Charlotte Armstrong. “Meredith’s Murder” by Charlotte Armstrong, copyright © 1953 by Charlotte Armstrong. Copyright renewed 1981 by The Jack and Charlotte Lewi Family Trust. Originally published in The Albatross (Coward-McCann, 1957). Reprinted by permission of Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc. All rights reserved.
Linda Barnes. “Miss Gibson” by Linda Barnes, copyright © 1996 by Linda Barnes. Originally published in Women on the Case, edited by Sara Paretsky (Delacorte, 1996). Reprinted by permission of Gina Maccoby Literary Agency.
Nevada Barr. “Beneath the Lilacs” by Nevada Barr, copyright © 1996 by Nevada Barr. Originally published in Women on the Case, edited by Sara Paretsky (Delacorte, 1996). Reprinted by permission of Gina Maccoby Literary Agency.
Phyllis Bentley. “The Missing Character” by Phyllis Bentley, copyright © 1937 by the Estate of Phyllis Bentley, renewed. Originally published in Woman’s Home Companion (July 1937). Reprinted by permission of Peters Fraser & Dunlop (www.petersfraserdunlop.com) on behalf of the Estate of Phyllis Bentley.
Lawrence Block. “Headaches and Bad Dreams” by Lawrence Block, copyright © 1999 by Lawrence Block. Originally published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (December 1997). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Anthony Boucher. “Vacancy with Corpse” by H. H. Holmes, copyright © 1955 by Anthony Boucher, renewed. Originally published in Mystery Book Magazine (February 1946). Reprinted by permission of Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Whitman Chambers. “The Old Maids Die” by Whitman Chambers, copyright © 2017 by Steeger Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. Originally published in Detective Fiction Weekly (December 26, 1936). Reprinted by permission of Steeger Properties, LLC.
Max Allan Collins. “Louise” by Max Allan Collins, copyright © 1992 by Max Allan Collins. Originally published in Deadly Allies, edited by Robert J. Randisi and Marilyn Wallace (Doubleday, 1992). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Jeffery Deaver. “Fast” by Jeffery Deaver, copyright © 2014 Gunner Publications, LLC. Originally published in Trouble in Mind (Grand Central, 2014). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Mignon G. Eberhart. “Introducing Susan Dare” by Mignon G. Eberhart, copyright © 1934, 1962 by Mignon G. Eberhart. Originally published in Delineator (April 1934). Reprinted by permission of Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc. All rights reserved.
T. T. Flynn. “The Letters and the Law” by T. T. Flynn, copyright © 2017 by Steeger Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. Originally published in Detective Fiction Weekly (June 27, 1936). Reprinted by permission of Steeger Properties, LLC.
Hulbert Footner. “The Almost Perfect Murder” by Hulbert Footner, copyright © 1933 by Hulbert Footner, renewed. Originally published in The Almost Perfect Murder (Collins, 1933). Reprinted by permission of Geoffrey Footner.
Gilbert Frankau. “Misogyny at Mougins” by Gilbert Frankau, copyright © 1931 by Gilbert Frankau, renewed. Originally published in Concerning Peter Jackson and Others (Hutchinson, 1931). Reprinted by permission of United Agents LLP on behalf of Timothy d’Arch Smith.
Antonia Fraser. “The Case of the Parr Children” by Antonia Fraser, copyright © 1989 by Antonia Fraser. Originally published in Ms. Murder, edited by Marie Smith (Xanadu, 1989). Reprinted by permission of Curtis Brown Group Ltd, London, on behalf of Antonia Fraser.
Sue Grafton. “A Poison That Leaves No Trace” by Sue Grafton, copyright © 1990 by Sue Grafton. Originally published in Sisters in Crime 2, edited by Marilyn Wallace (Berkley, 1990). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Carolyn G. Hart. “Spooked” by Carolyn G. Hart, copyright © 1999 by Carolyn G. Hart. Originally published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (March 1999). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Wendy Hornsby. “Dust Up” by Wendy Hornsby, copyright © 2005 by Wendy Hornsby. Originally published in Murder in Vegas, edited by Michael Connelly (Forge, 2005). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Faye Kellerman. “Discards” by Faye Kellerman, copyright © 1991 by Faye Kellerman. Originally published in A Woman’s Eye, edited by Sara Paretsky (Delacorte, 1991). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Laura Lippman. “The Shoeshine Man’s Regrets” by Laura Lippman, copyright © 2004 by Laura Lippman. Originally published in Murder…and All That Jazz, edited by Robert J. Randisi (Signet, 2004). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Frances & Richard Lockridge. “There’s Death for Remembrance” by Frances and Richard Lockridge, copyright © 1957 by Frances & Richard Lockridge, renewed. Originally published in This Week (November 16, 1955). Reprinted by permission of Curtis Brown, Ltd.
