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Make a Prison by Lawrence Block (Crippen & Landru, 1999, ph, ss)
Chapbook distributed with One Night Stands.

The Naked and the Deadly: Lawrence Block in Men’s Adventure Magazines by Lawrence Block (New Texture, May 22, 2023, 978-1-943444-63-2, $17.95, 444pp, tp, co) [edited by Robert Deis & Wyatt Doyle]
Also available in hardcover (-62-5, $36.00) with a bonus story by Block.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

9 · Tricks of the Trade · Wyatt Doyle & Robert Deis · in

17 · A Naked and Deadly Introduction · Lawrence Block · in

24 · Queen of the Clipper Ships · [unknown author] · ts Real Men April 1958, as by Sheldon Lord; although published as by Sheldon Lord, Block claims he didn’t write this story.

37 · The Greatest Ship Disaster in American History · Lawrence Block · ar Real Men April 1958, as by Sheldon Lord

45 · She Doesn’t Want You! · Lawrence Block · ts Real Men June 1958, as by Sheldon Lord

53 · Pleasure Cruise for 137 Corpses · Lawrence Block · ar Real Men November 1958, as by Sheldon Lord

61 · They Called Him “King of Pain” · Lawrence Block · ts All Man May 1961, as by Sheldon Lord

71 · Kills All Around Me · Lawrence Block · ts All Man September 1961, as by C. C. Jones

81 · The Naked and the Deadly [Ed London] · Lawrence Block · na Man’s Magazine October 1962

153 · Just Window Shopping · Lawrence Block · ss Man’s Magazine December 1962, as by Sheldon Lord

159 · Stag Party Girl [Ed London] · Lawrence Block · na Man’s Magazine August 1962

228 · Twin Call Girls [Ed London] · Lawrence Block · na Man’s Magazine August 1963

294 · Great Istanbul Gold Grab [Evan Tanner] · Lawrence Block · n. Gold Medal Books, 1966, as “The Thief Who Couldn’t Sleep”; condensed.

368 · Bring On the Girls [Evan Tanner] · Lawrence Block · n. Gold Medal Books, 1968, as “Two for Tanner”; condensed.

· Erotic Life of the “Fly Me” Stewardesses · Lawrence Block · ex from Sex and the Stewardess, as by John Warren Wells, Lancer, 1969, as by John Warren Wells; in hardback edition only.

The Night and the Music by Lawrence Block (Subterranean Press, September 2021, $30.00, hc, co, cover by John K. Snyder, III)
Reprint (Telemachus Press 2011) collection of “Matt Scudder” stories. Also available in a leatherbound edition, limited to 500 numbered, signed, copies, including the novella, “A Time to Scatter Stones” ($50.00).
Details taken from publisher website.

Resume Speed by Lawrence Block (Subterranean Press, December 31, 2016, 978-1-59606-795-0, $25.00, 104pp, hc, na, cover by Ken Laager)
Reprint (Lawrence Block 2016) mystery novella. This is the first print edition. Also available in a leatherbound edition, limited to 200 signed numbered copies ($40).

Ronald Rabbit Is a Dirty Old Man by Lawrence Block (Subterranean Press, February 2000, $16.00, 150pp, tp, n., cover: erotic novel. by Phil Parks)
Reprint (Bernard Geis Associates 1971) novel.

Sex on the Sand/Kiss and Run/Odd Girl by Lawrence Block, Barry N. Malzberg & Sally M. Singer--- see under Sheldon Lord.

The Single Girl by Lawrence Block--- see under Dr. Walter C. Brown.

Strange Embrace and 69 Barrow Street by Lawrence Block (Subterranean Press, January 2012, 978-1-59606-489-8, $30.00, 330pp, hc, om, cover by Robert McGinnis)
Omnibus of two early, pseudonymous, novels. A Hard Case Crime Book.

· 69 Barrow Street · Lawrence Block · n. Midwood, 1959, as by Sheldon Lord

· Strange Embrace · Lawrence Block · n. Beacon Books, 1962, as by Ben Christopher

Tanner’s Tiger by Lawrence Block (Subterranean Press, 2001, $30.00, 225pp, hc, n., cover by Phil Parks) [Evan Tanner]
Reprint (Gold Medal 1968) spy novel, with an original afterword by the author. Also available in a limited edition of 175 signed numbered copies bound in premium cloth, housed in a handcrafted slipcase ($75). Volume five in the series.

Threesome by Lawrence Block (Subterranean Press, April 1999, $75.00, 155pp, hc, n., cover by Phil Parks)
Reprint (Berkley 1970 as by Jill Emerson) erotic novel. Limited to 300 signed numbered copies. Also available in a “Collector’s Edition” limited to 40 signed traycased copies ($150).

A Time to Scatter Stones by Lawrence Block (Subterranean Press, January 2019, 978-1-59606-893-3, $25.00, 160pp, hc, na, cover by Patrick Faricy) [Matt Scudder]
Mystery novella. Also available in a limited edition of 500 signed, numbered, leatherbound, copies ($45.00).
Details taken from publisher website.

