Mignon Eberhart Mystery Bibliography: The Stories

Table 3a: Serial Characters, Setting Locations, Historical Periods

Serial Characters

Bland, a butler (central character)
Jim Byrne, a reporter (secondary character)
Susan Dare, a writer (central character)
Sarah Keate, a nurse (1st person narrator)
"Madame", a writer (1st person narrator)
Lance O'Leary, a police detective (central character)
Jacob Wait, a police detective (secondary character)
James Wickwire, a bank president (1st person narrator)

Notes

1. The YEAR WRITTEN field gives the best estimate of the year in which the story was written; thus it may be earlier than the publication year of Tables 1a, 1b and 3b. It is based on the copyright date and relevant biographical information.
2. All settings are US unless otherwise specified; all settings are urban unless otherwise specified.
3. The season is mentioned in the SETTING field only if the weather significantly affects the action, e.g. snowstorms and hurricanes.
4. With few exceptions, settings involve the residences and haunts of the well-to-do, and sometimes even the rich and powerful.
5. This table includes uncollected stories for which at least some information is available.

Abbreviations

contemp (PERIOD field) means the historical period of the story is roughly contemporary with the writing of the story as indicated by the YEAR field.
NYC (SETTING field) means "New York City"
+env (SETTING field) means "and environs".
=to= (SETTING field) means the story starts in the place before the =to= and moves to the place after. If the action moves back and forth, "&" is used.

