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Mystery Weekly Magazine: July 2019
At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Weekly Magazine presents original short stories by the world’s best-known and emerging mystery writers.
The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty.
Get ready to be surprised, challenged, and entertained--whether you enjoy the style of the Golden Age of mystery (e.g., Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle), the glorious pulp digests of the early twentieth century (e.g., Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler), or contemporary masters of mystery.
In our cover feature, “The Hail Mary Play” by Stacy Woodson, a last-ditch effort to avoid getting expelled from military school forces a cadet to come up with a plan—something that’s guaranteed to impress the school’s superintendent.
At the dawn of mankind, one resourceful human sets out to solve a mystery after his chief, Ice-eyes, is killed by a vicious predator. Is Long-spear, the only witness, deceiving the tribe? Can you solve the mystery of “The Shrewdness Of Apes” by Chris Wheatley.
In “A Nasty Bit Of Business” by Robert C. Madison, a private detective working for a very powerful man needs all his wits and quick reflexes when things go sideways, as they tend to do.
An aging hitman agrees to one last job arranged by his young protege. But only if he takes the shot. The older man knows his gun; the younger man the tech. The hit was crowdsourced. What could possibly go wrong? Find out by reading “Going South” by Jay O’Connell.
In “Visitors” by Don Mclellan, a housekeeper, grown accustomed to handling the whims and oddities of her wealthy employers, faces a threat no amount of experience can prepare her for.
In “Willard” by Bill Connor, a much-loved homeless man is murdered, and the killer must be named before a mob renders its own blind justice.
A Silver Alert, an ex-con, and a snowstorm create a deadly combination in “Bad Moon Rising” by Shannon Hollinger.
The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty.
Get ready to be surprised, challenged, and entertained--whether you enjoy the style of the Golden Age of mystery (e.g., Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle), the glorious pulp digests of the early twentieth century (e.g., Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler), or contemporary masters of mystery.
In our cover feature, “The Hail Mary Play” by Stacy Woodson, a last-ditch effort to avoid getting expelled from military school forces a cadet to come up with a plan—something that’s guaranteed to impress the school’s superintendent.
At the dawn of mankind, one resourceful human sets out to solve a mystery after his chief, Ice-eyes, is killed by a vicious predator. Is Long-spear, the only witness, deceiving the tribe? Can you solve the mystery of “The Shrewdness Of Apes” by Chris Wheatley.
In “A Nasty Bit Of Business” by Robert C. Madison, a private detective working for a very powerful man needs all his wits and quick reflexes when things go sideways, as they tend to do.
An aging hitman agrees to one last job arranged by his young protege. But only if he takes the shot. The older man knows his gun; the younger man the tech. The hit was crowdsourced. What could possibly go wrong? Find out by reading “Going South” by Jay O’Connell.
In “Visitors” by Don Mclellan, a housekeeper, grown accustomed to handling the whims and oddities of her wealthy employers, faces a threat no amount of experience can prepare her for.
In “Willard” by Bill Connor, a much-loved homeless man is murdered, and the killer must be named before a mob renders its own blind justice.
A Silver Alert, an ex-con, and a snowstorm create a deadly combination in “Bad Moon Rising” by Shannon Hollinger.
84 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2019
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Mystery Weekly Magazine
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At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Magazine presents original short stories by the world’s best-known and emerging mystery writers. The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty.
Print editions of Mystery Magazine are available on Amazon. You can also ask your local library to carry us on Flipster.
ABOUT US
Chuck Carter Publisher
A graduate of Western University, Chuck has over 20 years experience in Internet software development. He is an award-winning amateur photographer and occasional writer, with his first mystery novel published in 2015 by Cozy Cat Press. He handles our web development, magazine production, marketing, and strategic development.
Kerry Carter Editor
Kerry holds a BA from The University of Manitoba and certificates from Western and Waterloo universities. She is an avid reader of mystery fiction, and is never far from her manual of style. Her responsibilities include copyediting, reading submissions, preparing contracts and paying writers. She also maintains our social media accounts.
At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Magazine presents original short stories by the world’s best-known and emerging mystery writers. The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty.
Print editions of Mystery Magazine are available on Amazon. You can also ask your local library to carry us on Flipster.
ABOUT US
Chuck Carter Publisher
A graduate of Western University, Chuck has over 20 years experience in Internet software development. He is an award-winning amateur photographer and occasional writer, with his first mystery novel published in 2015 by Cozy Cat Press. He handles our web development, magazine production, marketing, and strategic development.
Kerry Carter Editor
Kerry holds a BA from The University of Manitoba and certificates from Western and Waterloo universities. She is an avid reader of mystery fiction, and is never far from her manual of style. Her responsibilities include copyediting, reading submissions, preparing contracts and paying writers. She also maintains our social media accounts.
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November 8, 2019
Mystery Weekly Magazine: July 2019 opens with “Visitors” by Don McLellan. The Worthingtons are rich. They are also not nice people. The four of them consider their housekeeper, Annabelle, who has come from the islands to work as a domestic, as somebody that does not matter. That opinion is not shared by the strangers that have violently entered the house to rib the wealthy family.
Wyatt is in a world of trouble in “The Hail Mary Play” by Stacy Woodson. If he flunks out of Westfield Military Academy, he will have to go home and go back to bagging groceries. Worse than that, he will have to deal with his family and their crushed dreams and hopes. It is going to take something spectacular to save him now.
“The Shrewdness of Apes” by Chris Wheatley takes readers to a time long ago with primitive humans. There is a murder case to solve. Who did it and why are just a couple of things readers find out in this very enjoyable tale.
