Sweet Freedom: Short Story Wednesday: John D. MacDonald, Robert A...

Sweet Freedom: Short Story Wednesday: John D. MacDonald, Robert A...: John D. MacDonald:  "Nothing Must Change" ( Redbook 1951); "Manhattan Horse Opera" ( Black Mask 1947, as reprinted in E...

SleuthSayers: Never Surrender

SleuthSayers: Never Surrender:    A few weeks ago, something good--and unexpected--happened to me, publishingwise: a story was accepted by one of my favorite markets,  Ell...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: "Three Times Loser" by Michael Gilbert

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: "Three Times Loser" by Mich...: Todd Mason at Sweet Freedom sent me several links to archive versions of old mystery magazines in comments on my last Short Story Wednesday...

The Rap Sheet: The Readers Have Their Say

 The Rap Sheet: The Readers Have Their Say 

Little Big Crimes Review: The Way They Do It In Boston by Linda Barnes

Little Big Crimes: The Way They Do It In Boston, by Linda Barnes: "The Way They Do It In Boston," by Linda Barnes, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September/October 2016. Heighten...

Little Big Crimes: Voices in the Cistern, by William Burton McCormick...

Little Big Crimes: Voices in the Cistern, by William Burton McCormick...: "Voices in the Cistern," by William Burton McClintock, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, August 2016. This is McClintoc...

Little Big Crimes: Flight, by Trina Corey

Little Big Crimes: Flight, by Trina Corey: "Flight," by Trina Corey, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, in July 2016. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a story f...

Little Big Crimes: The Ballad of Maggie Carson, by Cheryl Rogers.

Little Big Crimes: The Ballad of Maggie Carson, by Cheryl Rogers.: "The Ballad of Maggie Carson," by Cheryl Rogers, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine,  May 2016. This is Australian Cheryl ...

Little Big Crimes: Upon The Stair, by Declan Hughes

Little Big Crimes: Upon The Stair, by Declan Hughes: "Upon The Stair," by Declan Hughes, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March/April 2016. Last week my choice was about a...

Little Big Crimes: The Jaguar at Sunset, by John Lantigua

Little Big Crimes: The Jaguar at Sunset, by John Lantigua: "The Jaguar at Sunset," by John Lantigua, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March/April 2016. A nice private eye story ...

Little Big Crimes: The Blue Carbuncle, by Terence Faherty

Little Big Crimes: The Blue Carbuncle, by Terence Faherty: "The Blue Carbuncle," by Terence Faherty, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, February 2016. This is the sixth appearance ...

New Books by MWA Members – November 2015 (MWA)

New Books by MWA Members – November 2015 (MWA)

Criminal Minds: Editing Panel with This Year's Anthony Finalists f...

Criminal Minds: Editing Panel with This Year's Anthony Finalists f...: By Art Taylor A few weeks back, Paul D. Marks hosted a chat about themes with this year's Macavity Award finalists for Best Short Stor...