Fiction Bibliography
Here’s a list of my published novels and short stories.
Novels
Fighting Chance, Poisoned Pen Press, October, 2015
Interpretation of Murder, Black Opal Books, April, 2015
Short Story Collection
Her Infinite Variety: Tales of Women and Crime, Wildside Press, April, 2016
Short Stories
“How Safe Can You Get?” Kings River Life, November 12, 2016
“The Last Blue Glass,” Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, April 2016
“What Goes Around,” in Murder Most Conventional, ed. Verena Rose, Barb Goffman, and Rita Owen, March 2016
“A Sporting Chance,” Kings River Life, January 2, 2016
“Still Life in South Dakota,” Mystery Weekly, January 2016
“Old Friends,” in Murder under the Oaks, ed. Art Taylor, Down & Out Books, October 2015
“Living Underwater,” in Jewish Noir, ed. Kenneth Wishnia, PM Press, October 2015
“A Joy Forever,” Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, March 2015
“Bitter Heart,” Kings River Life, February 2015
“True Enough” (a Walt Johnson/Gordon Bolt mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, December 2014
“The Shopper,” Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity 2014 Anthology, Intrigue Publishing, October 2014
“A Spotless Reputation,” Woman’s World, November 7, 2013
“Murder Will Speak” (an Iphigenia Woodhouse Mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s
Mystery Magazine, July/August 2013
“Scratch That,” Woman’s World, June 24, 2013
“All That Glisters,” Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, May 2013
“No Good Deed,” in To Hell in a Fast Car, ed. John L. French, Dark Quest Books, January 2013
“Thea’s First Husband,” Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, June 2012; nominated for Agatha and Macavity awards for Best Short Story of 2012; listed among “Other Distinguished Mystery Stories of 2012” in The Best American Mystery Stories 2013
“Death in Rehab” (a Leah Abrams mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine,
May 2011
“Little Dumber Boy,” Untreed Reads, December 2010
“Interpretation of Murder” (a Jane Ciardi mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, December 2010; winner of Derringer Award for Best Long Story, Short Mystery Fiction Society, 2011; republished as “Silent Witness,” Amazon Kindle, April, 2015
“True Test” (a Walt Johnson/Gordon Bolt mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery
Magazine, May 2010
“Adjuncts Anonymous,” Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, June 2009; finalist for Derringer Award, Short Mystery Fiction Society, 2010
“Table for None” (an Iphigenia Woodhouse mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, May, 2008
“Death on a Diet” (a Leah Abrams mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, May 2006
“True Blue” (a Walt Johnson/Gordon Bolt mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery
Magazine, January/February 2005
“More Deadly to Give” (an Iphigenia Woodhouse mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s
Mystery Magazine, May 2003
“Death of the Guilty Party” (a Leah Abrams mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery
Magazine, October 2002
“True Colors” (a Walt Johnson/Gordon Bolt mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, February 2002
“Honor Among Thieves,” Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, July/August 2000
“A Wild Justice” (an Iphigenia Woodhouse mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, April 2000
“Death on the List” (a Leah Abrams mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, January 1999
“True Suspects” (a Walt Johnson/ Gordon Bolt mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, September 1998
“The Devil Hath Power” (an Iphigenia Woodhouse mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, June 1998
“Death on a Budget” (a Leah Abrams mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, February 1998
“True Story” (a Walt Johnson/ Gordon Bolt mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, February 1997
“Butlers in Love” (an Iphigenia Woodhouse mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, May 1996
“True Love” (a Walt Johnson/Gordon Bolt mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, September 1995
“The Good Listener,” Family Circle, August 1995; winning story in suspense-writing contest judged by Mary Higgins Clark.
“Flattery Will Get You Everywhere,” Woman’s World, August 15, 1995
“Death in Small Doses” (an Iphigenia Woodhouse mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, December 1994; reprinted in Women of Mystery III, ed. Kathleen Halligan, Carroll & Graf, 1998; reprinted in translation in a collection published by Livre de Poche
“True Crime” (a Walt Johnson/Gordon Bolt mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, March 1994
“Sideshow” (an Iphigenia Woodhouse mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, December 1993; reprinted in Women of Mystery II, ed. Cynthia Manson, Carroll & Graf, 1994; reprinted as “Une simple diversion” in Histoires d’homicides a domicile, Livre de Poche, 1995
“Aunt Jessica’s Justice,” Woman’s World, July 6, 1993
“All in a Day’s Work,” Woman’s World, September 8, 1992
“True Adventure” (a Walt Johnson/ Gordon Bolt mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, April 1992
“Night Vision” (an Iphigenia Woodhouse mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Mid-December 1991; reprinted in Women of Mystery, ed.Cynthia Manson, Carroll & Graf, 1992
“The Dating Game,” Woman’s World, November 5, 1991
“Final Jeopardy,” Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, July 1991
“True Romance” (a Walt Johnson/ Gordon Bolt mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, November, 1990; reprinted as “Les plans les mieux concus” in Histoires d’epreuves et de corrections, Livre de Poche, 1994
“An Ounce of Prevention,” Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, October 1989
“True Confession” (a Walt Johnson/ Gordon Bolt mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, May 1989
“Likely Suspect,” Woman’s World, March 7, 1989
“Baby Talk,” Woman’s World, July 13, 1988
“True Detective” (a Walt Johnson/ Gordon Bolt mystery), Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, June 1988; reprinted in Five First Stories, Davis Publications, Inc., fall, 1990
Novella
One Shot, Untreed Reads, May 2011