Fishy Business: The Fifth Guppy Anthology

by Linda M. Rodriguez, Vinnie Hansen (Contributor), Debra H. Goldstein (Introduction/Contributor)

Killer hooks and fishy characters will lure you into this fifth anthology from the Guppies Chapter of Sisters in Crime. This volume nets you twenty-two crafty capers featuring slippery eels, wily sharks, and hard-boiled crabs. From ultra-modern computer crimes to old-fashioned confidence tricks, these tales are sure to satisfy your appetite for great short mystery fiction.

The Wannabe, by Lida Bushloper
Nova, Capers, and a Schmear of Cream Cheese, by Debra H. Goldstein
Windfall, by Rita A. Popp
Who Stole My Lunch?, by Kate Fellowes
Nine Lives of Husbands and Wives, by Chelle Martin
The Lost Mine of Don Fernando, by Anna Castle
Scrabble-Rousers, by K.M. Rockwood
The Retirement Plan, by Mary Fern Ross
Room and Board, by Vinnie Hansen
Payout Payback, by Susan Bickford
My Night with the Duke of Edinburgh, by Susan Daly
The A-List, by C.C. Guthrie
The Great Negotiator, by Raegan Teller
For Want of a Grade, by T.Y. Euliano
Exit Interview, by Beth Green
The Dark Underground, by Steve Shrott
The Trouble with Trouble, by Lesley Mang
It Tastes Like Cardboard, by Joan Leotta
The Hollerith Effect, by Andrew MacRae
The Fork, the Spoon, and the Knife, by T.G. Wolff
The Funeral Home Heist, by MaryAlice Meli
Power of Attorney, by James M. Jackson

228 pages, Paperback

First published March 26, 2019

Reviews

[Mary]

Fishy Business, edited by Linda M. Rodriguez
“Works well with others” looks good on a resume, but problems make better stories, and these are wonderful, varied, and fun! Catnapping, marketing fiber bars, juggling books — or knives — at work or at home, the plots thicken nicely and the writing and editing are well done. I tend to read a few at a time, a buffer and “reset” between longer books, and an introduction to authors I want to read more of later. The characters’ “best laid plans” may have gone awry, but this Guppy anthology is a success.

[Patricia Stoltey]

This is a fine collection of mystery short stories based on capers, some light and some lightly dark, all written by members of the Guppy online community of Sisters in Crime. Well written, well-edited, and full of twists and turns, these stories make for great bedtime reading.

[Ann]

Since I was small I have enjoyed reading short stories. I am never without a book. Before cell phones my trunk and purse always had at least one short story book or magazine in it.
The Guppy Anthologies are fast and fun to read.