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Includes the first, second, and third prize winners, plus seventeen other stories. First Prize: The Man in the Black Suit, by Stephen King. Second Prize: If You Sing Like That For Me, by Akhil Sharma. Third Prize: Stones, by William Hoffman. Other stories: Skin Deep, by T. M. McNally; Convocation, by Alison Baker; Mark of Satan, by Joyce Carol Oates; Influenza, by Daniel Menaker; Citizens Review, by Lucy Honig; His Women, by Alice Adams; Grant, by Ellen Douglas; Buffalo Safety, by David Wiegand; Til Death Us Do Part, by Becky Hagenston; Dummies, by Julie Schumacher; Will You Say Something, Monsieur Eliot?, by Tom Paine; The Life of the Body, by Jane Smiley; The Thief, by Walter Mosley; Between, by Elizabeth Graver; Players, by Leonard Kriegel; Alice, by Frederick G. Dillen; Somebody Up There Likes Me, by Ralph Lombreglia. Former owner's name written in ink on the front free endpaper. 387 pp. 8 1/4" X 5 1/2".
Prize Stories 1996: The O. Henry Awards
Abrahams, William, ed.
New York: Anchor Books, 1996.
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Ten stories by the members of the Adams Round Table, a group of authors who meet monthly for dinner. The stories are: Missing You, by Mickey Friedman; Just Another New York Christmas Story, by Stanley Cohen; Area Code 212, by Thomas Chastain; Momma's Done a Flit, by Joyce Harrington; To Forget Maryellen, by Dorothy Salisbury Davis; The Absent Present, by Judith Kelman; The Great Taboo, by Lucy Freeman; Looking for Mister Green, by Warren Murphy; The Commissioner's Moll, by Justin Scott; and Plumbing for Willy, by Mary Higgins Clark. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". Jacket design by Kelvin P. Oden.
Missing in Manhattan. The Adams Round Table
Adler, Bill, creator
Stamford, CT: Longmeadow Press, 1992.
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The San Francisco Chronicle called this "a best book of the year." This collection of stories includes: Portions, The History of Vegas, Supplement, The Skin From the Muscle, Push, Seconds, Rolling Over, Donny, Whistle Pig, and Rounding Third. 187 pp. 7 3/4" X 5 3/8".
The History of Vegas
Angel, Jodi
San Francisco: Chronicle Press, 2005.
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Stories and short novels included in this compilation are: Chief Dragon of the Island, by Joy Chant; The Dragon's Boy, by Jane Yolen; The Knight With the Two Swords, by John Steinbeck; Morte d'Alain, by Maxey Brooke; King's Man, by Sasha Miller; Sir Percivale of Wales, by Roger Lancelyn Green; For to Achieve Your Adventure, by Theodore G. Roberts; The King's Damosel, by Vera Chapman; The Lady of the Fountain, from the Maginogion; Buried Silver, by Keith Taylor; Jaufry the Knight and the Fair Brunissende, translated by Alfred Elwes; Son of the Morning, by Ian McDowell; The Lady of Belec, by Phylliss Ann Karr; Artos, Son of Marius, by Andre Norton; An Entry That Did Not Appear in the Domesday Book, by John Brunner; and Midnight, Moonlight, and the Secret of the Sea, by Darrell Schweitzer. 396 pp. 8 1/2" X 6". Cover illustration by Les Edwards.
The Pendragon Chronicles: Heroic Fantasy from the Time of King Arthur
Ashley, Mike, ed.
New York: Peter Bedrick Books, 1990.
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This anthology includes over 20 specially commissioned stories, with a focus on Roman and Celtic times, and the Middle Ages. Only one of the stories has been previously published. Authors include Cherith Baldry, Richard Butler, Mat Coward, Jean Davidson, Carole Anne Davis, Kate Ellis, Paul Finch, Margaret Frazer, Peter Garratt, Philip Gooden, Susanna Gregory, Claire Griffen, Edward D. Hoch, Michael Jecks, Michael Kurland, Mary Reed with Eric Mayer, Rosemary Rowe, Steven Saylor, Keith Taylor, Marilyn Todd, Peter Tremayne, and Derek Wilson. 500 pp. 7 3/4" X 5". Cover design by Joe Roberts.
The Mammoth Book of More Historical Whodunnits
Ashley, Mike, editor
New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2001.
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This little volume includes 35 short works, illustrated with drawings by the author. 165 pp. 7 1/2" X 5". Jacket illustration by Magaret Atwood.
