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Nightscript: Volume Four ed. C. M. Muller (Chthonic Matter, October 2018, 978-1-72598-974-0, $12.00, 237pp, tp, oa, cover by Edvard Munch)     Details taken from online listing. · Preface · C. M. Muller · pr 1 · Sugar Baby · V. H. Leslie · ss 6 · There Has Never Been Anyone Here · J. T. Glover · ss 20 · The Thing in the Trees · Joanna Parypinski · ss 29 · By the Sea · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss 35 · A Harvest Fit for Monsters · L. S. Johnson · ss 47 · The Monkey Coat · Daniel Braum · ss 61 · Seams · M. Lopes da Silva · ss 78 · A Gut Full of Coal · Mathew Allan Garcia · ss 90 · Crow Woman · April Steenburgh · ss 99 · The Dandelion Disorder · Charles Wilkinson · ss 109 · Of Marble and Mud · Farah Rose Smith · ss 117 · All Is There Already, Just Not Seen Yet · Armel Dagorn · ss 130 · Half-Girls · Cate Gardner · ss 141 · A Different Sunlight · Jackson Kuhl · ss 148 · Cinnamon to Taste · Christi Nogle · ss 160 · The Strigoaica · Ross Smeltzer · ss 175 · Swim Failure · Jennifer Loring · ss 182 · Visions of the Autumn Country · Tim Jeffreys · ss 194 · Stella Maris · Elana Gomel · ss 204 · Rainheads · Mike Weitz · ss 219 · My House Is Out Where the Lights End · Kirsty Logan · ss

Synth 1: An Anthology of Dark SF ed. C. M. Muller (C.M. Muller, March 5, 2019, 978-1-79636-360-9, $10.99, 164pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from online listing. 1 · Surrogate · Dan Stintzi · ss 19 · Flow to the Sea · Steve Toase · ss 35 · House of War · Virginie Selavy · ss 51 · Music in the Age of Sheep · Charles Wilkinson · nv 79 · Aenvalit · Farah Rose Smith · ss 91 · The Transported · Jeffrey Thomas · nv 125 · Empathy · Christopher K. Miller · ss 141 · The Object of Your Desire Comes Closer · Joanna Koch · ss

Synth 2: An Anthology of Dark SF ed. C. M. Muller (C.M. Muller, June 6, 2019, 978-1-09-958805-1, $9.99, 152pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from online listing. 1 · Concerning the Deprivation of Sleep · Tim Major · ss 13 · Infrared · Casilda Ferrante · ss 27 · Daughters of the Void · Dan Stintzi · nv 49 · US · Stephen Oram · ss 65 · Scores · Selene dePackh · nv 87 · Questionable Things · J. T. Glover · ss 103 · Remnants · Tim Jeffreys · nv 127 · Better Places · Zandra Renwick · nv

Synth 3: An Anthology of Dark SF ed. C. M. Muller (C.M. Muller, September 5, 2019, 978-1-68921-412-4, $14.99, 170pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from online listing. 1 · To Think Charity Means Love · Charles Wilkinson · ss 19 · Antlions · Elana Gomel · nv Alien Dimensions #12, 2017 41 · Phantom Airfields · Christopher Slatsky · nv Nightscript: Volume Two ed. C. M. Muller, Chthonic Matter, 2016 63 · Promise · Christi Nogle · nv previously available as an audio download from Escape Pod, March 22, 2018. 85 · The Big Blue Hit · Nik Patrick · nv 109 · Save Scum · E. J. Martin · ss 123 · Second Death · Dan Stintzi · ss 135 · The Voice of Edward Dune · Jon Michael Kelley · ss

