Murder in Mudville

 My story "Murder in Mudville" appears in the October issue of Mystery Magazine.  Ever wonder what happened after Casey struck out?

Kill and Cure at SleuthSayers

 

Today at SleuthSayers I write about "Kill and Cure," appearing this month in Mystery Magazine.

The Dance of Love and Hunger at SleuthSayers

 

Today at SleuthSayers I write about my story "The Dance of Love and Hunger."

The Dance of Love and Hunger

 

Today marks the publication of The Book of Extraordinary Femme Fatale Stories.  It features my story "The Dance of Love and Hunger."

Lord of Falling Objects at SleuthSayers

 

Today at SleuthSayers I talk about the origin of my story "The Lord of Falling Objects."

Lambs and Wolves at SleuthSayers

My story "Lambs and Wolves" appeared this week in the new anthology Death of a Bad Neighbour.  Today at SleuthSayers I report on its route to publication. 

The Suicide Club

 My new story "The Suicide Club" appears in Issue #43 of Black Cat Weekly.  It is amusing to see my name in front of Dr. Asimov's.

The Lord of Falling Objects

 

"The Lord of Falling Objects" appears in the July/August issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.  It is my 37th appearance there.

Please Pass the Loot at Trace Evidence

 

At Trace Evidence, the Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine blog, I have an essay about the quiz show scandals of 1958, which are (is?) the background for my novella, "Please Pass the Loot," in the latest issue.

The Man in the Quarry

 

My story "The Man in the Quarry" appears in issue #29 of Black Cat Weekly.

The Present in Chilling Crime

 I just received my copies of Chilling Crime Short Stories from Flame Tree Publishing.  It includes a reprint of my story "The Present."

Train Tracks on a shirt

 When my story "Train Tracks" appeared in the cover of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine my sister Joann Lopresti Churchill had this shirt made for me.  I never thought to put it up on this page, but I have a reason to do it now (as some readers may know...).

The Man FromTopeka at SleuthSayers

 Today at SleuthSayers I write about the inspiration for "The Man from Topeka."

Shanks on the Prowl in Audio

 

Back in the early days of podcasting, there was a wonderful institution called Crime City Central.  In Episode #95 they did a reading of my story "Shanks on Crime."  I recently got in touch with the host, Jack Calverley, and he was able to find the recording.  With much gratitude I am able to make it available here for your listening pleasure. If you want to read it, of course, it's in the book.

Anthony Bait

 The wonderful folks at Bouchercon have sent out the ballots for the Anthony Awards.  Here is a list of my short stories which are eligible. To refresh your memory, in most cases I have included a link to essays I wrote about them.

"The Fourth Circle." Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. May June.

"Taxonomy Lesson." Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. September/October.

"At the Circus." Monkey Business: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Films of the Marx Brothers.

"Why Judy Why." Only the Good Die Young.:Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Billy Joel.

"Shanks's Locked Room." Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. March/April.

"Meet Me at the Morgue." Die Laughing: An Anthology of Humorous Mysteries. 

Of course, when you are deciding on your favorite anthologies I would encourage you to consider, Monkey Business, Only the Good Die Young, and Die Laughing. 

And in the nonficton/critical section: I made a small contribution to the MWA manual How to Write  a Mystery.

The Present in Chilling Crimes

 Flame Tree is a British publisher that puts out beautiful story anthologies. Today Chilling Crime Short Stories comes out, featuring a reprint of my story "The Present," which first appeared in The Strand. You can read Q&As with some of the authors, me included here.

The Man From Topeka

 

My story "The Man From Topeka" has just arrived in issue #11 of Black Cat Mystery Magazine.

Catchng a Map Thief on Youtube

 Last week I spoke to the Redmond (WA) Historical Society about the map theft at WWU.  My talk is now available on Youtube.

Please Pass the Loot

 My second Delgardo novella has been published in the March/April 2022 issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.  I also wrote about it today at SleuthSayers.

Shanks Gets Mugged

Black Cat Weekly Magazine #17 features "Shanks Gets Mugged," a reprint.