Mystery
Weekly Magazine: March 2019 opens with “K. O’Connor” by Mike McHone. Detectives Molly
Fetterly and Jim Biggins were still in route to the hospital when the man died.
Hospital staff has no idea who he was or who dumped his broken body outside
their building so that he would be found. Fortunately, Detective Biggins knows
who the deceased was and that gives them the name they need to start investigating
the case.
Etta
has just announced that she poisoned the soup in “Let’s Talk Toxins” by Martin
Zeigler. This presents an interesting problem for her husband, Otto, as he sees
it. It is also a pleasant change of pace from the usual boring things she wants
to talk about at bedtime. It has been years since she had a sense of humor or
pulled a prank, but tonight she is just full of wit delivered with a teasing
smile.
Getting
rid of a family member is also a point in the next tale, “Finishing Off Gammie”
by Stan Dryer. In this case, Gammie is the mother-in-law and she has to go.
Harry Fredder has decided she has outlived her usefulness as she has turned
increasingly bitter and lonely. He has plans for travel and more with his wife,
Martha, and Gammie is becoming and increasing problem that threatens their long
planned retirement. That can’t happen.
The
knife used by an unknown assailant killed Allison Browning at the District of
Columbia War Memorial. She had been in the middle of taking a selfie when she
was stabbed and collapsed trapping the cell phone beneath her. As people
started converging the killer had no choice but to flee and could not hang around
to look for the phone. In “A Flash Of Red” by BV Lawson, Scott Drayco is on the
case thanks to her wealthy grandfather who desperately wants to know who killed
her and why.
Long ago
Vivee Driscoll starred in the classic movie, Girl on a Bike. These days she lives in Room 209 in the Whittier
Hill Retirement Community. She is almost one hundred years old and the star of
“Antiques” by Gregory L. Norris. An unwilling star as well as things are
escalating in a dangerous way.
It is
annoying when somebody parks in your parking space. William is annoyed when he pulls into the lot
at Fuller Engraving having come from burying his father to find a car in the
spot. Things are going to get way worse. “In The Truth Of The Matter” by Gina
Burgess secrets have a way of coming out for all to see.
Mowing
the neighbor’s yard led to one thing and then another in “A Case Of Southern
Discomfort” by C. L. Cobb. While there is some carnal southern hospitality,
there are some serious issues as well. There is also a clear need for a gun as
it is the South after all.
Heather
enjoyed her walk in “A Flap Over A Ring” by Jenna Weart. In the “A-You-Solve-It”
mystery, her ring is now missing and she needs your help to identify the thief
among her fellow vacationers at the Daisy View Lodge.
The
answer to the February 2019 “A-You-Solve-It” mystery titled ‘Stair Case” by
Laird Long closes out the issue.
As has
been the case in previous issues, Mystery Weekly Magazine: March 2019 features
a nice mix of stories and styles. None of the tales is over the top in
terms of language or graphic scenes and none of them are noir in style or tone.
All are solidly good mysteries that don’t push the boundaries or sensibilities
of any reader, but do provide plenty of reading entertainment.
Mystery Weekly Magazine: March 2019
February 27, 2019
ASIN: B07PBYLYF4
eBook (also available in print)
116 Pages
$2.99
For quite some time
now I have been gifted a subscription by the publisher with no expectation at
all of a review. I 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
©2019
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