Stephen M. Pierce Reviews: Crime Scenes by Joseph S. Walker

 Stephen M. Pierce Reviews: Crime Scenes by Joseph S. Walker 

SleuthSayers: The Beat of the Drums, Loud and Bold

SleuthSayers: The Beat of the Drums, Loud and Bold: During my daily walks, plus drives in my car, I've long been in the practice of listening to either audiobooks or podcasts. I've tal...

The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog: Beat the Heat with these Cool Reads

The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog: Beat the Heat with these Cool Reads: Summer is heating up, so it's a great time to find a patch of shade, put a chilled beverage at your elbow, and settle into some of these...

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange: The Hollywood Creative Alliance, a professional organization composed of critics, journalists, creators, and industry professionals dedicate...

The First Two Pages: “Haven” by Joseph S. Walker

 The First Two Pages: “Haven” by Joseph S. Walker

SleuthSayers: Hardy Like a Fox at a Crime Scene

SleuthSayers: Hardy Like a Fox at a Crime Scene: This month, some musings on recent reads/listens, followed by a piece of news I find pretty exciting. THEY CERTAINLY ARE HARDY, THOSE BOYS I...

SleuthSayers: Grabbing the Third Rail

SleuthSayers: Grabbing the Third Rail: There are a lot of good reasons not  to talk about politics in my column here. It's not really what SleuthSayers is about, first of all....

SleuthSayers: From the Wall O' Inspiration

SleuthSayers: From the Wall O' Inspiration: I do most of my writing– and most of my work– since my day job is teaching online classes--sitting at a computer in my home office. I do hav...

SleuthSayers: 2025: Let's Not Do That Again

SleuthSayers: 2025: Let's Not Do That Again: I could say I'm sorry to see 2025 coming to a close, but I fear my nose would grow so long that it would punch a hole right through my...

SleuthSayers: They Done Parker Dirty

SleuthSayers: They Done Parker Dirty: One of the pleasures of mystery fiction is finding those series characters you love--the ones you can't get enough of, the ones whose ad...

SleuthSayers: Living the HI Life

SleuthSayers: Living the HI Life: This one may ramble a bit, folks, and the connection to writing mystery fiction may be a bit oblique--except in the sense that what I'm ...

SleuthSayers: Guest Post: What Kind of Relationship Do You Have With Your Writing?

SleuthSayers: Guest Post: What Kind of Relationship Do You Have ...: This month, I'm turning my column over to a guest, Eric Beckstrom . I've been friends with Eric, a talented writer and photographe...

Little Big Crimes: The Right Size of Favor, by Joseph S. Walker

Little Big Crimes: The Right Size of Favor, by Joseph S. Walker:   "The Right Size of Favor," by Joseph S. Walker, in Sleuths Just Wanna Have Fun, edited by Michael Bracken, Down and Out Books, ...

SleuthSayers: Joe's Jukebox

SleuthSayers: Joe's Jukebox: Fans of contemporary short mystery fiction know that, over the last decade or so, there have been literally dozens of anthologies collecting...

SleuthSayers: The Future Ain't What It Used To Be

SleuthSayers: The Future Ain't What It Used To Be: I've obviously dedicated most of my writing career to crime and mystery fiction, and as you might expect I read a great deal of work in ...

SleuthSayers: The Horror! The Horror?

SleuthSayers: The Horror! The Horror?: For the past few years, I've been maintaining a list of markets for short crime/mystery fiction for the members of the Short Mystery Fic...

The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog: January News from the Short Mystery Fiction Society

The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog: January News from the Short Mystery Fiction Society: The weather's been cold, but the members of the Short Mystery Fiction Society got 2025 off to a red-hot start with a plethora of powerfu...

SleuthSayers: Police Reported Ahead

SleuthSayers: Police Reported Ahead: I was driving on the Interstate in an unfamiliar city over the holidays.  I had the GPS on my phone patched through the car stereo, giving m...

SleuthSayers: Taking Stock, Moving On

SleuthSayers: Taking Stock, Moving On: Sports franchises going through poor seasons say they're having a "rebuilding year" because it sounds better than "terrib...

SleuthSayers: Don't Speak

SleuthSayers: Don't Speak: For a brief period in my life, I got somewhat serious about playing chess.  I bought and studied books on the game, joined a local club, and...