Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Stories, Listed by Author

ALEXANDER, GARY (chron.) (continued)

• * The Dragon Lady, (ss) AHMM Oct 1985
• * Emerald Eyes, (nv) AHMM Jan 1999
• * Enlightenment, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1983
• * Four Wishes, (ss) AHMM Feb 2001
• * Freak Show, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1982
• * Futures, (ss) AHMM Oct 14 1981
• * Game Show, (vi) EQMM Sep 9 1981
• * Games on the North Fork (with Frank Denton), (ss) AHMM Mar 1983
• * Georgi Porgie, (ss) AHMM Feb 2002
• * The Get-Togethers, (ss) AHMM Feb 1986
• * Golden Boy, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Nov 1981
• * The Golden Peacock, (ss) AHMM Jun 1986
• * Higher Education, (ss) AHMM Nov 11 1981
• * Humpty Dumpty, (ss) Thrilling Detective (online) Fll 2007
• * The Hyphenated Spy, (ss) AHMM Nov 1986
• * The Invisible Man, (ss) EQMM Oct 1982
• * Irv the Bartender, (ss) AHMM Aug 1986
• * Jackpot, (ss) AHMM Mar 3 1982
• * Jane and Dick, (ss) AHMM Mar 2004
• * Kiet and the Custodians [Bamsan Kiet], (nv) AHMM May 1992
• * Kiet and the Drive-By [Bamsan Kiet], (ss) AHMM Oct 1998
• * Kiet and the Inflationary Gap [Bamsan Kiet], (nv) AHMM Jul 1987
• * Kiet and the Raids [Bamsan Kiet], (ss) AHMM Sep 1997
• * Kiet: One Day in the Life of [Bamsan Kiet], (nv) AHMM Mar 1999
• * Killing Time, (ss) AHMM Nov 19 1980
• * The Last Becak, (ss) AHMM Oct 1990
• * The Last Martians, (ss) AHMM Oct 1997
• * The Law of Diminishing Returns, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1982
• * Lime Soup, (ss) AHMM Jan 1998
• * Logical Alternative, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1982
• * A Matter of Conscience, (ss) EQMM Mar 25 1981
  • Murder on Trial, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1994
• * Missed, (ss) AHMM Mar 4 1981
• * Ms. Household Wiz, (ss) AHMM Jul 1986
• * Partlow’s Owl, (ss) AHMM Jun 24 1981
• * The Perpetual Student, (ss) AHMM Apr 1 1981
• * Personality Conflict, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1981
• * Phases of the Moon, (ss) AHMM Feb 1988
• * Pickled Zillionaires, (ss) AHMM May 2008
• * Pigeon Blood, (ss) AHMM Feb 1987
• * Rambaugh and the Boys, (ss) AHMM Aug 1987
• * Rambaugh and the Galactic Cannibals, (ss) AHMM Oct 1982
• * Rambaugh and the Missing Gunman, (ss) AHMM Jan 1987
• * Rambaugh and Ye Olde Bookshoppes, Inc., (ss) AHMM Oct 1986
• * Remittance Man, (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 2000
• * The Return of Ma Barker, (ss) Malice Domestic 2, Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket 1993
• * The Return of the Disappeared, (ss) AHMM Nov 2004
• * Sangria, (ss) AHMM Jan/Feb 2007
• * SAP-3, (ss) AHMM Oct 27 1980
• * Small Change, (ss) EQMM Feb 1983
• * Snitch, (ss) AHMM Nov 2000
• * Soft and Approachable [Buster Hightower], (ss) AHMM May 2004
• * Surprise, (ss) AHMM Apr 1986
• * Talk Show, (vi) EQMM Sep 9 1981
• * The Three Basics, (ss) EQMM Jun 1983
• * The Three Musketeers, (ss) AHMM Aug 19 1981
• * Three Pigs, (ss) AHMM Apr 2000
• * The Time Capsule, (ss) AHMM Jul 22 1981
• * Tooth Fairy, (ss) AHMM Jun 1999
• * Top Salesman, (ss) AHMM Aug 13 1980
• * The Wallet, (ss) AHMM Jun 1997
• * Whither Columbus, (nv) EQMM Sep/Oct 2006
• * Who Killed Lord Pacal?, (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 1998
• * The Wild Green Yonder, (ss) AHMM Sep 8 1980
• * The Will of Heaven, (ss) EQMM Dec 1985
• * You and Me, (ss) AHMM Dec 9 1981

ALEXANDER, JAY (chron.)

