Author Archives: somethingisgoingtohappen

“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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A New True-Crime Department for EQMM and Some Reflections on Converging Fields

Posted on January 10, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Yesterday, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine’s new web-only column Stranger Than Fiction went live on our website. Written by award-winning Canadian author and journalist Dean Jobb, the new department explores the true-crime field through reviews of true-crime books and occasional articles … Continue reading →

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Edwin Hill on Writing

Posted on January 3, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Edwin Hill makes his fiction debut in the Department of First Stories of EQMM’s current issue (January/February 2018). The tale, entitled “White Tights and Mary Janes,” was inspired, in part, by a short stint he did at a for-profit college. … Continue reading →

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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM EQMM

Posted on December 27, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Happy New Year from EQMM, and best wishes for 2018. What are your reading resolutions for the year?

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“Great God! This is an awful place.” (by Christine Poulson)

Posted on December 20, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Setting always features interestingly in Christine Poulson’s fiction, whether it is Cambridge and the surrounding Fens as depicted in her Cassandra James mystery series; Sweden, Hong Kong, and Devon in her novel Invisible; or the cathedral of her upcoming EQMM … Continue reading →

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“Murder, Mayhem and Mistletoe” (by Elizabeth Elwood)

Posted on December 13, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

With Christmas less than two weeks away, Elizabeth Elwood is about to debut in EQMM with her story “Ghosts of Christmas Past” (January/February 2018—on sale December 19). Although she is new to EQMM, she is not new to mystery writing, … Continue reading →

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