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Northern Blood III ed. Martin Edwards (Countyvise, December 1998, 1-901231-10-0, £7.95, 164pp, tp, an)     Anthology by the Northern Chapter of the Crime Writers’ Association. v · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 6 · The Hull Executive · Robert Adams · ss 16 · Millennium · John Baker · ss 22 · Divine Anger · Robert Barnard · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1989 32 · The Allotment · Peter Crowther · ss 52 · Instant Removals · David Stuart Davies · ss 58 · Seesaw · Eileen Dewhurst · ss 66 · Neighbours · Martin Edwards · ss 74 · Behind the Wheel · Ron Ellis · ss 84 · The Thaw · Reginald Hill · nv Winter’s Crimes 5 ed. Virginia Whitaker, Macmillan UK, 1973 100 · Country Pursuits · Peter Lewis · ss 116 · Guilt Trip [Kate Brannigan] · Val McDermid · ss No Alibi ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Ringpull, September 1995 124 · Movie Crazy · John Owen · ss 134 · Double Exposure · Jim Parkinson · ss 144 · A Case of Christmas Spirit [Nicholas Rhea] · Nicholas Rhea · ss The Orion Book of Murder ed. Peter Haining, Orion, October 1996 152 · Who’s Smiling Now? · Cath Staincliffe · ss 156 · The End of the Pier · Alison White · ss

Original Sins ed. Martin Edwards (Severn House, November 3, 2010, 0-7278-6999-X, £19.99, x+229pp, hc, oa)     Subtitled “A Crime Writers’ Association’s Anthology”. vii · Foreword · Tom Harper · fw ix · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 1 · Doctor Theatre · Simon Brett · nv 21 · Beastly Pleasures · Ann Cleeves · ss 31 · Clutter · Martin Edwards · ss 43 · The Feather · Kate Ellis · ss 55 · The Art of Negotiation · Chris Ewan · ss 65 · Bryant and May in the Soup [Arthur Bryant & John May] · Christopher Fowler · ss The Strand Magazine #25, June/September 2008 77 · The Asking Price · Sophie Hannah · ss 83 · Bognor and Bolzano · Tim Heald · ss 91 · Where Are All the Naughty People? · Reginald Hill · ss 115 · Ghosted · Peter Lovesey · ss 131 · The Last Pursuit · Rick Mofina · ss 147 · Two Stars · Barbara Nadel · ss 159 · Fishy Story · Christine Poulson · ss 163 · Rules of Engagement · Zoë Sharp · ss 175 · Tick-Tock · Chris Simms · ss 185 · Little Russia · Andrew Taylor · ss 205 · Yesterday · Charles Todd · ss 217 · Precious Things · Laura Wilson · ss

Past Crimes: Perfectly Criminal III ed. Martin Edwards (Severn House, September 24, 1998, 0-7278-2232-2, 242pp, hc, an)     The Crime Writers’ Association’s annual anthology. vii · Foreword · Janet Laurence · fw ix · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 1 · Expectations · Ruth Rendell · ss Blood Lines by Ruth Rendell, Hutchinson, 1995 7 · Dialogue · Gillian Linscott · ss 21 · Masks and Faces · Eileen Dewhurst · ss 35 · Chapter and Hearse [C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · Catherine Aird · ss 49 · War Rations · Martin Edwards · ss 63 · The Burning of London · Susanna Gregory · ss 75 · Table for Twelve · Tony Wilmot · ss 85 · The Queen’s Magician · Edward D. Hoch · ss 101 · A Lurking Fear · H. R. F. Keating · ss 119 · Heroes · Anne Perry · nv 139 · Not a Minute on the Day · Mat Coward · ss 155 · Murder and Miracles · Edward Marston · ss 173 · Murder in a Time of Siege · Marjorie Eccles · ss 193 · Who Killed Adonis? [Aphrodite] · Amy Myers · ss 205 · Plumage · Alison White · ss 217 · The Woman Who Loved Elizabeth David · Andrew Taylor · ss 237 · Biographies of Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Perfectly Criminal ed. Martin Edwards (Severn House, November 28, 1996, 0-7278-5132-2, £16.99, 243pp, hc, oa)     The Crime Writers’ Association’s annual anthology. vii · Foreword · Kate Charles · fw ix · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 1 · Grave Import · Catherine Aird · ss 16 · Sheep’s Clothing · Kate Charles · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1995 21 · Bits · Mat Coward · ss 35 · Abstain from Beans · Lindsey Davis · ss 54 · The Secret · Eileen Dewhurst · ss 65 · Where Do You Find Your Ideas? · Martin Edwards · ss 77 · The Perfect Imperfect · Gosta Gillberg · ss 85 · This Way Nobody Gets the Blame · Lesley Grant-Adamson · ss 90 · The Perfect Murder Club · Reginald Hill · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1996; revised. 104 · An (Almost) Perfect Alibi · H. R. F. Keating · ss 112 · Scots Bluid · Peter Lewis · nv 143 · Disposing of Mrs. Cronk · Peter Lovesey · ss 153 · The Soul of Discretion · John Malcolm · ss 167 · Driving a Hard Bargain · Val McDermid · ss 175 · Moving On · Susan Moody · ss 194 · Herbert in Motion · Ian Rankin · ss 211 · The Cost of Living · Andrew Taylor · ss 225 · Choose Your Poison · Tony Wilmot · ss 233 · The Missing Link · Keith Wright · ss 239 · Biographies of Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Playing Dead Short Stories in Honour of Simon Brett by Members of the Detection Club ed. Martin Edwards (Severn House, March 4, 2025, 978-1-4483-1296-2, £21.99, 278pp, hc, oa) [Ref. Simon Brett]     Details provided by Terry Zobeck. 1 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 5 · Crimes Ancient and Modern · L. C. Tyler · ss 17 · Dead Ground · Andrew Taylor · ss 33 · Sleeping Beauty · Ann Cleeves · ss 43 · Just a Minute · Peter Lovesey · ss 55 · Lookalike · Kate Ellis · ss 67 · Sanctuary · Martin Edwards · ss 75 · Murder at Mousecomb · Alison Joseph · ss 93 · Silver Fox · Michael Ridpath · ss 111 · The Woman in Whitechapel · Elly Griffiths · ss 119 · Criss-Cross [Charlie Resnick] · John Harvey · ss 133 · Dead in Deptford · Catherine Aird · ss 141 · The Luncheon · Christopher Fowler · ss 155 · An Old-Fashioned Murder Mystery · David Stuart Davies · ss 159 · Bells and Whistles [Inspector Steine] · Lynne Truss · ss 175 · After Henry? No Commitments · Michael Jecks · ss 189 · Character Assassination · Liza Cody · ss 191 · Blood on Ice · Frances Brody · ss 205 · Full Circle · Abir Mukherjee · ss 215 · Showtime · Michael Z. Lewin · ss 223 · Publish and Be Damned [Robert Amiss; Ida “Jack” Troutbeck] · Ruth Dudley Edwards · ss 229 · The Kintsugi Vase · Aline Templeton · ss 235 · Cast, in Order of Reappearance [Charles Paris] · Simon Brett · nv 263 · The Detection Club: A Personal Memoir · Simon Brett · mm 271 · Presidents of the Detection Club · [uncredited] · ms 273 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Resorting to Murder: Holiday Mysteries ed. Martin Edwards (The British Library, April 2015, 978-0-7123-5748-7, £8.99, 320pp, tp, an, cover: [extract from London, Midland & Scotland Railway poster (Colwyn Bay)] by George Ayling) [British Library Crime Classics]     Details supplied by Steve Holland. 7 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 11 · The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine December 1910 46 · A Schoolmaster Abroad [John Dollar (The Crime Doctor)] · E. W. Hornung · ss The Red Magazine October 15 1913 74 · Murder! · Arnold Bennett · nv Cassell’s Magazine October 1927 98 · The Murder on the Golf Links [Paul Beck] · M. McDonnell Bodkin · ss The Royal Magazine July 1907 117 · The Finger of Stone [Gabriel Gale] · G. K. Chesterton · nv Harper’s Bazar December 1920 145 · The Vanishing of Mrs. Fraser [Mr. Pepper] · Basil Thomson · ss Mr. Pepper, Investigator by Sir Basil Thomson, John Castle, 1925 166 · A Mystery of the Sand-Hills [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Pearson’s Magazine December 1924 194 · The Hazel Ice [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · nv Flynn’s Weekly Detective Fiction December 10 1927 238 · Razor Edge [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Roger Sheringham Stories by Anthony Berkeley, Thomas Carnacki, 1994 260 · Holiday Task [Sgt. Beef] · Leo Bruce · ss The Evening Standard May 13 1950 269 · A Posteriori · Helen Simpson · ss Lovat Dickson’s Magazine July 1934 279 · Where Is Mr. Manetot? · Phyllis Bentley · nv Missing from Their Homes, Hutchinson, 1936 302 · The House of Screams · Gerald Findler · ss Doidge’s Western Counties Annual September 1932 311 · Cousin Once Removed [Mr. Rumbold] · Michael Gilbert · ss The Evening Standard April 10 1953, as “Survivor Takes All”

