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.