Monthly Archives: March 2020

“Top Eight Jazz Pianists in Film Noir” (by Preston Lang)

Posted on March 25, 2020 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Preston Lang makes his EQMM debut in our current issue (March/April 2020). The New York City writer and teacher has three novels in print and is also the author of a number of well-received short stories and plays. His short … Continue reading →

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“Jumping Off a Diving Board—It’s Easier than You’d Think” (by Paul Charles)

Posted on March 18, 2020 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Called “Agatha Christie for people who inhale” by the Times of London, Paul Charles has had several stories in EQMM, including “The Eleventh Commandment,” an impossible-crime story that leads our current issue (March/April 2020). The tale features Detective Inspector Christy … Continue reading →

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“The Chicken Salad Factory” (by Jack Bunker)

Posted on March 11, 2020 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Jack Bunker is a lawyer turned short-story writer and mystery novelist, although in this post you will see that he has had other occupations that feed into his fiction writing. Jack makes his EQMM debut in our current issue (March/April … Continue reading →

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“What Pantsers and Language Learners Have in Common” (by Edith Maxwell)

Posted on March 4, 2020 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Linguist, novelist, short-story writer, and current Agatha Award nominee Edith Maxwell describes herself as a better-than-average language learner.  “One Too Many,” her first story for EQMM, featured in our current issue (March/April 2020), centers around a hyperpolyglot—someone with extraordinary language-learning … Continue reading →

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