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At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Magazine presents original short stories by the world's best-known and emerging mystery writers.The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty.Get ready to be surprised, challenged, and entertained--whether you enjoy the style of the Golden Age of mystery (e.g., Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle), the glorious pulp digests of the early twentieth century (e.g., Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler), or contemporary masters of mystery.★ In this issue ★✓ In our cover feature, "Slow News Day" by Robert Lopresti, a SWAT team in Maryland prepares to deliver a load of marijuana and capture the recipients. What could possibly go wrong? More than you can imagine. ✓ "Better Than A Dating App" by V.S. Kemanis: Benny needs a new girlfriend, and she can't be just anyone. At an opportune time, in a moment of recognition, he meets his match in a test of gamesmanship and skill. ✓ "The Three Thieves" by Dan Crosby: Eleanor and Felix board the Canadian Flyer, a special Christmas-in-July Literary Rail Journey and find themselves in the middle of a book theft farce. ✓ "You Get What You Get" by Jillian Grant Shoichet: An old man, a dog, and a fatal accident on a steep and winding trail may not be quite what you get. ✓ In "Michael O'Shay And The Missing Wife" by William J. Demorascki, a beloved policeman in an Irish hamlet gives chase to a jealous, and armed, husband, on the hunt for the alleged paramour who made off with his wife. ✓ "A Chicken-Fried Mistake" by John H. Dromey: The best laid plans of mice or men often go awry. Can a couple of determined young women do any better? ✓ In "Mexican Radio" by Pete Barnstrom, a regular business dispute over a border radio station turns out to be a love triangle, with private eye Marteens on the fourth corner. ✓ In "The Waiting Room" by Kathleen Ford, just about everyone in the country knew that aside from Lizzie Borden, Bridget Sullivan was the most important witness in the case. How can Bridget use this to her advantage? ✓ "A New Leaf" A You-Solve-It by John M. Floyd: Can you help Fran and Lucy Valentine solve the mysterious attack at the fishing pond.Custom Cover Art By Robin Grenville Evans

At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Magazine presents original short stories by the world's best-known and emerging mystery writers.The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty.Get ready to be surprised, challenged, and entertained--whether you enjoy the style of the Golden Age of mystery (e.g., Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle), the glorious pulp digests of the early twentieth century (e.g., Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler), or contemporary masters of mystery.★ In this issue ★ In our cover story, "Jake Brown's Anomalies" by Arend Smits: In his small Nebraska town, Jake Brown sits on his porch and watches the world go by. When he begins to notice anomalies in the passing scene, though, his observations lead to the solution to multiple murders. ... "Spinning Monkey Thriller" by Martin Hill Ortiz: While awaiting his assignment, a hitman has a potentially life-changing encounter. "Something Like Happiness" by Joslyn Chase: In 1925 Bavaria, Rein Werner seizes a chance to avenge his brother's death and sabotage a corrupt Third Reich official rising to power. He puts together a crack team of criminals to make it happen. In "What The Boy Said" by Wynn Quon, two partners-in-crime are angling for their next assignment. Their rich client is supposed to meet them but why hasn't she shown up? In "Freezer Burn" by April Kelly, two larcenous country boys find out the hard way that there are cold cases and then there are-- "The Good Neighbor" by Martin Rosenstock: Sitting in a Berlin café, an American tourist sees a woman he knew years ago in the Gulf. Back then, she got into trouble with the police and he lied for her, without understanding the cause of her predicament. The mystery is about to be solve In our You-Solve-It mystery, "Orange Cones And Alibis" by Kate Fellowes, a construction project's power cut sets the scene for an unlikely burglary. Can you guess who did it? Custom Cover Art by Robin Grenville Evans.

At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Magazine presents original short stories by the world's best-known and emerging mystery writers.The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty.Get ready to be surprised, challenged, and entertained--whether you enjoy the style of the Golden Age of mystery (e.g., Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle), the glorious pulp digests of the early twentieth century (e.g., Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler), or contemporary masters of mystery.★ In this issue ★In our cover feature, "All Her Diamond Rings" by C.W. Blackwell, an auto-mechanic and former car thief gets an opportunity from an unlikely source. "Corpse Cake" by Richard Helms: In 1843 London, legendary-some say notorious-thief-taker Vicar Brekonridge encounters Athelney Cribbins, a law clerk and surreptitious sin-eater, who has a curious story to tell about a possible murder. "How Do I Get To Mount Julep?" by Ken Derry: Fancy Mike was murdered last week on my watch. I was tasked to find out what happened. This was a job for a younger buck. "The Pink Coat" by Siobhan Wright: Amelia, a 17-year-old, heads South for spring break on a Greyhound bus and is lured into the world of crime in the Cleveland bus station. "Trouble At First Sight" by Edward Lodi: A private eye's search for a young girl's stolen dog leads him to a shack at the edge of a swamp, where things are not as they appear, and where survival depends on determining who is friend, and who is foe. In the caper, "Zen Man's Sandbag" by George Wilhite, a Zen master who can move through solid substances cons bank robbers. In "Cold Turkey" by Steve Liskow, Harley is doing community service and trying to be a Good Boy. Then two bank robbers on the run break in and take a classmate hostage. What's a guy with a nose ring gonna do? In "Wine Into Water," A You-Solve-It By Laird Long, a crate of wine allegedly ends up in the river. Can you decern what happened? Custom Cover Art By Robin Grenville Evans

Erin and Sasha are best friends. They have been best friends since primary school and have grown up together. Now they work together at the local university and enjoy the carefree existence of young women who have the rest of their lives before them.

