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Crime Writers’ Choice ed. Roy Vickers (Hodder & Stoughton, 1964, 191pp, hc, an)
The Fifth Anthology of the Crime Writers’ Association.

7 · Introduction · Roy Vickers · in

9 · They Never Get Caught · Margery Allingham · ss Nash’s—Pall Mall Magazine November 1934

32 · Strolling in the Square One Day [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss 1960

44 · Mr. Mowbray’s Predecessor · Guy Cullingford · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1961

56 · A Nice Little Mare Called Murder · Anthony Gilbert · ss (r)

74 · The Policeman and the Lamp · Maurice Procter · ss Butcher, Baker, Murder-Maker ed. George Harmon Coxe, Knopf, 1954, as “No Place for Magic”

84 · A Case of Fugue · Josephine Bell · ss (r)

90 · Hate-in-the-Mist · Herbert Harris · ss (r)

97 · Ending It · Val Gielgud · ss (r)

115 · Trembling’s Tours [Daniel John Calder; Samuel Behrens] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) July 1962

133 · All in the Night’s Work [Constable Gill] · Nigel Morland · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1961

144 · After Death the Deluge · Elizabeth Ferrars · ss The 20-Story Magazine #220, October 1940

166 · Returned Without Thanks · Berkely Mather · vi 1959

169 · A Fool and Her Money [Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #103, June 1952, as “The Cosy Nook Murder”

Some Like Them Dead ed. Roy Vickers (Hodder & Stoughton, 1960, 15/-, 239pp, hc, an)
A Crime Writers’ Association Anthology.

5 · Introduction · Roy Vickers · in

11 · The Betrayers · Stanley Ellin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #115, June 1953

31 · Tall Story [Albert Campion; Charley Luke] · Margery Allingham · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #125, April 1954

39 · Voyage Into Illusion [Patrick Petrella; Insp. (Supt.) Hazlerigg] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) July 1957

55 · The Man Who Shot Birds [Mr. Pitt] · Mary Fitt · ss The Man Who Shot Birds and Other Tales of Mystery and Detection by Mary Fitt, Macdonald, 1954

71 · The Statement of Jerry Malloy · Anthony Boucher · ss Dangerous Dames ed. Mike Shayne, Dell, 1955

77 · The Most Tattooed Man in the World · Janet Green · ss 1960

93 · The President’s Half Disme [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #39, February 1947, as “The Adventure of the President’s Half Disme”

117 · I Can Find My Way Out [Roderick Alleyn] · Ngaio Marsh · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #33, August 1946

146 · The Goldfish Button · Anthony Gilbert · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1958

164 · Beware of the Trains [Gervase Fen] · Edmund Crispin · ss Daily Sketch December 1949

177 · The Summer Holiday Murders · Julian Symons · nv The Evening Standard July 25 1960 (+8), as “Murder on Tour”

211 · The Euthanasia of Hilary’s Aunt · Cyril Hare · ss The Evening Standard December 9 1950

216 · The Crocodile Dressing-Case [Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #64, March 1949, as “The Crocodile Case”

Best Police Stories ed. William Edward Vickers--- see under Roy Vickers.

Crime Writers’ Choice ed. William Edward Vickers--- see under Roy Vickers.

Some Like Them Dead ed. William Edward Vickers--- see under Roy Vickers.

The New Flesh: A Literary Tribute to David Cronenberg ed. Brendan Vidito & Sam Richard--- see under Sam Richard.

For a Point of Honor by Maxwell Vietor--- see under Victor Maxwell.

Threads of Evidence by Maxwell Vietor--- see under Victor Maxwell.

Pig Iron: Science Fiction ed. Jim Villani & Rose Sayre--- see under Rose Sayre.

The Hair Wreath and Other Stories by Halli Villegas (ChiZine Publications, September 15, 2010, 978-1-926851-02-0, $15.95, 266pp, pb, oc, cover by Erik Mohr)
Original collection of 19 stories, one a reprint.
Details taken from online listing.

· The Hair Wreath · Halli Villegas · ss In the Dark: Stories from the Supernatural ed. Myna Wallin & Halli Villegas, Tightrope Books, 2006

· D in the Underworld · Halli Villegas · ss

· Rites · Halli Villegas · ss

· Peach Festival · Halli Villegas · ss

· In the Grass · Halli Villegas · ss

· The Other Side · Halli Villegas · ss

· Dr. Johnson’s Daughter · Halli Villegas · ss

· While He Sleeps · Halli Villegas · ss

· Neighbours · Halli Villegas · ss

· The Beautiful Boy · Halli Villegas · ss

· Winter · Halli Villegas · ss

· His Ghost · Halli Villegas · ss

· Picnic · Halli Villegas · ss

· Twenty-First-Century Design · Halli Villegas · ss

· The Other Door · Halli Villegas · ss

· An Unexpected Thing · Halli Villegas · ss

· The Family · Halli Villegas · ss

· Meadowdene Estates · Halli Villegas · ss

· Salvage · Halli Villegas · ss

Imaginarium 2012: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing ed. Halli Villegas & Sandra Kasturi--- see under Sandra Kasturi.