Scenes of Crime ed. Martin Edwards (Constable and Robinson, Ltd., September 28, 2000, 1-84119-221-X, £16.99, 218pp, hc, oa)     Subtitled “A Crime Writers’ Association’s Anthology”. Original anthology of 15 stories, one reprint. 7 · Foreword · Martin Edwards · fw 9 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 13 · Nice Place · Mat Coward · nv 35 · Stitched Up · Carol Anne Davis · ss 45 · A Date with Santa · Eileen Dewhurst · ss 55 · The Basement · Martin Edwards · ss 69 · Golden Gate Bridge—A View from Below · Jürgen Ehlers · ss 81 · The Scene of the Crime · Lesley Grant-Adamson · ss 87 · In the Right Place · John Hall · ss 101 · Circus in the Sky · Edward D. Hoch · ss 117 · Interior, with Corpse · Peter Lovesey · ss 133 · One Bad Apple · Phil Lovesey · ss 149 · Lover Come Back to Me · Catherine Morrell · ss 167 · Tom Wasp and Anybody’s Child [Tom Wasp] · Amy Myers · ss 187 · The Slab Boys · Ian Rankin · ss 197 · Hare’s House · Ruth Rendell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1984 209 · Secrets · Alison White · ss 217 · Biographical Notes of Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Serpents in Eden: Countryside Crimes ed. Martin Edwards (The British Library, March 2016, 978-0-7123-5794-4, £8.99, 302pp, tp, an, cover: [from British Railways poster (Worcestershire)] by Frank Sherwin) [British Library Crime Classics]     Details supplied by Steve Holland. 7 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 11 · The Black Doctor · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine October 1898, as “The Story of the Black Doctor” 36 · Murder by Proxy [Paul Beck] · M. McDonnell Bodkin · nv Pearson’s Weekly February 6 1897 65 · The Fad of the Fisherman [Horne Fisher] · G. K. Chesterton · ss Harper’s Magazine June 1921 90 · The Genuine Tabard [Philip Trent] · E. C. Bentley · ss The Strand Magazine January 1938, as “Trent and the Genuine Tabard” 112 · The Gylston Slander [Malcolm Sage] · Herbert Jenkins · ss Hutchinson’s Story Magazine July 1920 142 · The Long Barrow [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · ss The London Magazine January 1925 174 · The Naturalist at Law [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Pearson’s Magazine December 1926, as “The Clue of the Lesser Duckweed” 211 · A Proper Mystery · Margery Allingham · ss The Lights of Essex May 18 1942 220 · Direct Evidence [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Roger Sheringham Stories by Anthony Berkeley, Thomas Carnacki, 1994 246 · Inquest · Leonora Wodehouse · ss The Strand Magazine April 1932, as by Loel Yeo 269 · The Scarecrow · Ethel Lina White · ss Pearson’s Magazine November 1928 289 · Clue in the Mustard [Sgt. Beef] · Leo Bruce · ss The Evening Standard March 24 1950 298 · Our Pageant · Gladys Mitchell · ss The Evening Standard September 19 1951

Settling Scores: Sporting Mysteries ed. Martin Edwards (The British Library, March 10, 2020, 978-0-7123-5321-2, £8.99, 352pp, tp, an) [British Library Crime Classics] vii · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 1 · The Loss of Sammy Crockett [Martin Hewitt] · Arthur Morrison · nv The Strand Magazine April 1894, uncredited. 30 · The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter [Sherlock Holmes] · Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine August 1904 58 · The Double Problem [Ebbie Entwhistle] · F. A. M. Webster · ss The Blue Magazine #34, April 1922 81 · A Fisherman’s Luck [Detective X. Crook] · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ss Pictorial Magazine April 11 1925, as “The Disappearance of Peter Holt” 98 · The Football Photograph [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · nv The Delineator July 1929 134 · The Red Golf Ball · Gerald Verner · nv (r) reworked from “The Fatal 13th” as by Donald Stuart, first published (anonymously) in Sexton Blake Annual for 1938. 155 · The Boat Race Murder · David Winser · ss Detective Stories of To-Day ed. Raymond Postgate, Faber and Faber, July 1940 171 · The Swimming Gala · Gladys Mitchell · ss The Evening Standard July 25 1952 178 · The Case of the Man in the Squared Circle [Dr. Morelle] · Ernest Dudley · nv Meet Dr. Morelle Again by Ernest Dudley, Long, 1944 203 · I, Said the Sparrow [Sgt. Beef] · Leo Bruce · ss The Evening Standard October 6 1951 211 · Four to One—Bar One · Henry Wade · nv Policeman’s Lot by Henry Wade, Constable, 1933 232 · Death at the Wicket · Bernard Newman · ss Butcher’s Dozen, Heinemann, 1956 243 · The Wimbledon Mystery [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · na The Evening Standard June 25 1956 (+11), as “The Centre Court Mystery” 296 · The Drop Shot · Michael Gilbert · ss The Evening Standard November 27 1950 303 · Dangerous Sport · Celia Fremlin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1976

Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries ed. Martin Edwards (The British Library, October 2015, 978-0-7123-5610-7, £8.99, 256pp, tp, an, cover by Chris Andrews) [British Library Crime Classics]     Details supplied by Steve Holland. 7 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 11 · The Blue Carbuncle [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine January 1892, as “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” 36 · Parlour Tricks · Ralph Plummer · ss The Passing Show Christmas 1930 46 · A Happy Solution · Raymund Allen · ss The Strand Magazine December 1916 64 · The Flying Stars [Father Brown] · G. K. Chesterton · ss The Saturday Evening Post May 20 1911 81 · Stuffing · Edgar Wallace · ss John Bull Annual Christmas 1926 90 · The Unknown Murderer [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · nv People’s March 1 1923 118 · The Absconding Treasurer [Detective X. Crook] · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ss Pictorial Magazine #1437, December 18 1926, as “The Missing Treasurer” 133 · “Necklace of Pearls” [Lord Peter Wimsey] · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss The Radio Times December 18 1931 146 · The Case Is Altered [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss The Strand Magazine December 1938 166 · Waxworks · Ethel Lina White · ss Pearson’s Magazine December 1930 190 · Cambric Tea · Marjorie Bowen · nv Hutchinson’s Magazine July 1925 214 · The Chinese Apple · Joseph Shearing · ss The Illustrated London News November 18 1948 233 · A Problem in White · Nicholas Blake · ss The Strand Magazine February 1949, as “The Snow Line” 251 · The Name on the Window [Gervase Fen] · Edmund Crispin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #111, February 1953 265 · Beef for Christmas [Sgt. Beef] · Leo Bruce · ss The Tatler and Bystander November 8 1957

