SMFS list members are
published in the Mystery Magazine: January 2024 issue. The read is available
at the publisher and at Amazon. The SMFS list members that reported their presence in the
issue are:
Joslyn Chase with "Something Like Happiness.”
Martin Hill
Ortiz with “Spinning Monkey Thriller.”
Josh Pachter, translation of Arend Smits’, "Jake
Brown's Anomalies.”
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.
★ In
this issue ★
In our cover story, “Jake Brown’s Anomalies” by Arend Smits: In his small
Nebraska town, Jake Brown sits on his porch and watches the world go by. When
he begins to notice anomalies in the passing scene, though, his observations
lead to the solution to multiple murders. …
“Spinning Monkey Thriller” by Martin Hill Ortiz: While awaiting his assignment,
a hitman has a potentially life-changing encounter.
“Something Like Happiness” by Joslyn Chase: In 1925 Bavaria, Rein Werner seizes
a chance to avenge his brother's death and sabotage a corrupt Third Reich
official rising to power. He puts together a crack team of criminals to make it
happen.
In “What The Boy Said” by Wynn Quon, two partners-in-crime are angling for
their next assignment. Their rich client is supposed to meet them but why
hasn't she shown up?
In “Freezer Burn” by April Kelly, two larcenous country boys find out the hard
way that there are cold cases and then there are—
“The Good Neighbor” by Martin Rosenstock: Sitting in a Berlin café, an American
tourist sees a woman he knew years ago in the Gulf. Back then, she got into
trouble with the police and he lied for her, without understanding the cause of
her predicament. The mystery is about to be solve
In our You-Solve-It mystery, “Orange Cones And Alibis” by Kate Fellowes, a
construction project's power cut sets the scene for an unlikely burglary. Can
you guess who did it?
Custom Cover Art by Robin Grenville Evans.
