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Best Horror Stories 3 ed. Alex Hamilton (Faber and Faber, 1972, 0-571-08969-0, £2.40, 236pp, hc, an)
Continuation of series started by John Keir Cross.

9 · Introduction · Alex Hamilton · in

18 · Track 12 · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #70, April 1958

24 · The Snail-Watcher · Patricia Highsmith · ss Gamma #3, 1964

33 · Dip in the Pool · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker January 19 1952

46 · Deadline · Richard Matheson · ss Rogue December 1959

52 · The Hounds of Fate · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 13 1911

61 · The Kill · Peter Fleming · ss Creeps by Night ed. Dashiell Hammett, John Day, 1931

75 · A Woman Seldom Found · William Sansom · ss A Contest of Ladies and Other Stories by William Sansom, Hogarth Press, 1956

80 · The Skylight · Penelope Mortimer · nv Saturday Lunch with the Brownings by Penelope Mortimer, Hutchinson, 1960

102 · The Lottery · Shirley Jackson · ss The New Yorker June 26 1948

113 · The Pipe-Smoker · Martin Armstrong · ss The Fortnightly Review October 1932

123 · The Hunted Beast · T. F. Powys · ss The White Paternoster by T. F. Powys, Chatto & Windus, 1930

136 · The Whole Town’s Sleeping [Green Town] · Ray Bradbury · ss McCall’s September 1950

154 · Housebound · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · ss The Third Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories ed. Christine Bernard, Fontana, 1968

166 · Ringing the Changes · Robert Aickman · nv The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955

201 · The Attic Express · Alex Hamilton · nv The Fourth Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1963

221 · Don’t Look Behind You · Fredric Brown · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #42, May 1947

The Cold Embrace and Other Stories ed. Alex Hamilton (Corgi, 1966, GN7508, 3/6d, 188pp, pb, an, cover by George Underwood)
The first of the anthologies of supernatural stories all by women writers.

7 · Foreword · Alex Hamilton · fw

11 · The Cold Embrace · Mary Elizabeth Braddon · ss The Welcome Guest September 22 1860

19 · Open End · Shena MacKay · ss

24 · The Lottery · Shirley Jackson · ss The New Yorker June 26 1948

32 · The Demon Lover · Elizabeth Bowen · ss The Listener November 26 1941

38 · The Last Séance · Agatha Christie · ss Ghost Stories November 1926, as “The Woman Who Stole a Ghost”

51 · The Werewolf · Marie de France; adapted by Alex Hamilton · ss

57 · The Country Gentleman · Margaret Irwin · ss Nash’s—Pall Mall Magazine December 1935

66 · The King Is Dead · Mary E. Coleridge · ss Rare Bits September 1890

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

78 · John Charrington’s Wedding · E. Nesbit · ss Temple Bar September 1891

85 · Heartburn · Hortense Calisher · ss The American Mercury January 1951

94 · The Cenotaph · adapted by Alex Hamilton · ss; adapted from a story in The Arabian Nights.

101 · Three Miles Up · Elizabeth Jane Howard · nv We Are for the Dark by Elizabeth Jane Howard & Robert Aickman, Cape, 1951

118 · The Confessor · Marguerite de Navarre; adapted by Alex Hamilton · ss

122 · The Press Gang · Janet Frame · vi The Reservoir by Janet Frame, W.H. Allen, 1966

124 · Judgement Day · Flannery O’Connor · nv 1956

141 · The Doom of the Griffiths · Elizabeth Gaskell · nv Harper’s New Monthly Magazine January 1858

172 · Poor Girl · Elizabeth Taylor · nv The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955

Splinters ed. Alex Hamilton (Hutchinson, 1968, 237pp, hc, oa)
American edition from Walker, with paperback editions from Arrow, London, 1970, and Berkley, New York, 1971.

5 · Introduction · Alex Hamilton · in

9 · Jane · Jane Gaskell · ss

22 · The Ice Palace · Michael Baldwin · ss

38 · The Language of Flowers · Hugh Atkinson · ss

58 · Grace Note · Derwent May · ss

63 · Miss Smith · William Trevor · ss Transatlantic Review #25, Summer 1967

78 · An American Organ · Anthony Burgess · ss

86 · The Biggest Game · John Brunner · ss Science Fantasy #17, February 1956, as by Keith Woodcott

102 · The Way the Ladies Walk · Richard Nettell · ss

116 · Home Again, Home Again, Jigetty-Jig · Patrick Boyle · ss

130 · Indoor Life · Montague Haltrecht · ss

147 · Don’t You Dare · John Burke · ss

169 · Isabo · J. A. Cuddon · nv

204 · Mewed Up · Peter Brent · ss

224 · Under the Eildon Tree · Alex Hamilton · nv

The Laughing Mask by Cosmo Hamilton (Hurst & Blackett, 1926, 319pp, hc, co)
Collection with some crime.

