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Best Detective Stories of the Year—1954 ed. David C. Cooke (Dutton, 1954, LC:46-5872, $2.95, 258pp, hc, an)
In England (Boardman 1955) as Best American Detective Stories of the Year—1954.

7 · The Case of the Irate Witness [Perry Mason] · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss Collier’s January 17 1953

25 · Graveyard Shift · Steve Frazee · ss Manhunt May 1953

40 · Little Things Like That [Insp. Peter Curwen] · Roy Vickers · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #118, September 1953

61 · “My Queer Dean!” [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week March 8 1953

67 · The Bystander · Oliver La Farge · ss Cosmopolitan April 1953

83 · The Revolution Racket [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · nv The Saint Detective Magazine January 1954

117 · Mugger Murder · Richard Deming · ss Manhunt April 1953

127 · The Killer Is Loose · John & Ward Hawkins · nv The Saturday Evening Post June 13 1953

157 · The Dead Run · W. J. Wallace · ss Collier’s January 8 1954

172 · The Attacker [Anthony J. Quinn] · Morton Wolson · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #122, January 1954

193 · Small Homicide · Evan Hunter · ss Manhunt June 1953

207 · Kill and Run · Frank Ward · na Cosmopolitan February 1953

Best Detective Stories of the Year—1955 ed. David C. Cooke (Dutton, 1955, LC:46-5872, $2.95, 249pp, hc, an)
10th Anniversary Edition.

9 · The Choice · Richard Deming · nv Manhunt June 1954

31 · Ticket to Death · Evan Hunter · na Argosy September 1954

91 · Perfect Alibi · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss The American Legion Magazine 1954

99 · GI Story [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1954

111 · Shopping for Death · Ray Bradbury · ss Maclean’s June 1 1954

127 · You Can’t Trust a Man · Helen Nielsen · ss Manhunt January 1955

145 · I Always Get the Cuties · John D. MacDonald · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1954

157 · The Trapping of Tio · Burnham Carter · ss The Saturday Evening Post March 27 1954

177 · Chinese Puzzle · Richard Marsten · nv Manhunt July 1954

199 · Killer in the Club Car · David Savage · ss This Week November 14 1954

213 · Mom Sheds a Tear [Mom] · James Yaffe · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1954

237 · Confession · John M. Sitan · ss Manhunt July 1954

Best Detective Stories of the Year—1956 ed. David C. Cooke (Dutton, 1956, LC:56-5872, $2.95, 252pp, hc, an)

9 · The Conscience of the Cop · William Fay · ss The Saturday Evening Post August 27 1955

27 · Beyond the Shadow of a Dream [John J. Malone] · Craig Rice · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1955

48 · First Offense · Evan Hunter · nv Manhunt December 1955

73 · Safety for the Witness · John De Meyer · ss The Saint Detective Magazine March 1955

90 · A Gun at His Back · John & Ward Hawkins · ss The Saturday Evening Post November 26 1955

109 · A Face Next Door · William Holder · ss The Elks Magazine 1955

119 · Custody · Richard Deming · ss Manhunt December 1955

133 · Broker’s Special · Stanley Ellin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1956

148 · The Redhead from New Orleans · Robert J. Levin · na Male 1955

201 · The Thief of Diamonds [Tio Martinez] · Burnham Carter · ss The Saturday Evening Post July 16 1955

220 · (Untitled) · Fred Levon · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1955

233 · The Body in the Rockpit · Rufus King · ss The Saint Detective Magazine October 1955

Best Detective Stories of the Year: 12th Annual Collection ed. David C. Cooke (Dutton, 1957, LC:46-5872, $2.95, 254pp, hc, an)

9 · Three Wives Too Many · Kenneth Fearing · nv Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine September 1956

31 · A Criminal Mind · John D. MacDonald · ss Cosmopolitan November 1956

46 · Midnight Kill · William Fay · ss The Saturday Evening Post June 9 1956

63 · The Trouble with Ruth · Henry Slesar · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1957

76 · Terror Town · Ellery Queen · nv Argosy August 1956

106 · This Was Willi’s Day · Aaron Marc Stein · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1956