Alive in Shape and Color ed. Lawrence Block (Pegasus Books, December 5, 2017, 978-1-68177-561-6, $25.95, 288pp, hc, oa)
Subtitled “17 Paintings by Great Artists and the Stories They Inspired”.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

vii · Before We Begin… · Lawrence Block · fw

1 · Safety Rules · Jill D. Block · ss

19 · Pierre, Lucien, and Me · Lee Child · ss

29 · Girl with a Fan · Nicholas Christopher · ss

47 · The Third Panel · Michael Connelly · ss

59 · A Significant Find · Jeffery Deaver · ss

77 · Charlie the Barber · Joe R. Lansdale · nv

99 · After Georgia O’Keeffe’s Flower · Gail Levin · ss

109 · Ampurdan · Warren Moore · ss

119 · Orange Is for Anguish, Blue for Insanity · David Morrell · nv Prime Evil ed. Douglas E. Winter, NAL Signet, 1988

153 · Les Beaux Jours · Joyce Carol Oates · ss

175 · Truth Comes Out of Her Well to Shame Mankind · Thomas Pluck · ss

197 · The Great Wave · S. J. Rozan · ss

207 · Thinkers · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv

235 · Gaslight · Jonathan Santlofer · ss

257 · Blood in the Sun · Justin Scott · ss

273 · The Big Town · Sarah Weinman · ss

291 · Looking for David [Matt Scudder] · Lawrence Block · ss Whydunit? ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 1997

At Home in the Dark ed. Lawrence Block (Subterranean Press, May 2019, 978-1-59606-917-6, $40.00, 360pp, hc, oa, cover by Ken Laager)
Limited to 500 numbered copies signed by the editor.
Details taken from publisher website.

· It’s Getting Dark in Here · Lawrence Block · fw

· Hot Pants · Elaine Kagan · ss

· The Eve of Infamy · Jim Fusilli · ss

· Night Rounds · James Reasoner · ss

· The Flagellant · Joyce Carol Oates · ss

· The Things I’d Do · Ed Park · ss

· Favored to Death · N. J. Ayres · ss

· Rough Mix · Warren Moore · ss

· This Strange Bargain · Laura Benedict · ss

· The Senior Girls Bayonet Drill Team · Joe R. Lansdale · ss

· If Only You Would Leave Me · Nancy Pickard · ss

· Giant’s Despair · Duane Swierczynski · ss

· Whistling in the Dark · Richard Chizmar · ss

· O Swear Not by the Moon · Jill D. Block · ss

· Nightbound · Wallace Stroby · ss

· The Cucuzza Curse · Thomas Pluck · ss

· Cold Comfort · Hilary Davidson · ss

· Faun · Joe Hill · nv

The Best American Mystery Stories 2001 ed. Lawrence Block (Houghton Mifflin, October 2001, 0-618-12492-6, $27.50, 349pp, hc, an)
Anthology of 20 mystery stories from 2000. Series editor Otto Penzler. Also available in tp (-12491-8, $13.00).

ix · Foreword · Otto Penzler · fw

xiii · Introduction · Lawrence Block · in

1 · Things That Make Your Heart Beat Faster · Jennifer Anderson · nv The Missouri Review Spring 2000

25 · Lobster Night · Russell Banks · ss Esquire March 2000

43 · Prison Food · Michael Downs · ss Witness v14 #2, 2000

61 · In the Zone · Leslie Edgerton · ss High Plains Literary Review 2000

75 · The Paperhanger · William Gay · ss Harper’s Magazine February 2000

91 · A Book of Kells [John Francis Cuddy] · Jeremiah Healy · nv Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine Summer 2000

111 · Erie’s Last Day [Larry Erie] · Steve Hockensmith · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2000

133 · Under Suspicion · Clark Howard · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 2000

157 · Her Hollywood · Michael Hyde · ss Alaska Quarterly Review Fall/Winter 2000

169 · Family · Dan Leone · ss Literal Latté 2000

182 · Blood Sport · Thomas Lynch · ss Witness v14 #2, 2000

193 · Carnie · David Means · ss Witness v14 #2, 2000

202 · Tides · Kent Nelson · nv Georgia Review Summer 2000

228 · The Girl with the Blackened Eye · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Witness v14 #2, 2000

239 · Easy Street · T. Jefferson Parker · nv ASAP Press, 2000

271 · The Big Bite [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · nv Shots Winter 1999

285 · Missing in Action [Frank Bascombe Special Constable] · Peter Robinson · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 2000

305 · The Face-Lift · Roxana Robinson · ss The Atlantic Monthly August 2000

318 · Big Ranch · John Salter · ss Third Coast 2000

327 · Push Comes to Shove · Nathan Walpow · ss A Deadly Dozen ed. Susan B. Casmier, Aljean Harmetz & Cynthia Lawrence, Uglytown, 2000

337 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg

347 · Other Distinguished Mystery Stories of 2000 · [uncredited] · bi

Blood on Their Hands ed. Lawrence Block (Berkley, July 2003, 0425190358, $23.95, 340pp, hc, oa)
A Mystery Writers of America Anthology. Original anthology of 19 stories.

