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Ask a Policeman by Anthony Berkeley, Milward Kennedy, Gladys Mitchell, John Rhode, Dorothy L. Sayers & Helen Simpson (Arthur Barker Ltd., 1933, 7/6d, 312pp, hc, n.)
Round-robin novel by members of the Detection Club.

3 · Part I. Death at Hursley Lodge · John Rhode · rr

69 · Part II Chap. I Mrs. Bradley’s Dilemma [Mrs. Bradley] · Helen Simpson · rr

118 · Part II Chap. II Sir John Takes His Cue [Sir John Saumarez] · Gladys Mitchell · rr

172 · Part II Chap. III. Lord Peter’s Privy Counsel [Lord Peter Wimsey] · Anthony Berkeley · rr

225 · Part II Chap. IV The Conclusions of Mr. Roger Sheringham [Roger Sheringham] · Dorothy L. Sayers · rr

279 · Part III. “If You Want to Know—” · Milward Kennedy · rr

The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook by Anthony Berkeley (Crippen & Landru, February 2004, 1-932009-17-5, $19.00, 188pp, tp, co, cover by Gail Cross) [Roger Sheringham] [edited by Tony Medawar & Arthur Robinson]
Collection of eight stories. A hardcover edition (-16-7) was announced but not seen. In the “Lost Classics” series.

7 · The Master of the Final Twist · Tony Medawar & Arthur Robinson · in

23 · Concerning Roger Sheringham [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ar Dead Mrs. Stratton by Anthony Berkeley, Doubleday, 1933

27 · The Avenging Chance [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss Pearson’s Magazine September 1929

51 · Perfect Alibi [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Evening Standard March 11 1953
revised from “The Story of the Perfect Alibi” (Radio Times, August 1, 1930).

57 · The Mystery of Horne’s Copse [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · nv Home and Country January 1931 (+11)

93 · Unsound Mind [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss Time and Tide October 14 1933 (+1)

107 · White Butterfly [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Evening Standard August 28 1936

121 · The Wrong Jar [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · nv 1929

139 · Double Bluff [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Roger Sheringham Stories by Anthony Berkeley, Carnacki, 1994

155 · Mr. Bearstowe Says… [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Saturday Book #3, 1943

· Appendices

177 · Why Do I Write Detective Stories? · Anthony Berkeley · ar (r)

179 · The Body’s Upstairs · A. B. Cox · ss London Opinion

183 · A Checklist of the Sheringham and Moresby Mysteries in Anthony Berkeley Cox · Tony Medawar & Arthur Robinson · bi

The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook (New Edition) by Anthony Berkeley (Crippen & Landru, March 31, 2015, 978-1-936363-09-4, 198pp, tp, co, cover by Gail Cross) [Roger Sheringham] [edited by Tony Medawar & Arthur Robinson]
Expanded from the 2004 edition by the addition of “The Bargee’s Holiday”. In the “Lost Classics” series.

· The Master of the Final Twist · Tony Medawar & Arthur Robinson · in The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook by Anthony Berkeley, Crippen & Landru, 2004

· Concerning Roger Sheringham [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ar Dead Mrs. Stratton by Anthony Berkeley, Doubleday, 1933

· The Avenging Chance [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss Pearson’s Magazine September 1929

· Perfect Alibi [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Evening Standard March 11 1953
revised from “The Story of the Perfect Alibi” (Radio Times, August 1, 1930).

· The Mystery of Horne’s Copse [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · nv Home and Country January 1931 (+11)

· Unsound Mind [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss Time and Tide October 14 1933 (+1)

· White Butterfly [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Evening Standard August 28 1936

· The Wrong Jar [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · nv 1929

· Double Bluff [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Roger Sheringham Stories by Anthony Berkeley, Carnacki, 1994

· Mr. Bearstowe Says… [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Saturday Book #3, 1943

· What Roger Sheringham Did During the War

· The Bargee’s Holiday [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss North Devon Journal and Herald February 18 1943

· Appendices

· Why Do I Write Detective Stories? · Anthony Berkeley · ar (r)

· The Body’s Upstairs · A. B. Cox · ss London Opinion

· A Checklist of the Sheringham and Moresby Mysteries in Anthony Berkeley Cox · Tony Medawar & Arthur Robinson · bi The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook by Anthony Berkeley, Crippen & Landru, 2004

The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook (Third Edition) by Anthony Berkeley (Crippen & Landru, March 7, 2024, 978-1-936363-80-3, $19.00, 206pp, tp, co, cover by Gail Cross) [Roger Sheringham] [edited by Tony Medawar & Arthur Robinson]
Expanded from the 2015 edition by the addition of “Hot Steel”. In the “Lost Classics” series.

