"Wildcraft," by Ellen Larson, in M: Mystery and Horror, May 2014. I always warn you if there is a factor outside of a story...

"Rough Justice / Tender Mercies," by Leonhard August, in Death and the Detective, edited by Jess Faraday, Elm Books, 2014. Th...

"Murder on Orchard Road," by Nury Vittachi, in Singapore Noir, edited by Cheryl Lu-Tien Tan, Akashic Press, 2014. The term ...

"Aix to Grind," by Robert Mangeot, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, September 2011. The narrator and his partner Gu...

"It'll Cost You," by Neil Schofield, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, September 2014. Lawrence Block once wrote...

"Crimes of Passion," by Michael Guillebeau, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, August 2014. So, when is a stereotype okay ...

" The Plow Guy," by Brendan DuBois, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, July/August 2014. Henry Conway has a somewhat ...

"Mary's Shallow Grave," by Phillip DePoy, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, July/August 2014. If I am reading t...

"When I'm Famous," by Dara Carr, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 2014.  This is the best first story I have re...

"Hooch," by Bill Pronzini, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 2014. I know I have said this before (and after you b...