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An Anthology of Angels ed. Ed Gorman, Larry Segriff & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Larry Segriff.

The Best of the American West ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg (Berkley, September 1998, 0-425-16508-6, $5.99, 371pp, pb, an) vii · Author Notes · Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg · bg xi · Introduction · Martin H. Greenberg · in 1 · Trains Not Taken · Joe R. Lansdale · ss RE:AL Spring 1987 13 · The Alchemist · Loren D. Estleman · ss previously available as part of the audio book How the West Was Read, Vol. 1 ed. Robert Randisi (Durkin-Hayes Audio, 1996). 27 · Sisters · Marcia Muller · ss New Frontiers, Volume I ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Bill Pronzini, Tor, 1990 41 · McIntosh’s Chute · Bill Pronzini · ss New Frontiers, Volume I ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Bill Pronzini, Tor, 1990, as by Jack Foxx 55 · Between the Mountains and the Sky · L. J. Washburn · ss previously available as part of the audio book How the West Was Read, Vol. 1 ed. Robert Randisi (Durkin-Hayes Audio, 1996). 69 · The Wish Book · James Reasoner · ss previously available as part of the audio book How the West Was Read, Vol. 1 ed. Robert Randisi (Durkin-Hayes Audio, 1996). 81 · Red Feather’s Daughter · W. W. Lee · ss previously available as part of the audio book How the West Was Read, Vol. 1 ed. Robert Randisi (Durkin-Hayes Audio, 1996). 95 · The Death(s) of Billy the Kid · Arthur Winfield Knight · ss New Trails ed. John Jakes & Martin H. Greenberg, Doubleday, 1994 107 · Mrs. Crawford’s Odyssey · Deborah Morgan · ss previously available as part of the audio book How the West Was Read, Vol. 1 ed. Robert Randisi (Durkin-Hayes Audio, 1996). 121 · ’Til Death · Mike Stotter · ss (r) 137 · Sweet Revenge · Judy Alter · ss New Trails ed. John Jakes & Martin H. Greenberg, Doubleday, 1994 145 · Peace Officer · Brian Garfield · ss Iron Men and Silver Stars ed. Donald Hamilton, Fawcett, 1967 161 · A Tall Man Hangs from a Short Rope · Robert J. Randisi · ss previously available as part of the audio book How the West Was Read, Vol. 1 ed. Robert Randisi (Durkin-Hayes Audio, 1996). 173 · Pull Your Freight! · Luke Short · nv Riders West, Dell First Edition, 1956 197 · Boy in the Rocks · Richard Matheson · nv Western Magazine December 1955, as “Son of a Gunman” 227 · Little Phil and the Daughter of Joy · John Lee Gray · ss New Frontiers, Volume I ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Bill Pronzini, Tor, 1990 241 · Get Out of Town · Louis L’Amour · ss The Saturday Evening Post May 16 1959 253 · Wolf Moon · Ed Gorman · n. Fawcett Gold Medal, April 1993 369 · Credits · [uncredited] · bg

The Best of the American West II ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg (Berkley, October 1999, 0-425-17145-0, $5.99, 304pp, pb, an) vii · Author Notes · Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg · bg xiii · Introduction · The Editors · in 1 · The Strong Shall Live · Louis L’Amour · ss Far West March 1978, as “And the Strong Shall Live” 16 · Death Rides Here! · John Jakes · nv 10 Story Western Magazine October 1953 44 · Yankee Gold · John M. Cunningham · nv Pic Magazine 1946 75 · Lost Sister · Dorothy M. Johnson · ss Collier’s March 30 1956 89 · In the Meadows · Dale L. Walker · ss (r) 102 · Beehunter Works It Out · Robert J. Conley · nv (r) 123 · The Return of a Private · Hamlin Garland · nv The Arena July 1890 142 · Tombstones Are Free to Quitters · Gary Lovisi · ss (r) 151 · That Damn Cowboy! · Judy Alter · ss Roundup ed. Stephen Overholser, Doubleday, 1982 158 · Tracking the Death Angel · Tom Piccirilli · nv 179 · Yesterday’s Trail · L. J. Washburn · ss (r) 193 · The Marriage of Moon Wind · Bill Gulick · ss The Saturday Evening Post December 31 1955 207 · Portrait of a Cattle King · Michael Stotter · ss (r) 220 · The Pilgrim · Loren D. Estleman · ex The Best Western Stories of Loren D. Estleman by Loren D. Estleman, Swallow Press, 1989 excised opening chapter of The Wolfer. 229 · Wherever I Meet with a Deck of Cards · Bill Crider · ss (r) 241 · Callie and the Angel · James Reasoner · ss (r) 256 · Doc Christmas, Painless Dentist · Bill Pronzini · ss Louis L’Amour Western Magazine May 1994 270 · Riverboat Fighter · Brian Garfield · ss They Opened the West ed. Tom Blackburn, Doubleday, 1967 285 · The Last Indian Fight in Kerr County · Elmer Kelton · ss Roundup ed. Stephen Overholser, Doubleday, 1982 303 · Credits · [uncredited] · bg

Between the Dark and the Daylight and 27 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg (Tyrus Books, October 2009, 0982520948, $17.95, 597pp, tp, an)     Twenty-eight of the best crime and mystery stories of 2008. Awards: “Skinhead Central”: Winner of the 2009 Edgar Award for Best Short Story. 8 · Year in Mystery: 2008 · Jon L. Breen · in 27 · Father’s Day · Michael Connelly · ss The Blue Religion ed. Michael Connelly, Little Brown, 2008 41 · Walking the Dog · Peter Robinson · nv Toronto Noir ed. Janine Armin & Nathaniel G. Moore, Akashic Books, 2008 58 · Lucky [Sookie Stackhouse] · Charlaine Harris · nv Unusual Suspects ed. Dana Stabenow, Ace, 2008 77 · A Sleep Not Unlike Death · Sean Chercover · ss Thuglit (online) 2008 86 · The First Husband · Joyce Carol Oates · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 2008 115 · Between the Dark and the Daylight · Tom Piccirilli · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2008 131 · Cheer · Megan Abbott · ss Storyglossia May 2008 140 · Babs · Scott Phillips · ss Las Vegas Noir ed. Jarret Keene & Todd James Pierce, Akashic Books, 2008 152 · Ms. Grimshank Regrets · Nancy Pickard · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 2008 161 · Skinhead Central · T. Jefferson Parker · ss The Blue Religion ed. Michael Connelly, Little Brown, 2008 171 · The Bookbinder’s Apprentice · Martin Edwards · ss The Strand Magazine #19, June/September 2006 188 · I/M-Print [Tess Cassidy] · Jeremiah Healy · ss At the Scene of the Crime ed. Dana Stabenow, Running Press, 2008 200 · The Devil’s Acre [Gustav “Old Red” & Otto “Big Red” Amlingmeyer] · Steve Hockensmith · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 2008 219 · The Instrument of Their Desire · Patricia Abbott · ss Beat to a Pulp December 15 2008 232 · Crossroads · Bill Crider · ss Hardluck Stories Summer 2008 241 · The Kim Novak Effect · Gary Phillips · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 2008 258 · The Opposite of O [George Sueño; Ernie Bascom] · Martin Limón · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2008 277 · Patriotic Gestures · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss At the Scene of the Crime ed. Dana Stabenow, Running Press, 2008 290 · The Quick Brown Fox · Robert S. Levinson · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 2008 310 · What Happened to Mary? · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2008 321 · Jonas and the Frail · Charles Ardai · ss Blazing! Adventures Magazine #9, 2008 334 · The Pig Party [Tommy Malloy] · Doug Allyn · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March/April 2008 349 · Perfect Gentleman · Brett Battles · ss Killer Year ed. Lee Child, St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008 365 · Road Dogs · Norman Partridge · nv Subterranean (online) Spring 2008 395 · Rust · N. J. Ayres · nv At the Scene of the Crime ed. Dana Stabenow, Running Press, 2008 415 · Skin and Bones [Mickey Counihan] · David Edgerley Gates · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 2008 452 · La Vie en Rose · Dominique Mainard; translated by David Ball · ss Paris Noir ed. Aurélien Masson, Akashic Books, 2008 translated from the French. 470 · Sack o’ Woe · John Harvey · ss The Blue Religion ed. Michael Connelly, Little Brown, 2008