Sardonic Tales by Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles (Knopf, 1927, $3.00, 273pp, hc, co)
Derived from Contes cruels (Paris: Levy 1883).

· Antonia · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· Apparatus for Chemical Analysis of the Last Breath · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· The Brigands · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· Celestial Advertising · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· The Desire to Be a Man · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss
translated from the French (“Le désir d’être un homme”, 1882).

· Doctor Tristan’s Treatment · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· Duke of Portland · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· Fever of the Mob · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· Finest Dinner in the World · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· Flowers of Darkness · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· Foreboding Ghost · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· Glory Machine · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· Intersignum · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss

· Maryelle · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· Occult Memories · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss

· Olympe and Henriette · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· Pair of Soothsayers · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· Queen Ysabeau · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· Secret of the Old Music · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· Sentimentalism · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· Slight Confusion · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· Tragic Tale—a Tragic Teller · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· The Unknown · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· Véra · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· Virginie and Paul · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

· Vox Populi · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss (r)

Summoned to the Séance: Spirit Tales from Beyond the Veil ed. Emily Vincent (The British Library, December 13, 2024, 978-0-7123-5591-9, £9.99, 304pp, tp, an, cover by Sandra Gómez) [British Library Tales of the Weird]

7 · Introduction · Emily Vincent · in

17 · Well-Authenticated Rappings · Charles Dickens · ar Household Words #413, February 20 1858, uncredited.

29 · Excerpt from Mr. Sludge, “The Medium” · Robert Browning · pm Dramatis Personae by Robert Browning, Chapman and Hall, 1864

39 · A Midsummer’s Nightmare; or, the Amateur Detective · Florence Marryat · nv A Moment of Madness, and Other Stories by Florence Marryat, F.V. White, 1883

61 · In the Séance Room · Lettice Galbraith · nv New Ghost Stories by Lettice Galbraith, Ward Lock, 1893

83 · The Spectral Hand · Jean Lorrain; translated by Francis Amery · ss All Hallows #4, 1993
translated from the French (“La main gantée”, 1895).

93 · “Are the Dead Dead?” · Emma Frances Dawson · nv The Argonaut October 2 1880 (+1)

121 · The Light of Pentraginny · Elizabeth d’Espérance · nv Shadow Land, or, Light from the Other Side by E. d'Espérance, George Redway, 1897

147 · Love and Mr. Lewisham · H. G. Wells · ex Harper & Brothers, 1900

173 · Playing with Fire · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine March 1900

191 · Mrs. Morrel’s Last Séance · Edgar Jepson · ss The London Magazine February 1912

203 · At a Séance · Jessie Adelaide Middleton · ss The White Ghost Book by Jessie Adelaide Middleton, Cassell, 1916

207 · The I.O.U. · F. Scott Fitzgerald · ss The New Yorker March 20 2017

229 · The Séance at Radley Manor: A Warning · Katharine Drake · na Marshall Brothers Ltd., 1926

295 · Séance · Olga L. Rosmanith · ss Strange Stories April 1940

Gilead’s Blood by Nik Vincent & Dan Abnett--- see under Dan Abnett.

Gilead’s Curse by Nik Vincent & Dan Abnett--- see under Dan Abnett.

Hammers of Ulric by Nik Vincent, Dan Abnett & James Wallis--- see under Dan Abnett.

The Third Wise Man by Nik Vincent (Black Library, December 13, 2012, ebook, ss) [Warhammer 40,000]
Details taken from online listing.

Warhammer: Gilead’s Blood by Nik Vincent & Dan Abnett--- see under Dan Abnett.

Warhammer: Gilead’s Curse by Nik Vincent & Dan Abnett--- see under Dan Abnett.

Warhammer: Hammers of Ulric by Nik Vincent, Dan Abnett & James Wallis--- see under Dan Abnett.

Words International—The Book ed. Phillip Vine & Jean Shelley--- see under Jean Shelley.

Cyber World: Tales of Humanity’s Tomorrow ed. Joshua Viola & Jason Heller (Hex Publishers, November 2016, 978-0-9964039-1-7, $14.99, 260pp, tp, oa, cover by Aaron Lovett)
Details taken from online listing.

