"A Career Spent Disappointing People," by Tod Goldberg, in Palm Springs Noir, edited by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, Akashic Press, 20...

"Sonny's Encore," by Michael Bracken, in Black Cat Mystery Magazine, #9. This is the ninth appearance in this column by my ...

  "The Candidate," by Tom Ziegler, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, July, August 2021. It is unusual for me to select t...

  "The Sweet Life," by Eve Fisher, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, July/August 2021. This is the third appearance he...

  "The Waiting Game," by Dana Haynes, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, July/August 2021.   This is the second time Ha...

  "Capes and Masks," by Richard Helms, Mystery Weekly Magazine, June 2021. This is the third time in ten years of weekly reviews t...

 "Goodnight Saigon," by Richard Helms, in Only the Good Die Young: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Billy Joel, edited by J...

 "Crown Jewel," by Joseph S. Walker, in Moonlight and Misadventure, edited by Judy Penz Sheluk, Superior Shores Press, 2021.  The ...

  "The Case of the Brain Tuber," by Mark Thielman, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, May/June 2021. This is the sixth a...

  "Brain Damage," by Tom Leins, in Coming Through in Waves: Crime Stories Inspired by the Songs of Pink Floyd, edited by T. Fox D...