Today is publication day for California Schemin': The 2020 Bouchercon Anthology. Published by Wildside Press, the anthology was edited by SMFS list member Art Taylor, who also wrote the introduction to the book, and features short stories from several SMFS list members. The read is currently only available in print from the publisher, but it is expected that other sites will be carrying it soon. The SMFS list members with short stories in the book are:
Dixon Hill with “No Postman, No Doorbell.”
Kim Keeline with "California Hold'em.”
Gabriel Valjan with “Elysian Fields.”
Publisher Synopsis:
California Schemin’ is a new anthology of thrilling tales by
nineteen of the world's best mystery authors. The official anthology of
Bouchercon 2020, it is edited by the award-winning Art Taylor and features
brand new works by acclaimed and award-winning writers like Scott Turow, Walter
Mosley, Anne Perry, Anthony Horowitz, Cara Black, Janet A. Rudolph, and
Catriona McPherson. As the name implies, each tale in California Schemin’
features a Californian theme, exploring both the heights of ambition and the
depths of depravity in the Golden State's shadowy streets. Filled with twists
and turns, intrigue, betrayals, wit, and whimsy, California Schemin’ is the
perfect book for any mystery lover!<P>Included are:<P>
Jennifer Berg, “Schemes in the Dark”
Cara Black, “Cabaret aux Assassins”
David Boop, “Call Before You Die!”
Chris Dreith, “Old Soles”
Dixon Hill, “No Postman, No Doorbell”
Anthony Horowitz, “Camberwell Crackers”
Kim Keeline, “California Fold’em”
R.J. Koreto, “The Hollywood Gangster”
Joyce Kreig, “Last Call at the Zanzibar”
Ellen Clair Lamb, “The Assistant”
Catriona McPherson, “The Finishing Touch”
Walter Mosley, “Fearless”
Anne Perry, “An Affaire of Inconvenience”
Eileen Rendahl, “A Spoonful of Poison”
Christopher Ryan, “Hellhounds: Hollywood Demons”
Linda Townsdin, “Re-entry”
Scott Turow, “Tell Him No”
Gabriel Valjan, “Elysian Fields”
Carrie Voorhis, “The Fandancer’s First Murder”
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