A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries ed. Martin Edwards (The British Library, October 10, 2020, 978-0-7123-5337-3, £9.99, 320pp, tp, an) [British Library Crime Classics] 7 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 11 · The Black Bag Left on a Doorstep [Loveday Brooke] · Catherine Louisa Pirkis · ss The Ludgate Monthly February 1893 43 · The Hole in the Wall [Horne Fisher] · G. K. Chesterton · nv Cassell’s Magazine of Fiction #114, September 1921 73 · Death on the Air [Roderick Alleyn] · Ngaio Marsh & A. Drummond Sharpe · nv The Grand Magazine February 1937; given as by Ngaio Marsh alone. 111 · Persons or Things Unknown · Carter Dickson · ss The Sketch Christmas 1938, as by John Dickson Carr 133 · Dead Man’s Hand · E. R. Punshon · ss The Evening Standard February 16 1951 141 · The Christmas Eve Ghost [Nat Craig] · Ernest Dudley · ss The Private Eye by Ernest Dudley, John Long, 1950 153 · Dick Whittington’s Cat · Victor Canning · ss The Evening Standard December 22 1950 161 · A Surprise for Christmas · Cyril Hare · ss The Evening Standard December 23 1952 169 · On Christmas Day in the Morning [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss The Evening Standard December 23 1950 183 · Give Me a Ring [Arthur Crook] · Anthony Gilbert · na The Illustrated London News Christmas 1955 265 · Father Christmas Comes to Orbins · Julian Symons · nv The Illustrated London News Christmas 1963 301 · The Turn-Again Bell · Barry Perowne · ss The Saint Mystery Magazine February 1960

Ten Year Stretch ed. Martin Edwards & Adrian Muller (No Exit Press, 2018, 978-0-85730-132-1, £9.99, 351pp, tp, oa)     Details provided by Terry Zobeck. 10 · Foreword · Peter James · fw 15 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 18 · The Hired Man · Bill Beverly · ss 34 · The Last Locked Room · Simon Brett · ss 58 · Shorty and the Briefcase · Lee Child · ss 68 · Moses and the Locked Tent Mystery · Ann Cleeves · ss 82 · Blind Date · Jeffery Deaver · ss 102 · Strangers in a Pub · Martin Edwards · ss 124 · Crime Scene · Kate Ellis · ss 142 · Normal Rules Do Not Apply · Peter Guttridge · ss 162 · Ask Tom St Clare · Sophie Hannah · ss 168 · Blue and Sentimental [Jack Kiley] · John Harvey · nv 194 · “How Many Cats Have You Killed?” · Mick Herron · ss 204 · Daylight Robbery · Donna Moore · ss 224 · The Snapperoody · Caro Ramsay · ss 232 · Inside the Box [Insp. John Rebus] · Ian Rankin · ss 250 · Freezer Burn · James Sallis · ss 258 · Caught on Camera · Zoë Sharp · ss 278 · Road Trip · Yrsa Sigurðardóttir · ss 298 · Long Time No See · Maj Sjöwall; translated by Catherine Edwards · ss 314 · The Ring · Michael Stanley · ss 328 · The Five-Letter Word · Andrew Taylor · ss 347 · Afterword · Adrian Muller · aw

Then There Were More ed. Martin Edwards (Flame Tree Press, September 23, 2025, 978-1-80417-728-0, £16.99, 416pp, hc, an)     The 2025 Crime Writers’ Association Anthology. Details taken from Table of Contents. 8 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 12 · Heroes · Anne Perry · nv Past Crimes ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, September 1998 39 · A Cabinet of Curiosities · Christine Poulson · ss M.O.: Crimes of Practice ed. Martin Edwards, Comma Press, March 2008 62 · The Cost of Living · Andrew Taylor · ss Perfectly Criminal ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, November 1996 85 · Who Killed Adonis? [Aphrodite] · Amy Myers · ss Past Crimes ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, September 1998 103 · Stranger in Paradise · Judith Cutler · ss Green for Danger ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press, September 2003 126 · Original Sin · Gillian Linscott · nv Whydunit? ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, September 1997 156 · War Rations · Martin Edwards · ss Past Crimes ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, September 1998 174 · The Death of Spiders · Bernie Crosthwaite · ss Guilty Parties ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, April 2014 198 · Home Is the Hunter [C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · Catherine Aird · ss John Creasey’s Crime Collection 1988 ed. Herbert Harris, Gollancz, 1988 214 · Doctor Theatre · Simon Brett · nv Original Sins ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, November 2010 247 · Tour New Zealand in Five Easy Murders · Yvonne Eve Walus · ss I.D.: Crimes of Identity ed. Martin Edwards, Comma Press, July 2006 261 · Fedora [Jack Kiley] · John Harvey · ss Deadly Pleasures ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 2013 282 · Les Inconnus · Kate Ellis · nv Crime in the City ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press, September 2002 310 · A Bridge Too Far · Zoë Sharp · ss Green for Danger ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press, September 2003 333 · The Reluctant Dueller · Bill Knox · ss Sunday Mail (Glasgow) 345 · D.O.A. · Cath Staincliffe · ss Crime in the City ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press, September 2002 352 · Day or Night [Anna Lee] · Liza Cody · ss Deadly Pleasures ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 2013 368 · Owl Wars · Ann Cleeves · ss Crime on the Move ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press, September 2004 390 · Arabella’s Answer · Peter Lovesey · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1984 404 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

The Trinity Cat and Other Mysteries by Ellis Peters ed. Martin Edwards & Sue Feder--- see under Ellis Peters.

Truly Criminal ed. Martin Edwards (The History Press, April 6, 2015, 978-0-7509-6110-3, £12.99, 294pp, tp, oa)     Subtitled “A Crime Writers’ Association’s Anthology of True Crime”. 6 · Foreword · Peter James · fw 9 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 12 · The Death of the Sturry Doctor · Catherine Aird · ts 22 · The Compassionate Machine · Margery Allingham · ts 30 · The Stanfield Hall Murders · Martin Baggoley · ts 42 · Disappearing Icelanders · Quentin Bates · ts 54 · A Catherine Foster: A Deadly Dumpling and a Clutch of Dead Hens · Kate Clarke · ts 74 · Sins of the Father · Carol Anne Davis · ts 84 · Cop Killer Who Created Cop Fiction · Jim Doherty · ts 100 · Bad Luck and a Blazing Car · Martin Edwards · ts 112 · The Girl from the Düssel · Jurgen Ehlers; translated by Ann-Kathrin Ehlers · ts translated from the German. 122 · The Aigburth Mystery · Kate Ellis · ts 138 · Murder in the Shanghai Trenches · Paul French · ts 158 · The Queen of Slaughtering Places · Peter Guttridge · ts 170 · The Headless Corpse · Brian Innes · ts 180 · Baby Face · Diane Janes · ts 198 · A Crime of Consequence · Joan Lock · ts 206 · The Tale of Three Tubs: George Joseph Smith and the Brides in the Bath · Peter Lovesey · ts 228 · The Case of the Greek Gigolo · Linda Stratmann · ts 248 · Distressing Circumstances: The Moat Farm Murder of 1899 · Andrew Taylor · ts 258 · A Baby Hidden in a Kailyard · Marsali Taylor · ts 270 · The Bite of Truth · Stephen Wade · ts 284 · Margaret Catchpole: The Woman, the Legend · Mark Mower · ts

