Several SMFS list members are published in Mystery
Weekly Magazine: November 2020. The read is available in both print and eBook
from the publisher and at Amazon.
The SMFS members in this issue are:
Eve Fisher with ““The Devil In Salem Meadows.”
John Floyd with “The Barlow Boys.”
Rick Helms with “Low and Slow.”
Robert Mangeot with “Handed, On a Gold Plate.”
Synopsis:
“Bystander Boondoggle” by Carl Robinette: Down on his luck,
he just wants to enjoy a quiet holiday alone in his shack, but his plans are
thwarted by murder, intrigue and romance.
“Low And Slow” by Richard Helms: When hit men called The
Conductors show up at Alvy's house looking for a satchel full of cash while he
is smoking a pork shoulder in the back yard, Alvy serves up a few surprises
before dinner.
“The Devil In Salem Meadows” by
Eve Fisher: Professor John Franklin, debunker of occult phenomena, is in rehab
after a bad car wreck. There he finds three witches who know an old spell that
can cause death when chanted—and who like to chant a lot.
“Handed, On A Gold Plate” by Robert Mangeot: Wade angles to
become a superstar pick four lotto auditor, one stage left camera flash at a
time. First, he has two problems: finding his signature on-screen pose and
maybe stumbling onto a rigging scheme.
“The Barlow Boys” by John M. Floyd: Ezra Barlow, a farmer in
the depression-era South, is a loving father, but he's also a drunk and a
gambler. When he winds up targeted for death by a gangster in nearby
Shreveport, his two young sons realize it's up to them to save the family.
“Minuet At The Silver Goose” by Bob Williamson: Hospitals
can a dangerous place if you're a murderous televangelist with a heart
condition and the man who invented the heart monitor is just down the hall.
“Blind Alley” by Ellen Butler:
Karina just wanted to get home to her boyfriend, but accidentally bouncing a
blind man off her bumper puts a wrinkle in her evening plans.
“The Disappearances” by Neal Suit: A former Dallas detective
turned small town Sheriff investigates a series of baffling abductions. It's as
if people are vanishing in their homes. When the Sheriff uncovers the
perpetrator, he has a unique if troubling solution.
Custom cover art by Robin Grenville-Evans. Lettering by
Taylor Esposito.
