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Gothic Blue Book: The Haunted Edition ed. Gerardo & Cynthia Pelayo--- see under Cynthia Pelayo.

Gothic Blue Book V: The Cursed Edition ed. Gerardo & Cynthia Pelayo--- see under Cynthia Pelayo.

The Best American Mystery Stories 2008 ed. George Pelecanos (Houghton Mifflin, October 2008, 0-618-81266-0, $28.00, 423pp, hc, an)     Otto Penzler: Series Editor. ix · Foreword · Otto Penzler · fw xii · Introduction · George Pelecanos · in 1 · Mist · James Lee Burke · ss The Southern Review Winter 2007 15 · Mulholland Dive · Michael Connelly · ss Los Angeles Noir ed. Denise Hamilton, Akashic Books, 2007 29 · The Hour When the Ship Comes In · Robert Ferrigno · ss Los Angeles Noir ed. Denise Hamilton, Akashic Books, 2007 38 · One Good One · Chuck Hogan · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March/April 2007 53 · The Monks of the Abby Victoria · Rupert Holmes · nv Dead Man’s Hand ed. Otto Penzler, Harcourt, 2007 74 · Proof of God · Holly Goddard Jones · nv Epoch v56 #1, 2007 102 · Tunis and Time · Peter LaSalle · nv The Antioch Review Winter 2007 126 · A Day Meant to Do Less · Kyle Minor · na The Gettysburg Review Summer 2007 179 · Child’s Play · Alice Munro · nv Harper’s Magazine February 2007 208 · Win’s Girl · Thisbe Nissen · ss The Cincinnati Review Winter 2007 225 · The Blind Man’s Sighted Daughters · Joyce Carol Oates · nv Fiction Fall/Winter 2007 246 · The Empty House · Nathan Oates · ss The Antioch Review Fall 2007 264 · Car Trouble [Leo “Skig” Skorzeny] · Jas. R. Petrin · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 2007 285 · The Emerson, 1950 · Scott Phillips · nv Murdaland #2, October 2007 312 · At the Top of His Game · Stephen Rhodes · nv Wall Street Noir ed. Peter Spiegelman, Akashic Books, 2007 333 · Hothouse · S. J. Rozan · ss Bronx Noir ed. S. J. Rozan, Akashic Books, 2007 344 · The Invisibles · Hugh Sheehy · nv The Kenyon Review Fall 2007 366 · A Different Road · Elizabeth Strout · ss Tin House Summer 2007 384 · Given Her History · Melissa Vanbeck · ss Porcupine Literary Arts Magazine v10 #2, 2007 398 · St. Gabriel · Scott Wolven · ss Expletive Deleted ed. Jen Jordan, Bleak House Books, 2007 411 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg 422 · Other Distinguished Mystery Stories of 2007 · [uncredited] · ms

D.C. Noir ed. George Pelecanos (Akashic Books, February 2006, 1-888451-90-4, $14.95, 325pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir] 11 · Notes on D.C. Noir · George Pelecanos · in 17 · Part I: D.C. Uncovered 19 · The Confidential Informant · George Pelecanos · nv; set in Park View, N.W. 42 · First · Kenji Jasper · ss; set in Benning Heights, S.E. 55 · Capital of the World · Jim Patton · ss; set in Chinatown, N.W. 67 · The Names of the Lost · Richard Currey · nv; set in Shepherd Park, N.W. 87 · Part II: Streets & Alleys 89 · East of the Sun · Jennifer Howard · ss; set in Hill East, S.E. 103 · Solomon’s Alley · Robert Andrews · ss; set in Georgetown, N.W. 117 · The Light and the Dark · Robert Wisdom · ss; set in Petworth, N.W. 129 · A.R.M. and the Woman · Laura Lippman · ss; set in Chevy Chase, N.W. 145 · Part III: Cops & Robbers 147 · Cold as Ice · Quintin Peterson · nv; set in Congress Heights, S.E/S.W. 171 · God Don’t Like Ugly · Lester Irby · ss; set in Edgewood, N.E. 188 · Coyote Hunt · Ruben Castaneda · nv; set in Mount Pleasant, N.W. 211 · Jeanette · Jim Beane · ss; set in Deanwood, N.E. 227 · Part IV: The Hill & the Edge 229 · The Bottom Line · James Grady · nv; set in Capitol Hill, N.E/S.E. 260 · Stiffed · David Slater · ss; set in Thomas Circle, N.W. 275 · The Messanger of Soulsville · Norman Kelley · ss; set in Shaw, N.W. 293 · The Dupe · Jim Fusilli · ss; set in K Street, N.W. 310 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

