"I Remember it Well," by Wayne J. Gardiner, in Black Cat Weekly, #134, 2024.  This is the third story by Gardiner to get review...

  "No One Will Believe You," by Paul Ryan O'Connor, in Mystery Magazine, 2024. Ayden is not a very lucky guy.  He's  a di...

  "What is Your..." by Mat Coward, in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, January/February 2024. This is the eighth story by Coward t...

  "Who Wants to Kill Someone?" by Michael Mallory, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, January/February 2024.  This is th...

 "Come On Eileen," by Joseph S. Walker, in (I Just) Died in Your Arms, edited by J. Alan Hartman, White City Press, 2024. Minor c...

  "Mall Cop Christmas Parade," by Joslyn Chase, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, January/February  2024. 'Tis the m...

 "Mexican Radio," by Pete Barnstrom, in Mystery Magazine, February 2024. I have to start by offering my thanks to Mystery Magazin...

  "Destroyer of Worlds," by dbschlosser, in Black Cat Weekly, 127. Tanner is a homicide cop with an enviable record of clearing c...

  "Better Than A Dating App," by V.S. Kemanis, in Mystery Magazine, February 2024. Sum up a mystery story in one word: Suspensefu...

  Over at SleuthSayers today I review the best short mysteries of the year, all selected from the ones I reviewed here.