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Here’s the Latest News:
2026 Publications!
“The Case of the Cabochon Ring,” appeared in August in Black Cat Weekly #258. Private detective Jerry Milam has to deal with a cold and an impossible jewel theft case at a swanky hotel in Austin, TX, at Christmas time in 1968.
“Mirror Life Meltdown” appeared in July in Black Cat Weekly #255. PI Cleo Jimenez is on what starts as a run-of-the-mill infidelity case in a suburb of Dallas, TX. Then the case goes sideways, embroiling Cleo in what might be a threat to the whole world.
“The Assassination Game” was selected by A. Balsamo to appear in Detectives, Sleuths, & Nosy Neighbors III published by Inkd Publishing in May.
“The Case of the Dead Man’s Daughter” was selected by editor Michael Bracken for publication in Black Cat Weekly issue #242 in April. This story features my genetic genealogy private investigator, Maya Laster, in her fourth case. She has more cases pending publication.
2025 Publications!
Crimeucopia: The Not So Frail Detective Agency was published in December by Murderous Ink Press. Editor John Connor selected my story “Disappearance of an Easy Lover” to be included in this anthology! The story features my genetic genealogy detective Maya Laster on a new case that seems simple at first: find a girl and ask her why she ghosted a guy. Of course, it’s not that simple. AND the anthology is a finalist for the Derringer Award!
My first story to appear this year came out in March. Editor John Connor of Murderous Ink Press selected my story “Murder by Alternate Facts” to appear in Crimeucopia: Chicka-Chicka Boomba! an anthology of stories by female authors. The story is set in small town central Texas and features a young woman named Arlene dealing with a town full of people judging what she should or shouldn’t have done one dark night on a country road when she came across a fatal car accident. When some people decide that their version of the truth of what happened that night is better than the facts, murder ensues.
Thanks to the demise of Down & Out Books, a couple of my stories have been delayed. They have found new homes for publication, but release dates have been pushed back significantly. Once I know more, I’ll provide updates.
I am a Member of the Short Mystery Fiction Society and Sisters in Crime:
