SMFS Members Published in Notorious in North Texas: Metroplex Mysteries Volume III

Several SMFS list members are published in the recently released anthology, Notorious in North Texas: Metroplex Mysteries Volume III. Edited by SMFS list member Michael Bracken and published by the Sisters in Crime North Dallas Chapter, the anthology is available from Amazon and other vendors. The SMFS list members that reported their stories in the book are:

 

Tiffany Seitz with “A Vague Threat.”

 

Shannon Taft with "Bitter Cold."

 

Kevin R. Tipple with “Whatever Happened To…?”

 

Joseph S. Walker with "Citizens Arrested."

 

Amazon Description:

It is true that there is violent crime to be found all over the country. But a particular brand of “Texas Noir” has taken root and flourished within the canon of contemporary crime fiction. And the award-winning writers included in this anthology are some of the best illuminators of Lone Star mayhem—whether it be committed on a lonely and far-flung cattle ranch, or in the luxurious dressing rooms of Neiman Marcus—it has a unique flavor that is purely Texas. —from the Foreword by Kathleen H. Kent
A Perfect Gift For Mystery Lovers!
Welcome to the third anthology by the chapter members of Sisters In Crime North Dallas. The cities of Dallas, Fort Worth, and surrounding locales offer great fodder for mystery writers—and readers. These have inspired the stories contained in Notorious in North Texas: Metroplex Mysteries Volume III.

·         THE UNTITLED GUNFIGHTER BALLAD, by Mark Thielman

·         DON’T GET CAUGHT, by Karen Harrington

·         OLIVER KOWALSKI, by Terry Shepherd

·         AMARILLO BY MORNING, by Dänna Wilberg

·         GRAVE NEWS, by Cindy Martin

·         LONGSHOT AT LONE STAR PARK, by ML Condike

·         TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY, by Pam McWilliams

·         A VAGUE THREAT, by Tiffany Seitz

·         WHATEVER HAPPENED TO…?, by Kevin R. Tipple

·         HIGH WINDOW, by Amber Royer

·         BITTER COLD, by Shannon Taft

·         CITIZENS ARRESTED, by Joseph S. Walker

MICHAEL BRACKEN (www.CrimeFictionWriter.com), who edited this anthology, is the Edgar Award and Shamus Award nominated, Derringer Award winning author of more than twelve hundred short stories, including crime fiction published in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, The Best American Mystery Stories, The Best Mystery Stories of the Year, and many other publications. Additionally, Bracken is the editor of Black Cat Mystery Magazine, associate editor of Black Cat Weekly, and editor or co-editor of thirty-one published or forthcoming anthologies, including the Anthony Award-nominated The Eyes of Texas: Private Eyes from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods. In 2024, he was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters for his contribution to Texas literature.