Vintage Crime: Hand-Picked from the Murder and Mystery Archives ed. Martin Edwards (Flame Tree Press, August 2020, 978-1-78758-550-8, £20.00, 320pp, hc, an)     A Crime Writer’s Association Anthology. Details supplied by Alan Perfect from ebook. · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in · Money Is Honey [Henry Montague Bohun] · Michael Gilbert · nv Butcher’s Dozen, Heinemann, 1956 · Strolling in the Square One Day [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss 1960 · The Service Flat · Bill Knox · ss Edgar Wallace Mystery Magazine #3, October 1964 · The Footprint in the Sky [Colonel March] · John Dickson Carr · ss The Strand Magazine January 1940, as “Clue in the Snow” by Carter Dickson · The Woman Who Had Everything · Celia Fremlin · ss John Creasey’s Crime Collection 1977 ed. Herbert Harris, Gollancz, August 1977 · The Nuggy Bar · Simon Brett · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 25 1981, as “The Metaphor for Murder” · Inspector Ghote and the Noted British Author [Insp. Ganesh Ghote] · H. R. F. Keating · nv Winter’s Crimes 7 ed. George Hardinge, Macmillan UK, 1975 · The Perfect Alibi · Paula Gosling · ss Winter’s Crimes 17 ed. George Hardinge, Macmillan UK, 1985 · Cuckoo in the Wood · Lesley Grant-Adamson · ss 1st Culprit ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus, September 1992 · In Those Days · Liza Cody · ss 1st Culprit ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus, September 1992 · Turning Point · Anthea Fraser · ss 2nd Culprit ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus, 1993 · The Hand That Feeds Me [Rover] · Michael Z. Lewin · ss 3rd Culprit ed. Liza Cody, Michael Z. Lewin & Peter Lovesey, Chatto & Windus, 1994 · Cold and Deep · Frances Fyfield · ss The Guardian 1992 · Moving On · Susan Moody · ss Perfectly Criminal ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, November 1996 · The Woman Who Loved Elizabeth David · Andrew Taylor · ss Past Crimes ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, September 1998 · Nowhere to Be Found · Mat Coward · ss Missing Persons ed. Martin Edwards, Constable, September 1999 · Interior, with Corpse · Peter Lovesey · ss Scenes of Crime ed. Martin Edwards, Constable and Robinson, Ltd., September 2000 · The Egyptian Garden · Marjorie Eccles · ss Crime in the City ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press, September 2002 · Melusine · Martin Edwards · ss Green for Danger ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press, September 2003 · Top Deck · Kate Ellis · ss Crime on the Move ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press, September 2004 · Sins of Scarlet · Robert Barnard · ss I.D.: Crimes of Identity ed. Martin Edwards, Comma Press, July 2006 · All She Wrote · Mick Herron · ss M.O.: Crimes of Practice ed. Martin Edwards, Comma Press, March 2008 · Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Who Killed Father Christmas?: And Other Seasonal Mysteries ed. Martin Edwards (The British Library, October 10, 2023, 978-0-7123-5478-3, £10.99, 288pp, tp, an) [British Library Crime Classics]     Details taken from Table of Contents. 7 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 13 · On the Irish Mail · Garnett Radcliffe · ss The Windsor Magazine #444, December 1931 27 · The Christmas Thief · Frank Howel Evans · nv Chums December 9 1911 57 · The Christmas Spirit · Anthony Gilbert · ss The Illustrated London News Christmas 1964 75 · Among Those Present Was Santa Claus · Vincent Cornier · ss Huddersfield Examiner December 20 1952 87 · Gold, Frankincense and Murder [Henry Tyler] · Catherine Aird · ss A Classic Christmas Crime ed. Tim Heald, Pavilion, 1995 107 · Secrets in the Snow · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ss Weldon’s Ladies’ Journal December 1939 127 · Who Killed Father Christmas? · Patricia Moyes · ss Who Done It? ed. Alice Laurance & Isaac Asimov, Houghton Mifflin, 1980 141 · Death at Christmas · Glyn Daniel · ss Welsh Short Stories ed. George Ewart Evans, Faber and Faber, 1959 155 · Scotland Yard’s Christmas · John Dickson Carr · ss Weekend Magazine December 25/December 29 1957, as “Detective’s Day Off” 167 · The Bird of Dawning [Henry Montague Bohun] · Michael Gilbert · nv National and English Review December 1956 187 · The Christmas Train [Jeremiah Jones (The Laughing Crook)] · Will Scott · ss The Passing Show December 23 1933 203 · The Grey Monk [Supt. Robert Budd] · Gerald Verner · ss The Leader December 1934 215 · Who Suspects the Postman? [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss The Evening Standard April 9 1958 223 · Herlock Sholmes’s Christmas Case [Herlock Sholmes] · Peter Todd · ss The Magnet Library December 9 1916 233 · A Present for Ivo · Ellis Peters · nv Everywoman’s Magazine December 1958 (+1)

Whydunit? Perfectly Criminal II ed. Martin Edwards (Severn House, September 25, 1997, 0-7278-5237-X, £16.99, 244pp, hc, oa)     The Crime Writers’ Association’s annual anthology. vii · Foreword · Keith Miles · fw ix · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 1 · Clothes · Ruth Rendell · ss Blood Lines by Ruth Rendell, Hutchinson, 1995 13 · Looking for David [Matt Scudder] · Lawrence Block · ss 30 · Original Sin · Gillian Linscott · nv 48 · The Good and Gentle Harvey Christmas [P Division] · Peter Turnbull · ss 66 · On the Psychiatrist’s Couch · Reginald Hill · ss 83 · Instruments · John Owen · ss 90 · Diminished Responsibility · Martin Edwards · ss 110 · Deus Ex Machina · June Thomson · ss 121 · Because It Was There · Peter Lovesey · ss 134 · A Good Woman · Eileen Dewhurst · ss 148 · The Bluebird · Alison White · ss 163 · Best Behaviour · Simon Brett · ss 175 · A Regular Correspondent · Joan Lock · ss 182 · Nice People · Mat Coward · ss 202 · Remembering Kazarian · Marjorie Eccles · ss 212 · The Man Who Collected Ravens · Edward D. Hoch · ss 218 · Rum Business [Patrick Grant] · Margaret Yorke · nv 240 · Biographies of Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Prize Meets Murder by R. T. Edwards & Otto Penzler (Pocket Books, June 1984, 0-671-50988-8, $2.95, 175pp, pb, n.) [Matthew Prize] [Ref. Edward D. Hoch]     The first of a three-book mystery series conceived by Otto Penzler in which the ending was withheld and a $15,000 cash prize was offered to the first reader to send in the correct solution. Written by Ron Goulart from a detailed plot outline by Edward D. Hoch.

Palace Corbie #6 ed. Wayne Edwards--- see under Palace Corbie #6, 1995.

Palace Corbie Eight ed. Wayne Edwards--- see under Palace Corbie #8, 1999.

Palace Corbie Seven ed. Wayne Edwards & John Marshall--- see under John Marshall.

Miss Darkness by Fredric Brown ed. Jonathan Eeds--- see under Fredric Brown.

