Deadlock
First published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, June 1949. Collected in Beware of the Trains (1953).
Beware of the Trains
First published in the Daily Sketch, December 1949. Collected in Beware of the Trains (1953).
‘Lacrimae Rerum’
First published in the Daily Sketch, December 1949. Collected in Beware of the Trains (1953), although omitted from some later editions.
The Quick Brown Fox
First published in the Evening Standard, January 1950. Collected in Beware of the Trains (1953), although omitted from some later editions.
Who Killed Baker?
First published in the Evening Standard, 30 October 1950. (Written with Geoffrey Bush). Collected in Fen Country (1979). Also published as Baker Dies, which was Crispin’s original title.
Humbleby Agonistes
First published in the Evening Standard. Collected in Beware of the Trains (1953).
Abhorrèd Shears
First published in the Evening Standard. Collected in Beware of the Trains (1953).
Express Delivery
First published in the Evening Standard. Collected in Beware of the Trains (1953).
A Pot of Paint
First published in the Evening Standard. Collected in Beware of the Trains (1953).
Black for a Funeral
First published in the Evening Standard. Collected in Beware of the Trains (1953).
The Name on the Window
First published in the Evening Standard. Collected in Beware of the Trains (1953). Also published as ‘Writing on the Pane’ and ‘A Crime for Christmas’.
Otherwhere
First published in the Evening Standard. Collected in Beware of the Trains (1953).
The Evidence for the Crown
First published in the Evening Standard. Collected in Beware of the Trains (1953).
Within the Gates
First published in the Evening Standard, March 1952. Collected in Beware of the Trains (1953).
Shot in the Dark
First published in the Evening Standard, 5 April 1952. Collected in Fen Country (1979).
The Drowning of Edgar Foley
First published in the Evening Standard, August 1952. Collected in Beware of the Trains (1953).
The Golden Mean
First published in the Evening Standard. August 1952. Collected in Beware of the Trains (1953).
The Little Room
First published in the Evening Standard, September 1952. Collected in Beware of the Trains (1953).
Merry-Go-Round
First published in the Evening Standard, 23 February 1953. Collected in Fen Country (1979).
The Pencil
First published in the Evening Standard, 24 February 1953. Collected in Fen Country (1979).
The House by the River
First published in the Evening Standard, 25 February 1953. Collected in Fen Country (1979). Also published as ‘The Crime by the River’.
Death and Aunt Fancy
First published in the Evening Standard, 26 February 1953. Collected in Fen Country (1979).
Wolf!
First published in the Evening Standard, 27 February 1953. Collected in Fen Country (1979).
After Evensong
First published in the Evening Standard, 28 February 1953. Collected in Fen Country (1979).
Windhover Cottage
First published in the Evening Standard, 2 August 1954. Collected in Fen Country (1979).
Man Overboard
First published in the Evening Standard, 3 August 1954. Collected in Fen Country (1979). Also published as ‘Blackmailers Have Their Uses’.
Dog in the Night-Time
First published in the Evening Standard, 4 August 1954. Collected in Fen Country (1979). Also published as ‘Looking for a Diamond’.
The Hunchback Cat
First published in the Evening Standard, 5 August 1954. Collected in Fen Country (1979).
Blood Sport
First published in the Evening Standard, 6 August 1954. Collected in Fen Country (1979). Also published as ‘The Unloaded Gun’.
The Undraped Torso
First published in the Evening Standard, 7 August 1954. Collected in Fen Country (1979). Also published as ‘The Man Who Was Afraid of Cameras’. Crispin’s original title was ‘Undraped Torso’.
Occupational Risk
First published in the Evening Standard, 11 July 1955. Collected in Fen Country (1979). Also published as ‘What’s His Line?’
The Man Who Lost His Head
First published in the Evening Standard, 8 August 1955. Collected in Fen Country (1979). Also published as ‘Head of a Man’.
A Country to Sell
First published in the Evening Standard, 9 August 1955. Collected in Fen Country (1979).
The Lion’s Tooth
First published in the Evening Standard, 10 August 1955. Collected in Fen Country (1979).
A Case in Camera
First published in the Evening Standard, 11 August 1955. Collected in Fen Country (1979).
Gladstone’s Candlestick
First published in the Evening Standard, 12 August 1955. Collected in Fen Country (1979).
The Two Sisters
First published in the Evening Standard, 13 August 1955. Collected in Fen Country (1979).
Outrage in Stepney
First published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, November 1955. Collected in Fen Country (1979). Also published as ‘A Message for Herr Dietrich’.
Death Behind Bars
First published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, September 1960. Collected in Fen Country (1979). Also published as ‘Too Clever for Scotland Yard’.
We Know You’re Busy Writing, But We Thought You Wouldn’t Mind If We Just Dropped in for a Minute
First published in Winter’s Crimes 1 (1969). Collected in Fen Country (1979). Also published as ‘Danger, Writer at Work’.
The Mischief Done
First published in Winter’s Crimes 6 (1972). Collected in Fen Country (1979).
St Bartholomew’s Day
First published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, February 1975. Reprinted, unedited, in Ghosts from the Library (ed. Tony Medawar, 2022).
Cash on Delivery
First published in Fen Country (1979).
The Hours of Darkness
First published in Bodies from the Library 2 (ed. Tony Medawar, 2019).
Child’s Play
First published in Bodies from the Library 4 (ed. Tony Medawar, 2021).
The Year and the Day
First published in Bodies from the Library 5 (ed. Tony Medawar, 2022).