SMFS Member Publishing News: Who Killed the Rabbi's Wife?: A Frank Wolf Mystery by Saul Golubcow

SMFS list member Saul Golubcow reported that today is publication day for his latest book, Who Killed the Rabbi's Wife?: A Frank Wolf Mystery. Published by Wildside Press, the read is available at Amazon and other vendors.

 

Amazon Description:

Frank Wolf, a Holocaust survivor turned private detective, returns to solve a chilling mystery in 1970s New York.

When Batya Flaum, the wife of a prominent Brooklyn rabbi, is brutally murdered, no one is prepared for the shocking revelations that follow.

Teaming up with his grandson Joel and Joel’s wife Aliya, Frank uncovers a web of secrets, deceit, and betrayal within the tight-knit Jewish community.
As they navigate family dynamics and unravel long-buried truths, the trio must determine who is truly complicit in the crime ... and why.

Filled with suspense and psychological depth, this gripping novel challenges readers to confront moral dilemmas and question how well we really know those we love.

SMFS Member Publishing News: Closed for Christmas by Heather Ormsby

 

SMFS list member Heather Ormsby’s short story, Closed for Christmas, appears in the Magick and Mistletoe: A Dragon Soul Press Anthology. Published by Dragon Soul Press, the read is available in digital format at Amazon.

 

Synopsis:

A sprinkle of Christmas magic.

It’s that magical time of the year when everything peppermint and pumpkin spice makes an appearance. People feel more generous, but there always seems to be a Scrooge lurking in their midst. This collection features a mixture of stories ranging from heartwarming to horror. All of them have a dose of magic, whether figuratively or literally.

Stories by Heather Ormsby, Jodie Francis, Patricia Duffy Novak, David W. Landrum, Charles Kyffhausen, Faedra Rose, Julie Day, and Tara Tyler.

Please note that this is an ebook only anthology.

SMFS Member Publishing News: Snake Slayer by Rob Pierce

Today is publication day for Snake Slayer by Rob Pierce. Published by Down & Out Books, the read is available in digital and print formats at the publisher, Amazon, and other vendors. 

 

Synopsis: 

Three criminals on the run, not just from the law but from other criminals. Two of them are lovers, the third her former lover. Where does love lie, except in the grave?

Deria is the psychotic woman who prefers to work with a guy who’s good in bed. Vern is her violent ex, who let her go because he thought she lived too dangerously. Russ is the new guy, new to Deria, new to whatever hell he’s gotten himself into.

Can they keep the money from the psychotics who want it?

Are they more psychotic?

Or will they break down from the acts they must commit?

If you liked Pierce’s Vern in the Heat, you’re going to love Snake Slayer. And if you didn’t read that one, strap in for the ride. It’s fast, it’s bloody, and it goes well beyond that, into the minds of those who commit the horrible crimes.

SMFS Member Publishing News: Lauryn Christopher

SMFS list member Lauryn Christopher’s new book, Pro Bono: A Hit Lady for Hire is now out from Camden Park Press. Currently, it is only available in eBook at Amazon.  

Amazon Synopsis:

Some jobs just need to be done - even if nobody's paying...
When a friend is accused of murdering her deadbeat ex-husband - a man Meg had on her hit-list for reasons of her own - Meg Harrison sets aside her usual paid assassin's role and takes it on herself to discover what really happened.
But what begins as a routine inquiry dredges up long-buried memories, forcing Meg to deal with her own demons while simultaneously hunt for a man her instincts tell her might not really be dead.
Can Meg reverse-engineer the murderer's scheme and bring down the real killer before her friend becomes their next victim?

SMFS Member Publishing News: Rusty Barnes

SMFS list member Rusty Barnes’s new book, Kraj the Enforcer: Stories is now out. Published by Shotgun Honey, the read is available in print and digital formats from the publisher as well as Amazon and other vendors.

Amazon Synopsis:

Meet Kraj—pronounced krai—a low-level errand boy and hitman masquerading as a bouncer for Tricky Ricky Gutierrez, nefarious owner of the Twist, a club in upstate Elmira NY. A place that has both a LGBTQIA night and a cowboy country night, this cockeyed corner bar in northern Appalachia supports Ricky’s illegal schemes, and serves as a rural balm for Croatian-war refugee Kraj.

Kraj plies his trade over a short span, moving from petty theft to strong-arming tips from people at the door, breaking up redneck fights, protecting the club’s nubile female staff and collecting gambling debts owed Tricky Ricky. Kraj eventually gets sucked further and further into Ricky’s underworld plans, where he wants to be seen as a man on the come-up, but he has problems moving up in Ricky's organization will never solve. His sister Ana, missing since the Croatian War for Independence, never strays far from his mind.

Kraj, together with his sometime girlfriend Cami, newly become manager of a franchisee McDonald’s, and his manager Mikael. negotiates his way through underground fight clubs, prostitution rings, drug deals, petty thievery, and of course, murder. Tricky Ricky gives Kraj a great deal of rope and autonomy to operate.

Will he hang himself with it or swing?