Twice-Told: A Collection of Doubles ed. C. M. Muller (Chthonic Matter, February 2, 2019, 978-1-7932-0297-0, $14.99, 285pp, tp, oa, cover by Yaroslav Gerzhedovich)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · The Last Salvador · Tim Jeffreys · ss 7 · Details That Would Otherwise Be Lost to Shadow · Clint Smith · ss 32 · Zwillingslied · Patricia Lillie · ss 40 · Static · Chris Shearer · ss 57 · Stuck with Me · Shannon Lawrence · ss 66 · The Fifth Set · Charles Wilkinson · ss 81 · Murder Song · Craig Wallwork · ss 94 · The Final Diagnosis of Doctor Lazare · David Peak · ss 114 · Endangered · Jason A. Wyckoff · ss 131 · The Half-Life of Plastic · Esther Rose · ss 142 · Eidetic · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss 152 · They Are Us (1964): An Oral History · Jack Lothian · ss 162 · Birds of Passage · Gordon B. White · ss 178 · The Half-Souled Woman · Nina Shepardson · ss 188 · Released · Timothy B. Dodd · ss 197 · As with Alem · Farah Rose Smith · ss 205 · The Fall Guy · Tom Johnstone · ss 223 · Scordatura · Jess Landry · ss 238 · Stringless Puppetry · C. C. Adams · ss 248 · The Bath House · Tim Major · ss 263 · Picky Yunn · J. C. Raye · ss 274 · One Last Mile · Erica Ruppert · ss

Oakland Noir ed. Eddie Muller & Jerry Thompson (Akashic Books, April 4, 2017, 978-1-61775-530-9, $15.95, 272pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir] 11 · Put On the Night · Eddie Muller & Jerry Thompson · in 17 · Part I: Not a Soft City 19 · The Bridge Tender · Nick Petrulakis · ss; set on Fruitvale Bridge. 33 · The Wishing Well · Kim Addonizio · ss; set on Pill Hill. 41 · A Murder of Saviors · Keenan Norris · ss; set in Toler Heights. 60 · Divine Singularity · Keri Miki-Lani Schroeder · ss; set in Piedmont Avenue. 72 · White Horse · Katie Gilmartin · ss; set in Bushrod Park. 85 · Part II: What They Call a Clusterfuck 87 · A Town Made of Hustle · Dorothy Lazard · ss; set in Downtown. 106 · The Streets Don’t Love Nobody · Harry Louis Williams, II · ss; set in Brookfield Village. 115 · Bulletproof · Carolyn Alexander · ss; set in McClymonds. 124 · The Three Stooges · Phil Canalin · ss; set in Sausal Creek. 143 · Cabbie · Judy Juanita · ss; set in Eastmont. 152 · Two to Tango · Jamie DeWolf · ss; set in Oakland Hills. 163 · Part III: A View of the Lake 165 · Survivors of Heartache · Nayomi Munaweera · ss; set in Montclair. 179 · Prophets and Spies · Mahmud Rahman · ss; set in Mills College. 200 · Black and Borax · Tom McElravey · ss; set in Haddon Hill. 217 · Waiting for Gordo · Joe Loya · nv; set in Hegenberger Road. 251 · The Handyman · Eddie Muller · ss; set in Alameda. 269 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Crucifixion River by Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini (Five Star US, November 2007, 978-1594145568, $25.95, 236pp, hc, co)     Collection of Western mystery stories. · Crucifixion River · Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini · na · Free Durt · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 2005 · He Said… She Said · Marcia Muller · nv Deadly Housewives ed. Christine Matthews, Avon, 2006 · Wrong Place, Wrong Time [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Most Wanted ed. Robert J. Randisi, Signet, 2002 · Irrefutable Evidence [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 2005 · The Carville Ghost [John Quincannon & Sabina Carpenter] · Bill Pronzini · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2007 · Pickpocket [John Quincannon & Sabina Carpenter] · Marcia Muller · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2007 · The Dying Time · Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini · ss Duo by Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini, Five Star [2], 1998