Neil has a plan and he knows he should ignore it. But if the deal goes right he and Ximena can make a new life for themselves in “Going South” by Jay O’Connell. Operational security is important and is just one of many factors to consider.
Life is hard for Xonactol Sanchez and is about to get way harder as she gets out of her minivan in the parking lot of the Dining Room of St. Benedict. The locals who call the soup kitchen, Benny’s, are already lining up to eat and she is short staffed. She does not need a murder and yet that is what has happened in “Willard” by Bill O’Connor.
Readers are taken from the heat of the desert in the preceding story to brutal winter weather in “Bad Moon Rising” by Shannon Hollinger. Young Officer Penelope Holden and numerous others are desperately trying to find Mrs. Doris Healey. She was the school librarian in Samuel, New Hampshire and is loved by one and all. That is except for her grandson, who was recently released from prison, and could be in the area and involved in his grandmother’s disappearance
.
One does have to make a living and a private investigator sometimes has to do “A Bit of Nasty Business.” Robert C. Madison takes readers to Yancy’s Tavern on a Monday midafternoon. Things need to be handled before happy hour at 4.
“Shut and Open Case” by Laird Long provides “A You-Solve-It” story for this month. Somebody stole the stock of Mr. Flaherty, a traveling jewelry salesman, while he was in the shower. 50 grand worth of stuff is missing and Constables Jones and Hindo need all the facts to start the investigation.
The issue closes with the solution to “Last Rites” by Laird Long. This was the “A You-Solve-It” from last month. Mr. Driscol was murdered and detective Talbot was on the case.
As one expects each month, there is one again a nice mix of mystery type stories. This issue has a darker overall tone than many of the issues do as this one had noir style feel to the read. Mystery Weekly Magazine July 2019 is another in a long line of solidly good reads.
Mystery Weekly Magazine: July 2019
http://www.mysteryweekly.com
June 28, 2019
ASIN: B07TRCNWK9
eBook (also available in print)
121 Pages
For quite some time now I have been gifted a subscription by the publisher with no expectation at all of a review. I read and review each issue as I can. To date, I have never submitted anything to this market and will not do so as long as I review the publication.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2019
Wyatt is in a world of trouble in “The Hail Mary Play” by Stacy Woodson. If he flunks out of Westfield Military Academy, he will have to go home and go back to bagging groceries. Worse than that, he will have to deal with his family and their crushed dreams and hopes. It is going to take something spectacular to save him now.
“The Shrewdness of Apes” by Chris Wheatley takes readers to a time long ago with primitive humans. There is a murder case to solve. Who did it and why are just a couple of things readers find out in this very enjoyable tale.
Neil has a plan and he knows he should ignore it. But if the deal goes right he and Ximena can make a new life for themselves in “Going South” by Jay O’Connell. Operational security is important and is just one of many factors to consider.
Life is hard for Xonactol Sanchez and is about to get way harder as she gets out of her minivan in the parking lot of the Dining Room of St. Benedict. The locals who call the soup kitchen, Benny’s, are already lining up to eat and she is short staffed. She does not need a murder and yet that is what has happened in “Willard” by Bill O’Connor.
Readers are taken from the heat of the desert in the preceding story to brutal winter weather in “Bad Moon Rising” by Shannon Hollinger. Young Officer Penelope Holden and numerous others are desperately trying to find Mrs. Doris Healey. She was the school librarian in Samuel, New Hampshire and is loved by one and all. That is except for her grandson, who was recently released from prison, and could be in the area and involved in his grandmother’s disappearance
.
One does have to make a living and a private investigator sometimes has to do “A Bit of Nasty Business.” Robert C. Madison takes readers to Yancy’s Tavern on a Monday midafternoon. Things need to be handled before happy hour at 4.
“Shut and Open Case” by Laird Long provides “A You-Solve-It” story for this month. Somebody stole the stock of Mr. Flaherty, a traveling jewelry salesman, while he was in the shower. 50 grand worth of stuff is missing and Constables Jones and Hindo need all the facts to start the investigation.
The issue closes with the solution to “Last Rites” by Laird Long. This was the “A You-Solve-It” from last month. Mr. Driscol was murdered and detective Talbot was on the case.
As one expects each month, there is one again a nice mix of mystery type stories. This issue has a darker overall tone than many of the issues do as this one had noir style feel to the read. Mystery Weekly Magazine July 2019 is another in a long line of solidly good reads.
Mystery Weekly Magazine: July 2019
http://www.mysteryweekly.com
June 28, 2019
ASIN: B07TRCNWK9
eBook (also available in print)
121 Pages
For quite some time now I have been gifted a subscription by the publisher with no expectation at all of a review. I read and review each issue as I can. To date, I have never submitted anything to this market and will not do so as long as I review the publication.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2019
August 18, 2019
Willard by Bill Connor (4*) 1/8
A story I received free in an email from Mystery Weekly Magazine. A short but good murder-mystery, with lots of potential suspects in the murder of a homeless man. An excellent read.
Visitors by Don McLellan (5*) 1/8
A story I received free in an email from Mystery Weekly Magazine. A short but good tale that makes me both glad I don't work for someone like the Worthingtons, and that I'm not reliant on someone like Annabelle! An excellent read.
A story I received free in an email from Mystery Weekly Magazine. A short but good murder-mystery, with lots of potential suspects in the murder of a homeless man. An excellent read.
Visitors by Don McLellan (5*) 1/8
A story I received free in an email from Mystery Weekly Magazine. A short but good tale that makes me both glad I don't work for someone like the Worthingtons, and that I'm not reliant on someone like Annabelle! An excellent read.
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