"Inspector Zhang Gets His Wish," by Stephen Leather, on Crime City Central, episode 106.   Technically this is the best story ...

Murder...Then And Now" by Penny Mickelbury, in Send my Love and a Molotov Cocktail, PM Press, 2011.  I missed this book when it cam...

"Jackie Boy" by Sam Roseme, in West Coast Crime Wave , edited by Brian Thornton.  BSTSLLR.COM, 2011. West Coast Crime Wave is...

"In Brightest Day" by Toni L.P. Kelner, in Home Improvement: Undead Edition, edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner.  Ac...

"The Hedgehog" by Ferdinand von Schirach, in Crime: Stories, Alfred A. Knopf. Something very different this week.  Von Schirach...

"Don't Feed The Bums," by Lisa Brackmann, in San Diego Noir, Akashic Press, 2011. Some stories grab you from the git-go.  I...

"Gold Shield Blues," by Jeffrey J. Mariotte, in San Diego Noir, Akashic Books, 2011. The noir city books by Akashic Books are ...

"Lola," by Jonathan Santlofer, in New Jersey Noir, edited by Joyce Carol Oates, Akashic Press, 2011   I didn't think this...

"Soul Anatomy," by Lou Manfredo, in New Jersey Noir, edited by Joyce Carol Oates, Akashic Press, 2011. Before we get to the st...

"Club Dues," by Peter Morin, in Needle, Fall 2011. I may have to demand my money back.  Needle calls itself "a magazine ...

"Sweet Croquette," by David Barba, in Barcelona Noir, Akashic Press, 2011.   When I found out about the disappearance of Swi...

"Plain Reckless," by Scott Mackay , in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, December 2011. To my mind one of the worst phras...

"Who I Am," by Michael Z. Lewin, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 2011.    Mr. Lewin becomes the second author (a...

"The Investigation of Boyfriend #17," by Maureen Keenan-Mason, in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine,   December 2011. If you look b...

"The Uncleared," by Thomas Pluck, at A Twist of Noir, Friday September 16, 2011. I have been reading Criminal Thoughts of R. T...

"Hell of an Affair," by Duane Swierczynski, in L.A. Noire , 2011. L.A. Noire is a video game created by Rockstar Games, and as...

"Notes Toward A Novel of Love in the Dog Park," by Louis Bayard, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, November 2011. My firs...

"Slip Knot," by David Edgerley Gates, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, November 2011. I think it was G.K. Chesterto...

"Cold War," by Cheryl Rogers, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September/October 2001. In light of the recent list o...

"Work Experience," by Simon Brett, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine , September/October 2011. We're back in dumb crim...