Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Stories, Listed by Author

CHARLES, PAUL (chron.) (continued)

• * The Silent Server, (ss) Mean Time, ed. Jerry Sykes, The Do-Not Press 1998

CHARLES, RENÉE M. (chron.)

• * Nudes Ascending a Staircase, (nv) Sexcrime, ed. Cecilia Tan, Circlet Press 2000

CHARLES, ROBERT; pseudonym of Robert Charles Smith, (1938- ) (chron.)

• * Cause for Alarm, (ss) John Creasey Mystery Magazine Jun 1962
  • John Creasey’s Mystery Bedside Book, 1975, ed. Herbert Harris, Hodder Stoughton 1974

CHARLTON, FORD (chron.)

• * A Noise in the Night, (vi) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Oct 1999

CHARTERIS, LESLIE; [born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin] (1907-1993) (books) (chron.)

• * The Affair of Hogsbotham [“The Saint at Bay”; Simon Templar], (na) Detective Fiction Weekly Aug 6 1938
  • The First Saint Omnibus, International Polygonics 1990
• * All Aboard for Shanghai! [Simon Templar], (ss) The American Magazine Feb 1936; also as “The Rhine Maiden”.
• * The Appalling Politician [“Third Degree Fires”; Simon Templar], (ss) Empire News Oct 16 1932
  • The Saint Detective Magazine Jan 1955
  • The First Saint Omnibus, International Polygonics 1990
• * The Arrow of God [Simon Templar], (nv) EQMM Sep 1949
  • The Saint Magazine Jul 1984
• * Black Face [Simon Templar], (na) The Thriller Jun 6 1931; also as “The Million Pound Day”.
• * The Book of Fate [Simon Templar], (na) The Thriller Feb 10 1934; also as “The Simon Templar Foundation”.
• * The Death Penalty [Simon Templar], (na) Star Novels Magazine Fll 1933
  • The First Saint Omnibus, International Polygonics 1990
• * Editorial, (ed) The Saint Magazine Jun 1984
• * The Five Kings [Simon Templar], (na) The Thriller May 4 1929; also as “The Man Who Was Clever”.
• * Foreword, (fw)
  • The First Saint Omnibus, International Polygonics 1990
• * The High Fence [“The Man Who Knew”; Simon Templar], (na) The Thriller Jun 16 1934
  • The First Saint Omnibus, International Polygonics 1990
• * The Inventions of Oscar Newdick [Simon Templar], (ss) Empire News Oct 15 1933; also as “The Newdick Helicopter”.
• * The Invisible Millionaire [Simon Templar], (nv) Black Mask Jun 1938
  • Pulp Fiction: The Villains, ed. Otto Penzler, Quercus 2007
  • Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps, ed. Otto Penzler, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard 2007
• * The Last Word, (aw)
  • The First Saint Omnibus, International Polygonics 1990
• * The Man Who Knew [Simon Templar], (na) The Thriller Jun 16 1934; also as “The High Fence”.
• * The Man Who Was Clever [“The Five Kings”; Simon Templar], (na) The Thriller May 4 1929
  • The First Saint Omnibus, International Polygonics 1990
• * The Million Pound Day [“Black Face”; Simon Templar], (na) The Thriller Jun 6 1931
  • The First Saint Omnibus, International Polygonics 1990
• * The Mystery of the Child’s Toy [Simon Templar], (ss) The Saint Intervenes, Doubleday 1934
  • Mysterious Pleasures, ed. Martin Edwards, London: Little, Brown 2003
• * The Newdick Helicopter [“The Inventions of Oscar Newdick”; Simon Templar], (ss) Empire News Oct 15 1933
  • Detective Stories, ed. Philip Pullman, Kingfisher 1998
• * Paris Adventure [Simon Templar], (ss) The American Magazine Jan 1934
  • 101 Years’ Entertainment, ed. Ellery Queen, New York: Modern Library 194?
• * The Rhine Maiden [“All Aboard for Shanghai!”; Simon Templar], (ss) The American Magazine Feb 1936
  • Murder on the Railways, ed. Peter Haining, Orion 1996
• * The Russian Prisoner [Simon Templar], (nv) The Saint Detective Magazine Oct 1963
  • The Saint Magazine Jun 1984
  • Cloak and Dagger, ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, New York: Avenel 1988
• * The Saint and the Siren [Simon Templar], (ss) The American Magazine Jun 1936; also as “The Smart Detective”.
• * The Saint at Bay [Simon Templar], (na) Detective Fiction Weekly Aug 6 1938; also as “The Affair of Hogsbotham”.
• * Shanghaied! [Simon Templar], (ss) Empire News Sep 4 1932; also as “The Unblemished Bootlegger”.
• * The Simon Templar Foundation [“The Book of Fate”; Simon Templar], (na) The Thriller Feb 10 1934
  • The First Saint Omnibus, International Polygonics 1990
• * The Slave Driver Sees the Red Light [Simon Templar], (ss) Empire News Nov 5 1933; also as “The Sleepless Knight”.
• * The Sleepless Knight [“The Slave Driver Sees the Red Light”; Simon Templar], (ss) Empire News Nov 5 1933
  • The First Saint Omnibus, International Polygonics 1990
• * The Smart Detective [“The Saint and the Siren”; Simon Templar], (ss) The American Magazine Jun 1936
  • Great Tales of Crime and Detection, ed. Peter Haining, Chartwell Books 1993
  • The Television Detectives’ Omnibus, ed. Peter Haining, Artus 1994
• * The Smashing of Another Racket [Simon Templar], (ss) Empire News Nov 12 1933
  • The Orion Book of Murder, ed. Peter Haining, Orion 1996
• * The Story of a Dead Man [Simon Templar], (na) The Thriller Mar 2 1929
  • The First Saint Omnibus, International Polygonics 1990
• * Third Degree Fires [Simon Templar], (ss) Empire News Oct 16 1932; also as “The Appalling Politician”.
• * The Unblemished Bootlegger [“Shanghaied!”; Simon Templar], (ss) Empire News Sep 4 1932
  • The Gourmet Crook Book, ed. Tony Wilmot, Everest Books 1976
  • The First Saint Omnibus, International Polygonics 1990
  • Murder by the Glass, ed. Peter Haining, Souvenir Press 1994
• * The Uncertain Widow [Simon Templar], (ss) New York News 1947
  • The Saint Magazine Aug 1984
• * The Unfortunate Financier [“The Whipping of Uncle Oates”; Simon Templar], (ss) Empire News Oct 8 1933
  • The Saint Detective Magazine Sep 1956
  • The First Saint Omnibus, International Polygonics 1990
• * The Unlicensed Victuallers [Simon Templar], (na) 1937
  • The First Saint Omnibus, International Polygonics 1990
• * The Whipping of Uncle Oates [Simon Templar], (ss) Empire News Oct 8 1933; also as “The Unfortunate Financier”.
• * Won by a Neck [Simon Templar], (ss) Empire News Sep 11 1932
  • Murder At the Races, ed. Peter Haining, Orion 1995
• * The Wonderful War [Simon Templar], (na) 1931; revised from “The Judgement of the Joker”, The Thriller #17, 1 Jun. 1929.
  • The Crime Club Golden Book of Best Detective Stories, ed. Anon., Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc. 1933
  • The First Saint Omnibus, International Polygonics 1990

