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The Mysterious Bruce (The Brucedale Press, 1997, 1-896922-02-3, C$9.95, 89pp, tp, oa)
Original anthology of six stories, the winners of a contest to support literacy programs in Bruce County, Ontario. Winners chosen by Ken Weber.

5 · Let Your Light Shine · Jamie Smith · ss

19 · The Broken Bolt Mystery · Ian Walker · ss

34 · Charlie’s House · Katharine Ferguson · ss

51 · Dream Rider · James R. Winegarden · ss

62 · Found Money · Patricia Bowes · ss

81 · The Skinflinter Mystery · Marion Fields Wyllie · ss

Mysterious Christmas Tales: Horror Stories for the Festive Season (Scholastic UK, October 1993, 0-590-54127-7, £9.99, 272pp, hc, oa)
Original anthology of nine young-adult horror stories, including pieces by Robert Swindells and Garry Kilworth.

5 · Cloud Cover · Robert Swindells · nv

29 · Stocking Filler · Gillian Cross · nv

55 · Christmas Game · Susan Price · nv

79 · Squatters · Jill Bennett · nv

115 · Hunter’s Hall · Garry Kilworth · ss

135 · The Crossing · Joe Boyle · nv

165 · The Dark Shaft · Malcolm Rose · nv

215 · Home for Christmas · David Belbin · nv

245 · Burning Memories · Adèle Geras · nv

Mysterious Christmas Tales: Horror Stories for the Festive Season (Scholastic UK, October 20, 1994, 0-590-54168-4, £4.99, 272pp, tp, an)
Reprint (Scholastic UK 1993) original anthology of nine young-adult horror stories, including pieces by Robert Swindells and Garry Kilworth. Illustrated by David Wyatt.

5 · Cloud Cover · Robert Swindells · nv Mysterious Christmas Tales, Scholastic UK, 1993

29 · Stocking Filler · Gillian Cross · nv Mysterious Christmas Tales, Scholastic UK, 1993

55 · Christmas Game · Susan Price · nv Mysterious Christmas Tales, Scholastic UK, 1993

79 · Squatters · Jill Bennett · nv Mysterious Christmas Tales, Scholastic UK, 1993

115 · Hunter’s Hall · Garry Kilworth · ss Mysterious Christmas Tales, Scholastic UK, 1993

135 · The Crossing · Joe Boyle · nv Mysterious Christmas Tales, Scholastic UK, 1993

165 · The Dark Shaft · Malcolm Rose · nv Mysterious Christmas Tales, Scholastic UK, 1993

215 · Home for Christmas · David Belbin · nv Mysterious Christmas Tales, Scholastic UK, 1993

245 · Burning Memories · Adèle Geras · nv Mysterious Christmas Tales, Scholastic UK, 1993

Mysterious Erotic Tales (Castle, November 1996, 0-7858-0725-X, $8.99, 244pp, hc, an, cover by Delphin Enjolras)
Reprint (Michael O’Mara 1996) anthology of 13 stories, eight new.

1 · An Outside Interest · Ruth Rendell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 27 1982, as “The Man Who Frightened Women”

15 · Collette’s Column · Andy Harrison · nv

37 · The Undead · Robert Bloch · ss The Book Sail 16th Anniversary Catalog, 1984

43 · Elvara Should Be Easy · J. K. Haderack · nv

67 · Angel · Philip Robinson · ss

85 · The Birds Poised to Fly · Patricia Highsmith · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1969, as “Poised to Fly”

99 · Old Times · Alick Newman · ss

117 · Plucked · Frank Finch · nv

141 · The Secret of the Growing Gold · Bram Stoker · ss Black & White January 23 1892

157 · Catherine Would · Sidney Gray · ss

177 · What Might Have Been · Elizabeth Kay · nv

217 · Berenice · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Southern Literary Messenger March 1835

227 · The Plain Brown Envelope · Lynn Wood · ss

The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology (The Mysterious Press, May 2001, 0-89296-739-0, $25.00, 357pp, hc, oa)
Original anthology of 18 stories celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Mysterious Press.

