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The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2022 ed. Jess Walter (Mariner, November 1, 2022, 978-0-06-326448-9, tp, an) ix · Foreword · Steph Cha · fw xiii · Introduction · Jess Walter · in 1 · La Chingona · Hector Acosta · ss The Eviction of Hope ed. Colin Conway, Original Ink Press, 2021 16 · Lucky Thirteen · Tracy Clark · ss Midnight Hour ed. Abby L. Vandiver, Crooked Lane Books, 2021 29 · An Ache So Divine · S. A. Cosby · ss Jukes & Tonks ed. Michael Bracken & Gary Phillips, Down & Out Books, 2021 42 · Detainment · Alex Espinoza · ss Speculative Los Angeles ed. Denise Hamilton, Akashic Books, 2021 56 · Here’s to New Friends · Jacqueline Freimor · ss When a Stranger Comes to Town ed. Michael Koryta, Hanover Square Press, 2021 67 · A Career Spent Disappointing People · Tod Goldberg · ss Palm Springs Noir ed. Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, Akashic Books, 2021 86 · The Very Last Time · Juliet Grames · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2021 101 · The Wind · Lauren Groff · ss The New Yorker February 1 2021 111 · No Man’s Land · James D. F. Hannah · ss Only the Good Die Young ed. Josh Pachter, Untreed Reads Publishing, 2021 123 · Return to Sender · Anthony Haywood · ss Jukes & Tonks ed. Michael Bracken & Gary Phillips, Down & Out Books, 2021 140 · Harriet Point · Leslie Jones · ss The Southern Review Winter 2021 159 · Stingers · LaToya Jovena · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2021 168 · God Bless America · Elaine Kagan · ss Collectibles ed. Lawrence Block, Subterranean Press, 2021 186 · A Bostonian (in Cambridge) · Dennis Lehane · ss Collectibles ed. Lawrence Block, Subterranean Press, 2021 206 · Remediation · Kristen Lepionka · ss This Time for Sure ed. Hank Phillippi Ryan, Down & Out Books, 2021 220 · Long Live the Girl Detective · Megan Pillow · ss Electric Literature March 31 2021 233 · Mata Hambre · Raquel V. Reyes · ss Midnight Hour ed. Abby L. Vandiver, Crooked Lane Books, 2021 242 · Turning Heart · David Heska Wanbli Weiden · ss This Time for Sure ed. Hank Phillippi Ryan, Down & Out Books, 2021 253 · Lycia · Brendan Williams-Childs · ss Colorado Review Fall/Winter 2021 268 · Thank You for Your Service · Matthew Wilson · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March/April 2021 295 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg 307 · Other Distinguished Mystery and Suspense of 2020 · [uncredited] · bi

Conversations with the Weird Tales Circle ed. Jerad Walters & John Pelan--- see under John Pelan.

Opting Out and Other Departures by John Walters (Astaria Books, August 3, 2014, 978-1-5005-9616-3, $14.99, 296pp, tp, oc)     Details taken from online listing. 1 · Opting Out · John Walters · ss 14 · End Notes · John Walters · ar 50 · Portals · John Walters · ss 70 · Plants · John Walters · ss 88 · Lady Linguist · John Walters · nv 116 · Evermore · John Walters · ss 123 · A Gathering of Shadows · John Walters · ss 142 · Slug · John Walters · nv 164 · The Precedent · John Walters · nv 187 · Weapons · John Walters · ss 203 · Downloading Catherine · John Walters · ss 221 · Opting In · John Walters · ss 240 · The Island Story, as Revised by One of the Participants · John Walters · ss 246 · The Call of the Open Road · John Walters · aw

Horror at Fontenay by Alan Hull Walton--- see under Alexandre Dumas.