_____, [ref.]

• * “‘The Saint’ Speaks” by Paul M. James, (ar) The Armchair Detective Sum 1990

CHARYN, JEROME (1937- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Countess Kathleen, (nv) The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology, ed. The Editors of the Mysterious Press, Mysterious Press 2001
• * Introduction, (in)
  • New Mystery, ed. Jerone Charyn, Dutton 1993
• * Little Leo, (ss) New Mystery, ed. Jerone Charyn, Dutton 1993
• * La Shampouineuse, (ss) Paris Noir, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Serpent’s Tail 2008
• * White Trash, (ss) Bronx Noir, ed. S. J. Rozan, Akashic Books 2007; (Claremont/Concourse).
• * Young Isaac, (ss) The Armchair Detective Sum 1990

CHASE, CAROL A. (1950- ); see pseudonym Kate Charles (chron.)

CHASE, ED; pseudonym of Robert Silverberg, (1935- ) (chron.)

• * The Killer and the Blonde, (nv) Guilty Detective Story Magazine Jun 1961
• * Psycho Killer, (ss) Trapped Detective Story Magazine May 1960

CHASE, ELAINE RACO (1949- ) (books) (chron.)

• * Introduction, (in)
  • Partners in Crime, ed. Elaine Raco Chase, Signet 1994

CHASE, FRANCIS, Jr. (chron.)

• * They Tell No Tales, (vi) Detective Fiction Weekly May 17 1941
  • 100 Crooked Little Crime Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1994

CHASE, JAMES HADLEY; pseudonym of René Brabazon Raymond, (1906-1985) (chron.)

