collections
Now’s the Time
Slow Dancer, 1999
William Heinemann, 2002 [Enlarged edition]
The jazz-soaked, night-time world of Charlie Resnick, with its struggling heroes and feckless villains, comes vividly to life in this collection of twelve Nottingham-based stories
Minor Key
Five Leaves, 2009
A varied collection which includes five short stories, four of them featuring Charlie Resnick; six mostly jazz-related poems, and an introduction to Resnick’s world – “Resnick, Nottingham and All That Jazz”.
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A Darker Shade of Blue
William Heinemann 2010
A collection of eighteen stories featuring, amongst others, Charlie Resnick, Jack Kiley and the debuts of Frank Elder and Will Grayson & Helen Walker.
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Going Down Slow
Five Leaves, 2017
A limited edition hardback, collecting together seven short stories, two of them featuring Charlie Resnick and three featuring Jack Kiley, including ‘Fedora’, which won the Crime Writers’ Association Short Story Dagger in 2014.
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Trouble in Mind
Five Leaves, 2007
Jack Kiley is hired to track down a soldier who has gone missing while on leave from Iraq and may be suffering from PTSD; his search leads him to Nottingham, where he teams up with D.I. Charlie Resnick.
Fedora
Random House, 2014
Kiley delves into an old relationship – now the possible subject of a police enquiry – between a well-known photographer and one of his young models. This story won the Crime Writers’ Association Short Story Dagger in 2014.
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Dead Dames Don’t Sing
Mysterious Press, 2016
Kiley is hired to check the authenticity of an unpublished pulp crime novel, allegedly the early work of a highly collectable Modernist poet, and becomes entangled in a web of jealousy and deceit that leads dangerously back to the Bohemian Soho of mid-twentieth century London.
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Blue Lightning
Slow Dancer, 1998
A diverse and unexpected collection of short stories which revolve around music in its many forms. Authors include Walter Mosley, Jeffery Deaver, Rosanne Cash, Ian Rankin, James Sallis, Peter Robinson, Brian Thompson, Stella Duffy and Kirsty Gunn.
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Men from Boys
William Heinemann, 2003
Seventeen brilliant stories that set out to answer, in their various ways, what it is to be a father, to be a son, to be a man. Includes stories by Mark Billingham, Jeffery Deaver, Reginald Hill, Dennis Lehane, George Pelecanos, Peter Robinson and a novella by Andrew Coburn.
“Bonus points to Harvey as editor for taste, virtuosity and some weird kind of compatibility-spotting which detects kinship between the most dissimilar authors. An original, outstanding collection – readable and rewarding from start to finish. ”
Philip Oakes, Literary Review
Resnick Short Stories
“Now’s the Time”: First published in London Noir, edited by Maxim Jakubowski, Serpent’s Tail, London, 1994. Reprinted in Das Grosse Lesebuch Des Englischen Krimis, Goldmann, Germany, 1994, in Now’s the Time, Slow Dancer, London, 1999 & Heinemann, London, 2002; in Opening Shots, edited by Lawrence Block, Cumberland House, Nashville, 2000, in First Cases, Vol. 4, edited by Robert J. Randisi, Signet, New York, 2002 and in Great TV & Film Detectives, edited by Maxim Jakubowski, Reader’s Digest/Orion, New York/London, 2005
“Dexterity”:First published in No Alibi, edited by Maxim Jakubowski, Ringpull Press, Manchester, 1995. Reprinted in in Now’s the Time, Slow Dancer, London, 1999 & Heinemann, London, 2002.
“She Rote”: First published in Fresh Blood, edited by Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, The Do-Not Press, London, 1996. Reprinted in The Year’s 25 Finest Crime & Mystery Stories, edited by the staff of Mystery Scene, Carroll & Graf, New York, 1996, and in Now’s the Time, Slow Dancer, London, 1999 & Heinemann, London, 2002.
“Confirmation”: First published in The Orion Book of Murder, edited by Peter Haining, Orion, London, 1996. Reprinted in Now’s the Time, Slow Dancer, London, 1999 & Heinemann, London, 2002.
