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“Turnabout” by Sheila Kohler
Originally from South Africa, Sheila Kohler lives in New York and teaches at Princeton University. She’s the author of both novels and short stories and has twice won an O. Henry Prize, as well as an Open Fiction Award, a Willa Cather Prize, and a Smart Family Foundation Prize.

“Asset to the Community” by Michael Z. Lewin
In 2021 Michael Z. Lewin received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America. His series starring Indianapolis P.I. Albert Samson was, many believe, the first truly regional private detective series. Its first book, Ask the Right Question, was published in 1971, and Samson is still going strong. Here he is in a very contemporary case.

“Mask Up” by Eli Cranor
Eli Cranor’s debut novel, Don’t Know Tough, won the Peter Lovesey First Crime Novel Contest and the Edgar for best first novel. His second, Ozark Dogs, was a Financial Times choice for Best Books of Summer 2023.

“The Good Father” by Hilary Davidson
Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Hilary Davidson moved to New York City in 2001. She’s the author of many travel books, and her novels include three in the award-winning Lily Moore series, three in the popular Shadows of New York series, and two standalone thrillers. The Anthony and Derringer Award-winning author is also a top-notch, prolific short story writer.

“Poverty” by Tom Tolnay
Award-winning short story writer Tom Tolnay has several story collections in print. A new U.S. edition of his collection Profane Feasts, previously published only in Canada, is due out soon. It contains several new stories, including this one, which incorporates some very small —and perhaps forgivable—crimes.

“Aim” by Twist Phelan
Twist Phelan’s most recent novels belong to the Finn Teller series, starring a corporate spy whose career began with the CIA. Here she is in a shorter case, with an assignment that takes her into the worlds of both government and corporate intrigue.

“Apple Juice” by Nils Gilbertson
San Francisco Bay area native Nils Gilbertson currently lives and practices law in Texas. His short stories have appeared in Mystery Magazine, Mickey Finn: 21st Century Noir Vols. 2 & 3, Rock and a Hard Place, Mystery Tribune, and elsewhere. His story “Washed Up” was named a Distinguished Story in The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2022.

“Murder Under Sedation” by Lawrence Ong
Lawrence Ong (who writes fiction pseudonymously, under a family name), is an instructor in the writing program at the University of Chicago, where he teaches academic writing. For his fiction debut, he’s created an excellent “fair play” detective story.

“Lady Nitro” by Marilyn Todd
Marilyn Todd is the author of three historical mystery series at novel length, the latest of which stars Victorian crime-scene photographer Julia McAllister. (See 2021’s Dead Drop.) The British writer’s short fiction covers many genres. For her previous EQMM stories, she’s been nominated for a Shamus Award and has twice placed in the winners circle for the EQMM Readers Award.

“The Pasture at Night” by Doug Crandell
Doug Crandell is the author of well-received novels, memoirs, and true crime. He’s also been recognized for his short stories, which have been chosen for Best American Mystery Stories (2020), the Pushcart Prize (2017), the COG Page to Screen Award (2017), and the Glimmer Train Family Matters Fiction Award (2018).

“The Video Girl” by Manju Soni
Raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she was active in the fight against Apartheid, M.J. Soni is a former eye surgeon turned writer of both fiction and nonfiction. She’s a recipient of the Leon B. Burnstein/MWA-NY Scholarship.

“Neighborly” by Peter Lance Graves
Peter Lance Graves tells us that it was his discovery of the Ellery Queen novel The Greek Coffin Mystery, as an adolescent, that sparked his love of crime fiction. He’s been a fan ever since. The Illinois author spent many years in the corporate world before making the break to write fiction.

“A Second Opinion” by Fernando Santos de Oliveira
Fernando Santos de Oliveira is the author of children’s books and short fiction. A graduate of the Universidade de Santo Amaro in São Paulo, Brazil, he describes himself as passionate about literature. Readers of Portuguese can find more of his work in Imaginários, Vol. 3 (Draco, 2010).

“The Finger” by Bill Pronzini
Bill Pronzini is the author of nearly 100 novels, and as Kirkus Reviews has said, “[His] energy seems undiminished and his cool intelligence as appealing as ever.” A master of the short story too, he’s contributed dozens of stories to EQMM. His most recent collection of stories (some in collaboration with Barry Malzberg) is Small Felonies 2.

“The Four-Nine Profile” by Richard Helms
In 2021 the third novel in Richard Helms’s Eamon Gold series, Brittle Karma, won the Shamus Award for best original paperback. He won a second Shamus in 2022 for his EQMM story “Sweeps Week,” and had previously won a Macavity and an International Thriller Award for EQMM stories. The author is a former forensic psychologist—a source of inspiration for this story.

“Fish Around and Find Out” by Karen Harrington
The 2021 winner of the EQMM Readers Award for “Boo Radley College Prep,” Karen Harrington has also produced several award-winning novels for young adults and one adult novel. Her short stories have appeared in a variety of publications.

“The Barguzin Sable” by Sam Wiebe
Sam Wiebe is a winner of a Crime Writers of Canada Award and the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize. He’s also been nominated for the Edgar, Hammett, Shamus, and City of Vancouver Book Awards. His several novels include four in a series set in Vancouver, featuring P.I. Dave Wakeland. Wakeland is also the protagonist of this new story for EQMM.

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