SMFS Members Published in Mystery Magazine: November 2022

Four SMFS list members are published in the recently released, Mystery Magazine: November 2022 issue.  The read is available in print and digital formats from Amazon. The members in the issue are:

 

M. H. Callway with “Last Island.”

 

Martin Hill Ortiz with “The Affair Of The Bewildering Bell” by Martin Hill Ortiz

 

Merrilee Robson with "His Last Duchess."

 

Ricky Sprague with “Barnie Brewster's Body Begone Bureau.”

 

Synopsis:

At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Magazine presents original short stories by the world’s best-known and emerging mystery writers. The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty.

Get ready to be surprised, challenged, and entertained--whether you enjoy the style of the Golden Age of mystery (e.g., Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle), the glorious pulp digests of the early twentieth century (e.g., Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler), or contemporary masters of mystery. 

★ In this issue★

“Last Island” by M. H. Callway: A mysterious death in an ice fishing hut leads Danny Bluestone, a young Northern Ranger, on a high-stakes race across the frozen lands.

“Absolutely” by Jim Courter: PI Barry Pool passes on a job from a would-be client he finds smug and arrogant. When the guy dies in a hit-and-run, Pool is curious, and learns that his opinion was widely shared.

“His Last Duchess” by Merrilee Robson: This is not a gothic novel. The house is sunny and beautiful. The newlyweds are in love. Everything is perfect.

“Barnie Brewster's Body Begone Bureau” by Ricky Sprague: When the fellow members of the Strawberries Club ask Barnie Brewster for help covering their crimes, a new potentially profitable sideline is born.

“On Ice” by Allison Baxter: During an annual ice fishing trip, an elderly ice fisher finds out who her friends are … and aren't.

“Tricoteuse At The Knitting Boutique” by Jon M. Gluckman: This is a story inspired by the subversive power of women. It ends violently (so that is a trigger warning) but speaks of the injustices women have been suffering in a world, a history, largely created and controlled by men.

“The Affair Of The Bewildering Bell” by Martin Hill Ortiz: Ace detective and next-door neighbor to Sherlock Holmes, Jules Pfennig, is recruited to investigate his most baffling case yet—the mystery behind a miraculous church bell.

The adventure continues next month …

Cover Art by Robin Grenville Evans.