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The World’s Best Mystery Stories (United Press, 1935, 896pp, hc, an)
Australian edition of A Century of Thrillers: Second Series, London: Daily Express, 1935.

World’s Great Detective Stories (Black’s Readers Service Co., 1928, 842pp, hc, an)
Reprint (Walter J. Black 1928 as Great Detective Stories) anthology.

World’s Great Detective Stories (Kessinger Publishing Company, March 2004, 0766188167, $34.00, 532pp, tp, an)
Reprint (Walter J. Black 1928 as Great Detective Stories) anthology.

The World’s Greatest Detective Stories (Syndicate Pub. Co., 1934, 1024pp, hc, an)

7 · Foreword · Howard Spring · fw

23 · George H. Jay and the Lady from Moolgamoolloo [George H. Jay] · Bertram Atkey · nv The Saturday Evening Post October 1 1927

49 · Trial by Ordeal · F. Britten Austin · nv The Strand Magazine December 1923

75 · A Race for Life [Hercules Popeau] · Marie Belloc Lowndes · nv The Windsor Magazine December 1927

95 · Popeau Intervenes [Hercules Popeau] · Marie Belloc Lowndes · nv 1926

119 · The Clever Cockatoo [Philip Trent] · E. C. Bentley · ss The Strand Magazine July 1914

137 · The Inoffensive Captain [Philip Trent] · E. C. Bentley · ss The Strand Magazine March 1914

157 · The Artificial Mole · John D. Beresford · ss Nash’s Magazine November 1927

175 · The Ghost at Massingham Mansions [Max Carrados] · Ernest Bramah · nv The Eyes of Max Carrados by Ernest Bramah, Grant Richards, 1923

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

229 · The Wrong Shape [Father Brown] · G. K. Chesterton · ss The Saturday Evening Post December 10 1910

247 · The Dagger with Wings [Father Brown] · G. K. Chesterton · nv Nash’s and Pall Mall Magazine February 1924

271 · The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch April 18 1923

285 · The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch September 26 1923

301 · The Kidnapped Prime Minister [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · nv The Sketch April 25 1923

323 · Coincidence [F.T. Carrington] · J. Storer Clouston · nv The Sphere October 23 1920 (+2)

351 · In a Telephone Cabinet [Supt. Henry Wilson] · G. D. H. & Margaret I. Cole · nv Superintendent Wilson’s Holiday by G. D. H. & Margaret Cole, Collins, 1928

377 · The Diary of Death [Loreto Santos] · Marten Cumberland · nv The Strand Magazine January 1928

401 · The Adventure of the Priory School [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv Collier’s Weekly January 30 1904

435 · The Convict and the Clerics · Joseph S. Fletcher · nv The Red Magazine April 1 1915

455 · The Puzzle Lock [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Flynn’s February 28 1925

477 · The Stolen Ingots [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Pearson’s Magazine July 1922

503 · The Blue Scarab [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Pearson’s Magazine January 1923

533 · The Sign of Seven · John Hunter · nv The Corner Magazine June 1927

555 · Solved by Inspection [Miles Bredon] · Ronald A. Knox · ss 1925

569 · Hanged by a Hair [The Great Detective] · Stephen Leacock · vi Further Foolishness by Stephen Leacock, Lane, 1916, as “An Irreducible Detective Story; or, Hanged by a Hair; or, A Murder Mystery Minimized”

573 · Twelve Little Nigger Boys [Arsène Lupin] · Maurice Leblanc · ss Pall Mall Magazine April 1928
translated from the French (“Les Douze Africaines de Béchoux”, Lectures Pour Tous, November 1927).