• * Get a Load of This, (ss) 1942
  • Pulp Friction, ed. Peter Haining, London: Souvenir Press 1996
• * Morning Visit, (ss)
  • The Orion Book of Murder, ed. Peter Haining, Orion 1996
• * You’re Dead Without Money [Chapter 1], (ex) London: Robert Hale 1972
  • Crime: Free Classic Crime Sampler, ed. Anon., House of Stratus 2001

CHASE, ROBERT DAVID; pseudonym of Ed Gorman, (1941- ) (chron.)

• * Fathers, Inc., (ss) Murder for Father, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet 1994

CHASTAIN, THOMAS (1921-1994) (chron.)

• * Admissible Evidence, (nv) A Body Is Found, Wynwood Press 1990
• * Area Code 212, (nv) Missing in Manhattan, Adams Round Table, Stamford, CT: Longmeadow 1992
• * Tête-à-Tête, (ss) Justice in Manhattan, Adams Round Table, Stamford, CT: Longmeadow 1994

CHATRIAN, ALEXANDRE (1826-1890); see pseudonym Erckmann-Chatrian (chron.)

CHAUCER, GEOFFREY (c1340-1400) (chron.)

• * from The Physician’s Tale, (ex)
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996

CHAVEZ, KEONI (chron.)

• * The Smiling Man [Chambers Nick], (ss) Fog City Nocturne, ed. B. J. West, Apocryphile Press 2006

CHAZIN, SUZANNE (chron.)

• * Burnout, (ss) Bronx Noir, ed. S. J. Rozan, Akashic Books 2007; (Jerome Avenue).

CHEEVER, JOHN (1912-1982) (chron.)

• * Montraldo, (ss) New Yorker Jun 6 1964
  • Murder & Other Acts of Literature, ed. Michele Slung, St. Martin’s 1997

CHEHAK, SUSAN TAYLOR (1951- ) (chron.)

• * Coulda Been You, (ss) Sisters in Crime 5, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1992

CHEKHOV, ANTON (Pavlovich) (1860-1904) (books) (chron.)

• * 75 Grand, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Ambulance, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Assignment, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * At the Cemetery, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Bad Business, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * The Bet, (ss)
  • Masterpieces of Surprise, ed. James L. Monahan, Hart 1966
• * The Black Monk, (nv) The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories, Chatto & Windus
  • Sins of the Fathers, ed. Mark Bryant, Gollancz 1997; tr. by Constance Garnett
• * Brother: A Slice of Life, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Confession, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Conversation of a Drunken Man with a Sober Devil, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Conversation of a Man with a Dog, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Court Case, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Crime: A Double Murder Case, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Criminal Investigator, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Curved Mirror, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Dead Body, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Death of an Office Worker, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Drama, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Drama at the Hunt, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Dreams, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Evildoer, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Expensive Dog, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Fire in the Steppe: An Evil Night, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Ignoramus, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * In the Darkness of the Night, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Intentional Deception, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Ivan the Cabman, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * The Malefactor, (ss) EQMM Aug 1948
  • EQMM Dec 2007; tr. by Constance Garnett
• * Man Who Wanted Revenge, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Misfortune, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Murder, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Night at the Cemetery, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Night of Horror, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * On the Sea: A Sailor’s Story, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Only Way Out, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Perpetual Mobile, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Psychopaths, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * The Safety Match, (nv)
  • EQMM Jul 1965
  • Murder Takes a Holiday, ed. Cynthia Manson, Barnes & Noble 1992
• * The Safety Match [“The Swedish Match”], (nv)
  • AHMM Jun 2007
• * The Shooting Party, (ex) 1964
  • Picador Book of Crime Writing, ed. Michael Dibdin, Picador 1993; tr. by A. E. Chamot
• * The Swedish Match, (nv); also as “The Safety Match”.
• * Swedish Match, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Task, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Thief, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Thieves, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Too Much Talking!, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Wallet, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * What You Usually Find in Novels, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008
• * Willow, (ss)
  • Night in the Cemetery and Other Stories of Crime & Suspense, 2008

CHEN, WILLI (chron.)

• * Betrayal, (ss) Trinidad Noir, ed. Lisa Allen-Agostini & Jeanne Mason, Akashic Books 2008

CHENG, TERRENCE (chron.)

• * Gold Mountain, (ss) Bronx Noir, ed. S. J. Rozan, Akashic Books 2007; (Lehman College).

CHENOWETH, MARGARET (chron.)

• * Look for the Union Label, (ss) EQMM Feb 1988

CHERCOVER, SEAN (chron.)

• * Non Compos Mentis Blues, (ss) Chicago Blues, ed. Libby Fischer Hellmann, Bleak House Books 2007
• * One Serving of Bad Luck, (ss) Killer Year: Stories to Die For, ed. Lee Child, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2008