SMFS list members are published in the Mystery
Magazine: August 2024 issue. The read is available at the publisher and at Amazon. The SMFS list members
that reported their presence in the issue are:
Tracy Falenwolfe with "A Tale of Trucidation."
S. B. Watson with “The Eyes of St. Thomas.”
Publisher 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.
★ In
this issue ★
“A Tale Of Trucidation” by Tracy Falenwolfe: While hiding out at the local
library, Daphne Peters stumbles upon the body of a reclusive mystery writer.
She has to solve the crime to stay alive, which proves difficult, because no
one she meets is telling the truth.
“Won’t You Be My Neighbour?” by Matt Kingcroft: A woman bonds with her new
neighbours, only for one of them to die under suspicious circumstances.
“The Poppy Flower Forgeries” by Richard D. Hallows: A mystery woman leaves a
painting with an antiques dealer who has a fluid relationship with legality. A
forgery is made before the mystery woman returns to collect the painting.
“The Eyes Of St. Thomas” by S.B. Watson: Five thieves, a treacherous sea
captain, a blind noblewoman, and a man-at-arms all encounter the Holy Skull of
St. Thomas … Or do they?
“A Small Town Mystery, Solved” by M.C. Schmidt: While playing by a river gorge,
a young boy uncovers a scandal that implicates two members of his small
community in this humorous mystery story which pays homage to classic film noir.
“Here Is Where My Amy Lies” by April Kelly: Often love can grow in the most
isolated, barren soil. Sometimes it dies there too.
“The Trade” by Dale T. Phillips: A problem solver works to keep an art thief
alive, risking his own life in the process.
Custom cover art by Robin Grenville Evans.
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