“Bird of Paradise”: First published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, May 1997. Reprinted in The Cutting Edge, a selection of the best stories from Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Carroll & Graf, 1998, in The Year’s 25 Finest Crime & Mystery Stories, edited by Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenburg, Carroll & Graf, New York, 1998, and Now’s the Time, Slow Dancer, London, 1999 & Heinemann, London, 2002.
“Cheryl”: First published in City of Crime, edited by David Belbin, Five Leaves Publications, Nottingham, 1997. Reprinted in Now’s the Time, Slow Dancer, London, 1999 & Heinemann, London, 2002.
“Stupendous”: First published in Eine Leiche Zum Geburststag, edited by Ronald Gutberlet, Rowohlt, Germany, 1997. Reprinted in Now’s the Time, Slow Dancer, London, 1999 & Heinemann, London, 2002.
“Work” : First published in Now’s the Time, Slow Dancer, London, 1999. Reprinted in in Now’s the Time, Heinemann, London, 2002.
“My Little Suede Shoes”: First published in Mean Time, edited by Jerry Sykes, Do-Not Press, London, 1998. Reprinted in Now’s the Time, Slow Dancer, London, 1999 & Heinemann, London, 2002.
“Cool Blues”: First published in Blue Lightning, edited by John Harvey, Slow Dancer, London,1998. Reprinted in Now’s the Time, Slow Dancer, London, 1999 & Heinemann, London, 2002.
“Slow Burn”: First published in Now’s the Time, Slow Dancer Press, London, 1999. Reprinted in Now’s the Time, Heinemann, London, 2002.
“Billie’s Blues”: First published by Rivages, France, 2002. Reprinted in Now’s the Time, Heinemann, London, 2002 and Minor Key, Five Leaves, Nottingham, 2009. Reprinted in A Darker Shade of Blue, William Heinemann, London, 2010.
“Home”: First published in Sunday Night & Monday Morning, edited by James Urquhart, Five Leaves, Nottingham, 2005. Reprinted in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 2005, in The Best British Mysteries IV, edited by Maxim Jakubowski, Allison & Busby, 2006 and in Minor Key, Five Leaves, Nottingham, 2009. Reprinted in A Darker Shade of Blue, William Heinemann, London, 2010.
“The Sun, the Moon and the Stars”: First published in The Detection Collection, edited by Simon Brett, Orion, London, 2005. Reprinted in Minor Key, Five Leaves, Nottingham, 2009. Reprinted in A Darker Shade of Blue, William Heinemann, London, 2010.
“Well, You Needn’t”: First published by Otava, Finland, 2004. Reprinted in Ambit magazine, No. 185, Summer 2006. Reprinted in Minor Key, Five Leaves, Nottingham, 2009. Reprinted in A Darker Shade of Blue, William Heinemann, London, 2010.
“Going Down Slow”: First published as an ebook by Random House, London, 2014. Reprinted in special edition Arrow paperback for sale at Sainsbury’s, 2014. Reprinted in Going Down Slow, Five Leaves, Nottingham, 2017
“Not Tommy Johnson”: First published in OxCrimes, Edited by Mark Ellingham & Peter Florence, Profile Books, London, 2014. Reprinted in Going Down Slow, Five Leaves, Nottingham, 2017.
“Yesterdays” : First published in Invisible Blood, Edited by Maxim Jakubowski, Titan Books, London, 2019.
Jack Kiley Stories
“Promise”: First published in Murder Is My Racquet, edited by Otto Penzler, Mysterious Press, New York, 2005. Reprinted in A Darker Shade of Blue, William Heinemann, London, 2010.
“Truth”: First published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, September/October 2002. Reprinted in A Darker Shade of Blue, William Heinemann, London, 2010.
“Smile”: First published in Birmingham Noir, edited by Joel Lane & Steve Bishop, Tindal Streeet Press, Birmingham, 2002. Reprinted in A Darker Shade of Blue, William Heinemann, London, 2010.
