Dark Detectives Explained
| Dark Detectives |
| Author: | Edited by Stephen Jones |
| Illustrator: | Randy Broeker |
| Cover Artist: | Les Edwards |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | F & B Mystery |
| Release Date: | 1999 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardback) |
| Pages: | xxiv, 395, v |
| Isbn: | 1-878252-35-6 |
| Oclc: | 43515357 |
Dark Detectives: Adventures of the Supernatural Sleuths is an anthology of Occult detective stories edited by Stephen Jones. It was published by F & B Mystery in 1999 in an edition of 2,100 copies of which 100 were signed by all the contributors except R. Chetwynd-Hayes. The anthology contains 10 stories and a novella, Seven Stars, whose episodes are interspersed among the stories. Several of the stories first appeared in collections, or in the magazines The Idler, Kadath and Time Out.[1]
The book was republished in 2015 by Titan Books.[2]
Contents
- "Introduction: The Serial Sleuths", by Stephen Jones
- "Seven Stars Prologue: In Egypt’s Land", by Kim Newman
- "Our Lady of Death", by Peter Tremayne (features Sister Fidelma)
- "Seven Stars Episode One: The Mummy’s Heart", by Kim Newman (features Charles Beauregard of the Diogenes Club)
- "The Horse of the Invisible", by William Hope Hodgson (features Thomas Carnacki)
- "Seven Stars Episode Two: The Magician and the Matinee Idol", by Kim Newman (features Edwin Winthrop and Catriona Kaye)
- "The Adventure of the Crawling Horror", by Basil Copper (features Solar Pons)
- "Seven Stars Episode Three: The Trouble with Barrymore", by Kim Newman (features The Gumshoe)
- "Rouse Him Not", by Manly Wade Wellman (features John Thunstone)
- "De Marigny’s Clock", by Brian Lumley (features Titus Crow)
- "Seven Stars Episode Four: The Biafran Bank Manager", by Kim Newman (features Richard Jeperson of the Diogenes Club)
- "Someone Is Dead", by R. Chetwynd-Hayes (features Francis St. Clare and Frederica Masters)
- "Vultures Gather", by Brian Mooney (features Reuban Calloway and Roderick Shea
- "Lost Souls", by Clive Barker (features Harry D'Amour)
- "Seven Stars Episode Five: Mimsy", by Kim Newman (features Sally Rhodes)
- "The Man Who Shot the Man Who Shot The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence", by Jay Russell (features Marty Burns)
- "Seven Stars Episode Six: The Dog Story", by Kim Newman (features Jerome Rhodes)
- "Bay Wolf", by Neil Gaiman (features Larry Talbot)
- "Seven Stars Episode Seven: The Duel of Seven Stars", by Kim Newman (features Geneviève Dieudonné)
References
. Jack L. Chalker . Mark Owings . The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, Supplement 8, 1999–2000 . Westminster, MD and Baltimore . Mirage Press, Ltd.. 21. 2000.
Notes and References
- Web site: Brown . Charles N. . Charles N. Brown . William G. Contento . The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998) . 2008-04-01 .
- Web site: Dark Detectives: An Anthology of Supernatural Mysteries. March 29, 2024. Titan Books.