The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction ed. Edward Gorman (Black Lizard, 1987, 0-88739-039-0, $8.95, 335pp, tp, an) vii · Introduction · Edward Gorman · in 1 · The Used · Loren D. Estleman · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1982 17 · A Cold Foggy Day · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1978 25 · Swamp Search · Harry Whittington · ss Murder July 1957 41 · Take Care of Yourself [Joe Puma] · William Campbell Gault · ss Murder July 1957 63 · A Matter of Ethics [Nick Delvecchio] · Robert J. Randisi · ss 81 · Tough · John Lutz · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine November 1980 93 · This World, Then the Fireworks · Jim Thompson · na Jim Thompson—The Killers Inside Him by Max Allan Collins & Ed Gorman, Fedora, 1983; revised. 135 · Soft Monkey · Harlan Ellison · ss Mystery Scene Reader ed. Edward Gorman, Fedora, 1987 149 · Yellow Gal · Dennis Lynds · ss New World Writing #11, Mentor, 1957 161 · Scrap [Nate Heller] · Max Allan Collins · ss 175 · Set ’Em Up, Joe · Barbara Beman · ss 183 · Shut the Final Door · Joe L. Hensley · ss Tricks and Treats ed. Joe Gores & Bill Pronzini, Doubleday, 1976 revised from “Shut the Last Door”, Alchemy & Academe, 1970. 191 · Death and the Dancing Shadows [Markham] · James M. Reasoner · nv Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine March 1980 215 · A Killer in the Dark · Robert Edmond Alter · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine August 1963 229 · Perchance to Dream · Michael Seidman · ss Mystery March 1981 247 · Horn Man · Clark Howard · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 2 1980 261 · Shooting Match [Joe Hannibal] · Wayne D. Dundee · nv Hardboiled #3, Winter 1985/1986 297 · The Pit · Joe R. Lansdale · ss 313 · Turn Away · Edward Gorman · ss 325 · The Second Coming · Joseph N. Gores · ss Adam October 1966

The Blue and the Gray Undercover ed. Ed Gorman (Forge, November 2001, 0-312-87487-1, $24.95, 318pp, hc, oa)     Original anthology of 18 Civil War spy adventures. 9 · Introduction · Ed Gorman · in 13 · Hobson’s Choice · John Lutz · ss 29 · The Measure · Gary Phillips · ss 41 · The Counterfeit Copperhead · Edward D. Hoch · ss 55 · The Dead Line · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv 83 · South Georgia Crossing · Loren D. Estleman · ss 91 · The Invisible Spy · Brendan DuBois · ss 111 · Monica Van Telflin and the Proper Application of Pressure · James H. Cobb · nv 133 · Worth a Thousand Words · Aileen Schumacher · ss 147 · Belle Boyd, the Rebel Spy · Bill Crider · ss 163 · The Knights of Liberty · Robert J. Randisi · ss 175 · Port Tobacco · Jane Haddam · ss 193 · The Swan · Ray Vukcevich · ss 211 · The Courtship of Captain Swenk · P. G. Nagle · ss 227 · The Road to Stony Creek · Jane Lindskold · nv 249 · Other…1 · Janet Berliner · ss 265 · The Turncoat · Doug Allyn · ss 283 · A Small and Private War · Ed Gorman · ss 301 · Slither · Marie Jakober · ss

By Hook or By Crook ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg (Tyrus Books, 2010, 978-1-935562-32-0, $19.95, 677pp, tp, an)     Twenty-eight of the best crime and mystery stories from 2009. · The Mystery in 2009 · Jon L. Breen · ar · Animal Rescue · Dennis Lehane · nv Boston Noir ed. Dennis Lehane, Akashic Books, 2009 · Family Affair [Smokey Dalton] · Kris Nelscott · ss Subterranean (online) Fall 2009 · Survival Instincts · Sandra Seamans · ss Pulp Serenade August 16 2009 · Julius Katz [Julius Katz] · Dave Zeltserman · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2009 · Seeing the Moon · S. J. Rozan · nv On a Raven’s Wing ed. Stuart M. Kaminsky, Harper, 2009 · Dark Chocolate · Nancy Pickard · ss Two of the Deadliest ed. Elizabeth George, Harper, 2009 · Telegraphing [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 2009 · The Valhalla Verdict [Valhalla] · Doug Allyn · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March/April 2009 · Pure Pulp · Bill Crider · ss Murder Past, Murder Present ed. R. Barri Flowers & Jan Grape, Twilight Times Books, 2009 · Blood Sacrifices & the Catatonic Kid · Tom Piccirilli · ss Death Panel: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness ed. Cheryl Mullenax, Comet Press, 2009 · Patterns · Richard Lupoff · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 2009 · The Tell-Tale Purr · Mary Higgins Clark · ss On a Raven’s Wing ed. Stuart M. Kaminsky, Harper, 2009 · The Big Switch [Mike Hammer] · Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins · ss The Strand Magazine #26, October 2008/January 2009 developed by Max Allan Collins from a fragment found in Spillane’s files. · Crazy Larry Smells Bacon · Greg Bardsley · ss Plots with Guns Winter 2009 · Femme Sole · Dana Cameron · ss Boston Noir ed. Dennis Lehane, Akashic Books, 2009 · The Dark Island · Brendan Dubois · ss Boston Noir ed. Dennis Lehane, Akashic Books, 2009 · The Caretaker · Terence Faherty · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 2009 · The Case of Colonel Crockett’s Violin [Sherlock Holmes] · Gillian Linscott · nv Sherlock Holmes in America ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower, Skyhorse Publishing, 2009 · The Case of Colonel Warburton’s Madness [Sherlock Holmes] · Lyndsay Faye · nv Sherlock Holmes in America ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower, Skyhorse Publishing, 2009 · Time Will Tell · Twist Phelan · ss The Prosecution Rests ed. Linda Fairstein, Little, Brown, 2009 · By Hook or by Crook · Charlie Drees · nv The Prosecution Rests ed. Linda Fairstein, Little, Brown, 2009 · The Final Nail [Val O’Farrell] · Bob Randisi · ss Murder Past, Murder Present ed. R. Barri Flowers & Jan Grape, Twilight Times Books, 2009 · Amapola · Luis Alberto Urrea · nv Phoenix Noir ed. Patrick Millikin, Akashic Books, 2009 · Cougar · Laura Lippman · ss Two of the Deadliest ed. Elizabeth George, Harper, 2009 · Digby, Attorney at Law · Jim Fusilli · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 2009 · The Way They Limp · Clark Howard · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2009 · O’Nelligan’s Glory [Mr. O’Nelligan; Lee Plunkett] · Michael Nethercott · na Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July/August 2009 · Between Sins [Detective Jack Reno] · Robert Levinson · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 2009

Cat Crimes ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

Cat Crimes for the Holidays ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

