Wednesday, September 6, 2023

SMFS Members Published in Mystery Magazine: September 2023

 

SMFS list members are published in the Mystery Magazine: September 2023 issue. The read is available in digital format from Amazon. The SMFS list members that reported their presence in the issue are:

 

Kevin Egan with “Junior Hits the Big One.”

 

Christine Eskilson with “Confessions of a NIMBY.”

 

Larry Keeton with “Some Treats Are Nasty Tricks.”

 

Nikki Knight with "The Telltale Request."

 

Martin Hill Ortiz with “The Murder of the Very Dead Victim.” 

 

Recent Story Previews:

 

“Junior Hits The Big One” by Kevin Egan

Retired layabout Junior Calandrillo is convinced he has hit the lottery. Buster Muller, the town's former police chief, is convinced Junior is the target of a scam.

 

“You're A Daisy If You Do” by Ken Brosky

A teen boy and a stranger suspect his step-father of a series of murders. It will require the boy's nerdy obsession with Westerns to uncover the truth ...

 

“The Murder Of The Very Dead Victim” by Martin Hill Ortiz

Jules Pfennig, erstwhile detective and next door neighbor to Sherlock Holmes, is drawn into a plot to murder an already dead woman.

 

“Confessions Of A NIMBY” by Christine Eskilson

A misanthrope tries to protect his property from a rapacious developer.

 

“Some Treats Are Nasty Tricks” by Larry M. Keeton

A failed comedian needs money for his family. He goes out on Halloween to do his own trick or treating. Scores big only to find out he's been tricked.

 

“The Telltale Request” by Nikki Knight

Vermont DJ Jaye Jordan takes a page from Edgar Allen Poe and flushes out a murderer with a song when her priest friend is put in an ethical bind.

 

“Beak House” by Stephen Ross

Two bitter brothers squabble over their family's past and the long ago disappearance of a housemaid.

 

“Inspector Willoughby And The Sneak Thief” by Jeff Reynolds

A cozy mystery version of an old fairy tale told from a new perspective.

 

“The Codicil” by Preston Lang

Amanda is very close to her anarchic grandmother, Bev. When Bev realizes she has only a few months to live, Amanda suggests a shocking prank they can play on the rest of the family. But what lengths will Amanda go to make the joke work?

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