133 · The Last Spin · Evan Hunter · ss Manhunt September 1956

143 · No, Not Like Yesterday [John J. Malone] · Craig Rice · nv The Saint Detective Magazine November 1956

176 · Intrigue in Diamonds · Oscar Schisgall · ss This Week August 12 1956

184 · Within the Law · John Cunningham · nv The Saturday Evening Post May 19 1956

206 · One More Mile to Go · F. J. Smith · ss Manhunt June 1956

215 · The Bizarre Affair of the Seven Nudes · Robert J. Levin · nv Male 1956

Best Detective Stories of the Year: 13th Annual Collection ed. David C. Cooke (Dutton, 1958, LC:46-5872, $2.95, 249pp, hc, an)

5 · Introduction · David C. Cooke · in

13 · The Day of the Execution · Henry Slesar · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1957

24 · Kitchen Kill [Police File] · Jonathan Craig · nv Manhunt September 1957

47 · You Bet Your Life [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1957

69 · The Last Dark Step · Margaret Manners · ss Argosy October 1957, as by Martin Manners

85 · The Bullets Lied · John D. MacDonald · ss This Week January 6 1957

92 · Million Dollar Gesture · William Campbell Gault · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1958

128 · The Geniuses · Max Franklin · nv Manhunt June 1957

151 · Bull in a China Shop · C. B. Gilford · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1957

165 · So Pale, So Cold, So Fair · Leigh Brackett · nv Argosy July 1957

202 · Silhouette of a Killer · T. E. Brooks · ss This Week September 22 1957

212 · Say It with Flowers [John J. Malone] · Craig Rice · nv Manhunt September 1957

239 · Secret Recipe · Charles Mergendahl · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1958

Best Detective Stories of the Year: 14th Annual Collection ed. David C. Cooke (Dutton, 1959, LC:46-5872, $2.95, 255pp, hc, an)
Also available in the U.K. (Boardman 1960 as Best American Detective Stories of the Year: 10th Annual Collection.

9 · Suppose You Were on the Jury · Thomas Flanagan · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1958

25 · Over There—Darkness · William O’Farrell · ss Sleuth Mystery Magazine October 1958

41 · Sinner or Saint · Donald E. Westlake · nv Mystery Digest December 1958

64 · The Dark Corner · Frank Ward · na Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine January 1959

116 · Ambitious Cop · Jack Dillon · ss The Saturday Evening Post December 13 1958

134 · Wife Missing [Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1958

163 · To Crack a Safe · J. W. Aaron · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine February 1958

183 · One More Clue [John J. Malone] · Craig Rice · nv Manhunt April 1958

205 · The Day the Children Vanished · Hugh Pentecost · nv This Week April 20 1958 (+2), as “The Children Vanished”

239 · Your Witness · Helen Nielsen · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1958

Best of the Best Detective Stories ed. David C. Cooke (Dutton, 1960, LC:60-11550, $3.95, 279pp, hc, an)
15th volume in the Best Detective Stories of the Year series.

ix · Introduction · David C. Cooke · in

15 · Body in the Barn · Margaret Manners · ss Argosy February 1945

33 · The Perfectionist · Margaret St. Clair · ss Mystery Book Magazine May 1946

49 · Revenge · Samuel Blas · ss Collier’s January 11 1947

58 · Being a Murderer Myself · Arthur Williams · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #57, August 1948

75 · Blackmail · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss The American Magazine December 1949

94 · A Boy’s Will · Q. Patrick · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #79, June 1950

112 · The Kiss-Off · John P. Foran · ss Male 1951

125 · For Value Received [Lloyd Chalmers] · Richard Deming · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #105, August 1952

139 · The Killer Is Loose · John & Ward Hawkins · nv The Saturday Evening Post June 13 1953

174 · Chinese Puzzle · Richard Marsten · nv Manhunt July 1954

193 · First Offense · Evan Hunter · nv Manhunt December 1955

215 · Three Wives Too Many · Kenneth Fearing · nv Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine September 1956

239 · The Day of the Execution · Henry Slesar · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1957

250 · Over There—Darkness · William O’Farrell · ss Sleuth Mystery Magazine October 1958

267 · Bottle of Death · Gilbert Ralston · ss The Saturday Evening Post November 21 1959

Murder by 14 ed. David C. Cooke (Grove Press, 195?, $1.45, 384pp, tp, an)
Reprint (Merlin 1955 as My Best Murder Story) anthology.

