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Book Contents Lists: Page 1054

The Traitor by Sydney Horler (Collins, 1936, 251pp, hc, n.)     Thriller novel.

The Traitor by Sydney Horler (The British Library, September 2015, 978-0-712-35614-5, £8.99, 256pp, tp, n.) [British Library Classic Thrillers; British Library Spy Classics]     Reprint (Collins 1936) classic spy thriller.

December Tales ed. J. D. Horn (Curious Blue Press, September 28, 2021, 978-1-73662-071-7, $19.95, 468pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from online listing. i · Foreword · Colin Dickey · fw 1 · Grey Glass · Reggie Oliver · ss 20 · Whessoe · Nugent Barker · ss Life and Letters December 1928 34 · Cold Reflections · Sybil Ward · ss 53 · The White and the Black · Erckmann-Chatrian · nv Stories of the Rhine by Mm. Erckmann-Chatrian, Ward, Lock, and Tyler, 1875, as “Black and White” translated from the French (“Le blanc et le noir”, Le Monde illustré, January 15, 1862). 74 · Jetty Sara · Glen Hirshberg · ss 87 · Oh, Whistle and I’ll Come to You, My Lad · M. R. James · nv Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1904 111 · Ours · P. J. Manney · ss 130 · The Queen of Spades · Alexander Pushkin · nv (r) translated from the Russian (“Pouschkine”, Biblioteka dlya chteniya, March 1834). 160 · A Plague on the House · Lisa Morton · ss 175 · The Doll’s Ghost · F. Marion Crawford · ss The Illustrated London News Christmas 1896 192 · The Shadow of the Dream · J. Lincoln Fenn · nv 221 · The Old Nurse’s Story · Elizabeth Gaskell · nv Household Words Christmas 1852, uncredited. 249 · Two Alices · Kate Maruyama · ss 268 · Aunt Joanna · Sabine Baring-Gould · ss A Book of Ghosts by Sabine Baring-Gould, Methuen, 1904 283 · A Blacksmith’s Gift · Eddie Generous · ss 299 · The Spectral Rout · Frances Power Cobbe · nv Shilling Magazine December 1865 326 · Fairytale of New York · Tonya Hurley · ss 347 · The Red Room · H. G. Wells · nv The Idler March 1896 360 · Epiphany · Nicole D. Sconiers · ss 370 · Véra · Auguste Villiers de l’Isle-Adam · ss (r) translated from the French (“Vera”, 1874). 385 · Incident at the Red Hawk Road Stop · Eric J. Guignard · ss 410 · Above the World · Ramsey Campbell · ss Whispers II ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1979 424 · Last Night at the Dairy Bar · Tod Goldberg · ss

Men with No Master: The Complete Adventures of Robin the Bombardier by Roy de S. Horn (Steeger Books, December 2, 2019, 978-1-61827-451-9, $19.95, 282pp, tp, co) [Robin Santerre (aka Robin the Bombardier)]     Volume 67 in “The Argosy Library”. Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Men with No Master [Robin Santerre (aka Robin the Bombardier)] · Roy de S. Horn · nv Argosy September 2 1939 (+1) 83 · [letter] · Roy de S. Horn · lt Argosy September 2 1939 89 · Archers to the Front [Robin Santerre (aka Robin the Bombardier)] · Roy de S. Horn · na Argosy January 6 1940 151 · Bowman’s Banner [Robin Santerre (aka Robin the Bombardier)] · Roy de S. Horn · nv Argosy April 27 1940 (+1) 211 · Flight of the Guns [Robin Santerre (aka Robin the Bombardier)] · Roy de S. Horn · na Argosy August 17 1940 267 · About the Author · Roy de S. Horn · cl Argosy April 12 1930, as “The Men Who Make the Argosy”

The Methods of Sergeant Cluff by Geoffrey Horne--- see under Gil North.

Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm by Geoffrey Horne--- see under Gil North.

Murder by the Dozen ed. Durbin Lee Horner (Dingwall-Rock, 1935, LC:35-15310, 515pp, hc, an)     The Cream of the “Mystery” Crop. v · Preface · Durbin Lee Horner · pr 3 · The Merry Go-Round of Murder · Joseph F. Dinneen · na Mystery 1935 101 · The House That Jack Built · Colver Harris · na Mystery August 1935 313 · The Man in the Mirror · Louis Golding · ss Mystery April 1934 329 · The Woman in Scarlet Stockings · Norman Matson · ss The Evening Standard June 12 1934, as “The House on Big Faraway” 339 · The Black Cats Vanished [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv Mystery October 1934 369 · The Woman He Had to Kill · Francis Beeding · nv Mystery June 1934 401 · The Lisping Man [Jimmie Lavender] · Vincent Starrett · nv Mystery November 1934 427 · “I Must Live Till Wednesday” · John Ewing · ss Mystery May 1933 439 · Thirty Hours with a Corpse · Maurice Level · ss Mystery September 1934 463 · What Can a Dead Man Want? · Guy Endore · ss Mystery December 1934 491 · Poisoned Letters · Georges Surdez · ar Mystery 1934 503 · Exceptional Murderer · Georges Surdez · ts Mystery March 1934