xi · Introduction · Sara Ann Freed & William Malloy · in

xiii · Foreword · Otto Penzler · fw

1 · Come Again? · Donald E. Westlake · nv

28 · The Anniversary Waltz [Amos Walker] · Loren D. Estleman · ss

45 · Inscrutable · Joe Gores · ss

65 · The Usual Table · Peter Lovesey · ss

79 · THEM! · William Marshall · nv

100 · The Impostor · Marcia Muller · nv

122 · Activity in the Flood Plain · Ed McBain · nv

151 · Sometimes Something Goes Wrong · Stuart M. Kaminsky · nv

172 · Countess Kathleen · Jerome Charyn · nv

184 · Instinct · Archer Mayor · nv

205 · What’s in a Name? · Margaret Maron · ss

221 · Coming Around the Mountain · James Crumley · ss

234 · Handle with Care · M. C. Beaton · ss

251 · The Mule Rustlers · Joe R. Lansdale · nv

276 · Body Zone · Lindsey Davis · nv

301 · Revision · Robert Greer · ss

312 · Birdbath · Charlotte Carter · nv

334 · High Maintenance · Beth Saulnier · nv

Mystery (Houghton Mifflin, 1989, 0-395-45996-6, $4.00, 151pp, tp, an)
Textbook, includes discussions after each story and a glossary.

7 · The Case of the Perfect Maid [Miss Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss The Strand Magazine April 1942, as “The Perfect Maid”

31 · The Third Floor Flat [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine January 1929

63 · The Image in the Mirror [Lord Peter Wimsey] · Dorothy L. Sayers · nv Hangman’s Holiday by Dorothy L. Sayers, Gollancz, 1933

105 · The Red-Headed League [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine August 1891

142 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

The Mystery Book (Farrar & Rinehart, 1939, 600pp, hc, an)

1 · About the Disappearance of Agatha King… · Anthony Abbot · nv Cosmopolitan June 1932

29 · Death Stops at a Tourist Camp · Leslie Ford · na The American Magazine April 1936

119 · Mr. Pinkerton: Passage for One [Evan Pinkerton] · David Frome · na The American Magazine February 1938, as “Passage for One”

203 · The Curve of the Catenary · Mary Roberts Rinehart · na Pictorial Review June 1916 (+2)

343 · Red Threads [Insp. Cramer] · Rex Stout · n.

Mystery Cats (Signet, December 1991, 0-451-17101-2, $4.99, 256pp, pb, an)
Anthology of 16 crime & mystery stories featuring cats that originally appeared in EQMM and AHMM.

9 · Introduction · Cynthia Manson · in

11 · SuSu and the 8:30 Ghost · Lilian Jackson Braun · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1964

25 · Miss Paisley’s Cat · Roy Vickers · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #114, May 1953

51 · Arnold · Fred Hamlin · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1986

62 · Cat’s-Paw · Mary Reed · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1988

71 · The Abominable House Guest · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Weird Tales March 1947, as “Fluffy”

81 · The Faithful Cat · Patricia Moyes · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1983

102 · The Lady Wore Black · Hugh B. Cave · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1984

121 · Hardrock · Gary Erickson · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 1984

130 · The Beast Within · Margaret B. Maron · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July 1972, as by Margaret E. Brown

151 · The Theft of the Mafia Cat [Nick Velvet] · Edward D. Hoch · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1972

169 · The Old Gray Cat · Joyce Harrington · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1977

184 · The Highwayman’s Hostage [Dr. Sam: Johnson] · Lillian de la Torre · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1990

195 · The Black Cat · Edgar Allan Poe · ss United States Saturday Post and Chronicle August 19 1843

208 · A Visitor to Mombasa · James Holding · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1974

224 · Ming’s Biggest Prey · Patricia Highsmith · ss The Animal-Lover’s Book of Beastly Murder by Patricia Highsmith, Heinemann, 1975

237 · Long Live the Queen · Ruth Rendell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1991

Mystery, Magic, Voodoo & the Holy Grail ed. Stephanie Smith & Julia Stiles, uncredited (HarperCollinsAustralia/Voyager, September 2000, 0-7322-6580-0, 382pp, tp, oa, cover by Vivien Kubbos) [Ref. Selwa Anthony]
Original anthology of eight stories, edited by Julia Stiles & Stephanie Smith, who are not credited. The inspiration for the anthology came from the contributors’ agent Selwa Anthony. Authors include Kim Wilkins, Ian Irvine, and Caiseal Mór.

1 · The Death of Pamela · Kim Wilkins · na

53 · The Little Demon · Louise Katz · nv

87 · Poisoned Chalice · Ian Irvine · na

147 · Ghostwriting · Traci Harding · nv

181 · Goddess and the Geek · Louise Cusack · na

229 · Festival of Lights · Beverley Harper · na

281 · Out of Time Come Prophets · Tess Williams · na

325 · The Mountain of Myrrh · Caiseal Mór · na

Mystery’s Most Wanted (St. Martin’s, November 1997, 0-312-96476-5, $5.99, 336pp, pb, an)
Reprints 16 of the 25 stories from The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Fifth Annual Edition (Carroll & Graf, 1996) edited by the staff of Mystery Scene.

