Mystery Magazine: February 2024 - Paperback

by Kerry Carter (Editor), V. S. Kemanis (Author), Dan Crosby (Author)

At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Magazine presents original short stories by the world's best-known and emerging mystery writers.

The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty.

Get ready to be surprised, challenged, and entertained--whether you enjoy the style of the Golden Age of mystery (e.g., Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle), the glorious pulp digests of the early twentieth century (e.g., Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler), or contemporary masters of mystery.

★ In this issue ★

✓ In our cover feature, "Slow News Day" by Robert Lopresti, a SWAT team in Maryland prepares to deliver a load of marijuana and capture the recipients. What could possibly go wrong? More than you can imagine.

✓ "Better Than A Dating App" by V.S. Kemanis: Benny needs a new girlfriend, and she can't be just anyone. At an opportune time, in a moment of recognition, he meets his match in a test of gamesmanship and skill.

✓ "The Three Thieves" by Dan Crosby: Eleanor and Felix board the Canadian Flyer, a special Christmas-in-July Literary Rail Journey and find themselves in the middle of a book theft farce.

✓ "You Get What You Get" by Jillian Grant Shoichet: An old man, a dog, and a fatal accident on a steep and winding trail may not be quite what you get.

✓ In "Michael O'Shay And The Missing Wife" by William J. Demorascki, a beloved policeman in an Irish hamlet gives chase to a jealous, and armed, husband, on the hunt for the alleged paramour who made off with his wife.

✓ "A Chicken-Fried Mistake" by John H. Dromey: The best laid plans of mice or men often go awry. Can a couple of determined young women do any better?

✓ In "Mexican Radio" by Pete Barnstrom, a regular business dispute over a border radio station turns out to be a love triangle, with private eye Marteens on the fourth corner.

✓ In "The Waiting Room" by Kathleen Ford, just about everyone in the country knew that aside from Lizzie Borden, Bridget Sullivan was the most important witness in the case. How can Bridget use this to her advantage?

✓ "A New Leaf" A You-Solve-It by John M. Floyd: Can you help Fran and Lucy Valentine solve the mysterious attack at the fishing pond.

Custom Cover Art By Robin Grenville Evans