Good Bones and Simple Murders
Atwood, Margaret
New York: Nan A. Talese, 2001.
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Mystery Writers of America Lawrence Block asked thirteen current mystery authors to select their own personal best stories, and also to choose the one story that had inspired them most. Mary Higgins Clark selected her own "The Man Next Door" and Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart." Joyce Carol Oates selecter her own "Lover" and Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat." Joe Gores selected his own "The Criminal" and John Russell's "The Knife." Doug Allyn chose his own "Puppyland" and William Banker's "Child of Another Time." Ian Rankin chose his own "Adventures in Babysitting" and Mat Coward's "No Night by Myself." Reginald Hill chose his own "True Thomas" and Robert Louis Stevenson's "Markheim." Carolyn Wheat chose her own "Cousin Cora" and Susan Glaspell's "A Jury of Her Peers." Stuart Kaminsky chose his own "Adele" and the anonymous "The Death of Colonel Thoureau." Edward D. Hoch chose his own "The Detective's Wife" and Stanley Ellin's "You Can't Be a Little Girl All Your Life." Sharyn McCrumb chose her own "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" and Saki's "Sredni Vashtar." Clark Howard chose his own "The Last One to Cry" and Jack Ritchie's "The Absence of Emily." Evan Hunter chose his own "The Interview" and Robert Turner's "Eleven O'Clock Bulletin." And Lawrence Block chose "Soetimes They Bite" and Frederic Brown's "Cry Silence." 369 pp. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". Jacket art by Segal Design.
Master's Choice Volume II: Mystery Stories by Today's Top Writers and the Masters Who Inspired Them
Block, Lawrence, ed.
New York: Berkley Prime Crime, 2000.
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Jim Qwilleran, former crime correspondent and now columnist in the Moose County Something, traveled all over the county gathering human interest stories for his column. Along the way, he heard a lot of other stories too good to pass up. So he didn't. Instead, he included them in this little book, and now prevents them for your reading pleasure. 145 pp. 8 1/4" X 5 1/2". Jacket design and illustration by Walter Harper.
Short & Tall Tales: Moose County Legends Collected by James Mackintosh Qwilleran
Braun, Lilian Jackson
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002.
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Mary Higgins Clark modeled her new husband and wife sleuths, Henry Parker Britland IV and his wife "Sunday" after the characters in a radio drama she listened to as a child. Henry is a former U.S. President, and "Sunday" is his wife and a member of Congress. The mysteries they solve are those that arise within their circle of friends. My Gal Sunday includes four stories. 244 pp. 8 3/4" X 5 7/8". Jacket design by Jackie Seow.
My Gal Sunday
Clark, Mary Higgins
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1966.
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Mary Higgins Clark modeled her new husband and wife sleuths, Henry Parker Britland IV and his wife "Sunday" after the characters in a radio drama she listened to as a child. Henry is a former U.S. President, and "Sunday" is his wife and a member of Congress. The mysteries they solve are those that arise within their circle of friends. My Gal Sunday includes four stories. 244 pp. 8 3/4" X 5 7/8". Jacket design by Jackie Seow.
My Gal Sunday
Clark, Mary Higgins
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996.
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Mary Higgins Clark modeled her new husband and wife sleuths, Henry Parker Britland IV and his wife "Sunday" after the characters in a radio drama she listened to as a child. Henry is a former U.S. President, and "Sunday" is his wife and a member of Congress. The mysteries they solve are those that arise within their circle of friends. My Gal Sunday includes four stories. 244 pp. 8 3/4" X 5 7/8". Jacket design by Jackie Seow
My Gal Sunday
Clark, Mary Higgins
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996.
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This anthology of 11 stories resulted from a challenge made by Mary Higgins Clark to contribute a story. The authors could write whatever they wanted to write--but they must incorporate three things into the story: a thick fog, a thick steak, and a thick book. Authors include Lawrence Block, Edna Buchanan, Carol Higgins Clark, Nelson and Luren DeMille, Janet Evanovich, Linda Fairstein, Walter Mosley, Nancy Pickard, Ann Rule, Donald E. Westlake, and Mary Higgins Clark herself. 257 pp. 8 1/2" X 5 7/8".
The Plot Thickens
Clark, Mary Higgins, ed.
New York: Pocket Books, 1997.
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More than 50 stories of the Ojibwe tradition. Illustrated with drawings by Sharon L. White. 223 pp. 8" X 5 1/4".
When Beaver Was Very Great: Stories to Live By
Dunn, Anne M.
Mount Horeb, WI: Midwest Traditions, 1995.