At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Magazine presents original short stories by the world's best-known and emerging mystery writers. The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty. Get ready to be surprised, challenged, and entertained--whether you enjoy the style of the Golden Age of mystery (e.g., Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle), the glorious pulp digests of the early twentieth century (e.g., Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler), or contemporary masters of mystery.★ In this issue ★In our cover feature story, "Lupita" by Michael McGuire, a young woman, apparently on a voyage of self-discovery, discovers the guilty party."The Story Of Andre Venge" by Alan Orloff is full of Sugar Mamas, Black Widows, and dishes best served cold."Hypnagogia" by Robert Lopresti: Kevin tells his dinner party guests about hypnogogia, a form of hallucination. One guest may be a little too interested ...'Family Ties' by Veronica Leigh: Sheriff Claire Williams is attending a funeral and is shocked when the coffin is accidentally dropped and pops open. There is a second body in with the deceased! She believes a crime was committed-possibly a murder-and sets out to prove it."Master Touch" by Brandon Barrows: The murder of an artist is serious, but not calamitous-unless a relative of the new Doge is a suspect."Raising Money" by R.T. Lawton: Danny and Jackson are trying out a new con scheme called Raising Money, which involves raising the denominations on existing currency. Ones turn into tens and tens turn into hundreds. All they need is a believer with extra cash."The Conservatory" by Linda Watkins: What do revenge, murder, and horticulture all have in common? Former NIA agent, Simon Biggs, is about to find out when he enters The Conservatory."No Nickel-And-Dime Theft," a You-Solve-It by Bruce Harris: Can you help figure out the guilty party in this mystery of rare coins and twin suspects.Cover Art By Robin Grenville Evans

At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Magazine presents original short stories by the world's best-known and emerging mystery writers. The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty.Get ready to be surprised, challenged, and entertained--whether you enjoy the style of the Golden Age of mystery (e.g., Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle), the glorious pulp digests of the early twentieth century (e.g., Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler), or contemporary masters of mystery.★ In this issue;★Our cover feature "A Black Dog For A White Monkey" by T K. Howell presents a classic noir as a bed-bound shamus attempts to solve the disappearance of an heiress. "Neon City" by Mia Dalia delivers a classic noir with a twist. Movie industry, jealously, lookalikes, and one private detective caught up in it all. "Leaves In A Forest" by A.E. Pittman: Conrad was ordered to take charge of a homicide on his first shift as a detective, for a crime scene that made no sense. And just when he thought things couldn't get any worse, he met his new partner. In "The Fear Dreams" by Delee Fromm, a dream interpreter makes his fortune conning clients out of their life savings, that is, until he becomes the victim. "A Simple Misunderstanding" by Peter Thompson: In this comic mystery, Tate and his friend Fred's night goes from bad to much worse, while searching for Tate's stolen Great Dane, Clarence. "Accidents Will Happen" by Rima S. Riedel: George has his hands full with his old harridan of an Aunt Georgina her dog, Pookie Poo. He's finally had enough. "Criminal Little Secrets" by Vinnie Hansen: South Dakota. 1966. When twelve-year-old Virginia is farmed out to work for the Schultzes for the summer, her nasty habit collides with Mr. Schultz's secret. "Rules" by C. Flynt: "Me and Suzy planned out everything, except that no caper follows the plan." "An Artless Theft" A You-Solve-It by J.R. Parsons: Detective Sheila Stone is faced with a puzzling art theft and one very important question. Why would the robbers leave the most valuable artwork behind?Custom Cover Art By Robin Grenville Evans

