The First Two Pages: “Farewell to Baytown” by William Bankier and Josh Pachter

 The First Two Pages: “Farewell to Baytown” by William Bankier and Josh Pachter

Little Big Crimes: The Texas Chain-Store Manager, by Josh Pachter

Little Big Crimes: The Texas Chain-Store Manager, by Josh Pachter: "The Texas Chain-Store Manager," by Josh Pachter, in Crimeucopia: A Coterie of Dicks, edited by John Connor, Murderous Ink Press,...

The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog: SMFS Spotlight: Josh Pachter

The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog: SMFS Spotlight: Josh Pachter: Elena Smith kicks off 2026 in style with her third interview of and SMFS member, and she's got a real all-star this time out.  Josh Pach...

Gravetapping: Booked (and Printed): June 2025

Gravetapping: Booked (and Printed): June 2025:   Booked (and Printed) June 2025   June was a challenging month. It was hot, humid, and the daylight hours—just like ...

Something Is Going To Happen: A Long Day’s Journey Into Print (by Josh Pachter)

 Something Is Going To Happen: A Long Day’s Journey Into Print (by Josh Pachter)

Something Is Going To Happen: Noir at the Bar and the ’Voir (by Josh Pachter)

 Something Is Going To Happen: Noir at the Bar and the ’Voir (by Josh Pachter)

SleuthSayers: The Scene of the Crime by Josh Pachter

SleuthSayers: The Scene of the Crime: Pachter in the Begijnhof. The Scene of the Crime  by Josh Pachter   As readers of this blog may remember, I have been selling short fiction ...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Adventures of the Puzzle Club (2022) by Ellery Queen and Josh Pachter

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Adventures of the Puzzle Club (2022) by Ellery...: The New York cousins Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee were the heart and brain behind one of the most important names in the American dete...

SleuthSayers: Dutch Treat by Josh Pachter

SleuthSayers: Dutch Treat: DUTCH TREAT by Josh Pachter Hebban, the largest online literary community in The Netherlands, recently asked its readers to nominate their f...

SleuthSayers: Writing an American Novel

SleuthSayers: Writing an American Novel: Dutch author Anne van Doorn has previously written for SleuthSayers. Today, in the wake of the Dutch publication of the novel he's deeme...

SleuthSayers: Unknowing What You Know by Rebecca K Jones

SleuthSayers: Unknowing What You Know: Rebecca K Jones In 2020, Rebecca Jones was named the top Arizona felony prosecutor by the Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys' Advisory Coun...

SleuthSayers: Remaindrance of Things Past: A Memoir by Josh Pachter

SleuthSayers: Remaindrance: Our friend Josh Pachter has appeared in these pages before. He won the 2020 Short Mystery Fiction Society’s Golden Derrin...

The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog: SMFS Members Published in EQMM: September/October 2017 ...

The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog: SMFS Members Published in EQMM: September/October ...: Josh Pachter, Paul D. Marks, and brand new member Laura Pigott have short stories published in the September/October 2017 of Ellery Queen My...

The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog: SMFS Members Published in Black Cat Mystery Magazi...

The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog: SMFS Members Published in Black Cat Mystery Magazi...: Today the first issue of Black Cat Mystery Magazine came out courtesy of Wildside Press. This first issue features short stories from a n...

SleuthSayers: Introducing Black Cat Mystery Magazine

SleuthSayers: Introducing Black Cat Mystery Magazine: by Barb Goffman It's not everyday you get to blog about the premier issue of a new magazine, especially on the very day it's sch...