7 · The Master of the Final Twist · Tony Medawar & Arthur Robinson · in The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook by Anthony Berkeley, Crippen & Landru, 2004

23 · Concerning Roger Sheringham [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ar Dead Mrs. Stratton by Anthony Berkeley, Doubleday, 1933

27 · The Avenging Chance [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss Pearson’s Magazine September 1929

53 · Perfect Alibi [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Evening Standard March 11 1953
revised from “The Story of the Perfect Alibi” (Radio Times, August 1, 1930).

59 · The Mystery of Horne’s Copse [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · nv Home and Country January 1931 (+11)

95 · Unsound Mind [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss Time and Tide October 14 1933 (+1)

109 · White Butterfly [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Evening Standard August 28 1936

123 · The Wrong Jar [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · nv 1929

143 · Double Bluff [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Roger Sheringham Stories by Anthony Berkeley, Carnacki, 1994

159 · Mr. Bearstowe Says… [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Saturday Book #3, 1943

· What Roger Sheringham Did During the War

181 · The Bargee’s Holiday [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss North Devon Journal and Herald February 18 1943

185 · Hot Steel [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Citizen (Gloucester) April 27 1943

· Appendices

189 · Why Do I Write Detective Stories? · Anthony Berkeley · ar (r)

192 · The Body’s Upstairs · A. B. Cox · ss London Opinion

195 · A Checklist of the Sheringham and Moresby Mysteries in Anthony Berkeley Cox · Tony Medawar & Arthur Robinson · bi The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook by Anthony Berkeley, Crippen & Landru, 2004

Jumping Jenny by Anthony Berkeley (Hodder & Stoughton, 1933, hc, n.) [Roger Sheringham]

Jumping Jenny by Anthony Berkeley (The British Library, January 10, 2022, 978-0-7123-5470-7, £8.99, 256pp, tp, n.) [Roger Sheringham; British Library Crime Classics]
Reprint (Hodder 1933) mystery novel.

Murder in the Basement by Anthony Berkeley (Hodder & Stoughton, 1932, hc, n.) [Roger Sheringham]

Murder in the Basement by Anthony Berkeley (The British Library, November 10, 2021, 978-0-7123-5394-6, £8.99, 256pp, tp, n.) [Roger Sheringham; British Library Crime Classics]
Reprint (Hodder 1932) mystery novel.

Not to Be Taken: A Puzzle in Poison by Anthony Berkeley (Hodder & Stoughton Limited, June 1938, 7/6d, 356pp, hc, n.)

Not to Be Taken: A Puzzle in Poison by Anthony Berkeley (The British Library, March 25, 2025, 978-0-7123-5542-1, £9.99, 288pp, tp, n.) [British Library Crime Classics]
Reprint (Hodder 1938) novel.

· Introduction · Martin Edwards · in

The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley (Collins, 1929, hc, n.) [Roger Sheringham; Ambrose Chitterwick]

The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley (The British Library, October 2016, 978-0-7123-5653-4, £8.99, 267pp, tp, n.) [Roger Sheringham; Ambrose Chitterwick; British Library Crime Classics]
Reprint (Collins 1929) mystery novel.

David Copperfield’s Beyond Imagination ed. Janet Berliner, David Copperfield & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under David Copperfield.

David Copperfield’s Tales of the Impossible ed. Janet Berliner, David Copperfield & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under David Copperfield.

