Tuesday, April 30, 2019
SleuthSayers: To Flash or Not to Flash by Paul D. Marks
SleuthSayers: To Flash or Not to Flash: by Paul D. Marks Jorge Luis Borges Flash Fiction seems to be very popular these days. It’s short, it’s punchy. It usually ends with a ...
Sunday, April 28, 2019
A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 50
As posted by Peter
DiChellis to our list…
This week’s blog unleashes a gusher
with links to reviews, releases, free reads, and more.
Includes
a list of the best Sherlock Holmes stories, according to Arthur Conan Doyle.
Plus,
a devotee of “rejectomancy” (the arcane practice divining hidden meaning from
rejection letters) breaks down the numbers after rejection #300 and explains
why five different types of form rejections are all actually the same.
A
short walk down a dark street (#50): celebrating short
mystery and crime fiction.
Best
wishes,
Peter
Saturday, April 27, 2019
SMFS Short Story Saturdays: Margaret Mendel
Back in May SMFS celebrated, as we do each year, International
Short Story Month. The celebration led to the creation of the weekly short
story segment SMFS Short Story Saturdays. Each Saturday we feature a SMFS list
member whose work can be read online for free. These short stories are at least
a year old and were not previously linked to during the May 2018 Short Story
Month event.
For SMFS Short Story Saturdays
today, list member Margaret Mendel shares the short story, Dunbar
Hollow: A True Scary Story For
Halloween archived
at Kings River Life Magazine where it originally appeared in October 2013.
If you would
like to be included and are a member of the SMFS list at yahoo
groups, email the link to your story to KevinRTipple at Verizon dot net. If you
are not a member, this would be a good time to check us out at Yahoo
Groups.
Friday, April 26, 2019
2019 Edgar Award Best Short Story Winner: Art Taylor
SMFS member Art Taylor has won a 2019 Edgar Award for his short
story, “English 398: Fiction Workshop” published in the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine: July/August 2018 issue. The Edgars
were presented to the winners yesterday evening during the 73rd gala
of the Mystery Writers of America at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.
The full list of winners can be found on the MWA website.
Mr Taylor has written extensively on how the story came to
be. He has done so in his post on the Sluethsayers Blog last June which can be
read here
as well as on his “First Two Pages” post last June which can be read here.
As noted in the post here
last February which provided a link to read the story, Mr. Taylor is also up
for an Agatha Award.
Thursday, April 25, 2019
SMFS Members Published In Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine: May/June 2019
Several SMFS members are published in the Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine: May/June
2019 issue. The issue is available from Dell Magazines as
well as at Amazon and newsstands and bookstores. The SMFS members published in
this issue are:
Catherine Dilts with “Real Cowgirls Don’t Cry.”
Terrie Moran with “Flamingo Bingo.”
Mark Thielman with “Blind Spot.”
Gigi Vernon with “Thick As Thieves.”
Joseph S. Walker with “Bonus Round.”
Elizabeth Zelvin with “A Work In Progress.”
Website Synopsis:
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May/June 2019
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FICTION
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BONUS ROUND by Joseph S. Walker
FINITE JEST by Chris Muessig
PRIVATE JUSTICE by Steven Gore
REAL COWGIRLS DON’T CRY by Catherine Dilts
BUCK AND WILEY MAKE THEIR OWN LUCK by Parker Littlewood
FLAMINGO BINGO by Terrie Farley Moran
BONDED by Mark Joslyn
THE CASE OF THE THIRTEENTH BEARD by Joe Helgerson
PHOTO FINISHED by Melissa Fall
THICK AS THIEVES by Gigi Vernon
A WORK IN PROGRESS by Elizabeth Zelvin
BLIND SPOT by Mark Thielman
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MYSTERY CLASSIC
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THE THIEF by Anna Katharine Green
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DEPARTMENTS
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THE LINEUP
SCRAMBLED Marple Anagram puzzle by Mark Lagasse
MYSTERIOUS PHOTOGRAPH
BOOKED & PRINTED by Laurel Flores Fantauzzo
DYING WORDS Acrostic puzzle by Arlene Fisher
THE STORY THAT WON
SOLUTION to Dying Words
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019
SMFS Members Published In Flash Bang Mysteries: Spring 2019 Issue 15
Several SMFS members are published in the just released
Flash Bang Mysteries: Spring 2019 Issue 15. Published by BJ Bourg the issue is free
to read online.
