Category Archives: Setting

“A Book to Remember” (by Merrilee Robson)

Posted on January 29, 2020 by

We’re always pleased to see a post on this site from a reader’s perspective. Although Merrilee Robson is the author of both short stories and a first novel (2016’s Murder Is Uncooperative), she addresses here the question of what makes … Continue reading →

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“Great Beginnings” (by Sheila Kohler)

Posted on December 18, 2019 by

Sheila Kohler’s work has been appearing in EQMM for a number of years. The distinguished novelist’s books include Dreaming for Freud, Becoming Jane Eyre, Cracks, which was nominated for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and made into a movie starring Eva Green, … Continue reading →

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“Writer Unplugged” (by Paul D. Marks)

Posted on December 4, 2019 by

Paul D. Marks is the author of the Shamus Award–winning novel White Heat, and his Macavity Award–winning short story “Windward” was also nominated for a Shamus Award and appeared in Best American Mystery Stories 2018. He is an EQMM Readers Award … Continue reading →

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“Crimehampton: Myth and Reality” (by Elizabeth Zelvin)

Posted on October 16, 2019 by

Elizabeth Zelvin’s latest short story, “The Island,” appears in EQMM’s November/December issue, which goes on sale next week (though many subscribers already have copies!). The New York City author, recently the editor of the anthology Me Too Short Stories, has … Continue reading →

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“Stories from the Courthouse Where I Work” (by Kevin Egan)

Posted on July 31, 2019 by

Kevin Egan is the author of eight novels, including the legal thriller Midnight, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2013. A number of his novels and short stories are set in the legal world, for he worked for many years … Continue reading →

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“The Unknowable and the Imagination” (by V.S. Kemanis)

Posted on July 24, 2019 by

V.S. Kemanis, author of the Dana Hargrove mystery novels, is also a short-story writer with work in EQMM and a number of literary magazines. Her latest story for EQMM, “Dzintra’s Tale,” in our current issue (July/August 2019), is generating a … Continue reading →

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“The Other Face” (by Pat Black)

Posted on May 1, 2019 by

Pat Black makes his EQMM debut in our current issue (May/June 2019) and we have more of his work coming up. His stories have also been published in a number of anthologies, including Northern Crime One. He was the runner-up … Continue reading →

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“And They Wrote Happily Ever After” (by De Paepe & Depuydt)

Posted on August 22, 2018 by

Both from Ghent, Belgium, Herbert De Paepe and Els Depuydt have cowritten four highly acclaimed thrillers. They’ve been nominated for both Belgium’s Diamond Bullet Award and Holland’s Golden Noose Award. Their work first appeared in EQMM in May 2016, in … Continue reading →

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“A Talent for Historical Accuracy” (by Thomas K. Carpenter)

Posted on June 13, 2018 by

Thomas K. Carpenter’s first paid print publication was in EQMM’s Department of First Stories in February of 2015. The story featured an ancient Roman sleuth,  Magistrate Ovid, working in Alexandria. The Magistrate Ovid series now includes a story for AHMM, … Continue reading →

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“Tense Boundaries” (by Matthew Wilson)

Posted on January 31, 2018 by

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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