Cloaked in Shadow: Dark Tales of Elves ed. W. H. Horner (Fantasist Enterprises, October 2004, 0-9713608-2-0, $16.00, 239pp, tp, oa)     Original Anthology of 22 dark fantasy stories about elves. Authors include K.D. Wentworth, Elaine Cunningham, and Gerard Daniel Houarner. Introduction by Drew Hayes. xi · Introduction · Drew Hayes · ss 1 · Diminishing · Erin MacKay · ss 15 · The Suitcase · J. R. Cain · ss 33 · Under Distant Hills · John Sullivan · ss 39 · Curve of Her Claw · Margaret McGaffey Fisk · ss 51 · The Elf Knight and Lady Isabelle · Kyri Freeman · ss 55 · Unreachable · Star E. Sutezzo · ss 67 · Rotten Blood · Murray Leeder · ss 73 · The Day of the Hens · Angeline Hawkes-Craig · ss 91 · The Legacy of the Quedana · David J. Corwell · ss 113 · Laume’s Lesson · Stephen D. Rogers · ss 117 · Bad Company · K. D. Wentworth · ss 127 · The Grisly Race · Tim Curran · ss 139 · The Kin of the Blood · Christe M. Callabro · ss 151 · Night Bruises · Lisa Mantchev · ss 159 · Evil Lives. Vice Eats Simplicity · H. Turnip Smith · ss 167 · A Thrice-Told Tale · A. Dorrance · ss 179 · Penumbra · Jeremy Yoder · ss 187 · The Singleton Path · Adam Hardy · ss 201 · Juniper · Elaine Cunningham · ss 215 · The Artist · Jon Sprunk · ss 219 · Songs · Barbara Geiger · ss 225 · Celebrant · Gerard Daniel Houarner · ss 234 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg 240 · Writer’s Guidelines for Upcoming Anthologies · [uncredited] · ms

Fantastical Visions ed. W. H. Horner (Fantasist Enterprises, December 2001, 0-9713608-0-4, $9.99, 186pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from online listing. · Why Fantasy? · W. H. Horner · in · Wraithsong · Jean Graham · ss · Jathen Longblade · Christine E. Ricketts · ss · Death and the Maiden · Trent M. Walters · ss · Vigil · Magee Gilks · ss · Life · Colin Roberts · ss · Prescient Witness · Tracy Whelan · ss · The Dream Shop · David A. Hart · ss · Of Savage Blood · Travis J. Koll · ss · The Mad Queen of the Sky · D. K. Latta · ss · The Farmer’s Daughter · Tanya Michna · ss · It’s Better in Brooklyn · Michael Penncavage · ss · 7:58 · Matthew Wolfe · ss

Fantastical Visions II ed. W. H. Horner & C. Nathan Dudek--- see under C. Nathan Dudek.

Fantastical Visions III ed. W. H. Horner, C. Nathan Dudek & Christina Stitt--- see under C. Nathan Dudek.

Fantastical Visions IV ed. W. H. Horner (Fantasist Enterprises, July 2009, 978-0-9713608-7-7, $17.00, 312pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from online listing. · Evelyn · Michail Velichansky · ss · Imaginix · Maggie Slater · ss · The Mermaid’s Silver Pool · Jeff R. Campbell · ss · Abandoned Responsibility · G. Scott Huggins · ss · Gratitude · Margaret Yang · ss · The Benefits of Public Transportation · Todd Austin Hunt · ss · The Song That Made Hell Hell · Greg Beatty · ss · How Savio Arcaini Came by His Sword · M. T. Reiten · ss · The Corn Bear · Michael Penncavage · ss · The Desert Island Fifty · Jason S. Ridler · ss · The Pit Fighter · Alex Jackson · ss · A Plant’s Scream · Christine Welcome · ss · Healing Hands · Aliette de Bodard · ss · Dragonfly Savior · David Walton · ss · Deathless in Manhattan · Hank Quense · ss · A Night on Pope Lake · James R. Cain · ss · Renewal · Robyn A. Hay · ss · Chaos Theory · Brandon Alspaugh · ss