1 · She Rote [Charlie Resnick] · John Harvey · ss Fresh Blood ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, The Do-Not Press, 1996

16 · Valentine’s Night · Nancy Pickard · nv Crimes of the Heart ed. Carolyn G. Hart, Berkley, 1995

36 · The Matchmaker · Sharyn McCrumb · ss Crimes of the Heart ed. Carolyn G. Hart, Berkley, 1995

49 · The Judge’s Boy · Jean B. Cooper · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1995

65 · One Night at Dolores Park [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1995

76 · When Your Breath Freezes · Kathleen Dougherty · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1995

94 · Principles of Accounts · Ian Rankin · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1995

117 · Mommy · Max Allan Collins · nv Fear Itself ed. Jeff Gelb, Warner, 1995

139 · The End of It All · Ed Gorman · nv Cages by Ed Gorman, Deadline Press, 1995

174 · The Holes in the System [Sharon McCone; Rae Kelleher] · Marcia Muller · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1996

198 · Grace Notes [V.I. Warshawski] · Sara Paretsky · na Windy City Blues by Sara Paretsky, Delacorte, 1995

241 · Dirty Dancing · Carole Nelson Douglas · nv Malice Domestic 4 ed. Carolyn G. Hart, Pocket, 1995

266 · All That Glitters · Joan Hess · nv Crimes of the Heart ed. Carolyn G. Hart, Berkley, 1995

285 · The Pushover · Peter Lovesey · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1995

300 · Keller in Shining Armor [John Keller] · Lawrence Block · ss Playboy November 1995

324 · The Blackmailer · Anne Perry · ss Murder for Love ed. Otto Penzler, Delacorte, 1996

Mystery Stories (Hamlyn, 1981, £2.99, 188pp, hc, an)
Volume of 14 stories aimed at the younger reader. Later included in the omnibus volume Tales of Horror and Mystery (1993).

6 · The Blades · Joan Aiken · ss

20 · Lost Hearts · M. R. James · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1895

31 · The Signalman · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866, as “No. 1 Branch Line. The Signalman”

44 · The Picture of Dorian Gray [Dorian Gray] · Oscar Wilde · ex Ward, Lock & Co., 1891

61 · The Silver Mirror · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine August 1908

70 · The Stolen Cigar-Case · Bret Harte · ss The Saturday Evening Post November 24 1900

80 · The Mysterious Mansion · Honoré de Balzac · ss Shorter Stories from Balzac by Honoré de Balzac, Walter Scott, 1890, as “An Accursed House”
translated from the French (“La Grande Bretèche”, Contes Brun, 1831).

91 · Sweets from a Stranger · Nicholas Fisk · ss Horror Stories and Mystery Stories by Nicholas Fisk, 1978

101 · The Hitch-Hiker · Roald Dahl · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1977

101 · The Dream Woman · Wilkie Collins · nv Temple Bar November 1874 (+1)
revised from “Brother Morgan’s Story of the Dream-Woman” (The Queen of Hearts, Hurst and Blackett, 1859), itself revised from “The Ostler” (Household Words, Christmas 1855).

137 · The Masque of the Red Death · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May 1842, as “The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy”

143 · The Sailor-Boy’s Tale · Karen Blixen · ss Winter’s Tales by Isak Dinesen, Putnam, 1942, as by Isak Dinesen

155 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant · nv The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“Le Horla”, Gil Blas, October 26, 1886).

179 · The Mummy’s Foot · Théophile Gautier; translated by Lafcadio Hearn · ss New Orleans Item June 16 1878 (+1)
translated from the French (“Le Pied de Momie”, Musée de Familles, September 1840).

My Story That I Liked Best (International Magazine Company, 1925, hc, an)
Each story has a 2 or 3 page intro by the author with a full page photo of each.

· Introduction · Ray Long · in

· The Gay Old Dog · Edna Ferber · nv Metropolitan October 1917

· The Escape of Mr. Trimm · Irvin S. Cobb · nv The Saturday Evening Post November 27 1909

· Point · Peter B. Kyne · ss Cosmopolitan July 1922

· Kazan [Kazan] · James Oliver Curwood · ss The Red Book Magazine August 1912

· The Third Man [Webster Burgess] · Meredith Nicholson · ss Collier’s May 13 1916

· Money to Burns · H. C. Witwer · ss Cosmopolitan August 1923

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