Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2007
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Mysteries from the Finger Lakes, Vol. 2 ed. Stephen Beals (Chapel Street, 1992, $8.95, tp)
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The Defective Detective: Mystery Parodies by the Great Humorists ed. Steve Carper (Citadel Press 0-8065-1367-5, Nov ’92, $9.95, 222pp, tp)
- 9 · Introduction · Steve Carper · in
- 15 · Match Wits with Inspector Ford · Woody Allen · ss Playboy, 1972
- 23 · The Third Door from the Left [as by John Riddell] · Corey Ford · ss Vanity Fair, 1926
- 31 · Farewell, My Lovely Appetizer · S. J. Perelman · ss New Yorker Dec 16 ’44
- 41 · Doctor No Will See You Now · Alan Coren · ss, 1980
- 49 · Don’t Guess, Let Me Tell You · Ogden Nash · pm New Yorker Apr 20 ’40
- 53 · Me, the Judge · Ira Wallach · ss, 1952
- 61 · Maddened by Mystery; or, The Defective Detective · Stephen Leacock · ss Nonsense Novels, London: Lane, 1911
- 73 · The Last Recall · Henry Beard · nv The National Lampoon Feb ’72
- 97 · The Pink Murder Case · Christopher Ward · ss Literary Review of the New York Evening Post, 1929
- 105 · The White Rabbit Caper · James Thurber · ss New Yorker Nov 19 ’49
- 117 · Jack Schmidt, Arts Administrator · Garrison Keillor · ss, 1979
- 129 · The Stolen Cigar-Case · Bret Harte · ss Pearson’s Magazine Dec ’00
- 141 · Monastic Mayhem: An Echo of Eco · John Harris · ss Atlantic Monthly Dec ’86
- 151 · Breakneck · Jon L. Breen · vi EQMM Feb ’73
- 157 · The Mystery of the Poisoned Kipper · Robert Benchley · ss, 1932
- 163 · Babes and Bullets · Jim Davis & Ron Tuthill · ss, 1984
- 177 · Mr. Treet, Chaser of Lost People · Bob Elliott & Ray Goulding · ss, 1975
- 185 · The Purloined Butter · John Sladek · vi New Worlds Quarterly 3, ed. Michael Moorcock, London: Sphere, 1972
- 189 · Greedy Night · E. C. Bentley · ss Parody Party, 1936
- 205 · In Hot Pursuit · Fran Lebowitz · ss, 1974
- 213 · About These Mystery Stories · P. G. Wodehouse · ar The Saturday Evening Post May 25 ’29
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Hardboiled ed. Stuart Coupe & Julie Ogden (Australia: Allen & Unwin 1-86373-221-7, 1992, 212pp, tp) Anthology of 14 crime stories.