At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Magazine presents original short stories by the world's best-known and emerging mystery writers. In "The Adventure Of The Five Sherlocks" by Ralph E. Vaughan, a meeting of actors who portrayed Sherlock Holmes are visited by Caesar's sister."Constable Cover-Up" by Bruce Harris is an essay delving into an unsolved mystery within "The Jefferson Hope Murder.""The Adventure Of The Maundy Threepence" by Michael Mallory: how a modern coin could be lodged within a six-hundred-year-old skeleton discovered in the Tower of London is a puzzle that taxes even the wits of Sherlock Holmes!"Death By Bandersnatch" by Ira Nayman: Imagine a world where everybody is a character in a story written by somebody in another universe, a story that was not widely read. A Mad Hatter hires Shlomo Schwartz, the Kosher Detective, to clear his friend, Alice, accused of murder.In "The Adventure Of The Shared Dream" by Gerard J Waggett, Sherlock Holmes investigates a threat to a young Basil Rathbone and his family, a threat that traces back to their time in South Africa."The Spooktacular Sam's Stabbing Spree" by Sarah Cameron: When a plucky assistant manager discovers a dead body at her Halloween-themed discount store, she investigates her coworkers and patrons in a race to stop the body count from rising further.In "Sherlock Holmes And The Jade Buddha" by Edward Lodi, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson must discover the whereabouts of a stolen jade Buddha in order to prove the innocence of a man falsely accused of its theft."All A Head Or Nothing" by Bryce Heckman: When a young man seeks revenge by playing the Headless Horseman in a small town's theatrical horse-riding tour, he stumbles upon a conspiracy more dangerous than his. Are superstitions to blame, or do the answers lie closer to home?"The Cutthroat World Of Academia" by Jon Matthew Farber is a classic cozy dying message murder mystery. Our amateur detective will bring the suspects together, unravel the clues, and expose the killer.In "An Understudy In Scarlet" by Mark S Bailen, an understudy is a hopeless failure at murder. Until ..."Mustard, Knife-No Colonel, No Library" by Mara Buck: Two young fatherless brothers play mystery games in a deserted shack until one dies. The remaining boy continues his sleuthing by purchasing a hunting knife at auction with potential deadly consequences, until a huge dog appears to befriend him."Sherlock Holmes & The Cabinet Conundrum" by Greg Maughan: Sherlock Holmes, late in his life, is hired by Harry Houdini. Written imagining Conan Doyle writing with an axe to grind against Houdini!"Murder In Mudville" by Robert Lopresti: The Chief Of Police in small-town America reluctantly investigates the tragic death of the pitcher who struck the town's hero out?"The Bedding Caper" by James R. Riffel: Few things are more annoying than when your spouse pulls all the blankets off you during a cold night. A cross between Joe Friday and Jacques Clouseau, pompous Detective Percale investigates the brazen theft of bedding from a bumbling victim.The first of a monthly series in the magazine, "The Adventure Of The Canny Cabby" by Martin Hill Ortiz: Being the next door neighbor to Sherlock Holmes has some difficulties: especially when you're a detective wanting to steal his clients."A Case For Sherlock Holmes," a You-Solve-It by Andrew Armstrong: Stolen: One meerschaum pipe, one deerstalker hat, five orange pips, an autographed photograph of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a guide to the moors of England, and a small bust of Napoleon Bonaparte. Can you help find the culprit?In "Stage Fright," a You-Solve-It by John M. Floyd, Lucy and Francis need your help tracking down a ghost, a vampire, and a werewolf.★ Custom Cover art by Robin Grenville Evans.

At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Magazine presents original short stories by the world's best-known and emerging mystery writers.The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty.Get ready to be surprised, challenged, and entertained--whether you enjoy the style of the Golden Age of mystery (e.g., Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle), the glorious pulp digests of the early twentieth century (e.g., Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler), or contemporary masters of mystery.★ In this issue★"Lost And Found" by Paul A. Freeman, DI Williamson and DC Page begin an investigation to find an entrepreneur who vanished without trace after visiting Carson's Gymnasium. "Humble Servant" by Victor Kreuiter: A self-ordained preacher, Samuel Harris, ministers to the lost and suffering, those not on the path of righteousness. His charge is to save those souls and deliver them to salvation, be they criminal or otherwise. "Sweet Gum Head" by Blu Gilliand: A bad man is on the run, lost deep in the maze of Florida swamps and back roads. Unfortunately for him, whatever he's running from is nowhere near as bad as what he's about to run in to. In "The First Law Of Plumbing" by Josh Pachter, a pair of home invaders learn that things don't always work out for the best. "No One Goes Out To Eat Anymore" by Andrew Welsh-Huggins: Freelance mailman Mercury Carter finds himself in Toronto on a feel-good mission delivering an elderly woman's once-lost locket, when an alarming comment by the woman about her health leads him down a dark path of rescue. In "Eye On The Ball" by Paul Vivari, a package stolen off a doorstep in a small town keeps trading hands as a group of criminals try to track it down. "Words On Wheels" by Michael Bracken: Victoria Huptmann and her Border collie Maximillian spend winters driving Words on Wheels from RV park to RV park along the Texas coast, selling new and used books to Snowbirds escaping Midwestern winters. Then one of her customers is murdered. "When Baby Cows Go Bad" by O'Neil De Noux: "Most of what we university police officers handle aren't serious matters, then again, when I was NOPD, we got our share of 'barking dog' and 'cat in a tree' calls. But no baby cows chasing co-eds." "The Affair Of The Wayward Schoolmaster" by Martin Hill Ortiz And Keith Jones: Holmes and Watson investigate a popular school teacher who turned to armed robbery. "A Messy Murder," a You-Solve-It By Eric B. Ruark: It had all the earmarks of a bungled robbery, but Sheriff Tracy Hyers, with your help, will get to the bottom of the mystery.Custom Cover Art By Robin Grenville Evans