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A Shot in the Dark [#5, September 1995] (A Shot in the Dark Collective, £2.95, 70pp, A5)

3 · Opening Shot · Anon. · ed
4 · Crimewave · Anon. · cl
7 · Blackmail · [The Readers] · lc
9 · Desert Island Detective · Mike Ripley · ar
13 · My Favourite Crime Authors 6: Freeman Wills Crofts · Philip Scowcroft · ar [Freeman Wills Crofts]
15 · Computer Crime Fiction (or The Loneliness of the Long Distance Writer) · Denise Danks · ar
19 · The Life and Crimes of Marele Day · Glenda Jones · ar
22 · Brief Encounter [Colin Dexter] · Jane Williams · iv
26 · Interview with Meg O’Brien · Jan Burke · iv
32 · Keith Wright Interviews Frank Palmer · Keith Wright · iv
37 · Texas Gothic · Mark Timlin · ar [Joe R. Lansdale]
40 · Cowardly Column · Mat Coward · cl
42 · Publishing Crime Fiction—A Bit of a Gamble! · Mike Petty · ar
45 · What’s New in America · Jan Grape · cl
47 · Crime Reports · [Various] · br

A Shot in the Dark [#6, Winter 1995] (A Shot in the Dark Collective, £2.95, 62pp, A5)

3 · Opening Shot · Bob Cartwright · ed
4 · Crimewave · Mike Stotter · cl
7 · Blackmail · [The Readers] · lc
10 · Exile on Princes Street: Inspector Rebus and I · Ian Rankin · ar
14 · Adventures in Tartan Noir · Jerry Sykes · ar [Ian Rankin]
19 · My Favourite Crime Authors 7: Edmund Crispin · Philip Scowcroft · ar [Edmund Crispin]
20 · Death and the Dame: Ngaio Marsh (1895-1982) · Glenda Jones · ar [Ngaio Marsh]
26 · Getting Real · Julian Rathbone · ar
31 · Bouchercon 26: Personal Memories · Russell James · ms
33 · Bouchercon 26: Personal Memories · Steve Freeborn · ms
35 · CWA—Fighting for the Higher Ground [Peter Walker] · Bob Cartwright · iv
38 · With Minette Walters at Bouchercon · Pamela Hopkinson · ar [Minette Walters]
42 · Cowardly Column · Mat Coward · cl; given as by Matt Coward.
44 · Tribute: S.T. Haymon: 1915-1995 · Martin Edwards · ob
45 · Tribute: Ellis Peters: 1913-1995 · Martin Edwards · ob
45 · Tribute: Patricia Highsmith: 1921-1995 · Martin Edwards · ob
46 · That Was the Year... · Andie Gilmour · ms
48 · Crime Reports · [Various] · br

A Shot in the Dark [#7, Spring 1996] ed. Bob Cartwright (A Shot in the Dark Collective, £2.95, 62pp, A5)

3 · Opening Shot · Bob Cartwright · ed
4 · Crimebeat · Mike Stotter · cl
9 · The 1995 Golden Shot Awards · Anon. · ms
11 · Blackmail · [The Readers] · lc
15 · It’s a Mystery: Running with Caz Flood · Alex Keegan · ar
21 · My Favourite Crime Authors 8. Erskine Childers · Philip Scowcroft · ar [Erskine Childers]
23 · Genreshot: The Strange Appeal of Crime Fiction · Andrew Taylor · ar
27 · Steve Womack · Jerry Sykes · iv
31 · A Talk with James Lee Burke · Steve Womack · iv
38 · Reg Hill in Conversation with John Seeley [Reginald Hill] · John Seeley · iv
44 · What’s New in the US · Jan Grape · cl
46 · Cowardly Column · Mat Coward · cl
47 · Competition · Anon. · cn
48 · Denise Danks · Russell James & Jerry Sykes · bg
49 · Peter Lovesey · Russell James & Jerry Sykes · bg
50 · Sam Reaves · Russell James & Jerry Sykes · bg
52 · Peter Robinson · Russell James & Jerry Sykes · bg
54 · Crime Reports, by Peter Robinson · [Various] · br

A Shot in the Dark [#8, Summer 1996] ed. Bob Cartwright (A Shot in the Dark Collective, £2.95, 62pp, A5)