The SMFS members in this issue are:
Herschel Cozine with “Dead End.”
John M. Floyd with “Grandpa’s Watch.”
Heidi Hunter with “Coversation With the Murderer.”
Heidi Hunter with “Coversation With the Murderer.”
Stacy Woodson with “The Final Course.”
Big time thanks to John M. Floyd who alerted me this morning to the issue
and his story.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
SMFS Member Publication News: Jim Doherty
As
posted by Jim Doherty to our list…
I'm doing
what might be described as a "Flash Story," or at least a
"short-short," in an altogether different medium than prose fiction.
This
Sunday, 28 April, a new storyline starts in the Dick Tracy comic
strip called "The Occam's Razor Case." It'll run through
Sunday, 5 May.
And I'm
the author!
Last year
I placed a Sherlock Holmes story in an anthology of new Holmes stories, and now
I'm taking the reins of the Dick Tracy comic strip which, potentially, may give
me the biggest audience I've ever had.
I'm one
of the few (except for Edward D. Hoch, I think I'm the only) writer
who's actually gotten paid to write stories about the two most famous
detective-heroes in fiction!
You can
read more about it at Janet Rudolph's Mystery Fanfare 'blog here:
And, if
your paper doesn't carry Tracy, you can follow the story here:
I'll be
looking forward to getting your reactions.
BTW, are
comics stories eligible for Derringers?
JIM
DOHERTY
SleuthSayers: Writer in a Raincoat by Michael Bracken
SleuthSayers: Writer in a Raincoat: by Michael Bracken As Cuba Gooding Jr.’s character Rod Tidwell repeatedly shouted in Jerry Maguire, “Show me the exposure!” Too warm ...
Monday, April 22, 2019
Little Big Crimes Review: The Use of Landscape by Robert Boswell
Little Big Crimes: The Use of Landscape, by Robert Boswell: "The Use of Landscape," by Robert Boswell, in Houston Noir, edited by Gwendolyn Zepeda, Akashic Press, 2019. The publisher sent...
Sunday, April 21, 2019
A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 49
As
posted by list member Peter DiChellis…
This week’s
blog serves up the hot stuff with links to reviews, releases, free reads, and
more.
Includes: the new issue of The Strand
Magazine has hit the street with an exclusive Walter Mosley short.
Plus: all the latest free flash fiction from Mystery Tribune.
And for those who missed Short walk #2 (way
back in May): AHMM editor Linda Landrigan mulls twists, turns,
and two essential elements for short mysteries.
A short walk down a dark street (#49): celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.
Best wishes,
Peter
SMFS Members Published In Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine: May/June 2019
Several SMFS members are published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine:
May/June 2019 issue. The magazine is available at the publisher website,
Amazon, and other vendors. The published SMFS members in this issue are:
Martin Edwards with “The Girl on the Bandwagon.
William Burton McCormick with “Murder With a Flick of the
Wrist.”
Carlos Orsi with “Hatred In The House of Prayer.”
Josh Pachter with “A Study in Scarlett!!” (First of a five part series.)
Mark Stevens with “A Bitter Thing.”
Art Taylor with “Better Days.”
Dave Zeltserman with “Brother’s
Keeper” in the “Black Mask” section.
