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Crime and Crime Again ed. Bill Pronzini, Martin H. Greenberg & Barry N. Malzberg (Bonanza, 1990, 0-517-01758-X, $6.99, 391pp, hc, an)     Reprint (Morrow 1986 as Mystery in the Mainstream: An Anthology of Literary Crimes) mystery anthology.

Criminal Elements ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (Ivy, March 1988, 0-8041-0127-2, $3.50, 294pp, pb, an) 1 · Introduction · Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg · in 3 · Sadie When She Died [87th Precinct] · Ed McBain · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1973 43 · A Man with a Fortune · Peter Lovesey · ss The Mystery Guild Anthology ed. John Waite, Constable, 1980, as “How Mr. Smith Traced His Ancestors” 58 · She Didn’t Come Home [Kinsey Millhone] · Sue Grafton · ss Redbook April 1986 78 · The Cross of Lorraine [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1976 99 · A Very Desirable Residence · P. D. James · ss Winter’s Crimes 8 ed. Hilary Watson, Macmillan UK, 1976 112 · The Witch, Yazzie, and the Nine of Clubs · Tony Hillerman · ss Crime Wave, Collins, 1981 130 · The Double Take [Shell Scott] · Richard S. Prather · nv Manhunt July 1953 172 · Dust to Dust · Marcia Muller · ss Specter! ed. Bill Pronzini, Arbor House, 1982 185 · All the Bagworms on the Block [Milo Turner] · Francis M. Nevins, Jr. · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 6 1980, as “The Western Film Scam” 211 · Sniff · Donald E. Westlake · ss The Saint Magazine May 1967 229 · The Reason Why [Jack Dwyer] · Edward Gorman · ss 249 · Hit-and-Run [Jill Smith] · Susan Dunlap · ss Great Modern Police Stories ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, Walker, 1986 262 · The Anderson Boy · Joseph Hansen · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1983

The Danger Zone and Other Stories by Erle Stanley Gardner ed. Bill Pronzini--- see under Erle Stanley Gardner.

Dark Lessons ed. Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller--- see under Marcia Muller.

Dark Sins, Dark Dreams ed. Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg--- see under Barry N. Malzberg.

Deadly Anniversaries: Celebrating 75 Years of Mystery Writers of America ed. Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller--- see under Marcia Muller.

Deadly Arts ed. Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller (Arbor House, 1985, 0-87795-688-X, $15.95, 313pp, hc, an) ix · Introduction · Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller · in 3 · The Stolen Rubens [Prof. Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen (The Thinking Machine)] · Jacques Futrelle · ss Associated Sunday Magazine February 17 1907, as “Problem of the Stolen Rubens” 13 · Specter of the Rose · Ben Hecht · ss Liberty November 22 1941 24 · The Spy Who Went to the Opera [Jeffrey Rand] · Edward D. Hoch · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1984 38 · Credit to Shakespeare [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard December 12 1950, as “Credit to William Shakespeare” 44 · When a Felon Needs a Friend · Morris Hershman · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine February 1958, as by Arnold English 52 · The Melting Man · R. L. Stevens · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 1976, as by Edward D. Hoch 59 · Mr. Steinway · Robert Bloch · ss Fantastic April 1954 71 · Who’s Got the Lady? · Jack Ritchie · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine September 1964 83 · “As Drink the Dead…” · John Dickson Carr · ss The Haverfordian March 1926 92 · Good Night, Good Knight · Fredric Brown · ss New Detective Magazine July 1949, as “Last Curtain” 105 · The Twelfth Statue · Stanley Ellin · na Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1967 146 · Horn Man · Clark Howard · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 2 1980 158 · Out of the Inkwell · Ron Goulart · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 1978 170 · A Hard Way to Die [TV Channel 3] · R. R. Irvine · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1973 182 · The Lady and the Dragon · Peter Godfrey · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #82, September 1950 195 · You Can’t Trust a Man · Helen Nielsen · ss Manhunt January 1955 207 · The Man Who Wanted to Be in the Movies · John W. Jakes · ss Dark Mind, Dark Heart ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1962 215 · The Adventure of the Hanging Acrobat [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv Mystery May 1934, as “The Girl on the Trapeze” 237 · The Leopard Man’s Story · Jack London · ss Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly August 1903 241 · Death at the Burlesque · Cornell Woolrich · nv Detective Fiction Weekly June 14 1941, as “The Fatal Footlights” 265 · The Waxwork · A. M. Burrage · ss Someone in the Room by Ex-Private X, Jarrolds, 1931, as by Ex-Private X 276 · The Dancing Detective [Nick Ballestier] · William Irish · nv Black Mask February 1938, as “Dime a Dance” by Cornell Woolrich 298 · Vanishing Act [Christopher Steele] · Bill Pronzini & Michael J. Kurland · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1976