- x · Introduction · Stuart Coupe · in
- 3 · First Kill · Chet Williamson · ss Cold Shocks, ed. Tim Sullivan, Avon, 1991
- 13 · By the Dawn’s Early Light [Matt Scudder] · Lawrence Block · nv Playboy Aug ’84
- 33 · The Sacred Fire [Newford] · Charles de Lint · ss Stalkers, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1989
- 47 · Blood Types · Julie Smith · ss Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989
- 65 · Night They Missed the Horror Show · Joe R. Lansdale · ss Silver Scream, ed. David J. Schow, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1988
- 83 · Treatment · Andrew Vachss · ss Dark at Heart, ed. Joe R. Lansdale & Karen Lansdale, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1992
- 91 · Andrew, My Son · Joyce Harrington · ss Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990
- 105 · Tony Red Dog · Neal Barrett, Jr. · nv Razored Saddles, ed. Joe R. Lansdale & Pat LoBrutto, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1989
- 131 · The Savant · Michael A. Black · ss
- 147 · The Slicer · Wayne D. Dundee · nv Hardboiled Detective #10 ’90
- 171 · Principles · Rose Dawn Bradford · ss Hardboiled #14 ’92
- 181 · No Special Hurry [chapter 1, pp. 1-11] · James Colbert · ex London: Penguin, 1989
- 191 · Vortex · Gary Lovisi · ss, 1992
- 203 · B-B-B-Billy · Joel A. Dvoskin · ss, 1991
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Victorian Tales of Mystery & Detection ed. Michael Cox (New York: Oxford University Press 0-19-212308-4, Nov ’92, $25.00, 578pp, hc)
- ix · Introduction · Michael Cox · in
- 1 · The Purloined Letter [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1845, an, 1844, 1844
- 18 · The Murdered Cousin · J. S. Le Fanu · nv Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery, James McGlashan, 1851
- 48 · Hunted Down · Charles Dickens · nv New York Ledger Aug 20-Sep 3, 1859
- 69 · Levison’s Victim · Mary Elizabeth Braddon · ss Belgravia Jan, 1870
- 84 · The Mystery at Number Seven · Mrs. Henry Wood · nv Argosy (UK) Jan-Feb, 1877
- 124 · The Going Out of Alessandro Pozzone · Richard Dowling · ss Belgravia Aug, 1878
- 141 · Who Killed Zebedee? · Wilkie Collins · nv Seaside Library Jan 26, 1881
- 161 · A Circumstantial Puzzle · R. E. Francillon · nv Romances of the Law, Chatto & Windus, 1889
- 186 · The Mystery of the Essex Stairs · Sir Gilbert Campbell · ss, 1891
- 195 · The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Jan, 1892
- 214 · The Great Ruby Robbery · Grant Allen · ss The Strand Oct, 1892
- 233 · The Sapient Monkey [Sebastian Zambra] · Headon Hill · ss The Million Oct 22, 1892
- 241 · Cheating the Gallows · Israel Zangwill · ss The Idler Feb, 1893
- 254 · Drawn Daggers [Loveday Brooke] · C. L. Pirkis · nv The Ludgate Magazine Jun, 1893
- 274 · The Greenstone God and the Stockbroker · Fergus Hume · ss The Idler Jan, 1894
- 289 · The Arrest of Captain Vandaleur · L. T. Meade & Robert Eustace · ss The Harmsworth Magazine Jul, 1894
- 303 · The Accusing Shadow [Jules Gervaise] · Harry Blyth · na The Halfpenny Marvel Oct 2, 1894
- 342 · The Ivy Cottage Mystery [Martin Hewitt] · Arthur Morrison · nv The Windsor Magazine Jan, 1895
- 365 · The Azteck Opal [Robert Leroy Mitchel; John Barnes] · Rodrigues Ottolengui · ss The Idler Apr, 1895
- 377 · The Long Arm · Mary E. Wilkins · na Chapman’s Magazine of Fiction Aug, 1895
- 406 · The Case of Euphemia Raphash · M. P. Shiel · ss Chapman’s Magazine of Fiction Dec, 1895
- 420 · The Tin Box · Herbert Keen · ss The Idler Apr, 1896
- 437 · Murder by Proxy [Paul Beck] · M. McDonnell Bodkin · nv Pearson’s Weekly Feb 6, 1897
- 457 · The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds [Simon Carne] · Guy Boothby · nv Pearson’s Magazine Feb, 1897
- 480 · The Story of the Spaniards, Hammersmith [Flaxman Low] · E. & H. Heron · ss Pearson’s Magazine Jan, 1898
- 493 · The Lost Special [“The Story of the Lost Special”] · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Aug, 1898
- 508 · The Bank Note Forger · C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne · ss The Harmsworth Magazine Sep, 1899
- 518 · A Warning in Red · Victor L. Whitechurch & E. Conway · ss The Harmsworth Magazine Dec, 1899
- 528 · The Fenchurch Street Mystery [Old Man in the Corner] · Baroness Orczy · ss The Royal Magazine May ’01
- 543 · The Green Spider [as by A. Sarsfield Ward] · Sax Rohmer · ss Pearson’s Magazine Oct ’04
- 555 · The Clue of the Silver Spoons [Eugène Valmont] · Robert Barr · ss The Saturday Evening Post Aug 27 ’04
- 573 · Sources · Misc. · bi
- 576 · Select Bibliography · Misc. · bi
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Julian Symons at 80: A Tribute ed. Patricia Craig (Helsinki: Eurographica 951-9371-70-2, 1992, 146pp, hc)
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Hard-Boiled Detectives: 23 Great Stories from Dime Detective Magazine ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg (Gramercy Books 0-517-06009-4, May ’92, $9.99, 434pp, hc) Anthology of 23 stories from Dime Detective magazine, with an introduction by Stefan R. Dziemianowicz. An “instant remainder” book.
