“Labor Day,” by R.T. Lawton, in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, October 2011. Okay, ponder this for one minute: how many subgenres...

"Watts Up" by Doc Finch, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, October 2011. East over the peaker , a photo by Peter Baer...

"The Itinerary" by Roberta Isleib, in Mystery Writers of America Presents The Rich and the Dead, edited by Nelson DeMille. So, w...

“Hand in Glove”by Ysabeau S. Wilce. In Steampunk!, edited by Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant. Candlewick Press. 2011. So, what the hell i...

"Any Similarity to Persons Living or Dead is Purely Coincidental," by Robert S. Levinson, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazi...

“A New Pair of Pants” by Jas. R. Petrin, in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. September 2011. The last time I talked about a series ch...

"Tools of the Trade" by Tom Robinson, in Needle, issue 1, number 2. At Sandra Seamans' indispensable website My Little Corn...

"The Sadowsky Manifesto," by Karen Catalona, in Mystery Writers of America Presents The Rich and the Dead, edited by Nelson DeMil...

“The Diner” by Sean May. In Crime Factory. Issue 6. This is the second time my pick of the week is a free-online choice, this time in t...

“Politics Makes Dead Bedfellows,” by Brad Crowther. Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. July/August 2011. This is the winner of the B...