ix · Introduction · Lawrence Block · in

1 · Her Last Gift · Brendan DuBois · nv

23 · JoJo’s Gold · Noreen Ayres · ss

35 · Black Heart and Cabin Girl · Shelley Costa · nv

59 · One of Us · Tom Savage · ss

71 · A Trail of Mirrors · Tracy Knight · ss

91 · Along for the Ride · Aileen Schumacher · ss

103 · Red Meat · Elaine Viets · ss

119 · The Maids · G. Miki Hayden · ss

137 · Guardian Angel · Elaine Togneri · ss

155 · The Day of the 31st · Henry Slesar · nv

181 · Another Night to Remember · William E. Chambers · ss

195 · The Trouble with Harry · Stefanie Matteson · ss

213 · Any Old Mother · Charlotte Hinger · ss

229 · Guile Is Where It Goes · Dan Crawford · ss

241 · Doppelganger · Rhys Bowen · ss

253 · Bloody Victims · Mat Coward · ss

269 · Safety First · Marcia Talley · ss

281 · No Man’s Land · Elizabeth Foxwell · ss

299 · The Lady from Yesterday · Jeremiah Healy · nv

Collectibles ed. Lawrence Block (Subterranean Press, May 2021, 978-1-64524-045-7, $50.00, 320pp, hc, oa, cover by Ken Laager)
Limited to 750 numbered copies, signed by the editor.
Details taken from publisher website.

· The Elephant in the Living Room · Lawrence Block · in

· The Evan Price Signature Model · Junior Burke · ss

· Blue Book Value · S. A. Cosby · ss

· Mysterious Obsession · Otto Penzler · ex The Mysterious Bookshop, 2019

· A Collector of Friends · Janice Eidus · ss

· Lost Shows · Lee Goldberg · ss

· Bar Wall Panda · Rob Hart · ss

· God Bless America · Elaine Kagan · ss

· Mysterious Obsession · Otto Penzler · ex The Mysterious Bookshop, 2019

· Resonator · Kasey Lansdale · ss

· The Skull Collector · Joe R. Lansdale · nv

· A Bostonian (in Cambridge) · Dennis Lehane · ss

· Miss Golden Dreams · Joyce Carol Oates · ss

· Mysterious Obsession · Otto Penzler · ex The Mysterious Bookshop, 2019

· The Green Manalishi with the Two-Prong Crown · Thomas Pluck · ss

· Devil Sent the Rain · David Rachels · ss

· Chin Yong-Yun Meets a Mongol [Lydia Chin & Bill Smith] · S. J. Rozan · ss

· The Demise of Snot Rocket · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss

· Mysterious Obsession · Otto Penzler · ex The Mysterious Bookshop, 2019

· First Appearance · Alex Segura · ss

· Collecting Ackermans · Lawrence Block · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July 1977

The Darkling Halls of Ivy ed. Lawrence Block (Subterranean Press, May 2020, 978-1-59606-965-7, $50.00, 328pp, hc, oa, cover by Ken Laager)
Limited to 500 numbered copies, signed by the editor.
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

9 · Something to Skip · Lawrence Block · fw

15 · Requiem for a Homecoming · David Morrell · ss

27 · An Even Three · Reed Farrel Coleman · ss

41 · Writing Maeve Dubinsky · Jane Hamilton · nv

65 · Alt-AC · Warren Moore · ss

77 · Einstein’s Sabbath · David Levien · ss

95 · The Degree · Joe R. Lansdale · ss

103 · Rounded with a Sleep · A. J. Hartley · ss

125 · The Reasoners · Ian Rankin · nv

153 · Noise Cancellation · Tom Straw · ss

167 · Monkey in Residence · Xu Xi · ss

179 · Bertie and the Boat Race [Albert Edward, Prince of Wales] · Peter Lovesey · ss Crime Through Time ed. Miriam Grace Monfredo & Sharan Newman, Berkley, 1997

197 · That Golden Way · Owen King · nv

223 · With Footnotes and References · Gar Anthony Haywood · ss

237 · Penelope McCoy · Nicholas Christopher · ss

249 · Tess and Julie, Jule and Tess · Jill D. Block · ss

265 · Why She Didn’t Tell · John Lescroart · ss

277 · Foundational Education · Seanan McGuire · ss

289 · Goon #4 · Tod Goldberg · nv

Death Cruise ed. Lawrence Block (Cumberland House, 1999, 1-58182-007-0, $24.95, 408pp, hc, oa)
Original anthology of 16 new and four reprint crime stories set on the open seas.

7 · Introduction · Lawrence Block · in

13 · Problem at Sea [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss This Week January 12 1936

29 · Nine Points for Murder · Nancy Pickard · ss

45 · Hodegetria [John Francis Cuddy] · Jeremiah Healy · nv

71 · Under My Skin · Chris Rippen · ss

89 · S.O.S. · John Lutz · ss

105 · Honeymoon Cruise · Richard Deming · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 1966

123 · Rhine Ablaze · Jacques Toes · ss

143 · The Merry Ghosts of the Grampus · Arnaldo Correa · ss

163 · Lost and Found · Benjamin M. Schutz · nv

197 · The Wind & Mary · Piet Teigeler · ss

207 · The Theft of the Bingo Card [Nick Velvet] · Edward D. Hoch · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1990

225 · Mutiny of the Bounty Hunter · Ralph McInerny · ss

237 · The Mermaid · Jacob Vis · ss

251 · Chess on Board · Erik Amdrup · ss

259 · A Cruise to Forget · Barbara & Max Allan Collins · nv

285 · Havanightmare · José Latour · ss

299 · Miscalculation · Jan Burke · nv

327 · The Deep Blue Sea · Ina Bouman · ss

347 · Rumpole at Sea [Horace Rumpole] · John Mortimer · nv Rumpole à la Carte by John Mortimer, Viking, 1990

385 · The Time of His Life · Carolyn Wheat · ss

399 · Authors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Manhattan Noir ed. Lawrence Block (Akashic Books, April 2006, 1-888451-95-5, $14.95, 263pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir]

11 · Welcome to a Dark City · Lawrence Block · in

17 · The Good Samaritan · Charles Ardai · ss; set in Midtown.