The Magic Tooth and Other Tales from the Amazon by Elsie Spicer Eells (Little Brown, 1927, $2.00, 243pp, hc, co) · The Magic Tooth · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · Karu and Rairu · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · Sura’s Seeds · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · Why the Owl Rules the Night · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · The Children of the House of Dawn · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · When Cavillaca Ran Away · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · When the Sun Fell from the Sky · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · How Sleep Came · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · How Strike Came to the World · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · How the Great Flood Began · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · Why the Fox Has a Dark Tail · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · The Mother · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · The King · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · The Royal Prince · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · The Contests · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · How the Alligator Got His Scales · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · How the Races Obtained Their Colors · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · The Frog Witch · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · How the Fox Used His Wits · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · Sumé · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · The Story of Mandioca · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · The Son of Ulé · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · How the Tortoise Conquered His Enemies · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · The Flight of Tiri · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · The Story of the Flute · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r) · In the Days of the Amazon · Elsie Spicer Eells · ss (r)

The Forgotten Classics of Mystery Volume II: An Omnibus of American Mysteries ed. Michael Eenhoorn (Juniper, 1959, $5.50, 383pp, hc, an) 7 · The Boarded Window · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner April 12 1891 12 · “Thou Art the Man” · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1844 26 · In the Fog · Richard Harding Davis · na R.H. Russell, 1901 77 · The Woman by the Fountain · F. Marion Crawford · nv (r) 100 · The Mysterious Card [Mysterious Card] · Cleveland Moffett · ss The Black Cat February 1896 108 · The Mysterious Card Unveiled [Mysterious Card] · Cleveland Moffett · ss The Black Cat August 1896 125 · The Cut on the Lips · Thomas Bailey Aldrich · na (r) 179 · The Corpus Delicti [Randolph Mason] · Melville Davisson Post · nv The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason by Melville Davisson Post, Putnam, 1896 206 · Wieland · Charles Brockden Brown · na H. Caritat, 1798; condensed. 305 · The Upper Berth · F. Marion Crawford · nv Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885 326 · The Lost Room · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine September 1858, uncredited. 343 · What Was It? [Harry Escott] · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine March 1859, uncredited. 356 · The Lady, or the Tiger? · Frank R. Stockton · ss The Century Magazine November 1882 363 · A Tale of Negative Gravity · Frank R. Stockton · nv The Century Magazine November 1884

Budayeen Nights by George Alec Effinger (Golden Gryphon Press, September 2003, 1-930846-19-3, $24.95, xi+235pp, hc, co, cover by John Picacio) [Budayeen]     Collection of nine stories, a story fragment, and the opening two chapters of an uncompleted novel, all set in the walled city of Budayeen. ix · Foreword · Barbara Hambly · fw 3 · Schrödinger’s Kitten [Budayeen] · George Alec Effinger · nv Omni September 1988 27 · Marîd Changes His Mind [Marîd Audran; Budayeen] · George Alec Effinger · na Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine May 1989 73 · Slow, Slow Burn [Budayeen] · George Alec Effinger · ss Playboy May 1988 91 · Marîd and the Trail of Blood [Marîd Audran; Budayeen] · George Alec Effinger · nv Sisters of the Night ed. Barbara Hambly & Martin H. Greenberg, Warner Aspect, October 1995 117 · King of the Cyber Rifles [Budayeen] · George Alec Effinger · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine mid December 1987 133 · Marîd Throws a Party [Marîd Audran; Budayeen] · George Alec Effinger · nv first two chapters of the unfinished novel Word of Night. 163 · The World as We Know It [Marîd Audran; Budayeen] · George Alec Effinger · nv Futurecrime ed. Cynthia Manson & Charles Ardai, Donald I. Fine, January 1992 191 · The City on the Sand [Budayeen] · George Alec Effinger · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1973 229 · The Plastic Pasha · George Alec Effinger · ss

Dirty Tricks by George Alec Effinger (Doubleday, December 1978, 0-385-12722-7, $7.95, 180pp, hc, co) 1 · New New York New Orleans · George Alec Effinger · ss The New Mind ed. Roger Elwood, Macmillan, November 1973 18 · Contentment, Satisfaction, Cheer, Well-Being, Gladness, Joy, Comfort, and Not Having to Get Up Early Any More · George Alec Effinger · nv Future Power ed. Jack M. Dann & Gardner R. Dozois, Random House, 1976 40 · Strange Ragged Saintliness · George Alec Effinger · ss 59 · The Awesome Menace of the Polarizer [Rod Marquand] · George Alec Effinger · ss Fantastic Stories December 1971 74 · Heartstop · George Alec Effinger · nv Haunt of Horror (comic) May 1974 123 · Timmy Was Eight · George Alec Effinger · vi Fantastic Stories February 1972, as by Susan Doenim 127 · Live, from Berchtesgaden · George Alec Effinger · ss Orbit 10 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, February 1972 139 · The Mothers’ March on Ecstasy · George Alec Effinger · ss New Dimensions: Science Fiction: Number 5 ed. Robert Silverberg, Harper & Row, April 1975 152 · B.K.A. The Master · George Alec Effinger · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1976 165 · Sand and Stones · George Alec Effinger · ss Clarion II ed. Robin Scott Wilson, Signet, June 1972 172 · Chase Our Blues Away · George Alec Effinger · ss New Dimensions: Science Fiction: Number 6 ed. Robert Silverberg, Harper & Row, May 1976 180 · Contest Results · George Alec Effinger · ms

George Alec Effinger Live! From Planet Earth by George Alec Effinger (Golden Gryphon Press, May 2005, 978-1-930846-32-6, $25.95, x+365pp, hc, co, cover by John Picacio)     Details taken from online listing. ix · Editor’s Notes and Acknowledgments · Marty Halpern · in 3 · Introduction to “The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything” · Michael Bishop · is 7 · The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything · George Alec Effinger · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October 1984 22 · Afterword to “The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything” · George Zebrowski · as 24 · Introduction to “All the Last Wars at Once” · Mike Resnick · is 25 · All the Last Wars at Once · George Alec Effinger · ss Universe 1 ed. Terry Carr, Ace, 1971 40 · Introduction to “Two Sadnesses” · Howard Waldrop · is 43 · Two Sadnesses · George Alec Effinger · ss Bad Moon Rising ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, April 1973 58 · Introduction to “Target: Berlin!” · Pamela Sargent · is 61 · Target: Berlin! · George Alec Effinger · nv New Dimensions: Science Fiction: Number 6 ed. Robert Silverberg, Harper & Row, May 1976 86 · Introduction to “One” · Barbara Hambly · is 87 · One · George Alec Effinger · ss New Legends ed. Greg Bear & Martin Greenberg, Legend, May 1995 104 · Introduction to “My Old Man” · Lawrence Person · is 107 · My Old Man · George Alec Effinger · nv Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine February 1982 124 · Introduction to “Everything but Honor” · Neal Barrett, Jr. · is 127 · Everything but Honor · George Alec Effinger · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine February 1989 156 · Introduction to “Solo in the Spotlight” · Bradley Denton · is 157 · Solo in the Spotlight · George Alec Effinger · ss Tarot Fantastic ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Lawrence Schimel, DAW, February 1997 172 · Introduction to “At the Bran Foundry” · Jack Dann · is 175 · At the Bran Foundry · George Alec Effinger · ss New Dimensions 3 ed. Robert Silverberg, SFBC, October 1973 186 · Introduction to “Housebound” · Richard Gilliam · is 189 · Housebound · George Alec Effinger · nv Phobias ed. Wendy Webb, Richard Gilliam, Edward Kramer & Martin H. Greenberg, Pocket, January 1994 208 · Introduction to “Glimmer, Glimmer” · Bradley Denton · is 209 · Glimmer, Glimmer · George Alec Effinger · ss Playboy November 1987 214 · Introduction to “From Downtown at the Buzzer” · Mike Resnick · is 215 · From Downtown at the Buzzer · George Alec Effinger · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1977 234 · Introduction to “the O. Niemand Stories” · Gardner Dozois · is 237 · The Wooing of Slowboat Sadie [Springfield] · George Alec Effinger · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1982, as by O. Niemand 245 · The Man Outside [Springfield] · George Alec Effinger · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1983, as by O. Niemand 263 · Afternoon Under Glass [Springfield] · George Alec Effinger · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1983, as by O. Niemand 273 · Two Bits [Springfield] · George Alec Effinger · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June 1984, as by O. Niemand 285 · The Artist Passes It By [Springfield] · George Alec Effinger · pm The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 1984, as by O. Niemand 287 · The Day the Invaders Came [Springfield] · George Alec Effinger · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine mid December 1984, as by O. Niemand 293 · The Wisdom of Having Money [Springfield] · George Alec Effinger · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction July 1986, as by O. Niemand 325 · Put Your Hands Together [Springfield] · George Alec Effinger · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine February 1988, as by O. Niemand 340 · Introduction to “”Seven Nights in Slumberland“” · Neil Gaiman · is 343 · Seven Nights in Slumberland · George Alec Effinger · ss The Sandman: Book of Dreams ed. Neil Gaiman & Edward E. Kramer, HarperPrism, August 1996 362 · Introduction to “My First Game as an Immortal” · Barbara Hambly · is 363 · My First Game as an Immortal · George Alec Effinger · pm The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 1985

