Well, I don't know of anyone who routinely does short ones.  However,
one of the Brother Cadfael books out last year had 4 mysteries, 2 good
ones, and 2 rather so-so.  If you like Westerns, Louis Lamor had a good
bunch in his Chick Bowdrie books.  They concern a Texas Ranger back in
the days of the old West.  Actually, although Louis Lamor is known for
his novels, I think he did better with short stories.
   Tony Hillerman has a nice tape out.  It is a tongue in cheek look at
2 actual events.  One is 'The Great Taos Bank Robbery'.  The other is
the 'Flood of???"  I have forgotten the year, but it is a flood that
would not be considered a flood outside of Taos..  Oh.  About the bank
robbery.  It is not an Old West bank robbery, merely a bungled
contemporary one.  Bungled by the robbers, the cops, the newspaper....
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