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This page lists a selection of sport related crime fiction anthologies.

Sporting Blood, the Great Sports Detective Stories

Editor: Ellery Queen

1942

An anthology of 20 stories. The contents are:

• Introduction (Grantland Rice)
• Horse Racing: Silver Blaze (A. Conan Doyle)
• Golf: The Sweet Shot (E.C. Bentley)
• Fishing: The Fad Of The Fisherman (Gilbert K. Chesterton)
• Baseball: Man Bites Dog (Ellery Queen)
• Track & Field: The Loss Of Sammy Crockett (Arthur Morrison)
• The Double Problem (F.A.M. Webster)
• Football: Trojan Horse (Ellery Queen)
• Prizefighting: His Brother's Keeper (Dashiell Hammett)
• Polo: Tomorrow's Murder (Stuart Palmer)
• Boating: The Boat Race Murder (David Winser)
• Swimming: Morning Swim (Theodore Bentley)
• Tobogganing: A Schoolmaster Abroad (E.W. Hornung)
• Hunting: The Seven Good Hunters (Rufus King)
• Poker: The Mugs' Game (Leslie Charteris)
• Ping-Pong: Ping-Pong (George Allan England)
• Chess: A Chess Problem (Agatha Christie)
• Butterfly Collecting: The Purple Emperor (Robert W. Chambers)
• Stamp Collecting: The One-Penny Black (Ellery Queen)
• Coin Collecting: The Vanished Crown (Ernest Bramah)
• Book Collecting: The Dragon's Head (Dorothy L. Sayers)

Sporting Detective Stories

Editor: Ellery Queen

1946

An anthology of 20 stories. The contents are:

• Long Shot (Ellery Queen)
• The Sweet Shot (E.C. Bentley)
• The Fad Of The Fisherman (Gilbert K. Chesterton)
• Man Bites Dog (Ellery Queen)
• The Loss Of Sammy Crockett (Arthur Morrison)
• The Double Problem (F.A.M. Webster)
• Trojan Horse (Ellery Queen)
• The Football Photograph (H.C. Bailey)
• His Brother's Keeper (Dashiell Hammett)
• To-Morrow's Murder (Stuart Palmer)
• The Boat Race Murder (David Winser)
• Morning Swim (Theodore Bentley)
• A Schoolmaster Abroad (E.W. Hornung)
• The Young God (H.C. Bailey)
• Ace High (Peter Cheyney)
• Ping-Pong (George Allan England)
• A Chess Problem (Agatha Christie)
• The Purple Emperor (Robert W. Chambers)
• The Vanished Crown (Ernest Bramah)
• The Dragon's Head (Dorothy L. Sayers)

The Sport of Crime

Editor: Carol-Lynn Rossel Waugh, Martin H. Greenberg and Isaac Asimov

1988

The contents are:

• The Man Who Pretended To Like Baseball (Isaac Asimov)
• Diamond Dick (Jon L. Breen)
• A Game Of Chess (Robert Barr)
• Coffin Corner (Anthony Boucher)
• The Great Rodeo Fix (Leo R. Ellis)
• The Sailing Club (David Ely)
• The Season Ticket Holder (Joyce Harrington)
• The Last Downhill (Clark Howard)
• The Other Runner (John Lutz)
• Storm (Ed Mcbain)
• Dead On The Pin (John D. Macdonald)
• The Affair Of The "Avalanche Bicycle And Tyre Co., Limited" (Arthur Morrison)
• Tomorrow's Murder (Stuart Palmer)
• Trojan Horse (Ellery Queen)
• The Return Of Cardula (Jack Ritchie)
• This Won't Kill You (Rex Stout)
• Murder On The Race Course (Julian Symons)
• The Hustler (Walter S. Tevis)
• Without The Option (P.G. Wodehouse)

Murder At The Races

Editor: Peter Haining

1995

The contents are:

• The Protection Racket (Dick Francis)
• Nobbling The Favourite (Nat Gould)
• A Racing Swindle (Thomas Gaspey)
• Silver Blaze (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
• Won By A Neck (Leslie Charteris)
• The American Invasion (Frank Johnson)
• A Derby Horse (Michael Innes)
• The Horse That Died For Shame (Peter Tremayne)
• Murder On The Race Course (Julian Symons)
• The Body In The Horsebox (John Francome)
• Calling The Tune (Steve Donoghue)
• To Win A Race (Alfred Watson)
• Dead Cert (Leon Breaker)
• Nat Wedgewood Trapped (Jack Fairfaxblakeborough)
• The Phantom Jockey (Bat Masters)
• Thoroughbred (Max Brand)
• My Old Man (Ernest Hemingway)
• Saratoga In August (Hugh Pentecost)
• The Photographyer And The Jockey (James Holding)
• Ellen Keegan's Revenge (Mary Ryan)
• Straight From The Horse's Mouth (Edgar Wallace)
• A Story Goes With It (Damon Runyon)
• Had A Horse (John Gallsworthy)
• Morning In High Street (Barre Lyndon)
• The Cracler (Agatha Christie)
• Something Short Of Murder! (Henry Slesar)
• Born Gambler (Thomas Walsh)
• The Later Edition (Victor Bridges)
• Two And A Half Per Cent (Mark Daniel)
• En Familie (Ed Gorman)