Table of Contents as published on the Website:
May/June 2019
FICTION
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Hurricane
Jonah BY T.J. MACGREGOR
The
Duelist BY DAVID DEAN
A
Bitter Thing BY MARK STEVENS
The
Girl on the Bandwagon BY MARTIN EDWARDS
A
Study in Scarlett! BY
JOSH PACHTER
The
First Day of the School Holidays BY PAT BLACK
The
Shrew BY BILL PRONZINI
The
Smoking Bandit of Lakeside Terrace BY CHAD BAKER
Hatred
in the House of Prayer BY CARLOS ORSI
My
Companion BY JANICE LAW
Better
Days BY ART TAYLOR
Murder
With a Flick of the Wrist BY WILLIAM BURTON MCCORMICK
From
Deep Within the Earth, She Smiled BY ANNA SCOTTI
From
Hell BY ADRIAN MCKINTY
The
Workout BY BRENDAN DUBOIS
The
Darling BY SHEILA KOHLER
Boys
Will Be Boys BY MARILYN TODD
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BLACK MASK
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Brother’s
Keeper BY DAVE
ZELTSERMAN
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DEPARTMENT OF FIRST
STORIES
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A
Question of Rabbits BY J.L. ORCHARD
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POETRY
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Dear
Interrogator BY JAMES SALLIS
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PASSPORT TO CRIME
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The
Queen and the Concubine BY
JYOTIRMOYEE DEVI SEN
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SPECIAL FEATURE
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2018 EQMM Readers
Award
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REVIEWS
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Blog
Bytes BY KRISTOPHER
ZGORSKI
The
Jury Box BY STEVE STEINBOCK
Stranger
Than Fiction BY DEAN JOBB:
PREVIEW
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Saturday, April 20, 2019
SleuthSayers: Please Consider the Attached Story . . . by John M. Floyd
SleuthSayers: Please Consider the Attached Story . . .: by John M. Floyd A lot has changed, in the 25 years I've been submitting short fiction for publcation. The best thing, I suppose...
SMFS Short Story Saturdays: Dara Carr
Back in May SMFS
celebrated, as we do each year, International Short Story Month. The
celebration led to the creation of the weekly short story segment SMFS Short
Story Saturdays. Each Saturday we feature a SMFS list member whose work can be
read online for free. These short stories are at least a year old and were not
previously linked to during the May 2018 Short Story Month event.
For SMFS
Short Story Saturdays today, list member Dara Carr shares the short story, “When
I’m Famous” archived at her
website. The story originally appeared
in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine: June
2014.
If you would
like to be included and are a
member of the SMFS list at yahoo groups, email the link to your story to
KevinRTipple at Verizon dot net. If you are not a member, this would be a good
time to check us out at Yahoo Groups.
Friday, April 19, 2019
SMFS Members Published In Switchblade: Issue Nine
Two SMFS members have short stories in the just published Switchblade:
Issue Nine. Currently, the full color issue is only available in eBook
format at Amazon.
The two SMFS members in this issue are:
Jack Bates with “Lucky Fuck.”
Paul D. Marks with “House of the Rising Sun.”
Amazon Synopsis:
Switchblade number Nine is
all about gaslighting, the outfit, racketeering, prostitution, and the
priesthood. Issue nine takes a stab at insanity, revenge, and new beginnings.
Unlike the bulky heavyweight issues of the past, this issue is lean and mean,
like Tommy Hearns. Featuring Paul D. Marks, Glenn A. Bruce, John Kojak, J.
Rohr, Willie Smith, Richard Risemberg, A.F. Knott, Stefen Styrsky, Fred Rock,
Mark Slade, and Jack Bates. And just like The Motor City Cobra, this issue
packs a punch, leaving you with legs of jelly, grasping for consciousness.
SMFS Member Publication News: Dave H. Hendrickson
SMFS member Dave H. Hendrickson’s short story
collection, Death in the Serengeti
and Other Stories: Ten Tales of Crime has been released. Published by Pentucket Publishing, the read
is available in both print and eBook formats at Amazon
and other vendors.
Amazon Synopsis:
From
the mean streets of “Lynn, Lynn, City of Sin” to the sleepy suburbs…
From the grime of the Boston subways to a tavern in the afterlife…
From sandy ancient Israel to the plains of the Serengeti…
Award-winning master of mystery and suspense David H. Hendrickson finds crime and punishment wherever he looks… and these ten thrilling tales prove it.
Criminal Minds: The Road to Writing Riches – HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa! by Paul D. Marks
Criminal Minds: The Road to Writing Riches – HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa!: How often do you step back and take stock of where you are in your writing life and where you want to go? Is this a New Year’s only thing, o...
Thursday, April 18, 2019
SMFS Members Published In Deadly Southern Charm: A Lethal Ladies Mystery Anthology
Two SMFS members are published in the recently released, Deadly
Southern Charm: A Lethal Ladies Mystery Anthology. Edited by Mary
Burton and Mary Miley, published by Wildside
Press, the book is currently available in print format only. The two SMFS
members included in the anthology are:
Barb Goffman with “The Power Behind The Throne.”
