Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007
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Flesh & Blood: Dark Desires ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-446-67858-9, May 2002, $12.95, 365pp, tp) Original anthology of 18 erotic crime stories. (Buy)
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White House Pet Detectives: Tales of Crime and Mystery at the White House from a Pet’s Eye View ed. Carole Nelson Douglas (Cumberland House 158182243X, 2002, $14.95, 260pp, tp) Original anthology of 14 stories, one reprint. (Buy)
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Tart Noir ed. Stella Duffy & Lauren Henderson (Prime Crime 0425186431, Oct 2002, $13.00, 320pp, tp) Original anthology of 20 stories. (Buy)
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Crime in the City ed. Martin Edwards (Do-Not Press 1 904316 04 2, 2002, £6.99, tp) Original anthology of 22 stories, two reprint. Also available in hc (£15.00, 1 904316 05 0). The 2002 Crime Writers’ Association Anthology. (Buy)
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The Best American Mystery Stories 2002 ed. James Ellroy (Houghton Mifflin 0618124942, Oct 2002, $27.50, 320pp, hc) Anthology of 20 mystery stories from 2001. Series editor Otto Penzler. (Buy)
- ix · Foreword · Otto Penzler · fw
- xiii · Introduction · James Ellroy · in
- 1 · It Is Raining in Bejucal · John Biguenet · ss Zoetrope All-Story Sum, 2001
- 24 · Two-Bagger · Michael Connelly · nv Murderers’ Row, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press, 2001
- 41 · The Fix · Thomas H. Cook · ss Murder on the Ropes, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press, 2001
- 54 · Summa Mathematica · Sean Doolittle · ss Crime Spree, ed. Sandy DeLuca and Trey R. Barker, December Girl Press, 2001
- 75 · Man Kills Wife, Two Dogs · Michael Downs · ss Willow Springs, 2001
- 87 · A Family Game · Brendan DuBois · nv Murderers’ Row, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press, 2001
- 109 · The Blue Mirror · David Edgerley Gates · ss AHMM Dec, 2001
- 146 · Inscrutable · Joe Gores · ss The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology, ed. The Editors of the Mysterious Press, Mysterious Press, 2001
- 159 · The Championship of Nowhere · James Grady · ss Murder on the Ropes, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press, 2001
- 197 · The Cobalt Blues · Clark Howard · nv EQMM Sep/Oct, 2001
- 222 · Sometimes Something Goes Wrong · Stuart M. Kaminsky · nv The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology, ed. The Editors of the Mysterious Press, Mysterious Press, 2001
- 237 · The Mule Rustlers · Joe R. Lansdale · nv The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology, ed. The Editors of the Mysterious Press, Mysterious Press, 2001
- 255 · Maniac Loose · Michael Malone · nv A Confederacy of Crime, ed. Sarah Shankman, Signet, 2001
- 272 · Counting · Fred Melton · ss Talking River Review Sum, 2001
- 288 · You Don’t Know Me · Annette Meyers · ss Flesh & Blood, ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press, 2001
- 304 · The High School Sweetheart · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Playboy Jan, 2001
- 321 · Harlem Nocturne · Robert B. Parker · ss Murderers’ Row, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press, 2001
- 328 · Midnight Emissions · F. X. Toole · ss Murder on the Ropes, ed. Otto Penzler, New Millennium Press, 2001
- 361 · A Lepidopterist’s Tale · Daniel Waterman · ss Bomb Fll, 2001
- 379 · The Copper Kings (HHC) · Scott Wolven · ss Plots with Guns Jan/Feb, 2001
- 391 · Contributors’ Notes · Misc. · bg
- 403 · Other Distinguished Mystery Stories of 2001 · Misc. · bi
