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Alien Souls by Alexander Nicholayevitch Romanoff--- see under Achmed Abdullah.

Mysteries of Asia by Alexander Nicholayevitch Romanoff--- see under Achmed Abdullah.

Steel and Jade by Alexander Nicholayevitch Romanoff--- see under Achmed Abdullah.

Fifty Enthralling Stories of the Mysterious East ed. Alexander Nicholayevitch Romanoff--- see under Achmed Abdulla.

Nights of the Living Dead ed. George A. Romero & Jonathan Maberry--- see under Jonathan Maberry.

Our Man in Space by Bruce W. Ronald (Ace Double, May 1965, M-117, 45¢, 131pp, pb, n., cover by Ed Valigursky)
Bound in the tête-bêche style with Ultimatum in 2050 A.D. by Jack Sharkey.

Point of Peril by Edward Ronns (Mystery House, July 1956, LC:56-13294, $2.50, 224pp, hc, n.)

Point of Peril by Edward Ronns (Ace Double, July 1957, D-231, 35¢, 162pp, pb, n.)
Reprint (Mystery House 1956) mystery novel. Bound in the tête-bêche style with Murder for Charity by Owen Dudley.

Grimalkin’s Tales by Mark Ronson, Stella Whitelaw & Judy Gardiner--- see under Stella Whitelaw.

The Beaver Book of Horror Stories ed. Mark Ronson (Hamlyn, 1981, 0-600-20383-2, 95p, 157pp, pb, an)
A good selection of weird stories for the young adult.

7 · Not of this World · Mark Ronson · in

9 · The Man Upstairs · Ray Bradbury · ss Harper’s Magazine March 1947

23 · The Voice in the Night · William Hope Hodgson · ss The Blue Book Magazine November 1907

38 · Who Goes Down This Dark Road? · Joan Aiken · ss A Touch of Chill by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1979

45 · The Wind in the Portico [The Runagates Club] · John Buchan · nv Pall Mall Magazine March 1928

70 · The Aerophobes · R. E. Alexander · ss

90 · Pickman’s Model · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales October 1927

106 · The Thing in the Pond · Paul Ernst · ss Astounding Stories June 1934

120 · What Was It? [Harry Escott] · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine March 1859, uncredited.

136 · The Seed of the Sepulcher · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales October 1933

150 · Changeling · Mark Ronson · ss

Perfect Crimes My Favorite Mystery Stories ed. Elliott Roosevelt (St. Martin’s, 1989, 0-312-03411-3, $17.95, 207pp, hc, an)

xi · Introduction · Elliott Roosevelt · in

1 · Paper Tiger · Reginald Bretnor · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1969

21 · The Nine Mile Walk [Nicky Welt] · Harry Kemelman · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #41, April 1947

35 · The Hands of Mr. Ottermole [Limehouse] · Thomas Burke · nv The Story-teller February 1929

59 · Try It My Way · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt August 1955

69 · Two Bottles of Relish [Mr. Linley] · Lord Dunsany · ss Time and Tide November 12 1932 (+1)

87 · The Rubber Trumpet [Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · ss Pearson’s Magazine September 1934

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

125 · Coin of the Realm · Stanley Ellin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1969

141 · Goodbye, Hannah · Steve Fisher · ss Double Detective December 1938

159 · Three O’Clock · Cornell Woolrich · nv Detective Fiction Weekly October 1 1938

197 · Inflexible Logic · Russell Maloney · ss The New Yorker February 3 1940

Harvest Season: An Anthology by SF Squeecast ed. Bill Roper (ISFiC Press, November 14, 2014, 978-0-9910026-2-7, $25.00, 202pp, hc, oa, cover by Ursula Vernon)
Details taken from online listing.

ix · Harvest Season · Lynne M. Thomas · in

1 · The Quidnunx · Catherynne M. Valente · nv

37 · Keys and Shadowboxes · Michael Damian Thomas · ss

53 · In Velvet · Seanan McGuire · pm

55 · The Breath Thief · Michael Damian Thomas · ss

69 · Terrior · Elizabeth Bear · nv

91 · There Are Many Ways to Fail · Michael Damian Thomas · ss

99 · Turn the Year Around [Fighting Pumpkins] · Seanan McGuire · nv

168 · A Bibliography of the Members of the SF Squeecast Appearing in This Anthology: Elizabeth Bear · Steven H Silver · bi [Ref. Elizabeth Bear]

179 · A Bibliography of the Members of the SF Squeecast Appearing in This Anthology: Seanan McGuire · Steven H Silver · bi [Ref. Seanan McGuire]

186 · A Bibliography of the Members of the SF Squeecast Appearing in This Anthology: Lynne M. Thomas · Steven H Silver · bi [Ref. Lynne M. Thomas]

188 · A Bibliography of the Members of the SF Squeecast Appearing in This Anthology: Michael Damian Thomas · Steven H Silver · bi [Ref. Michael Damian Thomas]

190 · A Bibliography of the Members of the SF Squeecast Appearing in This Anthology: Catherynne M. Valente · Steven H Silver · bi [Ref. Catherynne M. Valente]

Beastie and Other Horrific Tales by Armand Rosamilia (Carnifax Press, May 2005, $4.95, 52pp, ph, oc)
Limited Edition Chapbook of 100 Copies.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

