Little Big Crimes: A Rat Tale, by Mark Thielman

Little Big Crimes: A Rat Tale, by Mark Thielman: "A Rat Tale," by Mark Thielman, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, November/December 2022.  Mark Thielman, my fellow Sleu...

Little Big Crimes: Future Tense, by Mark Thielman

Little Big Crimes: Future Tense, by Mark Thielman: "Future Tense," by Mark Thielman, in Black Cat Magazine, #57. 2022.  This marks the eighth appearance by my fellow SleuthSayer, ...

SMFS Member Publishing News: Future Tense by Mark Thielman

SMFS list member Mark Thielman’s short story, Future Tense, appears in Black Cat Weekly #54. Published by Wildside Press, the issue out today is available here in digital format.

 

Synopsis:

Our 57th issue opens with an original tale by Mark Thielman, courtesy of acquiring editor Michael Bracken. It does triple-duty as a crime story, a science fiction story, and a dystopian story. All with a great punch. As for our other acquiring editors—Barb Goffman has selected a great tale by Dee Long, and (not to be outdone) Cynthia Ward has a real winner from Chris Willrich. We will have a contribution from Darrell Schweitzer next issue.

As if that’s not enough (when is it ever for the Black Cat?), we have gone back to the pulp era for historical mystery novels by Harold Bindloss and Nicholas Carter, and uncovered some classic short science fiction by Damon Knight, Frederik Pohl, and Jerry Shelton. Rounding things out is a rare historical Lost Race fantasy by Crittenden Marriott set in the always-spooky Sargasso Sea.

In coming weeks, expect to see more fun, with ghosts & goblins & things that go bump in the night — climaxing with a Halloween Spooktacular issue. Don’t miss it!

 

Here’s the complete lineup:

 

Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:

“Future Tense,” by Mark Thielman [Michael Bracken Presents short story]

“Mystery Map,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]

“Fool’s Gold,” by Dee Long [Barb Goffman Presents short story]

“The Man Who Measured the Wind,” by Harold Lamb [novella]

The Intriguers, by Harold Bindloss [novel]

Nick Carter Rescues a Daughter, by Nicholas Carter [novel]

 

Science Fiction & Fantasy:

“Future Tense,” by Mark Thielman [Michael Bracken Presents short story]

“A Wizard of the Old School,” by Chris Willrich [Cynthia Ward Presents short story]

“Definition,” by Damon Knight [short story]

“A Hitch In Time,” by Frederik Pohl [short story]

“You Are Forbidden!” by Jerry Shelton [short story]

The Isle of Dead Ships, by Crittenden Marriott [novel]

Publication News: Malice in Dallas

 The Sisters in Crime North Dallas chapter has just released Malice in Dallas, edited by Short Mystery Fiction Society member Barb Goffman.  Among the stories included are:

Mark Thielman.  "The Family Cycle."

Joseph S. Walker. "Crime Scene."

Publication News: Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine

 The September/October issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine hits the newsstands today, and it features six stories by members of the Society.

Glass by James R. Benn

Blindsided by Michael Bracken and James A. Hearn

Ice Ice Baby by Barb Goffman

Gnawing at the Cat’s Tail by R. T. Lawton

Taxonomy Lesson by Robert Lopresti

The Map Dot Murder by Mark Thielman

Publicaton News: The Fish That Got Away

The Guppies chapter of Sisters in Crime has released its newest short story anthology, edited by Linda M. Rodriguez: The Fish That Got Away.

 A whopping pile of Short Mystery Fiction Society members have a story included

TO EVERY SEASON • Mary Adler
QUARRY • Susan Alice Bickford
BLACK ON BLACK IN BLACK • MB Dabney
THE PEARL NECKLACE • E.B. Davis
RELEASING LIVES • P. A. De Voe
STRESS KILLS • Cheryl Marceau
THE CANINE CAPER • Michele Bazan Reed 

THE CASE OF THE ABUSED ARTICHOKE • Cynthia Sabelhaus
CATCH AND RELEASE • Mark Thielman
KILLER’S CRUISE • Joseph S. Walker