My Best Murder Story ed. David C. Cooke (Merlin Press, 1955, LC:55-11544, $3.50, 384pp, hc, an)
Includes authors’ reasons for selecting each story. Also available in the U.K. (Boardman 1957) and as Murder by 14 (Grove).

7 · Foreword · David C. Cooke · fw

9 · The Aldine Folio Murders · Lawrence G. Blochman · nv The Dolphin 1940

38 · The Arrow of God [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #70, September 1949

69 · Always Trust a Cop · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #105, August 1952

92 · Spider [Susan Dare] · Mignon G. Eberhart · nv The Delineator May 1934

122 · Ask Me Another [Oliver Quade] · Frank Gruber · ss Black Mask June 1937

146 · A Matter of Life and Death · John & Ward Hawkins · na Cosmopolitan June 1947

199 · Snafu Murder [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #25, November 1945

223 · Portrait of a Murderer · Q. Patrick · nv Harper’s Magazine April 1942

247 · Challenge to the Reader · Hugh Pentecost · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #42, May 1947

265 · The Mad Tea-Party [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv Redbook Magazine October 1934

306 · The Last Man Alive · Craig Rice · na The Pursuit Detective Story Magazine #1, September 1953

328 · The Owl Hoots Twice · Sax Rohmer · ss Collier’s February 14 1948

345 · The Eleventh Juror · Vincent Starrett · nv Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories August 1927

369 · The Nightmare · David C. Cooke · ss 15 Story Detective February 1951

Best of Fiction Magazine ed. Judy Cooke & Elizabeth Bunster (J.M. Dent, March 1986, 0-460-02464-7, £4.95, 312pp, tp, an)
Anthology with stories by Brian Aldiss, Alasdair Gray, Russell Hoban, etc.

1 · Foreword · Judy Cooke · fw

2 · The Bolt Hotel · Simon Burt · ss Fiction 1982

12 · Mad About the Boy · Georgina Hammick · ss Fiction 1985

30 · Buying a Dress · James Lasdun · pm Fiction 1985

34 · Box of Dreams · Maggie Brooks · ss Fiction 1984

46 · Lost in a Nightmare · Richard Rayner · ss Fiction 1986

54 · Sketches of London Pubs · Paul Cox · il Fiction 1986

58 · Full Fathom Five · Marina Warner · ss Fiction 1985

68 · Neighbours · V. S. Pritchett · ss The New Yorker July 5 1982

86 · Feeding the Old Man · Tim Aspinall · ss Fiction 1982

98 · My Boat · Raymond Carver · pm Fiction 1985

99 · Where Water Comes Together with Other Water · Raymond Carver · pm Fiction 1985

102 · Show Me Yours · Russell Hoban · vi Fiction 1983

106 · Scream When You Burn · Charles Bukowski · ss Fiction 1983

114 · Prend ce Sac, Mendiant! · Frederic Raphael · pm Fiction 1986

116 · Train Talk · Allan Massie · ss Fiction 1982

124 · Fairy Tale · Janice Elliott · ss Fiction 1982

132 · The Local Reporter · George MacBeth · pm Fiction 1985

136 · Flying Injuries · Helen Harris · ss Fiction 1983

142 · The Green Boy · Lisa St. Aubin de Terán · ss Fiction 1983

152 · Snakes and Lovers · Lucy Pinney · ss Fiction 1985

160 · Feet · Duncan Bush · ss Fiction 1982

168 · The Love Object · Gillian Tindall · ss Fiction 1982

182 · Imaginary Meadows · Aidan Higgins · ss Fiction 1982

192 · Christmas 1931 · Dirk Bogarde · ss Fiction 1982

200 · The Art of Stanley Middleton · A. S. Byatt · ar Fiction 1985

208 · Like a Gangster on the Night of the Long Knives, But Somewhat in a Dream · Amos Oz · ar Fiction 1982

218 · In Conversation with Alasdair Gray · Christopher Swan & Frank Delaney · iv Fiction 1982