3 · Foreword · Richard Kadrey · fw

7 · Metamorphosis · Joshua Viola · in

13 · Serenade · Isabel Yap · ss

23 · The Mighty Phin [Making Amends] · Nisi Shawl · ss Tor.com June 6 2016

37 · Reactions · Mario Acevedo · ss

47 · The Bees of Kiribati · Warren Hammond · ss

59 · The Rest Between Two Notes · Cat Rambo · ss

69 · The Singularity Is in Your Hair · Matthew Kressel · ss

79 · Panic City · Madeline Ashby · ss

89 · The Faithful Soldier, Prompted · Saladin Ahmed · ss Apex Magazine #18, November 2010

101 · Your Bones Will Not Be Unknown · Alyssa Wong · ss

111 · Staunch · Paul Graham Raven · ss

125 · Other People’s Thoughts · Chinelo Onwualu · ss

133 · wysiomg · Alvaro Zinos-Amaro · ss

141 · We Will Take Care of Our Own · Angie Hodapp · ss

153 · A Song Transmuted [A Song for a New Day] · Sarah Pinsker · ss

163 · It’s Only Words · Keith Ferrell · ss

175 · Small Offerings · Paolo Bacigalupi · ss Fast Forward 1 ed. Lou Anders, Pyr, 2007

185 · Darkout · E. Lily Yu · ss

203 · Visible Damage · Stephen Graham Jones · ss

215 · The Ibex on the Day of Extinction · Minister Faust · ss

231 · How Nothing Happens · Darin Bradley · ss

237 · Afterword · Jason Heller · ar

241 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · ms

Georgetown Haunts and Mysteries ed. Joshua Viola & Jeanne C. Stein--- see under Jeanne C. Stein.

Psi-Wars: Classified Cases of Psychic Phenomena ed. Joshua Viola (Hex Publishers, May 12, 2020, 978-1-73391-777-3, $18.99, 308pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

· Foreword · Dean Wyant · fw

· A Deadly Frame of Mind · John Palisano · in

· The Calabrian · Warren Hammond · ss

· And When You Tear Us Apart, We Stitch Ourselves Back Together · Betty Rocksteady · ss

· Very Surely Do I Not Dream · Matthew Kressel · ss

· Cradle to Grave · Angie Hodapp · ss

· Psnake Eyes · Keith Ferrell · ss

· Protectors of Atlantis · Mario Acevedo · ss

· The Jarheads · Sean Eads & Joshua Viola · ss

· Under the Lotus · Darin Bradley · ss

· The Visions of Perry Godwin · Dean Wyant · ss

· To Jump Is to Fall · Stephen Graham Jones · ss

· Awake · Gabino Iglesias · ss

· Bluebird Killing in the Dead of Night · Gary Jonas · ss

· The Talking War · E. Lily Yu · ss

London Tales of Terror ed. Jacquelyn Visick (Fontana, 1972, 0-00-613958-2, 25p, 187pp, pb, an)

7 · Introduction · Jacquelyn Visick · in

9 · Various Temptations · William Sansom · ss Cosmopolitan March 1948, as “The Intruder”

25 · Famous Hauntings 1. St. James’s Palace · Jacquelyn Visick · ar

26 · Confession · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Century Magazine March 1921

45 · Famous London Murders 1. The Overbury Scandal · Jacquelyn Visick · ar

46 · “Happy Birthday, Dear Alexa” · John Keir Cross · ss Best Tales of Terror 2 ed. Edmund Crispin, Faber and Faber, 1965

64 · Famous Hauntings 2. Hampton Court · Jacquelyn Visick · ar

65 · Gone Is Gone · Joan Fleming · ss The Evening Standard April 23 1953

70 · Famous London Murders 2. The Bravo Poisoning Case · Jacquelyn Visick · ar

71 · Time-Fuse · John Metcalfe · ss Judas and Other Stories by John Metcalfe, Constable, 1931

88 · Famous Hauntings 3. Eaton Place · Jacquelyn Visick · ar

89 · A Little Place Off the Edgware Road · Graham Greene · ss Nineteen Stories by Graham Greene, Heinemann, 1947

95 · Famous London Murders 3. The Siege of Sidney Street · Jacquelyn Visick · ar

96 · A Pleasure Shared · Brian Aldiss · ss Rogue December 1962

109 · Famous Hauntings 4. The Tower of London · Jacquelyn Visick · ar

110 · The Old Man · Holloway Horn · ss Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery, and Horror Vol. 2 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers, Gollancz, 1931

116 · Famous London Murders 4. Jack the Ripper · Jacquelyn Visick · ar

117 · Spooner · Eleanor Farjeon · ss The Second Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1952

129 · Famous Hauntings 5. Ham House · Jacquelyn Visick · ar

130 · Mrs. Manifold · Stephen Grendon · ss The Girl with the Hungry Eyes, Avon, 1949

142 · Famous London Murders 5. “Peter” Crippen · Jacquelyn Visick · ar

144 · Someone in the Lift · L. P. Hartley · ss The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955

149 · Famous Hauntings 6. Drury Lane · Jacquelyn Visick · ar

150 · The Trial for Murder · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1865, as “To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt”, uncredited.; given as by Charles Allston Collins & Charles Dickens.

162 · Famous London Murders 6. Christie of 10 Rillington Place · Jacquelyn Visick · ar

163 · August Heat · W. F. Harvey · ss Midnight House and Other Tales by William Fryer Harvey, J.M. Dent, 1910

168 · Famous Hauntings 7. Richmond Place · Jacquelyn Visick · ar

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

177 · Famous London Murders 7. Adelaide Bartlett · Jacquelyn Visick · ar

178 · Harry · Rosemary Timperley · ss The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955

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