Desire Burn: Women’s Stories from the Dark Side of Passion ed. Janet Berliner, Uwe Luserke & Martin H. Greenberg (Carroll & Graf, October 1995, 0-7867-0259-1, $9.95, 260pp, tp, an)
Anthology of 22 erotic horror stories, seven original. The all-female authors include Lisa Mason, Marina Fitch, Poppy Z. Brite, Nancy Holder, and Martha Soukup. There is an introduction by Janet Berliner, who is also the only editor credited on the cover.

ix · Introduction · Janet Berliner Gluckman · in

3 · Castoff · Janet Berliner Gluckman · vi Shayol #7, 1985

6 · The Arbitrary Placement of Walls · Martha Soukup · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine April 1992

22 · Having Keith · Martha Soukup · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine June 1988

33 · The Other Woman · Lois Tilton · ss Masques IV ed. J. N. Williamson, Maclay, 1991

40 · Woodworker · Nancy Kilpatrick · ss Eclipse of the Senses, 1995

47 · Near-Flesh · Katherine Dunn · ss The Ultimate Frankenstein ed. Byron Preiss, David Keller, Megan Miller & John Gregory Betancourt, Dell, 1991

61 · Letter, Lover · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Where Is Here? by Joyce Carol Oates, Ecco Press, 1992

66 · Do I Dare to Ask Your Name? · Esther M. Friesner · ss Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine #5, Fall 1989

74 · Remnants · Deidra Cox · ss Dead of Night #10, Fall 1994

81 · Patent Pending · Jan Barrette · ss

92 · The Lonely Heart · Dawn Dunn · ss Bizarre Sex and Other Crimes of Passion #2, 1993

100 · The Sixth Sentinel · Poppy Z. Brite · nv Borderlands 3 ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Borderlands Press, 1993

117 · The Banks of the River · Marina Fitch · ss

133 · Wife of Fifty Years · Melanie Tem · ss

142 · Windowsitting · Lucy Taylor · nv The Flesh Artist by Lucy Taylor, Silver Salamander Press, 1994

162 · Felicitas · Lisa Mason · ss

181 · Johnny Canada · T. Diane Slatton · ss

193 · Mime Games · P. D. Cacek · ss Pulphouse: A Fiction Magazine #19, 1995

203 · The Midwife · Cynthia Ward · ss

216 · Heat · Nancy Holder · ss

225 · Salon Satin · Carolyn Banks · ss I Shudder at Your Touch ed. Michele Slung, Roc, 1991

233 · A Touch of the Old Lilith · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · nv Women of Darkness II ed. Kathryn Ptacek, Tor, 1990

254 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Janet Berliner, Peter S. Beagle & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Peter S. Beagle.

Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn Vol. 1 ed. Janet Berliner, Peter S. Beagle & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Peter S. Beagle.

The Pocket Book of Dog Stories ed. Harold Berman (Pocket Books, December 1942, 187, 25¢, 234pp, pb, an, cover by Hoffman)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

ix · Introduction · MacKinlay Kantor · in

1 · Moses · Walter D. Edmonds · nv The Atlantic Monthly August 1938

22 · Garm—A Hostage · Rudyard Kipling · nv The Saturday Evening Post December 23 1899

42 · Verdun Belle · Alexander Woollcott · ts Collier’s October 22 1927

50 · The Shape of Fear · Ben Ames Williams · nv The Saturday Evening Post August 22 1931

72 · Portrait of a Gentleman · Gladys B. Taber · ss Pictorial Review March 1935

79 · Setter and Terrier · Preston Quadland · ss Harper’s Magazine March 1939

88 · The Whistle · Hugh Walpole · ss All Soul’s Night by Hugh Walpole, Macmillan, 1933

105 · “The Better I Like Dogs” · Albert Payson Terhune · es Bumps, Harper, 1927

118 · Being a Public Character · Don Marquis · ss The American Magazine September 1917

131 · A Dog’s Nervous System · E. B. White · es (r)

135 · The Training of a Dog · E. B. White · es (r)

140 · Obituary · E. B. White · ms The New Yorker

142 · Snapshot of a Dog · James Thurber · hu The New Yorker March 9 1935

147 · Brought to Earth · Leslie Field · ss The Bookman February 1924

158 · The Biscuit Eater · James Street · nv The Saturday Evening Post May 13 1939

179 · Autumn Music · Corey Ford & Alastair MacBain · nv Collier’s October 23 1937

200 · A Pair of Lovers · Elsie Singmaster · ss Scribner’s Magazine November 1915

212 · Brag Dog · Vereen Bell · nv The Saturday Evening Post November 18 1939

Demon Lovers ed. Lucy Berman (Tandem Books, 1970, 4260-3842-8, 5/-, 192pp, pb, an)

7 · Introduction · Lucy Berman · in

9 · Akin to Love · Christianna Brand · ss Rogue April 1963

19 · Toussel’s Pale Bride · W. B. Seabrook · ex from The Magic Island, Harcourt Brace & World, 1929; a slightly shorter version of “…Dead Men Working in the Cane Fields”.