Detective Duos ed. Bill Pronzini & Marcia Muller--- see under Marcia Muller.

The Edgar Winners ed. Bill Pronzini (Random House, 1980, 0-394-50830-0, $11.95, 420pp, hc, an)     33rd Annual Anthology of the Mystery Writers of America. ix · Introduction · Bill Pronzini · in 3 · The Adventure of the Mad Tea-Party [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv Redbook Magazine October 1934, as “The Mad Tea-Party” 35 · After-Dinner Story [Hardecker] · William Irish · nv Black Mask January 1938, as by Cornell Woolrich 61 · Catfish Story [Dr. Daniel Webster Coffee] · Lawrence G. Blochman · ss Collier’s May 15 1948, as “Sleepwalker” 79 · Love Lies Bleeding · Philip MacDonald · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #84, November 1950 103 · Lamb to the Slaughter · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1953 113 · The House Party · Stanley Ellin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #126, May 1954 133 · The Blessington Method · Stanley Ellin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1956 147 · Over There—Darkness · William O’Farrell · ss Sleuth Mystery Magazine October 1958 161 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 171 · The Sailing Club · David Ely · ss Cosmopolitan October 1962 183 · This Will Kill You · Patrick Quentin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #84, November 1950, as by Q. Patrick 199 · H as in Homicide [Mitch Taylor; Bill Decker] · Lawrence Treat · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1964 213 · The Chosen One · Rhys Davies · nv The New Yorker June 4 1966 245 · The Oblong Room [Captain Leopold] · Edward D. Hoch · ss The Saint Magazine July 1967 255 · The Man Who Fooled the World · Warner Law · nv The Saturday Evening Post August 24 1968 293 · Goodbye, Pops · Joseph N. Gores · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1969 301 · In the Forests of Riga the Beasts Are Very Wild Indeed · Margery Finn Brown · ss McCall’s July 1970 311 · Moonlight Gardener · Robert L. Fish · ss Argosy December 1971 323 · The Purple Shroud · Joyce Harrington · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1972 337 · The Whimper of Whipped Dogs · Harlan Ellison · ss Bad Moon Rising ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1973 357 · The Jail · Jesse Hill Ford · ss Playboy March 1975 373 · Like a Terrible Scream · Etta Revesz · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1976 383 · Chance After Chance · Thomas Walsh · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1977 397 · The Cloud Beneath the Eaves · Barbara Owens · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1978 411 · Edgar and Special Awards · [uncredited] · bi (r)

The End of Summer: Science Fiction of the Fifties ed. Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg--- see under Barry N. Malzberg.