593 · Double Entry [Arsène Lupin] · Maurice Leblanc · nv Pall Mall Magazine July 1928

617 · The Purple Death · William Le Queux · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine December 1925

633 · The Crooked Sou · William Le Queux · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine March 1926

653 · Seven Boxes of Gold [Michael Sayers] · E. Phillips Oppenheim · nv The Strand Magazine June 1922

675 · My First Murder [Devon] · Eden Phillpotts · ss The Novel Magazine September 1920

689 · Prince Charlie’s Dirk · Eden Phillpotts · nv The London Magazine August 1926

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

765 · “Thou Art the Man” · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1844

783 · Money on the Floor [A.B.C. Hawkes] · C. E. Bechhofer Roberts · ss The Passing Show March 10 1934

801 · The Cave of Ali Baba [Lord Peter Wimsey] · Dorothy L. Sayers · nv Lord Peter Views the Body by Dorothy L. Sayers, Gollancz, 1928, as “The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba”

831 · The Inspiration of Mr. Budd · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss Detective Story Magazine November 21 1925, as “Mr. Budd’s Inspiration”

849 · The Alibi · J. C. Squire · nv The Windsor Magazine 1930

869 · The Clue of Monday’s Settling · Edgar Wallace · ss Forty-Eight Short Stories by Edgar Wallace, Newnes, 1929

885 · The Cyprian Bees [Dr. Eustace Hailey] · Anthony Wynne · ss Flynn’s February 6 1926

907 · A Masterpiece of Detection · George Dilnot · ar (r)

917 · Twenty-One Gold Coins · George Dilnot · ar (r)

929 · Church Steeple Murders · Guy B. Logan · ar (r)

949 · The Clue of the Cigarette Holder · Guy B. Logan · ar (r)

961 · “More Deadly than the Male” · Guy B. Logan · ar (r)

973 · Mystery of the Asthmatic Marquis · Ashton Wolfe · ar The Passing Show December 2 1933

991 · The Devil’s Claw · Ashton Wolfe · ar The Passing Show October 7 1933

1005 · Murder at the Opera · Ashton Wolfe · ar The Passing Show October 21 1933

Worlds Within Worlds ed. T. E. Dikty, uncredited (Starmont House, August 1991, 1-55742-213-3, $10.95, 128pp, tp, an)
Anthology of four stories that originally appeared in Argosy. A facsimile edition. A hardcover edition (-214-1, $20.95) was announced but not seen.

v · Introduction · [uncredited] · in

1 · Worlds Within Worlds · Philip M. Fisher, Jr. · nv Argosy Allstory Weekly May 13 1922

40 · Out of the Silence · Garret Smith · nv Argosy June 6 1931

72 · Children of Tomorrow [Dikar and the Bunch] · Arthur Leo Zagat · nv Argosy June 17 1939

105 · Colossus of the Radio · Leslie Ramón · nv Argosy Allstory Weekly April 19 1924

Wounds (Pocket, October 2008, 978-1-4165-8909-9, $16.00, 520pp, tp, an, cover by Rick Berry) [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers]
Anthology of six Star Trek stories originally published as ebooks. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.

1 · Malefictorum [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · Terri Osborne · na (r)

75 · Lost Time [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · Ilsa J. Bick · na (r)

159 · Identity Crisis [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · John J. Ordover · nv (r)

205 · Fables of the Prime Directive [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · Cory Rushton · na (r)

277 · Security [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · Keith R. A. DeCandido · na (r)

363 · Wounds [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · Ilsa J. Bick · n. (r)

518 · Author Bios · [uncredited] · bg

The Writer’s Complete Fantasy Reference (Writer’s Digest, September 1998, 0-89879-866-3, $18.99, 277pp, hc, nf, cover by Robin Wood)
Non-fiction, reference. A guide to elements of fantasy, such as the occult, fantastic creatures, ancient civilizations, medieval society, etc, various sections written by Michael J. Varhola, Allan Maurer & Renee Wright, Sherrilyn Kenyon, and Andrew P. Miller & Daniel Clark. Introduction by Terry Brooks.

The Writer’s Complete Fantasy Reference (Writer’s Digest Books, February 2001, 1-58297-026-2, $14.99, 277pp, tp, nf, cover by Robin Wood)
Reprint (Writer’s Digest 1998) non-fiction, a reference guide to elements of fantasy.

