For many of us, our introduction to mystery began either by watching a detective show on TV, or when we fell in love with characters like Phillip Marlow and the Continental Op in old books. This is the white knight, the only one with morals in the story, the one person who will set the world right.Come with us and explore new takes on the traditional PI story, whether they're old school and solving a current day crime or sent on a case far away from the city into Appalachia. And en...

Praise for author Michele Lang:“Lang is a writer to watch and is sure to have wide appeal to fans of Jim Butcher, Kat Richardson, and other urban fantasy A-listers.” -Booklist“A groundbreaking, rich, enthralling series….stakes that couldn’t be higher. A tour de force!” – Rachel Caine, NYT best-selling author of the Morganville Vampire series (for the Lady Lazarus series)“Michele Lang is a talented w...

By day, rookie lawyer Nicole Farmer runs a struggling solo practice in the tough town of Amistad, Connecticut. But Nicole hides a terrifying secret: by night, unquiet spirits call to her on the dream plane, seeking revenge and healing. Nicole takes on these special cases pro bono, despite the toll they take on her life and career.When Evangeline, the spirit of a young woman, demands an audience, Nicole answers her call and takes her supernatural case. Now, Nicole must stop a killer...

Crime fiction has many different facets, including the chase. Come run with us, either toward danger, away from the bad guys, or maybe toward a better understanding of ourselves.Welcome to MCM Issue #3: The Chase Begins.Be sure to pick up the first couple of issues, and be on the lookout for issue #4, "Sins of the Father."So Criminal, it's Good.

A father's sins fall under a multitude of transgressions. Hiding family secrets. Stealing intellectual property. Being an alcoholic. Or even demanding a daughter marry for business, not love.These sins and others, as well as how they effect the people around them, are explored in issue four of MCM.Sins of the Father-So Criminal, it's Good.And be sure to pick up all the issues of MCM! Published quarterly.

A time mage, a secret underground lab, and a pack of werewolves hunting in the Badlands…Time mage Marcy Zimmerman wants to take the Internet world by storm. Her plans for world domination keep unfolding right on schedule. But when a cry for help draws her alpha wolf mate Lukas from Boston to the rugged western badlands, Marcy goes along to guard his six.Marcy and Lukas walk into a tripwire of corporate shenanigans, a gigantic cowboy with problems, and an emotional ...

Imagine paying a fine for walking across town. Or hiding an illegal marriage. Or losing your life for playing the harp. Strange crimes, dangerous activities, some from the not-so-distant past, return to life in Hidden in Crime. See why Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine says Fiction River’s crime volumes have “high quality throughout,” and why Publishers Weekly states “… fans of the unconventional will be well satisfied.” Join some of the best authors in the business ...

Laws change from culture to culture, decade to decade. Strange laws make criminals of ordinary citizens. Like the Massachusetts woman whose brother asks her for help, slave hunters at his heels. Or the little Irish girl who needs to protect a priest from a different kind of hunter. Or the Native American detective searching New York’s Stonewall Bar for a ratfink on the night of a world-changing riot. These stories and more prove that once again, Fiction River’s crime volumes have, in the w...

With the romance of Twilight, the suspense of The Dresden Files, and the delicious thrills of True Blood, the enthralling saga of Magdalena Lazarus unfolds.Descended from the legendary witch of Ein Dor, she alone holds the power to summon the angel Raziel and stop Hitler and his supernatural minions from unleashing total war in Europe. The Nazis have fighters more fearsome than soldiers, weapons more terrifying than missiles, and allies th...

It might be that one case that never closed, that always haunted you.Or perhaps one that someone dumped in your lap, because new evidence has brought it back to life.Anything.The case remains cold. The clues molding, or non-existent.But you still move forward, trying to find the answer.Those who are gone deserve no less.Cold Cases. Issue number 12 of Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem.So Criminal, It's Good.Be sure to pick up all the ...

Trapped Between Love and Death…Jennifer Bridges wakes up in a hospital where she is the only patient. She can't remember anything about the car wreck that killed her mother. And her nightmares speak of mysteries that she cannot solve alone.Jennifer must claim her inner dragon to survive, in a world full of pain and danger. Only one man can help her find a path to freedom…This edition includes a bonus story of first love in the treacherous surf of Fire Island -- "The...

We live in a future where anything is possible...In this collection of short stories, author Michele Lang takes you inside labyrinths of dark and beautiful worlds. These science fiction tales range from tender to apocalyptic, but all of them explore the permeability of virtual and real worlds, and how the digital affects the "real" in surprising and sometimes profound ways.Into the Real contains never-before published stories, as well as stories previously published in maga...