Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Crimes Against Nature at SleuthSayers

 


Today at SleuthSayers Barb Goffman writes about her story in Crimes Against Nature.

Welcome to JFR!


Crazy week, huh? The November/December issue of EQMM features "Welcome to JFR!" It's my fourth appearance there in 48 years of trying.

Please Pass the Loot at Amazon


 And speaking of Delgardo, his second novella, "Please Pass the Loot" is now available at Amazon.  

Christmas Dinner


 Wow! The November/December issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine has arrived and I'm on the cover.  "Christmas Dinner'" is the third novella about Delgardo, the Beat poet detective.

Crimes against Nature at Miss Demeanors

 


Susan Breen has written about her story in Crimes Against Nature on the Miss Demeanors blog.

Monday, October 7, 2024

Crimes Against Nature is Published


Happy publication day to my first anthology.

The way we treat the world is a crime—fifteen of them, in fact. Some of the best and most honored mystery writers today have written new stories for this book dealing with environmental issues including pollution, wildfire, invasive species, climate change, recycling, and many more.

Authors include Michael Bracken, Susan Breen, Sarah M. Chen, Barb Goffman, Karen Harrington, Janice Law, R.T. Lawton, Robert Lopresti, Jon McGoran, Josh Pachter, Gary Phillips, S.J. Rozan, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Mark Stevens, and David Heska Wanbli Weiden. Half of their royalties will be going to ecological nonprofits they chose.

The stories cover a wide variety of styles including noir, comic, caper, psychological, police procedural, and even a tale inspired by comic books.

https://downandoutbooks.com/bookstore/lopresti-crimes-against-nature/

Sunday, September 29, 2024

Memorial is DIstinguished


 Wow. Otto Penzler listed "The Accessories Club" in his distinguished list and now Steph Cha has done the same for "Memorial," which appeared in Black Cat Weekly #95. My name is spelled wrong but, hey, you can't have everything.