Deceptions by Marcia Muller (Mystery Scene Press, October 1991, 1-56146-013-3, $4.95, 102pp, pb, co)     Author’s Choice Monthly #1. 1 · Preface · Marcia Muller · pr 5 · Deceptions [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · nv A Matter of Crime, Vol. 1 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, Harvest, 1987 25 · Dust to Dust · Marcia Muller · ss Specter! ed. Bill Pronzini, Arbor House, 1982 35 · The Time of the Wolves · Marcia Muller · ss Westeryear ed. Ed Gorman, M. Evans, 1988 49 · Wild Mustard [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss The Eyes Have It ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1984 59 · Cattails · Marcia Muller · ss The Web She Weaves ed. Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini, Morrow, 1983 67 · The Sanchez Sacraments [Elena Oliverez] · Marcia Muller · nv The Ethnic Detectives ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, Dodd, Mead, 1985 87 · The Place That Time Forgot [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss Sisters in Crime 2 ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990

Duo by Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini (Five Star Mystery, November 1, 1998, 0-7862-1657-3, 234pp, hc, co)     Subtitled “The World’s First Two Author, Husband-and-Wife Short Story Collection”. Details supplied by Alan Perfect. · Part I: Stories: Marcia Muller · The Cracks in the Sidewalk · Marcia Muller · ss Women on the Case ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte, 1996 · Sweet Cactus Wine · Marcia Muller · ss Arbor House Treasury of Great Western Stories ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, Arbor House, 1982 · Cattails · Marcia Muller · ss The Web She Weaves ed. Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini, Morrow, 1983 · Somewhere in the City [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss The Armchair Detective Spring 1990 · Dust to Dust · Marcia Muller · ss Specter! ed. Bill Pronzini, Arbor House, 1982 · Forbidden Things · Marcia Muller · nv The Mysterious West ed. Tony Hillerman, HarperCollins, 1994 · Part II: Stories: Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini · Cache and Carry [Sharon McCone; Nameless Private Eye] · Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini · ss Small Felonies by Bill Pronzini, St. Martin's, 1988 · The Dying Time · Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini · ss · Part III: Stories: Bill Pronzini · Out of the Depths · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1994 · Man on the Run · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1996 · Home Is the Place Where [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1995 · Flood · Bill Pronzini · ss · A Cold Foggy Day · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1978 · Engines · Bill Pronzini · ss The Mysterious West ed. Tony Hillerman, HarperCollins, 1994

McCone and Friends by Marcia Muller (Crippen & Landru, February 2000, 1-885941-38-2, $16.00, 202pp, tp, co, cover by Carol Heyer) [Sharon McCone]     Collection of eight stories. Also available in a signed, numbered, hardback edition (-37-4) limited to 300 copies with a bonus chapbook, The Time of the Wolves. 11 · Introduction · Marcia Muller · in 15 · If You Can’t Take the Heat [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine #1, 1996 25 · The Holes in the System [Sharon McCone; Rae Kelleher] · Marcia Muller · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1996 49 · One Final Arrangement [Sharon McCone; Mick Savage] · Marcia Muller · ss Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine Summer 1998 65 · Up at the Riverside [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · nv Irreconcilable Differences ed. Lia Matera, HarperCollins, 1999 84 · Knives at Midnight [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · nv Guilty as Charged ed. Scott Turlow, Pocket, 1996 108 · The Wall [Sharon McCone; Rae Kelleher] · Marcia Muller · na Criminal Intent 1, Dark Harvest, 1993 180 · Recycle [Sharon McCone; Hy Ripinsky] · Marcia Muller · ss Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine Summer 1999 188 · Solo [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss For Crime Out Loud, Vol. 2 ed. Robert J. Randisi, Durkin Hayes Publishing Ltd., 1996

