SMFS Members Published/Honored in The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2024

Today is publication day for The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2024. Published by the Mysterious Press, the book is available in a variety of formats at the publisher, Amazon, and other vendors. Several SMFS list members have stories reprinted in the main section of the book and another is listed in the “Honor Roll” section. The list members that reported their presence in the book are:

 

Main Full Story Section

 

Michael Bracken with “Beat the Clock.” Originally published in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine:March/April 2024.

 

Fleur Bradley with "How to Teach Yourself to Swim." Originally published in Dark Yonder: Issue 3, published by Thalia Press.

 

John M. Floyd with “Last Day at the Jackrabbit.” Originally published in Strand Magazine: Issue 69.

 

Nils Gilbertson with "Lovely and Useless Things." Originally published in Prohibition Peepers: Private Eyes During the Noble Experiment, edited by SMFS list member Michael Bracken

 

Peter W. J. Hayes with “El Paso Heat,” Originally published in Black Cat Mystery Magazine #14, edited by SMFS list member Michael Bracken.

 

Annie Reed with “Dead Names.” Originally published in Holiday Spectacular 2023 Calendar of Stories, published by WMG Publishing.

 

Anna Scotti with “It's Not Even Past.” Originally published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine: September/October 2023.

 

Stacy Woodson with “One Night in 1965.” Originally published in More Groovy Gumshoes: Private Eyes in the Psychedelic Sixties, edited by SMFS list member Michael Bracken.

 

Honorable Mention:

Robert Lopresti’s “The Accessories Club.” (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine: March/April 2023)

 

Amazon Description:

Anthony Horowitz selects and introduces the best mystery stories from the past year, under the auspices of the world’s oldest mystery fiction specialty bookshop.

From a pool of over 3,000 considered stories published last year―anything that touched on crime, mystery, and suspense, from venues as disparate as The Strand Magazine, Dark Yonder, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, The Bellevue Literary Review, and more―these are the very best, selected by series editor Otto Penzler and guest editor Anthony Horowitz.

The tales included cover a range of styles, highlighting the diversity of subjects and forms comprising the genre we call mystery fiction. Featuring a mixture of household names, masters of the short form, and newcomers to the field, the collection offers a variety that promises something for every reader. And it’s all capped off by a vintage story from the first half of the previous century, sourced directly from the rare book room at the Mysterious Bookshop, the oldest mystery fiction specialty store in the world.

Authors include:

·       Ace Atkins

·       Michael Bracken

·       Fleur Bradley

·       Shelley Costa

·       Doug Crandell

·       Jeffery Deaver

·       John Floyd

·       Nils Gilbertson

·       Peter Hayes

·       Shells Legoullon

·       Victor Methos

·       Leonardo Padura

·       Dan Pope

·       Annie Reed

·       Cameron Sanders

·       Anna Scotti

·       Archer Sullivan

·       Andrew Welsh-Huggins

·       Stacy Woodson