4 · Foreword · Armand Rosamilia · fw

5 · Stairs to the Ocean · Armand Rosamilia · ss

16 · Beastie · Armand Rosamilia · vi

19 · Vacation’s End · Armand Rosamilia · ss

29 · Possession · Armand Rosamilia · vi

31 · 1920 Gallery Card #4 · Armand Rosamilia · ss

49 · Talking Pictures · Armand Rosamilia · vi

Clash of Steel, Book One: Reluctant Hero ed. Armand Rosamilia (Carnifex Press, March 2005, 0-9759727-0-7, $5.95, 64pp, ph, oa)
Chapbook original anthology of five sword and sorcery stories. Authors include Patrick Weekes, Robert J. Santa, and Steve Losee.

5 · A Duel of Fathers and Sons · Patrick Weekes · ss

21 · An End to Tyranny · Robert J. Santa · ss

31 · Hero Home · Shauna Roberts · ss

39 · The Brotherhood’s Redemption · Erin MacKay · ss

57 · Nightshadows · Steve Losee · ss

Florida Horror: Dark Tales from the Sunshine State ed. Armand Rosamilia (Carnifex Press, March 2006, 0-9759727-4-X, $12.95, 154pp, tp, oa)
Original anthology of 12 horror stories about Florida.

5 · Don’t Look Back · Heather Lee Fleming · ss

21 · Ribbon · Misty L. Gersley · ss

31 · The Tale of Trapper Tommy · Belea T. Keeney · ss

45 · The Dog Man of Sopchoppy · John Hubbard · ss

54 · Spirts of the ‘Cane · Eric Diehl · ss

70 · The Gator King Cometh · Richard Pitaniello · ss

77 · Swamp Circus · E. N. Wilson · ss

85 · Illusio · Gary Fry · ss

100 · Even at the End, There Was Gridlock · Lon Prater · ss

114 · The Visitor · Jim Chaplin · ss

121 · Weathering the Storm · Daniel R. Robichaud · ss

138 · Gods and Reptiles · Ward Parker · ss

Chin Yong-Yun Takes the Stage by Shira Rosan--- see under S. J. Rozan.

The Private Eye: An American Hero by Shira Rosan--- see under S. J. Rozan.

A Tale About a Tiger and Other Mysterious Events by Shira Rosan--- see under S. J. Rozan.

Bronx Noir ed. Shira Rosan--- see under S. J. Rozan.

Crime Hits Home ed. Shira Rosan--- see under S. J. Rozan.

The Dark End of the Street ed. Shira Rosan & Jonathan Santlofer--- see under S. J. Rozan.

The Midnight Eye by John Roscoe & Michael Ruso--- see under Mike Roscoe.

The Midnight Eye by Mike Roscoe (Ace Double, February 1958, D-273, 35¢, 172pp, pb, n.) [Johnny April]
Bound in the tête-bêche style with Shakedown Hotel by Ernest Jason Fredericks.

Better Than Bullets by Theodore Roscoe (Altus Press, September 2, 2012, 978-1-61827-072-6, $19.95, 228pp, tp, co) [Thibaut Corday]
Volume one in “The Complete Adventures of Thibaut Corday and the Foreign Legion”.
Details taken from publisher website.

i · Introduction · Gerd Pircher · in

1 · Better Than Bullets [Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · ss Argosy Allstory Weekly September 14 1929

21 · The Dance of the Seven Veils [Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · ss Argosy October 19 1929

45 · An Eye for an Eye [Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · ss Argosy January 18 1930

67 · The Death Watch [Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy May 3 1930

111 · The Bearded Slayer [Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy April 11 1931 (+1)

179 · The Mutineer [Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy September 3 1932

206 · The Men Who Make the Argosy · Theodore Roscoe · cl Argosy January 18 1930

East of Suez by Theodore Roscoe (Popular Publications, November 25, 2022, 978-1-61827-676-6, $34.95, 444pp, tp, n., cover by Paul Stahr)
Volume 113 in “The Argosy Library”.
Details taken from publisher website.

Four Corners, Volume 1 by Theodore Roscoe (Altus Press, June 2, 2015, 978-1-61827-186-0, $19.95, 201pp, tp, co) [Four Corners]
Volume 10 in “The Argosy Library”.
Details taken from publisher website.

1 · He Took Richmond [Four Corners] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy June 5 1937

35 · Frivolous Sal [Four Corners] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy July 17 1937

69 · Barber, Barber, Shave a Pig [Four Corners] · Theodore Roscoe · ss Argosy August 7 1937

99 · I Was the Kid with the Drum [Four Corners] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy October 30 1937

153 · Daisies Won’t Tell [Four Corners] · Theodore Roscoe · ss Argosy January 8 1938

179 · About the Author · [uncredited] · bg

Four Corners, Volume 2 by Theodore Roscoe (Steeger Books, November 29, 2020, 978-1-61827-539-4, $19.95, 246pp, tp, co, cover by Emmett Watson) [Four Corners]
Volume 83 in “The Argosy Library”.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Ghoul’s Paradise [Four Corners] · Theodore Roscoe · na Argosy November 26 1938

69 · The Man Who Hated Lincoln [Four Corners] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy February 18 1939

119 · There Are Smiles That Make You Happy [Four Corners] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy March 11 1939

155 · Stay As Sweet As You Are [Four Corners] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy May 20 1939

201 · Ghost on Lonesome Hill [Four Corners] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy December 27 1941

226 · About the Author · [uncredited] · bg

A Grave Must Be Deep by Theodore Roscoe (Starmont House, August 1990, 1-55742-041-6, $9.95, 120pp, tp, n.)
First book publication of a voodoo horror novel that originally appeared in Argosy. This is a facsimile edition. A hardcover edition (-043-2, $19.95) is also available.