Idle Pleasures by George Alec Effinger (Berkley, January 1983, 0-425-05744-5, $2.25, 197pp, pb, co) 1 · Naked to the Invisible Eye · George Alec Effinger · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact May 1973 31 · From Downtown at the Buzzer · George Alec Effinger · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1977 53 · The Exempt · George Alec Effinger · nv Ascents of Wonder ed. David Gerrold, Popular Library, December 1977 73 · 25 Crunch Split Right on Two · George Alec Effinger · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1975 97 · The Pinch-Hitters [Sandor Courane] · George Alec Effinger · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine May 1979 111 · Breakaway · George Alec Effinger · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1981 137 · The Horse with One Leg · George Alec Effinger · ss Worlds Far and Near ed. Terry Carr, Thomas Nelson US, November 1974 149 · Heartstop · George Alec Effinger · nv Haunt of Horror (comic) May 1974

Irrational Numbers by George Alec Effinger (Doubleday, January 1976, 0-385-11189-4, $5.95, xiv+174pp, hc, co, cover by Michael Flanagan) ix · Introduction · Robert Silverberg · in 1 · Lydectes: On the Nature of Sport · George Alec Effinger · nv Fantastic Stories December 1975 15 · And Us, Too, I Guess · George Alec Effinger · na Chains of the Sea ed. Robert Silverberg, Thomas Nelson US, September 1973 65 · 25 Crunch Split Right on Two · George Alec Effinger · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1975 85 · Hard Times · George Alec Effinger · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories March 1973 99 · At the Bran Foundry · George Alec Effinger · ss New Dimensions 3 ed. Robert Silverberg, SFBC, October 1973 109 · Curtains · George Alec Effinger · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1974 127 · How It Felt · George Alec Effinger · ss Universe 5 ed. Terry Carr, Random House, November 1974 137 · Biting Down Hard on Truth · George Alec Effinger · nv Orbit 15 ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1974

Live! From Planet Earth by George Alec Effinger (Golden Gryphon Press, May 2005, 1-930846-32-0, $25.95, x+363pp, hc, co, cover by John Picacio) [edited by Marty Halpern]     Collection of 20 stories and two poems, only four previously collected. This includes eight pieces written as by O. Niemand. Stories picked and introduced by authors and editors including Gardner Dozois, Michael Bishop, Jack Dann, Howard Waldrop, and Barbara Hambly. ix · Editor’s Notes · Marty Halpern · in 7 · The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything · George Alec Effinger · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October 1984 25 · All the Last Wars at Once · George Alec Effinger · ss Universe 1 ed. Terry Carr, Ace, 1971 40 · Two Sadnesses · George Alec Effinger · ss Bad Moon Rising ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, April 1973 61 · Target: Berlin! · George Alec Effinger · nv New Dimensions: Science Fiction: Number 6 ed. Robert Silverberg, Harper & Row, May 1976 87 · One · George Alec Effinger · ss New Legends ed. Greg Bear & Martin Greenberg, Legend, May 1995 107 · My Old Man · George Alec Effinger · nv Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine February 1982 127 · Everything but Honor · George Alec Effinger · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine February 1989 157 · Solo in the Spotlight · George Alec Effinger · ss Tarot Fantastic ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Lawrence Schimel, DAW, February 1997 175 · At the Bran Foundry · George Alec Effinger · ss New Dimensions 3 ed. Robert Silverberg, SFBC, October 1973 189 · Housebound · George Alec Effinger · nv Phobias ed. Wendy Webb, Richard Gilliam, Edward Kramer & Martin H. Greenberg, Pocket, January 1994 209 · Glimmer, Glimmer · George Alec Effinger · ss Playboy November 1987 215 · From Downtown at the Buzzer · George Alec Effinger · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1977 · The O. Niemand Stories 237 · The Wooing of Slowboat Sadie [Springfield] · George Alec Effinger · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1982, as by O. Niemand 245 · The Man Outside [Springfield] · George Alec Effinger · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1983, as by O. Niemand 263 · Afternoon Under Glass [Springfield] · George Alec Effinger · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1983, as by O. Niemand 273 · Two Bits [Springfield] · George Alec Effinger · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June 1984, as by O. Niemand 285 · The Artist Passes It By [Springfield] · George Alec Effinger · pm The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 1984, as by O. Niemand 287 · The Day the Invaders Came [Springfield] · George Alec Effinger · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine mid December 1984, as by O. Niemand 293 · The Wisdom of Having Money [Springfield] · George Alec Effinger · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction July 1986, as by O. Niemand 325 · Put Your Hands Together [Springfield] · George Alec Effinger · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine February 1988, as by O. Niemand 343 · Seven Nights in Slumberland · George Alec Effinger · ss The Sandman: Book of Dreams ed. Neil Gaiman & Edward E. Kramer, HarperPrism, August 1996 363 · My First Game as an Immortal · George Alec Effinger · pm The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 1985

Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson: The Complete Stories by George Alec Effinger (Swan Press, June 1993, 1-883722-01-2, $10.00, 131pp, tp, co, cover by Peggy Ranson)     Collection of eight humorous fantasy stories featuring the title character (including two original, and “Maureen Birnbaum’s Lunar Adventure” revised). There is an introduction by Mike Resnick and illustrations by Peggy Ranson. 1 · A Few Words from Muffy Birnbaum’s Most Passionate Admirer · Mike Resnick · in 7 · Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson [Maureen Birnbaum] · George Alec Effinger · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1982 14 · Maureen Birnbaum at the Earth’s Core [Maureen Birnbaum] · George Alec Effinger · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction February 1986 30 · Maureen Birnbaum on the Art of War [Maureen Birnbaum; Horseclans] · George Alec Effinger · nv Friends of the Horseclans ed. Robert & Pamela Crippen Adams, Signet, April 1987 50 · Maureen Birnbaum After Dark [Maureen Birnbaum] · George Alec Effinger · ss Foundation’s Friends ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Tor, September 1989 68 · Maureen Birnbaum Goes Shopynge [Maureen Birnbaum] · George Alec Effinger · ss The Fantastic Adventures of Robin Hood ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet, June 1991, as “Muffy Birnbaum Goes Shopynge” 82 · Maureen Birnbaum and the Saint Graal [Maureen Birnbaum] · George Alec Effinger · ss 102 · Maureen Birnbaum at the Looming Awfulness [Maureen Birnbaum] · George Alec Effinger · nv 124 · Maureen Birnbaum’s Lunar Adventure [Maureen Birnbaum] · George Alec Effinger · ss; revised.