The Ethnic Detectives ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (Dodd, Mead, 1985, 0-396-08472-9, $16.95, 360pp, hc, an)     Includes introduction to each story. ix · Introduction · Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg · in 1 · The Coffins of the Emperor [Judge Dee] · Robert van Gulik · nv Judge Dee at Work by Robert van Gulik, Scribner's, 1967 26 · A Star for a Warrior [David Return] · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #29, April 1946 46 · The Case of the Emerald Sky [Dr. Jan Czissar] · Eric Ambler · ss The Sketch July 10 1940 58 · The Black Sampan [Jo Gar] · Raoul Whitfield · ss Black Mask June 1932, as by Ramon Decolta 78 · Mom Makes a Wish [Mom] · James Yaffe · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1955 94 · Inspector Ghote and the Test Match [Insp. Ganesh Ghote] · H. R. F. Keating · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1969 100 · The Most Obstinate Man in Paris [Insp. Jules Maigret] · Georges Simenon; translated by Lawrence G. Blochman · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1957 translated from the French (“Le Client le plus obstiné du monde”, Maigret et l’Inspecteur Malchanceux, Presse de la Cite, 1947). 140 · The Hair of the Widow [Sergeant Vincente Lopez] · Robert Somerlott · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1965 153 · White Water · W. Ryerson Johnson · ss This Week August 31 1941 164 · Inspector Saito’s Small Satori [Insp. Saito] · Janwillem van de Wetering · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1978, as by Seiko Legru 187 · One for Virgil Tibbs [Virgil Tibbs] · John Ball · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1976 207 · The Luck of a Gypsy [Michael Vlado] · Edward D. Hoch · ss 225 · Goldfish [Commissaire Alexandre Tama] · Hayford Peirce · nv 248 · The Witch, Yazzie, and the Nine of Clubs · Tony Hillerman · ss Crime Wave, Collins, 1981 265 · The Beer Drinkers [Mahboob Ahmed Chaudri] · Josh Pachter · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1984 283 · The Sanchez Sacraments [Elena Oliverez] · Marcia Muller · nv 306 · “J” [87th Precinct] · Ed McBain · nv Argosy May 1961

Felonious Assaults ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (Ivy, July 1989, 0-8041-0295-3, $3.50, 275pp, pb, an) 1 · Introduction · Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg · in 2 · Great-Aunt Allie’s Flypapers [Adam Dalgliesh] · P. D. James · nv Verdict of 13 ed. Julian Symons, Faber and Faber, 1978 23 · A Reason to Die [Dan Fortune] · Michael Collins · nv The New Black Mask Quarterly No.2 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, HBJ, 1985 48 · Little Lamb · Bill Pronzini · vi Small Felonies by Bill Pronzini, St. Martin's, 1988 53 · Chee’s Witch [Jim Chee] · Tony Hillerman · ss The New Black Mask No.7 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, HBJ, 1986 63 · Collecting Ackermans · Lawrence Block · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July 1977 83 · The Man Who Shot Lewis Vance [Toby Peters] · Stuart M. Kaminsky · nv The Eyes Have It ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1984 102 · The Granny Woman · Dorothy B. Hughes · nv Gamma #2, 1963 122 · The Siren and the Shill · John W. Jakes · nv Accused Detective Story Magazine May 1956 149 · Time and Time Again [Nicky Welt] · Harry Kemelman · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1962, as “The Man with the Two Watches” 162 · Deceptions [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · nv A Matter of Crime, Vol. 1 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, Harvest, 1987 182 · All the Heroes Are Dead · Clark Howard · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1982 199 · Failed Prayers [Jack Dwyer] · Edward Gorman · ss Mystery Scene Reader ed. Edward Gorman, Fedora, 1987 210 · The Phantom Pistol · Jack Adrian · ss 222 · Storm [87th Precinct] · Ed McBain · nv Argosy November 1961, as “Murder on Ice”

The Fifties: The End of Summer ed. Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg--- see under Barry N. Malzberg.

The Giant Book of Horror Stories ed. Bill Pronzini, Barry N. Malzberg & Martin H. Greenberg (Magpie, November 1991, 1-85487-117-X, £3.99, 597pp, tp, an)     Reprint (Galahad 1985 as Great Tales of Horror and the Supernatural) anthology, slightly abridged from The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural (Arbor House, 1981).