A Grave Must Be Deep! by Theodore Roscoe (Steeger Books, November 30, 2019, 978-1-61827-431-1, $16.95, 214pp, tp, n., cover by V. E. Pyles)
Reprint (Starmont 1990) voodoo horror novel. Volume 47 in “The Argosy Library”.
Details taken from publisher website.

The Heads of Sergeant Baptiste by Theodore Roscoe (Altus Press, December 10, 2012, 978-1-61827-075-7, $19.95, 186pp, tp, co) [Thibaut Corday]
Volume four in “The Complete Adventures of Thibaut Corday and the Foreign Legion”.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · The Heads of Sergeant Baptiste [Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy May 28 1938

55 · Snake-Head [Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy January 7 1939

87 · The Wonderful Lamp of Thibaut Corday [Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy April 29 1939

127 · Corday and the Seven League Boots [Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy June 24 1939

The Kid and the Cutthroats by Theodore Roscoe (Altus Press, November 16, 2012, 978-1-61827-074-0, $19.95, 184pp, tp, co) [Thibaut Corday]
Volume three in “The Complete Adventures of Thibaut Corday and the Foreign Legion”.
Details taken from publisher website.

· The Kid and the Cutthroats [Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy January 2 1937

· Red-Headed Dancing Girl [Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy April 10 1937

· Monkey See, Monkey Do [Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy September 4 1937

· The Man Who Lost His Head [Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy November 20 1937

· The Wonderful Lips of Thibong Linh [Thibong Linh; Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy December 4 1937

Remember Tomorrow by Theodore Roscoe (Popular Publications, November 24, 2023, 978-1-61827-756-5, $29.95, 294pp, tp, n., cover by Rudolph Belarski)
Volume 140 in “The Argosy Library”.
Details taken from publisher website.

The Ruby of Suratan Singh by Theodore Roscoe (Altus Press, November 22, 2018, 978-1-61827-373-4, $19.95, 212pp, tp, co) [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist]
Volume 32 in “The Argosy Library”. Volume two in “The Adventures of Scarlet and Bradshaw”.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Moon Up [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy October 12 1929

47 · The Blue Cat of Buddha [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy March 22 1930

95 · The Little Gold Dove of Gojjam [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist] · Theodore Roscoe · ss Argosy June 21 1930

125 · Claws [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist] · Theodore Roscoe · ss Action Stories July 1930

147 · The Ruby of Suratan Singh [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist] · Theodore Roscoe · ss Argosy July 12 1930

175 · The Phantom Buddha [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist] · Theodore Roscoe · ss Far East Adventure Stories December 1930

191 · About the Author · [uncredited] · bg

Tarantula Tower by Theodore Roscoe (Steeger Books, November 26, 2021, 978-1-61827-627-8, $19.95, 200pp, tp, co, cover by Paul Stahr) [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist]
Volume 91 in “The Argosy Library”. Volume four in “The Adventures of Scarlet and Bradshaw”.
Details taken from publisher website.

· Tarantula Tower [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy September 2 1933

· Octopus [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Action Stories January/February 1934

· Blood of the Beast [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist] · Theodore Roscoe · ss Action Stories March/April 1934

· The Evil Eye [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Action Stories June 1934

· Port of Missing Heads [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy June 29 1935

Toughest in the Legion (var. 1) by Theodore Roscoe (Altus Press, October 16, 2012, 978-1-61827-073-3, $19.95, 228pp, tp, co) [Thibaut Corday]
Volume two in “The Complete Adventures of Thibaut Corday and the Foreign Legion”.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Toughest in the Legion [Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy February 4 1933

51 · Monsieur Murder [Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy July 15 1933

79 · The Spy with the Bald Head [Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · ss Argosy April 28 1934

107 · The Ears of Donkey Daudette [Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy January 19 1935

145 · The Devil Who Played God [Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy April 11 1936

191 · Jacques the Giantess Killer [Thibaut Corday] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy July 11 1936

The Tower of Death by Theodore Roscoe (Steeger Books, December 1, 2019, 978-1-61827-441-0, $16.95, 193pp, tp, co) [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist]
Volume 57 in “The Argosy Library”. Volume three in “The Adventures of Scarlet and Bradshaw”.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · The Last Battle [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy March 7 1931

31 · Yankee Beware! [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Action Stories July 1931

71 · Tower of Death [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist] · Theodore Roscoe · ss Action Stories September 1931

99 · The Killer of Kelantan [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Argosy January 16 1932

129 · The Emperor of Doom [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist] · Theodore Roscoe · nv Action Stories December 1931