36 · The Last Supper · Carol Lea Benjamin · ss; set in Greenwich Village.

46 · If You Can’t Stand the Heat · Lawrence Block · ss; set in Clinton.

58 · Rain · Thomas H. Cook · ss; set in Battery Park.

69 · A Nice Place to Visit · Jeffery Deaver · nv; set in Hell’s Kitchen.

106 · The Next Best Thing Bridge · Jim Fusilli · ss; set on the George Washington Bridge.

122 · Take the Man’s Pay · Robert Knightly · ss; set in the Garment District.

137 · The Laundry Room · John Lutz · ss; set on the Upper West Side.

151 · Freddie Prinze Is My Guardian Angel · Liz Martínez · ss; set in Washington Heights.

168 · The Organ Grinder · Maan Meyers · ss; set on the Lower East Side.

187 · Why Do They Have to Hit? · Martin Meyers · ss; set in Yorkville.

196 · Building · S. J. Rozan · ss; set in Harlem.

213 · The Most Beautiful Apartment in New York · Justin Scott · ss; set in Chelsea.

229 · The Last Round · C. J. Sullivan · ss; set in Inwood.

242 · Crying with Audrey Hepburn · Xu Xi · ss; set in Times Square.

258 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Manhattan Noir 2: The Classics ed. Lawrence Block (Akashic Books, September 2008, 978-1-933354-57-6, $15.95, 273pp, tp, an) [Akashic Noir]

11 · It’s Been Noir Around Here for Ages · Lawrence Block · in

21 · Part I: The Old School

23 · Mrs. Manstey’s View · Edith Wharton · ss Scribner’s Magazine July 1891; set in Greenwich Village.

37 · A Poker Game · Stephen Crane · ss Last Words by Stephen Crane, Digby, Long & Co., 1902; set in the East 40s.

41 · The Furnished Room · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World August 14 1904; set in the Lower West Side.

50 · Spanish Blood · Langston Hughes · ss Metropolis December 29 1934; set in Harlem.

60 · Sailor Off the Bremen · Irwin Shaw · ss The New Yorker February 25 1939; set in West Village.

73 · My Aunt from Twelfth Street · Jerome Weidman · ss The New Yorker August 12 1939; set in Alphabet City.

79 · Johnny One-Eye · Damon Runyon · ss Collier’s June 28 1941; set on Broadway.

96 · The Last Spin · Evan Hunter · ss Manhunt September 1956; set in Washington Heights.

107 · New York Blues · Cornell Woolrich · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1970; set in East 37th Street.

141 · Part II: The Poets

143 · The Raven · Edgar Allan Poe · pm New York Evening Mirror January 29 1845; set in West 84th Street.

150 · Selections from Chelsea Rooming House · Horace Gregory · pm Covici-Friede, 1930; set in Chelsea.

156 · Selections from the McSorley Poems · Geoffrey Bartholomew · pm Charlton Street Press, 2001; set in East Village.

167 · The Luger Is a 9 mm Automatic Handgun with a Parabellum Action · Jerrold Mundis · ss New Worlds #188, March 1969; set in Central Park.

178 · The Interceptor · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine August 1972; set on the Upper West Side.

192 · Crowded Lives · Clark Howard · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1989; set on Sixth Avenue.

210 · Young Isaac · Jerome Charyn · ss The Armchair Detective Summer 1990; set in Lower East Side.

221 · Love in the Lean Years · Donald E. Westlake · ss Playboy February 1992; set on Wall Street.

232 · A Manhattan Romance · Joyce Carol Oates · ss The Time Out Book of New York Short Stories ed. Nicholas Royle, Penguin, 1997; set in Central Park South.

248 · In for a Penny · Lawrence Block · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1999; set on Eighth Avenue.

257 · Two Over Easy · Susan Isaacs · ss; set in Murray Hill.

274 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Master’s Choice ed. Lawrence Block (Berkley, November 1999, 0-425-17031-4, $21.95, 244pp, hc, an)
A Mystery Writers of America Anthology. “Mystery stories by today’s top writers and the masters who inspired them.”

