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The Perfect Crime: Around the World in 22 Murders ed. Vaseem Khan & Maxim Jakubowski (HarperCollins, November 1, 2022, 978-0-00-846232-1, $28.99, 448pp, hc, oa)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · New Voices, New Lands, New Colours · Vaseem Khan & Maxim Jakubowski · in 7 · The Mayor of Dukes City · S. A. Cosby · ss 19 · The Land of Milk and Honey · Silvia Moreno-Garcia · ss 39 · For Marg · J. P. Pomare · ss 55 · Sundown · Sheena Kamal · ss 71 · Death in Darjeeling · Vaseem Khan · ss 95 · A Murder of Brides · Sulari Gentill · ss 119 · The Ten Lessons of Big Matt Silver · Nelson George · nv 149 · Jumping Ship · Oyinkan Braithwaite · ss 171 · Paradise Lost · Abir Mukherjee · ss 189 · Clout Chaser · Rachel Howzell Hall · ss 209 · Either Way I Lose · John Vercher · ss 225 · The Beautiful Game · Sanjida Kay · ss 247 · Quiet Night In · Amer Anwar · ss 267 · Ā-li-en · Henry Chang · ss 281 · The Long Con · Nadine Matheson · ss 301 · A Breath of Change · Mike Phillips · ss 321 · The Yellow Line · Ausma Zehanat Khan · ss 341 · Gnome Man’s Land · Felicia Yap · ss 357 · Chinook · Thomas King · ss 379 · Buttons · Imran Mahmood · ss 397 · Hooch · David Heska Wanbli Weiden · ss 409 · Bring Me Your Pain · Walter Mosley · ss 429 · Biographical Notes · [uncredited] · bg

The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction ed. Rakesh Khanna (Blaft Publications Pvt. Ltd., May 18, 2008, 978-81-906056-0-1, 366pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from Table of Contents. ix · Translator’s Note · Pritham K. Chakravarthy · in 1 · Hurricane Vaij · Subha; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · nv translated from the Tamil (1993). 46 · Idhaya 2020 · Rajesh Kumar; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · ss translated from the Tamil (2007). 51 · Matchstick Number One · Rajesh Kumar; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · nv translated from the Tamil (2007). 92 · Silicon Hearts · Rajesh Kumar; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · ss translated from the Tamil (2007). 97 · The Rainbow · Rajesh Kumar; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · ss translated from the Tamil (2007). 105 · The F.L.R. · Rajesh Kumar; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · ss translated from the Tamil (2007). 111 · Q & A with Rajesh Kumar · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Rajesh Kumar] 116 · Me · Vidya Subramaniam; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · vi translated from the Tamil (1987). 120 · Ripples · Vidya Subramaniam; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · ss translated from the Tamil (1987). 131 · The Rebirth of Jeeva · Indra Soundar Rajan; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · nv translated from the Tamil (1993). 173 · Q & A with Indra Soundar Rajan · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Indra Soundar Rajan] 177 · The Rich Woman · Ramanichandran; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · ss translated from the Tamil (1973). 184 · Dim Lights, Blazing Hearts · Ramanichandran; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · nv translated from the Tamil (1997). 221 · Sweetheart, Please Die! · Pattukkottai Prabakar; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · na translated from the Tamil (1990). 276 · My Name Is Kamala · Pushpa Thangadorai; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · ex; illustrated by Jayaraj; excerpted and abridged from chapters 24-33. translated from the Tamil (1974/5). 304 · Tokyo Rose · Tamilvanan; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · nv translated from the Tamil (1967). 325 · A Murder and a Few Mysteries · Prajanand V. K.; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · ss translated from the Tamil (2005). 332 · Revenge · Prajanand V. K.; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · ss translated from the Tamil (2007). 340 · Glory Be to the Love That Kills! · Resakee; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · ss translated from the Tamil (2006). 361 · Glossary · [uncredited] · ms

The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction, Volume 2 ed. Rakesh Khanna (Blaft Publications Pvt. Ltd., January 1, 2010, 978-93-80636-26-9, 432pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from ebook. · The Palace of Kottaipuram · Indra Soundar Rajan; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · n. translated from the Tamil (“Kottaipurathu Veedu”, 1990). · Highway 117 · Pushpa Thangadorai; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · cs; illustrated by Jayaraj translated from the Tamil. · Hold on a Minute, I’m in the Middle of a Murder · Indumathi; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · n. translated from the Tamil (1979). · The Bungalow by the River · M. K. Narayanan; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · nv translated from the Tamil (2000). · Hello, Good Dead Morning! · Rajesh Kumar; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · nv translated from the Tamil (1986). · Sacrilege to Love · Resakee; translated by Pritham K. Chakravarthy · ss translated from the Tamil (2009). · Glossary · [uncredited] · ms

