"Frank" by Steve Hockensmith, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine , October 2012. I admit I may be biased in favor of t...

"The Key," by Ferdinand Von Schirach,  in Guilt,  Knopf Books, 2012.  I reviewed a story in Von Schirach's previous book Cri...

"The Snow Birds," (2009) by Gary Phillips, in Treacherous: Grifters, Ruffians, and Killer, Perfect Crime Books. 2012 . Gary Phil...

"A Closed Book," by Mary Hoffman, in Venice Noir, edited by Maxim Jakubowski, Akashic Press, 2012. Jakubowski saved the best ...

"After Cana," by Terence Faherty, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September/October, 2012. "You usually go door-...

"My Life With The Butcher Girl," by Heath Lowrance, in Pulp Ink 2, edited by Nigel Bird and Chris Rhatigan,  Snubnose Press, 20...

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...

"The Fruit At The Bottom Of The Bowl" by Ray Bradbury, in The Golden Apples of the Sun.  (1948) This is the first time  in a ...

"Beehive Round" by Martin Limón, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, September 2012. I remember Martin at an MWA-NW m...

"Losing It," by Melodie Johnson Howe, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, August 2012. To be honest, I am not a great fan...