SMFS Members Published In Alfred Hitchock Mystery Magazine: July/August 2018

Four members of the SMFS have stories in the Alfred Hitchock Mystery Magazine: July/August 2018 issue. They are:

Kevin Egan for “The Movie Lover.”

Robert S. Levinson for “Nine Years Later.” The passing of Mr. Levinson is noted at the end of his story as well as the fct that Mr. Levinson won a Derringer award for his 2008 story, “The Quick Brown Fox.”

Robert Mangeot for “Book of Hours.”

Josh Pachter for “Not My Circus.”

2018 Shamus Award SMFS Member Nominees

Earlier today the Private Eye Writers of America announced their Shamus Award nominees for the 2018 Shamus Awards. There are four categories for awards given for private eye novels and short stories first published in the United States in 2017. Two members of the Short Mystery Fiction Society are nominated in the “Best P. I. Short Story” category. The winners will be announced at the PWA Banquet at Bouchercon.

The two SMFS member nominees are:

Robert S. Levinson for “Rosalie Marx is Missing” in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine: May/June 2017.

Paul D. Marks for “Windward” in Coast to Coast: Private Eyes from Sea to Shining Sea. The anthology was edited by Andrew McAleer and Paul D. Marks.

The SMFS congratulates our member nominees as well as all the nominees. The full list of the 2018 Shamus award nominees can currently be found at the Writing PIs website.

Catherine Dilts Reviews: Short Story Reviews: Finally, Serious Time for Reading

Catherine Dilts Reviews: Short Story Reviews: Finally, Serious Time for Reading

SMFS Members Published in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine November/December 2017

SMFS Members Eve Fisher, Robert S. Levinson, Robert Lopresti, Susan Oleksiw, and B.K. Stevens, were published in the latest issue of Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine November/December 2017. 

Eve Fisher's story is "Darkness Visible."

Robert S. Levinson’s story is "The House Across The Street."

Robert Lopresti’s story is "The Chair Thief."

Susan Oleksiw’s story is “A Slight Deviation From The Mean.”

B. K. Steven’s story is “Death Under Construction.”

The issue is available from Dell Magazines, Amazon, and other vendors.

Little Big Crimes Review: Rosalie Marx in Missing by Robert S. Levinson

Little Big Crimes: Rosalie Marx in Missing, by Robert S. Levinson: "Rosalie Marx in Missing," by Robert S. Levinson, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May/June 2017. This is the second t...

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.