Cat Crimes II ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

Cat Crimes III ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

Cat Crimes I, II, III ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

Cat Crimes Takes a Vacation ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

Cat Crimes Through Time ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff (Carroll & Graf, January 1999, 0-7867-0555-8, $22.95, 335pp, hc, oa)     Associational original anthology of 21 stories of cats involved with mysteries through time. Authors include Carole Nelson Douglas, Peter Crowther, and Bentley Little. vii · Author Notes · [uncredited] · bg xi · Introduction · [uncredited] · in 1 · Tinkler Tam and the Body Snatchers · Elizabeth Ann Scarborough · ss 13 · What the Cat Dragged In · Janet Dawson · ss 29 · Stitches in Time · Debbie De Louise · ss 42 · The Cat and the Kinetophone [Sebastian Grady] · Jon L. Breen · ss 56 · Tinseltown Follies of 1948 · Bill Crider · ss 66 · The Death Cat of Hester Street · Carol Gorman · ss 83 · St. Margaret’s Kitten · Doug Allyn · nv 110 · Slightly Guilty · Morris Hershman · ss 120 · Of Persephone, Poe, and the Whisperer · Tom Piccirilli · ss 133 · A Warm Nest · Shirley Kennett · ss 148 · Fur Bearing · Brett Hudgins · ss 158 · A Roman of No Importance · Elizabeth Foxwell · ss 172 · Connie · Bentley Little · ss 189 · Living the Lie · Marc Bilgrey · ss 197 · Mail-Order Annie · Gary A. Braunbeck · nv 225 · Carry’s Cat · Barbara Collins · ss 241 · Byron · Jack Albert · ss 249 · Cloud Stalking Mice · Bruce Holland Rogers · ss 268 · Cat O’Nine Lives · Jan Grape · ss 288 · Cat on an Old School Roof · Peter Crowther · nv 319 · The Mummy Case · Carole Nelson Douglas · ss

Crime After Crime ed. Ed Gorman, Joan Hess & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Joan Hess.

Danger in D.C. ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

Dark Crimes: Great Noir Fiction from the ’40s to the ’90s ed. Ed Gorman (Carroll & Graf, October 1991, 0-88184-699-6, $21.95, 464pp, hc, an)     Anthology of two novels and 19 stories. 9 · Introduction · Ed Gorman · in 13 · While She Was Out · Edward Bryant · ss Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine #1, Fall 1988 32 · On the Sidewalk Bleeding · Evan Hunter · ss Manhunt July 1957 41 · The Seventh Grave · Vann Anson Lister · ss Night Cry Summer 1986, as “Seven Graves for Sinbad” 46 · Hot Eyes, Cold Eyes · Lawrence Block · ss Gallery 1978 54 · Souls Burning [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss New Crimes 3 ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson, 1991 61 · A Handgun for Protection · John Lutz · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine September 1974 71 · The Crooked Way [Amos Walker] · Loren D. Estleman · nv A Matter of Crime, Vol. 3 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, Harvest, 1988 88 · Exit · Andrew Henry Vachss · ss New Crimes ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson, 1989 91 · Deathman · Ed Gorman · ss 102 · Introduction to The Red Scarf · Bill Pronzini · in 1989 116 · The Red Scarf · Gil Brewer · n. Bouregy, 1958 225 · But You’ll Never Follow Me · Karl Edward Wagner · ss Borderlands ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Avon, 1990 231 · The Tunnel of Love · Robert Bloch · ss New Detective Magazine July 1948, as “Hell Is My Legacy” 240 · Tony · William Relling, Jr. · ss Dude May 1980 246 · By the Hair of the Head · Joe R. Lansdale · ss Shadows 6 ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1983 258 · Red Light [Ms. Michael Tree] · Max Allan Collins · ss The Files of Ms. Tree (comic) Summer 1984 262 · Taking the Night Train · Thomas F. Monteleone · ss Night Voyages #7, Spring 1981 276 · Stoner · William F. Nolan · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine April 1989 281 · Introduction to Anatomy of a Killer · Ed Gorman & Bill Crider · is 285 · Anatomy of a Killer · Peter Rabe · n. Abelard-Schuman, 1960 428 · Night Walker · Robert J. Randisi · vi Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1977 431 · Dust to Dust · Marcia Muller · ss Specter! ed. Bill Pronzini, Arbor House, 1982 441 · Faces · F. Paul Wilson · nv Night Visions 6, Dark Harvest, 1988

Dark Crimes 2: Modern Masters of Noir ed. Ed Gorman (Carroll & Graf, 1993, 0-88184-919-7, $12.95, 512pp, tp, an)     Anthology of one novel and 21 stories. 11 · Introduction · Ed Gorman · in 13 · The Dripping [John Rambo] · David Morrell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1972 21 · And Miles to Go Before I Sleep · Lawrence Block · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 1978, as “Life After Life” 33 · Miranda · John D. MacDonald · nv 15 Mystery Stories October 1950 58 · Deceptions [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · nv A Matter of Crime, Vol. 1 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, Harvest, 1987 78 · The Long Silence After · Ed Gorman · ss Dark at Heart ed. Joe R. & Karen Lansdale, Dark Harvest, 1992 84 · The Dead Past · Nancy Pickard · ss Mystery Scene October 1989 96 · All the Same · Bill Pronzini · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 1972; revised. 105 · The View · Brian Garfield · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1983 118 · Hector Gomez Provides · John Lutz · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine August 1985 127 · The Steel Valentine · Joe R. Lansdale · ss By Bizarre Hands by Joe R. Lansdale, Ziesing, 1989 143 · Triangle · Teri White · n. Ace Charter, 1982 362 · The Luckiest Man in the World · Rex Miller · ss Masques III ed. J. N. Williamson, St. Martin's, 1989 370 · The Party · William F. Nolan · ss Playboy April 1967 380 · Predators · Edward Bryant · ss Night Visions 4, Dark Harvest, 1987 396 · In the Fast Lane · Thomas F. Monteleone · ss Grue #8, 1988 403 · The Perfect Crime [Philip Marlowe] · Max Allan Collins · nv Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe ed. Byron Preiss, Knopf, 1988 424 · Paint the Town Green [T. C. Brock] · Robert Colby · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 1977 441 · Jody and Annie on TV · John Shirley · nv Cold Blood ed. Richard T. Chizmar, Ziesing, 1991 458 · Snow Angels [Amos Walker] · Loren D. Estleman · ss Invitation to Murder ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Dark Harvest, 1991 474 · The Memorial Hour · Wade Miller · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1960 488 · Pretty Boy · Billie Sue Mosiman · ss Invitation to Murder ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Dark Harvest, 1991 507 · Secrets · Gary Lovisi · ss

