Some reading opportunities of interest this week.
SMFS
list member Scott McKinnon
announced that his tale, The Proposition, went up earlier this month at The
Yard: Crime Blog. You can read it for free here.
The
latest issue of Starlight Pulp Review is now out. Starlight
Pulp Review #8 features 13 short stories, including one by SMFS list
member Mark Coggins (Liverjack). Available at the publisher
website as well as at Amazon.
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Black
Cat Weekly #258 is out and includes the cover short
story by SMFS list member N.M. Cedeño (The Case of the Cabochon Ring) and more.
You can pick up the latest issue here.
A
reminder that that my short story, A Plan Comes Together, is in issue 254.
Folks seem to have really enjoyed it too. If you have not read it yet, go here, and grab a copy.
As
I said before, I have long been a fan of Larry D. Sweazy. He has announced on Facebook that the Literary Garage is publishing his short story, A Knock at the Door, on August 13th.
So, today! And go get his books. Great reads.
I
have also long been a fan of the Sheriff Hank Worth Mysteries
series by Claire
Booth. I knew the new one was coming and
have been eagerly awaiting its arrival on NetGalley. That finally happened last
week. Hidden Currents: A Sheriff Hank Worth Mystery is now up for
preorder at Amazon. It comes out in September 1st and will also be
part of their Kindle Unlimited program. Published by Severn House, it is also available on other platforms.
By
the way, the Kindle Unlimited program is a great deal. The downside is that one
is limited to twenty titles out at a time. When you share the account, as I do
with Scott, that is limiting. At the same time, that could be for the best as
we both tend to see a book, --oh, shiny--- and add it to the pile. Which
is why I have 100 titles here that are checked out from the Dallas
Library. He has 90.
The
Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine: September/October 2026 issue is now out and includes short stories by SMFS list
members. Nick Guthrie (The Silent
Partner) and Floyd E. Sullivan (The Wedding Photographer) are in the issue as
is past SMFS President Robert Lopresti (Was
That So Hard?). I have long been a fan of the work of Dallas area author Harry
Hunsicker. His short story, The Basement Girl, also
appears in the issue. Mr. Hunsicker also has a new book, Mother May I,
coming out in October from Oceanview Publishing. The book is up for preorder at
Amazon.
The
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine: September/October 2026 issue is also now out. It includes short stories by SMFS list
members Ashley-Ruth
M. Bernier (Sabotage Can’t Stop de Shower), Richard Helms
(The
Million Dollar Legs Matter), Anna Scotti
(When Bright Angels Beckon) and Dave
Zeltserman (Julius Katz’s Ex Returns). Joseph
Goodrich, Josh
Pachter, and Anna
Scotti have essays in the 85th anniversary issue. Mr. Pachter
also has another short story, Farewell to Baytown, in collaboration with the
late William Bankier.
Last
week, after my previous column was set up, I got an email alert from the
publisher that Four on the Floor: A Shane Cleary Mystery by Gabriel
Valjan was available. Published in late July
by Level
Best Books, the mystery read is available at Amazon and other vendors.
Edited
by SMFS list member Michael Bracken, Sleuths Just Wanna Have Fun: Private
Eyes in the Material World, is again in print. The new publisher is Crimson Gate
Books. Also in the read are SMFS list members, John M. Floyd (Redwood Creek), Debra H. Goldstein (Who Shot J.R.?), Kathleen Marple Kalb (Diana and the Princess), and SMFS President Joseph S. Walker (The Right
Size of Favor). The read is available at Amazon.
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Also,
later this month, The Tipping Floor, comes out. This is the
latest in the 509 Crime Stories series by Colin Conway.
Published by High Speed Creative, LLC., the read is available for preorder on Amazon.
Until next time….
Kevin R. Tipple ©2026
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