Alan Orloff

Elizabeth Zelvin

This is one of our darkest issues, with the world’s first eco-disaster novel (Nordenholt’s Million, by J.J. Connington, from 1923) depicting a world ravaged by a bacterial plague that destroys food supplies and leads to worldwide catastrophe. We also have our first story with a trigger warning (Darren O. Godfrey’s powerful “I Used to Live Here”). Alan Orloff has a unique take on a very hungry plant (shades of Little Shop of Horrors!), and there’s plague in space from Andrew Welsh-Huggins. Of course, there are lighter tales, too, and new stories from returning favorite authors like Elizabeth Zelvin, Teel James Glenn, and Ed Teja. It’s a great issue. NOVELS The Markenmore Mystery, by J. S. Fletcher A country squire’s murder unravels dark secrets and hidden motives. Nordenholt’s Million, by J. J. Connington A ruthless leader protects a million people as famine threatens humanity... NOVELET “Missing Men,” by Vincent Starrett [Jimmie Lavender series] Lavender uncovers family secrets behind a series of missing persons cases. SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY “Not Just Another Day at the Office,” by Hal Charles Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there! SHORT STORIES “Won’t You Be Vine?” by Alan Orloff [Michael Bracken Presents short story] Jack’s neglected yard hides a plant with a disturbing appetite... “I Used to Live Here,” by Darren O. Godfrey One man’s nostalgia becomes another family’s terror in this chilling thriller. “The Raven’s Gamble,” by Teel James Glenn [The Raven series] Duncan Corbie’s hunt for a murderer leads to stolen treasure—and betrayal. “Death Will Cancel Your Comeback,” by Elizabeth Zelvin A canceled celebrity’s comeback plans end in murder... “Bus Drivers and Nurses,” by Ed Teja What happens aboard a colony-bound spaceship when Earth suddenly goes silent? “The Leap,” by Andrew Welsh-Huggins On an alien world, a journalist pursues the secret behind humanity’s survival. “The Recalcitrant,” by Evelyn Goldstein After the Great War, an android must choose between love and humanity.

Black Cat Weekly #208

Michael Bracken

John M. Floyd

Debra H. Goldstein

John Hegenberger

Black Cat Mystery Magazine is a new journal devoted to the best in mystery short fiction. Crime? Noir? Cozy? Private eye? You'll find all genres present and accounted for -- with new tales by the best writers of today! The second issue features contributions by Michael Bracken, John Hegenberger, John M. Floyd, BK Stevens, and Debra H. Goldstein, plus a classic reprint by Melba Marlett. Complete contents: THE CLEANSING SOIL, by Charlie Hughes SKIRTS, by Michael Bracken A DISTURBANCE IN THE HAREM, by Elizabeth Zelvin A WEIGHTY MATTER, by Debra H. Goldstein BURIED SECRETS, by Steve Shrott JACOB’S LADDER, by Cynthia Benjamin THINGS PAST, by BK Stevens THIN BLOOD, by Trey R. Barker TWO IN THE BUSH, by John M. Floyd THE BAD SLEEP, by John Hegenberger THE SECOND MRS. PORTER, by Melba Marlett

Black Cat Mystery Magazine #2

What do women want? A voice. To be heard. Respect. To be believed. Justice. To be both safe and free. The women in these stories have daughters, sisters, friends. The minister worries about her parishioners. The banshee worries about the Hippocratic Oath. The microbiologist worries about her obligation to the dead. They will use any means to protect themselves and those they love: a childish jingle, a skillet full of cornbread, a candle, their own quick wits. We cannot ignore their voices.

An Anthology

Me Too Short Stories

Deirdre Verne

Terrie Farley Moran

Catherine Maiorisi

Laura K. Curtis

Triss Stein

Cynthia Benjamin

Lina Zeldovich

New York Tri-State Chapter of Sisters in Crime

Clare Toohey

Susan Chalfin

Fran Cox

Eileen Dunbaugh

Lois Karlin

Lynne Lederman

Leigh Neely

Anita Page

Cathi Stoler

Anne-Marie Sutton

Joan Tuohy

Stephanie Wilson-Flaherty

K.J.A. Wishnia

Slices of life beyond the tourist's view. By turns funny, tough, and somber, the twenty-one helpings of New York attitude in Fresh Slices reveal neighborhoods both rich and poor, where old-timers desperately protect their secrets and brand-new arrivals indulge dangerous appetites. There is as much variety in the tones, settings, and approaches as in Gotham itself, and yet each of these crime stories also reflects the city's most infectious and unifying principle, that special combination of adaptability and assertiveness dished out more often than any pizza or street meat. In this, Fresh Slices’ second edition, urban short stories offer action-packed mystery that moves from cozy to noir. The sleuths, police officers and investigators who grapple with crime in these pages are richly drawn and engagingly authentic. Written by local members of the New York / Tri-State chapter of Sisters in Crime the anthology and edited by Agatha nominee Terrie Farley Moran, Fresh Slices is second in the Murder New York series and features tales from the most ethnically diverse and densely populated city in America.

A Mystery Anthology

Fresh Slices

Elizabeth Zelvin

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