D.C. Noir 2: The Classics ed. George Pelecanos (Akashic Books, September 2008, 978-1-933354-58-3, $15.95, 300pp, tp, an) [Akashic Noir] 13 · Top-Shelf Noir · George Pelecanos · in 21 · Part I: The Old School 23 · Council of State · Paul Laurence Dunbar · ss The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories by Paul Laurence Dunbar, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1900; set on R Street N.W. 37 · Avey · Jean Toomer · ss Cane by Jean Toomer, Boni & Liveright, 1923; set in the Potomac River. 45 · Trouble with the Angels · Langston Hughes · ss New Theatre July 1935; set in the National Theatre. 53 · Man Who Killed a Shadow · Richard Wright · ss Zero Spring 1949; set in the National Cathedral. translated from the French (“L’Homme qui tua une ombre”, Les Lettres Française October 4, 1946). 71 · Part II: Burning Down the House 73 · Last Days of Duncan Street · Julian Mayfield · ss Lunes de Revolución July 4 1960; set in Kingman Park. 81 · Washington · Julian Mazor · nv The New Yorker January 19 1963; set in Shaw. 109 · Cast a Yellow Shadow · Ross Thomas · ex Morrow, 1967; set Downtown. 125 · Reflecting · Rhozier “Roach” Brown · pm (r); set in Lorton, VA. 127 · Nora · Ward Just · ss The Atlantic Monthly May 1973; set on Connecticut Avenue. 143 · Our Bright Tomorrows · Larry Neal · nv (r); set on Georgia Avenue. 165 · Part III: In the Shadows of Federal City 167 · Kiss the Sky · James Grady · nv Unusual Suspects ed. James Grady, Vintage, 1996; set in Lorton, VA. 209 · The Dead Their Eyes Implore Us · George Pelecanos · nv Measures of Poison ed. Dennis McMillan, Dennis McMillan, 2002; set in Chinatown. 230 · Rich Man · Edward P. Jones · nv The New Yorker August 4 2003; set in Claridge Towers. 256 · Wonderwall · Elizabeth Hand · nv Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy ed. Al Sarrantonio, Roc, 2004; set in Hyattsville, MD. 278 · Christmas in Dodge City · Benjamin M. Schutz · nv Unusual Suspects ed. James Grady, Vintage, 1996; set on 6th & O Streets, N.W. 299 · After · Marita Golden · ex Doubleday, 2006; set in Woodmore, MD. 322 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Deadly Housewives ed. Marthayn Pelegrimas--- see under Christine Matthews.

Higher Elevations: Stories from the West: A Writers Forum Anthology ed. C. Kenneth Pellow & Alexander Blackburn--- see under Alexander Blackburn.

Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales ed. Robin Pen & Robert Hood (Agog! Press, March 2005, 978-0-9580567-4-8, viii+352pp, tp, oa, cover: Sensuikan Kaiju by Bob Eggleton)     Details taken from online listing. vi · Random Observations from the Editors · Robert Hood & Robin Pen · in 1 · Lullabye · Doug Wood · ss 9 · Running · Martin Livings · nv 23 · The Transformer of Worlds · Stephen Mark Rainey · ss 39 · Big Day · Chris Barnes · ss 49 · Footfall · Terry Dartnall · ss 52 · [daihaiku] · Sean Williams · pm 53 · Seven Dates That Were Ruined by Giant Monsters · Adam Ford · ss 60 · Aspect Hunter · Anthony Fordham · nv 83 · Notes Concerning Events at the Ray Harryhausen Memorial Home for Retired Actors · Andrew Sullivan · ss 97 · Watching the Titans · Chris Dickinson · ss 102 · Requiem for a Wild God · George Thomas · ss 119 · Five Bells · Trent Jamieson · ss 124 · Once Giants Roamed the Earth · Rosaleen Love · ss 128 · Crunch Time · Michelle Marquardt · ss 129 · CALIBOS · Paul Finch · nv 158 · Newborn · Eric Shapiro · ss 163 · Park Rot · Skip Peel · ss 181 · Fossils · D. G. Valdron · ss 196 · Kungmin Horangi: The People’s Tiger · Cody Goodfellow · ss 213 · The Greater Death of Saito Saku · Richard Harland · ss 221 · Like a Bug Underfoot · Chuck McKenzie · ss 226 · Read It in the Headlines! · Garth Nix · ss 231 · The Quiet Agrarian · Petri Sinda · nv 255 · In Final Battle · Iain Triffitt · ss 256 · The Unlawful Priest of Todesfall · Penelope Love · ss 274 · Man in Suit! · J. M. Shiloh · ss 284 · Footprint · David Carroll · ss 292 · [haikaiju] · Sean Williams · pm 295 · The Tragical History of Guidolon, the Giant Space Chicken · Frank Wu · nv; illustrated by Todd Tennant 338 · Wonders 8 Through 88: A Brief History of the Larger-Than-Life · Brian Thomas · ar

