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“Drunks on Character” (by Suzanne Berube Rorhus)

Posted on January 13, 2016 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Suzanne Rorhus got her start as a writer in EQMM’s Department of First Stories in May 2013. Since then, her work has appeared in several anthologies, including Memphis Noir. Her next EQMM story, “Cletus Vanderbilt and the Theft of Lord … Continue reading →

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“Faster, Miss Marple! Kill! Kill!” (by Catherine Robson)

Posted on January 6, 2016 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Catherine Robson’s accomplished debut fiction, the short story “Just Desserts,” appears in EQMM’s January 2016 issue, in the Department of First Stories. The Southern California native is a lifelong fan of the mystery in all of its forms, as is … Continue reading →

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“A Great Book, but Please Don’t Read It” (by W. Edward Blain)

Posted on December 9, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Ted Blain (whose fiction byline is W. Edward Blain) has been a contributor to EQMM for twenty years this month, having debuted for our magazine with December 1995’s “The Director’s Notes.” “The All-Nighter,” his latest EQMM tale and his first … Continue reading →

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“How I Got Hooked” (by John Lantigua)

Posted on November 25, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

John Lantigua is a journalist whose work has received two Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Prizes, a share of the Pulitzer Prize for investigative journalism, and other awards.  His first novel, Heat Lightning, appeared in 1987 and was nominated for the … Continue reading →

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“Dem Bones, Dem Bones . . .” (by Marilyn Todd)

Posted on November 18, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

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 →

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“An Alias and a Dame” (by Jean B. Cooper)

Posted on November 4, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Jean B. Cooper’s work first appeared in EQMM after a story she’d submitted to the Mystery Writers of America’s Fiftieth Anniversary Short Story Contest was named a finalist in the competition. EQMM published that story in the August 1995 issue … Continue reading →

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“Dutch Treats” (by René Appel)

Posted on October 14, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

René Appel was a professor of Dutch as a second language at the University of Amsterdam until 2003. But he has been writing fiction since the 1970s, a decade in which his output was mostly short stories for literary magazines. … Continue reading →

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“A Roadmap to Literary Mysteries” (by Bob Van Laerhoven)

Posted on October 7, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Bob Van Laerhoven’s story “Checkmate in Chimbote” appeared in EQMM’s June 2014 issue and was read for our podcast series by his translator, Josh Pachter, earlier this year. The Belgian journalist made his fiction debut in 1977 as a short-story … Continue reading →

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“Murder Under the Oaks” (by Art Taylor)

Posted on September 30, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Art Taylor debuted in EQMM’s Department of First Stories in 1995. He has gone on to win a Macavity and multiple Agatha and Derringer awards for his short fiction. The last time the Virginia author posted on this site, in … Continue reading →

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“Hot on the Trail of a Minnesota Mystery” (by Susan Koefod)

Posted on September 23, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Susan Koefod is the author of the Arvo Thorson mystery-novel series, from North Star Press, and also a widely published poet. She was a recipient, in 2013, of a $25,000 McKnight Artist Fellowship for writers. Just this week she received … Continue reading →

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