Category Archives: Adventure

“Have Suitcase, Will Plot” (by Robert Lopresti)

Posted on January 2, 2019 by

With many readers just back from holiday travel, we thought this post by Robert Lopresti would start 2019 off just right. It complements his story “Please Do Not Disturb,” which appears in our current issue, January/February 2019. Rob is one … Continue reading →

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“Classic Murder Mystery Gets a Comic-Book Reboot” (by Maaja Wentz)

Posted on April 4, 2018 by

EQMM’s Department of First Stories has given a start to hundreds of authors, but in recent years, with developments in technology, what it means to give an author a start has changed. Some authors nowadays are able to get their … Continue reading →

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

Posted on December 20, 2017 by

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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“When Location Prompts a Staycation” (by Pat H. Broeske)

Posted on June 28, 2017 by

A California native, Pat Broeske has worked as a producer on reality-based, true-crime TV shows. She is also a veteran journalist and has coauthored two book-length biographies: the best-selling Howard Hughes: The Untold Story and Down at the End of … Continue reading →

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“Radio Days” (by Kevin Mims)

Posted on May 24, 2017 by

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 →

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“The Mysterious Face in the Cloud” by E. Gabriel Flores

Posted on May 3, 2017 by

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 →

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“Clive Cussler and the RTS Zavala: Cheers to a Real Life Captain of Adventure” (by William Dylan Powell)

Posted on February 8, 2017 by

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 →

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“When Does the Past Become History?” (by Elizabeth Zelvin)

Posted on August 24, 2016 by

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 →

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“Of Bradshaws and Bonafides: Building a Better Pastiche” (by Keith Hann)

Posted on April 6, 2016 by

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 →

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“The Good, the Bad, and the Criminally Stupid” (by Rob Brunet)

Posted on December 2, 2015 by

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 →

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