Kristin Kisska with “Unbridled.”
Thank you to Barb Goffman who alerted me to her presence in
the book.
Amazon Synopsis:
“Deliciously
devious and absolutely delightful, these marvelous stories will keep you
captivated! Sweeter than sweet tea on the surface, but with smartly sinister
secrets only a true southern writer can provide. What a joy to read!” —Hank
Phillippi Ryan best-selling Agatha and Mary Higgins Clark Award winner
This volume collects
original tales by Frances Aylor, Mollie Cox Bryan, Lynn Cahoon, Judy Chalkey,
Stacie Giles, Barb Goffman, Libby Hall, Bradley Harper, Sherry Harris, Maggie
King, Kristin Kisska, Samatha McGraw, K.L. Murphy, Genille Swope Parente, Deb
Rolfe, Rod Sterling, S.A. Warwick, and Heather Weidner.
SMFS Member Publication News: Dawn Lyons
SMFS member Dawn Lyon’s (writing as Julie Leo) short story, “Eat My Dust” appears
online as “Rural Crime Flash Fiction” at the Mystery Tribune. The story is free
to read online and can be read here.
Her story, "MRS. TICKTOCK" also appears online and free to read at Every Day Fiction.
Her story, "MRS. TICKTOCK" also appears online and free to read at Every Day Fiction.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
SMFS Member Publication News: Margaret Mendel
SMFS member Margaret Mendel’s short story, “Easter Haunting: An Easter
Supernatural Mystery Short Story” appears today online at Kings River Life
Magazine. The story is free to read online.
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Little Big Crimes Review: Kaddish for Lazar by Michael Wuliger
Little Big Crimes: Kaddish for Lazar, by Michael Wuliger: "Kaddish for Lazar," by Michael Wuliger , in Berlin Noir, edited by Thomas Wörtche, Akashic Press, 2019. The publisher sent...
Monday, April 15, 2019
A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 48
As posted by Peter DiChellis to our list…
This week’s
blog pours it on again: links to reviews, releases, free reads, and more.
Includes a link to the April 2019 issue of Noir
Nation. Use Amazon’s Look Inside feature to learn editor Eddie Vega’s views
on hardboiled vs. noir vs. crime fiction and other subgenres. Plus, reviews of
the best mystery stories Rob Lopresti read during the past couple of months.
A short walk down a dark street (#48): celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.
Best wishes,
Peter
Saturday, April 13, 2019
SMFS Short Story Saturdays: William Burton McCormick
Back in May SMFS
celebrated, as we do each year, International Short Story Month. The
celebration led to the creation of the weekly short story segment SMFS Short
Story Saturdays. Each Saturday we feature a SMFS list member whose work can be
read online for free. These short stories are at least a year old and were not
previously linked to during the May 2018 Short Story Month event.
For SMFS
Short Story Saturdays today, list member William Burton McCormick shares the short
story, “Deadly Signals”
archived at The Saturday
Evening Post. The tale first appeared in October 2015 and is set on a
legendary Halloween night when Orson Welles terrorized a nation.
If you would
like to be included and are a
member of the SMFS list at yahoo groups, email the link to your story to
KevinRTipple at Verizon dot net. If you are not a member, this would be a good
time to check us out at Yahoo Groups.
Friday, April 12, 2019
SleuthSayers: Writing in the Dark by O'Neil De Noux
SleuthSayers: Writing in the Dark: by O'Neil De Noux Writers evolve. When I began writing novels, I made detailed outlines and after completing the books, I saw I alway...
Thursday, April 11, 2019
SMFS Members Published In FISHY BUSINESS: THE FIFTH GUPPY ANTHOLOGY
A number of SMFS members are published in
the recently released anthology, Fishy Business: The Fifth Guppy Anthology.
Published by Wildside Press, the book was edited by Linda Rodriguez. The anthology is currently available in print
from the publisher
and Amazon
only with the eBook version coming soon. The SMFS members in this book are:
Susan Bickford with “Payout Payback.”
Lida Bsuhloper with "The Wannabe."
Lida Bsuhloper with "The Wannabe."
