Chosen from more than 200 submissions, these ten mystery short stories come from new and established authors alike. Never before published, they are gathered together in our first annual Mystery Times collection.  Each story was read and rated by three panels of judges, which included book bloggers, teen readers aged twelve to nineteen, and YA buyers and marketing mavens from the largest book wholesalers in the United States. Each judge was given the same set of parameters to use, and each brought his or her own unique talents and tastes to the task at hand. There is something here for every YA mystery fan, from hard-boiled to paranormal. Each story is a small bite of mystery that will satisfy and delight even the most discerning of readers. So sit down and dip in.  We guarantee you won't be able to stop with just one!

Mystery Times Ten 2011

Literature & Fiction

Barb Goffman

Cecilia Dominic

Wendy Sparrow

Addie J. King

Johanna Harness

J.A. Souders

Kirsty Logan

Elyse Dinh-McCrillis

KC Sprayberry

Melanie Cummins

Short Stories & Anthologies

Buddhapuss Ink LLC

"Not many of us would admit, even to ourselves, that we had actually wished for something awful to befall anybody we knew. On the other hand, if we've ever felt exploited by an acquaintance, or undervalued in a job that we felt trapped in-if we've experienced an unappreciative boss, a backstabbing co-worker, a jealous rival, a manipulative friend, a faithless lover, an intrusive neighbor, or even a controlling homeowners' association board . . . well, you get the picture.  "Each of us has doubtless gone a round or two with someone whom we secretly felt deserved more than a small dose of Divine Justice. This probably explains why most of us can't help but smile upon hearing that somebody who "done us wrong" has, at long last, gotten his "just desserts." In extreme cases (that is, if you're anything like me) you might even have gone so far, in the past, as to uncork a small split of champagne!  "I suspect there'll be plenty of bubbly flowing as you relish reading about twenty of literature's most deserving villains, who get their comeuppance in Chesapeake Crimes: They Had It Comin'."  --Katharine Neville, from the Foreword

Chesapeake Crimes: They Had It Comin'

Donna Andrews

Karen Cantwell

Trish Carrico

Mary Ann Corrigan

Carla Coupe

Meriah Crawford

Sasscer Hill

Mary Ellen Hughes

Shelley Shearer

United States

Wildside Press

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