Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007

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A Classic English Crime: 13 Stories for the Christie Centenary from the Crime Writers’ Association ed. Tim Heald (The Mysterious Press 0-89296-456-1, Jun ’91 [Mar ’92], $16.95, 215pp, hc) Original anthology of 13 stories set in the golden age of detective fiction, by authors including Robert Barnard, Catherine Aird, Simon Brett, Liza Cody, and Peter Lovesey. First American edition (Pavilion 1990).

The Year’s Best Mystery and Suspense Stories - 1991 ed. Edward D. Hoch (Walker 0-8027-3200-3, Nov ’91, $19.95, 237pp, hc) Best-of-the-year anthology of 13 stories plus an introduction by the editor and appendices listing recommended novels, a bibliography of anthologies and collections, an awards list, and a necrology.

It’s Raining Corpses in Chinatown ed. Don Hutchison (Nercer Island, WA: Starmont 1-55742-125-0, 1991, $20.95, 38+169pp, hc) Associational volume of “Yellow Peril” stories from the pulps. Also available in trade paperback, ISBN 1-55742-124-2.

New Crimes 3 ed. Maxim Jakubowski (Robinson 1-85487-098-X, 1991, 272pp, hc) Anthology of 20 stories, 17 new, and a reprint article by John Dickson Carr.

New Crimes 3 ed. Maxim Jakubowski (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-737-2, 1991, $18.95, 272pp, hc) Anthology of 20 stories, 18 new, and a reprint article by John Dickson Carr. First American edition (Robinson 1991).

Alfred Hitchcock’s Home Sweet Homicide ed. Cathleen Jordan (Walker 0-8027-5798-7, 1991, $18.95, 228pp, hc) Anthology of 12 stories originally published in AHMM, with an introduction by the editor.

Crime Waves ed. H. R. F. Keating (Gollancz 057505171X, 1991, hc)

More Crimes for a Summer Christmas ed. Stephen Knight (North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin 1-86373-106-7, 1991, 236pp, tp) Original anthology of 16 Australian crime stories. Second annual volume.

Christmas Stalkings ed. Charlotte MacLeod (The Mysterious Press 0-89296-437-5, Nov ’91, $17.95, 264pp, hc) Original anthology of 13 Christmas mystery stories.

Christmas Stalkings ed. Charlotte MacLeod (Mystery Guild #18792, Nov ’91, ($14.98), 185pp, hc) Reprint (Mysterious Press 1991) original anthology. Sold as a package with the first edition of the collection Thurber on Crime (Mysterious Press 1991).

Murder at Christmas ed. Cynthia Manson (Signet 0-451-17204-3, Nov ’91, $4.99, 251pp, pb) Anthology of 10 stories from Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine.

Mystery for Halloween ed. Cynthia Manson (Signet 0-451-17183-7, Oct ’91, $5.99, 255pp, pb) Anthology of 16 stories from Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine.

A Woman’s Eye: Featuring the Finest Female Sleuths By the Best Women Crime Writers Ever ed. Sara Paretsky (Delacorte 0-385-30000-X, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $19.00, 448pp, hc) Original anthology of 21 stories featuring female sleuths, with an introduction by Paretsky and Martin H. Greenberg. The book is copyrighted by Paretsky & Greenberg.

A Woman’s Eye: Featuring the Finest Female Sleuths By the Best Women Crime Writers Ever ed. Sara Paretsky (Mystery Guild #18711, Sep ’91, $9.98, 317pp, hc) Reprint (Delacorte 1991) original anthology.

Sinister Gambits ed. Richard Peyton (Souvenir Press 0-285-63052-0, 1991, £14.99, 318pp, hc) Anthology of 18 chess stories of murder and mystery.

Winter’s Crimes 23 ed. Maria Rejt (London: Macmillan 0-333-55921-5, 1991, hc)

Revenge ed. Kate Saunders (Faber & Faber 0-571-12904-8, Oct ’91 [May ’92], $19.95, 247pp, hc) Anthology of 20 stories of revenge by women writers including Alice Walker and Muriel Spark — the majority are criminous or supernatural. This is a UK edition available in the US.

More Ms. Murder ed. Marie Smith (London: Xanadu, 1991, 258pp, hc) Available in the US from Citadel Press.

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