X Files: Dead to the World (Titan, November 29, 1996, 1-900097-24-9, £6.99, 000pp, tp, om)
Graphic omnibus (unpaginated) containing Numbers 1-3 of The X-Files Comic Digest.

X-Files Postcard Book (HarperCollins UK, November 18, 1996, 0-00-638835-3, £5.99, 64pp, pb, nf)
Associational item collecting 30 postcard/photos.

Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: First Annual Edition (Carroll & Graf, 1992, 0-88184-903-0, $21.00, 343pp, hc, an)
Anthology of stories from 1989 & 1990, with an introduction by Jon L. Breen. Edited by the staff of Mystery Scene.

11 · The Mystery in 1990 and 1991 · Jon L. Breen · in

29 · Challenge the Widow-Maker · Clark Howard · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1990

47 · Stakeout [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · ss Justice for Hire ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1990

57 · Malibu Dog · Faye Kellerman · ss Sisters in Crime 3 ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990

67 · Decoy [Patrick Petrella] · Michael Gilbert · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1990

89 · White Alligator · Andrew Henry Vachss · vi Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1990

93 · The Detective’s Wife · Edward D. Hoch · ss Crosscurrents October 1990

103 · The Fish-Sitter · Ruth Rendell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1990

111 · Elvis Lives · Lynne Barrett · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1990

125 · Mother Tucker · James Kisner · ss Stalkers ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Dark Harvest, 1989

133 · The Mandrake Forgeries · William Bankier · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1990

145 · The Nick of Time · Robert Barnard · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1990

151 · Hanged for a Sheep · Henry Slesar · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1990

163 · Incident On and Off a Mountain Road [God of the Razor] · Joe R. Lansdale · nv Night Visions 8, Dark Harvest, 1991

181 · Batman’s Helpers [Matt Scudder] · Lawrence Block · ss Justice for Hire ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1990

195 · The Valuation · Peter Lovesey · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1990

205 · A Matter of Principal [Quarry] · Max Allan Collins · ss Stalkers ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Dark Harvest, 1989

215 · Final Resting Place [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss Justice for Hire ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1990

231 · The Maltese Cat [V.I. Warshawski] · Sara Paretsky · nv Sisters in Crime 3 ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990

255 · Another Room · Joan Hess · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1990

261 · Button in the Bag · Charlotte MacLeod · ss Cold Blood III ed. Peter Sellers, Mosaic Press, 1990

269 · The Three Musketeers [John Francis Cuddy] · Jeremiah Healy · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1990

283 · A Poison That Leaves No Trace [Kinsey Millhone] · Sue Grafton · ss Sisters in Crime 2 ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1990

295 · Someone Else [Fred Carver] · John Lutz · ss Justice for Hire ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1990

305 · The Dead Past · Nancy Pickard · ss Mystery Scene October 1989

317 · A Time for Every Purpose · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv Amazing Stories May 1990

Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Second Annual Edition (Carroll & Graf, 1993, 0-88184-999-5, $20.00, 367pp, hc, an)
Anthology of stories, with an introduction by Jon L. Breen. Edited by the staff of Mystery Scene.

9 · The Mystery in 1992 · Jon L. Breen · in

23 · Someday I’ll Plant More Walnut Trees · Lawrence Block · ss Some Days You Get the Bear by Lawrence Block, Morrow, 1993

37 · The Winfield Trade [John Francis Cuddy] · Jeremiah Healy · ss Cat Crimes II ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1992

51 · Liar’s Dice · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1992

59 · Long Live the Queen · Ruth Rendell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1991

73 · Lazy Susan · Nancy Pickard · ss Sisters in Crime 4 ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991

77 · A Hotel in Bucharest · Robert Barnard · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine mid December 1992

91 · The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown · Peter Lovesey · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1991

105 · Secrets · June Thomson · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1992

117 · Whatever Has to Be Done [Jenny Gordon & C.J. Gunn] · Jan Grape · nv Deadly Allies ed. Robert J. Randisi & Marilyn Wallace, Doubleday Perfect Crime, 1992

