Anthologies

Satan’s Spit: It’s rural Tennessee, and it’s 1934. The victim is Charlie, who played harp at Mama Raye’s juke joint.  Charlie’s murder is the first of many mysteries that needs to be solved.

The Last Fado of Ricardo Reis: Lisbon is the City of Spies. Not long after the Carnation Revolution, a spy goes looking for a missing friend and fellow spy.

The Sounds of Silence: New York City in 1977, the summer of Sam. This killer (not Sam) is targeting Asians in subway tunnels. The detective is a former Vietnam veteran who is losing his hearing.

Trash Raccoon: The town’s inspector and his dog discover the body of Prospect Bay’s outspoken theatre critic and the unlikeliest of suspects.

I Read: Suspects don’t usually walk into police stations before they’re named as suspects, but this one did. It’s a story that involves a drink, a voice, and an unexpected sting.

C.O.D : A Bible-quoting investigator investigates the lynching of a union agitator.

Nominated for the Anthony  Award for Best Short Story.

Ciro the Fox and the Treasure in the Mountains: A mafioso is sent west for a ‘vacation.’ What he thinks is a quick score, hidden in the mountains, isn’t.

Where All The Bodies Are Buried: Someone’s in Olive Goodrich’s grave, and it isn’t her A widower and cemetery caretaker and his wolfdog Cerberus solve a mystery.

Burnt Ends: A barbecued delicacy isn’t the only thing New Orleans has to offer visitors. A stranger comes to town to settle business that one world war and a pandemic interrupted years before. Nominated for the Anthony and Derringer Awards  for Best Short Story.

Elysian Fields: Justice was never colorblind, not in Los Angeles. Winner of the 2021 MacCavity Award for Best Short Story. Nominated for the Agatha and Anthony Awards for Best Short Story 2020.

Goodbye, Beautiful: A tale of political interference, inspired by events during the historical 1948 Italian election. Charity anthology benefits the Southern Poverty Law Center

Star of the Sea: Two fishermen board an abandoned ship, only to learn they are not alone. Charity anthology benefits the Book Industry Charitable Foundation.