Daikaiju!2: Revenge of the Giant Monsters ed. Robin Pen & Robert Hood (Agog! Press, June 2007, 978-0-8095-7231-1, viii+214pp, tp, oa, cover by Todd Tennant)     Details taken from online listing. vii · Preface · Robert Hood & Robin Pen · pr 1 · Where Have All the Monsters Gone? · Robin Pen · in 6 · See Me Through Your Eyes · David Bofinger · ss 11 · Survivor: Monster Island 2025 · Michael Boatman · ss 21 · Dead Folk Hero Does Interstate Travel · M. P. Johnson · ss 29 · Curiosity Unveiled · Tony Plank · ss 39 · Born of Woman: (A Warning for Youji-Yajuu) · Lyn Battersby · ss 42 · The Reign of Worms · Darren Goossens · ss 52 · The Spacer and the Red Hot Monster · T. P. Keating · ss 58 · Breaking the Ice · Maxine McArthur · ss 71 · Beneath Southern Waves · Shane Jiraiya Cummings · nv 92 · Stoma · Paul A. Toth · ss 95 · Kadimakara and Curlew · Jason Nahrung · ss 111 · Attack of the 50-Foot Cosmonaut · Michael Canfield · nv 132 · Daqinshan · Kylie Seluka · ss 139 · From the Sea Shall It Rise · James Cooper · ss 149 · The Eyes of Erebus · Chris McMahon · nv 197 · Herpetocalypse Now! · Andrew Macrae · ss

Daikaiju!3: Giant Monsters vs the World ed. Robin Pen & Robert Hood--- see under Robert Hood.

Short Stories by Present Day Authors ed. Raymond Woodbury Pence (Macmillan, 1927, 431pp, hc, an) · The Red Mark · John Russell · ss Collier’s April 5 1919 · The Chink and the Child [Limehouse] · Thomas Burke · ss Colour October 1915 · The Doomdorf Mystery [Uncle Abner] · Melville Davisson Post · ss The Saturday Evening Post July 18 1914 · How It Happened · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine September 1913 · A Jury of Her Peers · Susan Glaspell · nv Every Week March 5 1917 based on material from the play “Trifles”. · Humoresque · Fannie Hurst · nv Cosmopolitan March 1919 · The Game of Life and Death [Capt. Nichols] · Lincoln Colcord · ss The American Magazine February 1909 · The Belled Buzzard · Irvin S. Cobb · ss The Saturday Evening Post September 28 1912 · The Conversion of Elviny [The New Mennonites] · Helen R. Martin · ss McClure’s Magazine May 1902 · Vlad’s Son · Konrad Bercovici · ss Adventure mid March 1921 · The Yellow Cat · Wilbur Daniel Steele · nv Harper’s Magazine March 1915 · The Buckpasser · Hugh MacNair Kahler · ss The Saturday Evening Post September 11 1920 · Opus 43, No.6 · John Taintor Foote · ss The Saturday Evening Post February 13 1915 · The Last Room of All · Stephen French Whitman · ss Harper’s Magazine June 1920 · The Fight That Failed [Florian Slappey] · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss The Saturday Evening Post May 24 1919 · “Little Gentleman” [Penrod Schofield] · Booth Tarkington · ss Cosmopolitan January 1914 · The Night Call · Henry van Dyke · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine August 1912 · The Toll-House · W. W. Jacobs · ss The Strand Magazine April 1907

Thing of Darkness by G. G. Pendarves (Midnight House, 2005, 0-9740589-7-1, $45.00, 333pp, hc, co, cover by Allen Koszowski) [edited by Mike Ashley]     Limited to 525 numbered copies, of which 500 were offered for sale. 9 · Ancient Dooms · Mike Ashley · in 15 · Thing of Darkness · G. G. Pendarves · nv Weird Tales August 1937 57 · The Grave at Goonhilly · G. G. Pendarves · nv Weird Tales October 1930 81 · The Doomed Treveans · G. G. Pendarves · ss Weird Tales May 1928 99 · The Devil’s Graveyard · G. G. Pendarves · nv Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine December 1924 127 · The Dark Star · G. G. Pendarves · nv Weird Tales March 1937 163 · The Lord of the Tarn · G. G. Pendarves · ss Weird Tales November 1927 179 · From the Dark Halls of Hell · G. G. Pendarves · nv Weird Tales January 1932 211 · The Black Monk · G. G. Pendarves · ss Weird Tales October 1938 221 · The Whistling Corpse · G. G. Pendarves · nv Weird Tales July 1937 261 · The Withered Heart · G. G. Pendarves · nv Weird Tales November 1939 287 · The Sin-Eater · G. G. Pendarves · nv Weird Tales December 1938