Mystery Weekly
Magazine: May 2018 opens with “Siren’s Song” by Troy Seate. Set in 1950, Detective
Sam O’ Donnell is haunted by the memories. Those memories, especially what
happened at a certain pier a few years ago are a major reason why he drinks. He
will need to be sober for what is going to happen this time there.
Our main
character is on a mission. The guy and the guy known to all as “The Sicilian”
is just one small piece of the mission. He works for Don Calabresi and everyone
knows that if they live anywhere near Chicago. Our narrator just needs a little
more info from The Sicilian. Promises are always kept in “Line of Doodee” by
Jazz Lawless.
The
following story, “The Zombie Dongle” by Cecily Winter is a science fiction
style story set in the near future. Artificial intelligence controls cars
(think Knight Rider) and those AIs
can be very valuable and thus sought after. A bounty hunter is only as good as
her car. Fortunately, Dixie, the car, is really good. She will need
to be to help fulfill their latest contract.
Sean
never thought he would be a house husband, but he is in “Jump Cut” by Craig Terlson.
His partner, Debbie, is the one who brings home the bucks. He does the worrying
for both of them as he has a very active imagination as to how things would go
wrong. Considering her line of work, there is plenty to worry about.
Waking
up in the classic position of naked in a bath tub full of ice is bad. At least
he still has his kidney. He is missing a hand. According to the young guy
hanging out in the bathroom, he owed money to some guy by the name of Beaver
Jones. He can’t remember any debt or much of anything else in “A Helping Hand”
by Jody Wenner.
She was
a lonely mom missing her son lost in the war. He was drifter who looked so much
like her son. Invited to her home for a meal, they begin an elaborate
relationship in “Armistice” by Edward Musto.
The “You-Solve-It”
this month is by Laird Long titled “Kidnopped.” Justice Tate’s daughter, Julie,
has been taken for ransom and he needs Turner’s help to get her
back. Since Turner is a private investigator and knows bad people
doing bad things Justus Tate is sure he can get her back.
The answer to the
April “You-Solve-It” puzzle, “Cash Out” also by Laird Long closes out this
issue. (April issue reviewed here.)
As
always, this issue of Mystery Weekly Magazine is an
interesting and enjoyable blend of mystery stories. With tales set in the past,
present, and the future, stories in the Mystery Weekly Magazine: May 2018
all feature characters caught in the web of trying to survive. Some characters just
appear to be heaving an easier go of it than others. As any seasoned reader
knows, appearances are always deceiving.
Mystery Weekly Magazine: May 2018
April 28, 2018
ASIN: B07CR46PC6
eBook (also available in print)
78 Pages
$3.99
For quite some time
now I have been gifted a subscription by the publisher with no expectation at all
of a review. I now read and review each issue as I can. To date, I have never
submitted anything to this market and will not do so as long as I review the
publication.
Kevin R. Tipple
©2018
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