SMFS Member Publishing News: C. W. Blackwell

SMFS list member C. W. Blackwell’s short story, “Dancer in the Pines” appears in the new anthology, Dead Awake: 12 Tales of Darkness.  Published by LOM Publishing, the read is available in print and eBook formats at Amazon.

 

 

Synopsis: 

Twelve tales of darkness from the new generation of horror authors that will seep into your mind as you lie Dead Awake at night.Including tales from new horror standouts: Christy Aldridge, C.W. Balckwell, Jill Girardi, Mark Allan Gunnells, Sylvia Elven, A C Fraser, Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror), Michelle Renee Lane, Catherine McCarthy, Justin Montgomery, Ethan Pollard, and the Sisters of Slaughter.As horror legend Stanley Wiater stated, "Go revel in their waking nightmares."

SMFS Member Publishing News: Ron Katz

 

SMFS list member Ron Katz has published “The Mystery of The Fishy Retirement” at his The Sleuthing Silvers website. You can read the tale for free here.

SMFS Members Published in Ellen Hart Presents Malice Domestic: Mystery Most Theatrical

Numerous SMFS list members are published in the new anthology, Ellen Hart Presents Malice Domestic: Mystery Most Theatrical. Published by Wildside Press, this is the fifteenth anthology and is available from the publisher, Amazon, and other vendors. The members in this anthology are:

 

 

Micki Browning with “It’s Not O.K. Corral.”

Karen Chantwell with “Mary Alice Imagines Her Life as a Movie.”

R. M. Chastleton with “The Ghost of Hamnet.”

Margaret Lucke with “This With a Kiss.”

Cheryl Marceau with “The Mask.”

Adam Meyer with “True Crime.”

Michele Bazan Reed with “The Ghost in Balcony B.”

Raquel R. V. Reyes with “A Star Goes Dark.”

Merrilee Robson with “Not Your Lolita.”

Elaine Togneri with “Five Words.” 

 

Synopsis: 

The Malice Domestic anthology series returns with a new take on mysteries in the Agatha Christie tradition--original tales with a theatrical bent! Included are:

 

The Rock Star, by Frances Aylor

Perfectly Awry, by Anne Louise Bannon

The Ghost in Balcony B, by Michele Bazan Reed

Drama-Rama Flip Flop, by Cindy Brown

It's Not O.K. Corral, by M. E. Browning

Mary-Alice Imagines Her Life as a Movie, by Karen Cantwell

The Ghost of Hamnet, by R. M. Chastleton

When the Wind is Southerly, by Leone Ciporin

Raising Cain, by Carla Coupe

Death of Another Hero, by Susan Daly

The Stars Are Fire, by Phillip DePoy

Death Plays the Palace, by Margaret Dumas

The Homicidal Understudy, by Elizabeth Elwood

No Final Act, by Daryl Wood Gerber

Deus Ex Machina, by B. J. Graf

The Nine Deaths in Hamlet?, by A. P. Jamison

Heat Wave, by Maureen Jennings

Thus With a Kiss, by Margaret Lucke

Such Tricks As These, by Jaquelyn Lyman-Thomas

Final Curtain, by Sharon Lynn

The Mask, by Cheryl Marceau

The Ultimate Tie-Breaker, by Deborah Maxey

True Crime, by Adam Meyer

A Star Goes Dark, by Raquel V. Reyes

Not Your Lolita, by Merrilee Robson

A Death in Shubert Alley, by Lee Sauer

Dance on Fire, by Shawn Reilly Simmons

Missed Cue, by Lynn Slaughter

You Know How Actresses Are, by C. M. Surrisi

Five Words, by Elaine Togneri

Ask Fred the Usher, by Arthur Vidro

Death Takes a Bow, by Mo Walsh

Deal With the Devil, by James Lincoln Warren

Method for Murder, by Carol L. Wright

 

SMFS Members Published in Chesapeake Crimes: Invitation To Murder

Several SMFS list members are published in the new anthology, Chesapeake Crimes: Invitation To Murder. Published by Wildside Press, the read is edited by SMFS list members Barb Goffman and Donna Andrews and non member Marcia Talley. The book was published on September 18, 2020 in print format and in eBook format today. The read is available at Wildside Press, Amazon, and other vendors. The SMFS members in the read are:

 

 

Karen Cantwell with "The Dame and Thaddeus Birdwhistle."

