Sunday, March 29, 2026

Solstice Sigil, by Laframboise, Michèle.

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  "Solstice Sigil," by  Michèle .   Laframboise,   in  Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine,  January/February 2026.  A lot of ...
Saturday, March 21, 2026

The Tattle-Tale Heart, by John Leonard Pielmeier

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  "The Tattle-Tale Heart," by John Leonard Pielmeier, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, January/February 2026.  Hoo-boy...
Sunday, March 15, 2026

Glass Beach, by Michael Bracken

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  "Glass Beach," by Michael Bracken, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, January/February 2026. This is the twelfth appea...
Sunday, March 8, 2026

Dear Mr. Townsend, by E.A. Aymar

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   "Dear Mr. Townsend," by E.A. Aymar, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, January/February 2026.  This is the second appeara...
Sunday, March 1, 2026

Love is Blue, by Lawrence Maddox

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 "Love is Blue," by Lawrence Maddox, in  in  Tennis Noir,  edited by John Shepphird, Level Best Books, 2026. This is my friend Law...
Saturday, February 21, 2026

Hard Luck Penny, by Scott McKinnon

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  "Hard Luck Penny," by Scott McKinnon, in The Yard, February 15, 2026. I think this is the first time a first story made my best-...
Sunday, February 15, 2026

The Right to Lose, by Wil Medearis

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"T he Right to Lose," by Wil Medearis, in  Tennis Noir,  edited by John Shepphird, Level Best Books, 2026. It's unusual when m...
Sunday, February 8, 2026

The Summer Tournament, by Jason Starr

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 "The Summer Tournament," by Jason Starr, in Tennis Noir, edited by John Shepphird, Level Best Books, 2026. Ah, the first antholo...
Monday, February 2, 2026

El Artista Fugitivo, by Tom Larsen

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 "El Artista Fugitivo," by Tom Larsen, in Black Cat Weekly, #227, 2026. This is the second story by Larsen to make this list, and...

Best of 2025

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  I forgot to mention that last week I put up my best stories of the year list at SleuthSayers.   This is year #17, and 18 tales made the l...