smith, Dennis McMillan 2005
• * Deadly Politics, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Jul 2002
• * The Farmer, (ss) Plots with Guns Sum 2002
• * Jesus Christ Is Dead, (ss) Plots with Guns May/Jun 2004
• * Killer Fog, (ss) Never Safe, ed. Anon., Seven Sisters Publishing, Inc. 2006
• * The Maseuse, (ss) Death Do Us Part, ed. Harlen Coben, Back Bay Books 2006
• * The Port of Missing Men [Jim Wolf], (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Sum 2004
• * Skulduggery, (ss) Plots with Guns Nov/Dec 2003

WOLF, MURRAY (chron.)

• * Kid Gang Girl, (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine Aug 1957

WOLF, PEARL (chron.)

• * What About Henry?, (ss) Murder New York Style, ed. Randy Kandel, L & L Dreamspell 2007

WOLFE, ASHTON; variant of H. Ashton-Wolfe, (1881-?) (chron.)

• * The Knights of the Silver Dagger, (nv)
  • A Century of Thrillers: Second Series, ed. Anon., Daily Express 1935

WOLFE, GENE (Rodman) (1931- ) (chron.)

• * Avram Davidson: The Fish Unturned, (ar) Weird Tales Win ’88 - 1989; also as “The Fish Unturned: Avram Davidson”.
• * The Detective of Dreams, (nv) Dark Forces, ed. Kirby McCauley, Viking 1980
  • The Dragon Done It, ed. Eric Flint & Mike Resnick, Baen 2008
• * The Fish Unturned: Avram Davidson [“Avram Davidson: The Fish Unturned”], (ar) Weird Tales Win ’88 - 1989
  • The Adventures of Doctor Eszterhazy, Avram Davidson, Owlswick 1991

WOLFE, THOMAS (Clayton) (1900-1938) (chron.)

• * Justice Is Blind, (ss)
  • Legal Fictions, ed. Jay Wishingrad, Overlook 1992
• * Only the Dead Know Brooklyn, (ss) New Yorker Jun 15 1935
  • Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics, ed. Tim McLoughlin, Akashic Books 2005

WOLFE, TOM; [i.e., Thomas Kennerly Wolfe, Jr.] (1931- ) (chron.)

• * from The Bonfire of the Vanities, (ex) 1987
  • Trial and Error: An Oxford Anthology of Legal Stories, ed. Fred R. Shapiro & Jane Garry, Oxford University Press 1998

WOLFF, GEOFFREY (Ansell) (1937- ) (chron.)

• * The Duke of Deception, (ss) 1979
  • Lying Cheating & Stealing, ed. Sara Nicklès, San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books 1997

WOLFF, TOBIAS (1945- ) (chron.)

• * The Liar, (ss) Atlantic Monthly Feb 1980
  • Lying Cheating & Stealing, ed. Sara Nicklès, San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books 1997

WOLFF, VICTORIA (chron.)

• * Guilty Without Trial, (ar) World’s Greatest Spy Stories, ed. Kurt Singer, W.H. Allen 1954
  • The Secret Agent’s Badge of Courage, ed. Kurt Singer, Belmont 1961

WOLFORTH, TIM (chron.)

• * Blood on Her Hands, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #39 2003
• * The Wrench, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #31 2002

WOLFTON, BROEK (chron.)

• * Shirley, I Been Thinkin’, (pm) EQMM Apr 2002

WOLLER, SHIRLEY (chron.)

• * Halloween Promise, (vi) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Oct 1999

WOLVEN, SCOTT (1965- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Atomic Supernova, (nv) Plots with Guns Sep/Oct 2002
  • Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men, Scribner 2005
• * Ball Lightning Reported, (ss)
  • Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men, Scribner 2005
• * Barracuda, (ss) Plots with Guns Nov/Dec 2004
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2005, ed. Joyce Carol Oates, Houghton Mifflin 2005
• * Controlled Burn, (ss) Harpur Palate Win 2002
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2003, ed. Michael Connelly, Houghton Mifflin 2003
  • Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men, Scribner 2005
• * The Copper Kings (HHC), (ss) Plots with Guns Jan/Feb 2001
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2002, ed. James Ellroy, Houghton Mifflin 2002
  • Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men, Scribner 2005
• * Crank, (ss) Plots with Guns Mar/Apr 2004
  • Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men, Scribner 2005
• * Heavy Friends, (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Win 2000
• * The High Iron, (ss)
  • Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men, Scribner 2005
• * Outside Work Detail, (ss)
  • Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men, Scribner 2005
• * Pinwheel, (nv) Murder at the Racetrack, ed. Otto Penzler, Mysterious Press 2006
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2007, ed. Carl Hiaasen, Houghton Mifflin 2007
• * El Rey, (ss)
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2004, ed. Nelson DeMille, Houghton Mifflin 2004
  • Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men, Scribner 2005
• * The Rooming House, (ss)
  • Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men, Scribner 2005
• * St. Gabriel, (ss) Expletive Deleted, ed. Jen Jordan, Bleak House Books 2007
• * Taciturnity, (ss)
  • Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men, Scribner 2005
• * Tigers, (nv)
  • Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men, Scribner 2005
• * Underdogs, (ss)
  • Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men, Scribner 2005
• * Vigilance, (nv) Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men, Scribner 2005
  • Best American Mystery Stories 2006, ed. Scott Turow, Houghton Mifflin 2006

WOLZIEN, VALERIE (1948- ) (chron.)

• * Just One Bite Won’t Kill You, (ss) Death Dines at 8:30, ed. Claudia Bishop & Nick DiChario, Berkley 2001
• * Nosing Around for a Clue, (ss) Canine Crimes, ed. Jeffrey Marks, Ballantine 1998