Today is publication day for The Mystery Patrons Present Mystery Most International. Published by Level Best Books, the anthology is available from the publisher, Amazon, and other vendors. The SMFS list members that reported their stories in the book are:   J. F. Benedetto with “The Canadian: Death at a Ghost's Hands.”   Peter W. J. Hayes with “White Elephants.”             Aimee Kluck with “Murder in the Wine Cellar.”   Deborah Lacy with “Sweet Revenge Hotline.”   Robert Lopresti with “No Escape.”   Jeffr ..read more

SMFS list member James D.F. Hannah’s short story, Road to Nowhere, appears in the new anthology, BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE: Crime Fiction Incited by the Songs of the Talking Heads. Published by Shotgun Honey, the anthology is available at the publisher, Amazon, and other vendors.   Publisher Description: Twelve of today’s most innovative crime fiction authors bring the songs of the Talking Heads to life in this blistering collection. A charity anthology to benefit the fight against climate change, BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE is a dazzling exploration of what crime fiction can entail — deftly mi ..read more

   SMFS list member Michael Bracken’s short story, The Big Snip, was published yesterday at TOUGH.  You can read the story online for free here ..read more

Today is publication day for Three Strikes—You’re Dead!. Published by Wildside Press, the anthology is available from the publisher, Amazon, and other vendors. The SMFS list members that reported their stories in the book are:   Kathryn Prater Bomey with "Running Interference."   Maddi Davidson with "Off the Beaten Trail."   Coeditor Barb Goffman with "A Matter of Trust."   Sherry Harris with "The Ultimate Bounty Hunter."   Smita Harish Jain with "Run for Your Life."   Adam Meyer with "Double Fault."   Alan Orloff with "Murder at Home."   Shannon Taft ..read more

SMFS list members are published in the JOURN-E: The Journal of Imaginative Literature: Vol. 3, No. 1, Vernal Equinox 2024 issue. Published by Mind's Eye Publications, the read is available at Amazon. The SMFS list members that reported being in the issue are:   Brandon Barrows with "Push Back."   Tracy Falenwolfe with “Home Sweet Home.”   Amazon Description: JOURN-E: The Journal of Imaginative Literature, vol. 3, no. 1, Vernal Equinox 2024 is the fifth issue of this semi-annual journal. JOURN-E offers short fiction, poetry, non-fiction and illustration (both Contemporary and Cl ..read more

SMFS list member Roger Johns’ short story, Here's to Forgetfulness, was published at Black Petals #107, Spring 2024. You can read the piece for free online here ..read more

SMFS list member Brandon Barrows new book, And Of Course, There Was The Girl: A Sam Harrigan Mystery is now out. Published by Full Speed Publishing, the read is available at Amazon.   Amazon Description: Gabriella's name meant love and lies... When Sam Harrigan agreed to find runaway bride Gabriella Cole, he expected to be looking for a marriage-scammer, not a lovely phantom with a trail of devastation in her wake whose victims include washed-up celebrities, politicians, and even mobsters. Now everyone wants to get their hands on Gabriella, but with each step Sam takes, she seems furt ..read more

SMFS list members are published in Black Cat Weekly #137. Published by Wildside Press, the issue is available here in digital format. The members that reported their stories are   Veronica Leigh with "The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughters."   Anna Scotti with "That Which We Call Patience."   Publisher Description: Welcome to Black Cat Weekly.    On the mystery side of things this issue, we have original tales by Veronica Leigh (one that looks to be the start of a new series) and Richard A. McMahon (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken). Acquiring Editor ..read more

SMFS list members are published in Yellow Mama Webzine: Issue 103. The issue is online and a free read here. The SMFS list members that reported being in the issue are:    Pamela Ebel with “When You’re Dead, You’re Done.”   M.E. Proctor with "A Thin Thread."   Elizabeth Zelvin with the poem, "Mike's 80th Birthday ..read more

Today is publication day for Tales of Mystery: The Gravity of Death. The anthology includes SMFS list member Ed Teja’s short story, The Law North Of The Pecos. Published by Inklings Press, the anthology is available at Amazon ..read more