Susan Daly with “My Night with the Duke
of Edinburgh.”
T. Y. Euliano with “For Want of a
Grade.”
Kate Fellowes with “Who Stole My Lunch?”
Debra H. Goldstein with “Nova, Capers,
and a Schmear of Cream Cheese” as well as the introduction to the book.
Joan Leotta with “It Tastes Like Cardboard.”
James M. Jackson with "Power of Attorney."
James M. Jackson with "Power of Attorney."
Andrew MacRae with “The Hollerith
Affect.”
MaryAlice Meli with “The Funeral Home
Heist.”
KM Rockwood with “Scrabble-Rousers.”
Steve Shrott with “The Dark
Underground.”
My thanks to SMFS list member Steve
Shrott, aka Mark Stevens, who alerted me to the book on behalf of himself and
other members.
Synopsis:
Killer
hooks and fishy characters will lure you into this fifth anthology from the
Guppies Chapter of Sisters in Crime. This volume nets you twenty-two crafty
capers featuring slippery eels, wily sharks, and hard-boiled crabs. From
ultra-modern computer crimes to old-fashioned confidence tricks, these tales
are sure to satisfy your appetite for great short mystery fiction.
Introduction, by Debra
H. Goldstein
The Wannabe, by Lida Bushloper
Nova, Capers, and a Schmear of Cream Cheese, by Debra H. Goldstein
Windfall, by Rita A. Popp
Who Stole My Lunch?, by Kate Fellowes
Nine Lives of Husbands and Wives, by Chelle Martin
The Lost Mine of Don Fernando, by Anna Castle
Scrabble-Rousers, by K.M. Rockwood
The Retirement Plan, by Mary Fern Ross
Room and Board, by Vinnie Hansen
Payout Payback, by Susan Bickford
My Night with the Duke of Edinburgh, by Susan Daly
The A-List, by C.C. Guthrie
The Great Negotiator, by Raegan Teller
For Want of a Grade, by T.Y. Euliano
Exit Interview, by Beth Green
The Dark Underground, by Steve Shrott
The Trouble with Trouble, by Lesley Mang
It Tastes Like Cardboard, by Joan Leotta
The Hollerith Effect, by Andrew MacRae
The Fork, the Spoon, and the Knife, by T.G. Wolff
The Funeral Home Heist, by MaryAlice Meli
Power of Attorney, by James M. Jackson
The Wannabe, by Lida Bushloper
Nova, Capers, and a Schmear of Cream Cheese, by Debra H. Goldstein
Windfall, by Rita A. Popp
Who Stole My Lunch?, by Kate Fellowes
Nine Lives of Husbands and Wives, by Chelle Martin
The Lost Mine of Don Fernando, by Anna Castle
Scrabble-Rousers, by K.M. Rockwood
The Retirement Plan, by Mary Fern Ross
Room and Board, by Vinnie Hansen
Payout Payback, by Susan Bickford
My Night with the Duke of Edinburgh, by Susan Daly
The A-List, by C.C. Guthrie
The Great Negotiator, by Raegan Teller
For Want of a Grade, by T.Y. Euliano
Exit Interview, by Beth Green
The Dark Underground, by Steve Shrott
The Trouble with Trouble, by Lesley Mang
It Tastes Like Cardboard, by Joan Leotta
The Hollerith Effect, by Andrew MacRae
The Fork, the Spoon, and the Knife, by T.G. Wolff
The Funeral Home Heist, by MaryAlice Meli
Power of Attorney, by James M. Jackson
2019 Thriller Award Finalist: Alan Orloff
SMFS Member Alan Orloff is a 2019 Thriller Award Finalist.
His book, Pray for the Innocent,
is a finalist nominee in the “Best E-Book Original Novel Category.” Winners
will be announced at ThrillerFest XIV on July 13, 2019 in New York City. For
more information, including the full list of all the finalists this year, go to
the International
Thriller Writers website.
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Monday, April 8, 2019
Little Big Crimes Review: Dora by Thomas Wörtche
Little Big Crimes: Dora, by Thomas Wörtche: "Dora," by Z ö e Beck, in Berlin Noir, edited by Thomas Wörtche, Akashic Press, 2019. This is the second appearance here b...
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