Mixed Feelings by George Alec Effinger (Harper & Row, October 1974, 0-06-011146-1, $7.95, xiii+208pp, hc, co) ix · All the Effingers at Once · Theodore Sturgeon · in 1 · This Writing “Game” · George Alec Effinger · ss (r) 7 · Steve Weinraub and the Secret Empire · George Alec Effinger · ss (r) 26 · Two Sadnesses · George Alec Effinger · ss Bad Moon Rising ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, April 1973 44 · Naked to the Invisible Eye · George Alec Effinger · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact May 1973 76 · f(x)=(11/15/67) x=her, f(x)!=0 · George Alec Effinger · ss New Dimensions II ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, November 1972 94 · The Ghost Writer · George Alec Effinger · ss Universe 3 ed. Terry Carr, Random House, October 1973 108 · All the Last Wars at Once · George Alec Effinger · ss Universe 1 ed. Terry Carr, Ace, 1971 126 · Things Go Better · George Alec Effinger · ss Orbit 11 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, October 1972 136 · Wednesday, November 15, 1967 · George Alec Effinger · ss The Ruins of Earth ed. Thomas M. Disch, Putnam, November 1971 152 · World War Two · George Alec Effinger · ss Vertex October 1973 165 · Lights Out · George Alec Effinger · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1973

Old Funny Stuff by George Alec Effinger--- see under Author’s Choice Monthly #1, October 1989.

A Thousand Deaths by George Alec Effinger (Golden Gryphon Press, June 2007, 978-1-930846-47-0, $24.95, 340+xiiipp, hc, co, cover by John Picacio) [Sandor Courane] [edited by Marty Halpern]     Collection of seven stories and novel The Wolves of Memory (1981) featuring Sandor Courane. Introduction by Mike Resnick; afterword by Andrew Fox. vii · Editor’s Notes · Marty Halpern · in xi · Introduction · Mike Resnick · in 3 · The Wolves of Memory [Sandor Courane] · George Alec Effinger · n. Putnam, 1981 235 · Fatal Disk Error [Sandor Courane] · George Alec Effinger · ss Amazing Stories May 1990 249 · In the Wings [Sandor Courane; Stephen Weinraub] · George Alec Effinger · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine April 14 1982 259 · From the Desk Of [Sandor Courane] · George Alec Effinger · ss Night Cry Fall 1986 274 · The Wicked Old Witch [Sandor Courane] · George Alec Effinger · ss Betcha Can’t Read Just One ed. Alan Dean Foster & Martin H. Greenberg, Ace, December 1993 288 · Mango Red Goes to War [Sandor Courane] · George Alec Effinger · ss Aladdin ed. Mike Resnick & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, December 1992 298 · The Thing from the Slush [Sandor Courane] · George Alec Effinger · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine April 1982 312 · Posterity [Sandor Courane; Eldres] · George Alec Effinger · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction November 1988 334 · Afterword · Andrew Fox · aw

Axiomatic by Greg Egan (Millennium, April 17, 1995, 1-85798-416-1, £8.99, 289pp, tp, co)     Collection of 18 SF stories, including two originals. A hardcover edition (-281-9, £15.99) is also available. 1 · The Infinite Assassin · Greg Egan · ss Interzone #48, June 1991 17 · The Hundred Light-Year Diary · Greg Egan · ss Interzone #55, January 1992 33 · Eugene · Greg Egan · ss Interzone #36, June 1990 49 · The Caress · Greg Egan · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine January 1990 75 · Blood Sisters · Greg Egan · ss Interzone #44, February 1991 93 · Axiomatic · Greg Egan · ss Interzone #41, November 1990 107 · The Safe-Deposit Box · Greg Egan · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine September 1990 125 · Seeing · Greg Egan · ss 141 · A Kidnapping · Greg Egan · ss 157 · Learning to Be Me · Greg Egan · ss Interzone #37, July 1990 173 · The Moat · Greg Egan · ss Aurealis #3, 1991 185 · The Walk · Greg Egan · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction December 1992 197 · The Cutie · Greg Egan · ss Interzone #29, May/June 1989 209 · Into Darkness · Greg Egan · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine January 1992 227 · Appropriate Love · Greg Egan · ss Interzone #50, August 1991 243 · The Moral Virologist · Greg Egan · ss Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine #8, Summer 1990 259 · Closer · Greg Egan · ss Eidolon Winter 1992 275 · Unstable Orbits in the Space of Lies · Greg Egan · ss Interzone #61, July 1992

The Best of Greg Egan by Greg Egan (Subterranean Press, December 2019, 978-1-59606-942-8, $45.00, 731pp, hc, co, cover by David Ho)     Limited to 1000 signed, numbered, copies. Details taken from publisher website. 7 · Learning to Be Me · Greg Egan · ss Interzone #37, July 1990 25 · Axiomatic · Greg Egan · ss Interzone #41, November 1990 41 · Appropriate Love · Greg Egan · ss Interzone #50, August 1991 59 · Into Darkness · Greg Egan · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine January 1992 79 · Unstable Orbits in the Space of Lies · Greg Egan · ss Interzone #61, July 1992 97 · Closer · Greg Egan · ss Eidolon Winter 1992 115 · Chaff · Greg Egan · nv Interzone #78, December 1993 141 · Luminous [Luminous] · Greg Egan · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction September 1995 179 · Silver Fire · Greg Egan · nv Interzone #102, December 1995 217 · Reasons to Be Cheerful · Greg Egan · nv Interzone #118, April 1997 257 · Oceanic · Greg Egan · na Asimov’s Science Fiction August 1998 313 · Oracle · Greg Egan · na Asimov’s Science Fiction July 2000 369 · Singleton · Greg Egan · nv Interzone #176, February 2002 431 · Dark Integers [Luminous] · Greg Egan · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction October/November 2007 479 · Crystal Nights · Greg Egan · nv Interzone #215, April 2008 509 · Zero for Conduct · Greg Egan · nv Twelve Tomorrows ed. Stephen Cass, MIT Technology Review, October 2013 541 · Bit Players [Sagreda] · Greg Egan · nv Subterranean (online) Winter 2014 571 · Uncanny Valley · Greg Egan · nv Tor.com August 9 2017 611 · 3-adica [Sagreda] · Greg Egan · na Asimov’s Science Fiction September/October 2018 669 · Instantiation [Sagreda] · Greg Egan · na Asimov’s Science Fiction March/April 2019 729 · Afterword · Greg Egan · aw

Crystal Nights and Other Stories by Greg Egan (Subterranean Press, September 2009, 978-1-59606-240-5, $35.00, 310pp, hc, co, cover by Steve Montiglio)     Stated first editionPublication month not stated, shipped on September 8, 2009 Details taken from online listing. 7 · Introduction · Greg Egan · in 11 · Lost Continent · Greg Egan · nv The Starry Rift ed. Jonathan Strahan, Viking, April 2008 39 · Crystal Nights · Greg Egan · nv Interzone #215, April 2008 65 · Steve Fever · Greg Egan · ss Technology Review November/December 2007 81 · Tap · Greg Egan · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction November 1995 119 · Induction · Greg Egan · ss Foundation #100, Summer 2007 133 · Singleton · Greg Egan · nv Interzone #176, February 2002 187 · Oracle · Greg Egan · na Asimov’s Science Fiction July 2000 235 · Border Guards · Greg Egan · nv Interzone #148, October 1999 259 · Hot Rock · Greg Egan · na Oceanic by Greg Egan, Gollancz, July 2009

Dark Integers and Other Stories by Greg Egan (Subterranean Press, March 2008, 978-1-59606-155-2, $25.00, 232pp, hc, co, cover by Steve Montiglio)     Collection of five stories. 7 · Introduction · Greg Egan · in 13 · Luminous [Luminous] · Greg Egan · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction September 1995 51 · Riding the Crocodile [Incandescence] · Greg Egan · na One Million A.D. ed. Gardner Dozois, SFBC, January 2006 103 · Dark Integers [Luminous] · Greg Egan · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction October/November 2007 149 · Glory [Incandescence] · Greg Egan · nv The New Space Opera ed. Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan, Eos, June 2007 179 · Oceanic · Greg Egan · na Asimov’s Science Fiction August 1998

Dispersion by Greg Egan (Subterranean Press, October 2020, 978-1-59606-989-3, $40.00, 158pp, hc, na, cover by David Ho)     Limited to 1000 numbered copies. Details taken from publisher website.