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This anthology contains twenty stories ranging from classics by Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson to modern sleuths Jemima Shore and McLean of Scotland Yard. Other authors include Doug Allyn, Hugh B. Cave, Basil Copper, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Elizabeth Ferrars, Edward D. Hoch, James Hogg, P. M. Hubbard, Michael Innes, Christopher Johnston, Bill Knox, Ian Rankin, Rafael Sabatini, Catherine Sinclair, Guy N. Smith, and Peter Turnbull. 613 pp. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4". Jacket design by Leah Lococo.
Murder Most Scottish
Dziemianowicz, Stefan, Bob Adey, Ed Gorman, and Martin H. Greenberg, selectors
New York: Barnes & Noble, 1999.
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Mostly modern tales, written in the 1990s through 2000.
Crafty Cat Crimes: 100 Tiny Cat Tale Mysteries
Dziemianowicz, Stefan, Robert Weinberg, and Martin H. Greenberg, ed.
New York: Barnes & Noble, 2000.
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Inscribed by author on title page: "Enjoy the journey! R. L. Edinger." A collection of short stories by Wisconsin author Edinger. The stories are linked by the protagonist, Private Investigator Andrew Knight. 343 pp. 8" X 5".
Journey into the Knight
Edinger, R. L.
Madison, WI: Goblin Fern Press, 2005.
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This is a textbook with collection of two dozen stories by mystery writers such as Lawrence Block, Agatha Christie, and Joan Hess. Following each story is a series of questions and a writing exercise. 490 pp. 9" X 6".
Detectives: Stories for Thinking, Solving, and Writing
Eidelberg, Robert
New York: AMSCO Publications, Inc., 2000.
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Stories included in this anthology are: The Adventure of the Abbey Grange, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; A Marriage Tragedy, by Wilkie Collins; Lord Chizelrigg's Missing Fortune, by Robert Barr; The Fordwych Castle Mystery, by Emmuska, Baroness Orczy; The Blue Scarab, by R. Austin Freeman; The Doom of the Darnaways, by G. K. Chesterton; The Shadow on the Glass, by Dame Agatha Christie; The Queen's Square, by Dorothy L. Sayers; Death on the Air, by Dame Ngaio Marsh; The Same to Us, by Margery Allingham; the Hunt Ball, by Freeman Wills Crofts; the Incautious Burglar, by John Dickson Carr; Jeeves and the Stolen Venus, by P. G. Wodehouse; Fen Hall, by Ruth Rendell; The Death of Amy Robsart, by Cyril Hare; The Man on the Roof, by Christianna Brand; The Long Shot, by Nicholas Blake; An Unlocked Window, by Ethel Lina White; The Woods-for-the-Trees, by Philip MacDonald; Death in the Sun, by Michael Innes; A Very Desirable Residence, by P. D. James; and The Worcester Enigma, by James Miles. 348 pp. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". Jacket design by Miriam Campiz.
English Country House Murders: Tales of Perfidious Albion
Godfrey, Thomas, ed.
New York: Mysterious Press, 1989.
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Includes: Child Support by David Ballard; Swear Not By the Moon, by Scott Bartels; Keller on the Spot, by Lawrence Block; The Man Next Door, by Mary Higgins Clark; This is a Voice From Your Past, by Merrill Joan Gerber; The Old Spies Club, by Edward D. Hoch; Beyond Dog, by Pat Jordan; Find Miriam, by Stuart Kaminsky; Secrets, by Janice Law; The Adventure of the Giant Bat of Sumatra, by John T. Lescroart; Night Crawlers, by John Lutz; Prayer for Judgment, by Margaret Maron; Con Doctor, by Jay McInerney; Black Dog, by Walter Mosley; Faithless, by Joyce Carol Oates; The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage, by Peter Robinson; Twelve Days Out of Traction, by Dave Shaw; The Power of Suggestion, by Helen Tucker; Take it Away, by Donald E. Westlake; The Best of her Life, by Steve Yarbrough. 345 pp. 8 1/4" X 5 1/2". Cover design by Stephen Cooley.
The Best American Mystery Stories 1998
Grafton, Sue and Otto Penzler, editors
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
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A collection of forty stories, gathered under such headings as: Legendary Sleuths; Masters of the Mystery; Masters of Suspense; and Masterworks of Crime and Detection. 651 pp. 8 1/2" 5 3/4". Jacket by Edward Gorey.
Masterpieces of Mystery and Suspense
Greenberg, Martin H.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993.
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