• * I’m Sure to Fry, (ss) Guilty Detective Story Magazine May 1959

ALEXANDER, PHILIP (chron.)

• * Phantom Pain, (ss) Hardboiled #31 2004

ALEXANDER, ROBERT (William) (1905-1980) (chron.)

• * Double Image, (ss) AHMM Jan 1967
  • AHMM Jun 1992

ALEXANDER, SKYE (1950- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Life, Death, Love, and Baseball, (ss) Undertow, ed. Skye Alexander, Kate Flora & Susan Oleksiw, Level Best Books 2003

ALEXIE, SHERMAN (Joseph, Jr.) (1966- ) (chron.)

• * Ghost Dance, (ss) McSweeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, ed. Michael Chabon, Vintage Books 2003

ALFIERI, DON (chron.)

• * Winterlude, (ss) Hardboiled #32 2004

ALI, AHMED (chron.)

• * Rated D, (ss) Detective Story Magazine Nov 1989

ALI, ZULFIQAR (chron.)

• * Vendetta, (ss) Birmingham Noir, ed. Joel Lane & Steve Bishop, Tindal Street 2003

ALLAN, ALEXANDRA (chron.)

• * Cruise to Death, (nv) AHMM May 1989
  • Murder Most Cozy, ed. Cynthia Manson, New York: Signet 1993

ALLAN, ANGUS (chron.)

• * There’s Gold and Gold..., (ss) Purnell’s Book of Mystery Stories, ed. Anon., Bristol: Purnell 1982

ALLAN, FRANCIS K. (1916-1997) (chron.)

• * The Guy Who Heard Murder, (ss) Detective Tales Apr 1947
  • 100 Crooked Little Crime Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1994

ALLAN, LARRY (chron.)

• * Flowers for Mr. Vecchi, (vi) Ten Detective Aces Jul 1933
  • 100 Crooked Little Crime Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1994

ALLBEURY, TED; [i.e., Theodore Edward le Bouthillier Allbeury] (1917-2005) (chron.)

• * The Party of the Second Part, (ss) Winter’s Crimes 16, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan 1984
  • Murders for the Fireside, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Pan 1992
• * The Rocking-Horse Spy, (ss) Woman’s Own 1986
  • The Oxford Book of Spy Stories, ed. Michael Cox, Oxford University Press 1996

ALLEGRETTO, MICHAEL (1944- ) (chron.)

• * The Bookie’s Daughter, (ss) Justice for Hire, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press 1990

ALLEGRI, LOUIS (chron.)

• * Lantern of Violence, (ss) EQMM Aug 1995

ALLEN, ANDREW (chron.)

• * Uncle Auguste, (ss) The Strand Magazine #8 2002

ALLEN, BRADY (chron.)

• * Six Miles From Earth, (ss) Crimewave #5 2001

ALLEN, CALVIN S. (chron.)

• * The Hands Called It Murder, (ss) Detective Book Magazine Sum 1943
  • 100 Sneaky Little Sleuth Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1997

ALLEN, CELESTE (chron.)

• * Some Guys..., (ss) Murderous Intent Win 1999

ALLEN, CLIFFORD (Edward) (1902- ) (chron.)

• * Claim for Absolute Exemption, (ms) Mar 14 1916
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995

ALLEN, FERGUS (chron.)

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

ALLEN, GARRISON; pseudonym of Gary Amo, (1939- ) (chron.)

• * Christmas Cat, (na) Murder Most Merry, ed. Anon., Zebra 1994

ALLEN, (Charles) GRANT (Blairfindie) (1848-1899) (chron.)

• * The Adventure of the Cantankerous Old Lady [Miss Lois Cayley], (ss) The Strand Mar 1898
  • Investigating Women, ed. David Skene-Melvin, Simon & Pierre 1995
  • Twelve Women Detective Stories, ed. Laura Marcus, Oxford University Press 1997
  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, ed. Nick Rennison, No Exit 2008
• * The Episode of the Diamond Links [Colonel Clay], (ss) The Strand Jul 1896
  • AHMM Jan 1989
• * The Episode of the Mexican Seer [Colonel Clay], (ss) The Strand Jun 1896
  • Crime in a Cold-Climate, ed. David Skene-Melvin, Toronto: Simon & Pierre 1994
• * The Great Ruby Robbery, (ss) The Strand Oct 1892
  • Crime Stories from the ‘Strand’, ed. Geraldine Beare, Folio Society 1991
  • Victorian Tales of Mystery & Detection, ed. Michael Cox, New York: Oxford University Press 1992
  • Vintage Mystery & Detective Stories, ed. David Stuart Davies, Wordsworth Editions Ltd. 2006

ALLEN, H(erbert) WARNER (1881-1969) (chron.)

