Murder on the Short List (29 page)

The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories.
Little, Brown, 1994.

Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose.
Crippen & Landru, 1998; Little, Brown. 1998.

The Sedgemoor Strangler and Other Stories of Crime.
Crippen & Landru, 2001; Allison & Busby, 2002.

Murder on the Short List.
Crippen & Landru, 2008.

The Rigby File.
Hodder & Stoughton, 1989.

The Perfect Murder.
HarperCollins, 1991.

The Black Cabinet: Stories based on True Crimes,
unlocked by Peter Lovesey. Xanadu, 1989.

3rd Culprit: A Crime Writers' Annual,
edited by Liza Cody, Michael Z. Lewin and Peter Lovesey. Chatto & Windus, 1994.

The Verdict of Us All: Stories by the Detection Club for H.R.F. Keating,
edited by Peter Lovesey. Crippen & Landru, 2006; Allison & Busby, 2006.

“The Bathroom.”
Winter's Crimes 5.
Macmillan, 1973;
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
[hereafter
EQMM
], August 21, 1981, as “A Bride in the Bath.” Collected in
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime.

“The Locked Room.”
Winter's Crimes 10.
Macmillan, 1978;
EQMM,
March 1979, as “Behind the Locked Door.” Collected in
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime.

“A Slight Case of Scotch.” Collaborative story.
The Bell House Book.
Hodder & Stoughton, 1979.

“How Mr Smith Chased His Ancestors.”
Mystery Guild Anthology.
Book Club Associates, 1980;
EQMM,
November 3, 1980, as “A Man with a Fortune.” Collected in
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime
.

“Butchers.”
Winter's Crimes 14.
Macmillan, 1982;
EQMM,
Mid-July 1982, as “The Butchers.” Collected in
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime
and in
The Staring Man and Other Stories
.

“Taking Possession.”
EQMM,
November 1982. Collected in
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime
and in
The Staring Man and Other Stories
as “Woman and Home.”

“The Virgin and the Bull.”
John Creasey's Mystery Crime Collection.
Gollancz, 1983;
EQMM,
July 1983, as “The Virgoan and the Taurean.” Collected in
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime
.

“Fall-Out.”
Company Magazine,
May 1983;
EQMM,
June 1984. Collected in
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime
.

“Belly Dance.”
Winter's Crimes 15
. Macmillan, 1983;
EQMM
, March 1983, as “Keeping Fit.” Collected in
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime
.

“Did You Tell Daddy?”
EQMM
, February 1984. Collected in
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime
.

“Arabella's Answer.”
EQMM
, April 1984. Collected in
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime
.

“Vandals.”
Woman's Own
, December 29, 1984;
EQMM
, December 1985. Collected in
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime
.

“The Secret Lover.”
Winter's Crimes 17
, Macmillan, 1985;
EQMM
, March 1988. Collected in
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime
.

“The Corder Figure.”
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime
. Macmillan, 1985;
EQMM
, January 1986. Collected in
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime
and in
The Staring Man and Other Stories
.

“Private Gorman's Luck.”
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime
. Macmillan, 1985;
EQMM
, July 1985. Collected in
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime
.

“The Staring Man.”
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime
. Macmillan, 1985;
EQMM
, October 1985. Collected in
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime
and in
The Staring Man and Other Stories
.

“Trace of Spice.”
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime
. Macmillan, 1985. Collected in
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime
.

“Murder in Store.”
Woman's Own
, December 21, 1985. Collected in
Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose
.

“Curl Up and Dye.”
EQMM
, July 1986. Collected in
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
.

“Photographer Slain.” Contest story.
The Observer
, November 30, 1986.

“Peer's Grisly Find: Butler Dead in Bath.” Contest story.
The Observer
, December 7, 1986. Printed as a separate pamphlet, under the title “The Butler Didn't Do It,” to accompany Crippen & Landru's limited edition of
The Sedgemoor Strangler and Other Stories of Crime
.

“Brighton Line Murder.” Contest story.
The Observer
, December 14, 1986.

“The Poisoned Mince Pie.” Contest story.
The Observer
, December 21, 1986.

“The Royal Plot.” Contest story.
The Observer
, December 28, 1986.

“The Curious Computer.”
New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
. Carroll & Graf, 1987. Collected in
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
.

“Friendly Yachtsman, 39.”
Woman's Own
, July 18, 1987;
EQMM
, May 1988. Collected in
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
.

“The Pomeranian Poisoning.”
Winter's Crimes 19.
Macmillan, 1987;
EQMM,
August 1988, as “The Zenobia Hatt Prize.” Collected in
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
.

“Where is Thy Sting.”
Winter's Crimes 20
. Macmillan, 1988;
EQMM
, November 1988, as “The Wasp.” Collected in
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
.

“Oracle of the Dead.”
EQMM
, Mid-December 1988;
Best
, March 3, 1989.

“A Case of Butterflies.”
Winter's Crimes 21
. Macmillan, 1989;
EQMM
, December 1989. Collected in
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories.

“Youdunnit.”
New Crimes
. Robinson, 1989;
EQMM
, Mid-December 1989. Collected in
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
.

“The Haunted Crescent.”
Mistletoe Mysteries
. Mysterious Press, 1989. Collected in
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
.

“Shock Visit.”
Winter's Crimes 22
. Macmillan, 1990;
EQMM
, February 1990, as “The Valuation.” Collected in
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
.

“The Lady in the Trunk.”
A Classic English Crime
. Pavilion, 1990. Collected in
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
.