The Deadly Bride and 19 of the Year’s Finest Crime and Mystery Stories ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg (Carroll & Graf, 2007, 0786719176, $16.95, 560pp, tp, an) 1 · Mystery in 2005 and 2006 · Jon L. Breen · ar 25 · 2005 Yearbook of Crime and Mystery · Edward D. Hoch · ar 65 · Online Mystery Fiction in 2005 and 2006 · Sarah Weinman · ar 71 · The Catch · James W. Hall · nv Greatest Hits ed. Robert J. Randisi, Carroll & Graf, 2005 95 · There Is No Crime on Easter Island · Nancy Pickard · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2005 125 · Born Bad · Jeffery Deaver · nv Dangerous Women ed. Otto Penzler, Mysterious Press, 2005 149 · The Deadly Bride · Sharan Newman · nv Thou Shalt Not Kill ed. Anne Perry, Carroll & Graf, 2005 171 · Highest, Best Use · J. A. Jance · nv Creature Cozies ed. Jill M. Morgan, Berkley Prime Crime, 2005 197 · Interlude at Duane’s [Repairman Jack] · F. Paul Wilson · ss Thriller ed. James Patterson, Mira, 2006 217 · The Abelard Sanction [Saul Grisman] · David Morrell · ss Thriller ed. James Patterson, Mira, 2006 237 · Lightning Rider · Rick Mofina · nv Murder in Vegas ed. Michael Connelly, Tor, 2005 265 · Driven to Distraction · Marcia Talley · ss Chesapeake Crimes II ed. Donna Andrews & Maria Y. Lima, Quiet Storm Books, 2005 279 · Little Sins [Nameless Private Eye] · Mike MacLean · ss Thrilling Detective (online) January 2006 291 · Dust Up · Wendy Hornsby · nv Murder in Vegas ed. Michael Connelly, Tor, 2005 313 · Why’d You Bring Me Here? · Stanley Cohen · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 2005 329 · Chapter 82: Myrna Lloyd Is Missing [Augie Fowler] · Robert S. Levinson · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 2006 357 · Down and Out in Brentwood · Neal Marks · ss Crime Scene Scotland January/February 2005 373 · Cain Was Innocent · Simon Brett · nv Thou Shalt Not Kill ed. Anne Perry, Carroll & Graf, 2005 403 · A Temporary Crown · Sue Pike · ss Murder in Vegas ed. Michael Connelly, Tor, 2005 421 · Sanctuary! [Sister Fidelma] · Peter Tremayne · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 2006 443 · A Matter of Honor [John Francis Cuddy] · Jeremiah Healy · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March/April 2006 469 · Low Drama · Kim Harrington · ss Demolition Spring 2006 477 · Jury Duty · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv Crimewave #8, 2005 505 · Last Interview · Craig McDonald · ss MROnline January 2005 525 · Lost Causes · Anne Perry · ss Thou Shalt Not Kill ed. Anne Perry, Carroll & Graf, 2005

Desperadoes ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg (Berkley, June 2001, 0-425-18008-5, $5.99, 279pp, pb, an)     Anthology of 17 western stories, nine new. vii · Introduction · Martin H. Greenberg · in 1 · The Town No Guns Could Tame · Louis L’Amour · nv New Western Magazine March 1940 25 · A Simple Trail to Silver · Trey R. Barker · ss 36 · The Way to Cheyenne · James Reasoner · ss 50 · Posse · C. Hall Thompson · ss Esquire June 1951 65 · Gold Men · Marcus Pelegrimas · ss 80 · Gambler’s Luck · Bill Gulick · ss Dime Western Magazine September 1943 91 · The Old Ways · Ed Gorman · ss Tales from the Great Turtle ed. Piers Anthony & Richard Gilliam, Tor, 1994 108 · A Friend in Deed · Morris Hershman · ss 121 · Assassin · Frank Gruber · nv Short Stories August 10 1939 152 · The Stories of Darlin’ Lily · Al Sarrantonio · ss 161 · Enemies · Daniel Ransom · nv 1999 190 · Double-Cross · Elizabeth Fackler · ss 202 · The Making of Jared Dodds · Michael Stotter · nv 225 · The Day Lamarr Had a Tall Drink with His Short Daddy · Tom Piccirilli · ss 239 · Hero · Bill Pronzini · ss Small Felonies by Bill Pronzini, St. Martin's, 1988 247 · A Stitch in Time · Riley Froh · ss 260 · The Angel of Santa Sofia · Loren D. Estleman · ss The Best Western Stories of Loren D. Estleman by Loren D. Estleman, Swallow Press, 1989 271 · The Authors · [uncredited] · bg

The Fatal Frontier ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg (Carroll & Graf, January 1997, 0-7867-0350-4, $25.00, 419pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 23 western stories by mystery writers, seven new. reprinted Pinnacle (pb) 1998. ix · Introduction · Bill Pronzini · in 3 · The Boy Who Smiled · Elmore Leonard · ss Gunsmoke June 1953 16 · Vigilante · H. A. DeRosso · ss New Western Magazine September 1948, as “Swing Your Pardner High!” 27 · The Time of the Wolves · Marcia Muller · ss Westeryear ed. Ed Gorman, M. Evans, 1988 41 · The Woman at Apache Wells · John Jakes · ss Max Brand’s Western Magazine September 1952, as “Lobo Loot” 50 · Not a Lick of Sense · Bill Pronzini · ss 57 · The Tarnished Star [Sebastian Grady] · Jon L. Breen · ss 72 · Hacendado · James M. Reasoner · ss Westeryear ed. Ed Gorman, M. Evans, 1988 84 · The Skinning Place · John Harvey · na 1982 199 · Winston’s Wife · Wendi Lee · ss 211 · Gunman in Town · Joseph Gores · ss Zane Grey Western Magazine October 1969 223 · Hollywood Guns [Lucas Hallam] · Livia Washburn · ss An Eye for Justice ed. Robert J. Randisi, The Mysterious Press, 1988 230 · Fool’s Gold · Deborah Estleman · ss 1994 239 · McKinney’s Revenge · Michael Stotter · ex 1990 263 · To Tally the Dead · Jeremiah Healy · ss 277 · Shadow Quest · William F. Nolan · ss 1990 284 · Pards · Ed Gorman · nv The Best Western Stories of Ed Gorman by Ed Gorman, Swallow Press, 1992 306 · A Private Vengeance · Morris Hershman · ss 317 · Enough Rope · Gary Lovisi · ss 1991 328 · The Hanging of Chick Dupree · Bill Crider · ss 347 · The Ghost with Blue Eyes · Robert J. Randisi · nv 387 · Riverboat Fighter · Brian Garfield · ss They Opened the West ed. Tom Blackburn, Doubleday, 1967 400 · Bullet for Bullet · Fredric Brown · ss Western Short Stories October 1941 411 · Mago’s Bride · Loren D. Estleman · ss Westeryear ed. Ed Gorman, M. Evans, 1988

Feline and Famous: Cat Crimes Goes Hollywood ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

Felonious Felines ed. Ed & Carol Gorman--- see under Carol Gorman.

