Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

Stories, Listed by Author

FEARING, KENNETH (Flexner) (1902-1961) (chron.)

• * The Big Clock, (n.) New York: Harcourt Brace 1946; condensed as “The Judas Picture”, The American Magazine Oct ’46.
  • Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1930s & 40s, ed. Robert Polito, The Library of America 1997
• * Champagne and Bitters, (ss) Ed McBain’s Mystery Book #2 1960

FEARN, JOHN (Francis) RUSSELL (1908-1960) (chron.)

• * Foolproof, (ss) Vengeance Shorts #2 1946

FEATHERSTONHAUGH, DUANE (chron.)

• * Too Warm, (ss) Scientific Detective Jun 1947

FEAVER, VICKI (chron.)

• * Judith, (pm) Independent on Sunday Nov 1 1992
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995
• * Lily Pond, (pm) Independent on Sunday
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995

FEDDERSEN, CONNIE (Scott) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * The Santa Claus Caper, (na) Murder Under the Tree, ed. Anon., Zebra 1993

FEELEY, GREGORY (Patrick) (1955- ) (chron.)

• * My Tongue in Thy Tale, (ss) Alternate Outlaws, ed. Mike Resnick, Tor 1994

FEHLER, GENE (chron.)

• * By Book or By Crook, (pm) EQMM Feb 2002
• * The Pirate, (pm) Murderous Intent Fll 1997

FEIGE, (Herman Albert) OTTO (Maximilian) (1882-1969); see pseudonym B. Traven (chron.)

FEIST, JOE MICHAEL (chron.)

• * Guest Editorial, (vi) Bryan-College Station Eagle Jan 31 1999
  • AHMM Jun 1999

FELDMAN, A. F.; see under Feldman, Anatole (chron.)

FELDMAN, ANATOLE (France) (chron.)

• * The Island of the Damned, (nv) Gun Molls Magazine Apr 1931
  • Pulp Review May 1992

FELDMAN, LILLIAN (chron.)

• * Alternate Ending #4, (ms) EQMM Nov 1990

FELDMAN, RUTH (chron.)

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• * For Adolf Eichmann, by Primo Levi, (pm) Jul 20 1960
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995; tr. by Brian Swann

FELDMEYER, DEAN (1951- ) (chron.)

• * Hill People, (ss) Malice Domestic 5, Phyllis A. Whitney, Pocket 1996

FELL, ANDREW; pseudonym of Robert Arthur, (1909-1969) (chron.)

• * Graveyard Race, (ss) Detective Tales Dec 1947
  • 100 Crooked Little Crime Stories, ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1994

FELLOWS, PEG (chron.)

• * Just Dessert, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1980

FELSEN, HENRY GREGOR (1916-1995) (chron.)

• * Necktie Party, (ss) Colliers Apr 1 1955
  • Masterpieces of Surprise, ed. James L. Monahan, Hart 1966

FEMLING, JEAN (1929- ) (chron.)

• * After Babygirl, (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 2008
• * The Last Calabresi, (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 2006
• * Lover, (ss) EQMM Dec 2002
• * Shalimar Beach, (ss) AHMM Sep 2008

FENN, JAINE (chron.)

• * Paying for Rain, (ss) AHMM Jul/Aug 2004

FENNEL, ERIK (1914?-1981) (chron.)

• * Black Priestess of Varda, (na) Planet Stories Win 1947
  • Pulp Vault #4 1989

FENNELLY, TONY; [i.e., Antonia M. Fennelly Catoire] (1945- ) (books) (chron.)

• * The Closet Hanging [Matt Sinclair], (n.) New York: Carroll & Graf 1987
  • Murder with a Twist, Carroll & Graf 1991
• * The Code on the Door, (ss) EQMM Nov 2006
• * Fleahound in the Ninth District, (ss) New Mystery v5 #2 1997
• * The Glory Hole Murders [Matt Sinclair], (n.) New York: Carroll & Graf 1985
  • Murder with a Twist, Carroll & Graf 1991

FENTON, JAMES (chron.)

• * “A Staffordshire Murderer”, (pm) 1982
  • Picador Book of Crime Writing, ed. Michael Dibdin, Picador 1993
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996

FENTON, MARGARET (chron.)

• * Noel, (ss) By the Chimney with Care, ed. Tont Burton, Wolfmont Publishing 2006

FERBER, EDNA (1887-1968) (chron.)

• * The Man Who Came Back, (ss) The American Magazine Apr 1911
  • The Vicious Circle: Mystery and Crime Stories by Members of the Algonquin Round Table, ed. Otto Penzler, Pegasus Books 2007

FERDINANDUS, CHRISTIAN X. (chron.)

• * The Center of the Web, (ss) EQMM Jun 2008

FERGUS, JORUNN (chron.)