“Chance”: published in Men from Boys, edited by John Harvey, Heinemann, London, 2003. Reprinted in The Best British Mysteries 2005, edited by Maxim Jakubowski, Allison & Busby, London, 2004. Reprinted in A Darker Shade of Blue, William Heinemann, London, 2010.
“Favour”: First published in Like a Charm, edited by Karin Slaughter, Century, London, 2004. Reprinted in A Darker Shade of Blue, William Heinemann, London, 2010.
“Asylum”: First published in Crime on the Move, edited by Martin Edwards, Do-Not Press, London, 2005. Reprinted in A Darker Shade of Blue, William Heinemann, London, 2010.
“Trouble in Mind”: First published by Five Leaves, Nottingham, 2007. Reprinted in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November 2008. Reprinted in A Darker Shade of Blue, William Heinemann, London, 2010.
“Ghosts”: First published in Il Giornale, Italy, August 2008. Reprinted in Ambit magazine, No 198, Autumn, 2009. Reprinted in A Darker Shade of Blue, William Heinemann, London, 2010.
“Fedora” : First published in Deadly Pleasures, edited by Martin Edwards, Severn House, London, 2013. Winner of the CWA Short Story Dagger, 2014. Reprinted in Going Down Slow, Five Leaves, Nottingham, 2017.
“Second Chance”: First published in Guilty Parties, edited by Martin Edwards, Severn House, London, 2014. Reprinted in Going Down Slow, Five Leaves, Nottingham, 2017.
“Dead Dames Don’t Sing” : First published as No.32 in the Bibliomystery Series, edited by Otto Penzler, Mysterious Bookshop, New York, 2016
“Blue and Sentimental” : First published in Ten Year Stretch, edited by Martin Edwards & Adrian Muller, No Exit Press, 2019
Other Stories
“Due North”: First published in Crime in the City, edited by Martin Edwards, The Do Not Press, London, 2002. Reprinted in The Best British Mysteries, edited by Maxim Jakubowski, Allison & Busby,London, 2003. Reprinted in A Darker Shade of Blue, William Heinemann, London, 2010.
“Drummer Unknown”: First published in Murder and All That Jazz, edited by Robert J. Randisi, Signet, New York, 2004. Reprinted in The Best British Mysteries 2006, edited by Maxim Jakubowski, Allison & Busby, London, 2005. Reprinted in A Darker Shade of Blue, William Heinemann, London, 2010.
“Snow, Snow, Snow”: First published in Greatest Hits, edited by Robert J. Randisi, Carroll & Graf, New York, 2005. Reprinted in A Darker Shade of Blue, William Heinemann, London, 2010.
“Just Friends”: First published in Damn Near Dead, edited by Duane Swierczynski, Busted Flush, Houston, 2006. Reprinted in The Penguin Book of Crime Stories, edited by Peter Robinson, Penguin, Toronto, 2007 and in The Mammoth Book of Best British Mysteries, edited by Maxim Jakubowski, Constable & Robinson, 2008. Reprinted in A Darker Shade of Blue, William Heinemann, London, 2010.
“Minor Key”: First published in Paris Noir, edited by Maxim Jakubowski, Serpent’s Tail, London, 2007. Reprinted in Minor Key, Five Leaves, Nottingham, 2009. Reprinted in A Darker Shade of Blue, William Heinemann, London, 2010.
“Sack O’ Woe”: First published in The Blue Religion, edited by Michael Connelly, Little, Brown, New York, 2008. Reprinted in A Darker Shade of Blue, William Heinemann, London, 2010.
“Handy Man”: First published in Ambit magazine, No 204, Spring 2011, Reprinted in Going Down Slow, Five Leaves, Nottingham, 2017.
“Ask Me Now” : First published in These Seven, edited by Ross Bradshaw, Five Leaves, Nottingham, 2015. Reprinted in Going Down Slow, Five Leaves, Nottingham, 2017