1 · Introduction · Lawrence Block · in

5 · The Wedding Gig · Stephen King · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1 1980

19 · Murder-Two · Joyce Carol Oates · nv Murder for Revenge ed. Otto Penzler, Delacorte, 1998

41 · The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown · Peter Lovesey · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1991

57 · Too Many Crooks [John Dortmunder] · Donald E. Westlake · ss Playboy August 1989

71 · Introduction to “Tired Old Man” · Harlan Ellison · is

· Tired Old Man · Harlan Ellison · ss No Doors, No Windows by Harlan Ellison, Pyramid, 1975

88 · The Problem of Cell 13 [Prof. Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen (The Thinking Machine)] · Jacques Futrelle · nv Boston American October 30 1905 - November 5 1905, as “The Mystery of Cell 13”

121 · En Famille · Ed Gorman · ss Murder At the Races ed. Peter Haining, Orion, 1995

131 · The Blue Hotel · Stephen Crane · nv Collier’s Weekly November 26 1898

157 · Another Room · Joan Hess · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1990

165 · Trick or Treat · Judith Garner · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1975

169 · High Stakes · John Lutz · ss The Saint Magazine June 1984

182 · August Heat · W. F. Harvey · ss Midnight House and Other Tales by William Fryer Harvey, Dent, 1910

187 · Souls Burning [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss New Crimes 3 ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson, 1991

196 · Murder of the Frankfurter Man · Benjamin Appel · ss 1934

201 · First Lead Gasser · Tony Hillerman · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1993

213 · Goodbye, Pops · Joe Gores · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1969

221 · How Far It Could Go · Lawrence Block · ss The Plot Thickens ed. Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, 1997

234 · In a Grove · John O’Hara · ss Assembly by John O'Hara, Random House, 1961

Master’s Choice Volume II ed. Lawrence Block (Berkley, November 2000, 0-425-17676-2, $23.95, 369pp, hc, an)

1 · Introduction · Lawrence Block · in

5 · Puppyland [Dr. Dave Westbrook] · Doug Allyn · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 1996

28 · Child of Another Time · William Bankier · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine mid July 1983

45 · The Man Next Door · Mary Higgins Clark · nv The Plot Thickens ed. Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, 1997

64 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843

69 · The Criminal · Joe Gores · ss Adam December 1970

80 · The Knife · John Russell · ss The Saturday Evening Post February 7 1925

89 · True Thomas · Reginald Hill · nv 2nd Culprit ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus, 1993

109 · Markheim · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885

123 · The Detective’s Wife · Edward D. Hoch · ss Crosscurrents October 1990

135 · You Can’t Be a Little Girl All Your Life · Stanley Ellin · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1958

157 · The Last One to Cry · Clark Howard · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1986

179 · The Absence of Emily · Jack Ritchie · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 28 1981

189 · The Interview · Evan Hunter · ss Playboy October 1971, as “The Sardinian Incident”

204 · Eleven O’Clock Bulletin · Robert Turner · ss Bluebook February 1955

213 · Adele [Lew Fonesca] · Stuart Kaminsky · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1995

231 · The Death of Colonel Thoureau · [uncredited] · ss The Knickerbocker September 1861

249 · Foggy Mountain Breakdown · Sharyn McCrumb · ss Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Other Stories by Sharyn McCrumb, Ballantine, 1997

261 · Sredni Vashtar · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 28 1910

267 · Lover · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Night-Side by Joyce Carol Oates, Vanguard Press, 1977

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

289 · Adventures in Babysitting · Ian Rankin · ss No Alibi ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Ringpull, 1995

303 · No Night by Myself · Mat Coward · ss No Alibi ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Ringpull, 1995

317 · Cousin Cora · Carolyn Wheat · ss Sisters in Crime 2 ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990

334 · A Jury of Her Peers · Susan Glaspell · nv Every Week March 5 1917
based on material from the play “Trifles”.

353 · Sometimes They Bite · Lawrence Block · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1976

365 · Cry Silence · Fredric Brown · ss Black Mask November 1948

Opening Shots ed. Lawrence Block (Cumberland House, October 2000, 1-58182-125-5, $24.95, 397pp, hc, an)
Great mystery and crime writers share their first published stories.

7 · An Opening Shot… · Lawrence Block · in

17 · Introduction to “Laud” · David Black · is

19 · Laud · David Black · nv 1978

39 · Introduction to “Double Glazing” · Simon Brett · is

41 · Double Glazing · Simon Brett · ss Winter’s Crimes 11 ed. George Hardinge, Macmillan UK, 1979

63 · Introduction to “Public Servant” · Max Allan Collins · is

64 · Public Servant · Max Allan Collins · ss Hardboiled #1, Summer 1985

81 · Introduction to “Spring Fever” · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · is

82 · Spring Fever · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #108, November 1952

107 · Introduction to “The Tree on Execution Hill” · Loren D. Estleman · is

108 · The Tree on Execution Hill · Loren D. Estleman · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine August 1977

117 · Introduction to “Now’s the Time” · John Harvey · is

119 · Now’s the Time [Charlie Resnick] · John Harvey · ss London Noir ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Serpent's Tail, 1994

131 · Introduction to “Death of a Romance Writer” · Joan Hess · is

133 · Death of a Romance Writer · Joan Hess · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1988

143 · Introduction to “Compliments of a Friend” · Susan Isaacs · is

145 · Compliments of a Friend · Susan Isaacs · na Murder Among Friends by The Adams Round Table, Berkley, 2000

189 · Introduction to “The Bathroom” · Peter Lovesey · is

191 · The Bathroom · Peter Lovesey · ss Winter’s Crimes 5 ed. Virginia Whitaker, Macmillan UK, 1973

