"A People Person," by Michael Koryta, in The Strand Magazine, November-February 2012-2013. The Private Eye Writers of America...

"The Sequel," by Jeffrey Deaver, in The Strand Magazine, November-February 2012-2013. What do these novels have in common? A...

"The Remaining Unknowns," by Tony Broadbent, in Mystery Writers of America Presents The Mystery Box, edited by Brad Meltzer, Gr...

"Newton's Law," by John M. Floyd, at The Big Adios , May 28, 2013. My friend and fellow blogger John M. Floyd is a maste...

"Stimulus Money," by Dan Warthman, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, July/August 2013. Imagine you have written a st...

"Waco 1982," by Laura Lippman, in The Mystery Writers of America present The Mystery, Box, edited by Brad Meltzer, Grand Central P...

“Hangman’s Break” by Albert Tucher, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 2013.   I have written before about the type of story ...

"The Gallows-Bird," by Kevin Mims, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 2013. Somebody said there are only 36 plots. ...

"Footprints in Water," by Twist Phelan, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 2013. Twist Phelan juggles quite a lot o...

"Adrift," by Rex Burns, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, June 2013. This is the second time I have reviewed one o...