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In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero ed. Otto Penzler (Smart Pop, 2012, 978-1-935618-57-7, $14.95, 252pp, tp, nf) [Ref. Robert B. Parker]     Some of today’s bestselling mystery authors discuss Parker and his impact. Awards: Finalist for the 2013 Edgar Award for Best Critical/Biographical. 1 · Introduction · Otto Penzler · in (r) 11 · Songs Spenser Taught Me · Ace Atkins · ar [Ref. Robert B. Parker] 27 · Voice of the City · Dennis Lehane · ar [Ref. Robert B. Parker] 43 · They Like the Way It Sounds · Lawrence Block · ar [Ref. Robert B. Parker] 57 · Spenser’s Code of Humor · Parnell Hall · ar [Ref. Robert B. Parker] 75 · Parker and Spenser: A Collaboration · Loren D. Estleman · ar [Ref. Robert B. Parker] 91 · Bob, Boston, and Me: A Remembrance · Jeremiah Healy · ar [Ref. Robert B. Parker] 113 · A Man for All Seasonings · Brendan DuBois · ar [Ref. Robert B. Parker] 131 · Spenser and the Art of the Family Table · Lyndsay Faye · ar [Ref. Robert B. Parker] 147 · Looking for Hawk · Gary Phillips · ar [Ref. Robert B. Parker] 163 · Who Is Silverman, What Is She? · S. J. Rozan · ar [Ref. Robert B. Parker] 173 · A Look at Spenser: For Hire · Max Allan Collins & Matthew Clemens · ar [Ref. Robert B. Parker] 193 · Go East, Young Man: Robert B. Parker, Jesse Stone, and Spenser · Reed Farrel Coleman · ar [Ref. Robert B. Parker] 211 · Parker Saddles Up: The Westerns of Robert B. Parker · Ed Gorman · ar [Ref. Robert B. Parker] 231 · Spenser: A Profile · Robert B. Parker · ar The Mysterious Bookshop, 2012 [Ref. Robert B. Parker] 249 · A Bibliography of the Works of Robert B. Parker · [uncredited] · ar (r) [Ref. Robert B. Parker] 253 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg (r)

Kwik Krimes ed. Otto Penzler (Thomas & Mercer, August 20, 2013, 978-1-61218-300-8, $14.95, xv+321pp, tp, oa) xiii · Introduction · Otto Penzler · in 1 · Lambs of God · Patricia Abbott · vi Spinetingler (online) January 6 2012 5 · The Day After Tomorrow · Richard Aleas · vi 8 · Hansel, Gretel, and the Witch · Gary Alexander · vi 13 · Preparations · Tasha Alexander · vi 17 · Thunder at the Horizon · Charles Ardai · vi 20 · Fortune · Erik Arneson · vi Shotgun Honey July 2012 24 · One Person’s Clutter · Albert Ashforth · vi 28 · Fightin’ Man · N. J. Ayres · vi 32 · Break-In · Eric Beetner · vi A Twist of Noir July 13 2012 36 · Once Upon a Time in the Woods · Raymond Benson · vi 40 · Job Opening · John Billheimer · vi 45 · The Chair · Peter Blauner · vi 49 · Sucker’s Bet · James O. Born · vi 53 · Entitled · Rhys Bowen · vi 58 · Get the Confession · Jay Brandon · vi 62 · Piece of Cake · R. Thomas Brown · vi Shotgun Honey August 2012 66 · Thug City · Ken Bruen · vi 70 · What You Wish For · C. E. Lawrence · vi 75 · Where’s Dad? · Peter Cannon · vi 79 · They’ll Call Me Whistlin’ Pete · Chuck Caruso · vi 83 · The Bunny · William E. Chambers · vi 87 · The Banyan Tree · Joe Clifford · ss Close to the Bone (online) June 18 2012 91 · Acknowledgments · Christopher Coake · vi 93 · The Terminal · Reed Farrel Coleman · vi 97 · The Ant Who Carried Stones · David Corbett · vi 102 · Watch the Skies · Bill Crider · vi 106 · A Foolproof Plan · Bruce DeSilva · vi 111 · A Tree in Texas · Jo Dereske · vi 116 · After · Tyler Dilts · vi 121 · Next Right · Sean Doolittle · vi 125 · The Professional · Brendan Dubois · vi 129 · The Promise · Warren C. Easley · vi Every Day Fiction September 8 2012 133 · A Student of History · Gerald Elias · vi 135 · Wolfe on the Roof [Claudius Lyon & Arnie Woodbine] · Loren D. Estleman · vi 139 · Hit Me · Christa Faust · vi Out of the Gutter #2, 2007 142 · Beneath the Bridge · Lyndsay Faye · vi 147 · The Girl Who Loved French Films · Christopher Fowler · ss 150 · David to Goliath · Matthew C. Funk · vi Shotgun Honey April 2012 154 · The One Who Got Away · Jim Fusilli · vi 158 · Halloween · Carolina Garcia Aguilera · vi 162 · The Old Gal · Gregory Gibson · vi 166 · Necessity · Ed Gorman · vi 169 · Lost Cat · Ron Goulart · vi 173 · Sunday in the Park with Sarge · Chris Grabenstein · vi 178 · Nails · James Grady · vi 182 · Lye · Derek Haas · vi 186 · The Pledge · Parnell Hall · vi 190 · Games People Play · Bruce Harris · vi 194 · Built with Love · Jamie Harrison · vi 198 · The Gun with Two Triggers · Rob W. Hart · vi 202 · Blindfolded · John Harvin · vi 206 · Present Company · Michael Haynes · vi Every Day Fiction July 24 2012 211 · The Einstein Divorce · Gar Anthony Haywood · vi 215 · Fringe Benefit · Jeremiah Healy · vi 219 · Wyolene · Sam Hill · vi 223 · Aka · Steve Hockensmith · vi 228 · Hijackers · Chuck Hogan · vi 233 · Full Bloom · Wendy Hornsby · vi 237 · The Blackmailers Wanted More · David Housewright · vi 241 · Nothing Left to Lose · Dana C. Kabel · vi 245 · In the Hours Before Her Death · Michael Kardos · vi 249 · Arson and Old Luce · Marvin Kaye · vi 253 · Daddy’s Girl · Nicola Kennington · vi 257 · Countdown · John Kenyon · vi ThrillsKillsnChills April 2011 262 · ATM: Get Cash Inside · Jonathon King · vi 266 · Testimony · Andrew Klavan · vi 269 · Losing My Religion · K. A. Laity · vi Spinetingler (online) June 29 2012 274 · The Tenth Notch · Jon Land · vi 278 · The Ear · Joe R. Lansdale · vi 282 · The Imperfect Detective · Janice Law · vi 286 · Michael Coalhouse · Adrian McKinty · vi Adrian McKinty’s Blog January 29 2013 289 · Dog · Charles McLeod · vi Fried Chicken and Coffee April 1 2012 292 · Slow Roasted · M. B. Manteufel · vi Yellow Mama February 2012 295 · Saturday Night Live · Paul Newman · vi Grift Flash April 4 2012 298 · Dealer Sets Price · Tom Pitts · vi Flash Fiction Offensive April 19 2012 301 · Death Buys a Burger · Stephen D. Rogers · vi 305 · Hail, Tiger! · Cindy Rosmus · vi 309 · Fall Guy · Jim Spry · vi Shotgun Honey June 2012 312 · Death by Sobriety · J. M. Vogel · vi Every Day Fiction May 3 2012 315 · A Russian Storm · Andrew Waters · vi 319 · Hell’s Belle · Jim Wilsky · vi Shotgun Honey August 2012