203 · Introduction to “The Death of Me” · Margaret Maron · is

204 · The Death of Me · Margaret Maron · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1968, as by Margaret E. Brown

211 · Introduction to “Freedom” · Susan Moody · is

213 · Freedom · Susan Moody · ss New Crimes 2 ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson, 1990

225 · Introduction to “The Dripping” · David Morrell · is

228 · The Dripping [John Rambo] · David Morrell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1972

239 · Introduction to “A Taste of Life” · Sara Paretsky · is

240 · A Taste of Life · Sara Paretsky · ss Reader, I Murdered Him ed. Jen Green, The Women's Press, 1989

249 · Introduction to “Fan Mail” · Peter Robinson · is

251 · Fan Mail · Peter Robinson · ss Cold Blood II ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic Press, 1989

271 · Introduction to “Jim and Mary G” · James Sallis · is

272 · Jim and Mary G · James Sallis · ss Orbit 7 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1970

281 · Introduction to “The White Death” · Justin Scott · is

282 · The White Death · Justin Scott · ss Beastly Tales ed. Sara Peretsky, Wynwood, 1989

297 · Introduction to “The Tinder Box” · Minette Walters · is

298 · The Tinder Box · Minette Walters · na Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1999

369 · Introduction to “Arrest” · Donald E. Westlake · is

370 · Arrest · Donald E. Westlake · ss Manhunt January 1958

377 · Introduction to “You Can’t Lose” · Lawrence Block · is

379 · You Can’t Lose · Lawrence Block · ss Manhunt February 1958

387 · Authors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Opening Shots Volume 2: More Great Mystery and Crime Writers Share Their First Published Stories ed. Lawrence Block (Cumberland House, October 2001, 978-1-58182-218-2, $27.99, 432pp, tp, an)
A hardcover edition (978-1-63026-395-9, $24.95) was announced but not seen.

7 · An Opening Shot… · Lawrence Block · in

15 · Introduction to “Final Rites” · Doug Allyn · is

17 · Final Rites · Doug Allyn · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1985

35 · Introduction to “Don’t Kill a Karate Fighter” · William Chambers · is

37 · Don’t Kill a Karate Fighter · William Chambers · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1972

45 · Introduction to “Entrapped” · Harlan Coben · is

46 · Entrapped · Harlan Coben · ss Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine Spring 1997

63 · Introduction to “Yellow Gal” · Michael Collins · is

64 · Yellow Gal · Michael Collins · ss New World Writing #11, Mentor, 1957, as by Dennis Lynds

77 · Introduction to “Together” · Jeffery Deaver · is

79 · Together · Jeffery Deaver · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1995

99 · Introduction to “The Rough Boys” · Harlan Ellison · is

101 · The Rough Boys · Harlan Ellison · ss Guilty Detective Story Magazine November 1956

113 · Introduction to “Tole My Cap’n” · Joe Gores · is

115 · Tole My Cap’n · Joe Gores · ss Manhunt December 1957, as “Chain Gang”

127 · Introduction to “Layover” · Ed Gorman · is

· Layover · Ed Gorman · ss Cemetery Dance #7, Winter 1991

141 · Introduction to “A Bunch of Mumbo Jumbo” · Jan Grape · is

· A Bunch of Mumbo Jumbo · Jan Grape · ss Invitation to Murder ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Dark Harvest, 1991

157 · Introduction to “The Cure” · David Handler · is

158 · The Cure · David Handler · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 2001

175 · Introduction to “Till Tuesday” · Jeremiah Healy · is

176 · Till Tuesday [John Francis Cuddy] · Jeremiah Healy · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 1988

191 · Introduction to “Village of the Dead” · Edward D. Hoch · is

192 · Village of the Dead [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · ss Famous Detective Stories December 1955

211 · Introduction to “Chalk” · Evan Hunter · is

· Chalk · Evan Hunter · ss The Pursuit Detective Story Magazine #2, November 1953, as “I Killed Jeannie”

221 · Introduction to “It’s a Wise Child Who Knows” · Stuart Kaminsky · is

· It’s a Wise Child Who Knows [Peter & Bollo Breedlove] · Stuart Kaminsky · ss The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Magazine November 1966

235 · Introduction to “Who Killed Cock Robin?” · H. R. F. Keating · is

· Who Killed Cock Robin? · H. R. F. Keating · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1967, as “The Justice Boy”

263 · Introduction to “Medford & Son” · Dick Lochte · is

· Medford & Son · Dick Lochte · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1972

273 · Introduction to “Thieves’ Honor” · John Lutz · is

· Thieves’ Honor · John Lutz · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1966

285 · Introduction to “Not All Brides Are Beautiful” · Sharyn McCrumb · is

· Not All Brides Are Beautiful · Sharyn McCrumb · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1986

295 · Introduction to “Manslaughter” · Joyce Carol Oates · is

· Manslaughter · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Raven’s Wing by Joyce Carol Oates, E.P. Dutton, 1986

313 · Introduction to “You Don’t Know What It’s Like” · Bill Pronzini · is

· You Don’t Know What It’s Like · Bill Pronzini · ss Shell Scott Mystery Magazine November 1966

333 · Introduction to “The Disappearance of Penny” · Robert J. Randisi · is

· The Disappearance of Penny · Robert J. Randisi · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1976

349 · Introduction to “A Victim Must Be Found” · Henry Slesar · is

· A Victim Must Be Found · Henry Slesar · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1956

359 · Introduction to “Blue Rose” · Peter Straub · is

· Blue Rose [Blue Rose] · Peter Straub · na Underwood-Miller, 1985

411 · Introduction to “A Bad Night for Burglars” · Lawrence Block · is

· A Bad Night for Burglars [Bernie Rhodenbarr] · Lawrence Block · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1977, as “Gentlemen’s Agreement”

421 · Authors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Playing Games ed. Lawrence Block (Subterranean Press, June 2023, 978-1-64524-090-7, $50.00, 325pp, hc, oa, cover by Charles S. Pyle)
Limited to 750 signed, numbered, copies. Details taken from publisher website.