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Murder Most Feline: Cunning Tales of Cats and Crime ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff (Cumberland House 1-58182-215-4, Dec 2001, $14.95, 248pp, tp) Anthology of 16 stories. (Buy)
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The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Third Annual Collection ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg (Forge 0-765-30235-7, Oct 2002, $17.95, 640pp, tp) Anthology of 40 stories from 2001. Also available in hc (-30234-9, $27.95). (Buy)
- 13 · Acknowledgements · Misc. · ms
- 15 · The Year in Mystery and Crime Fiction: 2001 · Jon L. Breen · ar
- 31 · A 2001 Yearbook of Mystery and Crime · Edward D. Hoch · ar
- 43 · World Mystery Report: Great Britain · Maxim Jakubowski · ar
- 49 · World Mystery Report: Australia · David Honeybone · ar
- 51 · World Mystery Report: Canada · Edo van Belkom · ar
- 53 · World Mystery Report: Germany · Thomas Wöertche · ar
- 57 · The Year 2001 in Mystery Fandom · George A. Easter · ar
- 61 · Double-Crossing Delancey [Lydia Chin] · S. J. Rozan · nv Mystery Street, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet, 2001
- 83 · Activity in the Flood Plain · Ed McBain · nv The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology, ed. The Editors of the Mysterious Press, Mysterious Press, 2001
- 103 · The Only Good Judge [Cass Jameson] · Carolyn Wheat · nv Women Before the Bench, ed. Carolyn Wheat, Prime Crime, 2001
- 117 · Speaking of Greed · Lawrence Block · na Speaking of Greed, ed. Lawrence Block, Cumberland House, 2001
- 159 · The California Contact · Clark Howard · nv EQMM Nov, 2001
- 187 · Tell Me You Forgive Me? · Joyce Carol Oates · na EQMM Sep/Oct, 2001
- 213 · Beautiful · Jeffery Deaver · ss EQMM Sep/Oct, 2001
- 229 · Unreasonable Doubt [Nate Heller] · Max Allan Collins · nv And the Dying Is Easy, ed. Joseph Pittman & Annette Riffle, Signet, 2001
- 247 · Lucky Devil · Nancy Pickard · ss Malice Domestic 10, Nevada Barr, Avon, 2001
- 253 · The Star Thief · Brendan DuBois · ss AHMM Mar, 2001
- 271 · Chip · Bill Pronzini · ss Mystery Scene #71, 2001
- 279 · Come Again? · Donald E. Westlake · nv The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology, ed. The Editors of the Mysterious Press, Mysterious Press, 2001
- 295 · Dark Mirror · Lauren Henderson · ss Murder Through the Ages, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Headline, 2000
- 307 · The Adventure of the Cheshire Cheese [Sherlock Holmes] · Jon L. Breen · ss Murder in Baker Street, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower, Carroll & Graf, 2001
- 317 · Dry Whiskey · David B. Silva · ss Cemetery Dance #28 ’98
- 329 · Countdown · Wolfgang Burger · vi, 2001; first published in Karlsruhe 2000.
- 333 · Old Dog, New Tricks · Robert Barnard · ss EQMM Mar, 2001
- 343 · The Wink · Ruth Rendell · ss Piranha to Scurfy and Other Stories, Hutchinson, 2000
- 351 · Fire Works · Paul Lascaux · vi, 2001; translated from the collection Europa Stirbt: Kriminelle Geschichten, Verlag der Criminale.
- 355 · Juggernaut · Nancy Springer · ss EQMM Jun, 2001
- 365 · Star Struck · Peter Lovesey · ss Death by Horoscope, ed. Anne Perry & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf, 2001
- 375 · Known Unto God · Jac. Toes · ss, 2001; from Algemeen Dagblad, Summer Supplement, 2001.
- 385 · The Eye of the Beholder · Lillian Stewart Carl · ss Death by Horoscope, ed. Anne Perry & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf, 2001
- 405 · Blind Alley · Mary Jane Maffini · ss EQMM Nov, 2001
- 413 · Canon · John Vermeulen · ss, 2001; from Dodelijke Paringsdans, Books & Media Publishing, Belgium.
