A Century of Great Suspense Stories

Copyrights for A Century of Great Suspense Stories:

“The Gentleman in the Lake” by Robert Barnard. Copyright © 1994 by Robert Barnard. First published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July 1994. Reprinted by permission of the author and his agents, Gregory and Radice, Agents.

“Life in Our Time” by Robert Bloch. Copyright © 1966 by Robert Bloch, renewed Copyright © 1994 by the Estate of Robert Bloch. First published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, October 1966. Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Robert Bloch and their agent, Ralph M. Vicinanza.

“Batman’s Helpers” by Lawrence Block. Copyright © 1984 by Lawrence Block. First published in Justice for Hire. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Girl Who Married a Monster” by Anthony Boucher. Copyright © 1953 by Mercury Publications, Inc. Copyright © renewed 1981 by Phyllis White. First published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, February 1954. Reprinted by permission of the agents for the author’s estate, Curtis Brown, Ltd.

“The Wench Is Dead” by Fredric Brown. Copyright © 1953 by Fredric Brown. First published in Manhunt, July 1953. Reprinted by permission of the agent for the author’s estate, Scott Meredith Literary Agency.

“Cigarette Girl” by James M. Cain. Copyright © 1952 by James M. Cain. First published in Manhunt, May 1953. Reprinted by permission of the agent for the author’s estate, Harold Ober Associates, Inc.

“A Matter of Principal” by Max Allan Collins. Copyright © 1989 by Max Allan Collins. First published in Stalkers. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Weekender” by Jeffery Deaver. Copyright © 1996 by Jeffery Deaver. First published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 1996. Reprinted by permission of the author and his agents, Gelfman Schneider Literary Agents.

“Reasons Unknown” by Stanley Ellin. Copyright © 1978 by Stanley Ellin. First published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 1978. Reprinted by permission of the agent for the author’s estate, Curtis Brown, Ltd.

“Killing Bernstein” by Harlan Ellison. Copyright © 1976 by Harlan Ellison. First published in Mystery Monthly, June 1976. Reprinted with permission of, and by arrangement with, the author and the author’s agent, Richard Curtis Associates, Inc., New York. All rights reserved.

“Leg Man” by Erle Stanley Gardner. Copyright © 1938, renewed 1966 by Erle Stanley Gardner. First published in Black Mask, February 1938. Reprinted by permission of the agent for the author’s estate, Curtis Brown, Ltd.

“One of Those Days, One of Those Nights” by Ed Gorman. Copyright © 1994 by Ed Gorman. First published in Crime Yellow. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Voir Dire” by Jeremiah Healy. Copyright © 1998 by Jeremiah Healy. First published in Legal Briefs. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Chee’s Witch” by Tony Hillerman. Copyright © 1986 by Tony Hillerman. First published in The New Black Mask #7. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Interpol: The Case of the Modern Medusa” by Edward D. Hoch. Copyright © 1973 by Edward D. Hoch. First published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November 1973. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Quitters, Inc.” from Night Shift by Stephen King. Copyright © 1976, 1977, 1978 by Stephen King. Reprinted by permission of Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc., and Hodder and Stoughton, Ltd.

“So Young, So Fair, So Dead” by John T. Lutz. Copyright © 1973 by Renown Publications, Inc. First published in Mike Shayne’s Mystery Magazine, March 1973. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Nor Iron Bars” by John D. MacDonald. Copyright © 1947 by John D. MacDonald. First published in Doc Savage, March 1947. Reprinted by permission of the agent for the author’s estate, Diskant & Associates.

“Guilt-Edged Blonde” by Ross Macdonald. Copyright © 1954 by Ross Macdonald. First published in Manhunt, January 1954. Reprinted by permission of the agent for the author’s estate, Harold Ober Associates, Inc.

“Red Clay” by Michael Malone. Copyright © 1996 by Michael Malone. First published in Murder for Love. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Poetic Justice” by Steve Martini. Copyright © 1998 by SPM, Inc. First published in Legal Briefs. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“A Very Merry Christmas” by Ed McBain. Copyright © 1957, renewed 1982 by The Hui Corporation. Reprinted by permission of the author and his agents, Gelfman Schneider Literary Agents.

“Among My Souvenirs” by Sharyn McCrumb. Copyright © 1997 by Sharyn McCrumb. First published in Vengeance Is Hers. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The People Across the Canyon” by Margaret Millar. Copyright © 1962 by Margaret Millar. First published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, October 1962. Reprinted by permission of the agent for the author’s estate, Harold Ober Associates, Inc.

“Benny’s Space” by Marcia Muller. Copyright © 1992 by the Pronzini-Muller Family Trust. First published in A Women’s Eye. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Heartbreak House” by Sara Paretsky. Copyright © 1996 by Sara Paretsky. First published in Murder for Love, edited by Otto Penzler. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of the author and her agents, Dominick Abel Literary Agency, Inc.

“Stacked Deck” by Bill Pronzini. Copyright © 1987 by the Pronzini-Muller Family Trust. First published in The New Black Mask #8. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Adventure of the Dauphin Doll” by Ellery Queen. Copyright © 1948 by Ellery Queen. Copyright renewed. First published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 1948. Reprinted here with the permission of the Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee Literary Property Trusts and their agent, Jack Time, 3 Erold Court, Allendale, NJ 07401.

“Burning End” by Ruth Rendell. Copyright © 1995 by Ruth Rendell. First published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 1995. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Carrying Concealed” by Lisa Scottoline. Copyright © 1998 by Lisa Scottoline. First published in Legal Briefs. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Little House at Croix-Rousse” by Georges Simenon. Copyright © 1932 by Georges Simenon. First published in Detective, 1927. Reprinted by permission of the author’s estate. All rights reserved.

“The Girl Behind the Hedge” by Mickey Spillane. Copyright © 1953 by Mickey Spillane. First published in Manhunt, October 1953. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Fourth of July Picnic” by Rex Stout. Copyright © 1957 by Rex Stout. First published in Look, July 1957. Reprinted by permission of the executrix for the author’s estate, Barbara Stout and Rebecca Stout Bradbury.

“Lady Hillary” by Janwillem van de Wetering. Copyright © 1996 by Janwillem van de Wetering. First published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, August 1996.

“This Is Death” by Donald E. Westlake. Copyright © 1978 by Donald E. Westlake. First published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November 1978. Reprinted by permission of the author.