Gerald So Interviews 2019 Derringer Finalist Josh Pachter

Gerald So Interviews 2019 Derringer Finalist Josh Pachter

A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 47

As posted by Peter DiChellis to our list…

This week’s blog struts its stuff with links to reviews, releases, free reads, and more.

Includes two reviews of Teresa Solana’s zany collection The First Prehistoric Serial Killer and Other Stories. Plus, a screenwriter identifies seven big storytelling mistakes.

And as a special bonus for your friends who aren’t SMFS voting members: Links to all five Derringer Finalists in the flash fiction category, free to read.

A short walk down a dark street (#47): celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.

https://shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com/2019/04/07/short-walk-47/

Best wishes,

Peter

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SMFS Member Publication News: Gary Phillips

SMFS member Gary Phillips’ novella titled, The Movie Makers has been released by Down & Out Books. This is the fourth installment of the five book series, A Grifter’s Song. At this time, the read is available in eBook format only from the publisher, Amazon, and other vendors.  An excerpt from the book was published online last February at Retreats From Oblivion: The Journal of Noircon.

Synopsis:

Sam and Rachel are working a con in La La Land where the gold is for the asking as long as you can spin a captivating fable. Rachel’s character is an indie producer with Silicone Valley roots and Sam a life coach as they work their magic on the mark. 

All is going according to plan until the smiling gangster shows up and suddenly the scenario they created from fairy dust starts to evaporate as things go sideways…and they just might get out by the skin of their teeth.

SMFS Member Publication News: CJ Verburg

SMFS member CJ Verburg’s short story, “Birdbrain” appears in the just released anthology, Fault Lines: Stories by Northern California Crime Writers. Published by the Sisters in Crime Northern California Chapter, the read is available in print and digital formats at Amazon. Edited by Margaret Lucke.

CJ Verburg is the third SMFS member to announce a presence in the book. As reported last month here, Deborah Lacy’s short story, “Please See Me” is included. As reported yesterday here, C. M. West’s short story, “True Culprit” also appears in the book.

Synopsis:

Fault lines in the earth can shake our world. Fault lines within people give rise to wrongs that must be righted. Sisters in Crime/Northern California’s first short story anthology invites you to take a journey into mystery and intrigue, with 19 short stories that explore crime, guilt, and justice in our earthquake-prone region and beyond. Contributing authors: Ana Brazil, Jenny Carless, Diana Chambers, David Hagerty, Vinnie Hansen, Katherine Bolger Hyde, Judith Janeway, Mariah Klein, Mariella Krause, Susan Kuchinskas, Deborah Lacy, Bette Golden Lamb, J.J. Lamb, Margaret Lucke, Susan C. Shea, Robin C. Stuart, Nancy Tingley, CJ Verburg, and C.M. West. Foreword by Terry Shames and Diana Chambers.

SMFS Member Publication News: Jeff Esterholm

SMFS list member Jeff Esterholm’s short story, “Mile Marker” is now online at Beat To A Pulp.  You can read the story here.

SMFS Member Publication News: C. M. West

SMFS member C. M. West (in collaboration with Mark Butler) short story, “True Culprit” appears in the just released anthology, Fault Lines: Stories by Northern California Crime Writers. Published by the Sisters in Crime Northern California Chapter, the read is available in print and digital formats at Amazon. Edited by Margaret Lucke.

C. M. West is the second SMFS member to announce a presence in the book. As reported last month here, Deborah Lacy’s short story “Please See Me” is included.

Synopsis:

Fault lines in the earth can shake our world. Fault lines within people give rise to wrongs that must be righted. Sisters in Crime/Northern California’s first short story anthology invites you to take a journey into mystery and intrigue, with 19 short stories that explore crime, guilt, and justice in our earthquake-prone region and beyond. Contributing authors: Ana Brazil, Jenny Carless, Diana Chambers, David Hagerty, Vinnie Hansen, Katherine Bolger Hyde, Judith Janeway, Mariah Klein, Mariella Krause, Susan Kuchinskas, Deborah Lacy, Bette Golden Lamb, J.J. Lamb, Margaret Lucke, Susan C. Shea, Robin C. Stuart, Nancy Tingley, CJ Verburg, and C.M. West. Foreword by Terry Shames and Diana Chambers.