“Ginger's Waterloo.”
Cat Crimes
. Donald L. Fine, 1991. Collected in
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
.

“Being of Sound Mind.”
Winter's Crimes 23.
Macmillan, 1990;
EQMM,
July 1991. Collected in
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
.

“The Christmas Present.”
Woman's Own,
December 24, 1990;
EQMM
, Mid-December 1991, as “Supper with Miss Shivers.” Collected in
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
as “Supper with Miss Shivers.”

“The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown.”
Midwinter Mysteries 1. Scribners
, 1991;
EQMM
, May 1991. Collected in
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
.

“The Man Who Ate People.”
The Man Who
. . . Macmillan, 1992;
EQMM
, October 1992. Collected in
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
.

“You May See a Strangler.”
Midwinter Mysteries 2
. Little, Brown, 1992. Collected in
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
.

“Murder By Christmas Tree.” Contest story.
The Observer
, December 20, 1992. Printed as a separate pamphlet to accompany Crippen & Landru's limited edition of
Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose
.

“Pass the Parcel.”
Midwinter Mysteries 3.
Little, Brown, 1993;
EQMM
, Mid-December 1994. Collected in
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
.

“Murder in the Library.” Contest story.
Evening Chronicle
, Bath, October 6, 1993.

“The Model Con.”
Woman's Realm Summer Special,
1994. Collected in
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
.

“Bertie and the Fire Brigade.”
Royal Crimes.
Signet, 1994. Collected in
Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose
.

“The Odstock Curse.”
Murder for Halloween.
Mysterious Press, 1994. Collected in
Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose
.

“Passion Killers.”
EQMM,
January 1994. Collected in
Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose
.

“The Case of the Easter Bonnet.”
Bath Chronicle
, April 17, 1995;
EQMM
, April 1997. Collected in
Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose
.

“Never a Cross Word.”
You, Mail on Sunday
, June 11, 1995;
EQMM
, February 1997. Collected in
Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose
.

“The Mighty Hunter.”
Midwinter Mysteries 5
. Little, Brown, 1995;
EQMM
, January 1996. Collected in
Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose
.

“The Proof of the Pudding.”
A Classic Christmas Crime
. Pavilion, 1995. Collected in
Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose
.

“The Pushover.”
EQMM
, June 1995. Collected in
Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose
.

“Quiet Please – We're Rolling.”
No Alibi
. Ringpull, 1995;
EQMM
, December 1996. Collected in
Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose
.

“Wayzgoose.”
A Dead Giveaway
. Warner Futura, 1995;
EQMM
, May 1997. Collected in
Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose
.

“Disposing of Mrs Cronk.”
Perfectly Criminal
. Severn House, 1996;
EQMM
, December 1997. Collected in
Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose
.

“A Parrot is Forever.”
Malice Domestic 5
. Pocket Books, 1996. Collected in
Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose
.

“Bertie and the Boat Race.”
Crime Through Time
. Berkley, 1996. Collected in
Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose
.

“The Corbett Correspondence” (with Keith Miles).
Malice Domestic
6. Pocket Books, 1997.

“Because It Was There.”
Whydunit? Perfectly Criminal 2
. Severn House, 1997. Collected in
Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose
.

“Ape.”
Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine
, Summer 1998. Collected in
The Sedgemoor Strangler and Other Stories of Crime
.

“Showmen.”
Past Poisons
. Headline, 1998;
EQMM
, March 2000. Collected in
The Sedgemoor Strangler and Other Stories of Crime
.

“The Four Wise Men.”
More Holmes for the Holidays
. Berkley, 1999. Collected in
The Sedgemoor Strangler and Other Stories of Crime
.

“The Perfectionist.”
The Strand Magazine
, April-July 2000. Collected in
The Sedgemoor Strangler and Other Stories of Crime
.

“The Word of a Lady.”
EQMM
, July 2000. Collected in
The Sedgemoor Strangler and Other Stories of Crime
.

“The Sedgemoor Strangler.”
Criminal Records
. Orion, 2000. Collected in
The Sedgemoor Strangler and Other Stories of Crime
.

“Interior, With Corpse.”
Scenes of the Crime.
Severn House, 2000;
EQMM,
August, 2001. Collected in
The Sedgemoor Strangler and Other Stories of Crime
.

“Dr Death.”
Crime Through Time III.
Berkley, 2000. Collected in
The Sedgemoor Strangler and Other Stories of Crime
.

“The Problem of Stateroom 10.”
Murder Through the Ages.
Headline, 2000;
EQMM
, December, 2001. Collected in
The Sedgemoor Strangler and Other Stories of Crime
.

“The Amorous Corpse.”
The Mammoth Book of Locked Room Mysteries and Impossible Crimes.
Robinson, 2000. Collected in
The Sedgemoor Strangler and Other Stories of Crime
.

“The Kiss of Death.” Published as a separate pamphlet by Crippen & Landru, 2000. Collected in
The Sedgemoor Strangler and Other Stories of Crime
.

“Away with the Fairies.”
Malice Domestic 10.
Avon, 2001. Collected in
The Sedgemoor Strangler and Other Stories of Crime
.

“Star Struck.”
Death by Horoscope.
Carroll & Graf, 2001. Collected in
The Sedgemoor Strangler and Other Stories of Crime
.

“The Usual Table.”
The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology
. Mysterious Press, 2001. Collected in
The Sedgemoor Strangler and Other Stories of Crime
.

“Murdering Max.”
EQMM
, September-October 2001. Collected in
The Sedgemoor Strangler and Other Stories of Crime
.