173 · About the Author · [uncredited] · bg

The Tower of Silence by Theodore Roscoe (Black Dog Books, 2006, 1-928619-42-8, $10.00, 68pp, tp, co, cover by Paul Orban from Thrilling Adventures July 1940)

5 · The Diamond of Death · Theodore Roscoe · ss Action Stories October 1937

15 · The Sword of Allah · Theodore Roscoe · ss Action Stories April 1938

26 · Jungle Joker [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist] · Theodore Roscoe · ss Action Stories May 1927

38 · The Tower of Silence [Peter Scarlet & Bradshaw, the naturalist] · Theodore Roscoe · ss Action Stories September 1931, as “Tower of Death”

57 · Like a Soldier · Theodore Roscoe · ss Action Stories September 1928

67 · Author’s Note on “Like a Soldier” · Theodore Roscoe · as (r)

War Declared! by Theodore Roscoe (Steeger Books, December 2, 2020, 978-1-61827-554-7, $19.95, 232pp, tp, n.)
Volume 78 in “The Argosy Library”.
Details taken from online listing.

Z Is for Zombie by Theodore Roscoe (Starmont House, 1989, 1-55742-042-4, $9.95, 140pp, tp, n.)
First book publication of a voodoo horror novel that originally appeared in Argosy. This is a facsimile edition. A hardcover edition (-043-2, $19.95) is also available.

Z Is for Zombie by Theodore Roscoe (Steeger Books, December 2, 2019, 978-1-61827-447-2, $19.95, 254pp, tp, n., cover by V. E. Pyles)
Reprint (Starmont 1989) voodoo horror novel. Volume 63 in “The Argosy Library”.
Details taken from publisher website.

Bruce and Roxanne Save the World…Again! by Adrienne E. Rose--- see under Rie Sheridan.

Tales from the Home for Wayward Spirits and Bar-B-Que Grill by Adrienne E. Rose--- see under Rie Sheridan.

Landfall: Best New England Crime Stories ed. Verena Rose, Harriette Sackler, Shawn Reilly Simmons & Angel Trapp (Level Best Books, October 25, 2018, 456pp, hc, oa)

i · Introduction · The Editors · in

v · The Al Blanchard Award · [uncredited] · ms

1 · Connecticut

3 · Happy Wife, Happy Life · William Ade · ss

15 · The Horse Chestnut Tree · James R. Benn · ss

29 · Baby Blues · Harriette Sackler · ss

39 · Rhode Island

41 · Downcity Detective · Shawn Reilly Simmons · ss

57 · Massachusetts

59 · Remission · Michael Bracken · ss

73 · In Bocca al Lupo · Gerald Elias · ss

91 · Sardines · Gabriel Valjan · ss

105 · Dear Ruth · Christine Bagley · ss

123 · Mrs. Finnester’s Last Garage Sale · Christine Eskilson · ss

139 · Buried in Bressingham · Kathryn Gerwig · ss

155 · Clearing the Deck · Tim Queeney · ss

167 · The Ghost of Luther Lashaway · Stephanie M. McPherson · ss

183 · Getting Out Alive · John Floyd · ss

193 · Payback · Bonnar Spring · ss

205 · Color Theory · Christine Allen · ss

219 · When You Gotta Go · F. C. Pierce · ss

231 · Housebound · Shelagh Smith · ss

247 · Vermont

249 · The Quarry · Alan Orloff · ss

265 · Old Habits Are Hard to Break · Olive Pollak · ss

281 · One Dish Sin and Salvation · LynDee Walker · ss

287 · New Hampshire

289 · His First Bank · Ben Orlando · ss

301 · Echoes · Janet Raye Stevens · ss

315 · Bait and Switch · Brenda Seabrooke · ss

327 · The Neighbor · Adam Meyer · ss

341 · Maine

343 · Off the Beaten Path · Patricia Dusenbury · ss

355 · Dreadfully Misunderstood · Lorraine Sharma Nelson · ss

373 · A Dark and Stormy Night · Kari Wainwright · ss

385 · Priceless · Travis Kennedy · ss

401 · Old Age and Treachery · C. C. Guthrie · ss

413 · The Last Ferry · Jason Half · ss

425 · School Daze · Joseph Souza · ss

Malice Domestic 11: Mystery Most Conventional ed. Verena Rose, Barb Goffman & Rita Owen (Wildside Press, March 24, 2016, 978-1-4794-2036-0, $15.99, 288pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

ix · Katherine Hall Page Presents · Katherine Hall Page · pr

1 · Conventional Wisdom · Marcia Talley · ss Malice Domestic 9 ed. Beth Foxwell, Avon, 2000; revised.

