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Category Archives: Adventure
“Radio Days” (by Kevin Mims)
Kevin Mims is known to readers of the Dell mystery magazines primarily as a short-story writer. In 2013, one of his stories for EQMM received a nomination for the International Thriller Award, and he has also contributed memorable stories to … Continue reading
“The Mysterious Face in the Cloud” by E. Gabriel Flores
The most recent winner of the Robert L. Fish Award for best short story by a new American author, E. Gabriel Flores did a post for this site in April, and she’s back this month with a post about a … Continue reading
“Clive Cussler and the RTS Zavala: Cheers to a Real Life Captain of Adventure” (by William Dylan Powell)
William Dylan Powell’s first fiction, the comic “Evening Gold,” appeared in EQMM’s Department of First Stories in November 2006, and went on to win that year’s Robert L. Fish Memorial Award. Prior to his fiction debut, he had already begun to publish … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Characters, Ellery Queen, Fiction, Genre, Guest, History
Tagged crime, fiction, history, model ship, mystery, navy, ships, shipwreck, texas
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“When Does the Past Become History?” (by Elizabeth Zelvin)
Elizabeth Zelvin is the author of the well-received Bruce Kohler mystery novels. She is also a short-story writer of note, having two nominations for the Derringer and three for the Agatha award. Her stories have appeared in both EQMM and … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Books, Characters, Fiction, Genre, Guest, Historicals, History, Private Eye, Writers, Writing
Tagged crime, fiction, historical, history, mystery, new york, writer, zelvin
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“Of Bradshaws and Bonafides: Building a Better Pastiche” (by Keith Hann)
Keith Hann debuted in EQMM’s Department of First Stories (in this year’s February issue) with a Sherlock Holmes pastiche that turns on some real historical events. The Canadian author is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Calgary, studying … Continue reading
“The Good, the Bad, and the Criminally Stupid” (by Rob Brunet)
Rob Brunet turned to writing crime fiction after running a “digital-media boutique” for twenty years. His short fiction and reviews have appeared in a number of publications, including the Toronto Standard, Shotgun Honey, and the latest Bouchercon anthology, Murder Under … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Characters, Fiction, Guest, International, Pop Culture, Real Crime, Story, Writers, Writing
Tagged canada, crime, criminals, fiction, inspiration, mystery, real crime, true crime
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“Dem Bones, Dem Bones . . .” (by Marilyn Todd)
Marilyn Todd is the author of sixteen historical novels and dozens of short stories, many of the latter for EQMM. Two recent collections of her tales are worth mentioning. Swords, Sandals and Sirens (Crippen and Landru Publishers) gathers, in print, … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Books, Guest, Historicals, History, International, Setting, Story, Writers, Writing
Tagged France, historical, history, roman, suspense, writers, writing
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“From Page to Screen” (by John M. Floyd)
Edgar-nominated author John M. Floyd is a short-story specialist rather than a novelist. His stories have appeared in a great variety of publications, from our sister magazine, AHMM, to the Saturday Evening Post and Woman’s World. The Mississippi writer has … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Books, Fiction, Genre, Guest, Pop Culture, Readers, Story, Supernatural, Suspense, Thrillers
Tagged character, crime, fiction, film, genre, movies, mystery, readers, reading, story, storytelling, supernatural, western
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EDWARD D. HOCH’S “PAUL REVERE’S BELL”
Previously posted in this space was Edward D. Hoch’s story “Paul Revere’s Bell.” For more great stories, subscribe to EQMM here.
Posted in Adventure, Ellery Queen, Fiction, Historicals, Magazine, Story
Tagged america, crime, historical, hoch, holiday, independence, mystery, revolutionary
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MYSTERIOUS VOYAGES
These days I’m not much of a traveler; it generally takes a business commitment to get me to leave home. It’s not that I don’t like being in new—and even exotic—places. I do. It’s just that getting there is no … Continue reading
