SMFS list member John Floyd’s
short story, Last Day at the Jackrabbit, appears in the just released Strand
Magazine #69. The issue is available at the website and by other vendors.
Description
Issue 69 of The Strand Magazine features a previously
unpublished short story by James M. Cain, Jacqueline Winspear on writing, an
exclusive interview with J.T. Ellison, and fiction by John Floyd, Adam Hamdy,
and Vaseem Khan
We’re very proud to feature in our 69th issue an
unpublished short story by James M. Cain. Set in the aftermath of the Korean
War, the story takes a hard look at, greed, sacrifice, friendship, and
redemption between three damaged and fallible characters. In just over 3000
words, Cain offers up all the noir elements we’ve come to expect from him
complete with gritty dialogue and a cunning antagonist but puts in an
unexpected twist that turns the tale on its head, offering a surprisingly
nuanced take on these supposedly hard characters. It’s sure to thrill fans of
neo noir such as Breaking Bad, Nightmare Alley,
and Blade Runner.
From post-war America, we go to post-independence
India, where Vaseem Khan pits the country’s first female police officer against
prejudice, corruption, and murder in “Ace of Spades.” Moving to modern-day
neo-noir, Adam Hamdy lays out “Tarot,” in which a New York City psychiatrist’s
world is upended after an eerie session with his new patient. John Floyd takes
us back to small-town America in “Last Day at the Jackrabbit,” where a
small-time crook and his moll get more than they bargained for. And we round out
our short stories this issue with Mike Adamson’s “The Affair of the Russian
Violinist,” a locked-room mystery that has Holmes and Watson racing against
time to avert a diplomatic crisis.
Pivoting to nonfiction, we are thrilled to share
firsthand insight from one of today’s best-selling mystery writers in “Quest
for Gold.” For fans of the Maisie Dobbs series—and stellar storytelling in
general—Jacqueline Winspear’s insights into the heart of great writing amount
to a master class on what it takes to bring a story to life.
We also have an exclusive interview with the
incomparable J.T. Ellison.
Our team of reviewers has worked hard to provide a
timely and interesting mix of the latest mysteries and thrillers out there.
Fans of the Batman franchise should not miss Chris Chan’s review of the
Blu-ray Batman: The Long Halloween.
The Strand Magazine continues
to bring our readers the best in fiction, interviews with authors, as well as
insightful book and audiobook reviews. In addition featuring this unpublished
short story by James M. Cain, we’ve featured unpublished works by
other legendary authors including Shirley
Jackson, Ernest
Hemingway, Raymond
Chandler, H.G. Wells, Agatha
Christie, Dashiell
Hammett, Tennessee
Williams, Louisa
May Alcott and Ray Bradbury.
This is the second time we’ve released an
unpublished short story by James M. Cain, the first lost gem we released was in
2012 with “Mommy
is a Bar Fly.”
For more back issues with works by literary
legends, follow
this link!
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