Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007


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Bloody Words: the anthology ed. Caro Soles & Cheryl Freedman (Baskerville Books 0968677665, Jan 2003, C$14.95, tp) Anthology of the short story winners from the first five years of the Bloody Words Conference.


Sleepwalkers Marion Arnott (Elastic Press 0-9543747-3-8, Aug 2003, £6.00, 202pp, tp) Crime/horror collection.


The Return of the Black Widowers Isaac Asimov (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1248-1, Dec 2003, $24.00, 335 + xv, hc) [Black Widowers] Collection of 17 mystery stories by Asimov, five previously uncollected. This includes two homage stories by William Brittain and Charles Ardai, who edited the collection. Introduction by Harlan Ellison, and an afterword by Asimov extracted from I. Asimov on “The Birth of the Black Widowers”. An Otto Penzler book. (Buy)


Kill the Umpire: The Calls of Ed Gorgon Jon L. Breen (Crippen & Landru 1-932009-19-1, Dec 2003, $17.00, 181pp, tp, cover by Gail Cross) Collection of 16 stories, one new. Also in limited hc edition (-18-3), which includes story “J.B. Must Die” as a separate pamphlet. (Buy)


J.B. Must Die Jon L. Breen (Crippen & Landru, Dec 2003, ph) Short story pamphlet included with the hc edition of Kill the Umpire (Crippen & Landru 2003).


C.A. Tourney, Attorney-at-Law John A. Broussard (PublishAmerica 1413705782, Dec 2003, $19.95, 172pp, tp) Collection of seven stories given as “chapters”. (Buy)


Tangled Strings Adam-Troy Castro (Five Star 0-7862-5342-8, Aug 2003, $25.95, 363pp, hc) Collection of five stories. (Buy)


Come Into My Parlor Hugh B. Cave (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-81-1, Feb 2003, $17.00, 215pp, tp, cover by Tom Roberts) Collection of 11 stories from Detective Fiction Weekly. Also in limited hc edition (-81-1). (Buy)


Lucky Dip and other stories Liza Cody (Crippen & Landru 1-932009-09-4, Oct 2003, $17.00, 182pp, tp, cover by Juha Lindroos) Collection of 17 stories, three new. Also in limited hc edition (-08-6). (Buy)


Quarry’s Greatest Hits Max Allan Collins (Five Star 1-59414-061-8, Sep 2003, $25.95, 263pp, hc) [Quary] Collection of three stories and a novel. (Buy)


Garrett, P.I. Glen Cook (SFBC #58514, Aug 2003, $14.99, 673pp, hc, cover by Alan Pollack) [Garrett] Omnibus of three fantasy mysteries featuring Garrett: Old Tin Sorrows (1989), Dread Brass Shadows (1990), and Red Iron Nights (1991). This has ISBN 0-7394-3608-2; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Do the World a Favour and Other Stories Mat Coward (Five Star 0-7862-4313-9, Jan 2003, $25.95, 213pp, hc) Collection of 14 stories. (Buy)


Dreams of Jeannie and Other Stories Catherine Dain (Five Star 0-7862-5440-8, Jul 2003, $25.95, 218pp, hc) Collection of 11 stories, one new, and an article. (Buy)


Murder—All Kinds William L. DeAndrea (Crippen & Landru 1-932009-13-2, Dec 2003, $19.00, 208pp, tp) Collection of 12 stories, one new. Also in limited hc edition (-12-4). (Buy)


Twisted Jeffery Deaver (Simon & Schuster 0-7432-6095-3, Dec 2003, $24.95, 383pp, hc) Collection of 16 stories. (Buy)


Marksman and Other Stories William Campbell Gault (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-93-5, Apr 2003, $19.00, 207pp, tp, cover by Tom Roberts) Collection of 12 stories. Also in limited hc edition (-92-7). (Buy)


Dead in Dixie Charlaine Harris (SFBC #57810, Jun 2003, $14.99, 612pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Sookie Stackhouse] Omnibus of three humorous Southern gothic vampire mystery novels featuring telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse: Dead Until Dark (2001), Living Dead in Dallas (2002), and Club Dead (2003). This has ISBN 0-7394-3471-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Cuddy-Plus One Jeremiah Healy (Crippen & Landru 1-885941-95-1, Jun 2003, $18.00, 272pp, tp, cover by Carol Heyer) [John Francis Cuddy] Collection of 13 John Francis Cuddy stories and one other. Also in limited hc edition (-94-3). (Buy)


Off-Season and Other Stories Jeremiah Healy (Five Star 0-7862-5438-6, Jun 2003, $25.95, 271pp, hc) Collection of 11 stories, two new. (Buy)


The Deadly Ackee and Other Stories of Crime and Catastrophe Joan Hess (Five Star 1-59414-079-0, Dec 2003, hc) Collection of four stories and the title novel.


Big Foot Stole My Wife! and Other Stories Joan Hess (Five Star 0-7862-4318-X, Feb 2003, $25.95, 203pp, hc) Collection of 11 stories. (Buy)


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