SMFS Members Published in Invasive Species: Stories By Northern California Crime Writers

SMFS list members are published in Invasive Species: Stories By Northern California Crime Writers. Edited by SMFS list member Josh Pachter, the anthology is published by SinC NorCal. It is available at Amazon. The SMFS members that reported their presence in the book are:

 

Mary Adler with “The Hunt.”

 

Chandler Christie with "Too Many Santas."

 

Vinnie Hansen with “Coming Attractions.”

 

Ellen Kirschman with “The Untold Upside of a Termite Infestation.”

 

Margaret Lucke with “Open House.”

 

Editor Josh Pachter with “Peace on Tenth Street.”

 

Publisher Description:

The SinC NorCal 2024 short story anthology, Invasive Species, is on track to be launched at Left Coast Crime in Seattle in April. A soft launch, with authors reading a selection from their story, will be our April 6 membership presentation.

The call for submissions was open until Sept. 15 and, though we didn’t get the fifty or sixty anticipated, we did have a good selection.

Stories (blind) were sent to judges Kevin Tipple, Cheryl Hand and Tracy Clark, read, ranked and returned and fifteen chosen. These then went to editor Josh Pachter who worked with the authors and completed his editing by Dec. 15.

A cover (see the art) is designed and a formatter is working on putting together the final file.

In alphabetical order, the authors are:

·         Mary Adler, “The Hunt”

·         Daisy Bateman (writing as Stacie Grey), “The Predator”

·         Susan Alice Bickford, “Saved”

·         Laura Boss, “Feral: A Love Story”

·         Chandler Christie (pseudonym), “Too Many Santas”

·         Vinnie Hansen, “Coming Attractions”

·         William Bruce Johnson, “Déjà vu”

·         Ellen Kirschman, “The Untold Upside of an Infestation of Termites”

·         Margaret Lucke, “Open House”

·         Susan McCormick, “I Will Take Care of It”

·         Karen Phillips, “Found Art”

·         Brian Shea, “The Cavalry on Wings”

·         Linda Townsdin, “Hyde and Seek”

·         Alanna Weaver, “Burn Piles”

·         Danna Wilberg, “A”

 

Rounding out the volume is a bonus story from Josh Pachter, “Peace on Tenth Street.” His 2023 novel Dutch Threat is a finalist a Lefty for Best Debut Mystery Novel at the upcoming Left Coast Crime.

Congratulations to all our authors!