The Four Thousand, the Eight Hundred by Greg Egan (Subterranean Press, November 2016, 978-1-59606-791-2, $40.00, 89pp, hc, na, cover by Dominic Harman)     SF novella. Deteriorating conditions have colonists fleeing the asteroid Vesta. This is an unsigned limited edition of 1,000.

Luminous by Greg Egan (Millennium, September 21, 1998, 1-85798-552-4, £9.99, 295pp, tp, co)     Collection of 10 SF stories published between 1993 and 1998. A hardcover edition (-551-6, £16.99) is also available. 1 · Chaff · Greg Egan · nv Interzone #78, December 1993 25 · Mitochondrial Eve · Greg Egan · nv Interzone #92, February 1995 52 · Luminous [Luminous] · Greg Egan · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction September 1995 89 · Mister Volition · Greg Egan · ss Interzone #100, October 1995 107 · Cocoon · Greg Egan · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction May 1994 141 · Transition Dreams · Greg Egan · ss Interzone #76, October 1993 157 · Silver Fire · Greg Egan · nv Interzone #102, December 1995 191 · Reasons to Be Cheerful · Greg Egan · nv Interzone #118, April 1997 228 · Our Lady of Chernobyl · Greg Egan · nv Interzone #83, May 1994 261 · The Planck Dive · Greg Egan · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction February 1998

Oceanic by Greg Egan (Gollancz, July 16, 2009, 978-0-575-08652-4, £12.99, 489pp, tp, co, cover by Dee Breger)     A hardcover edition (-08651-7, £18.99) is also available. 1 · Lost Continent · Greg Egan · nv The Starry Rift ed. Jonathan Strahan, Viking, April 2008 32 · Dark Integers [Luminous] · Greg Egan · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction October/November 2007 79 · Crystal Nights · Greg Egan · nv Interzone #215, April 2008 110 · Steve Fever · Greg Egan · ss Technology Review November/December 2007 129 · Induction · Greg Egan · ss Foundation #100, Summer 2007 145 · Singleton · Greg Egan · nv Interzone #176, February 2002 206 · Oracle · Greg Egan · na Asimov’s Science Fiction July 2000 261 · Border Guards · Greg Egan · nv Interzone #148, October 1999 288 · Riding the Crocodile [Incandescence] · Greg Egan · na One Million A.D. ed. Gardner Dozois, SFBC, January 2006 342 · Glory [Incandescence] · Greg Egan · nv The New Space Opera ed. Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan, Eos, June 2007 373 · Hot Rock · Greg Egan · na 435 · Oceanic · Greg Egan · na Asimov’s Science Fiction August 1998

Our Lady of Chernobyl by Greg Egan (MirrorDanse Books, 1995, 0-646-23230-4, A$9.95, 111pp, tp, co, cover by Shaun Tan)     Collection of four SF stories, with interior illustrations by Shaun Tan. This is a limited edition of 500. 7 · Chaff · Greg Egan · nv Interzone #78, December 1993 35 · Beyond the Whistle Test · Greg Egan · ss Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact November 1989 53 · Transition Dreams · Greg Egan · ss Interzone #76, October 1993 71 · Our Lady of Chernobyl · Greg Egan · nv Interzone #83, May 1994 107 · Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi

Phoresis by Greg Egan (Subterranean Press, April 26, 2018, 978-1-59606-866-7, $40.00, 163pp, hc, na, cover by Gregory Manchess)     Limited to 1000 signed, numbered, copies. Details taken from online listing.

The Best American Short Stories 2014 ed. Jennifer Egan & Heidi Pitlor (Houghton Mifflin, 2014, 978-0-547-81922-8, xix+360pp, hc, an) ix · Foreword · Heidi Pitlor · fw xiii · Introduction · Jennifer Egan · in 1 · Charity · Charles Baxter · ss McSweeney’s #43, 2013 15 · The Indian Uprising · Ann Beattie · ss Granta #126, Winter 2014 28 · The Night of the Satellite · T. C. Boyle · ss The New Yorker April 15 2013 43 · After the Flood · Peter Cameron · nv Subtropics #15, 2013 65 · Long Tom Lookout · Nicole Cullen · nv Idaho Review v13, 2013 89 · Medium Tough · Craig Davidson · ss Agni #77, 2013 107 · The Breeze · Joshua Ferris · ss The New Yorker September 30 2013 123 · Hover · Nell Freudenberger · ss The Paris Review #207, Winter 2013 140 · A Hand Reached Down to Guide Me · David Gates · nv Granta #126, Winter 2014 161 · At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners · Lauren Groff · ss Five Points Spring 2013 179 · The Judge’s Will · Ruth Prawer Jhabvala · ss The New Yorker March 25 2013 194 · Evie M. · O. A. Lindsey · ss The Iowa Review v43 #1, 2013 202 · Kattekoppen · Will Mackin · ss The New Yorker March 11 2013 211 · This Is Not a Love Song · Brendan Matthews · ss The Virginia Quarterly Review Summer 2013 228 · La Pulchra Nota · Molly McNett · ss Image #78, Summer 2013 243 · God · Benjamin Nugent · ss The Paris Review #206, Fall 2013 254 · Mastiff · Joyce Carol Oates · ss The New Yorker July 1 2013 267 · Next to Nothing · Stephen O’Connor · nv Conjunctions #60, Spring 2013 289 · Madame Bovary’s Greyhound · Karen Russell · ss Zoetrope: All-Story Summer 2013 301 · Antarctica · Laura van den Berg · nv Glimmer Train #88, Fall 2013 327 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg 340 · 100 Other Distinguished Stories of 2013 · [uncredited] · bi 344 · Editorial Addresses of American and Canadian Magazines Publishing Short Stories · [uncredited] · ms

Dragonhenge by Bob Eggleton & John Grant (Paper Tiger, October 10, 2002, 1-85585-972-6, £20.00, 128pp, hc, co, cover by Bob Eggleton)     Collaborative collection of original stories, written by John Grant (Paul Barnett) and heavily illustrated by Eggleton. 8 · Proem · John Grant · ss; illustrated by Bob Eggleton 12 · The Dream of Qinmeartha · John Grant · ss; illustrated by Bob Eggleton 20 · The Wings of Syor · John Grant · ss; illustrated by Bob Eggleton 30 · Joli’s Flight Beyond the Stars · John Grant · ss; illustrated by Bob Eggleton 44 · How the Girl-Child LoChi Made Our Thoughts Real · John Grant · ss; illustrated by Bob Eggleton 60 · The Two Anyas and the Coming of the Ice Dragons · John Grant · nv; illustrated by Bob Eggleton 88 · Why There Are Neither Greaters nor Lessers · John Grant · ss; illustrated by Bob Eggleton 100 · The Dragon Under the Sea · John Grant · ss; illustrated by Bob Eggleton 114 · Dragonhenge · John Grant · ss; illustrated by Bob Eggleton 128 · Acknowledgements · Bob Eggleton & John Grant · ms