137 · Stop, Thief! [Susannah Maria “Suze” Figueroa] · Barbara D’Amato · ss Sisters in Crime 4 ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991

147 · While She Was Out · Edward Bryant · ss Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine #1, Fall 1988

165 · True Faces · Pat Cadigan · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction April 1992

183 · The Perplexing Puzzle of the Perfidious Pigeon Poisoner · Charlotte MacLeod · nv Malice Domestic 1 ed. Elizabeth Peters, Pocket, 1992

199 · Cat Got Your Tongue · Barbara & Max Allan Collins · ss Cat Crimes III ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1992

215 · The Last to Know · Joan Hess · ss Malice Domestic 1 ed. Elizabeth Peters, Pocket, 1992

229 · The Man Who Loved Noir [Amos Walker] · Loren D. Estleman · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine February 1991

243 · Johnny Halloween · Norman Partridge · ss Cemetery Dance #14, Fall 1992

253 · The Maltese Double Cross · Carole Nelson Douglas · ss Cat Crimes II ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1992

269 · Benny’s Space [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · ss A Woman’s Eye ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte, 1991

285 · Settled Score [V.I. Warshawski] · Sara Paretsky · ss A Woman’s Eye ed. Sara Paretsky, Delacorte, 1991

301 · The Theft of the Barking Dog [Nick Velvet] · Edward D. Hoch · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1992

315 · A Predatory Woman · Sharyn McCrumb · ss Sisters in Crime 4 ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991

325 · Wedding Bells [Lunghi Detective Agency] · Michael Z. Lewin · ss New Crimes 2 ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson, 1990

335 · Proxime Accessit · Reginald Hill · ss The Armchair Detective Summer 1990

351 · The Wind from Midnight · Ed Gorman · nv The Bradbury Chronicles ed. William F. Nolan & Martin H. Greenberg, Roc, 1991

Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Third Annual Edition (Carroll & Graf, December 1994, 0-7867-0141-2, $20.00, 441pp, hc, an)
Anthology of 25 stories, with an introduction by Jon L. Breen. Edited by the staff of Mystery Scene.

9 · The Mystery in 1993 · Jon L. Breen · in

23 · Slasher · F. Paul Wilson · ss Predators ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Roc, 1993

37 · Keller’s Therapy [John Keller] · Lawrence Block · nv Playboy May 1993

59 · The Mouse in the Corner [Chief Insp. Wexford] · Ruth Rendell · nv Esquire 1991

80 · That Bells May Ring and Whistles Safely Blow · Margaret Maron · ss Santa Clues ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Carol-Lynn Rössel Waugh, Signet, 1993

89 · That Damn Cat · Barbara Collins · ss Danger in D.C. ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1993

103 · Parris Green [Irene Adler] · Carole Nelson Douglas · nv Malice Domestic 2 ed. Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, 1993

127 · The Man in the Red-Flannel Suit [Zoe Barrow] · Jan Grape · ss Santa Clues ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Carol-Lynn Rössel Waugh, Signet, 1993

141 · Checkout · Susan Dunlap · ss Malice Domestic 2 ed. Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, 1993

149 · Goodbye, Sue Ellen · Gillian Roberts · ss Malice Domestic 2 ed. Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, 1993

162 · The Ghost Show · Doug Allyn · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1993

183 · McIntyre’s Donald · Joseph Hansen · nv Bohannon’s Country by Joseph Hansen, Viking, 1993

203 · Some Sunny Day · Julian Rathbone · nv Constable New Crimes 2 ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Constable, 1993

221 · The Wall [Sharon McCone; Rae Kelleher] · Marcia Muller · na Criminal Intent 1, Dark Harvest, 1993

276 · History Repeats Itself, and It Doesn’t Even Say Pardon · Mat Coward · ss Constable New Crimes 2 ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Constable, 1993

283 · Strays · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv Danger in D.C. ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1993

301 · The Lesson · Billie Sue Mosiman · ss Monsters in Our Midst ed. Robert Bloch, Tor, 1993

308 · Spin-a-Rama [John Francis Cuddy] · Jeremiah Healy · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 1993