· Shut Up and Deal · Lawrence Block · in

· Seek and You Will Find · Patricia Abbott · ss

· Game Over · Charles Ardai · ss

· King’s Row · S. A. Cosby · ss

· The Babysitter · Jeffery Deaver · ss The Strand Magazine #68, 2022

· Paladin · Tod Goldberg · ss

· Psychiatrist · Jane Hamilton · ss

· Knock · James D. F. Hannah · ss

· With the Right Bait · Gar Anthony Haywood · ss

· Two Norths, Two Souths, Two East, Two West, Two Reds, Two Whites, and Two Greens · Elaine Kagan · ss

· A Crokinole Tale · Avri Klemer · ss

· Red Billie · Joe R. Lansdale · ss

· Lightning Round · Warren Moore · ss

· The Puzzle Master · David Morrell · ss

· Challenge Cube · Kevin Quigley · ss

· A Tip on a Turtle · Robert Silverberg · nv Amazing Stories May 1991

· Chance · Wallace Stroby · ss

· Strangers on a Handball Court · Lawrence Block · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1977

Speaking of Lust: Stories of Forbidden Desire ed. Lawrence Block (Cumberland House, August 2001, 1-58182-153-0, $24.95, 365pp, hc, an)
Anthology of 18 mystery stories, including an original novella by Lawrence Block. First in “The Seven Deadly Sins” series.

7 · Before We Begin · Lawrence Block · pr

11 · Crack · James W. Hall · ss Murder and Obsession ed. Otto Penzler, Delacorte, 1999

23 · The Girls in Villa Costas · Simon Brett · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 2 1981, as “Playing It Cool”

39 · I’m Not That Kind of Girl · Marthayn Pelegrimas · ss Radio Void August 1989

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

83 · A Theme for Hyacinth · Julian Symons · ss Argosy (UK) August 1967

105 · Hot Springs · James Crumley · nv Murder for Love ed. Otto Penzler, Delacorte, 1996

123 · Do with Me What You Will · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Playboy June 1973

137 · Hero · Jeremiah Healy · nv Diagnosis Dead ed. Jonathan Kellerman, Pocket, 1999

155 · Ro Erg · Robert Weinberg · ss Dark Love ed. Nancy A. Collins, Edward E. Kramer & Martin H. Greenberg, Roc, 1995

171 · Sauce for the Goose · Gil Brewer · ss The Pursuit Detective Story Magazine #13, January 1956, as by Eric Fitzgerald

185 · Every Morning · Richard Marsten · ss Manhunt September 1954

191 · I’m in the Book [Amos Walker] · Loren D. Estleman · ss Mean Streets ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1986

207 · Hell on Wheels · Thomas S. Roche · ss The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson, 1996

219 · A Handgun for Protection · John Lutz · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine September 1974

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

247 · The Man Who Shot Trinity Valance · Paul Bishop · ss Murder Is My Business ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins, Dutton, 1994

261 · The Age of Desire · Clive Barker · nv Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. IV by Clive Barker, Sphere, 1985

305 · Speaking of Lust · Lawrence Block · na

359 · Authors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Speaking of Wrath: Stories of Vindictive Anger (unpublished) ed. Lawrence Block (Cumberland House, May 2002, 1-58182-251-0, $24.95, 368pp, hc, an)
Intended to be the third, and final, volume in the “Seven Deadly Sins” series, the anthology and it’s contents were, announced but Block found he was unable to write the necessary original novella for inclusion so the publication was cancelled.

· Speaking of Wrath · Lawrence Block · in

· A Crime of Passion · Richard T. Chizmar · ss Gauntlet #2, 1991

· While She Was Out · Edward Bryant · ss Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine #1, Fall 1988

· A Soda for Susan · Richard Deming · ss Mantrap October 1956

· The Dark Snow · Brendan DuBois · ss Playboy November 1996

· The Stalker · Faye Kellerman · ss Murder for Love ed. Otto Penzler, Delacorte, 1996

· Murder, She Did · Gillian Roberts · ss Murder, They Wrote II ed. Elizabeth Foxwell & Martin H. Greenberg, Boulevard Books, 1998

· Mother Tucker · James Kisner · ss Stalkers ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Dark Harvest, 1989

· Slasher · F. Paul Wilson · ss Predators ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Roc, 1993

· Before He Kills · Ray Russell · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1973

· Lover · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Night-Side by Joyce Carol Oates, Vanguard Press, 1977

