Zoe Burke

Barb Goffman

Earl Staggs

Andrew MacRae

Herschel Cozine

John Weagly

Arlen Blumhagen

Lesley A. Diehl

Stephen D. Rogers

Steve Shrott

Gail Farrelly

Arthur C. Carey

Amanda Lundberg

Betsy Bitner

S. Furlong-Bolliger

Linda S. Reilly

Linda Hartman

It's the Thanksgiving mystery anthology everyone's been dying for! In 2010, The Killer Wore Cranberry showed how funny murder and food could be. Now, in 2012, Untreed Reads presents a new installment of the worldwide, bestselling anthology with a table full of seasoned authors and new voices alike. Join all of these fantastic authors as they make your holidays murderous and fill you with laughter: Arthur C. Carey, John Weagly, Earl Staggs, Amanda Lundberg, Betsy Bitner, S. Furlong-Bolliger, Steve Shrott, Andrew MacRae, Zoe Burke, Arlen Blumhagen, Lesley A. Diehl, Gail Farrelly, Herschel Cozine, Linda S. Reilly, Stephen D. Rogers, Barb Goffman and Linda Hartman. So make some room for that extra portion of turkey, scarf down another slice of pumpkin pie and make room in the basement for all the dead bodies in this hilarious short story anthology that's destined to become a holiday classic.

A Second Helping

The Killer Wore Cranberry

Kari Wainwright

What do you call a group of writers tasked with penning tales of crime that must include animals and their collective names? It's a wording of writers This wording features twenty-one writers who share crimes stories with a surprising twist. No animals are harmed--the humans don't fare so well. Here are the usual suspects: Jack Bates, Michael Bracken, Jeanne DuBois, Kaye George, EJ McFall, Kari Wainwright, John M. Floyd, Heidi Hunter, Jacqueline Seewald, Kathryn Gerwig, Earl Staggs, Marianne Wilski Strong, Damien Mckeating, C.A. Fehmel, Linda Kay Hardie, Helen O'Neill, Shielia J. Rizer, Maddi Davidson, Denise Johnson, Sandra Murphy, J.B. Toner

A Murder of Crows

Police Officer Patti Johnson is torn between duty and lost love. The fugitive hiding in the ladies room of the Pizza Hut is the only man she ever loved. Has he come back to her and will all her dreams finally come true? A short story.

The Unused Prom Dress

Bobbi A. Chukran

BV Lawson

Judy Penz Sheluk

Albert Tucher

John M. Floyd

JoAnne Lucas

Walter Soethoudt

O'Neil De Noux

Julie Tollefson

Laurie Stevens

Sandra Murphy

Pamela A. De Voe

Suzanne Berube Rorhus

Su Kopil

Tim Wohlforth

Nineteen authors spin yarns of murder, mayhem, clues, and confessions in this anthology of stories culled from the Short Mystery Fiction Society. Sometimes, crime has the sound of poison dripping or the whistle of a knife through the air. And, sometimes, it happens with a “flash and bang.” Collected here are some of the finest short mystery and crime stories to emerge from the Short Mystery Fiction Society, which boasts more than sixteen hundred members around the world. The diverse range of voices represented here takes readers from small-town diners and neighborhood pawn shops to Viking ships, ancient Chinese courts, and beyond. Full of dangerous secrets and violent crimes, seasoned gumshoes and amateur sleuths, Flash and Bang serves as a showcase of the incredible talent in the SMFS ranks. Flash and Bang includes contributions from Herschel Cozine, Bobbi A. Chukran, Su Kopil, P.A. De Voe, Laurie Stevens, Tim Wohlforth, Suzanne Berube Rorhus, Sandra Murphy, Julie Tollefson, O’Neil De Noux, John M. Floyd, JoAnne Lucas, Andrew MacRae, Judy Penz Sheluk, Albert Tucher, Earl Staggs, Barb Goffman, BV Lawson, and Walter Soethoudt.

A Short Mystery Fiction Group Anthology

Flash and Bang

Earl Staggs

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