The Fine Art of Murder: The Mystery Reader’s Indispensable Companion ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg, Larry Segriff & Jon L. Breen (Carroll & Graf, November 1993, 978-0881849721, 390pp, pb, oa)     A Mystery Writers of America Anthology. Features interviews, essays, photographic layouts, and recommended reading lists, with contributions by such notables as Robert Bloch, Dorothy Cannell, and Bill Pronzini. 1 · Foreword · The Editors · fw 9 · My Life in Crime · Lawrence Block · ar 19 · Mysteries of New York · William L. DeAndrea · ar 22 · Some Notable New York Mysteries · [uncredited] · ms 23 · Los Angeles Mysteries · Jon L. Breen · ar 26 · Chicago as a Mystery Setting · Barbara D’Amato · ar 29 · Midwest Mysteries · Mary Helen Becker · ar 32 · Small-Town Mysteries · Jon L. Breen · ar 35 · Small Towns, Big Motives · Nancy Pickard · ar 35 · New England Mystery Authors · Kate Mattes · ar 41 · New England Blood · Marilis Hornidge · ar 44 · Southern Fried · Joan Hess · ar 47 · The Mystery of the Rocky Mountains · Marvin Lachman · ar 50 · Mysteries in the Southwest · Anne Wingate · ar 52 · Lone Star Crime · Bill Crider · ar 55 · The Florida Mystery Scene · Harrison Arnston · ar 58 · Notable Northern California Novels · [uncredited] · ms 58 · The Ten Most Underrated Mystery Writers · [uncredited] · ms 63 · Interview: Barbara Michaels · T. Liam McDonald · iv [Ref. Barbara Michaels] 70 · P.D. James: A Taste for Death · H. R. F. Keating · ar [Ref. P. D. James] 71 · Why Cozies? · Carolyn G. Hart · ar 74 · The Topical Mystery · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · ar 76 · My First Book? · Dorothy B. Hughes · ar 79 · Searching for Agatha Christie · Carolyn G. Hart · ar [Ref. Agatha Christie] 82 · Mistress of Mayhem: The Best of Agatha Christie on Film · John McCarty · ar [Ref. Agatha Christie] 92 · Cats in Mysteries · Ellen Nehr · ar 94 · Dogs in Mysteries · Ellen Nehr · ar 97 · A Dogged Look at Lilian Jackson Braun · Donna Huston Murray · ar [Ref. Lilian Jackson Braun] 99 · The Status of Women in Mystery Fiction · K. K. Beck · ar 101 · Amanda Cross: Death in a Tenured Position · H. R. F. Keating · ar [Ref. Amanda Cross] 103 · John Dickson Carr: The Magician of the Locked Room · Douglas G. Greene · ar [Ref. John Dickson Carr] 107 · The Doubleday Crime Club, 1928-1991 · Ellen Nehr · ar 110 · Traditionally Yours · Marilis Hornidge · ar 113 · Backgrounders · Marilis Hornidge · ar 116 · The Cornerstones of Crime · Angela & Barry T. Zeman · ar The Armchair Detective Fall 1992 121 · Sex and the Mystery · Elaine Raco Chase · ar 124 · It’s Murder on Stage · Barbara Paul · ar 128 · Does Anybody Love a Researcher? · Walter Albert · ar 131 · Twenty-Five Great Reads · [uncredited] · ms 132 · Twelve Overlooked Contemporary Writers · [uncredited] · ms 132 · The Twelve Most Important Spy Novels and Short-Story Collections · [uncredited] · ms 133 · Fifteen Contemporary Traditional Mystery Novels · [uncredited] · ms 137 · Chester Himes and the Black Experience · H. R. F. Keating · ar [Ref. Chester Himes] 138 · Some Notable Novels About Black America · [uncredited] · ms 143 · The Jewish Mystery · Serita Stevens & Fanny Zindel · ar 148 · Saints Preserve Us: The Catholic Mystery · Ralph McInerny · ar 150 · Some Notable Religious Mysteries · [uncredited] · ms 156 · In the Tradition of…Herself · Marcia Muller · ar 157 · Ralph Dennis—The Science Fiction Writer? · David Everson · ar [Ref. Ralph Dennis] 160 · Twenty-Five Private Eye Novels · [uncredited] · ms 165 · Interview: Sandra Scoppettone · Ed Gorman · iv [Ref. Sandra Scoppettone] 167 · The Gay and Lesbian Mystery · Mark Richard Zubro · ar 169 · Some Notable Gay Mysteries · [uncredited] · ms 173 · Two or Three Things You Should Know About British Crime Fiction · Maxim Jakubowski · ar 180 · Some Notable Modern British Mystery Novels · [uncredited] · ms 181 · Some of My Characters Who Haunt Me · Margaret Yorke · ar 183 · The Origins of Charles Paris · Simon Brett · ar 185 · The Transplanted Brit · Dorothy Cannell · ar 188 · Humorous Crime, or Dead Funny · Mike Ripley · ar 194 · Building the Bates Motel · Robert Bloch · ar 200 · Twenty-Five Notable Dark Suspense Novels · [uncredited] · ms 205 · Mary Roberts Rinehart · Charlotte MacLeod · ar [Ref. Mary Roberts Rinehart] 207 · Some Notable Women’s Suspense Novels · [uncredited] · ms 214 · Evan Hunter on Writing Mysteries · John Pescatore · ar [Ref. Evan Hunter] 216 · Joseph Wambaugh: The Glitter Dome · H. R. F. Keating · ar [Ref. Joseph Wambaugh] 217 · A Cop’s View of Cop Books · Hugh Holton · ar 220 · Twenty-Five Police Procedurals · [uncredited] · ms 225 · Warning! Warning! Hitch-Hikers May Be Escaped Lunatics! · Stephen King · ar 228 · The Story of the Big Love · Lee Server · ar Paperback Parade #32, January 1993 233 · Serial Killers: A Motive for Murder · Brian Harper · ar 236 · Some Notable Serial-Killer Novels · [uncredited] · ms 237 · Formula for the Past · Harold Adams · ar 239 · Twenty-Five Notable Noir Novels · [uncredited] · ms 243 · How I Came to Write “The Skin of Rabinowitz” and Other Literary Milestones · Warren Murphy · ar 248 · Some Notable Thrillers · [uncredited] · ms 251 · Writing the Young Adult Mystery Novel · Joan Lowery Nixon · ar 254 · Much Ado about Nancy Drew · Christina Mierau · ar 259 · Young Adult Mysteries: A Few “Must-Read” Winners · Sharron L. McElmeel · ar 267 · Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine · Janet Hutchings · ar 270 · Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine · Wendi Lee · ar 271 · Getting Started · Edward D. Hoch · ar 274 · Ten Classic Mystery Anthologies (historical) · [uncredited] · ms 274 · Ten Reprint Mystery Anthologies (since 1980) · [uncredited] · ms 275 · Ten Original Mystery Anthologies (since 1980) · [uncredited] · ms 276 · Twenty Distinguished Mystery Short Stories (since 1980) · [uncredited] · ms 277 · The Fifteen Greatest Detective Short-Story Volumes Since Poe · [uncredited] · ms 277 · The Thirteen Greatest Mystery Anthologies · [uncredited] · ms 281 · Interview: Anne Wingate · Charles L. P. Silet · iv [Ref. Anne Wingate] 285 · True Crime: Stranger Than Fiction · Wendi Lee · ar 286 · Some Notable True Crime Books · [uncredited] · ms 289 · Who Reviews? · Carole Nelson Douglas · ar 293 · Whine and Kvetch, Anyone? · Bill Pronzini · ar Mystery Scene #37, 1992 296 · Critical Contrasts · Walter & Jean Shine · ar 297 · Beginning a New Series · Margaret Maron · ar 299 · On the Road with Thelma and Louise · Joan Hess · ar 301 · A Modest Proposal for the Categorization of Mysteries · Lawrence Block · ar 302 · “Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?” · Michael Seidman · ar 307 · An Overview of Mystery Fandom · Robert Napier · ar 309 · Conventions: Malice and Mayhem in Numbers · Janet A. Rudolph · ar 312 · A Dinner to Die For · Janet A. Rudolph · ar 315 · Interview: Allen J. Hubin · Steven A. Stilwell · iv [Ref. Allen J. Hubin] 320 · Fifteen Best Private Eye Movies · [uncredited] · ms 321 · Solving the Mystery of Murder, She Wrote · Marlys Millhiser · ar 323 · Jessica Is Nancy Drew Grown Up · Margaret C. Albert · ar 324 · The Eleven Greatest Mystery Films · [uncredited] · ms 324 · The Twelve Greatest Television Detective Series · [uncredited] · ms 327 · The Fine Comic Art of Murder · Max Allan Collins · ar 334 · Recommended Reading List · [uncredited] · ms 337 · Norbert Davis: An Appreciation · John D. MacDonald · ar 1988 [Ref. Norbert Davis] written as introduction to The Adventures of Max Latin by Norbert Davis (Mysterious Press). 340 · Gold Medal Days · Vin Packer · ar 343 · The Golden Era of Gold Medal Books · George Tuttle · ar Paperback Parade #33, March 1993 351 · The Golden Harvest: 25 Cent Paperbacks · Ed Gorman · ar 360 · Fifteen Greatest Crooks and Rogues · [uncredited] · ms 361 · Fifty Favorite Great Gold Medal Crime Classics · [uncredited] · ms 365 · Mystery Writers of America, Inc.…A Historical Story · Angela & Barry T. Zeman · ar 369 · Who Are All of These Sisters in Crime? · Elaine Raco Chase · ar 371 · The Private Eye Writers of America · Jan Grape · ar 373 · For Professionals Only…The American Crime Writers League · Charlotte MacLeod · ar 377 · The Care and Feeding of a Mystery Bookstore · Jan Grape · ar 382 · Contributor Notes · [uncredited] · bg 386 · Index · [uncredited] · ix