11 · Djinn and Tonic · Neil Plakcy · ss

23 · The Vanishing Wife · Victoria Thompson · ss

35 · The Right to Bare Arms · John Gregory Betancourt · ss

39 · Message in a Bottle · Su Kopil · ss

49 · Anonymous · Kate Flora · ss

59 · What Goes Around · B. K. Stevens · ss

69 · The Hair of the Dog · Charles Todd · ss

81 · The Best-Laid Plans · Barb Goffman · ss

93 · A Dark and Stormy Light · Gigi Pandian · ss

105 · The Clue in the Blue Booth · Hank Phillippi Ryan · ss

123 · Wicked Writers · Frances McNamara · ss

133 · Coverture · K. B. Inglee · ss

143 · Dark Secrets · Kathryn Leigh Scott · ss

155 · Tarnished Hope · K. M. Rockwood · ss

165 · Not Forgotten · L. C. Tyler · ss

175 · Boston Bouillabaisse · Nancy Brewka-Clark · ss

183 · Killing Kippers · Eleanor Cawood Jones · ss

197 · Elemental Chaos · M. Evonne Dobson · ss

211 · Outside the Box · Ruth Moose · ss

219 · The Perfect Pitch · Marie Hannan-Mandel · ss

233 · Two Birds with One Stone · Rhys Bowen · ss

243 · A Gathering of Great Detectives · Shawn Reilly Simmons · ss

259 · “Hello, My Name Is Plot” · Max M. Houck · aw

Malice Domestic 12: Mystery Most Historical ed. Verena Rose, Rita Owen & Shawn Reilly Simmons (Wildside Press, April 25, 2017, 978-1-4794-2603-4, $19.99, 384pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

ix · Charlaine Harris Presents · Charlaine Harris · pr

1 · The Blackness Before Me · Mindy Quigley · ss

13 · Honest John Finds a Way · Michael Dell · ss

23 · Spirited Death · Carole Nelson Douglas · ss

37 · Home Front Homicide · Liz Milliron · ss

51 · The Unseen Opponent · P. A. De Voe · ss

63 · The Black Hand · Peter W. J. Hayes · ss

77 · The Trial of Madame Pelletier · Susanna Calkins · ss

91 · Eating Crow · Carla Coupe · ss

103 · Mr. Nakamura’s Garden · Valerie O. Patterson · ss

115 · A Butler Is Born · Catriona McPherson · ss

125 · Night and Fog · Marcia Talley · ss

135 · The Seven · Elaine Viets · ss

149 · The Lady’s Maid Vanishes · Susan Daly · ss

163 · You Always Hurt the One You Love · Shawn Reilly Simmons · ss

167 · The Hand of an Angry God · K. B. Inglee · ss

177 · The Cottage · Charles Todd · ss

189 · The Measured Chest · Mark Thielman · ss

203 · He Done Her Wrong · Kathryn O’Sullivan · ss

215 · The Corpse Candle · Martin Edwards · ss Where Do You Find Your Ideas? by Martin Edwards, Countyvise, 2001

227 · Death on the Dueling Grounds · Verena Rose · ss

237 · The Barter · Su Kopil · ss

249 · Mistress Threadneedle’s Quest · Kathy Lynn Emerson · ss

257 · A One-Pipe Problem · John Gregory Betancourt · ss

269 · The Killing Game · Victoria Thompson · ss

283 · The Tredegar Murders · Vivian Lawry · ss

297 · Summons for a Dead Girl · K. B. Owen · ss

311 · The Velvet Slippers · Keenan Powell · ss

323 · The Tragic Death of Mrs. Edna Fogg [Rose Carroll] · Edith Maxwell · ss

335 · Crim Con · Nancy Herriman · ss

349 · Strong Enough · Georgia Ruth · ss

Malice Domestic 13: Mystery Most Geographical ed. Verena Rose, Rita Owen & Shawn Reilly Simmons (Wildside Press, April 18, 2018, 978-1-4794-2954-7, $19.99, 362pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

ix · Nancy Pickard Presents · Nancy Pickard · pr

1 · The Barrister’s Clerk · Michael Robertson · ss

11 · The Belle Hope · Peter DiChellis · ss

19 · Arroyo · Michael Bracken · ss

27 · Muskeg Man · Keenan Powell · ss

37 · The End of the World · Susan Breen · ss

49 · To Protect the Guilty · Kerry Hammond · ss

57 · Dying in Dokesville · Alan Orloff · ss

65 · The House in Glamaig’s Shadow · William Burton McCormick · ss

79 · Summer Smugglers · Triss Stein · ss

91 · The Jamaican Ice Mystery · John Gregory Betancourt · ss

103 · Death at the Congressional Cemetery · Verena Rose · ss

113 · Cabin in the Woods · Sylvia Maultash Warsh · ss

125 · Mad About You · G. M. Malliet · ss

137 · What Goes Around · Kathryn Johnson · ss

151 · Summer Job · Judith Green · ss

163 · Death in a Strange and Beautiful Place · Leslie Wheeler · ss

175 · We Shall Fight Them · Carla Coupe · ss

187 · Marigold in the Lake · Susan Thibadeau · ss

199 · Murder on the Northern Lights Express · Susan Daly · ss

213 · Czech Mate · Kristin Kisska · ss

227 · Keep Calm and Love Moai · Eleanor Cawood Jones · ss

239 · Isaac’s Daughters · Anita Page · ss

251 · A Divination of Death · Edith Maxwell · ss

263 · Payback with Interest · Cheryl Marceau · ss

271 · Island Time · Laura Oles · ss

283 · If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Murder · Josh Pachter · ss

291 · The Breaker Boy · Harriette Sackler · ss

301 · Death on the Beach · Shawn Reilly Simmons · ss

315 · Ridgeline · Peter W. J. Hayes · ss

327 · Ho’oponopono · Robin Templeton · ss

Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible ed. Verena Rose, Shawn Reilly Simmons & Rita Owen (Wildside Press, June 19, 2019, 978-1-4794-4841-8, $20.00, 401pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

ix · Parnell Hall Presents a Brief, Biased History of the Culinary Mystery · Parnell Hall · pr