Great Modern Police Stories ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (Walker US, 1986, 0-8027-0881-1, $15.95, 223pp, hc, an) ix · Introduction · Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg · in 1 · The Detective’s Dilemma [Inspector Burke] · Cornell Woolrich · nv Detective Fiction Weekly October 26 1940 32 · I Always Get the Cuties · John D. MacDonald · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1954 40 · H as in Homicide [Mitch Taylor; Bill Decker] · Lawrence Treat · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1964 52 · Night Work · William Campbell Gault · ss The Saint Detective Magazine July 1954 67 · Drowned Men’s Inn [Insp. Jules Maigret] · Georges Simenon; translated by Jean Stewart · nv Maigret’s Pipe by Georges Simenon, tr. Jean Stewart, Hamish Hamilton, 1977 translated from the French (“L’Auberge aux Noyés”, Police-Film/Police-Roman, November 11, 1938). 96 · Captain Heimrich Stumbles [Captain M.L. Heimrich] · Frances & Richard Lockridge · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1959 105 · By Child Undone · Jack Ritchie · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 1967 116 · The King in Pawn [Patrick Petrella] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) March 1960 129 · Captain Leopold Goes to the Dogs [Captain Leopold] · Edward D. Hoch · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 23 1980 149 · Hit-and-Run [Jill Smith] · Susan Dunlap · ss 159 · The Half-Invisible Man · Bill Pronzini & Jeffrey M. Wallmann · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1974 171 · Nightshade [87th Precinct] · Ed McBain · na Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1970

Great Tales of Horror and the Supernatural ed. Bill Pronzini, Martin H. Greenberg & Barry N. Malzberg (A&W/Galahad, 1985, 0-88365-699-X, $8.98, 597pp, hc, an)     Abridged reprint of The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural (Arbor House, 1981), omitting “Mass Without Voices” by Arthur L. Samuels. 11 · Introduction · Stephen King · in (r) 25 · Hop-Frog · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Flag of Our Union March 17 1849 32 · Rappaccini’s Daughter [Rappaccini] · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review December 1844, as “Writings of Aurépine” 62 · Squire Toby’s Will · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Temple Bar January 1868 91 · The Squaw · Bram Stoker · ss Holly Leaves December 2 1893 103 · The Jolly Corner · Henry James · nv The English Review December 1908 135 · “Man Overboard!” · Winston Churchill · ss The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine January 1899 139 · The Hand · Theodore Dreiser · nv Munsey’s Magazine May 1919 157 · The Valley of the Spiders · H. G. Wells · ss Pearson’s Magazine March 1903 168 · The Middle Toe of the Right Foot · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner August 17 1890 177 · Pickman’s Model · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales October 1927 190 · Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales July 1943 207 · The Screaming Laugh · Cornell Woolrich · ss Clues Detective Stories November 1938 228 · A Rose for Emily · William Faulkner · ss The Forum April 1930 238 · Bianca’s Hands · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Argosy (UK) May 1947 247 · The Girl with the Hungry Eyes · Fritz Leiber · ss The Girl with the Hungry Eyes, Avon, 1949 262 · Shut a Final Door · Truman Capote · ss The Atlantic Monthly August 1947 276 · Come and Go Mad · Fredric Brown · nv Weird Tales July 1949 317 · The Scarlet King · Evan Hunter · ss Manhunt December 25 1954 328 · Sticks [Cthulhu] · Karl Edward Wagner · nv Whispers March 1974 347 · Sardonicus · Ray Russell · nv Playboy January 1961 380 · A Teacher’s Rewards · Robert S. Phillips · ss The Land of Lost Content by Robert Phillips, Vanguard, 1970 388 · The Roaches · Thomas M. Disch · ss Escapade October 1965 397 · The Jam · Henry Slesar · ss Playboy November 1958 403 · Black Wind · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1979 408 · The Road to Mictlantecutli · Adobe James · ss Adam Bedside Reader #20, 1965 422 · Passengers · Robert Silverberg · ss Orbit 4 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1968 435 · The Explosives Expert · John Lutz · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 1967 442 · Call First · Ramsey Campbell · ss Night Chills ed. Kirby McCauley, Avon, 1975 447 · The Fly · Arthur Porges · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1952 452 · Namesake · Elizabeth Morton · vi Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic July 1981 454 · Camps · Jack M. Dann · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1979 480 · You Know Willie · Theodore R. Cogswell · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1957 485 · The Mindworm · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Worlds Beyond December 1950 498 · Warm · Robert Sheckley · ss Galaxy Science Fiction June 1953 507 · Transfer · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Fantastic Stories August 1975 514 · The Doll · Joyce Carol Oates · nv Epoch 1980 536 · If Damon Comes [Oxrun Station] · Charles L. Grant · ss The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series VI ed. Gerald W. Page, DAW, 1978 548 · The Oblong Room [Captain Leopold] · Edward D. Hoch · ss The Saint Magazine July 1967 558 · The Party · William F. Nolan · ss Playboy April 1967 568 · The Crate · Stephen King · nv Gallery July 1979