TITLE Novel   Alt.title Novelet   Short Story	YEAR WRIT- TEN	SERIAL CHARS	SETTING	PERIOD
Alpine Condo Crossfire	1984		northeast; suburban Alpine village; winter	contemp
Another Man's Murder	1957		Tampa area lake community	contemp
Another Woman's House	1946		Connecticut mansion on L. I. Sound	contemp (post WWII)
Bayou Road, The	1979		New Orleans +env	Civil War
Bermuda Grapevine	1938		Bermuda	contemp
Blond from Sumatra, The	1958	Wickwire	NYC	contemp
Bride Cried Murder, The	1959	Wickwire	??	??
Brief Return	1938		New England rural estate	contemp
Calico Dog, The	1934	Dare, Byrne	Chicago	contemp
Call After Midnight	1964		NYC & Long Island	contemp
Casa Madrone	1980		NYC =to= San Francisco	1906, the SF fire
Chiffon Scarf, The	1939		St. Louis =to= rural New Mexico	contemp (pre-WWII)
Claret Stick, The	1934	Dare, Byrne	village near Chicago	contemp
Crime at Honotassa, The Br. title forThe Cup, the Blade or the Gun
The Crimson Paw	1952		Chicago	contemp
Cup, the Blade or the Gun, The Br. title: The Crime at Honotassa	1961		New Orleans =to= Mississippi plantation	Civil War
Curious Death of Uncle Justin, The	1957	Wickwire	??	??
Danger in the Dark Br. title: Hand in Glove	1936	Wait	estate outside of Chicago	contemp
Danger Money	1974		NYC +env	contemp
Dangerous Widows, The	1952	Wickwire	rural Connecticut estate	contemp
Dark Garden, The Br. title: Death in the Fog	1933		north Chicago lakeside estate	contemp
Date to Die	1954	Wickwire	??	??
Dead Men's Plans	1951		Chicago "Gold Coast" mansion	contemp
Dead Yesterday	1936	Keate	??	??
Deadly is the Diamond	1942	Bland, Madam	NYC	contemp (WWII)
Death in the Fog Br. title for The Dark Garden
Easter Devil	1934	Dare, Byrne	town near Chicago	contemp
El Rancho Rio	1970		Nevada ranch; winter	contemp
Empty Inn, The	1934	Keate	hotel in Avignon, France	contemp
Enemy in the House	1962		South Carolina =to= Jamaica	American Revolution
Escape the Night	1944		Monterey peninsula, Calif.	contemp (WWII)
Express to Danger	1939	Dare	Chicago	contemp (pre-WWII)
Fair Warning	1935	Wait	Chicago suburb	contemp
Family Affair	1981		NYC +env	contemp
Family Fortune	1976		West Virginia plantation	Civil War
Feather Heels	1935	Dare	??	??
Fighting Chance, A	1986		Connecticut small town	contemp
Five Passengers From Lisbon	1945		ship at sea, Lisbon to US	contemp (post WWII)
Flowering Face, The	1935	Dare	??	??
From This Dark Stairway	1931	Keate,OLeary	hospital	contemp
Gate at Number Ninety, The	1960		NYC	contemp
Glass Slipper, The	1938		Chicago	contemp
Hand in Glove Br. title for Danger in the Dark
Hangman's Whip, The	1940		Chicago & Wisconsin lake district	contemp (no mention WWII)
Hasty Wedding	1937	Wait	Chicago	contemp
House by the Sea, The	1959		NYC hospital =to= Florida coast	contemp
House of Storm	1949		Caribbean island plantation; hurricane	contemp
House on the Roof, The	1934		Chicago	contemp
Hunt with the Hounds	1950		rural Virginia	contemp
Introducing Susan Dare	1934	Dare, Byrne	Carolina country estate	contemp
Jade Cup, The	??		Chicago
Jury of One	1960		New England small town	contemp
Kate Shane	1955		rural Virginia	contemp
Lady Was a Killer, The	1957	Wickwire	??	??
Man Missing	1953	Keate	naval base in Nevada, hospital +env	contemp
Man Next Door, The	1942		Washington, DC	contemp (WWII)
Man Who Was Missing, The	1934	Dare, Byrne	Chicago	contemp
Melora also publ. as The Promise of Murder	1959		NYC; winter	contemp
Message from Hong Kong	1968		NYC +env, Hong Kong, San Francisco, & Tampa (hurricane season)	contemp
Miss Dare in Danger	??	Dare	??	??
Mr. Wickwire Adds and Subtracts	195?	Wickwire	??	??
Mr. Wickwire and the Wicked Stepmother	1957	Wickwire	??	??
Mr. Wickwire's Gun Moll	1955	Wickwire	NYC	contemp
Mr. Wickwire's Widow	195?	Wickwire	??	??
Murder by an Aristocrat Br. title: Murder of My Patient	1932	Keate	suburban mansion	contemp
Murder by Night	1955?	Wickwire	farm near NYC	contemp
Murder by Proxy	1936	Dare	??	??
Murder Goes to Market	1943	Bland, Madam	Washington, DC	contemp (WWII)
Murder in a Storm	1936	Dare	??	??
Murder in the Garden	1945	Bland, Madam	NYC	contemp
Murder in Waiting	1973		Connecticut rural mansion	contemp
Murder in Waltz Time	1953		Florida resort	contemp
Murder of My Patient Br. title for Murder by an Aristocrat
Murder on the Wall	1933	Keate	??	??
Murder With Interest	1955	Wickwire	??	??
Mystery of Hunting's End, The	1930	Keate,OLeary	hunting lodge; winter	contemp
Never Look Back	1950		NYC +env	contemp
Next of Kin	1982		NYC	contemp
Nine O'Clock Tide	1977		Long Island	contemp
No Cry of Murder	1952	Wickwire	??	??
Old Man's Diamond, The	1933	Keate	ocean liner, US to France	contemp
Patient in Cabin C, The	1983		yacht at sea, from Long Island southward	contemp
Patient in Room 18, The	1929	Keate,OLeary	suburban hospital	contemp
Pattern, The also publ. as Pattern of Murder	1937	Wait	island summer colony	contemp
Pattern of Murder orig. publ. as The Pattern
Postiche	1935	Dare	??	??
Postmark Murder	1955		Chicago	contemp
Prologue to a Play	1935	Dare	??	??
Promise of Murder, The orig. publ. as Melora
R.S.V.P. Murder	1965		Nice, France =to= NYC; winter	contemp
Rain Dripped Death, The	1953	Wickwire	??	??
Run Scared	1963		rural lakefront estate	contemp
Speak No Evil1	19392		Jamaica2	contemp (WWII)2
Spider	1934	Dare, Byrne	Chicago	contemp
Strangers in Flight1	1941		Jamaica	contemp (WWII)
Three Days for Emeralds	1988		NYC	contemp
Two Little Rich Girls	1971		NYC	contemp
Unidentified Woman	1942		Florida army camp +env	pre US entry WWII
Unknown Quantity, The	1953		San Francisco =to= lake near NYC	contemp
Vacant Room	1935	Dare	??	??
Valentine Murder, The	1954	Wickwire	NYC	contemp
Wagstaff Pearls, The	1952	Wickwire	NYC	contemp
Wedding Dress, The	1935	Dare	??	??
While the Patient Slept	1930	Keate,OLeary	suburban mansion	contemp
White Cockatoo, The	1933		small town in south of France	contemp
White Dress, The	1945		Florida island estate	contemp (no mention WWII)
Wings of Fear	1944		NYC =to= St. Louis =to= Mexico City	contemp (WWII)
With This Ring	1941		estate on outskirts of New Orleans	contemp (no mention WWII)
Witness at Large	1966		private island off Long Island	contemp
Wolf in Man's Clothing	1942	Keate	rural estate in the Berkshires (Mass.)	contemp (WWII)
Woman on the Roof	1967		NYC penthouse	contemp