Guns of the West ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg (Berkley, August 2002, 0-425-18573-7, $5.99, 310pp, pb, an) vii · Introduction · Ed Gorman · in 1 · What Gold Does to a Man · Louis L’Amour · ss Thrilling Western January 1952, as “Gold Does to a Man” 16 · Pegeen’s Revenge · Judy Alter · ss (r) 34 · Son of a Gun · R. C. House · ss (r) 49 · My Brother of the Gun · Gary Lovisi · ss (r) 67 · Faith and the Good Outlaw · Wendi Lee & Mary Kay Lane · ss (r) 84 · Broken Windows · Marcus Pelegrimas · nv (r) 106 · The Wisdom of Griffin Stiles · Tracy Knight · ss (r) 120 · Blacklegs Dancing · Russell Davis · ss (r) 140 · Don’t Never Fall in Love with No Whore · Marthayn Pelegrimas · ss (r) 152 · Balance of Power · Ronald Scott Adkins · nv (r) 174 · The Victim · Ed Gorman · ss The Big Book of Western Action Stories ed. Jon Tuska, Barricade Books, 1995 187 · Slicing Through Ninety-Two Pages of New Testament · Tom Piccirilli · nv (r) 208 · Deadlock · James Reasoner · ss (r) 227 · The Gunny · Bill Pronzini · ss The Gunfighters ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, Fawcett Gold Medal, 1988 234 · Rio Blanco · Gary Phillips · ss (r) 254 · Death on D Street · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv 275 · Lay My Money Down · Bill Crider · ss (r) 291 · Ladysmith · L. J. Washburn · ss (r) 309 · Copyrights and Permissions · [uncredited] · ms (r)

Invitation to Murder ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg (Dark Harvest, December 1991, 0-913165-65-4, $21.95, 292pp, hc, oa, cover by Robert Lavoie)     Associational original anthology of 18 mystery stories, a few with fantasy elements. All the stories are based on a single broad premise, and the contributors include Kristine Kathryn Rusch, William F. Nolan, Richard Laymon, and Gary Brandner. 11 · Introduction · Bill Pronzini · in 13 · The Dead Past · Nancy Pickard · ss Mystery Scene October 1989 27 · La Bellezza Delle Bellezze [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · nv 53 · Open and Shut · John Lutz · ss 67 · None of My Business, But… [Henrietta O’Dwyer Collins (Henrie O)] · Carolyn G. Hart · ss 85 · Dead on Arrival · Joan Hess · ss 97 · Invitation to Murder · Richard Laymon · ss 111 · Darke Street · Gary Brandner · ss 121 · Pretty Boy · Billie Sue Mosiman · ss 141 · The Life and Deaths of Rachel Long · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss 159 · Merlin and the Hitman · Teri White · ss 175 · Anytime I Want · Andrew Henry Vachss · ss 181 · QWERTY · William J. Reynolds · nv 207 · A Bunch of Mumbo Jumbo · Jan Grape · ss 219 · The Body Beautiful · Judith Kelman · ss 231 · Deadtrip [Sam Space] · William F. Nolan · ss 247 · Still Life with Gold Frame · Rex Miller · ss 263 · Who What When Where Why · Barbara Paul · ss 277 · Snow Angels [Amos Walker] · Loren D. Estleman · ss

Kittens, Cats, and Crime ed. Ed Gorman (Five Star US, March 2003, 0-7862-5032-1, 229pp, hc, oa)     Original anthology of 11 stories, three reprints. 7 · Introduction · John Helfers · in 9 · The Cat’s Meow · Christine Matthews & Robert J. Randisi · nv 31 · Sardines for Tea · Lillian Stewart Carl · ss 46 · Cat Nap · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss 64 · The Breath of Bast · P. N. Elrod · ss 82 · Cat Among the Rabbits · Edward D. Hoch · ss 97 · Paw-trait of a Murderer · John Helfers · ss Crafty Cat Crimes ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble, 2000 108 · The Smile of a Cat · Brendan DuBois · ss 124 · The Christmas Kitten [Cody McCain; Judge Whitney] · Ed Gorman · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1997 157 · The Cat’s Mother · Mat Coward · ss 175 · In the Lowlands · Gary A. Braunbeck · nv Murder Most Feline ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff, Cumberland House, 2001 206 · Hell Matter · Jean Rabe · ss

Love Kills ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg (Carroll & Graf, May 1997, 0-7867-0426-8, $12.95, 386pp, tp, an) 1 · Afraid All the Time · Nancy Pickard · nv Sisters in Crime ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989 15 · The Girl Friend · Morris Hershman · ss Manhunt September 1957, as by Mark Mallory 23 · Predators · Edward Bryant · ss Night Visions 4, Dark Harvest, 1987 40 · The Second Coming · Joe Gores · ss Adam October 1966 51 · The Lost Coast [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · nv Deadly Allies II ed. Robert J. Randisi & Susan Dunlap, Doubleday, 1994 74 · Night Freight · Bill Pronzini · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1967; revised. 83 · Cat’s Eye · Larry Segriff · ss Cemetery Dance #17/18, Fall 1993 92 · The Midnight Train · John Lutz · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1968 99 · I’m Not That Kind of Girl · Marthayn Pelegrimas · ss Radio Void August 1989 109 · The Main Event · Peter Crowther · ss Murder Most Delicious ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet, 1995 117 · Obeah, My Love · Barbara Collins · ss 1996 132 · Cracked Rear View · Jerry Sykes · ss 1996 143 · Pretty Eyes · Evan Hunter · ss Rex December 1957 151 · Graveyard Shift · James Reasoner · vi Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine November 1978, as by M. R. James 155 · Amy Gdalla · Jim Combs · ss 1996 165 · A Matter of Principal [Quarry] · Max Allan Collins · ss Stalkers ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Dark Harvest, 1989 177 · Famous Blue Raincoat · Ed Gorman · ss Cemetery Dance #24, Summer 1996 190 · Morning Call · Brian Lawrence · ss 1996 202 · The Case of the Locked Room Nude · Maxim Jakubowski · ss No Alibi ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Ringpull, 1995 214 · That Summer at Quichiquois · Dorothy B. Hughes · nv A Woman’s Eye ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte, 1991 236 · Alas, My Love [Adman] · Ron Goulart · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1984 253 · Firetrap · Greg Cox · nv Walls of Fear ed. Kathryn Cramer, Morrow, 1990 276 · The Calculator · Joe L. Hensley · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1979 288 · A Soda for Susan · Richard Deming · ss Mantrap October 1956 295 · Hot Eyes, Cold Eyes · Lawrence Block · ss Gallery 1978 303 · He Loved Her So Much · Sandra Scoppettone · ss Sisters in Crime ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989 312 · Midnight Promises · Richard T. Chizmar · ss Midnight Promises by Richard T. Chizmar, Gauntlet Press, 1996 319 · The New Girl Friend · Ruth Rendell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1983 330 · The Quiet Room · Jonathan Craig · ss Manhunt December 1953 339 · My Heart Cries for You · Bill Crider · nv 14 Vicious Valentines ed. Rosalind M. Greenberg, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, Avon, 1988 362 · The Best-Friend Murder [Abe Levine] · Donald E. Westlake · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1959

