Anthologies

This is the third installment in the Toronto Sisters in Crime Whole She-Bang crime short story anthologies. We include 22 stories by 18 members of Sisters in Crime in Canada. Authors include Cathy Ace, Jayne Barnard, Anne Barton, Miriam Clavir, Susan Daly, Lisa de Nikolits, Alice Fitzpatrick, Valerie Hauch, Elizabeth Hosang, H. MacDonald-Archer, J.A. Menzies, Lynne Murphy, Helen Nelson, Ed Piwowarczyk, Andre Ramshaw, Darlene Ryan, Judy Penz Sheluk and Coleen Steele. Once again the anthology has been edited by Janet Costello. The authors include frequent She-Bang Contributors, previously published authors, and a few who are being published here for the first time. Stories include a wide range of sub-genres -- from light to dark.

Whether it's a subway station in Norway, ski resort in Vermont, McMansion in the suburbs, or trendy art gallery in Toronto, the 21 authors represented in this superb collection of mystery and suspense interpret the overarching theme of the best-laid plans in their own inimitable style. And like many best-laid plans, they come with no guarantees. Includes "A Sure Thing" by CC Guthrie, nominated for a 2020 Derringer Award for Best Short Story. Includes "Who They Are Now by Victoria Weisfeld, winner of the 2020 Public Safety Writers Association competition for Best Short Story. Stories by Tom Barlow, Susan Daly, Lisa de Nikolits, P.A. De Voe, Peter DiChellis, Lesley A. Diehl, Mary Dutta, C.C. Guthrie, William Kamowski, V.S. Kemanis, Lisa Lieberman, Edward Lodi, Rosemary McCracken, LD Masterson, Edith Maxwell, Judy Penz Sheluk, KM Rockwood, Peggy Rothschild, Johanna Beate Stumpf, Victoria Weisfeld, and Chris Wheatley.

Featuring "Days Without Name" by Sylvia Maultash Warsh, nominated for the 2021 Crime Writers of Canada Best Short Story Award. Evil and illness are intertwined in this third Carrick crime anthology. Our 35 authors each take a stab at answering the question: What happens when murder seems like the best cure for what ails you? Join us for this pandemic publication and find out how we spent our COVID-19 isolation. Authors: Catherine Astolfo Rosemary Aubert Jayne Barnard Thom Bennett Susan Bowman Jane Petersen Burfield Linda Cahill M.H. Callway Melodie Campbell Donna Carrick Rosalind Croucher Lisa de Nikolits John M. Floyd Mary Fraser Delee Fromm Therese Greenwood Elizabeth Hosang Blair Keetch Laura Kulmann Hayley Liversidge Sylvia Maultash Warsh Rob McCartney Rosemary McCracken Lynne Murphy Joan O’Callaghan Ed Piwowarczyk Rosalind Place Merrilee Robson C.A. Rowland Steve Shrott Madona Skaff Caro Soles Blake Stirling Kevin P. Thornton Vanessa Westermann

Cold Canadian Crime takes us on a cross-country tour of murder, abduction, blackmail, and the many faces of retribution. We find ourselves dealing with family secrets and lies in present day Toronto, in a raging blizzard on a Quebec highway, pursuing a cold case with an amateur sleuth in Vancouver, and on a historic manhunt in the high Arctic in the 1930s. In an assortment ranging from gritty noir to dark humour, with flashes of ingenuity and healthy doses of moral ambiguity, these 21 tales from Canadian crime writers are perfect for curling up with on a chilly winter night, or reading on the beach on a hot summer's day. Contributing Authors: K.L. Abrahamson Pam Barnsley Thom Bennett Susan Calder Melodie Campbell Brenda Chapman Lisa de Nikolits Elizabeth Elwood Alice Fitzpatrick Delee Fromm R.M. Greenaway Blair Keetch Sylvia Maultash Warsh Rosemary McCracken donalee Moulton Lynne Murphy C.S. O’Cinneide Lorna Poplak David A. Poulsen Gabrielle St. George Hope Thompson

Ghosts and demons and booze, oh my! To celebrate their 10th anniversary, the Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem have let their imaginations run wild to bring you their fifth anthology, In the Spirit of 13 . Does “spirit’ mean ghost or demon - or debunking of same? Or simply the evil in twisted human hearts? Or could it be alcohol? You must read these 23 tales to find out! The Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem are established award-winning authors as well as talented new writers. They aimed to keep their stories light-hearted to counter the world’s troubled times, but some of them have strayed into the dark. They are crime writers after all! Laugh, shed a tear and prepare to be deliciously frightened. M.H. Callway, Project Manager - Foreword, Amdur's Ghost Donna Carrick, Editor - Beloved Ink Ed Piwowarczyk, Copy Editor - The Haunting of Mississippi Belle Catherine Astolfo - The Spirit of St. Lewis Rosemary Aubert - The Phone J.E. Barnard - Rubies for Romeo Melodie Campbell - The Kindred Spirits Detective Agency Lisa de Nikolits - In a Land of Fear and Denial Cheryl Freedman - Possessed Therese Greenwood - The Iron Princess Marilyn Kay - Rise Up Blair Keetch - To Catch a Kumiho Sylvia Maultash Warsh - Aunt Bertie Tries to Save the World Rosemary McCracken - The Fur Coat Conundrum Cat Mills - The Dollhouse Lynne Murphy - The Trespassers, Gracie, the Invisible Dog Jane Petersen Burfield - Whispers Rosalind Place - A Faint Disturbance of Hope Madona Skaff - Moving On Caro Soles - The Yellow Bird Kevin P. Thornton - The Fixer Melissa Yi - The Mob Bar Mob