Wendy Cooper, author of “Talk, he mouthed”, was born and raised in England but now calls Vancouver, BC, home and writes in the genres of crime, fantasy, and horror. ***** The crumpled, thick, coarse envelope contained the largest amount she’d ever seen. It totalled $5000. Ten times the usual rate. She clutched it tight, shaking at what it meant. The setup for this job differed from others. They’d told her not to drink 24 hours prior. Sobriety had never been […] The post Talk, he mouthed: Thriller Flash Fiction By Wendy Cooper appeared first on MysteryTribune ..read more

Our list of best crime, mystery and thriller books of June 2024 includes titles such as Scout’s Honor by John McNellis and The Ocean Hugs Hard by Eric Avedissian. Moneymaker (Gritty Southern Crime Fiction) by Josh Boldt (June 6) While tracking a drug shipment in Savannah, surveillance expert Mack Abbott gets tangled up in a deadly underworld filled with ruthless smugglers who will stop at nothing to protect their product. Abbott’s one connection in town is an exotic dancer named […] The post Best Crime And Thriller Books of June 2024 appeared first on MysteryTribune ..read more

As part of “Murder in The First,” a series reviewing and celebrating debuts within the genres of crime, mystery, grit-lit, and all things dark, Casey Stegman dissects the editorial process for Jim Roberts’s debut short story collection, Of Fathers & Gods. ***** When I pitched this article series to Mystery Tribune, I said I wanted to cover debut novels and short story collections, past and present. Thus far, though, I’ve only looked at novels—all of which have been published at […] The post Murder In The First: Jim Roberts’s Of Fathers & Gods appeared first on MysteryTribune ..read more

Stuart Watson, author of “Careful What You Say”, won honors for his work at newspapers in Anchorage, Seattle and Portland. His literary writing is in Yolk, Barzakh, MacQueen’s Quinterly, Bending Genres (Best Microfictions nominee), The Writing Disorder, Reckon Review, Mystery Tribune, Five South, Two Hawks Quarterly, 433, Bloom, Flash Boulevard, Wrong Turn Lit, Sensitive Skin and Muleskinner Journal among others. He lives in Oregon with his wife and dog. Mystery Tribune has previously published Every Last Bit by Mr. Watson. […] The post Careful What You Say: Caper Flash Fiction By Stuart Watso ..read more

Charles David Taylor, author of “Daddy’s Girl”, has lived all over Texas, from El Paso to Austin, Dallas and now divides his time between Houston and Serbia, his wife’s home country. He spent the decade of the nineties in Blacksburg, Virginia (Virginia Tech) and long before that, some formative years as an Air Force brat in Japan. He was a documentary and educational filmmaker and scriptwriter for many years, then worked at several universities as a Ph.D. consultant in educational […] The post Daddy’s Girl: Horror Short Fiction By Charles David Taylor appeared first on MysteryTribune ..read more

Our list of best crime, mystery and thriller books of May 2024 includes titles such as the new Longmire novel First Frost by Craig Johnson, Think Twice by Harlan Coben, as well as The Caveman Conspiracy by Bret Hurst, which is a noteworthy thriller release. The Caveman Conspiracy by Bret Hurst (May 2) Eddie Mason is done with the CIA, and he thought he’d made it clear that he never wants to work with them again. So, when his former […] The post 12 Best Crime and Thriller Books of May 2024 appeared first on MysteryTribune ..read more

James Hadley Griffin, author of “Poor Holly Sharp”, has previously published short fiction in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Tough, Mystery Tribune, Pulp Modern, Shotgun Honey, and Popcorn Fiction. Mystery Tribune has previously published the thriller flash fiction “You Are The Body” by Mr. Griffin. ***** I stepped out of the plane and into the syrupy, late-morning air that already held the tang of liquefying tarmac. It was the last day in June and the sun had decided to set the […] The post Poor Holly Sharp: Hard-Boiled Short Fiction By James Hadley Griffin appeared first on MysteryTribune ..read more

J.B. Stevens and Mark Atley talk about the opening for Atley’s new book The Dead Make No Mark.  The First Line is a recurring column by J.B. Stevens. Mystery Tribune readers (you) get an inside look at what goes through the author’s mind as they craft their opening. For the column, an author presents the initial sentence of their story. Then J.B. writes his impression of the passage. Next, the author discusses what their intent was with the line. To keep […] The post The Dead Make No Mark Has A “Fine” Opening appeared first on MysteryTribune ..read more

Vincent Casaregola, author of “Locked Room Mystery”, teaches literature, film, and writing at Saint Louis University. He has published his fiction work in a variety of literary journals. ***** All doors remain locked, always, and thus no one could possibly enter or leave—no windows, no access. If light there be, and we cannot know, its origin, too, is true mystery. From outside, the space seems contained and defined, at least at first glance, but then it changes, morphs to something […] The post Locked Room Mystery: Experimental Flash Fiction By Vincent Casaregola appeared first on MysteryTrib ..read more

Anika K. Clausen, author of “Turn Left, Alice”, writes poems and short stories that entertain the dark corners of the mind while alluding to the masked realities of today. She is a multilingual writer from Denmark with an MA in English and German linguistics and literature. Her work has been published by the Yard: Crime Blog, Coffin Bell Journal, and Wingless Dreamer. Currently, she is working on a collection of short stories. ***** The meeting had gone according to plan. […] The post Turn Left, Alice: Noir Short Fiction By Anika K. Clausen appeared first on MysteryTribune ..read more