The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction, Volume 3 ed. Rakesh Khanna (Blaft Publications Pvt. Ltd., August 30, 2017, 978-93-80636-25-2, tp, oa)     Details taken from ebook. · White Rose, Black Cat · Rajesh Kumar; translated by Rashmi Ruth Devadasan & V. Vinod · na translated from the Tamil (2012). · Look Out, Narendran! [Eagle’s Eye Detective Agency] · Subha; translated by Rashmi Ruth Devadasan & V. Vinod · na Granta (online) April 7 2015 translated from the Tamil (“Narendran Jakkirathai!”, Super Novel, September 1987). · A Stream in the Desert · Kanchana Jeyathilagar; translated by Nirmal Rajagopalan · na translated from the Tamil (2010). · The Top of the Game · Indra Soundar Rajan; translated by Nirmal Rajagopalan · na translated from the Tamil (2005). · Shabaash, Susheela! [Moonlight Detective Agencies] · Pattukkottai Prabakar; translated by Rashmi Ruth Devadasan & V. Vinod · na translated from the Tamil (1987). · Operation Nova · Tamilmagan; translated by Rashmi Ruth Devadasan & V. Vinod · na translated from the Tamil (2014).

The Best of Three Crows: Year One ed. Alex Khlopenko & Olivia Hofer--- see under Olivia Hofer.

The Best of Three Crows: Year Two ed. Alex Khlopenko & Olivia Hofer (Three Crows Magazine, April 2021, 979-8733476773, $11.99, 320pp, tp, an, cover by Cze Peku)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Injustice · Clayton Snyder · ss Three Crows Magazine #8, December 2020 19 · These Silent Walls · A. J. Vrana · nv Three Crows Magazine #7, July 2020 49 · Potato Face · Rhiannon A. Grist · ss Three Crows Magazine #7, July 2020 55 · In Dark Corners and Neglected Places · Joanna Parypinski · ss Three Crows Magazine #5, October 2019 71 · Death, Collector of Stories · Archita Mittra · ss Three Crows Magazine #8, December 2020 91 · From Harvest Red to Winter White · Laila Amado · ss Three Crows Magazine #6, March 2020 113 · Thistle Eşref · Luke Frostick · nv Three Crows Magazine #5, October 2019 141 · A Past Worth Remembering · December Cuccaro · nv Three Crows Magazine #8, December 2020 167 · You’re About to See This Colour Everywhere · Ally Wilkes · nv Three Crows Magazine #7, July 2020 199 · Mr. Quoixie · Michael Piel · ss Three Crows Magazine #7, July 2020 211 · Even Though You’re No More · Renan Bernardo · ss Three Crows Magazine #8, December 2020 217 · MRI · Shona Kinsella · ss Three Crows Magazine #6, March 2020 235 · No Harbour · Celia Neri · ss Three Crows Magazine #5, October 2019 245 · A Solace of Shadows · Suzanne J. Willis · ss Three Crows Magazine #7, July 2020 261 · Nuclear Mysticism · George Salis · nv Three Crows Magazine #6, March 2020 311 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Bells Rung Backwards by A. F. Kidd (A.F. Kidd, December 1991, no ISBN, £2.80, 50pp, ph, co, cover by A. F. Kidd)     Collection of six ghost stories set in the world of bell-ringing, plus two sf stories and a poem, all illustrated by the author. A seventh, 6 page, ghost story is provided as a loose insert. 4 · Introduction · Chico Kidd · in 6 · Lords of Misrule · A. F. Kidd · ss The Ringing World Christmas 1990 13 · The Last Great Masterpiece of Andrea Giaiotti · A. F. Kidd · ss 19 · Momento Mori · A. F. Kidd · ss 23 · The Sins of the Fathers · A. F. Kidd · ss Saints and Relics ed. Rosemary Pardoe, Haunted Library, 1983, as “Grandsire Triples” 30 · Hunting the Wren · A. F. Kidd · ss 34 · Bread Eaten in Secret · A. F. Kidd · ss 39 · Philosopher’s Stone · Chico Kidd · ss 47 · Deus ex Machina · Chico Kidd · ss 49 · Towers · M. M. Thomas · pm 50 · Glossary of Ringing Terms · [uncredited] · ms · Saint Sebastian and the Mona Lisa · A. F. Kidd · ss

In and Out of the Belfry by A. F. Kidd (A.F. Kidd, 1987, no ISBN, £1.85, ph, oc, cover by A. F. Kidd)     Collection of six ghost stories (four original) set in the world of bellringing, illustrated by the author. · Great Emmanuel · A. F. Kidd · ss The Ringing World December 21 1984 (+1) · The Bellfounder’s Wife · A. F. Kidd · ss · Minter’s Folly · A. F. Kidd · ss · In and Out of the Belfry · A. F. Kidd · ss The Ringing World December 20 1985 (+1) · The Black Dwarf · A. F. Kidd · ss · Flintstones · A. F. Kidd · ss