3 · Opening Shot · Bob Cartwright · ed
4 · Crimebeat · Mike Stotter · cl
8 · Blackmail · [The Readers] · lc
12 · Blackmail Competition · Anon. · cn
13 · My Favourite Crime Authors 9. John Dickson Carr · Philip Scowcroft · ar [John Dickson Carr]
15 · A Shot in the Dark short story competition · Anon. · cn
16 · Paul Doherty in conservation with Michael Stotter · Michael Stotter · iv
24 · An Interview with Lindsey Davis at Bouchercon · Glenda Jones · iv
31 · An Interview with Patricia Cornwell at Bouchercon · Adrian Muller · iv
38 · Liza Cody · Russell James & Jerry Sykes · bg
39 · Val McDermid · Russell James & Jerry Sykes · bg
41 · Edward Bunker · Russell James & Jerry Sykes · bg
42 · Peter Blauner · Russell James & Jerry Sykes · bg
44 · What’s New in the US · Jan Grape · cl
46 · Cowardly Column · Mat Coward · cl
49 · Crime Reports · [Various] · br

A Shot in the Dark [#9, Autumn 1996] ed. Bob Cartwright (A Shot in the Dark Collective, £2.95, 46pp, A4)

3 · Opening Shot · Bob Cartwright · ed
4 · Crimebeat · Mike Stotter · cl
5 · First Offenders: J.L. Howard · Anon. · cl [J. L. Howard]
6 · Blackmail · [The Readers] · lc
8 · The History Mystery · P. C. Doherty · ar
10 · Michael Gilbert in Conversation with Michael Stotter · Michael Stotter · iv
11 · My Favourite Crime Authors 10. Michael Gilbert · Philip Scowcroft · ar [Michael Gilbert]
13 · How Smalltime Hit the Big Time · Jerry Raine · ar
14 · Val McDermid · Jerry Sykes · iv
18 · King’s Gambit [Laurie R. King] · Jane Williams · iv
20 · John Harvey · Russell James & Jerry Sykes · bg
21 · Ed Gorman · Russell James & Jerry Sykes · bg
21 · Michael Z. Lewin · Russell James & Jerry Sykes · bg
22 · Linda Barnes · Russell James & Jerry Sykes · bg
23 · A Little Yellow Dog [Easy Rawlins] · Walter Mosley · ex
29 · Cowardly Columns · Mat Coward · cl
30 · Dying to Get Connected · Mike Phillips · ar The Guardian 1996
33 · Crime Reports · [Various] · br

A Shot in the Dark [#10, Winter 1996/1997] ed. Bob Cartwright (A Shot in the Dark Collective, £2.95, 46pp, A4)

3 · Opening Shot · Bob Cartwright · ed
4 · Blackmail · [The Readers] · lc
6 · Bullets and Golden Shot Awards · Anon. · ms
7 · Ten of the Best · Charles Higson · ar
9 · My Favourite Crime Authors Macdonald Hastings · Philip Scowcroft · ar [Macdonald Hastings]
10 · Margaret Yorke in Conversation with Michael Stotter · Michael Stotter · iv
14 · Boxing Clever [Colin Bateman] · Jane Williams · iv
16 · Carl Hiaasen · Adrian Muller · iv
20 · Margaret Yorke · Russell James & Jerry Sykes · bg
20 · Paula Gosling · Russell James & Jerry Sykes · bg
21 · Bill Pronzini · Russell James & Jerry Sykes · bg
22 · Black and Blue [Insp. John Rebus] · Ian Rankin · ex
28 · Bet the Devil · O’Neil De Noux · ss
32 · Cowardly Columns · Mat Coward · cl
33 · What’s New · Jan Grape · cl
34 · Crime Reports · [Various] · br

A Shot in the Dark [#11, Spring 1997] ed. Mike Stotter (A Shot in the Dark Collective, £2.95, 46pp, A4)

3 · Opening Shot · Mike Stotter · ed
4 · Crimebeat · Adrian Muller & Mike Stotter · cl
6 · Blackmail · [The Readers] · lc
8 · All the News from Stateside · Jan Grape · cl
9 · Reflections on Elizabeth Lemarchand · Philip Scowcroft · ar [Elizabeth Lemarchand]
10 · Passion Killer · Gemma Donovan · ss
14 · Janet Evanovich in Conversation with Adrian Muller · Adrian Muller · iv
18 · John Harvey · Jerry Sykes · iv
22 · Donna Leon · Jane Williams · iv
26 · Daniel Woodrell · Jerry Sykes · bg
26 · Robert Ferrigno · Jerry Sykes · bg
27 · First Offenders: Manda Scott · Anon. · cl [Manda Scott]
29 · A Street That Rhymed at 3am · Mark Timlin · ss
34 · Adapt...and Be Damned · John Foster · ar
37 · Crime Reports · [Various] · br
45 · Tribute to Eugene Izzi · John Williams · ar [Eugene Izzi]
46 · Cowardly Column · Mat Coward · cl

A Shot in the Dark [#12, Summer 1997] ed. Mike Stotter (A Shot in the Dark Collective, £2.95, 48pp, A4)

