"The Stain of Memory," by Thomas K. Carpenter, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September/October 2021. This is the second...

 "Perfect Strangers," by Tilia Klebenov Jacobs, in When A Stranger Comes To Town, edited by Michael Koryta, Hanover Square Press,...

"The Skull Collector," by Joe R. Lansdale, in Collectibles, edited by Lawrence Block, LB Productions, 2021. This is Lansdale...

  "Yelena Tried to Kill Me," by Trey Dowell, in Mystery Weekly Magazine, August 2021. "The first time I saw Yelena Nevsky, sh...

 "Sweeps Week," by Richard Helms, in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July/August 2021. This is the eighth appearance in this...

"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...