No. 472 Cheyne Walk: Carnacki: The Untold Stories by A. F. Kidd & Rick Kennett (The Ghost Story Society, 1992, 32pp, ph, oc) [edited by David Cowperthwaite]     Collection of four original ghost stories featuring William Hope Hodgson’s “Carnacki the Ghost-Finder”. This is the fourth in the series of “special booklets” produced by The Ghost Story Society for its members. 4 · The Birth of a Booklet: Synchronicity, or, Intersecting Parallel Lines · A. F. Kidd & Rick Kennett · in 6 · The Darkness [Thomas Carnacki] · A. F. Kidd · ss 12 · The Silent Garden [Thomas Carnacki] · Rick Kennett · ss 17 · The Steeple Monster [Thomas Carnacki] · A. F. Kidd & Rick Kennett · ss Aurealis #7, 1992 23 · Matheson’s Inheritance [Thomas Carnacki] · A. F. Kidd · ss

No. 472 Cheyne Walk: Carnacki: The Untold Stories (var. 1) by A. F. Kidd & Rick Kennett (Ash-Tree Press, June 30, 2002, 1-55310-037-9, C$59.00, xiv+235pp, hc, co, cover by Paul Lowe)     Collection of 12 stories featuring William Hope Hodgson’s “Carnacki the Ghost-Finder”. This is a limited edition of 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $45.00 and in the UK for £28.00. ix · The Birth of a Booklet: Synchronicity, or, Intersecting Parallel Lines · A. F. Kidd & Rick Kennett · in No. 472 Cheyne Walk by A. F. Kidd & Rick Kennett, Ghost Story Society, 1992 xi · Introduction to the 2002 Edition · A. F. (Chico) Kidd & Rick Kennett · in 3 · The Darkness [Thomas Carnacki] · A. F. Kidd · ss No. 472 Cheyne Walk by A. F. Kidd & Rick Kennett, Ghost Story Society, 1992 13 · Matheson’s Inheritance [Thomas Carnacki] · A. F. Kidd · ss No. 472 Cheyne Walk by A. F. Kidd & Rick Kennett, Ghost Story Society, 1992 27 · The Silent Garden [Thomas Carnacki] · Rick Kennett · ss No. 472 Cheyne Walk by A. F. Kidd & Rick Kennett, Ghost Story Society, 1992 35 · The Steeple Monster [Thomas Carnacki] · Rick Kennett & A. F. Kidd · ss Aurealis #7, 1992 47 · The Case of the Grey Dog [Thomas Carnacki] · A. F. Kidd · ss Lichgate #1, 1995 57 · The Witch’s Room [Thomas Carnacki] · A. F. Kidd · ss All Hallows #7, October 1994 65 · The Roaring Paddocks [Thomas Carnacki] · Rick Kennett · nv 87 · The Psychic Doorway [Thomas Carnacki] · A. F. Kidd · nv 111 · The Sigsand Codex [Thomas Carnacki] · A. F. Kidd · nv 135 · The Keeper of the Minter Light [Thomas Carnacki] · Rick Kennett · na 189 · Arkright’s Tale [Thomas Carnacki] · A. F. Kidd · nv 213 · The Gnarly Ship [Thomas Carnacki] · Rick Kennett · nv 235 · Sources · [uncredited] · bi

Second Sight and Other Stories by Chico Kidd (Chico Kidd, 2001, no ISBN, £4.50, 70pp, ph, oc) [Captain Luís da Silva]     Original collection of four ghost stories featuring Captain Luís da Silva. 3 · The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance · Chico Kidd · in 5 · Second Sight [Captain Luís da Silva] · Chico Kidd · ss 23 · Past Acquaintances [Captain Luís da Silva] · Chico Kidd · ss 40 · Pandora’s Box [Captain Luís da Silva] · Chico Kidd · ss 56 · Mark of the Beast [Captain Luís da Silva] · Chico Kidd · nv