Modern Treasury of Great Detective and Murder Mysteries ed. Ed Gorman (Carroll & Graf, December 1994, 0-7867-0120-X, $22.00, 401pp, hc, an) ix · Introduction · Jon L. Breen · in 1 · The People Across the Canyon · Margaret Millar · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1962 15 · Bodyguards Shoot Second [Amos Walker] · Loren D. Estleman · nv A Matter of Crime, Vol. 1 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, Harvest, 1987 33 · Chee’s Witch [Jim Chee] · Tony Hillerman · ss The New Black Mask No.7 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1986 42 · Water’s Edge · Robert Bloch · ss Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine September 1956 56 · A Predatory Woman · Sharyn McCrumb · ss Sisters in Crime 4 ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991 65 · Lucky Penny [Carlotta Carlyle] · Linda Barnes · nv The New Black Mask No.3 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1985 81 · Second Chance · Edward D. Hoch · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July 1977 95 · Last Rites · Linda Grant · nv Sisters in Crime 4 ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991 113 · A Blow for Freedom · Lawrence Block · ss Playboy October 1991 123 · Nine Sons · Wendy Hornsby · ss Sisters in Crime 4 ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991 132 · Incident in a Neighborhood Tavern [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss An Eye for Justice ed. Robert J. Randisi, The Mysterious Press, 1988 139 · The Broken Men [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · na Women Sleuths ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, Academy Chicago, 1985 177 · Ghost Station · Carolyn Wheat · ss A Woman’s Eye ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte, 1991 189 · More Like Martine · Charlotte MacLeod · ss Good Housekeeping August 20 1966, as “Mine to Love” 197 · Skin Deep [V.I. Warshawski] · Sara Paretsky · ss The New Black Mask No.8 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987 209 · Dead on Arrival · Joan Hess · ss Invitation to Murder ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Dark Harvest, 1991 219 · Malibu Dog · Faye Kellerman · ss Sisters in Crime 3 ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990 227 · Lieutenant Harald and the Impossible Gun [Lt. Sigrid Harald] · Margaret B. Maron · ss Sisters in Crime 4 ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991 235 · Death Flight · Ed McBain · na Argosy September 1954, as “Ticket to Death” by Evan Hunter 271 · The Second Coming · Joe Gores · ss Adam October 1966 280 · While She Was Out · Edward Bryant · ss Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine #1, Fall 1988 297 · Horn Man · Clark Howard · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 2 1980 308 · Faces · F. Paul Wilson · nv Night Visions 6, Dark Harvest, 1988 330 · Ride the Lightning [Alo Nudger] · John Lutz · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1985 347 · Afraid All the Time · Nancy Pickard · nv Sisters in Crime ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989 391 · Recommended Reading · [uncredited] · bi

Murder Most Feline: Cunning Tales of Cats and Crime ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff (Cumberland House, December 2001, 1-58182-215-4, $14.95, 248pp, tp, oa)     Anthology of 16 stories. vii · Introduction · Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff · in 3 · The Witness Cat · Parnell Hall · ss 23 · Justice Knows No Paws · Jon L. Breen · ss 35 · It’s in the Bag · Bill Crider · ss 49 · Animal Sounds · Dulcy Brainard · ss 65 · Blue Eyes [Jeri Howard] · Janet Dawson · ss 79 · Cat, the Jury · Catherine Dain · ss 91 · The Memory Pool · Tracy Knight · ss 105 · The Lawlessness West of the Pecos · Jan Grape · ss 123 · Catnip · Dick Lochte · nv 147 · Hoskin’s Cat · Shirley Rousseau Murphy · ss 159 · Missing the Cat · Mat Coward · ss 171 · Prints · Ann Barrett · ss 185 · Mr. Biggles for the Defense · Matthew J. Costello · ss 197 · Family Ties · Richard Chizmar & Barry Hoffman · ss 207 · For the Benefit of Bootsy · Jeremiah Healy · ss 221 · In the Lowlands · Gary A. Braunbeck · nv 245 · Author Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Murder Most Irish ed. Ed Gorman, Larry Segriff & Martin H. Greenberg (Barnes & Noble, June 1996, 1-56619-637-X, $9.98, 596pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 15 stories (eight new) and two novels. vii · Introduction · Ed Gorman · in 1 · Hemlock at Vespers [Sister Fidelma] · Peter Tremayne · nv Midwinter Mysteries 3 ed. Hilary Hale, Little, Brown UK, 1993 28 · A Gift for Friendship · Morris Hershman · ss 36 · A Study in White · Nicholas Blake · ss The Strand Magazine February 1949, as “The Snow Line” 52 · Blood Is Thicker · Ann C. Fallon · n. Pocket, 1990 238 · East Wind [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss The Cornhill Magazine February 1934 253 · The Tinker’s Revenge · D. M. O’Reilly · ss 264 · Jerry Brogan and the Kilkenny Cats [Jerry Brogan] · Jon L. Breen · ss 276 · The Goodly Race · Robert J. Randisi · ss 290 · Jeremiah’s Lily · Mary Ryan · ss 307 · A Stone of the Heart · John Brady · n. Constable, 1988 505 · The Rose of Tralee · Bill Crider · ss 514 · The Hanging of Myles Joyce · James Joyce · ar The Critical Writings of James Joyce by James Joyce, The Viking Press, 1964, as “Ireland at the Bar”; this follows the text in Haining’s Great Irish Detective Stories (1993). first published in Italian (“L’lrlanda alia sbarra”, Piccolo della Sera of Trieste, September 16, 1907). 516 · Murder at Cobbler’s Hulk · Sean O’Faolain · nv Playboy July 1971 538 · Soft Day · Wendi Lee · ss 549 · All in the Way You Look at It [Gervase Fen] · Edmund Crispin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #113, April 1953 559 · A Couple of Acres and a Few Wee Beasts · Michael Jahn · ss 573 · The Dublin Eye · Clark Howard · nv Ellery Queen’s Anthology #51, Winter 1984

Murder Most Scottish ed. Ed Gorman, Stefan Dziemianowicz, Bob Adey & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Stefan Dziemianowicz.