1 · A Cup of Tea · Parnell Hall · ss

15 · Brown Recluse · Marcia Adair · ss

29 · A Slice of Heaven · Laura Brennan · ss

37 · The Extra Ingredient · Joan Long · ss

43 · A Death in Yelapa · Leslie Budewitz · ss

49 · The Pie Sisters · Richard Cass · ss

61 · Too Many Cooks Almost Spoil the Murder · Lynne Ewing · ss

73 · Pig Lickin’ Good · Debra H. Goldstein · ss

81 · Quiche Alain · Marni Graff · ss

95 · Diet of Death · Ang Pompano · ss

103 · Death at the Willard Hotel · Verena Rose · ss

113 · Dining Out · Rosemary McCracken · ss

125 · Snowbirding · Kristin Kisska · ss

139 · Up Day Down Day Deadly Day · Ellen Larson · ss

153 · The Secret Blend · Stacy Woodson · ss

167 · First of the Year · Gabriel Valjan · ss

179 · Sticky Fingers · L. D. Masterson · ss

187 · The Cremains of the Day · Josh Pachter · ss

191 · Honor Thy Father · Harriette Sackler · ss

199 · Killer Chocolate Chips · Ruth McCarty · ss

207 · Sushi Lessons · Edith Maxwell · ss

217 · The Missing Ingredient for Murderous Intent · Elizabeth Perona · ss

231 · It’s Canning Season · Adele Polomski · ss

241 · The Gourmand · Nancy Cole Silverman · ss

247 · The Blue Ribbon · Cynthia Kuhn · ss

253 · The Last Word · Shawn Reilly Simmons · ss

259 · Murder Takes the Cupcake · Kate Willett · ss

271 · Bull Dog Gravy · Mark Thielman · ss

283 · Morsels of the Gods · Victoria Thompson · ss

297 · Mrs. Beeton’s Sausage Stuffing · Christine Trent · ss

309 · Bring It · Terry Shames · ss

317 · Gutbombs ’n’ Guinness · Lisa Preston · ss

331 · Deadly In-Flight Dining · Sara Rosett · ss

343 · Carne Diem · Sharon Lynn · ss

357 · Turn the Sage · Stephen D. Rogers · ss

365 · Bad Ju-Ju · M. A. Monnin · ss

Malice Domestic 15: Mystery Most Theatrical ed. Verena Rose, Shawn Reilly Simmons & Rita Owen (Wildside Press, October 7, 2020, 978-1-4794-5361-0, $20.00, 416pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

ix · Ellen Hart Presents · Ellen Hart · pr

1 · The Rock Star · Frances Aylor · ss

11 · Perfectly Awry · Anne Louise Bannon · ss

19 · The Ghost in Balcony B · Michele Bazan Reed · ss

29 · Drama-Rama Flip Flop · Cindy Brown · ss

35 · It’s Not O.K. Corral · M. E. Browning · ss

49 · Mary-Alice Imagines Her Life as a Movie · Karen Cantwell · ss

55 · The Ghost of Hamnet · R. M. Chastleton · ss

67 · When the Wind Is Southerly · Leone Ciporin · ss

81 · Raising Cain · Carla Coupe · ss

95 · Death of Another Hero · Susan Daly · ss

107 · The Stars Are Fire · Phillip DePoy · ss

121 · Death Plays the Palace · Margaret Dumas · ss

135 · The Homicidal Understudy · Elizabeth Elwood · ss

143 · No Final Act · Daryl Wood Gerber · ss

155 · Deus Ex Machina · B. J. Graf · ss

165 · The Nine Deaths in Hamlet? · A. P. Jamison · ss

177 · Heat Wave · Maureen Jennings · ss

187 · Thus with a Kiss · Margaret Lucke · ss

201 · Such Tricks As These · Jaquelyn Lyman-Thomas · ss

215 · Final Curtain · Sharon Lynn · ss

229 · The Mask · Cheryl Marceau · ss

239 · The Ultimate Tie-Breaker · Deborah Maxey · ss

251 · True Crime · Adam Meyer · ss

263 · A Star Goes Dark · Raquel V. Reyes · ss

275 · Not Your Lolita · Merrilee Robson · ss

285 · A Death in Shubert Alley · Lee Sauer · ss

297 · Dance on Fire · Shawn Reilly Simmons · ss

311 · Missed Cue · Lynn Slaughter · ss

323 · You Know How Actresses Are · C. M. Surrisi · ss

337 · Five Words · Elaine Togneri · ss

349 · Ask Fred the Usher · Arthur Vidro · ss

361 · Death Takes a Bow · Mo Walsh · ss

371 · Deal with the Devil · James Lincoln Warren · ss

385 · Method for Murder · Carol L. Wright · ss

Malice Domestic 16: Mystery Most Diabolical ed. Verena Rose, Rita Owen & Shawn Reilly Simmons (Wildside Press, October 2, 2021, 978-1-4794-7235-2, 376pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from ebook Table of Contents.

