"Hotel Hate," by Michael Chandos, in Black Coffee, edited by Andrew MacRae, Darkhouse Books. This story is set in the world of...

"The Miracle on Christmas Eve," by Szu-Yen Lin, in Alfred HItchcock's Mystery Magazine, May 2016. I am not a big fan of l...

At SleuthSayers today I list the best short mysteries of 2015, as decided by me.  Well, somebody's got to do it. 

"'Twas The Night Before," by Todd Robinson, in Thuglit presents: CRUEL YULE, 2015. The best story in this collection of h...

"The Bastard," by Tarek Abi Samra, in Beirut Noir, edited by Iman Humaydan, Akashic Press, 2015. They were born on the same n...

"Neck and Neck," by Andrea Camilleri, in The Strand Magazine," October 2015-January 2016. Montalbano,  Camilleri's se...

"Good Neighbors," by Gary Earl Ross, in Buffalo Noir, edited by Ed Park and Brigid Hughes, Akashic Press, 2015. By the time t...

"The Bubble Man of Allentown," by Dimitri Anastasopoulos, in Buffalo Noir, edited by Ed Park and Brigid Hughes, Akashic Press, ...

"Something I Said," by Bracken MacLeod, in Protectors 2: Heroes, edited by Thomas Pluck,  Goombah Gumbo Press, 2015. I can...

"Down Home," by Toni Goodyear, in Murder Under The Oaks: Bouchercon Anthology 2015, edited by Art Taylor, Down and Out Books, 2...

"#grenadegranny," by Karen Pullen, in Murder Under The Oaks, Bouchercon Anthology 2015, edite by Art Taylor, Down and Out Books...

"Letters to the Purple Satin Killer," by Joshua Chaplinsky, in Thuglit 20, 2015. A funny story on a sad subject: people who o...

"Gold Leaf," by Luanne Rice, in Providence Noir, edited by Ann Hood, Akashic Press, 2015. "The women of Fox Point wore b...

"Everything is Bashert, " by Heywood Gould, in Jewish Noir, edited by Kenneth Wishnia, PM Press, 2015. I have a story in this...

"Jewish Easter," by David Liss, in Jewish Noir, edited by Kenneth Wishnia, PM Press, 2015. Full disclosure: I have a story ...

"Stolen Lives," by Johanna Holmstrom, in Helsinki Noir, edited by James Thompson, Akashic Press, 2015. This is a complex stor...

"Gotta Go," by Elaine Viets, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, November 2015. Sorry this review is late.  Bouchercon...

"Mess With The Bull, Get The Horn," by Michael Terlecki, in  Destination: Mystery , edited by Andrew MacRae, Dark House Books, 2...

"Three Little Words," by Nancy Pickard, in Mystery Writers of America present Manhattan Mayhem, edited by Mary Higgins Clark, Q...

"Naomi," by Christopher Rice, in nEvermore!, edited by Nancy Kilpatrick and Caro Soles, EDGE, 2015. Full disclosure: I have a...