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Rome Noir ed. Chiara Stangalino & Maxim Jakubowski (Akashic Books, February 2009, 978-1-933354-64-4, $15.95, 268pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir]

11 · Cradle or Grave? · Chiara Stangalino & Maxim Jakubowski · in

17 · Part I: Walls & Stones

19 · Pasolini’s Shadow · Nicoletta Vallorani; translated by Anne Milano Appel · ss; set in the Piazza dei Cinquecento.
translated from the Italian.

36 · Eternal Rome · Antonio Scurati; translated by Anne Milano Appel · ss; set in the Colosseum.
translated from the Italian.

54 · The Melting Pot · Tommaso Pincio; translated by Ann Goldstein · nv; set on Via Veneto.
translated from the Italian.

83 · Last Summer Together · Cristiana Danila Formetta; translated by Ann Goldstein · ss; set in Ostia.
translated from the Italian.

89 · Part II: In the Footsteps of Caesar

91 · Don’t Talk to the Passenger · Diego De Silva; translated by Anne Milano Appel · ss; set in Fiumicino.
translated from the Italian.

105 · Roman Holidays · Enrico Franceschini; translated by Ann Goldstein · ss; set in Villa Borghese.
translated from the Italian.

124 · Tiburtina Noir Blues · Francesca Mazzucato; translated by Ann Goldstein · ss; set in Tiburtina Station.
translated from the Italian.

143 · Words, Thoughts · Marcello Fois; translated by Anne Milano Appel · ss; set on Via Marco Aurelio.
translated from the Italian.

157 · Part III: Pasta, Wine & Bullets

159 · Christmas Eves · Gianrico Carofiglio; translated by Ann Goldstein · ss; set in Stazione Termini.
translated from the Italian.

163 · Beret · Carlo Lucarelli; translated by Kathrine Jason · ss; set in Vicolo del Bologna.
translated from the Italian.

168 · Remember Me with Kindness · Maxim Jakubowski · ss; set in Calcata.

183 · Eaten Alive · Evelina Santangelo; translated by Anne Milano Appel · ss; set on Via Ascoli Piceno.
translated from the Italian.

203 · Part IV: La Dolce Vita

205 · For a Few More Gold Tokens · Antonio Pascale; translated by Ann Goldstein · nv; set in Quartiere Pigneto.
translated from the Italian.

226 · Silence Is Golden · Boosta; translated by Ann Goldstein · ss; set in Tangenziale.
translated from the Italian.

238 · Caput Mundi · Giuseppe Genna; translated by Anne Milano Appel · ss; set in Montecitorio.
translated from the Italian.

254 · 1988 · Nicola Lagioia; translated by Ann Goldstein · ss; set on Via Appia Antica.
translated from the Italian.

270 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

My Dark Companions and Their Strange Stories by Henry M. Stanley (Sampson Low, Marston & Company, November 1893, 7/6d, 335pp, hc, co)
Details taken from an online copy on Google Books.

1 · My Dark Companions · Henry M. Stanley · in

5 · The Creation of Man · Henry M. Stanley · nv

31 · The Goat, the Lion, and the Serpent · Henry M. Stanley · ss

44 · The Queen of the Pool · Henry M. Stanley · ss

64 · The Elephant and the Lion · Henry M. Stanley · ss

80 · King Gumbi and His Lost Daughter · Henry M. Stanley · ss

98 · The Story of Maranda · Henry M. Stanley · ss

104 · The Story of Kitinda and Her Wise Dog · Henry M. Stanley · ss

111 · The Story of the Prince Who Insisted on Possessing the Moon · Henry M. Stanley · ss

126 · How Kimyera Became King of Uganda · Henry M. Stanley · nv

161 · The Legend of the Leopardess and Her Two Servants, Dog and Jackal · Henry M. Stanley · nv

188 · A Second Version of the Leopard and the Dog Story · Henry M. Stanley · ss

198 · The Legend of the Cunning Terrapin and the Crane · Henry M. Stanley · ss

221 · The Legend of Kibatti the Little, Who Conquered All the Great Animals · Henry M. Stanley · ss

244 · The Partnership of Rabbit and Elephant, and What Came of It · Henry M. Stanley · ss

260 · The Adventures of Saruti · Henry M. Stanley · ss

279 · The Boy Kinneneh and the Gorilla · Henry M. Stanley · ss

297 · The City of the Elephants · Henry M. Stanley · ss

315 · The Search for the Home of the Sun · Henry M. Stanley · ss

326 · A Hospitable Gorilla · Henry M. Stanley · ss

Death Dines In ed. Mary Stanton & Dean James--- see under Claudia Bishop.