Masters of Science Fiction, Vol. 1: Bryce Walton: “The Highest Mountain” and Other Tales by Bryce Walton (Armchair Fiction, September 30, 2018, 978-1-72769-368-3, $16.95, 319pp, tp, co)     Omits 1 story (“The Dark of the Moon”) from the 2011 edition of this title. Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · The Highest Mountain · Bryce Walton · ss Galaxy Science Fiction June 1952 22 · The Last Laugh · Bryce Walton · ss Planet Stories November 1951 44 · Back to Nature · Bryce Walton · ss Science Fiction Quarterly August 1956 56 · The Last Quarry · Bryce Walton · ss Fantastic Universe January 1956 69 · Star Bright · Bryce Walton · ss Science Fiction Quarterly May 1951 85 · Jack the Giant Killer · Bryce Walton · ss Fantastic Universe March 1955 102 · The Barrier · Bryce Walton · ss Imagination February 1951 112 · Earth Needs a Killer · Bryce Walton · nv Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories July/August 1950 145 · Dreadful Therapy · Bryce Walton · nv Science Fiction Quarterly August 1953 187 · Last Call · Bryce Walton · ss Planet Stories January 1952 203 · The Last Hero · Bryce Walton · ss Science Fiction Quarterly February 1954 214 · Doomsday 257 A.G.! · Bryce Walton · nv Planet Stories May 1952 243 · To Each His Star · Bryce Walton · ss Space Science Fiction May 1952 256 · They Will Destroy · Bryce Walton · nv Future Science Fiction Stories January 1952 298 · The Passion of Orpheus · Bryce Walton · nv Orbit v1 #3, 1954

Masters of Science Fiction, Volume 1: Bryce Walton: “Dark of the Moon” and Other Stories by Bryce Walton (Armchair Fiction, January 3, 2011, 978-1-61287-012-0, $16.95, 319pp, tp, co, cover by Alex Schomburg from Fantastic Universe January 1955)     Details taken from online listing. 5 · Dark of the Moon · Bryce Walton · ss Science Fiction Stories March 1957 19 · The Highest Mountain · Bryce Walton · ss Galaxy Science Fiction June 1952 35 · The Last Laugh · Bryce Walton · ss Planet Stories November 1951 54 · Back to Nature · Bryce Walton · ss Science Fiction Quarterly August 1956 65 · The Last Quarry · Bryce Walton · ss Fantastic Universe January 1956 77 · Star Bright · Bryce Walton · ss Science Fiction Quarterly May 1951 92 · Jack the Giant Killer · Bryce Walton · ss Fantastic Universe March 1955 109 · The Barrier · Bryce Walton · ss Imagination February 1951 118 · Earth Needs a Killer · Bryce Walton · nv Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories July/August 1950 151 · Dreadful Therapy · Bryce Walton · nv Science Fiction Quarterly August 1953 189 · Last Call · Bryce Walton · ss Planet Stories January 1952 204 · The Last Hero · Bryce Walton · ss Science Fiction Quarterly February 1954 214 · Doomsday 257 A.G.! · Bryce Walton · nv Planet Stories May 1952 244 · To Each His Star · Bryce Walton · ss Space Science Fiction May 1952 256 · They Will Destroy · Bryce Walton · nv Future Science Fiction Stories January 1952 299 · The Passion of Orpheus · Bryce Walton · nv Orbit v1 #3, 1954

Casserole Diplomacy and Other Stories: An On Spec 25th Anniversary Retrospective ed. Diane L. Walton, Robin S. Carson, Barb Galler-Smith, Barry Hammond, Susan MacGregor, Ann Marston & Jena Snyder--- see under Robin S. Carson.

Above Ker-Is and Other Stories by Evangeline Walton (Nodens Books, March 2012, 978-0-615-59887-1, $15.00, 134pp, tp, co)     Collection of ten fantasy stories, four original. Edited and with historical notes and introduction by Douglas A. Anderson. Details taken from online listing. vii · Introduction · Douglas A. Anderson · in 3 · Above Ker-Is · Evangeline Walton · ss The Fantastic Imagination II ed. Robert H. Boyer & Kenneth J. Zahorski, Avon, 1978 13 · The Judgment of St. Yves · Evangeline Walton · ss Elsewhere ed. Terri Windling & Mark Alan Arnold, Ace, 1981 23 · The Mistress of Kaer-Mor · Evangeline Walton · ss The Phoenix Tree ed. Robert H. Boyer & Kenneth J. Zahorski, Avon, 1980 35 · The Tree of Perkunas · Evangeline Walton · ss 45 · Werewolf · Evangeline Walton · ss 57 · The Ship from Away · Evangeline Walton · ss Elsewhere Vol. II ed. Terri Windling & Mark Alan Arnold, Ace, 1982 61 · Lus-Mor · Evangeline Walton · ss 71 · At the End of the Corridor · Evangeline Walton · ss Weird Tales May 1950 83 · They That Have Wings · Evangeline Walton · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction November/December 2011 103 · The Other One · Evangeline Walton · nv 121 · Story Notes · Douglas A. Anderson · ms

Turnover by Jo Walton (Birmingham Science Fiction Group, November 2013, £8.00, 21pp, ph, ss, cover by David A. Hardy) [Novacon Booklets]     Original short story issued in a limited edition of 300 numbered copies, to coincide with Meaney’s Guest of Honour appearance at Novacon 43. Details taken from online listing.

