Two SMFS list members are published in the Mystery Magazine: January 2023 issue. The read is available in print and digital formats from Amazon. The members in the issue are:
Vinnie Hansen with “Criminal Little Secrets.”
J.R. Parsons with “An Artless Theft.” (A You-Solve-It)
Amazon 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;★
Our cover feature “A Black Dog For A White Monkey” by
T K. Howell presents a classic noir as a bed-bound shamus attempts to solve the
disappearance of an heiress.
“Neon City” by Mia Dalia delivers a classic noir with
a twist. Movie industry, jealously, lookalikes, and one private detective
caught up in it all.
“Leaves In A Forest” by A.E. Pittman: Conrad was
ordered to take charge of a homicide on his first shift as a detective, for a
crime scene that made no sense. And just when he thought things couldn't get
any worse, he met his new partner.
In “The Fear Dreams” by Delee Fromm, a dream
interpreter makes his fortune conning clients out of their life savings, that
is, until he becomes the victim.
“A Simple Misunderstanding” by Peter Thompson: In this
comic mystery, Tate and his friend Fred's night goes from bad to much worse,
while searching for Tate's stolen Great Dane, Clarence.
“Accidents Will Happen” by Rima S. Riedel: George has
his hands full with his old harridan of an Aunt Georgina her dog, Pookie Poo.
He's finally had enough.
“Criminal Little Secrets” by Vinnie Hansen: South
Dakota. 1966. When twelve-year-old Virginia is farmed out to work for the
Schultzes for the summer, her nasty habit collides with Mr. Schultz's secret.
“Rules” by C. Flynt: “Me and Suzy planned out
everything, except that no caper follows the plan.”
“An Artless Theft” A You-Solve-It by J.R. Parsons:
Detective Sheila Stone is faced with a puzzling art theft and one very
important question. Why would the robbers leave the most valuable artwork
behind?
Custom Cover Art By Robin Grenville Evans