· The Acid Test · Cosmo Hamilton · ss Hearst’s Magazine March 1917

· Breaking the Fourth Wall · Cosmo Hamilton · ss (r)

· Failure Farm · Cosmo Hamilton · ss The Elks Magazine December 1924

· The Garden of Edenbridge · Cosmo Hamilton · ss (r)

· Goldie of the “Why Not” · Cosmo Hamilton · ss Hearst’s Magazine April 1916

· A Keen Sense of Rumour · Cosmo Hamilton · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine March 1924

· The Key to Paradise · Cosmo Hamilton · ss Metropolitan February 1919

· The Life-Saver · Cosmo Hamilton · ss Hearst’s Magazine November 1917

· Lily Logan · Cosmo Hamilton · ss (r)

· A Little Gleam of Light · Cosmo Hamilton · ss The Delineator November 1916

· The Love of Women · Cosmo Hamilton · ss Pearson’s Magazine January 1919

· Marriage and Its Inevitable Consequences · Cosmo Hamilton · ss (r)

· The Mirror of Nature · Cosmo Hamilton · ss The Red Book Magazine March 1917

· The Prodigal Father · Cosmo Hamilton · ss The Saturday Evening Post November 15 1924

· Remember Lot’s Wife · Cosmo Hamilton · ss The Saturday Evening Post November 22 1924

· The Safe Miss Seaton · Cosmo Hamilton · ss The Red Book Magazine March 1919

· Shoes Have Tongues · Cosmo Hamilton · ss Harper’s Bazar October 1923

· “Steady” Hardy · Cosmo Hamilton · ss

· They Went in Search of Love · Cosmo Hamilton · ss The Red Magazine June 1 1915

· Two Burglars · Cosmo Hamilton · ss (r)

· Whoso Findeth a Wife · Cosmo Hamilton · ss The Chicago Tribune October 25 1925

The Little Gold Ring and Other Stories by Cosmo Hamilton (Hurst & Blackett, 1929, hc, co)

· All or Nothing · Cosmo Hamilton · ss The Royal Magazine June 1926

· Called Back · Cosmo Hamilton · ss (r)

· Fog · Cosmo Hamilton · ss The Strand Magazine January 1929

· Gilbert the Filbert · Cosmo Hamilton · ss (r)

· Headlines · Cosmo Hamilton · ss Liberty December 17 1927

· Hope for Husbands · Cosmo Hamilton · ss (r)

· Jane’s Young Man · Cosmo Hamilton · ss Liberty August 25 1928

· The Little Gold Ring · Cosmo Hamilton · ss The Royal Magazine November 1926

· Nippy and Nell · Cosmo Hamilton · ss Liberty March 2 1929

· Peter Piper’s Pickle · Cosmo Hamilton · ss Liberty November 17 1928

· Preserved for Posterity · Cosmo Hamilton · ss Harper’s Bazar March 1927

· The Sentimental Cynic · Cosmo Hamilton · ss

· She Was a Woman · Cosmo Hamilton · ss Liberty January 26 1929

· Something Different · Cosmo Hamilton · ss The Strand Magazine November 1927

· The Spirit of the Age · Cosmo Hamilton · nv Harper’s Bazar July 1927

Los Angeles Noir ed. Denise Hamilton (Akashic Books, 2007, 1-933354-22-4, $15.95, 348pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir]
Original anthology of 17 stories set in Los Angeles.

13 · City of Angels & Demons · Denise Hamilton · in

19 · Part I: Police & Thieves

21 · Mulholland Dive · Michael Connelly · ss; set on Mulholland Drive.

39 · Number 19 · Naomi Hirahara · ss; set in Koreatown.

54 · Dangerous Days · Emory Holmes, II · nv; set in Leimert Park.

85 · Midnight in Silicon Valley · Denise Hamilton · ss; set in San Marino.

95 · Part II: Hollywoodlandia

97 · The Method · Janet Fitch · nv; set in Los Feliz.

122 · Morocco Junction 90210 · Patt Morrison · nv; set in Beverly Hills.

145 · Over Thirty · Christopher Rice · ss; set in West Hollywood.

155 · Once More, Lazarus · Héctor Tobar · nv; set in East Hollywood.

177 · Part III: East of La Cienega

179 · The Golden Gopher · Susan Straight · nv; set Downtown.

209 · The Kidnapper Bell · Jim Pascoe · ss; set in the Los Angeles River.

228 · City of Commerce · Neal Pollack · ss; set in the Commerce district.

242 · Fish · Lienna Silver · nv; set in Fairfax District.

264 · Roger Crumbler Considered His Shave · Gary Phillips · nv; set in Mid-City.

285 · Part IV: The Gold Coast

287 · The Girl Who Kissed Barnaby Jones · Scott Phillips · ss; set in Pacific Palisades.