Behind the Song ed. K. M. Walton (Sourcebooks Fire, October 13, 2017, 978-1-4926-3881-0, £7.99, 400pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by Martin Wooster. vi · Introduction · K. M. Walton · in 1 · Foreword · Ameriie · fw 6 · Suburbiana (or, The Return of Super Frog) · David Arnold · ss; inspired by Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs”. 28 · Miss Atomic Bomb · Anthony Breznican · nv; inspired by The Killers’ “Miss Atomic Bomb”. 64 · “Cold Beverage”: The Song I Wrote That Changed My Life · G. Love · mm 82 · Tiffany Twisted · Ellen Hopkins · ss; inspired by the Eagles’ “Hotel California”. 104 · How Miracles Begin · James Howe · mm; inspired by James Howe and Mark Davis’s “Planting Trees”. 128 · The Opposite of Ordinary · Beth Kephart · mm; inspired by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim’s “Somewhere (There’s A Place for Us)”. 142 · About You Now · Elisa Ludwig · nv; inspired by Oasis’s “Wonderwall”. 172 · You Know Something’s Happening Here (But You Don’t Know What It Is) · Jonathan Maberry · mm; inspired by Bob Dylan’s “Ballad of a Thin Man”. 190 · Time to Soar · Donn Thompson Morelli · nv; inspired by Amy Winehouse’s “October Song”. 218 · City Girl · E. C. Myers · nv; inspired by Keane’s “Somewhere Only We Know”. 256 · Second Chances · Ellen Oh · nv; inspired by 2NE1’s “It Hurts”. 286 · Anyone Other Than Me · Tiffany Schmidt · nv; inspired by the Dave Matthews Band’s “Dancing Nancies”. 322 · The Ride · Suzanne Young · ss; inspired by Jimmy Eat World’s “The Middle”. 342 · Doomed? · K. M. Walton · ss; inspired by Marcy Playground’s “All The Lights Went Out”.

Demons: A Clash of Steel Anthology ed. Jason M. Waltz (Rogue Blades Entertainment, June 30, 2010, 978-0-9820536-4-5, $13.00, 236pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from online listing. · Foreword · Armand Rosamilia · fw · The Lesser [Murphy’s Lore] · Patrick Thomas · ss · Bodyguard of the Dead · C. L. Werner · ss · The First League out from Land · Brian Dolton · ss · The Beast of Lyoness · Christopher Stires · ss · Box of Bones · Jonathan Moeller · ss · The Man with the Webbed Throat · Steve Moody · ss · Son of the Rock · Laura J. Underwood · ss · The Furnace · Sandro G. Felcher · ss · Toxic · Steven L. Shrewsbury · ss · Azieran: Bound by Virtue [Azieran] · Christopher Heath · ss · When the Darkness Grows · Frederick Tor · ss · Joenna’s Ax · Elaine Isaak · ss · By Hellish Means · Bill Ward · ss · Blood Ties · Trista Robichaud · ss · The Pact · Jon Green · ss · Into Shards · Murray Leeder · ss · Fifteen Breaths · Phil Emery · ss · Mistaken Identity · Robert J. Santa · ss · Imprisoned · Carl Walmsley · ss · Azieran: Racked upon the Altar of Eeyuu [Azieran] · Christopher Heath · ss · Demon Heart · Bryan Berg · ss · Through the Dark · Darla Bowen · ss · Kron Darkbow · Ty Johnston · ss · Zeerembuk · Steve Goble · ss Flashing Swords Winter 2008 · Born Warriors · T. W. Williams · ss · The Sacrifice · Jason Irrgang · ss · The Fearsome Hunger · Rob Mancebo · ss · The Vengeance of Tibor · Ron Shiflet · ss Weird Worlds #3, October 2008