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• * A Deadly Joke, by Richard Macker, (ss) EQMM Aug 2005; first published in Norwegian in Dødelig spark, Aschehoug 1986.; tr. by Michael Fergus
  • Passports to Crime: Finest Mystery Stories from International Crime Writers, ed. Janet Hutchings, Carroll & Graf 2006; tr. by Michael Fergus
• * The Killer Who Disappeared, by Richard Macker, (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 2006; tr. by Michael Fergus
• * Violence Against a Defenceless Woman, by Richard Macker, (ss) EQMM Jun 2003; tr. by Michael Fergus

FERGUS, MICHAEL (chron.)

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• * A Deadly Joke, by Richard Macker, (ss) EQMM Aug 2005; first published in Norwegian in Dødelig spark, Aschehoug 1986.; tr. by Jorunn Fergus
  • Passports to Crime: Finest Mystery Stories from International Crime Writers, ed. Janet Hutchings, Carroll & Graf 2006; tr. by Jorunn Fergus
• * The Killer Who Disappeared, by Richard Macker, (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 2006; tr. by Jorunn Fergus
• * Violence Against a Defenceless Woman, by Richard Macker, (ss) EQMM Jun 2003; tr. by Jorunn Fergus

FERGUS, RUNAR (chron.)

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• * Direction from the Grave, by Richard Macker, (ss) EQMM Dec 2008; Translated from the Norwegian; in the “Passport to Crime” section.
• * The Live Weapon, by Richard Macker, (ss) EQMM Aug 2007

FERGUSON, DAVID (chron.)

• * The Curious Case of Miss Violet Stone (with Poppy Z. Brite) [*Sherlock Holmes], (ss) Shadows Over Baker Street, ed. Michael Reaves & John Pelan, Ballantine Del Rey 2003

FERGUSON, KATHARINE (chron.)

• * Charlie’s House, (ss) The Mysterious Bruce, ed. Anon., The Brucedale Press 1997

FERGUSON, TED (chron.)

• * The Hiding Place, (vi) EQMM Feb 1990

FERRARS, E. X.; pseudonym of Morna Doris Brown, (1907-1995) (chron.)

• * Instrument of Justice [as by Elizabeth Ferrars], (ss) Winter’s Crimes 13, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan 1981
  • EQMM Jan 27 1982
• * A Sense of Crisis, (ss) EQMM Jun 2 1980

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• * “Pardon Me...It’s Murder!: E.X. Ferrars” by B. J. Rahn, (iv) The Armchair Detective Fll 1990

FERRARS, ELIZABETH; pseudonym of Morna Doris Brown, (1907-1995) (chron.)

• * The Cancelling of Mrs Arbuthnot, (ss) Julian Symons at 80: A Tribute, ed. Patricia Craig, Eurographica 1992
• * Custody, (ss) A Suit of Diamonds, ed. Anon., Collins 1990
• * The Dreadful Bell, (nv) 1980
  • Murder Most Scottish, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Bob Adey, Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1999
• * Fly, Said the Spy, (ss) Winter’s Crimes 15, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan 1983
  • EQMM Mar 1984
• * Justice in My Own Hands, (ss) EQMM Jan 1988
• * Scatter His Ashes, (nv) Winter’s Crimes 2, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan 1970
  • The Best Crime Stories, ed. Anon., Hamlyn 1984
• * Stop Thief!, (ss) Winter’s Crimes 24, ed. Maria Rejt, London: Macmillan 1992
  • EQMM Nov 1992
  • Winter’s Crimes 24, Volume 1, ed. Maria Rejt, Chivers Press 1993
  • More Murders for the Fireside, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Pan 1994

FERRELL, KAREN K. (chron.)

• * Unfaithful, (pm) Murderous Intent Fll 1997

FERRIGNO, ROBERT (1947- ) (chron.)

• * The Hour When the Ship Comes In, (ss) Los Angeles Noir, ed. Denise Hamilton, Akashic Books 2007

FERRIS, MONICA; pseudonym of Mary Monica Pulver, (1943- ) (chron.)

• * Strung Out (with Denise Williams), (nv) Murder Most Crafty, ed. Maggie Bruce, Penguin US 2005

FESLER, PAMELA J. (chron.)

• * Coin of the Realm, (nv) Mom, Apple Pie, and Murder, ed. Nancy Pickard, Berkley 1999
• * Comeback, (vi) Marilyn: Shades of Blonde, ed. Carole Nelson Douglas, Forge 1997
• * Lost at Sea, (ss) The First Lady Murders, ed. Nancy Pickard, Pocket 1999

FESPERMAN, DAN (1955- ) (chron.)

• * As Seen on TV, (ss) Baltimore Noir, ed. Laura Lippman, Akashic Books 2006; (Fells Point).

FEST, JOACHIM C. (chron.)

• * from The Face of the Third Reich, (ex) 1963
  • The Reason Why, ed. Ruth Rendell, Crown 1996; tr. by Michael Bullock

FESTER, ROBERT (chron.)

• * Three Dead Deadbeats (with Joe R. Lansdale), (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1980

FEWELL, MARK (chron.)