· Introduction · Rita Owen · in

· A Killer in the Family · Leah Bailey · ss

· Reputation or Soul · Paula Gail Benson · ss

· Little White Lies · M. A. Blum · ss

· Locked Mesa · Michael Bracken · ss

· The Demon Valentine · Susan Breen · ss

· All in the Planning · Marco Carocari · ss

· Devil’s Advocate · Mary Dutta · ss

· The Reunion · Christine Eskilson · ss

· Death’s Door · Nancy Gardner · ss

· Go Big or Go Home · Barb Goffman · ss

· Happy Birthday · Alexia Gordon · ss

· Servant of the Place of Truth · B. J. Graf · ss

· Into the Devil’s Den · Maurissa Guibord · ss

· Reunion with the Devil · Victoria Hamilton · ss

· Strangers at a Table · Kerry Hammond · ss

· The Ice House · Peter W. J. Hayes · ss

· Keeping Up with the Jainses · Smita Harish Jain · ss

· There Comes a Time · Cynthia Kuhn · ss

· The Devil’s-Work Ball · Margaret Lucke · ss

· The Professor’s Lesson · Sharon Lynn · ss

· A Cure for Madness · Tim Maleeny · ss

· Fly Me to the Morgue · Lisa Q. Mathews · ss

· Crime Rate · Adam Meyer · ss

· There Once Was a Man Named Larue · Alan Orloff · ss

· Miss Millie Munz · Keenan Powell · ss

· A Rough Idea · Graham Powell · ss

· Accidents Happen · Lori Robbins · ss

· Exegesis · Cynthia Sabelhaus · ss

· The Case of the Sourdough Starter · Nancy Cole Silverman · ss

· The Devil’s in the Details · Shawn Reilly Simmons · ss

· A Terrible Tragedy · C. J. Verburg · ss

· Taking Umbrage · Andrea Wells · ss

Malice Domestic 17: Mystery Most Traditional ed. Verena Rose, Rita Owen & Shawn Reilly Simmons (Wildside Press, April 6, 2023, 978-1-4794-7473-8, $25.00, 430pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Mystery of the Midnight Fire · Cynthia Sabelhaus · ss

16 · The Butlers’ Anti-Defamation Society · Chris Chan · ss

22 · Dinner for Six · Kerry Hammond · ss

32 · Home & Garden Gothic · Jean Macaluso · ss

47 · The Parlin Fork Letters · James L’Etoile · ss

60 · A Pillar of the Community · Sharon Love Cook · ss

79 · Who Poisoned Ivy? · Kari Wainwright · ss

95 · The Fall of the Tech Titan · Jennifer Chow · ss

109 · Thirteen Seconds · Lawrence Kelter · ss

125 · Darby O’Malley and the Body in the Pinot Block · Anne Louise Bannon · ss

139 · Any Time the Hunter · Zara Altair · ss

154 · Here Comes Santa Claus · M. M. Chouinard · ss

169 · A Good Judge of Character · Tina deBellegarde · ss

174 · Bagpipes, Haggis, and Burns · Abigail Leigh Reed · ss

190 · Foul Ball · Maurice Givens · ss

206 · The Time Thief · Michael Allan Mallory · ss

221 · Poetic Justice · Nancy Cole Silverman · ss

236 · Trash Raccoon · Gabriel Valjan · ss

250 · Tamsin & the Church Ladies · Susan Daly · ss

266 · Killing It in the Catskills · Lori Robbins · ss

281 · Death at the Boston Vigilance Society · Verena Rose · ss

285 · The Suspension of Mickey Hackerstein · Arthur Vidro · ss

299 · Wisteria Cottage · M. H. Callway · ss

315 · Killer Cupcakes · Shawn Reilly Simmons · ss

321 · The Big Payoff · Karen Dent · ss

336 · Hell Hath No Fury · Eve Elliot · ss

352 · The Ski Lesson · Carolyn Eichhorn · ss

364 · Death in the Rose Garden · Susan Thibadeau · ss

376 · The Problem of the Pricked Balloon [Hester Queeg] · Tom Mead · ss

387 · Birds of a Feather · Gregory Meece · ss

398 · The Dead Donor · Michele Bazan Reed · ss

410 · The Missing Case of Beer · Rob McCartney · ss

Masthead: The Best New England Crime Stories 2020 ed. Verena Rose, Harriette Sackler & Shawn Reilly Simmons (Level Best Books, December 15, 2020, 978-1-953789-19-8, 486pp, hc, oa)