299 · Kinship · Brian Ascalon Roley · ss; set in Mar Vista.

318 · The Hour When the Ship Comes In · Robert Ferrigno · ss; set in Belmont Shore.

330 · What You See · Diana Wagman · ss; set in Westchester.

350 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Los Angeles Noir 2: The Classics ed. Denise Hamilton (Akashic Books, April 2010, 978-1-936070-02-2, $15.95, 326pp, tp, an) [Akashic Noir]

11 · Toiling in the Dream Factory · Denise Hamilton · in (r)

15 · Part I: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

17 · I’ll Be Waiting [Tony Reseck] · Raymond Chandler · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 14 1939; set in Mid-Wilshire.

35 · Murder in Blue · Paul Cain · nv Black Mask June 1933, as “Murder Done in Blue”; set Downtown.

68 · I Feel Bad Killing You · Leigh Brackett · nv New Detective Magazine November 1944; set in Santa Monica.

98 · Dead Man · James M. Cain · ss The American Mercury March 1936; set in San Fernando.

111 · The Night’s for Cryin’ · Chester Himes · ss Esquire January 1937; set in South Los Angeles.

117 · Part II: After the War

119 · Find the Woman [Lew Archer] · Ross Macdonald · nv The Name Is Archer by John Ross Macdonald, Bantam, 1955, as by Kenneth Millar; set in Beverly Hills.

144 · The Chirashi Covenant · Naomi Hirahara · ss A Hell of a Woman: An Anthology of Female Noir ed. Megan Abbott, Busted Flush Press, 2007; set on Terminal Island.

157 · High Darktown [Lee Blanchard] · James Ellroy · nv The New Black Mask No.5 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, HBJ, 1986; set in West Adams.

181 · Part III: Killer Views

183 · The People Across the Canyon · Margaret Millar · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1962; set in L.A. Canyon.

201 · Surf [Dave Brandstetter] · Joseph Hansen · nv Mystery Monthly December 1976, as “Murder on the Surf”; set in Venice.

227 · The Kerman Kill · William Campbell Gault · nv Murder in Los Angeles by The Adams Round Table, Morrow, 1987; set in Pacific Palisades.

261 · Part IV: Modern Classics

263 · Crimson Shadow [Socrates Fortlow] · Walter Mosley · ss Edward Hopper and the American Imagination ed. Anon, Whitney Museum of American Art, 1995; set in Watts.

274 · Rika · Jervey Tervalon · ss 1994; set in Baldwin Hills.

287 · Lucía · Yxta Maya Murray · ss 1997; set in Echo Park.

308 · Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta · Kate Braverman · ss Story Autumn 1990; set in Bel Air.

329 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Speculative Los Angeles ed. Denise Hamilton (Akashic Books, February 2, 2021, 978-1-61775-864-5, $25.95, 256pp, hc, oa) [Akashic Noir]
Details taken from online listing.

· City of Illusions · Denise Hamilton · in

· Antonia and the Stranger Who Came to Rancho Los Feliz · Lisa Morton · ss

· Detainment · Alex Espinoza · ss

· Peak TV · Ben H. Winters · ss

· Past the Mission · Denise Hamilton · ss

· Where There Are Cities, These Dissolve Too · S. Qiouyi Lu · ss

· If Memory Serves · Lynell George · ss

· Love, Rocket Science, and the Mother of Abomination · Stephen Blackmore · ss

· Purple Panic · Francesca Lia Block · ss

· Maintenance · Aimee Bender · ss

· West Torrance 2BR 2BA w/Pool and Black Hole · Charles Yu · ss

· Walk of Fame · Duane Swierczynski · ss

· Jaguar’s Breath · Luis J. Rodriquez · ss

· Garbo on the Skids · A. G. Lombardo · ss

· Sailing the Beautiful Sea · Kathleen Kaufman · ss

Iron Men and Silver Stars ed. Donald Hamilton (Fawcett, 1967, pb, an)

· The Mayor of Strawberry Hill · Todhunter Ballard · ss The Saturday Evening Post November 3 1945

· Epitaph · Tom W. Blackburn · nv Zane Grey’s Western Magazine July 1949, as “Epitaph for a Boomtown Marshal”

· Peace Officer · Brian Garfield · ss

· The Guns of William Longley · Donald Hamilton · ss

· In the Line of Duty · Elmer Kelton · ss

· The O’Keefe Luck · Wayne D. Overholser · ss

· Coward’s Canyon · John Prescott · ss 1951

· Lawmen Stand Alone · Lin Searles · ss 1956

· The Hangman · Luke Short · ss
earlier version as “Pull Your Freight”, 1956.

· Lynch Mob at Cimarron Crossing · Thomas Thompson · ss The Saturday Evening Post November 24 1956

· Green Wounds · Carter Travis Young · ss 1967

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