The Lineup ed. Otto Penzler (Quercus, 2011, 978-1-84916-522-8, £7.99, 502pp, tp, nf)     Reprint (Little, Brown 2009) nonfiction anthology, “The World’s Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives.” Winner of the 2010 Edgar Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work. 1 · Introduction · Otto Penzler · in (r) 7 · Jack Taylor · Ken Bruen · ar The Mysterious Bookshop, 2007 31 · Jack Reacher · Lee Child · ar The Mysterious Bookshop, 2007 51 · Hieronymus Bosch · Michael Connelly · ar The Mysterious Bookshop, 2007 71 · Charlie Parker · John Connolly · ar The Mysterious Bookshop, 2008 95 · Elvis Cole and Joe Pike · Robert Crais · ar The Mysterious Bookshop, 2007 115 · Lincoln Rhyme · Jeffery Deaver · ar The Mysterious Bookshop, 2007 139 · Inspector Morse · Colin Dexter · ar The Mysterious Bookshop, 2007 167 · Charlie Resnick · John Harvey · ar The Mysterious Bookshop, 2008 191 · Bob Lee Swagger · Stephen Hunter · ar The Mysterious Bookshop, 2007 209 · Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus · Faye Kellerman · ar The Mysterious Bookshop, 2008 243 · Alex Delaware · Jonathan Kellerman · ar The Mysterious Bookshop, 2008 269 · Dismas Hardy · John Lescroart · ar The Mysterious Bookshop, 2008 297 · Tess Monaghan · Laura Lippman · ar The Mysterious Bookshop, 2007 317 · Rambo · David Morrell · ar 2008 341 · Mallory · Carol O’Connell · ar The Mysterious Bookshop, 2007 363 · Spenser · Robert B. Parker · ar The Mysterious Bookshop, 2007 385 · Lou Boldt · Ridley Pearson · ar The Mysterious Bookshop, 2008 413 · Charlotte and Thomas Pitt · Anne Perry · ar The Mysterious Bookshop, 2006 433 · Aloysius X.L. Pendergast · Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child · ar The Mysterious Bookshop, 2008 455 · John Rebus [Insp. John Rebus] · Ian Rankin · ar The Mysterious Bookshop, 2007 477 · Precious Ramotswe · Alexander McCall Smith · ar 2008 499 · Copyright Acknowledgments · [uncredited] · ms (r)