3 · Opening Shot · Mike Stotter · ed
4 · Crimebeat · Adrian Muller & Mike Stotter · cl
5 · Blackmail · [The Readers] · lc
8 · Vintage Crime: Andrew Garve · Philip Scowcroft · ar [Andrew Garve]
9 · Continental Op · Jan Grape · cl
11 · Jack the Lad Ripper [Baz Holmes] · Julian Rathbone · ss
15 · A Quickie with Lauren Henderson · Mike Stotter · ss [Lauren Henderson]
17 · Harlot’s Moon · Ed Gorman · ex St. Martin’s 1997
21 · Elspeth Huxley (1907-1997) · Anon. · ob
21 · Matthew Coady (1923-1997) · Anon. · ob
21 · Penelope Wallace (1923-1997) · Anon. · ob
21 · Stanley Hyland (1914-1997) · Anon. · ob
22 · On Editing City of Crime · David Belbin · ms
24 · First Offenders: Lee Child · Anon. · cl [Lee Child]
26 · Kill Kill Faster Faster · Joel Rose · ss
29 · Joel Rose—The Author · Mike Stotter · ar [Joel Rose]
30 · Larry Block · Steve Burniston · iv
34 · Why Do the Do-Not Press? · Jim Driver · ar
36 · Russell James Talks to Mike Phillips · Russell James · iv
38 · Crime Reports, by Mike Phillips · [Various] · br
48 · Cowardly Columns · Mat Coward · cl

A Shot in the Dark [#13, Autumn 1997] ed. Mike Stotter (A Shot in the Dark Collective, £2.95, 46pp, A4)

3 · Opening Shot · Mike Stotter · ed
4 · Crimebeat · Adrian Muller & Mike Stotter · cl
6 · Blackmail · [The Readers] · lc
8 · Continental Op · Jan Grape · cl
9 · Vintage Crime: Anthony Berkeley · Philip Scowcroft · ar [Anthony Berkeley]
10 · That Angel Look · Mike Ripley · ex Do-Not Press 1997
13 · Baker & Bowker and a Town Called York [John Baker; David Bowker] · Anon. · iv
15 · H.R.F. Keating interviewed by Adrian Muller · Adrian Muller · iv
19 · First Offenders: Peter Guttridge · Anon. · cl [Peter Guttridge]
20 · Arthur Hailey talks to Mike Stotter about Detective · Mike Stotter · iv
22 · The Usual Suspects · John Foster · mr
25 · Lynn Hightower interviewed by Jane Williams [Lynn S. Hightower] · Jane Williams · iv
28 · Victims · Robert Richardson · ex Orion 1997
32 · Murder, Merseyside and Muzak · Martin Edwards · bg
33 · Crime Reports · [Various] · br

A Shot in the Dark [#14, Winter 1997/1998] ed. Mike Stotter (A Shot in the Dark Collective, £2.95, 48pp, A4)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

6 · First Offenders · Martyn Waites · cl
8 · A Funny Thing Happened · Lindsey Davis · ar
10 · I’m Not a Writer, I’m a Scriptwriter! · John Foster · ar
13 · Whited Sepulchres · Anne Perry · ex
16 · Georgian England [Elizabeth George] · Jane Williams · iv
20 · Jason Starr · Steve Burniston · iv
21 · Sparkle Hayter · Steve Burniston · iv
23 · Writing Point Crime · David Belbin · ar
26 · Andy McNab DCM MM · Anon. · ar [Andy McNab]
27 · Dance on Blood · Gillian Linscott · ex
32 · Steven Saylor: Profile of an Historical Mystery Writer · Anon. · ar [Steven Saylor]
33 · Crime Reports · [Various] · br
47 · Jeffery Deaver · Mike Stotter · iv
50 · Crimefiles · Russell James · cl [Eileen Dewhurst; Andrew Taylor]; mini-profiles of Eileen Dewhurst, Andrew Taylor.

Shots
Title Changed from A Shot in the Dark.

Publishers:

Shots; Woodford Green, Essex: Shots

Editors:

Mike Stotter - Editor: Shots

Shots [v1 #1, Spring 1998] ed. Mike Stotter (Shots Collective, A4)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