Great Tales of the West ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg (Galahad Books, 1982, 0-88365-702-3, 445pp, hc, an)     Revised as Arbor House Treasury of Great Western Stories (Arbor House 1982). 11 · Introduction · John Jakes · in 23 · Part One: The First Fifty Years 25 · Buck Fanshaw’s Funeral · Mark Twain · ss from Roughing It, American Publishing Company, 1872 33 · How Santa Claus Came to Simpson’s Bar · Bret Harte · ss The Atlantic Monthly March 1872 46 · The Blue Hotel · Stephen Crane · nv Collier’s Weekly November 26 1898 72 · The Vengeance of Padre Arroyo · Gertrude Atherton · ss Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine July 1891 78 · The Reformation of Calliope · O. Henry · ss Associated Sunday Magazine February 28 1904, as by Sydney Porter 86 · Timberline · Owen Wister · ss The Saturday Evening Post March 7 1908 97 · All Gold Canyon · Jack London · nv The Century Magazine November 1905 115 · The Honk-Honk Breed · Stewart Edward White · ss Everybody’s Magazine July 1907 124 · The Trouble Man · Eugene Manlove Rhodes · ss The Saturday Evening Post November 20 1909 141 · From Missouri · Zane Grey · nv McCall’s Magazine August 1926 164 · Ananias Green [Andy Green; Flying U Ranch] · B. M. Bower · ss The Popular Magazine February 1909 175 · The Hold-Up [Hopalong Cassidy] · Clarence E. Mulford · ss The Coming of Cassidy by Clarence E. Mulford, A.L. Burt, 1913 188 · Science at Heart’s Desire [Dan Anderson] · Emerson Hough · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 1 1904 199 · Last Warning · William MacLeod Raine · ss Short Stories January 10 1943 210 · The Weight of Obligation · Rex Beach · ss Crimson Gardenia, and Other Tales of Adventure by Rex Beach, Harper & Brothers, 1916 229 · Dust Storm · Max Brand · ss Collier’s April 3 1937 243 · Part Two: The Second Fifty Years 245 · Top Hand · Luke Short · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 30 1943 257 · High Wind · Ernest Haycox · ss Collier’s January 5 1935 271 · The Gift of Cochise · Louis L’Amour · ss Collier’s July 5 1952 285 · First Principal · A. B. Guthrie, Jr. · ss Gunsmoke 1953 294 · I Woke Up Wicked · Dorothy M. Johnson · ss Collier’s February 18 1955 308 · Sergeant Houck · Jack Schaefer · nv Collier’s July 14 1951 327 · The Woman at Apache Wells · John Jakes · ss Max Brand’s Western Magazine September 1952, as “Lobo Loot” 335 · The Boy Who Smiled · Elmore Leonard · ss Gunsmoke June 1953 347 · Hired Gun · William R. Cox · ss Argosy January 1951 357 · Due Process · Steve Frazee · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1960, as “All Legal and Proper” 374 · Riverboat Fighter · Brian Garfield · ss They Opened the West ed. Tom Blackburn, Doubleday, 1967 386 · Snowblind · Evan Hunter · ss Gunsmoke August 1953 395 · The Hanging Man · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 12 1981 408 · The Patriarch of Gunsight Flat · Wayne D. Overholser · ss The Blue Book Magazine June 1950 419 · Rainbow Captive · Stephen Overholser · ss Antæus #25/26, Spring/Summer 1977 430 · The Trap · Clay Fisher · nv The Oldest Maiden Lady in New Mexico, and Other Stories by Clay Fisher, Macmillan, 1962