- 429 · A Well-Respected Man · Margaret Coel · ss Women Before the Bench, ed. Carolyn Wheat, Prime Crime, 2001
- 443 · The Girl Who Killed Santa Claus · Val McDermid · ss EQMM Jan, 2002
- 449 · The Trebuchet Murder · Susanna Gregory · nv Murder Through the Ages, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Headline, 2000
- 467 · Turnaround · Carolyn Hart · nv Malice Domestic 10, Nevada Barr, Avon, 2001
- 483 · Out Like a Lion · Bill Crider · ss Death by Horoscope, ed. Anne Perry & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf, 2001
- 497 · The Perfect Man · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv Murder Most Romantic, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Denise Little, Cumberland House, 2001
- 525 · Conscience · Stephen Rykena · ss, 2001; from Stadtanzeiger; Schaurige Funde, Verlag der Criminale.
- 531 · Living Next Door to Malace · Billie Rubin · ss, 2001; from Teuflische Nachbarn, ed. Ingrid Schmitz & Ina Coelen, Scherz Verlag.
- 537 · The Good Old German Way · Tatjana Kruse · ss, 2001; from Briefe Aus Mosbach—Das Verbrechen Lauert Überall, Verlag der Criminale.
- 543 · The Case of the Bloodless Sock [Sherlock Holmes] · Anne Perry · nv Murder in Baker Street, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower, Carroll & Graf, 2001
- 561 · Blood, Snow, and Classic Cars · Joseph Hansen · nv Blood, Snow and Classic Cars, Leyland, 2000
- 585 · The Impostor · Marcia Muller · nv The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology, ed. The Editors of the Mysterious Press, Mysterious Press, 2001
- 599 · The Problem of the Yellow Wallpaper [Dr. Sam Hawthorne] · Edward D. Hoch · ss EQMM Mar, 2001
- 615 · In the City of Angels · Dick Lochte · nv Flesh & Blood, ed. Max Allan Collins & Jeff Gelb, Mysterious Press, 2001
- 637 · Honorable Mentions · Angela Zeman · ms
- 639 · About the Editors · Misc. · bg
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Murder, My Dear Watson ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1081-0, Nov 2002, $25.00, 227pp, hc) Original anthology of ten stories and three essays on Sherlock Holmes. (Buy)
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Bad to the Bones ed. Kerry Greenwood (Holland Park, Queensland: CrimeWriters Queensland 0958541345, 2002, 215pp, pb)
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The Mammoth Book of Comic Crime ed. Maxim Jakubowski (Robinson 1-84119-500-6, May 2002, £6.99, xii+580pp, tp) Associational anthology, including 13 originals. The book copyrights ‘Friday Night’ (Graeme Gordon) 1996, but the story is not included. (Buy)
- xi · Introduction · Maxim Jakubowski · in *
- 1 · My Mother Was a Bank Robber · Nicholas Blincoe · ss Fresh Blood, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press, 1996
- 12 · Liz Peters, PI · Elizabeth Peters · ss Christmas Stalkings, ed. Charlotte MacLeod, Mysterious Press, 1991
- 25 · A Double-Barreled Detective Story · Mark Twain · na Harper’s Monthly Jan ’02 (+1)
- 80 · The Pomeranian Poisoning · Peter Lovesey · ss Winter’s Crimes 19, ed. Hilary Hale, London: Macmillan, 1987; revised, 2001
- 95 · The Man Who Shot Kennedy · Marc Blake · ss *
- 110 · Here Comes Santa Claus [Nameless private eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Mistletoe Mysteries, Charlotte MacLeod, Mysterious Press, 1989
- 125 · The Strange Tale of Hector’s Angel · Mike Phillips · ss *
- 131 · Chapter the Last: Merriman Explains · Alex Atkinson · vi Punch Aug 15 ’51
- 135 · The Lion of Draksville · Julian Rathbone · nv *
- 169 · The Absolute and Utter Impossibility of the Facts in the Case of the Vanishing of Henning Vok (a.k.a. The Amazing Blitzen) (r.n. Jack Ralph Cole) · Jack Adrian · ss New Crimes 3, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Robinson, 1991
- 176 · The Great Detective [Sherlock Holmes] · Peter Guttridge · ss Sherlock Holmes: The Detective Magazine, 2001
- 186 · Smeltdown · Mike Ripley · nv A Suit of Diamonds, ed. Anon., Collins, 1990
- 208 · Taking Care of Frank · Antony Mann · ss Crimewave #2 ’99
- 218 · And the Buttocks Gleamed by Night · Mat Coward · ss *
- 235 · The Last Snow-Flake in Texas · Liz Evans · ss *
- 246 · A Sort of Miss Marple? · H. R. F. Keating · ss Royal Crimes, ed. Maxim Jakubowski & Martin H. Greenberg, Signet, 1994
- 258 · The Story-Bag · Philip Gooden · ss Jellyfish Cupful, ed. Barney Cokeliss & James Fenton, Ulysses, 1997
- 263 · Slaughter in the Strand · Keith Miles · ss *
- 276 · The Chicken · Jürgen Ehlers · ss *; Originally as ‘Das Huhn’ in Der Morder Kommt Auf Sanften Pfoten (1995).