Death Dines at 8:30 ed. Mary Stanton & Nicholas A. DiChario--- see under Claudia Bishop.

A Merry Band of Murderers ed. Mary Stanton & Don Bruns--- see under Claudia Bishop.

Quadratic by Olaf Stapledon & Murray Leinster (Fantasy Publishing Co., Inc., 1953, $3.50, 282+298pp, hc, om)
Rebinding of unbound signatures from the FPCI printings of Stapledon’s collection Worlds of Wonder and Leinster’s novel Murder Madness.

1 · Worlds of Wonder · Olaf Stapledon · co FPCI, 1949

7 · Death Into Life · Olaf Stapledon · n. Methuen, 1946

91 · The Flames · Olaf Stapledon · na Secker & Warburg, 1947

253 · Old Man in a New World · Olaf Stapledon · n. G. Allen, 1944

1 · Murder Madness · Murray Leinster · n. Brewer & Warren, 1931

The Best Crime Stories ed. Michael Stapleton--- see under Anon..

The Best Science-Fiction Stories ed. Michael Stapleton--- see under Anon..

Mysterious Cairo ed. Ed Stark (West End Games, June 1992, 0-87431-346-5, $4.95, 341pp, tp, oa, cover by Dell Harris)
Original anthology of eight short novelizations based on the “Torg” game, one broken into four parts, with an introduction by the editor.

1 · Introduction · Ed Stark · in

9 · Knowing the Rules [Part 1 of 4] · Ed Stark · na

27 · Carnival Voice · Bill Slavicsek · na

73 · The Scarab’s Sting · Greg Farshtey · nv

105 · Knowing the Rules [Part 2 of 4] · Ed Stark · na

119 · The Sands of Change · Steven Brown · nv

151 · Cry Havoc · John Terra · na

197 · Knowing the Rules [Part 3 of 4] · Ed Stark · na

217 · Icarus Descending · Greg Farshtey · nv

253 · Dead End · Shane Lacy Hensley · na

301 · The Dreams of Midnight · Bill Smith · ss

319 · Knowing the Rules [Part 4 of 4] · Ed Stark · na

Strange Tales from the Nile Empire ed. Ed Stark, Greg Farshtey & Greg Gorden--- see under Greg Farshtey.

Bloodlines: A Horse Racing Anthology ed. Jason Starr & Maggie Estep--- see under Maggie Estep.

Sex, Lies and Private Eyes ed. Richard Dean Starr & Joe Gentile--- see under Joe Gentile.

14 Great Detective Stories ed. Vincent Starrett (Modern Library, 1928, LC:28-10874, 400pp, hc, an)

v · Preface · Vincent Starrett · pr

ix · Of Detective Literature · Vincent Starrett · in

1 · The Purloined Letter [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1845, Carey & Hart, 1844

21 · The Red-Headed League [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine August 1891

47 · The Blue Cross [Father Brown] · G. K. Chesterton · ss The Saturday Evening Post July 23 1910, as “Valentin Follows a Curious Trail”

69 · The Stanway Cameo Mystery [Martin Hewitt] · Arthur Morrison · nv The Strand Magazine August 1894

92 · The Case of Oscar Brodski [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Pearson’s Magazine December 1910

141 · The Tragedy at Brookbend Cottage [Max Carrados] · Ernest Bramah · nv News of the World September 7 1913 (+1)

165 · In the Fog · Richard Harding Davis · na R.H. Russell, 1901

225 · The Age of Miracles [Uncle Abner] · Melville Davisson Post · ss Pictorial Review February 1916

237 · The Absent-Minded Coterie [Eugène Valmont] · Robert Barr · nv The Saturday Evening Post May 13 1905

275 · The Fenchurch Street Mystery [Old Man in the Corner] · Baroness Emmuska Orczy · ss The Royal Magazine May 1901

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

334 · The One Best Bet [Average Jones] · Samuel Hopkins Adams · nv Success April 1911, as “Flash Light”

354 · The Private Bank Puzzle [Luther Trant] · Edwin Balmer & William MacHarg · nv Hampton’s Magazine August 1909

381 · One Hundred in the Dark · Owen Johnson · nv The Saturday Evening Post October 21 1911