The McCone Files by Marcia Muller (Crippen & Landru, May 1995, 1-885941-05-6, $15.00, 248pp, tp, co) [Sharon McCone]     Also available in a signed, numbered, hardback edition (-04-8, $38.00) limited to 217 copies with a tipped-in page of typescript or similar. 7 · Introduction · Marcia Muller · in 11 · The Last Open File [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss 23 · Merrill-Go-Round [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss The Arbor House Treasury of Mystery and Suspense ed. Bill Pronzini, Martin H. Greenberg & Barry N. Malzberg, Arbor House, 1981 32 · Wild Mustard [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss The Eyes Have It ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1984 41 · The Broken Men [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · na Women Sleuths ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, Academy Chicago, 1985 84 · Deceptions [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · nv A Matter of Crime, Vol. 1 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, Harvest, 1987 103 · Cache and Carry [Sharon McCone; Nameless Private Eye] · Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini · ss Small Felonies by Bill Pronzini, St. Martin's, 1988 109 · Deadly Fantasies [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 1989 123 · All the Lonely People [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss Sisters in Crime ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989 137 · The Place That Time Forgot [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss Sisters in Crime 2 ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990 153 · Somewhere in the City [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss The Armchair Detective Spring 1990 169 · Final Resting Place [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss Justice for Hire ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1990 185 · Silent Night [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss Mistletoe Mysteries ed. Charlotte MacLeod, The Mysterious Press, 1989 199 · Benny’s Space [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss A Woman’s Eye ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte, 1991 217 · The Lost Coast [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · nv Deadly Allies II ed. Robert J. Randisi & Susan Dunlap, Doubleday, 1994 238 · The File Closed [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss

Season of Sharing by Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini (Crippen & Landru, December 2001, 19pp, ph, ss) [Sharon McCone; Nameless Private Eye]     Original short story published in an edition of 323 copies as a gift for friends of Crippen & Landru.

The Time of the Wolves by Marcia Muller (Crippen & Landru, February 2000, ph, ss)     Chapbook included with the hardback edition of McCone and Friends.

A Century of Mystery 1980-1989: The Greatest Stories of the Decade ed. Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini (MJF Books, 1996, 1-56731-155-5, 308pp, hc, an) 1 · Introduction · Edward D. Hoch · in 7 · The Good Samaritan [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 10 1980 23 · A Man with a Fortune · Peter Lovesey · ss The Mystery Guild Anthology ed. John Waite, Constable, 1980, as “How Mr. Smith Traced His Ancestors” 36 · There Are No Snakes in Ireland · Frederick Forsyth · nv No Comebacks by Frederick Forsyth, Hutchinson, 1982 59 · A Great Sight · Janwillem van de Wetering · ss Top Crime ed. Josh Pachter, St. Martin's, 1983 69 · Greektown [Amos Walker] · Loren D. Estleman · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine August 1983 85 · Father’s Day · Ruth Rendell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1984 97 · The Worst Crime Known to Man · Reginald Hill · ss Sunday Express July 1 1984 105 · A Case of Chivas Regal · George V. Higgins · ss The New Black Mask Quarterly No.1 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, HBJ, 1985 116 · Lucky Penny [Carlotta Carlyle] · Linda Barnes · nv The New Black Mask No.3 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, HBJ, 1985 136 · As Good as a Rest · Lawrence Block · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1986 146 · Chee’s Witch [Jim Chee] · Tony Hillerman · ss The New Black Mask No.7 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, HBJ, 1986 157 · Hit-and-Run [Jill Smith] · Susan Dunlap · ss Great Modern Police Stories ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, Walker US, 1986 168 · King’s X · Brian Garfield · ss Murder California Style ed. Jon L. Breen & John Ball, St. Martin's, 1987 183 · Skin Deep [V.I. Warshawski] · Sara Paretsky · ss The New Black Mask No.8 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, HBJ, 1987 197 · Stacked Deck · Bill Pronzini · nv The New Black Mask No.8 ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli & Richard Layman, HBJ, 1987 219 · More Final Than Divorce · Robert Barnard · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1988 228 · The Dakar Run · Clark Howard · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1988 260 · The Reason Why [Jack Dwyer] · Edward Gorman · ss Criminal Elements ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, Ivy, 1988 276 · Blood Types · Julie Smith · ss Sisters in Crime ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989 293 · Deadly Fantasies [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 1989