- 280 · The Postman Only Rings When He Can Be Bothered · Peter Guttridge · ss Fresh Blood 3, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press, 1999
- 300 · Father Brown in Muncie, Indiana · Ruth Dudley Edwards · vi The Oxford Book of Detective Stories, ed. Patricia Cross, Oxford University Press, 2000
- 303 · Tickled to Death · Simon Brett · nv Winter’s Crimes 14, ed. Hilary Watson, London: Macmillan, 1982
- 321 · The Dettweiler Solution · Lawrence Block · ss AHMM Sep ’76
- 336 · Big Survivor · Peter T. Garratt · ss *
- 356 · Dr Bud, CA · Michael Z. Lewin · ss Crime Yellow, ed. Maxim Jakuwbowski, Gollancz, 1994
- 364 · Malice in Blunderland · Kevin Goldstein-Jackson · ss EQMM Mar ’77
- 369 · Driving Forces · Carol Anne Davis · ss Shots (online), 2000
- 377 · Hopper and Pink · Barry Fantoni · ss New Crimes, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Robinson, 1989
- 386 · Where Do You Find Your Ideas? · Martin Edwards · ss Perfectly Criminal, ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 1996
- 397 · Death by a Thousand Cuts · Rebecca Tope · ss *
- 407 · The Trouble and Strife [Insp. C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · Catherine Aird · ss *
- 415 · Brotherly Love [Angel] · Mike Ripley · ss Royal Crimes, ed. Maxim Jakubowski & Martin H. Greenberg, Signet, 1994
- 434 · An Acquaintance with Mr. Collins · Sarah Caudwell · ss A Suit of Diamonds, ed. Anon., Collins, 1990
- 447 · Come Again? · Donald E. Westlake · nv The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology, ed. The Editors of the Mysterious Press, Mysterious Press, 2001
- 468 · Cry Wolf · Hilary Bonner · ss Sunday Express Magazine, 2001
- 474 · “It’s Clever, But Is It Art?” · M. J. Trow · ss New Crimes, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: Robinson, 1989
- 488 · One for the Monet [Johnny One-Eye] · David Stuart Davies · ss Sherlock Holmes: The Detective Magazine #37, 2000
- 504 · Who Killed Pyramus? [Aphrodite] · Amy Myers · ss *
- 522 · The Hampstead Vegetable Heist · Mat Coward · ss 3rd Culprit, ed. Liza Cody, Michael Z. Lewin & Peter Lovesey, Chatto & Windus, 1994
- 530 · The Eleventh Labour · David Wishart · ss *
- 542 · The Stolen White Elephant · Mark Twain · nv The Stolen White Elephant, Webster, 1882
- 563 · Bampot Central · Christopher Brookmyre · ss Fresh Blood 2, ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, London: Do-Not Press, 1997
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