• * Hoosier Hospitality, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Jan 1999
• * The Imaginary Murder Case, (nv) Detective Mystery Stories Oct 1999
• * One Big Pest, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jul 2000
• * The Ultimate Hamburger, (ss) Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Jul 1997

FICK, ALVIN S. (chron.)

• * A Shroud for the Railroad Man, (ss) AHMM Oct 1977
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Stories #1, ed. Anon., Bonomo 1979

FICKETT, HAROLD (L.) (1918-2000) (chron.)

• * Mysterious Ways, (rr) Carnage at Christhaven, ed. William Griffin, San Francisco, CA: Harper and Row 1989

FIDLER, SU (chron.)

• * The Ransom of Harry Elbow’s Hand, (ss) AHMM mid-Dec 1987

FIEDLER, JACQUELINE (N.) (1949- ) (chron.)

• * Amish Butter, (ss) Unholy Orders, ed. Serita Stevens, Columbine 2000

FIEDLER, JEAN(nette Feldman) (1928- ) (chron.)

• * Paso Doble, (ss) Sisters in Crime 4, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1991
• * The Snake Plant, (ss) Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1990
  • The Best of Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Reader’s Digest 1998

FIELDER, JEFF (chron.)

• * All-American Murder, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories Jun 2002

FIELDHOUSE, WILLIAM L. (chron.)

• * Ape Murder [Major Lansing], (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug 1981
• * Cestus, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 1982
• * Deadly Medicine, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1982
• * Kill Lansing, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jul 1982
• * Million Dollar Murder, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep 1982
• * Murder Behind the Bar, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1982
• * Murder in Bonn, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1981
• * Murder Under the Christmas Tree, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1980
• * The Nuremberg Ripper, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Dec 1982
• * The Reaper’s Scythe, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 1980
• * “SM—”, (nv) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1980
• * The Two-Star Corpse, (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb 1980

FIELDING, HENRY (1707-1754) (chron.)

• * from Jonathan Wild the Great, (ex)
  • The Faber Book of Murder, ed. Simon Rae, Faber & Faber 1995

FIELDING, JOY (Tepperman) (1945- ) (chron.)

• * Mother’s Day, (ss) The Best of the Best, ed. Elaine Koster & Joseph Pittman, Signet 1998
• * Reflections, (ss) The Armchair Detective Win 1993

FIELDS, JERRY (chron.)

• * Caught Nappin’, (ss) EQMM Oct 1989

FIELDS, TEESUE HERRING (chron.)

• * Moving Up in Class, (ss) Low Down and Derby, ed. Abigail Jones, Overmountain Press 2006

FILLMORE, J. ADRIAN (chron.)

• * The Resurrection of Sherlock Holmes, (in) Resurrected Holmes, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s 1996

FILSON, CHANTAL (chron.)

• * That Girl, (ss) Hardboiled #29/30 2003

FINCH, H. C. “DOC” (chron.)

• * Counter Measures, (nv) AHMM Sep 2003
• * Hot Watts, (ss) AHMM Jun 2002
• * The Story That Won:
  ___ The Proxy Match, (vi) AHMM Oct 2001
• * Unicoryx, (nv) AHMM Oct 2001

FINCH, FRANK (chron.)

• * Plucked, (nv) Mysterious Erotic Tales, ed. Anon., O’Mara 1996

FINCH, PAUL (chron.)

• * Flibbertigibbet, (na) The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits: Brand New Collection, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2001
  • The Mammoth Book of More Historical Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Carroll & Graf 2001
• * The Mystery of the Hanged Man’s Puzzle [Sherlock Holmes], (nv) Shadows Over Baker Street, ed. Michael Reaves & John Pelan, Ballantine Del Rey 2003
• * To Walk on Thorny Paths, (ss) The Mammoth Book of Jacobean Whodunnits, ed. Mike Ashley, Carroll & Graf 2006
• * Trashman, (ss) Birmingham Noir, ed. Joel Lane & Steve Bishop, Tindal Street 2003

FINCH, TIMOTHY (chron.)

• * The Lament, (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #47 2004

FINDLER, GERALD (1899-?) (chron.)

• * The House of Screams, (ss) Doidge’s Western Counties Annual Sep 1932
  • The Art of the Impossible, ed. Jack Adrian & Robert Adey, Xanadu 1990

FINE, MARTIN (chron.)

• * The Girl in Green D., (ss) Detective Mystery Stories #42 2003

FINEMAN, MORTON (chron.)

• * It’s the Little Things in Crime, (ss) AHMM Apr 1960
  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Sampler: Fall 1960, ed. William Manners, H.S.D. Publications 1960

FINN, LINDA (chron.)

• * Walking Fingers, (ss) AHMM Mar 1985

FINN, PATRICK MICHAEL (chron.)

• * Where Beautiful Ladies Dance for You, (ss)
  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2004, ed. Nelson DeMille, Houghton Mifflin 2004

FINNEGAN, JAMES (chron.)

• * An American Beech, (ss) AHMM Sep 1991
• * Night of the Coon, (ss) AHMM Apr 1990