Murderers' Row: Baseball Mysteries

Editor: Otto Penzler

2001

The contents are:

• Keller's Designated Hitter (Lawrence Block)
• Pinch-Hitter (Max Allan Collins)
• Strike-Zone (K.C. Constantine)
• A Family Game (Brendan Dubois)
• Chickasaw Charlie Hoke (Elmore Leonard)
• Sacrifice Hit (John Lescroart)
• Ropa Vieja (Laura Lippman)
• The Shot (Mike Lupica)
• The Power (Michael Malone)
• Harlem Nocturn (Robert B. Parker)
• The Closer (Thomas Perry)
• Killing Teddy Ballgame (Henry Slesar)
• Pick-Off-Play (Troy Soos)

Fit to Die: a Crime and Mystery Collection

Editor: Joan Boswell and Sue Pike

2001

"From the gym to the golf course to the supposedly peaceful practice of tai chi, murder, rage and revenge refuse to respect the human quest for immortality through fitness and can victimize the most tanned and toned bodies as easily as those of couch potatoes and gourmands. Excessive good health can lead to an early demise in this energetic new anthology."

• Fit To Live (Audrey Jessup)
• Race (Vicki Cameron)
• Writer's Cramp (Joy Hewitt Mann)
• Down In The Plumps (Victoria Maffini)
• Double Trouble (Barbara Fradkin)
• Grudge Match (Therese Greenwood)
• Dirty Jog (Joy Hewitt Mann)
• Sign Of The Times (Mary Jane Maffini)
• Grand Slam (Lea Tassie)
• Seeing Red (Linda Wiken)
• Fit To Die (Joy Hewitt Mann)
• Flacas (Violette Malan)
• Snap Judgment (Sue Pike)
• Returning The Favour (Joan Boswell)
• Brisk Sit Down (Joy Hewitt Mann)
• Matter Of The Heart (Day's Lee)
• Brief Life Of Alice Hartely (Liz Palmer)
• Tee'd Off (Mary Keenan)
• Straight Lie (Joy Hewitt Mann)
• Although, On The Other Hand (Pat Wilson & Kris Wood)
• Seigneur Poisson (R.J. Harlick)
• Natural Medicine (Joy Hewitt Mann)
• Love Handles (H. Mel Malton)
• There's A Word For It (Melanie Fogel)
• Old Geezers (Rose DeShaw)

Murder On The Ropes

Editor: Otto Penzler

2002

"A collection of fourteen boxing mysteries from such authors as Lawrence Block, Joyce Carol Oates, Doug Allyn, and Mike Lupica."

• Sunlight Shining On Water (Doug Allyn)
• In The Tank (Andrew Bergman)
• You Don't Even Feel It (Lawrence Block)
• A Winning Combination (Brendan Dubois)
• The Fix (Thomas H Cook)
• Flash (Loren D. Estleman)
• The Championship Of Nowhere (James Grady)
• The Man Who Boxed Forever (Edward D. Hoch)
• The Trial Horse (Clark Howard)
• Long Odds (Stuart M. Kaminsky)
• Dream Street (Mike Lupica)
• The Man Who Fought Roland Lastarza (Joyce Carol Oates)
• The Problem Of Leon (John Shannon)
• Midnight Emissions (F.X. Toole)

The Mighty Johns

Editor: Otto Penzler

2002

"The original novella from David Baldacci highlights this collection of football mysteries from the greatest names in suspense. .... Titles from Anne Perry, Brad Meltzer, and other all-stars round out this anthology."

• The Mighty Johns (David Baldacci)
• The Best Of The Rest (Otto Penzler)
• The Ehrengraf Reverse (Lawrence Block)
• Semi-Pro (James Crumley)
• A Sunday In January (Brendan Dubois)
• Whatever It Takes To Win (Tim Green)
• Good Seats (Colin Harrison)
• Gone Down To Corpus (Dennis Lehane)
• No Thing (Mike Lupica)
• The Empire Strikes Back (Brad Meltzer)
• The Arcane Receiver (Carol O'connell)
• The End Of Innocence (Anne Perry)
• Hollywood Spring And Axle (Gary Phillips)
• Gone To The Dawgs (Peter Robinson)
• Rumors Of Gravity (John Westermann)

Murder Is My Racquet

Editor: Otto Penzler

2005

"Murder is My Racquet is the most thrilling way to read about tennis, murder and intrigue. This collection of stories by famous mystery writers, including Ridley Pearson and Lawrence Block, deal with the prestige of the high-stakes race to become one of the few international tennis stars, the promotional opportunities involved, the elimination of tournament competition, and the strategy of tennis in general."