World’s Great Spy Stories ed. Vincent Starrett (World, September 1944, LC:44-8574, 445pp, hc, an)

11 · Introduction · Vincent Starrett · in

17 · The Traitor [Ashenden] · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Cosmopolitan September 1927

47 · The Army of the Shadows · Eric Ambler · ss The Queen’s Book of the Red Cross, Hodder & Stroughton, 1939

63 · Career · William C. White · nv The Saturday Evening Post October 31 1936

85 · A Man’s Foes · Pearl S. Buck · nv This Week 1940

109 · Cunningham · W. F. Morris · ss (r)

127 · The Envelope · J. Storer Clouston · ss The Sphere November 24 1919

141 · Flood on the Goodwins · Arthur D. Divine · ss 1933

151 · The Pigeon Man · Valentine Williams · ss The Blue Book Magazine November 1927

169 · The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine December 1908

195 · Parker Adderson, Philosopher · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner February 22 1891

203 · Espionage · Dennis Wheatley · ss Nash’s—Pall Mall Magazine August 1933

217 · Code No. 2 · Edgar Wallace · ss The Strand Magazine April 1916

231 · The Informer · Joseph Conrad · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine December 1906

251 · “Somewhere in France” · Richard Harding Davis · nv Metropolitan June 1915

269 · Supper with Madame Olshausen · George Preedy · ss Bagatelle, and Some Other Diversions by George R. Preedy, Lane, 1930

287 · The Road Without Turning · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · ss Adventure May 1 1932

301 · A Tall Story [Mr. Pond] · G. K. Chesterton · nv Collier’s April 27 1935

315 · The Little Lady from Servia [Peter Ruff] · E. Phillips Oppenheim · ss Pearson’s Magazine February 1910

327 · Peiffer [Major Slingsby] · A. E. W. Mason · ss The Story-teller June 1916

339 · The Proverbial Murder [Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1943

357 · Death on Post No. 7 · Frank Gruber · na Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine April 1941 (+1)

413 · Code Zed · Anthony Boucher · ss

419 · A Battle Over the Tea-Cups · August Derleth · ss Oriental Stories Summer 1932

425 · Dilemma at Shanghai · Vincent Starrett · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1942

439 · My Revelations as a Spy · Stephen Leacock · hu Nash’s and Pall Mall Magazine May 1918

The Crafters ed. Christopher Stasheff & Bill Fawcett (Ace, December 1991, 0-441-12130-6, $4.50, 246pp, pb, oa, cover by Daniel R. Horne)
Original shared-world fantasy anthology of ten stories with a prologue by Fawcett.

vii · Prologue · Bill Fawcett · lk

1 · The Alchemist and the Witch · Christopher Stasheff · nv

35 · Of Art and Science · Judith R. Conly · pm

37 · A Cup of Chaos · Wendy Wheeler · nv

61 · The Seal of Solomon · Robert Sheckley · nv

84 · The Seeing Stone · Jody Lynn Nye · ss

103 · Education · Anna O’Connell & Doug Houseman · nv

135 · A Little Learning · Esther M. Friesner · nv

160 · A Spell for Brass Buttons · Ru Emerson · na

210 · The Summoning · Katherine Kurtz · ss

224 · Unholy Alliance · Morgan Llywelyn · nv

245 · Epilogue · Bill Fawcett · aw

The Crafters Book 2: Blessings and Curses ed. Christopher Stasheff & Bill Fawcett (Ace, August 1992, 0-441-12131-4, $4.50, 275pp, pb, oa, cover by Daniel R. Horne)
Original shared-world anthology of ten stories and one poem, with a prologue by Bill Fawcett.

ix · Prologue · Bill Fawcett · lk

1 · Belonging · Barbara Delaplace · ss

12 · Franklin’s Salamander · Wendy Wheeler · ss

32 · “…A Fortune in Ireland” · Morris G. McGee · nv

57 · Her American Cousin · Esther Friesner · nv

100 · Whose Ghost There? · Christopher Stasheff · na

153 · Ironsides and Cottonseed Oil · Ru Emerson · nv

191 · Miss Crafter’s School for Girls · Jody Lynn Nye · nv

225 · The Dream Country · Robert Sheckley · nv

256 · Oppression · Judith R. Conly · pm

257 · Remember the Almost · Morgan Llywelyn · ss

269 · A Cursed Booty · Brian M. Thomsen · ss

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