Publication News: Back Road Bobby and His Friends

 Today is the publication date for Back Road Bobby and His Friends, edited by Colin Conway.  Stories by members include:

Eric Beetner.  "Fletch Goes For A Ride."

Colin Conway. "The Reunion of Back Road Bobby and Transmission Jack."

Nikki Dolson. "Card Shark Molly's Last Hand."

Gabriel Valjan. "Ciro the Fox and the Treasure in the Mountains."

Frank Zafiro. "The Escape of Jimmy the Saint."

Kevin Tipple. "The Beetle's Last Fifty Grand."

Dave Zeltserman. "Robbing Banks with Gator Wilson."

Publication News: Guns & Tacos

 Volume 5 of Guns & Tacos has been published.  Among the SMFS members featured are:

Michael Bracken (editor).

David H. Hendrickson. "Chimichangas and a Couple of Glocks."

Stacy Woodson. "Two Tamales, One Tokarev, and a Lifetime of Broken Promises." 

Dave Zeltserman. "Two More Tacos, a Beretta .32, and a Pink Butterfly." 

2017 Shamus Award SMFS Member Nominees

Earlier this week the Private Eye Writers of America announced their Shamus Award nominees for the 2017 Shamus Awards. There are five categories for awards given in regards to private eye novels and short stories first published in the United States in 2016. Three members of the Short Mystery Fiction Society are nominated in three of the five categories. 

In the category of  “Best Private Eye Novel" the SMFS member nominee is Robert S. Levinson  for The Stardom Affair.

In the category of  “Best Original Private Eye Paperback” the SMFS member nominee is O'Neil De Noux for  Hold Me, Babe. 

In the category of  “Best Private Eye Short Story”  the SMFS member nominee is Dave Zeltserman for "Archie On Loan" in the Sept/Oct 2016 issue of  Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine..

The SMFS congratulates our member nominees as well as all the nominees. The full list of the 2017 Shamus award nominees can be found on the Private Eye Writers of America website.