224 · In Conversation with Anthony Burgess · Richard Rayner & Jonathan Meades · iv Fiction 1984

230 · Love Me Do · John Saul · ss Fiction 1985

236 · The Tipperary Fanale · Desmond Hogan · ss Fiction 1986

250 · Sunny Jim in Love · Hugo Williams · pm Fiction 1985

251 · Sunny Jim’s House · Hugo Williams · pm Fiction 1985

252 · Cornwall · Steve Ellis · pm Fiction 1985

253 · Visiting Home · Steve Ellis · pm Fiction 1985

254 · An old plate’s farewell to the table (after Geoffrey of Vinsauf) · Steve Ellis · pm Fiction 1985

255 · Saint Francis’s “Cantico di Frate Sole” (Done Into Hollywood Gangsterese) · Steve Ellis · pm Fiction 1985

256 · The Creamery Manager · John McGahern · ss Fiction 1986

266 · Empire Building · Deborah Moggach · ss Fiction 1985

284 · Vietnam Encore · Brian W. Aldiss · nv

306 · Notes on the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Aliens to Earth ed. Wendy Cooling (Dolphin, March 10, 1997, 1-85881-443-X, £1.00, 71pp, pb, oa, cover by Chris Moore)
Young-adult anthology of five original SF stories by authors including Eric Brown and Douglas Hill.

1 · Mel and Squid and the Dustbin from Space · Douglas Hill · ss

17 · The Boy from the Back of Beyond · Helen Johnson · ss

33 · Come and Join the Party · Sue Welford · ss

49 · Sponsored · Hazel Townson · ss

57 · A World of Difference · Eric Brown · ss

Bad Dreams ed. Wendy Cooling (Dolphin, March 10, 1997, 1-85881-452-9, £1.00, 74pp, pb, oa)
Young-adult anthology of six original horror stories by authors including Ann Halam.

1 · The Worm Under the Skin · Ann Halam · ss

15 · Pulling the Plug · Colin Pearce · ss

25 · Take Me Home · Angela Bull · ss

37 · A Midsmummer Night’s Scream · Sebastian Vince · ss

51 · Golden Slumbers · Jean Richardson · ss

63 · Worms · John Gatehouse · ss

Dare You: Stories to Surprise You ed. Wendy Cooling (Dolphin, November 10, 1997, 1-85881-604-1, £1.00, 71pp, pb, oa, cover by George Smith)
Young-adult anthology of 5 original stories, 2 of genre interest.

1 · The Sarah Song · Ruth Symes · ss

17 · Anna the Detective · Leon Rosselson · ss

37 · My Brother the Rabbit · Mary Hooper · ss; genre.

45 · The Amazing Mr Endicott · Eric Brown · ss; genre.

59 · Chicken · Mary Hoffman · ss

Mirrors: Sparkling New Stories from Prize-Winning Authors ed. Wendy Cooling (Collins, September 3, 2001, 0-00-710588-6, £12.99, 240pp, hc, oa, cover by Catherine Parkinson)
Young-adult anthology of 15 original fantasy/contemporary stories on the theme of mirrors and reflections; illustrated by Sarah Young and Tim Stevens. Authors include Kate Thompson, Celia Rees, Malorie Blackman, Lesley Howarth.

7 · Introduction · Wendy Cooling · in

9 · The Fateful Mirror: The Story of Echo and Narcissus · Elizabeth Laird · ss

21 · The Mirrored Garden · Gaye Hiçyilmaz · ss

35 · mirrors dot com · Lesley Howarth · ss

49 · Never Trust a Parrot · Jeremy Strong · ss

63 · Watching · Malorie Blackman · ss

81 · Selim-Hassan the Seventh · Vivian French · ss

95 · Whose Face do you See? · Melvin Burgess · ss

113 · Silver Laughter · Celia Rees · ss

127 · tI esoL rO tI esU · Anne Fine · ss

139 · Double Vision · Paul Stewart · ss

153 · The Dragon’s Dream · Kate Thompson · ss

169 · Rochefault’s Revenge · Alan Durant · ss

185 · Lilac Peabody · Annie Dalton · ss

203 · The Disappearance · Mary Arrigan · ss

223 · The Girl of Silver Lake · Berlie Doherty · ss

236 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · ms

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