"Honor Guard," by Tom Barlow, in Columbus Noir,  edited by Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Akashic Press, 2020. The publisher sent me an...

"All Big Men Are Dreamers," by Mary Anna Evans, in The Faking of the President, edited by Peter Carlaftes, Three Rooms Press, 2...

"Borrowed Brains," by Alaric Hunt, in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, May/June 2020. Funny thing: last month I was listening t...

"Noble Rot," by Richard Helms, in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, May/June 2020. This is the fifth appearance in this slot by...

"Dirty Laundry," by Michael Bracken, in Tough, April 20, 2020. This is the sixth appearance here by my friend and fellow Sle...

"One Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest," by Kathy Krevat, in Crossing Borders, edited by Lia Brackmann and Matt Coyle, Down and Ou...

"Free Man in Paris," by Brendan DuBois, in The Beat of Black Wings, edited by Josh Pachter, Untreed Reads, 2020. On occasion I ...

"Mixed Identities," by Martin Hill Ortiz, in Mystery Weekly Magazine, April 2020. I'm glad I am not on the committee who ...

"Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire," by Donna Andrews, in The Beat of Black Wings, edited by Josh Pachter, Untreed Reads, 2020. A...

"The Night Beat," by Ngumi Kibera, in Nairobi Noir, edited by Peter Kimani, Akashic Press, 2020. Akashic Press sent me an adv...