• * Tokay of the Comet Year, (ss) The Strand Jul 1930
  • Detective Stories from The Strand, ed. Jack Adrian, Oxford University Press 1991

ALLEN, J. B. (chron.)

• * Special Delivery (with Terry Black), (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1985

ALLEN, JEFFERY RENARD (chron.)

• * The Near Remote, (ss) Chicago Noir, ed. Neal Pollack, Akashic Books 2005; (35th & Michigan).

ALLEN, JIM (chron.)

• * Die for Me, Pal!, (ss) Sure-Fire Detective Magazine Jul 1958
• * Hot Slug — Cool Dame!, (ss) Saturn Web Detective Story Magazine Jul 1959

ALLEN, JOSEPH (chron.)

• * Inside Gumshoe Haven, (ar) Mystery Mar/Apr 1980

ALLEN, KEVIN (chron.)

• * Sawyers, (ss) Miami Noir, ed. Les Standiford, Akashic Books 2006

ALLEN, PRESTON L. (chron.)

• * Crip, (ss) Las Vegas Noir, ed. Jarret Keene & Todd James Pierce, Akashic Books 2008; (Nellis).
• * Swap Out, (ss) Miami Noir, ed. Les Standiford, Akashic Books 2006

ALLEN, RAYMUND (1863-1943) (chron.)

• * A Happy Solution, (ss) The Strand Dec 1916
  • Vintage Detective Stories, ed. Mike Higgs, London: Galley Press 1987
  • Crime for Christmas, ed. Richard Dalby, O’Mara 1991

ALLEN, ROGER MacBRIDE (1957- ) (chron.)

• * Monkey See, (nv) Whatdunits, ed. Mike Resnic & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1992

ALLEN, ROYCE H. (chron.)

• * Blunt Trauma, (ss) Hardboiled #14 1992
• * An Interview with James Lee Burke, (iv) Hardboiled #18 1994

ALLEN, STEVE; [i.e., Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen] (1921-2000) (chron.)

• * Everybody Hates David Starbuck, (ss) Playboy Dec 1958; also as “Murder à la Hollywood”.
  • EQMM May 1988
• * Murder à la Hollywood [“Everybody Hates David Starbuck”], (ss) Playboy Dec 1958
  • EQMM Sep 1959
  • EQMM May 1988
  • Silver Screams, ed. Cynthia Manson & Adam Stern, Longmeadow 1994
• * The Talk Show Murders, (ex)
  • Crime Digest May/Jun 1982

ALLEN, WOODY; pseudonym of Allen Stewart Konigsberg, (1935- ) (chron.)

• * Confessions of a Burglar, (ss) 1980
  • Lying Cheating & Stealing, ed. Sara Nicklès, San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books 1997
• * Manhattan Murder Mystery [“Mr. Big”], (ss)
  • Crime Movies, ed. Peter Haining, Severn House 1996
• * Match Wits with Inspector Ford, (ss) Playboy 1972
  • The Defective Detective, ed. Steve Carper, Citadel Press 1992
• * Mr. Big, (ss); also as “Manhattan Murder Mystery”.
  • The Mammoth Book of Armchair Detectives & Screen Crimes, ed. Peter Haining, Robinson 1998

ALLEN-AGOSTINI, LISA (books) (chron.)

• * Introduction (with Jeanne Mason), (in) Trinidad Noir, ed. Lisa Allen-Agostini & Jeanne Mason, Akashic Books 2008
• * Pot Luck, (ss) Trinidad Noir, ed. Lisa Allen-Agostini & Jeanne Mason, Akashic Books 2008

ALLENDE, ISABEL (1942- ) (chron.)

• * An Act of Vengeance, (ss) Short Stories by Latin American Women: The Magic and the Real, Houston, TX: Arte Público Press 1990
  • Murder & Other Acts of Literature, ed. Michele Slung, St. Martin’s 1997
• * The Judge’s Wife [1989], (ss) The Stories of Eva Luna, Antheneum 1991
  • Legal Fictions, ed. Jay Wishingrad, Overlook 1992; tr. by Margaret Sayers Peden

ALLINGHAM, MARGERY (Louise) (1904-1966) (books) (chron.)