Neither Beg Nor Yield: Stories with S&S Attitude ed. Jason M. Waltz (Rogue Blades, January 2024, 979-8856374406, $20.00, 464pp, pb, oa, cover by M. D. Jackson) 1 · It’s Not Gentle · Jason M. Waltz · in 4 · Hunter and Prey [Shintaro Oba] · C. L. Werner · nv 30 · Prince of Dragons [Kormak] · William King · ss 52 · Suspension in Silver [Irons] · Eric Turowski · ss 68 · Soldier, Seeker, Slayer · John C. Hocking · ss 84 · Harvest of the Blood King [Bohun of Damzullah] · Steve Dilks · nv 122 · The Stone from the Stars · Chuck Dixon · ss 142 · Evil World [Gnori] · John R. Fultz · ss 156 · Reckoning [Nasach of the Spear] · Keith J. Taylor · ss 174 · Golden Devils of the Crypt · Phil Emery · nv 200 · The Undead of Sul-Atet · David C. Smith · nv 228 · The Shades of Nacross Hill [Kaimer] · Frederick Tor · ss 242 · The Organ Grinder’s Monkey · Joe R. Lansdale · ss 256 · Vengeance, by Wind and Tide · Eadwine Brown · ss 280 · Isekai Sengokumonogatari · Glen Cook · nv 308 · Bona Na Croín · Jeff Stewart · ss 330 · Virgins for Khuul [Calthus] · Steve Goble · nv 356 · The Last Vandals on Earth · Steven Erikson · nv 386 · The Barbarian’s Lawyer · Lawrence A. Weinstein · ss 402 · Reflection from a Tarnished Mirror [Hanuvar Cabera] · Howard Andrew Jones · nv 464 · Maiden Flight · Adrian Cole · ss

The Complete Ivy Frost by Donald Wandrei (Haffner Press, December 2020, 978-1-893887-61-9, $50.00, xv+702pp, hc, co, cover by Raymond Swanland)     Limited to 1,000 copies A slipcased edition (-62-6, $150.00), limited to 100 numbered copies and bound with an exclusive chapbook (Three More Mysteries) was announced but has not yet been published. Details taken from online listing. xi · Introduction · D. H. Olson · in 1 · Frost [Prof. I.V. (“Ivy”) Frost] · Donald Wandrei · nv Clues September 1934 41 · Green Man—Creeping [Prof. I.V. (“Ivy”) Frost] · Donald Wandrei · nv Clues November 1934 79 · They Could Not Kill Him [Prof. I.V. (“Ivy”) Frost] · Donald Wandrei · nv Clues Detective Stories February 1935 121 · Bride of the Rats [Prof. I.V. (“Ivy”) Frost] · Donald Wandrei · nv Clues Detective Stories April 1935 173 · The Artist of Death [Prof. I.V. (“Ivy”) Frost] · Donald Wandrei · nv Clues Detective Stories June 1935 217 · Death Descending [Prof. I.V. (“Ivy”) Frost] · Donald Wandrei · nv Clues Detective Stories August 1935 259 · Impossible [Prof. I.V. (“Ivy”) Frost] · Donald Wandrei · nv Clues Detective Stories October 1935 297 · Merry-Go-Round [Prof. I.V. (“Ivy”) Frost] · Donald Wandrei · nv Clues Detective Stories December 1935 339 · Giants in the Valley [Prof. I.V. (“Ivy”) Frost] · Donald Wandrei · nv Clues Detective Stories February 1936 379 · Bone Crusher [Prof. I.V. (“Ivy”) Frost] · Donald Wandrei · nv Clues Detective Stories April 1936 411 · Panda [Prof. I.V. (“Ivy”) Frost] · Donald Wandrei · nv Clues Detective Stories July 1936 449 · The Lunatic Plague [Prof. I.V. (“Ivy”) Frost] · Donald Wandrei · nv Clues Detective Stories August 1936 493 · Killer’s Bait [Prof. I.V. (“Ivy”) Frost] · Donald Wandrei · nv Clues Detective Stories November 1936 527 · Stolen from the Morgue [Prof. I.V. (“Ivy”) Frost] · Donald Wandrei · nv Clues Detective Stories January 1937 567 · Blood in the Golden Crystal [Prof. I.V. (“Ivy”) Frost] · Donald Wandrei · nv Clues Detective Stories March 1937 601 · A Beetle or a Fox [Prof. I.V. (“Ivy”) Frost] · Donald Wandrei · nv Clues Detective Stories June 1937 635 · Skeletons, Inc. [Prof. I.V. (“Ivy”) Frost] · Donald Wandrei · nv Clues Detective Stories August 1937 673 · Electric Devils [Prof. I.V. (“Ivy”) Frost] · Donald Wandrei · ss Clues Detective Stories September 1937