THE BRIDE WORE BLOOD! - September 23, 2025

My story, “The Bride Wore Blood,” appears in the new anthology, SOWEST: DANGER AWAITS! It is loosely based on my experience in the Mesa (Arizona) Half-Marathon in 2004, which was a celebration of my 60^th birthday and the first of my 11 half-marathons over the next decades. The only differences between the story and my real life are the lack of a murder during my race and my never having been a police officer.

When Mesa police officer Rennie Sutherland witnesses a murder in a hot air balloon as it passes her on a training run, can she outsmart the killer before he makes her his next victim? Only one way to find out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNS2H162

No Way Out! - August 27, 2025

Some days feel like that. There's no way out from the chaos of the world around us. But this time, it's a reference to my latest story. "No Way Out," which appears in the new anthology, Celluloid Crimes.

It's 1950 in Newark, New Jersey. When mobster Harry Harmony insists on hiring P.I. Chris Falconi to find out if his wife is cheating on him, Chris has hard decisions to make, the most important of which is how she can get out of this alive.

If you're interested, there's a link to purchase the paperback or ebook in the Short Stories tab on this website. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing this taste of black and white Hollywood noir films.

A LOAD OF BALLS! June 12, 2025

Now, now. It's not what you're thinking. My newest story, "Be Careful What You Wish For," appears in the newly published Crimeucopia: A Load of Balls, an anthology of stories about, yes, balls, the kind used in sporting activities. My contribution is the sad tale of the shot put competitor who wasn't careful about what he wished for and paid the ultimate price.

Here's a link, if you'd like to find out more.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=crimeucopia+a+load+of+balls