Summoning Knells and Other Inventions by A. F. Kidd (Ash-Tree Press, October 17, 2000, 1-55310-009-3, C$59.00, xvi+340pp, hc, co, cover by Paul Lowe)     Collected ghost stories of a contemporary ghost story author. This is a limited edition of 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $45.00 and in the UK for £28.00. ix · Introduction · A. F. Kidd · in xiv · Glossary of Bell-Ringing Terms · A. F. Kidd · ms 3 · Ghost Stories of a Campanologist 5 · The Sins of the Fathers · A. F. Kidd · ss Saints and Relics ed. Rosemary Pardoe, Haunted Library, 1983, as “Grandsire Triples” 14 · Postman’s Knock · A. F. Kidd · ss Bell Music by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1989 20 · And Turns No More His Head · A. F. Kidd · ss Change and Decay by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1985 27 · The Grey Lady · A. F. Kidd · ss The Ringing World Christmas 1983 33 · The Plague Pit · A. F. Kidd · ss Change and Decay by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1985 37 · Spliced Surprise · A. F. Kidd · ss Change and Decay by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1985 41 · Great Emmanuel · A. F. Kidd · ss The Ringing World December 21 1984 (+1) 47 · In and Out of the Belfry · A. F. Kidd · ss The Ringing World December 20 1985 (+1) 52 · Flintstones · A. F. Kidd · ss In and Out of the Belfry by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1987 58 · Stone Music · A. F. Kidd · ss The Ringing World Christmas 1986 63 · The Bellfounder’s Wife · A. F. Kidd · ss In and Out of the Belfry by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1987 76 · Alice · A. F. Kidd · ss The Ringing World Christmas 1987 87 · Water from the Well · A. F. Kidd · ss Ghosts & Scholars #12, 1990 94 · Immortal, Invisible · A. F. Kidd · ss The Ringing World Christmas 1989 103 · Lords of Misrule · A. F. Kidd · ss The Ringing World Christmas 1990 112 · Memento Mori · A. F. Kidd · ss The Ringing World Christmas 1991 117 · Bread Eaten in Secret · A. F. Kidd · ss Bells Rung Backwards by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1991 123 · Campanalogia [Fabian Stedman] · A. F. Kidd · ss Ghosts & Scholars #16, 1993 130 · The Cankerworm and the Caterpillar and the Palmerworm · A. F. Kidd · ss Wraiths & Ringers by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1995 137 · Don’s Guest · A. F. Kidd · ss Ghosts & Scholars #25, 1997 149 · Other Jamesian Ghost Stories 151 · An Incident in the City · A. F. Kidd · ss Ghosts & Scholars #1, 1979 156 · Figures in a Landscape · A. F. Kidd · ss Ghosts & Scholars #2, 1980 163 · Old Hobby Horse · A. F. Kidd · ss Ghosts & Scholars #3, 1981 170 · Maresfield · A. F. Kidd · ss Ghosts & Scholars #9, 1987 176 · The Vigil of St. Oswald · A. F. Kidd · ss Saints and Relics ed. Rosemary Pardoe, Haunted Library, 1983, as by M. M. Thomas 182 · Minter’s Folly · A. F. Kidd · ss In and Out of the Belfry by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1987 188 · In Quires and Places Where They Sing · A. F. Kidd · ss Enigmatic Tales #3, December 1998 194 · What of the Night · A. F. Kidd · ss Wraiths & Ringers by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1995 199 · Poppy nor Mandragora · A. F. Kidd · ss Wraiths & Ringers by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1995 206 · In the College Library · A. F. Kidd · ss Wraiths & Ringers by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1995 213 · Deck the Halls · A. F. Kidd · ss Ghosts & Scholars #20, 1995 218 · Turned Into Corruption · A. F. Kidd · ss Wraiths & Ringers by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1995 227 · Other Ghost Stories 229 · Night Piece · A. F. Kidd · ss Change and Decay by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1985 239 · ‘Vulpes Sapiens’ · A. F. Kidd · ss Change and Decay by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1985 244 · Real Ale · A. F. Kidd · ss Change and Decay by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1985 250 · Black Dog · A. F. Kidd · ss Dark Dreams #5, 1987 255 · Cold for Evermore · A. F. Kidd · ss In and Out of the Belfry by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1987, as “The Black Dwarf” 262 · The Howlet · A. F. Kidd · vi Bell Music by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1989 265 · Kenny in Limbo · A. F. Kidd · ss Dark Dreams #9, 1992 271 · Renaissance · A. F. Kidd · ss Bell Music by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1989 285 · Saint Sebastian and the Mona Lisa · A. F. Kidd · ss Bells Rung Backwards by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1991 294 · Hunting the Wren · A. F. Kidd · ss Bells Rung Backwards by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1991 299 · The Last Great Masterpiece of Andrea Giaiotti · A. F. Kidd · ss Bells Rung Backwards by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1991 306 · Behold Now Behemoth · A. F. Kidd · ss Wraiths & Ringers by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1995 311 · The Havildar’s Grave · A. F. Kidd · ss Wraiths & Ringers by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1995 320 · Claustrophobia · A. F. Kidd · ss Wraiths & Ringers by A. F. Kidd, A.F. Kidd, 1995 328 · Green Hell · A. F. Kidd · ss Peeping Tom #32, November 1998 339 · Sources · [uncredited] · bi