Collected Stories

Short Fiction Bibliography Chronological

1951

Veronica, The Vincentian, May 1951

My Father’s Chair, The Vincentian, May 1951

And You (poem), The Vincentian, May 1951

1954

Or Give Me Death, Universe Science Fiction, November 1954

The Appointment, Fantastic, December 1954

1957

The Blonde Lieutenant, Rogue, July 1957

1958

Arrest, Manhunt, January 1958

Fluorocarbons Are Here to Stay! Science Fiction Stories, March 1958

Everybody Killed Sylvia, Mystery Digest, May 1958

Matin’s Place, Escapade, August 1958

The Devil’s Printer, Mystery Digest, September 1958

Sinner or Saint, Mystery Digest, December 1958

1959

Rumble Bait, Off Beat Detective Stories, February 1959

Decoy for Murder, Mystery Digest March, 1959

Death for Sale, Mystery Digest, April 1959

And Then He Went Away, Future Science Fiction, June 1959

Journey to Death, Mystery Digest, June 1959

One on a Desert Island, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, June 1959

The Terror Queen! Two-Fisted Detective Stories, July 1959

Terror’s Sultry Sister! Web Detective Stories, July 1959

Birth of a Monster, Super Science Fiction, August 1959

Death Wears a Bikini! Two-Fisted Detective Stories, September 1959

The Ledge Bit, Mystery Digest, September/October 1959

Knife Fighter, Guilty Detective Story Magazine, November 1959

Scramble My Brains! Off Beat Detective Stories, November 1959

The Last Ghost, Mystery Digest, November-December 1959

The Best-Friend Murder, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, December 1959

1960

Requiem for a Tramp! Two-Fisted Detective Stories, January 1960

An Empty Threat, Manhunt, February 1960

Travelers Far and Wee, Science Fiction Stories, May 1960

Fresh Out of Prison (You Put on Some Weight), Guilty Detective Story Magazine, June 1960

Friday Night, Tightrope!, June 1960

Elephant Blues, 77 Sunset Strip, July 1960

Anatomy of an Anatomy, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, September 1960

Cat Killers, Shock: The Magazine of Terrifying Tales, September 1960

The Curious Facts Preceding My Execution, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, September 1960

Come Back, Come Back, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, October 1960

Good Night! Good Night! Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, December 1960

Man of Action, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, December 1960

1961

Break-Out, Ed McBain’s Mystery Book #3, 1961

A Time to Die, The Saint Mystery Magazine, [UK] March 1961

Just a Little Impractical Joke, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, March 1961

Never Shake a Family Tree, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, March 1961

The Risk Profession, Amazing Stories, March 1961

Call Him Nemesis, If, September 1961

They Also Serve, Analog Science Fact & Fiction, September 1961

The Feel of the Trigger, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, October 1961

The Spy in the Elevator, Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1961

Meteor Strike! Amazing Stories, November 1961

1962

A Toast to the Damned! Off Beat Detective Stories, May 1962

Look Before You Leap, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1962

Lock Your Door, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, August 1962

The Earthman’s Burden, Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1962

The Sound of Murder, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, December 1962

1963

The Question, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1963

1964

Nackles, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1964

Just the Lady We’re Looking For, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, September 1964

1965

The Death of a Bum, Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, June 1965

The Letter, Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, August 1965

Stage Fright, The Saint Mystery Magazine, September 1965

The Method, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, October 1965

Paid in Full, Swank, November 1965

The Spoils System, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, December 1965

1966

Just One of Those Days, This Week, January 9, 1966

The Mother of Invention Is Worth a Pound of Cure, Dapper, February 1966

Teamwork, Shell Scott Mystery Magazine, February 1966

The Perils of the Sky Rangers, Cavalier, May 1966

Domestic Intrigue, The Saint Magazine, July 1966

Devilishly, Signature, August 1966

Cool O’Toole, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, September 1966

The Sincerest of Flattery, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, October 1966

1967

The Sweetest Man in the World, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, March 1967

God Save the Mark, Cosmopolitan, May 1967

Sniff, The Saint Magazine, May 1967

1968

It, Playboy, September 1968

All Men Are Bea…, Argosy, (UK) December 1968

1970

The Winner, Nova 1, 1970

1975

The Ultimate Caper, New York Times Magazine, May 11, 1975

1977

A Travesty, Enough, 1977

Ordo, Enough, 1977

In at the Death, The Thirteenth Ghost Book, 1977

1978

The Girl of My Dreams, The Midnight Ghost Book, 1978

1979

The Mulligan Stew, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, January 1979

1981

Ask a Silly Question, Playboy, February 1981

1982

Interstellar Pigeon, Playboy, May 1982

Re Porter, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, July 1982

Dream a Dream, Cosmopolitan, August 1982

1983

Heaven Help Us, Playboy, July 1983

Don’t You Know There’s a War On? Playboy, December 1983

1984

Hydra, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1984

After I’m Gone, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, June 1984

The World’s a Stage, Playboy, July 1984

A Good Story, Playboy, October 1984

1985

Breathe Deep, Playboy, July 1985

Hitch Your Spaceship to a Star, Playboy, December 1985

1986

Horse Laugh, Playboy, June 1986

1989

Here’s Looking at You, Playboy, May 1989

Too Many Crooks, Playboy, August 1989

1990

The Dortmunder Workout, or Criminal Exercise, The New York Times Magazine, April 29, 1990

A Midsummer Daydream, Playboy, May 1990

1992

Love in the Lean Years, Playboy, February 1992

Party Animal, Playboy, December 1992

1993

Give Till it Hurts, The Mysterious Bookshop, 1993

Last-Minute Shopping, New York Times Book Review, 1993

1994

Jumble Sale, The Armchair Detective, Summer 1994

1995

Skeeks, Playboy, June 1995

1996

The Burglar and the Whatsit, Playboy, December 1996

1997

Take It Away, Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine, Summer/Fall 1997

1999

Now What? Playboy, December 1999

2000

Art & Craft, Playboy, August 2000

2001

Come Again? The Mysterious Press, 2001

Spectacles, Playboy, May 2001

2004

Fugue For Felons, Thieves Dozen, 2004

2005

Walking Around Money, Transgressions, 2005