Short Fiction

Black Cat Thrillogy #8

A three-pack of stories:
House Call
Stormy, With a Chance of Murder
The Last Loose End


Mystery Most Geographical

Alan’s Story: Dying in Dokesville

WINNER: Derringer Award for Best Short Story


FUR, FEATHERS, AND FELONIES

Alan’s Story: Bark Simpson and the Scent of Death


THE NIGHT OF THE FLOOD

Alan’s Story: And the Water Kept Rising


SNOWBOUND: BEST NEW ENGLAND CRIME STORIES 2017

Alan’s Story: Rule Number One

Selected for THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES 2018,
edited by Louise Penny and Otto Penzler.


Black Cat Mystery Magazine
Issue #1

Alan’s Story: Getting Away


NOIR AT THE SALAD BAR

Alan’s Story: Togas and Toques


50 SHADES OF CABERNET

Alan’s Story: World’s Greatest


Mystery Weekly Magazine
January 2017

Alan’s Story: Father’s Favorite


WINDWARD: BEST NEW ENGLAND CRIME STORIES 2016

Alan’s Story: Cheap Medz


Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
July/August 2016

AHMM 2016

Alan’s story: The Last Loose End


Chesapeake Crimes: STORM WARNING

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Alan’s story: Stormy, With a Chance of Murder

“The diabolical sisters of the Chesapeake Chapter of Sisters in Crime have raised the stakes: not only asking their astute members to offer up a gem of a short story, but to add a degree of difficulty. It has to be about the weather…. Rain, snowstorms, hurricanes. The glare of the sun. The shrouding fog. Clouds, mist, hail, and icy roads. The Chessies have used their writerly talent to embrace the weather, to relish it, and to provide us with a raft of meteorological (and deadly) delights.” – Hank Phillippi Ryan, bestselling author of the Jane Ryland series


JEWISH NOIR

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Alan’s story: One of Them

The stories explore such issues as the Holocaust and its long-term effects on subsequent generations, anti-Semitism in the mid- and late-20th-century United States, and the dark side of the Diaspora (e.g., the decline of revolutionary fervor, the passing of generations, the Golden Ghetto, etc.). These works include many “teachable moments” about the history of prejudice, the contradictions of ethnic identity, and assimilation into American society and culture.


SHOTGUN HONEY PRESENTS:
LOCKED AND LOADED

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Alan’s story: Down the Rickety Stairs

25 stories of crime fiction from authors from around the world, both new and established, conjuring up some of the darkest stories involving murder, corruption, and despair.


THE MYSTERY WRITERS OF
AMERICA COOKBOOK

Hard-boiled breakfasts, thrilling eMWA Cookbook 300 pxntrees, cozy desserts, and more–this illustrated cookbook features more than 100 recipes from legendary mystery authors. Whether you’re planning a sinister dinner party or whipping up some comfort food perfect for a day of writing, you’ll find plenty to savor in this cunning collection. Full-color photography is featured throughout, along with mischievous sidebars revealing the links between food and foul play.

Contributors include Lee Child, Mary Higgins Clark, Harlan Coben, Nelson DeMille, Gillian Flynn, Sue Grafton, Charlaine Harris, James Patterson, Louise Penny, Scott Turow, and many more.

Including KILLER TOFU (Alan’s recipe)!