SMFS Members Published in Denim, Diamonds and Death: Bouchercon Anthology 2019

Several SMFS list members are published in the new book, Denim, Diamonds and Death: Bouchercon Anthology 2019. Published by Down & Out Books, the read is available in both print and digital formats from the publisher, Amazon, and other vendors. The SMFS list members in this anthology are:

John M. Floyd with “The Midnight Child.”

Michael Allan Mallory with “The Man Who Wasn’t There.”

Josh Pachter with “When You Sue, You begin With Do, Ray, Me.”

Julie Tollefson with “In the Rough.”

Synopsis

Denim, Diamonds and Death offers a fine collection from authors supporting the 50th Anniversary of the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention in Dallas, Texas.

Here are fifteen stories that run the gamut from heists to revenge, intricate plots to secrets uncovered, and more than a few tales that defy easy classification.

Proceeds from the sale of the book will go to the 2019 Bouchercon’s official charity, Literary Instruction for Texas (LIFT).

Edited by Rick Ollerman with stories by Carole Nelson Douglas, John M. Floyd, Dana Haynes, Thomas Luka, Michael Allan Mallory, Angela Crider Neary, Laura Oles, Josh Pachter, John Shepphird, Debra Luttanzi Shutika, Julie Tollefson, Tim P. Walker, Robb White, Kenneth Wishnia, and Mark Wisniewski.

SMFS Members Published in The Eyes of Texas: Private Eyes from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods

Several SMFS list members are published in the new anthology, The Eyes of Texas: Private Eyes from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods. Edited by SMFS list member Michael Bracken, the anthology is published by Down & Out Books. Published in print and digital formats, the read is available at the publisher, Amazon, and other vendors. The SMFS list members in the book are:

John M. Floyd with “Triangles.”

Debra H. Goldstein with “Harvey and the Redhead.”

Sandra Murphy with “Lucy’s Tree.”

Josh Pachter with “The Yellow Rose of Texas.”

Synospsis:

Texas has it all, from bustling big cities to sleepy small towns, and law enforcement alone can’t solve every crime. That’s where private eyes come in. They take the cases law enforcement can’t—or won’t. Private eyes may walk the mean streets of Dallas and Houston, but they also stroll through small West Texas towns where the secrets are sometimes more dangerous. Whether driving a Mustang or riding a Mustang, a private eye in Texas is unlike any other in the world.

The Eyes of Texas features seventeen original tales of Lone Star State private eyes from Trey R. Barker, Chuck Brownman, Michael Chandos, John M. Floyd, Debra H. Goldstein, James A. Hearn, Richard Helms, Robert S. Levinson, Scott Montgomery, Sandra Murphy, Josh Pachter, Michael Pool, Graham Powell, William Dylan Powell, Stephen D. Rogers, Mark Troy, and Bev Vincent.

SMFS Members Published in Mystery Readers Journal: Private Eyes I

Two SMFS members have published works in The Mystery Readers Journal: Private Eyes 1 (Volume 35, No. 3) now out from Mystery Readers International. The read is in print and pdf  formats on their website. The two SMFS members in the issue are:

Jim Dougherty with “Old-Time Radio’s Best, and Last, Private Eye” as well as his “Ray Schindler-Shamus” in  his regular “Just the Facts” true crime column.

BV Lawson with "You Want Your PIs Hard, Soft, or Medium-Boiled? (With a Side of Procedural)"

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS

§  Big Sleep vs. Big Lebowski: Chandleresque Masculinity, 80 Years Later by Austin Wright

§  Three PIs in Their Sodoms: Hollywood, Hoboken, Galway by Jay Gertzman

§  Old-Time Radio’s Best, and Last, Private Eye by Jim Doherty

AUTHOR! AUTHOR!

§  All My Best Eyes Are Private by Lawrence Block

§  Detecting: It’s All in the Details by Cara Black

§  Dude, You’re Not Wearing Any Pants! by Tracy Clark

§  Of Thugs and Heroes by Sean Carswell

§  There’s No Such Thing as Private Eyes by Mark Coggins

§  Nate Heller and Mike Hammer by Max Allan Collins

§  Finding My Path Along The Trail Blazed by Others by Matt Coyle

§  Captivating PIs and the Creation Process by Rich DiSilvio

§  My Introduction to Private Eyes by Parnell Hall

§  Laughing Into the Darkness by Jack Fredrickson

§  Easy Work by Russell Hill

§  My First PI by Aimee Hix

§  My PI Is a Real Person… More or Less by Nancy Lynn Jarvis

§  The Many Guises of the Private Eye by Vaseem Khan

§  Think of Me as the Antidote to Dennis Lehane by David Housewright

§  Stand Down by Gay Toltl Kinman

§  You Want Your PIs Hard, Soft, or Medium-Boiled? (With a Side of Procedural) by B.V. Lawson

§  The Mysterious Heart of the PI by Chris Knopf

§  Fifty Years On by Michael Lewin

§  A 19th Century Private Eye Takes on the Wild West by Ann Parker

§  What Is It About the Private Eye, Anyway? by S.J. Rozan

§  Barker and Llewelyn: Private Enquiry Agents by Will Thomas

§  The Journalist as Private Eye by Charles Salzberg

§  The Psychic PI by Nancy Cole Silverman

§  My Medieval Detective Is Closing Up Shop by Jeri Westerson

COLUMNS

§  Mystery in Retrospect: Reviews by Sandie Herron, D.J. Lutz, L.J. Roberts

§  Just the Facts: Ray Schindler, Shamus by Jim Doherty

§  The Children’s Hour: Private Eyes by Gay Toltl Kinman

§  In Short: The Private Eye by Marvin Lachman

§  Crime Seen: PIs — Not Just Tough Guys by Kate Derie

§  From the Editor’s Desk by Janet A. Rudolph

SMFS Members Published in Pulp Adventures #33

The latest issue in a long running series, Pulp Adventures #33, has been released by Bold Ventures Press.  Available from the publisher, as well as Amazon and elsewhere, this issue features two SMFS list members. They are:

Jack Bludis with “New Guy On The Block.”

Teel James Glenn with “The Pursuit of the Moor.”

Amazon Synopsis:

Ten stories of new and classic pulp fiction — Mr. Pleeber knew people like himself didn’t have dangerous adventures, so he thought it was all a bad dream when he woke up to murder; An unusual masquerade, industrial espionage, Egypt; Private investigator Ken Sligo had a promising future, but had to make certain he wasn’t killed on his first case; In Mexico, a strange vigilante was called the Death’s Head, those who met him learned why; One last heist for a notorious jewel thief ... one reporter had the knowledge to prevent it; A lawyer swears to uphold the law, but is forced to bend it; A conspiracy theorist is considered a nut-job in life … Internet legend in death …; and a pirate asks for a helping hand, only to be served a cruel joke.

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