D. B. McCandless. “Too Many Clients” by D. B. McCandless, copyright © 2017 by Steeger Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. Originally published in Detective Fiction Weekly (March 27, 1937). Reprinted by permission of Steeger Properties, LLC.
Gladys Mitchell. “The Case of the Hundred Cats” by Gladys Mitchell, copyright © 1938 by Gladys Mitchell, renewed. Originally published in Fifty Famous Detectives of Fiction (Odhams Press, 1938). Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Gladys Mitchell.
Deborah Morgan. “Beaubien” by Deborah Morgan, copyright © 2001 by Deborah A. Estleman. Originally published in The Private Eye Writers of America: Mystery Street #2, edited by Robert J. Randisi (Signet, 2001). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Marcia Muller. “All the Lonely People” by Marcia Muller, copyright © 1989 by the Pronzini-Muller Family Trust. Originally published in Sisters in Crime, edited by Marilyn Wallace (Berkley, 1989). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Frederick Nebel. “Red Hot” by Frederick Nebel, copyright © 2017 by Steeger Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. Originally published in Dime Detective (July 1, 1934). Reprinted by permission of Steeger Properties, LLC.
Joyce Carol Oates. “Extenuating Circumstances” by Joyce Carol Oates, copyright © 1992 by Joyce Carol Oates. Originally published in Sisters in Crime 5, edited by Marilyn Wallace (Berkley, 1992). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Stuart Palmer. “The Riddle of the Black Museum” by Stuart Palmer, copyright © 1946 by Stuart Palmer. Originally published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (March 1946). Reprinted by permission of the author’s estate and JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
Sara Paretsky. “Strung Out” by Sara Paretsky, copyright © 1992 by Sara Paretsky. Originally published in Deadly Allies, edited by Robert J. Randisi and Marilyn Wallace (Doubleday, 1992). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Q. Patrick. “Murder with Flowers” by Q. Patrick, copyright © 1941 by Q. Patrick, renewed. Originally published in The American Magazine (December 1941). Reprinted by permission of Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Barbara Paul. “Making Lemonade” by Barbara Paul, copyright © 1991 by Barbara Paul. Originally published in Sisters in Crime 4, edited by Marilyn Wallace (Berkley, 1991). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Perry Paul. “The Madame Goes Dramatic” by Perry Paul, copyright © 2017 by Steeger Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. Originally published in Gun Molls (April 1931). Reprinted by permission of Steeger Properties, LLC.
Anne Perry. “An Affair of Inconvenience” by Anne Perry, copyright © 1998 by Anne Perry. Originally published in Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine (Fall 1998). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Mary Roberts Rinehart. “Locked Doors” by Mary Roberts Rinehart, copyright © 1925 by Mary Roberts; renewed by Rinehart Literary Trust. Originally published in Mary Roberts Rinehart Crime Book (Farrar & Rinehart, 1925). Reprinted by permission of MysteriousPress.com.
S. J. Rozan. “Double-Crossing Delancey” by S. J. Rozan, copyright © 2001 by S. J. Rozan. Originally published in The Private Eye Writers of America Presents: Mystery Street #2, edited by Robert J. Randisi (Signet, 2001). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Richard Sale. “Chiller-Diller” by Richard Sale, copyright © 2017 by Steeger Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. Originally published in Detective Fiction Weekly (June 24, 1939). Reprinted by permission of Steeger Properties, LLC.
Julie Smith. “Blood Types” by Julie Smith, copyright © 1989 by Julie Smith. Originally published in Sisters in Crime, edited by Marilyn Wallace (Berkley, 1989). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Eugene Thomas. “The Adventure of the Headless Statue” by Eugene Thomas, copyright © 2017 by Steeger Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. Originally published in Detective Fiction Weekly (January 25, 1936). Reprinted by permission of Steeger Properties, LLC.
Roger Torrey. “Rat Runaround” by Roger Torrey, copyright © 2017 by Steeger Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. Originally published in Black Mask (May 1937). Reprinted by permission of Steeger Properties, LLC.
Valentine. “The Wizard’s Safe” by Valentine, copyright © 2017 by Steeger Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. Originally published in Detective Fiction Weekly (June 16, 1928). Reprinted by permission of Steeger Properties, LLC.
Ethel Lina White. “The Gilded Pupil” by Ethel Lina White, copyright © 1940 by Ethel Lina White, renewed. Originally published in Detective Stories of To-day, edited by Raymond Postgate (Faber & Faber, 1940). Reprinted by permission of Peters Fraser & Dunlop (www.petersfraserdunlop.com) on behalf of the Estate of Ethel Lina White.
James Yaffe. “Mom Sings an Aria” by James Yaffe, copyright © 1966 by James Yaffe. Originally published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (October 1966). Reprinted by permission of Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Arthur Leo Zagat. “The Passing of Anne Marsh” by Arthur Leo Zagat, copyright © 2017 by Steeger Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. Originally published in Detective Tales (April 1937). Reprinted by permission of Steeger Properties, LLC.