Lavie Tidhar

Dan Stout

C. D. Reimer

Laird Long

Adam Howe

Michael McGlade

Frank Byrnes

Daniel Marshall Wood

J. M. Vogel

MJ Gardner

Richard Zwicker

Jeff Poole

Doug J. Black

Taking something away from others — their possessions, their dignity, their liberty, their lives — is the root of taboo. All the stories in this, the fourth collection of tales from Plan B Magazine, touch on what happens when people put their will above that of others. Sometimes it’s amusing, other times heartbreaking, but it no matter what, someone’s day won’t be going according to plan. Table of Contents “Old Friends” by Frank Byrns “Write Your Epitaph” by Laird Long “An Unexpected Invitation” by Daniel Marshall Wood “Bad John” by Adam Howe “Death by Fiction” by J. M. Vogel “The Chunk” by Michael McGlade “The Basement” by MJ Gardner “The Bulldog Ant is Not a Team Player” by Dan Stout “The Mystery of the Missing Puskat” by Lavie Tidhar “Other Wishes” by Richard Zwicker “Afterwards” by Jeff Poole “The World’s Best Coffee” by C. D. Reimer “Zero Sum Game” by Doug J. Black

a mystery and crime anthology

Plan B: Volume IV

Tom Ward

Michael Haynes

Sarah M. Chen

Nick Andreychuk

Mike Miner

Tom Swoffer

Kou K. Nelson

Tekla Dennison Miller

Josh MacLeod

Martin Roy HIll

Gary Cahill

The first Plan B collection showcases a wide variety of plans gone sideways — private eyes getting stuck on cases they really don’t want to take, petty criminals getting in over their heads, law enforcement professionals on the wrong side of the bars, and upstanding citizens finding themselves to be not so law-abiding after all. These stories are as varied as they are excellent — there are light-hearted tales to make you smile, literary pieces that challenge the definition of crime writing, and realistic portraits of difficult and disturbing decisions. Whatever your tastes, I’m sure you’ll find something to enjoy here and maybe something to surprise you.

Plan B Volume I

C. D. Reimer

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