Category Archives: Guest

“The Mystery of Quest” (by Michael Guillebeau)

Posted on October 1, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Michael Guillebeau debuted in EQMM’s Department of First Stories in May 2011 with the story “A Study in Detail.” He has since produced two more stories for EQMM (the most recent August 2014’s “Crimes of Passion”) and a first novel, … Continue reading →

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“In Praise of Honkaku” (by John Pugmire)

Posted on September 24, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

For several years now—ever since EQMM lost its most illustrious contributor of classical mysteries, Edward D. Hoch (1930-2008)—I’ve been putting out appeals for more whodunits and “impossible crime” stories. Few writers in the U.S. or U.K. have responded with submissions … Continue reading →

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“Wrestling with the ‘S’ Word” (by Jim Allyn)

Posted on September 17, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

In mystery circles, and especially EQMM circles, you can’t say the name Allyn without everyone assuming you mean Doug Allyn, the multiple Edgar Allan Poe Award winner and record-holding EQMM Readers Award winner who for nearly thirty years has stood … Continue reading →

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“Behind the Scenes at 267 Broadway” (by Jackie Sherbow)

Posted on September 9, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Jackie Sherbow is the senior assistant editor for EQMM and AHMM. This post will also appear at Trace Evidence. My recent contribution to SleuthSayers, an inside look at the submissions process, had me wondering if people wouldn’t be interested in … Continue reading →

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“Gun Culture” (by Scott Mackay)

Posted on September 3, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Canadian Scott Mackay has been contributing stories to EQMM for twenty-five years, and a number of those tales have received favorable critical attention, including February 1998’s “Last Inning,” which won the Arthur Ellis Award for best short story. (Several other … Continue reading →

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“Clayton Rawson, a.k.a. The Great Merlini” (by Clayton Rawson Jr.)

Posted on August 27, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Longtime readers of EQMM will know the name Clayton Rawson from the magazine’s masthead, where it appeared under the title “Managing Editor” for eight years, from 1963 to 1971. But that Clayton Rawson—not his son, who has penned this post—was … Continue reading →

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“Musings on the Egg and the Detective” (by Mark Evan Walker)

Posted on August 20, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Mark Evan Walker has posted twice before on this blog, the first time about his work as an illustrator (he’s one of EQMM’s finest and most regular art contributors) and the second time in tribute to the fictional character Michael … Continue reading →

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“Visit Greeneland!” (by Kevin Wignall)

Posted on July 30, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Kevin Wignall is an accomplished short-story writer and has been contributing to EQMM for the past decade; his latest EQMM story, “The Messenger,” will appear in our December 2014 issue. Another of his stories, “Retrospective,” has just been turned into … Continue reading →

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“My Owen Keane Moment” (by Terence Faherty)

Posted on July 23, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

The issue of EQMM that has just mailed to subscribers (September/October 2014), contains Terence Faherty’s seventh EQMM short story featuring series character Owen Keane.  Entitled “Ghost Town,” it is a characteristically thoughtful case for the former seminarian turned sleuth. The … Continue reading →

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“A Sense of Place” (by Christine Poulson)

Posted on July 16, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Christine Poulson’s first crime novel was published in the U.S. in 2004, and she has been contributing stories to EQMM since 2007. Before becoming a full-time fiction writer, she was an academic who wrote widely on nineteenth-century art and literature. … Continue reading →

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