· Black Wind · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1979

· Seeing Red · Barbara Collins · ss Women on the Edge ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Donald I. Fine, 1992

· Red Light [Ms. Michael Tree] · Max Allan Collins · ss The Files of Ms. Tree (comic) Summer 1984

· Bad Blood · Loren D. Estleman · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July 1986

· The Scarlet King · Evan Hunter · ss Manhunt December 25 1954

· The Homecoming · Dorothy B. Hughes · ss Murder Cavalcade, Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1946

· The Explosives Expert · John Lutz · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 1967

· Little Apple Hard to Peel · Fredric Brown · ss Detective Tales February 1942

· Blood Sport · Thomas Lynch · ss Witness v14 #2, 2000

· The Steel Valentine · Joe R. Lansdale · ss By Bizarre Hands by Joe R. Lansdale, Ziesing, 1989

Death on the Down Beat by Eric Walter Blom--- see under Sebastian Farr.

New Haven Noir ed. Amy Bloom (Akashic Books, August 1, 2017, 978-1-61775-541-5, $15.95, 288pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir]

11 · Noir Haven · Amy Bloom · in

15 · Part I: Skull & Bones

17 · Crossing Harry · Chris Knopf · ss; set in Union Station.

27 · Callback · Sarah Pemberton Strong · ss; set in Audubon Arts District.

46 · A Woe for Every Season · Hirsh Sawhney · ss; set in Dwight.

71 · Sure Thing · David Rich · ss; set in Long Wharf.

86 · I’ve Never Been to Paris · Amy Bloom · nv; set in East Rock.

115 · Part II: Down and Out in Elm City

117 · The Secret Societies · Roxana Robinson · nv; set in Beinecke Library.

144 · The Boy · Karen E. Olson · ss; set in Fair Haven.

154 · Evening Prayer · Stephen L. Carter · ss; set in Dixwell Avenue.

171 · Second Act · Jessica Speart · ss; set in Food Terminal Plaza.

187 · The Gauntlet · Jonathan Stone · ss; set on Edgewood Avenue.

203 · Part III: Death or Glory

205 · Innovative Methods · Alice Mattison · ss; set in Lighthouse Point Park.

224 · Spring Break · John Crowley · ss; set in Yale University.

240 · Silhouettes · Chandra Prasad · ss; set in Wooster Square.

263 · The Man in Room Eleven · Michael Cunningham · ss; set in Chapel Street.

270 · The Queen of Secrets · Lisa D. Gray · ss; set in Bradley Street.

286 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Fictions ed. Peter Bloomfield--- see under Anon..

A Bicentennial Tribute to Robert E. Howard ed. Fred Blosser (George Hamilton, 1976, 37pp, ph, an, cover by Steve Fabian) [Ref. Robert E. Howard]
Collection of pieces about Robert E. Howard plus one previously unpublished fragment by Howard.

1 · Howard’s Atlantis · Fred Blosser · ar

4 · Three from Grant · Fred Blosser · br

7 · Interview with Steve Fabian · George T. Hamilton · iv [Ref. Steve Fabian]

12 · Some Notes on Publishing REH · Donald M. Grant · ar

15 · The Return of the Sorcerer · Robert E. Howard · uw

24 · Ultima Thule [#2, April 1976] · ed. Glenn Lord · mg Ultima Thule #2, 1976

28 · Ultima Thule [#3, July 1976] · ed. Glenn Lord · mg Ultima Thule #3, 1976

Richmond Noir ed. Andrew Blossom, Brian Castleberry & Tom De Haven (Akashic Books, March 2010, 978-1-933354-98-9, $15.95, 270pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir]
Twelve original stories set in Richmond, Virginia.

13 · Foreword · Tom Robbins · fw

15 · Negotiating the James · Andrew Blossom, Brian Castleberry & Tom De Haven · in

21 · Part I: Nevermore

23 · The Rose Red Vial · Pir Rothenberg · nv; set in the Museum District.

46 · Homework · David L. Robbins · ss; set in the East End.

61 · Gaia · Mina Beverly · ss; set in Providence Park.

76 · Texas Beach · Dennis Danvers · ss; set in Texas Beach.

91 · Part II: Numbers

93 · The Battle of Belle Isle · Clay McLeod Chapman · ss; set in Belle Isle.

111 · A Late-Night Fishing Trip · X. C. Atkins · ss; set in Oregon Hill.

129 · The Heart Is a Strange Muscle · Laura Browder · ss; set in Church Hill.

140 · The Fall Lines · Dean King · ss; set in Shockoe Slip.

151 · Part III: Neurosis

153 · Playing with DaBlonde · Tom De Haven · nv; set in Manchester.

174 · Midnight at the Oasis · Anne Thomas Soffee · ss; set on the Jefferson Davis Highway.

194 · Untitled · Meagan J. Saunders · ss; set in Jackson Ward.

206 · Marco’s Broken English · Conrad Ashley Persons · ss; set in the West End.

221 · Part IV: Nonsuch

223 · The Thirteenth Floor · Howard Owen · ss; set in Monroe Park.

239 · Mr. Not · Hermine Pinson · ss; set in Devil’s Half Acre.

255 · The Apprentice · Clint McCown · ss; set in Hollywood Cemetery.

271 · Editors’ Acknowledgments · [uncredited] · ms

274 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

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