Modern Magic ed. W. H. Horner (Fantasist Enterprises, April 2006, 978-0-9713608-4-6, $17.00, x+254pp, tp, oa, cover by David Seidman)     Details taken from online listing. ix · Here Be Dragons · Kelley Armstrong · in 1 · Stock Management · Sarah A. Hoyt · ss 11 · Kindled Morphogenesis · Alexa Grave · ss 17 · Salvation in a Plastic Bag · P. Kirby · ss 23 · Joy, Unbottled · Ron Horsley · ss 37 · Souls of Living Wood · Eugie Foster · ss 43 · Peter I Am Lost · Kelly Hale · ss 51 · Zaubererkrieg · Stephen D. Rogers · ss 53 · The Apprentice · Joy Marchand · ss 57 · Office Magic · Jon Sprunk · ss 65 · Raven · Elaine Cunningham · ss 79 · Beauty, Sleeping · Melissa Frederick · ss 89 · Unsung Hero · Michael A. Pignatella · ss 101 · Swan Dive · Christe M. Callabro · ss 107 · Feast of Clowns · Robert Guffey · ss 125 · Subversion Clause · Richard Parks · ss 143 · Love’s Consequence · Rhonda Mason · ss 161 · The Healer’s Line · Jill Knowles · ss 169 · The Lamia · James S. Dorr · ss 181 · Midnight Snack · Kenneth Brady · ss 187 · Pavlov’s Breast · Steve Verge · ss 191 · Golden Rule · Donna Munro · ss 201 · Wishbone · Erin MacKay · ss 207 · No Worries, Partner · Jim C. Hines · ss 219 · Pentacle on His Forehead, Lizard on His Breath · James Maxey · ss 227 · Undead Air · John Passarella · ss 247 · The Woman Who Walked with Dogs · Mary Rosenblum · ss

Sails & Sorcery ed. W. H. Horner (Fantasist Enterprises, August 2007, 0971360898, $23.00, xi+395pp, tp, oa)     Illustrated by Julie Dillon. · We Sail with the Tide · Lawrence C. Connolly · in · Return, My Heart, to the Sea · J. C. Hay · ss · Sea of Madness · Jon Sprunk · ss · Stillworld: Sailing to Noon · Chun Lee · ss · Female Rambling Silor · Murray J. D. Leeder · ss · The Bokor · Jens Rushing · ss · Albatross Dark · Jaleigh Johnson · ss · The Sea in Silence · Gerard Houarner · ss · Azieran: Distilling the Essence [Azieran] · Christopher Heath · ss · Thief of Hearts · William Ledbetter · ss · Beneath the Sea of Tears [Murphy’s Lore] · Patrick Thomas · nv · The Second Voyage of the Stormreaver’s Blade · Jordan Lapp · ss · The Drum of the Sea · Gerri Leen · ss · Cassia’s Song · T. Borregaard · ss · The Duel · James M. Ward · ss · Dryad in the Mast · Leslie Brown · ss · Balaam’s Bones: A Tale of the Barbarian Kabar of El Hazzar · Angeline Hawkes · ss · The Pirate and the Peach · Robert E. Vardeman · ss · Hostage · Renee Stern · ss · Rum Runners · Jeff Houser · ss · Rowing Near Hell · Jeffrey Lyman · ss · Currents and Clockwork · Lindsey Duncan · ss · The Medusa · Chris Stout · ss · The Islands of Hope · Heidi Ruby Miller · ss · The Sound from the Deep · Jack MacKenzie · ss · Dead Men Tell No Tales · Elaine Cunningham · ss · Consigned to the Sea · Danielle Ackley-McPhail · ss · Tisarian’s Treasure · J. M. Martin · ss · The Spinner · Paul S. Kemp · ss · Afterword · Mark Summers & John Baur · aw

The Stories in Between: A Between Books Anthology ed. W. H. Horner, Jeanne B. Benzel & Greg Schauer--- see under Jeanne B. Benzel.

Nine Sons by Wendy Hornsby (Crippen & Landru, March 2002, 1-885941-66-8, $16.00, 171pp, tp, co, cover by Deborah Miller)     Collection of ten stories, two new, and an essay. Also available in a limited edition (-65-X) which includes an additional story. 9 · Introduction · Wendy Hornsby · in (r) 16 · Nine Sons · Wendy Hornsby · ss Sisters in Crime 4 ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991 30 · High Heels in the Headliner · Wendy Hornsby · ss Malice Domestic 3 ed. Nancy Pickard, Pocket, 1994 42 · Wendy Goes to the Morgue · Wendy Hornsby · ar Mystery Scene 1992 46 · New Moon and Rattlesnakes · Wendy Hornsby · ss The Mysterious West ed. Tony Hillerman, HarperCollins, 1994 65 · Ghost Caper · Wendy Hornsby · ss Ten Tales, James Cahill, 1994 78 · Be Your Own Best Friend · Wendy & Alyson Hornsby · ss Great Writers & Kids Write Mystery Stories ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jill M. Morgan & Robert Weinberg, Random House, 1996 89 · Out of Time · Wendy & Alyson Hornsby · ss Mothers and Daughters ed. Jill Morgan, Martin H. Greenberg & Robert Weinberg, Signet, 1998 106 · The Naked Giant · Wendy Hornsby · ss The Best of the Best ed. Elaine Koster & Joseph Pittman, Signet, 1998 123 · The Last Is Adoration · Wendy Hornsby · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 2000 134 · The Sky Shall Be Blue · Wendy Hornsby · ss 148 · Essential Things · Wendy Hornsby · nv 170 · A Wendy Hornsby Checklist · [uncredited] · bi [Ref. Wendy Hornsby]