Maddi Davidson with “Aumakua.”

Adam Meyer with “The Do-Gooder.”

KM Rockwood with "Secrets to the Grave."

Mary Stojak with “The Killing Winds.”

Art Taylor with "All Tomorrow's Parties."

Cathy Wiley with "The Problem with Open-Ended Invitations."

Stacy Woodson  with “Sunnyside.”

 

Synopsis: 

The seventh volume in the Chesapeake Crimes series presents an impressive set of tales by new and well established authors. Included this time are:

 

INTRODUCTION, by Dana Cameron 

THE DAME AND THADDEUS BIRDWHISTLE, by Karen Cantwell 

SECRETS TO THE GRAVE, by K.M. Rockwood 

THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT THE ESCAPE ROOM, by Leone Ciporin 

THE DOGOODER, by Adam Meyer 

THE PROBLEM WITH OPENENDED INVITATIONS, by Cathy Wiley 

MUGGINS, by Josh Pachter 

THE KILLING WINDS, by Mary Stojak 

MAKE NEW FRIENDS, BUT KEEP THE OLD, by Jane Limprecht 

GOOD MORNING, GREEN LEAF CLASS, by Sarah Cotter 

THE GREAT BEDBUG INCIDENT AND THE INVITATION OF DOOM, by Eleanor Cawood Jones 

GUNS AND YOGA, by Maureen Klovers 

RFP/RIP, by Britt Alan 

AUMAKUA, by Maddi Davidson 

THE COLOR OF ENVY, by Joanna Campbell Slan 

TRUE COLORS, by Robin Templeton 

ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES, by Art Taylor 

SUNNYSIDE, by Stacy Woodson

SMFS Members Published in The Killer Wore Cranberry: A Sixth Scandalous Serving

Multiple SMFS list members appear in the recently published anthology, The Killer Wore Cranberry: A Sixth Scandalous Serving. Published by Untreed Reads, the anthology is available in both print and eBook format from the publisher, Amazon, and other vendors. The SMFS members in the book are: 

 

Bobbi Chukran with “Nameless Adventure of the Red Carbuncle, or Who Snatched Aunt Jewell’s Jewell?” 

Herschel Cozine with "Let's Talk Turkey." 

Lesley A. Diehl with "A Fowl Play Holiday." 

Trey Dowell with “A Very Darwin Family Thanksgiving.” 

C.C. Guthrie with “The Pecan Pie Sacrifice.” 

Steve Liskow with "Cranberry Beret.” 

Steve Shrott with “Some More Good Times.” 

Joseph S. Walker with “Dinner With The King.” 

 

Synopsis:

 

Everyone’s favorite Thanksgiving-themed mystery anthology is back for a sixth outing, celebrating not just the best in murder-most-fowl short stories (not a turkey among them), but also ten years of Untreed Reads Publishing!In addition to enjoying the holiday magic that is bumping off family members we don’t like, this year’s Killer also honors the dedication to the writing world by the late TKWC contributor Earl Staggs.Serving up a sixth season of stories are the following dinner guests: Bobbi A. Chukran, Bert Paul, C.C. Guthrie, Catina Williams, Herschel Cozine, J.B. Toner, Joseph S. Walker, Kari Wainwright, Lesley A. Diehl, Steve Liskow, Steve Shrott and Trey Dowell. Lisa Wagner returns with all-new recipes, helping you to fill your stomach and tickle your funny bone at the same time.So have a seat, grab a plate of food (we wouldn’t try the stuffing if we were you), and get ready to laugh until you’re cranberry in the face!

 

The First Two Pages: “All Shook Down” by Libby Cudmore

 The First Two Pages: “All Shook Down” by Libby Cudmore

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