322 · The Mood Cuckoo · Jonathan Gash · ss 2nd Culprit ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus, 1993

336 · The Ugly Earthling Murder Case · George Alec Effinger · nv More Whatdunits ed. Mike Resnick & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1993

352 · Sweetheart of the Rodeo [Nick Sharman] · Mark Timlin · nv Constable New Crimes 2 ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Constable, 1993

376 · A Vacance en Campagne · Tim Heald · ss 2nd Culprit ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus, 1993

391 · It Takes One to Know One · Robert Bloch · nv Monsters in Our Midst ed. Robert Bloch, Tor, 1993

412 · Shade Work · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1993

418 · First Lead Gasser · Tony Hillerman · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1993

427 · Enduring as Dust · Bruce Holland Rogers · ss Danger in D.C. ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1993

Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Fourth Annual Edition (Carroll & Graf, October 1995, 0-7867-0251-6, $24.00, 397pp, hc, an)
Anthology of 25 stories, with an introduction by Jon L. Breen. Edited by the staff of Mystery Scene.

ix · The Mystery in 1994 · Jon L. Breen · in

3 · The Gentleman in the Lake · Robert Barnard · nv Midwinter Mysteries 4 ed. Hilary Hale, Little, Brown UK, 1994

17 · High Heels in the Headliner · Wendy Hornsby · ss Malice Domestic 3 ed. Nancy Pickard, Pocket, 1994

26 · Coyote Peyote · Carole Nelson Douglas · nv The Mysterious West ed. Tony Hillerman, HarperCollins, 1994

51 · The Lost Coast [Sharon McCone] · Marcia Muller · nv Deadly Allies II ed. Robert J. Randisi & Susan Dunlap, Doubleday, 1994

70 · Sign of the Times · Nancy Pickard · ss Malice Domestic 3 ed. Nancy Pickard, Pocket, 1994

75 · Unkindest Cut · Larry Segriff · ss Murder for Mother ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet, 1994

88 · A Deep Hole · Ian Rankin · ss London Noir ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Serpent's Tail, 1994

101 · And She Laughed · Liz Holliday · nv London Noir ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Serpent's Tail, 1994

116 · Last of Kin · Jo Bannister · ss Crime Yellow ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Gollancz, 1994

122 · One of Those Days, One of Those Nights · Ed Gorman · nv Crime Yellow ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Gollancz, 1994

142 · Pork Pie Hat · Peter Straub · na Murder for Halloween ed. Michele Slung & Roland Hartman, Mysterious Press, 1994

193 · Old Rattler [Sheriff Spencer Arrowood] · Sharyn McCrumb · ss Partners in Crime ed. Elaine Raco Chase, Signet, 1994

206 · Oil and Water · J. A. Jance · ss Partners in Crime ed. Elaine Raco Chase, Signet, 1994

218 · No Simple Solution [Jenny Gordon & C.J. Gunn] · Jan Grape · nv Partners in Crime ed. Elaine Raco Chase, Signet, 1994

236 · Nooses Give [Kate Shugak] · Dana Stabenow · ss The Mysterious West ed. Tony Hillerman, HarperCollins, 1994

252 · His Father’s Ghost · Max Allan Collins · nv Murder for Father ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet, 1994

269 · The Man Who Hated Television · Julian Symons · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1994

282 · With Anchovies · John Lutz · ss Murder Is My Business ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins, Dutton, 1994

294 · The Ten Lives of Talbert · Barbara Collins · ss Feline and Famous ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1994

307 · The Necessary Brother · Brendan DuBois · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1994

328 · The Tennis Court · Brenda Melton Burnham · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July 1994

336 · An Eye for a Tooth · Justin Scott · ss Justice in Manhattan by The Adams Round Table, Longmeadow, 1994

348 · Dancing Bear · Doug Allyn · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1994

363 · Keller on Horseback [John Keller] · Lawrence Block · nv Murder Is My Business ed. Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins, Dutton, 1994

383 · Out of the Depths · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1994

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