• Terrible Tommy Terhune (Lawrence Block)
• Tennis, Anyone? (Kinky Friedman)
• Six Love (James W. Hall)
• Promise (John Harvey)
• A Debt To The Devil (Jeremiah Healy)
• Stephen Longacre's Greatest Match (Stephen Hunter)
• No Strings (Judith Kelman)
• A Killer Overhead (Robert Leuci)
• Needle Match (Peter Lovesey)
• The Rematch (Mike Lupica)
• Continental Grip (David Morrell)
• Close Shave (Ridley Pearson)
• Love Match (Lisa Scottoline)
• A Peach Of A Shot (Daniel Stashower)

Murder at the Foul Line

Editor: Otto Penzler

2006

"Refereed by editor Otto Penzler, this anthology collects fourteen, original tales of buzzer-beating suspense and postgame mayhem."

• Introduction (Otto Penzler)
• Keller's Double Dribble (Lawrence Block)
• Nothing But Net (Jeffery Deaver)
• Bank Shots (Sue Denymme)
• The Taste Of Silver (Brendan Dubois)
• Fear Of Failure (Parnell Hall)
• Cat's Paw (Laurie R. King)
• Mrs. Cash (Mike Lupica)
• White Trash Noir (Michael Malone)
• Galahad, Inc (Joan H. Parker And Robert B. Parker)
• String Music (George Pelecanos)
• Mamzer (R. D. Rosen)
• Shots (S. J. Rozan)
• In The Zone (Justin Scott)
• Bubba (Stephen Solomita)

Murder at the Racetrack

Editor: Otto Penzler

2006

"Along with introductory comments by Otto Penzler, owner of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York and founder of The Mysterious Press, this anthology contains original short stories, centred around horseracing."

• Keller By A Nose (Lawrence Block)
• The Return Of The Thin White Dude (?)
• Screaming (Ken Bruen)
• Zuppe Inglese (Jan Burke)
• Yellow Mama's Long Weekend (Lorenzo Carcaterra)
• That Kind Of Nag (Max Allan Collins)
• The Odds (Thomas H. Cook)
• The Hustle (Pat Jordan)
• The Great, The Good, And The Not-So-Good (H.R.F. Keating)
• The Cover Story Is Always A Lie (John Lescroart)
• Raindancer (Michael Malone)
• The Long Shot (Michele Martinez)
• Meadowlands (Joyce Carol Oates)
• Hotwalking (Julie Smith)
• Pinwheel (Scott Wolven)

Murder in the Rough

Editor: Otto Penzler

2006

"An anthology of original short mysteries stories set on the golf fairway, in a volume that includes contributions by such top genre writers as Lawrence Block, H. R. F. Keating, Ian Rankin, Simon Brett and John Sandford."

• Welcome To The Real World (Lawrence Block)
• The Man Who Didn't Play Golf (Simon Brett)
• Spittin Iron (Ken Bruen)
• His Mission (Christopher Coake)
• Water Hazard (Stephen Collins)
• Those Good Days (Tom Franklin)
• Death By Golf (Jonathan Gash)
• Room For A Fourth (Steve Hamilton)
• Miss Unwin Plays By The Rules (H. R. F. Keating)
• A Good **** Spoiled (Laura Lippman)
• The Hoarder (Bradford Morrow)
• Graduation Day (Ian Rankin)
• Lucy Had A List (John Sandford)
• Unplayable Lies (William G. Tapply)
• The Secret (John Westermann)

Hook, Line & Sinister: Mysteries to Reel You In

Editor: T. Jefferson Parker

2010

Contributing authors include; Ridley Pearson, Mark T. Sullivan, Michael Connelly, John Lescoart, Andrew Winer, Dana Stabenow, Don Winslow, Melodie Johnson Howe, James W. Hall, C.J. Box, Victoria Houston, William Beall, Spring Warren, Brian M. Wiprud, William Tapply, T. Jefferson Parker.

"Sixteen of America's favorite author-anglers spin tales of mystery and fishing in this collection. From the tragic to the comic with many stops in between, these stories reflect the authors' passions for both making stories and catching fish. Michael Connelly, Ridley Pearson, John Lescroart, Don Winslow, Melodie Johnson Howe, Victoria Houston, and others all share a mysterious affection for things piscatorial when not busy writing best-selling books. This collection of all-original short stories will entertain even the most discriminating mystery reader."