4 · Editorial · [The Editor] · ed
5 · Crimebeat · Anon. · cl
6 · Blest Pair of Sirens · Chaz Brenchley · ar [Dorothy L. Sayers]
11 · Survival Techniques · Jonathan Gash · ar
13 · A Little Dose of Friendship · Margaret Yorke · ss Midwinter Mysteries 4, ed. Hilary Hale, Little, Brown 1994
18 · Christopher Brookmyre · Calum Macleod · iv
22 · The Ottoman Empire · Mike Stotter · ar [Otto Penzler]
23 · The Perfect Alibi · Paula Gosling · ss Winter’s Crimes 17, ed. George Hardinge, Macmillan 1985
27 · I, the Jury, ‘My Book-Your Movie’ · John Foster · ar
30 · What’s My Name? · Russell James · ss
34 · Paul Charles · Piers James · iv
35 · Gillian Linscott · Jane Williams · iv
39 · Erotica, Crime and Me [Maxim Jakubowski] · Steve Burniston · iv
41 · The Birth of Johnny Ace · Ron Ellis · ar
42 · Confessions of a Full-Time Wordsmith with Criminal Tastes · Andrew Taylor · ar
44 · The Dark Side of Misery · Arthur Winfield-Knight · ss
48 · Crime Reports · [Various] · br
59 · I Serve · Phil Lovesey · ss
ibc. · Ripley Recommends · Anon. · cl

Shots [v1 #2, Summer 1998] ed. Mike Stotter (Shots Collective, A4)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

2 · Crimebeat · Anon. · cl
7 · Robert Goddard · Peter Guttridge · iv
10 · Tangled WWWeb · Simon Fowler · ar
12 · It Never Pays to Be Too Clever [Patrick Petrella] · Michael Gilbert · ss Reveille Feb 19 1972, as “It Never Pays to Be Clever”
15 · Dennis Lehane · Mark Levine · iv
18 · The Tale of the Treasure House [Gordianus the Finder] · Steven Saylor · ss The Armchair Detective Spr 1993, as “The Treasure House”
23 · Of Music, Books and Films [George P. Pelecanos] · Steve Burniston · iv
26 · Sex and Thugs and Rock ’n’ Roll [John B. Spencer] · James Leonard · iv
28 · The Alibi on Eighty-Eighth Street · Jason Starr · ss
33 · The Indies · Jane Williams · ar
36 · Fed to the Teeth · Jean McConnel · ss
37 · Reality Check · Carol Anne Davis · ar
39 · An Auld Lang Syne to Forget [Dino Francis LaStanza] · O’Neil De Noux · ss
43 · Crime Reports · [Various] · br
59 · Lee Child · Lindsay Palmer · iv
62 · The Best Laid Plans · Sue Lord · ss; winner of A Shot in the Dark short story competition #2.
ibc. · Ripley Recommends · Anon. · cl

Shots [v1 #3, Autumn 1998] ed. Mike Stotter (Shots Collective, A4)
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

1 · Editorial · [The Editor] · ed
2 · Crimebeat · Anon. · cl
4 · Stark Contrasts · Michael Carlson · ar [Richard Stark]
7 · The Postman Only Rings if He Can Be Bothered · Peter Guttridge · ss
13 · Steven Saylor · Deryn Lake · iv
16 · The Case of the Timid Reader · Russell James · ar
19 · Murder at Court · Maureen Carlyle & Deryn Lake · br
20 · The Medium Is the Message [Mark Sanderson] · Caroline Smithee · iv
22 · Natasha Cooper · Jane Williams · iv
25 · Mean Time: Out in the Real World [Jerry Sykes] · Jerry Everly · iv
26 · Habitat · Carol Anne Davis · ss
29 · Questions, Questions, Questions [Geno Washington] · Karen Dankworth · iv
30 · The Old Ways · Ed Gorman · ss Tales from the Great Turtle, ed. Piers Anthony & Richard Gilliam, Tor 1994
35 · Marcia Muller · Adrian Muller · iv
39 · Death Class · John Foster · nv
45 · Crime Reports · [Various] · br
ibc. · Ripley Recommends · Anon. · cl

Shots [v1 #4, Winter 1998] ed. Mike Stotter (Shots Collective, A4)
Details taken from magazine website.

0 · Editorial · [The Editor] · ed
0 · Crimebeat · Anon. · cl
0 · Crime Reports · [Various] · br
0 · Ripley Recommends · Anon. · cl
0 · Dead on Deansgate 1999 · Anon. · ar
0 · It All Began in Bow Street [Part 1 of 2] · Deryn Lake · ar
0 · Why I Turned to Crime · Ken Bruen · ar
0 · First Offenders · Jenny Siler & Dirk Robertson · cl
0 · The Not So Magnificent · Mat Coward · ar
0 · Minette Walters · Anon. · iv
0 · Kinky Friedman · Anon. · iv
0 · Christopher West · Anon. · iv
0 · Garry Disher · Anon. · iv
0 · Some Day I’ll Plant More Walnut Trees · Larry Block · ss
0 · In the Hot Tub · H. R. F. Keating · ss
0 · The Roseland Romeo · Paul Charles · ss
0 · Cracked Rearview · Jerry Sykes · ss

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