• * The Barbarian, (ss)
  • Mr. Campion’s Lucky Day and Other Stories, Carroll & Graf 1992
• * The Beauty King, (nv) Daily Sketch 1969
  • The Return of Mr. Campion, Hodder & Stoughton 1989
• * Bird Thou Never Wert, (ss) London Evening News Sep 12 1936
  • Mr. Campion’s Lucky Day and Other Stories, Carroll & Graf 1992
• * The Black Tent [Albert Campion], (nv) Ladykillers: Crime Stories by Women, Dent 1987
  • The Return of Mr. Campion, Hodder & Stoughton 1989
• * Bluebeard’s Bathtub [“Three Is a Lucky Number”], (ss) Argosy (UK) Jul 1956
  • EQMM Mar 1967
  • More Ms. Murder, ed. Marie Smith, London: Xanadu 1991
• * The Border-Line Case [Albert Campion], (ss) 1928
  • Rex Stout Mystery Magazine Aug 1945
  • 101 Years’ Entertainment, ed. Ellery Queen, New York: Modern Library 194?
  • The Allingham Case-Book, Carroll & Graf 1992
  • London After Midnight, ed. Peter Haining, Little Brown UK 1996
• * The Case Is Altered [Albert Campion], (ss) The Strand Dec 1938
  • EQMM Jan 1949
  • The Return of Mr. Campion, Hodder & Stoughton 1989
  • AHMM Jan 1991
  • Christmas Crimes, ed. Cynthia Manson, Signet 1996
  • Murder Most Merry, ed. Abigail Browning, Gramercy 2002
• * Catching at Straws, (ss) EQMM Jan 1957; also as “The Mind’s Eye Mystery”.
• * The Chocolate Dog [Albert Campion], (ss) Daily Mail 1939; also as “The Dog Day”.
  • EQMM Aug 1967
  • AHMM Jul 1993
  • Canine Crimes, ed. Cynthia Manson, Jove 1993
• * The Correspondents, (ss) London Evening News Jun 26 1937
  • Mr. Campion’s Lucky Day and Other Stories, Carroll & Graf 1992
• * The Curious Affair on Nut Row [“The Man with the Cuckoo Clock”; Charley Luke; Albert Campion], (ss) London Evening News Oct 20 1955
  • The Return of Mr. Campion, Hodder & Stoughton 1989
• * The Danger Point [Albert Campion], (nv) The Strand Jun 1937
  • EQMM May 1948
  • Mr. Campion and Others, Avon 1991
  • Murder Most Cozy, ed. Cynthia Manson, New York: Signet 1993
• * The Darings of the Red Rose, (ss) Weekly Welcome Feb 15 1930
  • EQMM Apr 1995
• * The Definite Article [Albert Campion], (ss) The Strand Oct 1937
  • Mr. Campion and Others, Avon 1991
• * The Dog Day [“The Chocolate Dog”; Albert Campion], (ss) Daily Mail 1939
  • The Return of Mr. Campion, Hodder & Stoughton 1989
• * Episode 1, (ss)
  • Darings of the Red Rose, Crippen & Landru 1995
• * Episode 2, (ss)
  • Darings of the Red Rose, Crippen & Landru 1995
• * Episode 3, (ss)
  • Darings of the Red Rose, Crippen & Landru 1995
• * Evidence in Camera, (ss) The Strand Jan 1949
  • EQMM Oct 1949
  • The Allingham Case-Book, Carroll & Graf 1992
  • The Orion Book of Murder, ed. Peter Haining, Orion 1996
• * Face Value [Albert Campion], (ss) The (London) Evening Standard 1953
  • EQMM Feb 1974
  • The Allingham Case-Book, Carroll & Graf 1992
• * Family Affair [Albert Campion], (ss) EQMM Oct 1960; also as “The Villa Marie Celeste”.
• * The Frenchman’s Gloves [“Frenchmen Wear Gloves”; Albert Campion], (nv) The Strand Jul 1938
  • Mr. Campion and Others, Avon 1991
• * Frenchmen Wear Gloves [Albert Campion], (nv) The Strand Jul 1938; also as “The Frenchman’s Gloves”.