i · Introduction · Verena Rose, Harriette Sackler & Shawn Reilly Simmons · in

· I. Connecticut

1 · Killer Bees · Steve Liskow · ss

· The Halloween Man · Jason Marchi · ss

· The Haunting of Linonia and Brothers · Erica Obey · ss

· Lara Comes Alive · M. J. Soni · ss

· When Your Number’s Up · Anne-Marie Sutton · ss

· II. Maine

· Eat Your Veggies · John Clark · ss

· Breakthrough · Bruce Robert Coffin · ss

· Breaking In · Judith Green · ss

· The Executors · Maurissa Guibord · ss

· Magically Misunderstood · Lorraine Sharma Nelson · ss

· In Walked Trouble · Olive Pollak · ss

· Be Not Afraid · Pat Remick · ss

· Just a Little Before Winter’s Set In · Larry Tyler · ss

· The Maine Attraction · Cathy Wiley · ss

· III. Massachusetts

171 · How to Get Bloodstains Out of Leather Pants · Chris Chan · ss

185 · Gray Lady Noir · R. M. Chastleton · ss

200 · Vindication · Sharon Love Cook · ss

213 · His Brother’s Keeper · Tina deBellegarde · ss

227 · Shark Attack · Patricia Dusenbury · ss

240 · The Wonderworker · Mary Dutta · ss

250 · Ticked Off · Gerald Elias · ss

264 · A Business Dinner · John M. Floyd · ss

267 · Black Market Baby · Margaret S. Hamilton · ss

282 · Pizza 911 · Ruth M. McCarty · ss

289 · Other Arrangements · Alan Orloff · ss

304 · Risking It All · Tonya D. Price · ss

316 · Sudden Death Overtime · Michele Bazan Reed · ss

320 · Death of a Mill Girl · Harriette Sackler · ss

330 · Undercover · Lida Sideris · ss

345 · The Inside Job · Clea Simon · ss

356 · Blue Glass · Cathi Stoler · ss

367 · The Lobster Trap · Bev Vincent · ss

· IV. New Hampshire

381 · Black Sheep · Shannon Brady · ss

388 · The Coldest Cove · Brendan DuBois · ss

· V. Rhode Island

405 · Foresight and Hindsight · Marlin Bressi · ss

410 · Forensic Magic · Debra H. Goldstein · ss

420 · Blood Feud · Michael Allan Mallory · ss

434 · The Caretaker · Adam Meyer · ss

441 · Caldwell Blood · Jen Collins Moore · ss

· VI. Vermont

457 · The Red Herrings at Killington Inn · Shawn Reilly Simmons · ss

Transformations II: Understanding American History Through Science Fiction ed. Daniel Roselle (Fawcett Crest, November 1974, P2327, $1.25, 143pp, pb, an)

9 · Introduction · Daniel Roselle · in

13 · History Lesson · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Startling Stories May 1949

26 · The Conquest of the Moon · Washington Irving · ss History of New York by "D. Knickerbocker", 1809

36 · I Do Not Hear You, Sir · Avram Davidson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1958

50 · Remember the Alamo! · T. R. Fehrenbach · ss Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction December 1961

66 · The Drummer Boy of Shiloh · Ray Bradbury · ss The Saturday Evening Post April 30 1960

74 · A Scent of Sarsaparilla · Ray Bradbury · ss Star Science Fiction Stories ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953

84 · Translation Error · Robert Silverberg · nv Astounding Science Fiction March 1959

108 · Beyond the Game · Vance Aandahl · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1968

116 · Computers Don’t Argue · Gordon R. Dickson · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact September 1965

135 · The Portable Phonograph · Walter Van Tilburg Clark · ss The Yale Review Spring 1941

Transformations: Understanding World History Through Science Fiction ed. Daniel Roselle (Fawcett Premier, December 1973, M619, 95¢, 176pp, pb, an)

8 · A Sound of Thunder · Ray Bradbury · ss Collier’s June 28 1952

25 · The Gorgon’s Head · Gertrude Bacon · ss The Strand Magazine December 1899

41 · Thus We Frustrate Charlemagne [Institute for Impure Science] · R. A. Lafferty · ss Galaxy Science Fiction February 1967

57 · The Smile · Ray Bradbury · ss Fantastic Summer 1952

66 · The Man on Top · R. Bretnor · ss Esquire October 1951

74 · It’s Such a Beautiful Day · Isaac Asimov · nv Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3 ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1955

104 · I Kill Myself · Julian Kawalec · ss The Modern Polish Mind ed. Maria Kuncewicz, Little Brown, 1962

115 · That Only a Mother · Judith Merril · ss Astounding Science Fiction June 1948

129 · Survival Ship · Judith Merril · ss Worlds Beyond January 1951

142 · Absalom · Henry Kuttner · nv Startling Stories Fall 1946

162 · “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman · Harlan Ellison · ss Galaxy Magazine December 1965

The Bubba Chronicles by Selina Rosen (Yard Dog Press, August 2000, 1-893687-13-9, $8.50, 126pp, tp, oc, cover by James Hollaman)
Original collection of 11 fantastic stories of “bubbas” (AKA good ol’ boys), including collaborations with Brand Whitlock, Beverly Hale, and Bill Allen.

iii · Introduction · Selina Rosen · in

1 · Prom Date · Selina Rosen · ss

16 · The Stalker · Selina Rosen & Brand Whitlock · ss

24 · Suprise Reunions · Selina Rosen · ss

28 · Compulsive Behaviors · Selina Rosen · ss

36 · A Nose for Trouble · Selina Rosen · ss

52 · Terminal Breath · Selina Rosen · ss

57 · Extremely Odd Jobs · Selina Rosen & Beverly Hale · nv

82 · Gang Ripped · Selina Rosen · ss

93 · TJ’s Revenge · Selina Rosen · ss

103 · Junk · Selina Rosen & Bill Allen · ss

113 · Uncle Jack and the Psycho Hose Beast from Hell · Selina Rosen · ss

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