SHORT MYSTERIES
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ORIGINAL MYSTERIES BY AUTHORS ASSOCIATED WITH PROFESSIONAL GROUPS, INCLUDING:
ARIZONA MYSTERY WRITERS, MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA, ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA, SISTERS IN CRIME, SOCIETY OF SOUTHWESTERN AUTHORS.
Most recent contribution listed first.
Fiction in the Mystery Anthology is edited by the authors.
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#30 • THE FIRE • RAJENDRA KUMAR
Just one word leads her to kill someone she loved all her life.
#29 • THE ULTIMATE PLOT • MOLLY McKINNEY
A creative funeral arrangement runs into a problem.
Honorable Mention, 2015 Society of Southwestern Authors Contest
#28 • WINTERKILL • EARL "MAC" McGILL
Renzie fell into his own imprint, arms and legs flailing, creating the snow angel his sister would say had escorted him to his heavenly home.
#27 • ZODIAC • MOLLY McKINNEY
The concierge at a space resort is hiding a deadly obsession.
#26 • AFRICAN SAFARI • MARY ELLEN BARNES
Beauty and the Beast duke it out.
#25 • WITHOUT NOTICE • DIEDRE KNIGHT
Sometimes things happen without notice.
#24 • MEMOIR OF A FORMER LIFE • PAMELA ASBURY-SMITH
A glimpse into the life of an unusual chemistry teacher.
#23 • OTHER PEOPLE'S BUSINESS • ELEANOR NELSON
Nosey artist paints herself into a pickle.
#22 • TWO BIRDS • JEANETTE VANAUSDALL
To say that Arthur and Eileen's marriage had become poisonous would be putting it mildly.
#21 • THE CREEK • MARY DARLING
Where strange appetites lurk.
#20 • THE THIRD STEP • RHEMA SAYERS
A much abused, resentlful son finds the perfect murder plot on the spur of the moment.
Flash Fiction : Bedlam in the Bathroom
#18 • • DEATH OF JENNIE STARK • MARY BALL
A mystery writer becomes obsessed with his creation.
#17 • DOUBLE JEOPARDY • KAREN MacLEISH
A prison inmate is causing serious problems, but management refuses to assist the officers.
Originally published in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.
#16 • OUTLAW IN THE FAMILY • JOHN SCOTT
A family with a questionable past takes an outing to a roundown cabin and experiences the adventure of a lifetime.
#15 • NEITHER RHYME NOR RIOT • KAREN MacLEISH
A correctional officer's problems with management are complicated by a violent drama among the prisoners.
Originally published in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.
#14 • UNFINISHED BUSINESS • DIEDRE KNIGHT
A horrific car crash, a three-alarm fire and a bank deposit all have something in common, except he's missing.
#13 • JUST CALL ME SAM • MIKE ALVAREZ
A girl is missing. Tucson PI Nick Madrid is on the case; everyone is a suspect and one of them is a killer.
#12 • WHAT'S IN YOUR TANK? • GERALD MARTIN
Working a murder case, a deputy needing to impress his boss finds himself searching for clues in a most unsavory environment.
#11 • A FLAGRANT FOWL • GRAHAM McLEOD
Only the bird-brained think they have committed the perfect crime.
He said he wanted feedback.
#9 • DEAD AND DOWN • MARY ELLEN BARNES
In the pursuit of his passion to protect aspen groves, a disastrous event changes and threatens the life of Professor Roger Benton
#8 • A NAME TO REMEMBER • ELEANOR NELSON
A California artist who has difficulty connecting names with faces sees her plans go awry on a painting excursion to a Greek island.
Third Place Winner, Arizona Mystery Writers Contest, 2011
#7 • DREAM DATE • MOLLY McKINNEY
Where does the dream end and the nightmare begin?
Second Place Winner, Arizona Mystery Writers Contest, 2011
#6 • THE HUNG GUN • GAIL GIBBS
Someone is too smart for his own good.
First Place Winner, Arizona Mystery Writers Contest, 2011
#5 • THE DAY MURPHY'S LAW KICKED IN • MARCI MARTIN
Anything that can go wrong will do just that!
#4 • PIECE OF CAKE • MOLLY McKINNEY
No jury will ever convict me ...
#3 • BURNING LOVE • KAREN MacLEISH
This story is about fire and romance. About romance and fire.
#2 • DADDY'S DEAD • KAREN MacLEISH
Police responding to a 911 call uncover a shocking case.
#1 • BORDER THIEF • D. R. RANSDELL
A pair of musicians try to outdo one another in disastrous ways.
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