26 · Formula for Calling up the Dead · W. B. Seabrook · ex from The Magic Island, Harcourt Brace & World, 1929

27 · Ligeia · Edgar Allan Poe · nv American Museum September 18 1838

51 · The Examination of Elizabeth Weed of Great Catworth, Widow · John Davenport · ex The Witches of Huntingdon, 1646

53 · The Moon-Slave · Barry Pain · ss Stories in the Dark by Barry Pain, Grant Richards, 1901

61 · Ballad of a Were-wolf · Graham R. Tomson · pm (r)

63 · For the Blood Is the Life · F. Marion Crawford · ss Collier’s December 16 1905

87 · How Love Came to Professor Guildea · Robert Hichens · na Pearson’s Magazine October 1897, as “The Man Who Was Beloved”

153 · Madam Lucifer · Richard Garnett · ss The Twilight of the Gods by Richard Garnett, Fisher Unwin, 1888

161 · The Phantom-Wooer · Thomas Lovell Beddoes · pm from Death’s Jest-Book, William Pickering, 1850

162 · Schalken the Painter · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, James McGlashan, 1851
revised from “Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter” (Dublin University Magazine May 1839).

Bad Seeds: Evil Progeny ed. Steve Berman (Prime Books, June 25, 2013, 978-1-60701-393-8, $15.95, 368pp, tp, an, cover by Myriam Moreno & Samantha Thiele)
Anthology of 27 horror stories, five original, about wicked children. Authors include Lisa Tuttle, Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Cassandra Clare & Holly Black.
Details taken from online listing.

· Introduction · Steve Berman · in

· If Damon Comes [Oxrun Station] · Charles Grant · ss The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series VI ed. Gerald W. Page, DAW, 1978

· Treats · Norman Partridge · ss The Blood Review October 1990

· The Family · Halli Villegas · ss The Hair Wreath and Other Stories by Halli Villegas, ChiZine Publications, 2010

· The Horse Lord · Lisa Tuttle · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1977

· My Name Is Leejun · John Schoffstall · ss

· Princess of the Night · Michael Kelly · vi Undertow and Other Laments by Michael Kelly, Dark Regions Press, 2009

· Duck Hunt · Joe R. Lansdale · ss After Midnight ed. Charles L. Grant, Tor, 1986

· The Choir · Joel Lane · ss

· Children of the Corn · Stephen King · nv Penthouse (US) March 1977

· Yellowjacket Summer · Robert McCammon · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine October 1986

· The Stuff That Goes On in Their Heads · Michael Marshall Smith · ss Swallowed by the Cracks ed. Bill Breedlove & John Everson, Dark Arts Books, 2011, as “What Goes On in Their Heads”

· Second Grade · Charles Antin · ss Unstuck #1, 2011

· Respects · Ramsey Campbell · ss British Invasion ed. Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon & James A. Moore, Cemetery Dance Publications, 2009

· Melanie Klein Said · Robert McVey · ss

· Gaslight · Jeffrey Ford · ss

· Endless Encore · Will Ludwigsen · ss In Search of and Others by Will Ludwigsen, Lethe Press, 2013
originally appeared in the audio download The Drabblecast #244, May 25, 2012.

· Cockroach · Dale Bailey · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction December 1998

· By the Mark · Gemma Files · ss The Worm in Every Heart by Gemma Files, Prime Books, 2004

· The Disappearance of James H___ · Hal Duncan · ss Strange Horizons June 13 2005

· I Was a Teenage Slasher Victim · Stephen Graham Jones · ss

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

· Making Friends · Gary Raisor · vi The Horror Show Summer 1985

· You Deserve · Alex Jeffers · ss

· The Queen of Knives · Georgina Bruce · ss

· The Naughty List · Christine Morgan · ss

· The Perfect Dinner Party · Cassandra Clare & Holly Black · ss Teeth ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Harper, 2011

· Make Believe · Michael Reaves · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction March/April 2010

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