SMFS list members are published in the Mystery Magazine: June 2024 issue. The read is available at the publisher and at Amazon. The SMFS list members that reported their presence in the issue are:
David Bart with “Friends.”
John M. Floyd with “A Shock to the System.”
Robert Lopresti with “Gate of Hades.”
Amazon Description:
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.
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In this issue ★
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In our cover story, “Sky Pirate Of The Golden Age” by Eric Cline, a young boy
becomes a unique eyewitness to a legendary crime. The skyjacker Robin Skye was
never caught. But one witness saw him, truly saw him in more ways than one.
And, more importantly, HEARD him.
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“Friends” by David Bart: Bill and Jason are friends, and one of them dated one
of the victims the night she was murdered. But it all works out in the end. At
least for one of them.
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“They Always Took Longer” by Andrew Welsh-Huggins: After freelance courier
Mercury Carter is hired to escort a climate change whistle-blower with a target
on his back across the country, Carter encounters dangerous—but
unexpected—complications.
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In “Death And Deception At The Codwall Inn” by Denise Johnson, a former
district attorney, attending a wedding at an Upstate New York venue, finds
himself the unwitting investigator of the bride's untimely death.
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In “Gate Of Hades” by Robert Lopresti, American tourists on a tour of Southern
Greece have an unsettling experience at the traditional gate of Hades. A
strange death follows.
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“Swimming With Sharks” by Bond Elam: Gordon Stark enlists the help of his third
wife’s tennis instructor to ease her out of the picture so he can pursue wife
number four. What he eases himself out of is half his fortune.
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“A Shock To The System,” A You-Solve-It by John M. Floyd: Frances and Lucy
Valentine team up again to solve a food poisoning incident. Can you help
decipher the clues?
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Solution to May’s You-Solve-It
A Failure To Communicate by John H. Dromey
Custom Cover Art By Robin Grenville Evans
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