Mystery Scene Reader ed. Edward Gorman (Fedora, 1987, 166pp, tp, oa)     A Special Tribute to John D. MacDonald. 5 · Introduction · Edward Gorman · in 6 · John D. MacDonald · Lawrence Block · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 7 · John D. MacDonald · Jon L. Breen · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 8 · MacDonald as the Last Angry Man · Charles Champlin · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 11 · Reflections on the Passing of John D. MacDonald · Max Allan Collins · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 13 · John D.—Some Final Thoughts · Harlan Ellison · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 14 · John D. MacDonald · Loren D. Estleman · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 15 · John D. MacDonald Tribute · Mickey Friedman · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 16 · In Memoriam · William Campbell Gault · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 17 · The Great John D.: A Sort of Remembrance · Joseph N. Gores · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 19 · John D. MacDonald · Ron Goulart · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 20 · John D. MacDonald · Joe L. Hensley · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 23 · John D. MacDonald · Tony Hillerman · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 25 · On John D. MacDonald · Rob Kantner · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 26 · On John D. MacDonald · Stephen King · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 30 · John D. MacDonald · Joseph L. Koenig · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 31 · John D. MacDonald · Dean R. Koontz · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 33 · John D. MacDonald · Joe R. Lansdale · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 34 · John D. MacDonald · Richard A. Lupoff · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 35 · John D. MacDonald · John Lutz · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 36 · John D. MacDonald · Otto Penzler · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 37 · John D. MacDonald · Robert J. Randisi · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 38 · Farewell, Friend · Walter & Jean Shine · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 40 · Stirling Silliphant on MacDonald, McGee & Television · Roger Anker · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 50 · John D. MacDonald · Andrew Henry Vachss · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 50 · John D. MacDonald: A Remembrance · Donald E. Westlake · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 52 · John D. MacDonald · Teri White · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 53 · John D. MacDonald · Charles Willeford · bg [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 56 · Soft Monkey · Harlan Ellison · ss 70 · Failed Prayers [Jack Dwyer] · Edward Gorman · ss 81 · Orczy Must Go! [Adman] · Ron Goulart · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 1971 89 · Digging Up Arthur · Ardath Mayhar · ss 93 · Deathwatch · Bill Pronzini · ss 98 · Interview: George Baxt · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. George Baxt] 103 · Interview: Dean R. Koontz · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Dean R. Koontz] 114 · Interview with John D. MacDonald (April 15, 1981) · Richard A. Lupoff · iv [Ref. John D. MacDonald] 130 · Interview: William F. Nolan · Joe R. Lansdale · iv [Ref. William F. Nolan] 136 · Interview: Denny O’Neill · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Denny O’Neill] 142 · Interview: Elizabeth Peters · Ellen Nehr · iv [Ref. Elizabeth Peters] 150 · Interview: Jimmy Sangster · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Jimmy Sangster] 153 · Jimmy Sangster Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi [Ref. Jimmy Sangster] 156 · Writing for the Pulps · Todhunter Ballard · bg; written in the 1970s for Argosy but not published at the time.

Night Screams ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg (Penguin/Roc, January 1996, 0-451-45512-6, $5.99, 351pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of 22 dark suspense/horror stories. Six of the stories are reprints, including all four by authors featured prominently on the cover: Clive Barker, Lawrence Block, David Morrell, and Ray Bradbury. 9 · The Dripping [John Rambo] · David Morrell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1972 18 · The Wringer [Repairman Jack] · F. Paul Wilson · na 68 · A Season of Change · Richard T. Chizmar · ss 86 · Good Vibrations · Richard Laymon · nv 104 · The Tulsa Experience · Lawrence Block · ss Some Days You Get the Bear by Lawrence Block, Morrow, 1993 117 · Trolls · Christopher Fahy · nv 141 · Small Deaths [Newford] · Charles de Lint · nv Dreams Underfoot by Charles de Lint, Tor, 1993 164 · White Lightning · Al Sarrantonio · ss 176 · Hitman · Rick Hautala · ss 192 · Vympyre · William F. Nolan · vi I, Vampire ed. Jean Stine & Forrest J. Ackerman, Longmeadow Press, 1995 195 · …And Eight Rabid Pigs · David Gerrold · ss Alternate Outlaws ed. Mike Resnick & Martin H. Greenberg, Tor, 1994, as “Satan Claus” 210 · Bringing It Along · A. R. Morlan · ss 219 · Redemption · Jack Ketchum · ss 232 · The Graveyard Ghoul [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · ss 249 · The Rings of Cocytus · Katherine Ramsland · ss 255 · Late Last Night · John Maclay · ss 264 · Beasts in Buildings, Turning ’Round · J. N. Williamson · nv 287 · Dark Side of the Moon · Barbara Collins · ss 303 · Honor Bound · J. M. Morgan · ss 318 · The Instrumentalist · William Relling, Jr. · vi 321 · Corpse Carnival · Ray Bradbury · ss Dime Mystery Magazine July 1945, as by D. R. Banat 338 · The Book of Blood · Clive Barker · ss Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. I by Clive Barker, Sphere, 1984

Once Upon a Crime ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg (Berkley Prime Crime, June 1998, 0-425-16301-6, $21.95, 416pp, hc, oa, cover by Jeff Crosby)     Original anthology of 24 contemporary retellings of classic fairy tales, written by mystery writers. Some stories remain fantastic; others are twisted into crime stories by authors including Simon Brett, Sharyn McCrumb, Peter Crowther, and Kristine Kathryn Rusch. ix · Introduction · Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg · in 2 · After Happily Ever · Gillian Roberts · ss 19 · Clever Hans · Jon L. Breen · ss 33 · Heptagon · Joan Hess · ss 44 · It Happened at Grandmother’s House · Bill Crider · nv 65 · Now Fetch Me an Axe · Simon Clark · nv 88 · Old Sultan · Mat Coward · ss 101 · Harvest Home · Elizabeth Engstrom · ss 118 · Prince Charming · William L. DeAndrea · ss 137 · Rapunzel · Jane Haddam · nv 164 · Resurrection Joe · Gary A. Braunbeck · ss 177 · Rapunzel’s Revenge · Brendan DuBois · nv 199 · Snow White and the Eleven Dwarfs · Edward D. Hoch · ss 212 · Swan Song · John Lutz · ss 226 · The Better to Eat You With · John Helfers · ss 244 · Of the Fog · Ed Gorman · nv 275 · The Brave Little Costume Designer · Les Roberts · ss 291 · The Emperor’s New Clothes · Simon Brett · ss 303 · The Musician of Breman, GA · Peter Crowther · ss 322 · Anniversary Ball · Audrey Peterson · nv 343 · Invisible Time · Janet Dawson · ss 361 · Love and Justice · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss 374 · “The Twelve Dancing Princesses” Revisited · Anne Wingate · ss 385 · Thousandfurs · Doug Allyn · ss 399 · Gerda’s Sense of Snow · Sharyn McCrumb · ss Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Other Stories by Sharyn McCrumb, Ballantine, 1997

Predators ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg (Penguin/Roc, February 1993, 0-451-45246-1, $10.00, 380pp, tp, oa)     Anthology of 21 dark suspense/horror stories, all but one original. 9 · Hardshell · Dean R. Koontz · nv Night Visions 4, Dark Harvest, 1987 38 · The Calligraphy Lesson · Joyce Harrington · ss 54 · The Rubber Smile · John Shirley · ss 73 · The Defiance of the Ugly by the Merely Repulsive · James Kisner · vi 77 · Mind Slash Matter · Edward Wellen · na 181 · Goddam Time · J. N. Williamson & Scott Fogel · ss 190 · The Society of the Scar [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · ss 207 · Life Near the Bone · Billie Sue Mosiman · ss 223 · Slasher · F. Paul Wilson · ss 240 · To Die For · Ed Naha · ss 251 · Mistaken Identity · T. L. Parkinson · ss 267 · Dead Things Don’t Move · Lawrence Watt-Evans · ss Late Knocking v4 #1, 1988 276 · The Man Who Collected Knives · John Gregory Betancourt · ss 285 · The Roadside Scalpel · Thomas F. Monteleone · ss 295 · The Pharaoh’s Crown · Christopher Fahy · ss 302 · Slit · Richard Laymon · ss 319 · Rubies and Pearls · Rick Hautala · ss 325 · Old Blood · Gary Brandner · ss 342 · Heroes · Richard T. Chizmar · ss 349 · Valentine · Daniel Ransom & Rex Miller · ss 362 · The Ecology of Reptiles · John Coyne · ss