A collection of Short Mystery Fiction ranging from Hardboiled to Humor for readers who like variety.

SHORT STORIES of EARL STAGGS: Mystery Tales from Hardboiled to Humor

Literature & Fiction

Staggs, Earl

Short Stories & Anthologies

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Tall Chambers uses his wits and weapons to stop terrorists before they kill innocent people, but when someone close to him is murdered, he devotes his skills to only one purpose – find the person responsible. His pursuit is more difficult when he learns he is also marked for death. He fights to stay alive long enough to find the killer, even when it means striking a deal with the worst terrorist of them all.

Justified Action

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

The best in Short Mystery Fiction 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 this issue... Gem Collector by George GarnetA jewelry thief gets his revenge on dirty cops while helping an abused street walker. These Little Things That Lead Us Down Dark Alleys by Michael McGladeCory Moss is suspected of foul play after in the sudden death of his fiancée in a nightclub. He must follow the seedy trail that leads to her killer. The Farmer And His Wife by Earl StaggsA private investigator reluctantly agrees to look for a weeping mother's son who was last heard from while working on a Texas farm. Beyond the Grave by Edward FranciscoIn typical Poe style, Edgar Allan Poe must discover the motive, means and opportunity after the death of his child-bride, Virginia Clemm. The Exquisite Agony of the Interrogator by Peter HochsteinA dark yet humorous caper involving kidnappings, interrogations, tortures and bumbling goons. A Fair Trade by Ben OrlandoTwo career kidnappers approach their last grab, but their loss of nerve may cost them everything.

Mystery Weekly Magazine: March 2017 (Mystery Weekly Magazine Issues)

FRANCISCO, EDWARD

Hochstein, Peter

Orlando, Ben David

McGlade, Michael

Garnet, George

Independently published

The Killer Wore Cranberry anthology is back with an all-new set of flavorful stories, guaranteed to whet your appetite for both your favorite holiday fare and a tasty crime story. In this collection of humorous short mysteries, see what happens when sisters are pushed over the edge, dentists dine with crime bosses, 1950s private detectives deal with dames and sweet potatoes and a family has a bit of a problem with their future son-in-law. And that's just the tip of the turkey leg!   Join us at our table for ten great stories from returning Cranberry authors Big Jim Williams, Lesley A. Diehl, Earl Staggs, Barbara Metzger, Steve Shrott, Laird Long and Barb Goffman. We've brought along some new friends too: Sandra Murphy, Rob Chirico and Debra H. Goldstein. And, again this year, Lisa Wagner presents three recipes in-between the stories that are sure to have your guests killing for seconds!   At the head of our table is J. Alan Hartman, the Editor-in-Chief of Untreed Reads Publishing who has curated all four installments of The Killer Wore Cranberry plus the anthologies Year's End, The Untreed Detectives and Moon Shot.   So, turn off that football game. Tell Grandma you just don't have time for green bean casserole or gelatin mold. Let Uncle Bernie sleep off the tryptophan in the recliner. Then, find yourself a comfortable spot away from the carving knives and get ready to laugh, solve crimes and experience our fourth meal of pure mayhem!

The Killer Wore Cranberry: A Fourth Meal of Mayhem

Metzger, Barbara

Wagner, Lisa

Murphy, Sandra

Goffman, Barb

Long, Laird

Diehl, Lesley A.

Williams, Big Jim

Shrott, Steve

Humor & Satire

Untreed Reads Publishing, LLC

Just when you thought it was safe to head to the table for Thanksgiving feasting, the Killer Wore Cranberry series is back with a fifth course of pure chaos!The Killer Wore Cranberry has been acclaimed worldwide for its wicked combination of humor and Thanksgiving-themed mysteries, and this year’s installment is sure to carry on everyone’s new, favorite holiday tradition. This year’s contributions come from 14 of today’s best and brightest short mystery authors that could be seated at one dinner table: Barbara Metzger, Arthur Carey, Earl Staggs, KM Rockwood, Herschel Cozine, Kelley Lortz, Bobbi A. Chukran, Lesley A. Diehl, Albert Tucher, Maryann Miller, Liz Milliron, Terrance V. Mc Arthur, Betsy Bitner and DG Critchley. And, back by popular demand, Lisa Wagner provides delicious recipes, proving that murder and mystery work best on a full stomach.So have a seat, pick up your fork and knife (on second thought, maybe not the knife) and get ready to have so many laughs it’s criminal!

The Killer Wore Cranberry: A Fifth Course of Chaos

Tucher, Albert

Rockwood, KM

Carey, Arthur

Cozine, Herschel

Chukran, Bobbi A.

Lortz, Kelley

What do you call a group of writers tasked with penning tales of crime that must include animals and their collective names? It's a wording of writers This wording features twenty-one writers who share crimes stories with a surprising twist. No animals are harmed--the humans don't fare so well. Here are the usual suspects: Jack Bates, Michael Bracken, Jeanne DuBois, Kaye George, EJ McFall, Kari Wainwright, John M. Floyd, Heidi Hunter, Jacqueline Seewald, Kathryn Gerwig, Earl Staggs, Marianne Wilski Strong, Damien Mckeating, C.A. Fehmel, Linda Kay Hardie, Helen O'Neill, Shielia J. Rizer, Maddi Davidson, Denise Johnson, Sandra Murphy, J.B. Toner

A Murder of Crows

McFall, EJ

Bracken, Michael

Floyd, John M.

Bates, Jack

Seewald, Jacqueline

DuBois, Jeanne

Hardi, Linda Kay

Strong, Marianne Wilski

Darkhouse Books

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