Mark Twain’s “Medieval Romance” and Other Classic Mystery Stories ed. Otto Penzler (Pegasus Books, 2012, 978-1-60598-279-3, $25.95, hc, an)     Eighteen stories that leave it to the reader to speculate how they end. · Introduction · Otto Penzler · in (r) · Unreasonable Doubt · Stanley Ellin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1958 · A Dilemma · S. Weir Mitchell · ss The Century Magazine July 1902 · Nunc Dimittis · Roald Dahl · nv Collier’s September 4 1953, as “The Devious Bachelor” · The Lady, or the Tiger? · Frank Stockton · ss The Century Magazine November 1882 · The Discourager of Hesitancy · Frank Stockton · ss The Century Magazine July 1885 · The Lady and the Tiger · Jack Moffitt · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #58, September 1948 [Ref. Frank R. Stockton] continuation of Frank R. Stockton’s “The Lady, Or the Tiger?”. · The Blind Spot · Barry Perowne · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #25, November 1945 · The Mysterious Card [Mysterious Card] · Cleveland Moffett · ss The Black Cat February 1896 · The Mysterious Card Unveiled [Mysterious Card] · Cleveland Moffett · ss The Black Cat August 1896 · Karmesin and the Meter [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss Courier Winter 1937/1938 · One Hundred in the Dark · Owen Johnson · nv The Saturday Evening Post October 21 1911 · The Whole Town’s Sleeping [Green Town] · Ray Bradbury · ss McCall’s September 1950 · Thimble, Thimble · O. Henry · ss Hampton’s Broadway Magazine December 1908 · The Gioconda Smile · Aldous Huxley · nv The English Review August 1921 · Tea for Two · Laurie York Erskine · ss Collier’s February 15 1936 · The Lady and the Dragon · Peter Godfrey · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #82, September 1950 · A Medieval Romance · Mark Twain · ss Buffalo Express January 1 1870, as “An Awful, Terrible Medieval Romance” · The Moment of Decision · Stanley Ellin · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1955

The Mighty Johns ed. Otto Penzler (New Millennium Press, 2002, 1-893224-56-2, $23.95, 316pp, hc, oa)     Details provided by Terry Zobeck. 1 · The Mighty Johns · David Baldacci · na 93 · The Best of the Rest · Otto Penzler · in 99 · The Ehrengraf Reverse [Martin Ehrengraf] · Lawrence Block · ss 117 · Semi-Pro · James Crumley · ss 127 · A Sunday in January · Brendan DuBois · ss 147 · Whatever It Takes to Win · Tim Green · ss 163 · Good Seats · Colin Harrison · ss 181 · Gone Down to Corpus · Dennis Lehane · ss 195 · No Thing · Mike Lupica · ss 215 · The Empire Strikes Back · Brad Meltzer · ss 233 · The Arcane Receiver · Carol O’Connell · ss 241 · The End of Innocence · Anne Perry · nv 273 · Hollywood Spring and Axle · Gary Phillips · ss 289 · Gone to the Dawgs · Peter Robinson · ss 303 · Rumors of Gravity · John Westerman · ss

Murder Is My Racquet ed. Otto Penzler (Mysterious Press, June 2005, 0-446-69588-2, $13.95, 316pp, tp, oa)     Original anthology of 14 tennis mysteries, originally announced by New Millennium Press in 2002. ix · Introduction · Otto Penzler · in 1 · Terrible Tommy Terhune · Lawrence Block · ss Enough Rope by Lawrence Block, Morrow, 2002 24 · Tennis, Anyone? · Kinky Friedman · ss 31 · Six Love · James W. Hall · nv 52 · Promise [Jack Kiley] · John Harvey · ss 72 · A Debt to the Devil · Jeremiah Healy · nv Off-Season and Other Stories by Jeremiah Healy, Five Star, 2003 104 · Stephen Longacre’s Greatest Match · Stephen Hunter · nv 132 · No Strings · Judith Kelman · nv 162 · A Killer Overhead · Robert Leuci · nv 183 · Needle Match · Peter Lovesey · ss 203 · The Rematch · Mike Lupica · nv 230 · Continental Grip · David Morrell · ss 242 · Close Shave · Ridley Pearson · na 289 · Love Match · Lisa Scottoline · ss 308 · A Peach of a Shot · Daniel Stashower · ss

Murder and Obsession ed. Otto Penzler (Delacorte, March 9, 1999, 0-385-31800-6, 406pp, hc, oa) 1 · Introduction · Otto Penzler · in 5 · Burglary in Progress · Kent Anderson · ss 19 · The Red Shoes · Edna Buchanan · ss 39 · The Double-Barreled Gun · Amanda Cross · ss 63 · The Mexican Pig Bandit · James Crumley · nv 97 · Dog Days · Philip Friedman · nv 127 · I, Richard · Elizabeth George · nv 171 · Crack · James W. Hall · ss 185 · Running Out of Dog · Dennis Lehane · nv 223 · Sparks · Elmore Leonard · ss 239 · Slow Burn · Eric Van Lustbader · nv 287 · Invitation to the Ball · Michael Malone · nv 325 · Barking at Butterflies · Ed McBain · ss 335 · The Vampire · Joyce Carol Oates · nv 377 · Heroes · Anne Perry · ss Past Crimes ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 1998 395 · The Guilty Party · Shel Silverstein · ss