Author Archives: somethingisgoingtohappen

“Balancing with Your Eyes Closed” (by Susan Dunlap)

Posted on March 21, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Susan Dunlap got her start in EQMM’s Department of First Stories in 1978. Her body of work in the mystery field since that auspicious debut includes twenty-five novels in four popular series, featuring, respectively, Berkeley Police Officer Jill Smith, PG&E … Continue reading →

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“The Misadventures of Ellery Queen” (by Josh Pachter and Dale C. Andrews)

Posted on March 14, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

In the mid twentieth century, critic and writer Anthony Boucher said (in the New York Times): “Ellery Queen is the American detective story.” But despite the enormous popularity of the Ellery Queen novels, stories, radio plays, TV shows, and movies during the … Continue reading →

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“Ides of March: Relevant, Whether You Like it or Not” (by Steven Saylor)

Posted on March 7, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Steven Saylor’s Gordianus the Finder series first saw print with the story “A Will Is a Way,” published in EQMM twenty-six years ago, in March 1992. A spellbinding historical set in Ancient Rome, that first Gordianus tale went on to … Continue reading →

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“Weight of the Words” (by Samantha Allen)

Posted on February 28, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Samantha Allen’s first published fiction, the story “Some Kind of Lonely,” appears in the current issue of EQMM, March/April 2018. The author has worked as an advertising copywriter, a college writing instructor, and a bookseller. She is currently employed at … Continue reading →

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IN REMEMBRANCE

Posted on February 21, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

On February 12, 2018, Bill Crider, someone who wore nearly every hat in the mystery field—author, critic, columnist, reviewer—died in Alvin, Texas, after an eighteen-month battle with cancer. I’ve known Bill since 1990, when I bought the first book in … Continue reading →

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“Poster Child” (by Michael Bracken)

Posted on February 14, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Michael Bracken is the winner of two Derringer Awards for his short fiction, and in 2016 he received the Edward D. Hoch Memorial Golden Derringer for Lifetime Achievement in Short Mystery Fiction. That award has special significance in regard to … Continue reading →

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“From Noir to Golden Age” (by Carlos Orsi)

Posted on February 7, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Carlos Orsi is a Brazilian writer and journalist with three novels and five short-story collections published in Portuguese. His work first appeared in EQMM in the July 2014 issue, translated for our Passport to Crime department by Cliff Landers. Since … Continue reading →

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“Tense Boundaries” (by Matthew Wilson)

Posted on January 31, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

By most definitions Matthew Wilson’s story “Burg’s Hobby Case,” in the Department of First Stories of our current issue, would not quite qualify as historical fiction. Many people consider fifty years in the past the necessary distance to earn the … Continue reading →

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“3 Reasons a Good Mystery Is as Good as High-Lit” by Lawrence Light

Posted on January 24, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

The author of a series of crime novels featuring financial reporter Karen Glick, Larry Light is himself a writer and editor for CBS MoneyWatch. His award-winning journalism career includes work for the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Business Week, and other … Continue reading →

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“Thoughts Lurking in an English Sitting Room” (by Jane Jakeman)

Posted on January 17, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Jane Jakeman is the author of a series of crime novels featuring the Regency detective Ambrose Malfine, and also two books starring modern French investigator Cecile Galant.  She is an art historian and sometimes writes short stories that draw on … Continue reading →

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