"My Companion," by Janice Law, in  Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May/June 2019. Before we get to the main event, I want t...

"The Duelist," by David Dean, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May/June 2019. My friend and fellow SleuthSayer, David Dea...

"The Spy Who Walked Into The Cold," by Ron Collins, in Fiction River: Spies, 2019. Not a very short story this week.  A novel...

"Private Justice," by Steven Gore, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, May/June 2019. Viewpoint is character .  That ...

"Our Man in Basingstoke," by Sabrina Case, in Fiction River: Spies,  2019. Pity Sir Almsley.  He gave his estate to the War Of...

"The Use of Landscape," by Robert Boswell, in Houston Noir, edited by Gwendolyn Zepeda, Akashic Press, 2019. The publisher sent...

"Kaddish for Lazar," by Michael Wuliger , in Berlin Noir,  edited by Thomas  Wörtche, Akashic Press, 2019. The publisher sent...

"Dora," by Z ö e Beck, in Berlin Noir,  edited by Thomas  Wörtche, Akashic Press, 2019. Big typo corrected.  Apologies. Thi...

"In The Court of the Lion King," by Mark Dapin, in  Sydney Noir,  edited by John Dale, Akashic Press, 2019. The publisher sent...

"The Passenger," by Kirsten Tranter, in Sydney Noir, edited by John Dale, Akashic Press, 2019. The publisher sent me an advan...