From Short Mystery Fiction Society Authors
Discover gripping short mystery fiction from talented Short Mystery Fiction Society authors. Explore a curated list of captivating books and stories in the mystery genre.
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Innkeeping with Murder
by Tim Myers
At the cozy and quirky Hatteras West Inn, innkeeper Alex Winston investigates when one of his guests is found dead at the top of the …
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Dem Bones' Revenge
by Kris Neri
When the cops catch mystery writer Tracy Eaton's mom, Hollywood legend Martha Collins, alone with the bloody remains of celebrity litigant Vince Sperry -- holding …
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Revenge of the Gypsy Queen
by Kris Neri
Mystery writer Tracy Eaton of California goes after gangsters who abducted her sister-in-law in New York. The family is willing to pay the ransom, but …
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Taxed to Death
by Debra Purdy Kong
Revenue Canada auditory Alex Bellamy has always dreamed of adventure. During an audit, he discovers evidence of fraud.
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Prescription for Terror
by Sandra Levy Ceren
When rape and murder strike young, single women on the sun-drenched San Diego coast, police are stumped. One of the victims was Dr. Cory Cohen's …
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Unholy Orders
by Serita Stevens
A collection of mystery shorts with a religious theme by such acclaimed authors as Anne Perry, Ralph McInerny, Nancy Pickard, Joyce Christmas, John Lutz, George …
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The Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers
by Michael Hemmingson
Tales of he tension of crowded courtrooms, jaded DAs, surprise witnesses, stunning defenses, and divided juries fill an anthology of legal thrillers featuring contributions from …
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Up and Down
by Mat Coward
Moody detective Inspector Don Packham and Constable Frank Mitchell work together to investigate the murder of gardener Arthur Jones.
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The Ambush of My Name
by Jeffrey Marks
Ulysses Grant returns to his boyhood home of Georgetown, Ohio, at the end of the Civil War and finds in his hotel room the body …
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Final Cut
by Kit Sloane
The movie business can be murder. Filmmakers Margot O'Banion and her lover Max Skull head to Northern California for the final location shooting on a …
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Diamondback
by Elizabeth Dearl
When novelist Taylor Madison discovers a mysterious letter among her late mother's effects, she heads for West Texas in search of her father's identity.Small, sleepy …
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Buried in Quilts
by Sara Hoskinson Frommer
Joan Spencer and the Oliver Civic Symphony are rehearsing “The Unanswered Question” when Joan finds a body. “If you like quilts, music, and low-key mystery, …
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A Better Class of Murder
by Joyce Christmas
For the first time, the heroines of Joyce Christmas's two series -- Betty Trenka and Lady Margaret Priam -- join forces to solve murder Manhattan …
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A Deadly Dozen
by Susan B. Casmier
The new murderous anthology featuring mysterious fiction from members of Sisters in Crime/Los Angeles. They're seedy or glamorous ... Hollywood or Malibu ... cool, enraged, …
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Pacific Empire
by G. Micki Hayden
Japan wins World War II in this alternate-history novel, chronicling the political intrigues of an aristocratic family. The protagonists include a naval officer who is …
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Deadly Doses
by Serita Stevens
Part of the Howdunit Series, Deadly Doses is written by a professional in the field. It provides the inside details that writers need to weave …
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Murder at Heartbreak Hospital
by Henry Slesar
On location of the filming of a TV soap opera, detective Bill Troy of the New York police investigates the murder of the leading lady, …
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Anyone's My Name
by Seymour Shubin
An author is suspected of being one of the violent criminals about which he writes.
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Hanna-Barbera Cartoons
by Michael Mallory
For nearly sixty years, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera have been creating characters that are cherished by loyal fans everywhere. In the process, they have …
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The Captain
by Seymour Shubin
Unwanted by his grown children, a retired police captain is shunted off to an old folks' home where a series of murders is committed.
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Murder in C Major
by Sara Hoskinson Frommer
Oliver, Indiana. Quiet streets. Deep roots. Families and neighbors. Young widow Joan Spencer returns, wondering if anyone can really go home again. She finds few …
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Death Dances to a Reggae Beat
by Kate Grilley
General manager of a radio station on the Caribbean island of St. Chris, Kelly Ryan is delighted by her new life in paradise, until she …