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Northern Blood ed. Martin Edwards (Manchester: Didsbury Press 1-872325-05-X, 1992, 290pp, hc)
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Villains! ed. Mary Gentle & Roz Kaveney (Roc UK 0-14-014561-3, Mar ’92, £4.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) Original anthology of fantasy stories as seen from the viewpoint of the Bad Guys, “created by” Mary Gentle and Neil Gaiman.
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The Further Adventures of Batman 2: Featuring the Penguin ed. Martin H. Greenberg (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56012-3, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $4.99, 425pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) [Batman] Original anthology of 11 stories about Batman and the Penguin, most with marginal sf or fantasy elements and all but two by veteran sf writers.
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Women on the Edge ed. Martin H. Greenberg (Donald I. Fine 1-55611-337-4, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $20.00, 272pp, hc) Anthology of 14 short stories featuring women pushed to the limits of physical or emotional endurance, with an introduction by Nancy Pickard.
- ix · Author Notes · Misc. · bg
- 1 · Introduction · Nancy Pickard · in
- 5 · The Case of the Pietro Andromache [V.I. Warshawski] · Sara Paretsky · nv AHMM Dec ’88
- 30 · Betrayed · John D. MacDonald · nv The American Magazine Mar ’52
- 74 · House Call · Howard Browne · ss Rogue, 1956
- 87 · The Runaway · Barbara Michaels · ss Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989
- 108 · I’m in the Book [Amos Walker] · Loren D. Estleman · ss Mean Streets, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1986
- 124 · The Reason Why [Jack Dwyer] · Ed Gorman · ss Criminal Elements, ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, Ivy, 1988
- 140 · Seeing Red · Barbara Collins · ss *
- 153 · Black Wind · Bill Pronzini · ss EQMM Sep ’79
- 159 · Death’s Brother · Bill Crider · ss New Mystery v1 #2 ’92
- 175 · Marble Mildred [Nate Heller] · Max Allan Collins · nv An Eye for Justice, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1988
- 203 · Afraid All the Time · Nancy Pickard · ss Sisters in Crime, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989
- 217 · Body Count · Wayne D. Dundee · nv Mean Streets, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1986
- 235 · A Crime of Passion · Richard T. Chizmar · ss Gauntlet #2 ’91
- 252 · Deceptions [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · nv A Matter of Crime v1, ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, HBJ, 1987
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Cat Crimes II ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman (Donald I. Fine 1-55611-285-8, Jun ’92, $19.95, 272pp, hc) Original anthology of 19 crime and mystery stories about cats, with an introduction by Ed Gorman.
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Cat Crimes III ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman (Donald I. Fine 1-55611-339-0, Dec ’92, $20.00, 257pp, hc) Original anthology of 18 crime and mystery stories about cats, with an introduction by Ed Gorman.
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Midwinter Mysteries 2 ed. Hilary Hale (Little Brown UK 0-316-90303-5, 1992 [Mar ’98], £13.99, 212pp, hc) Original mystery anthology.
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