Kyle Broder has achieved his lifelong dream and is an editor at a major publishing house. When Kyle is contacted by his favorite college professor, William Lansing, Kyle couldn’t be happier. Kyle has his mentor over for dinner to catch up and introduce him to his girlfriend, Jamie, and the three have a great time. When William mentions that he’s been writing a novel, Kyle is overjoyed. He would love to read the opus his mentor has toiled over. Until the novel turns out to be not only horribly written, but the most depraved story Kyle has read. After Kyle politely rejects the novel, William becomes obsessed, causing trouble between Kyle and Jamie, threatening Kyle’s career, and even his life. As Kyle delves into more of this psychopath’s work, it begins to resemble a cold case from his college town, when a girl went missing. William’s work is looking increasingly like a true crime confession. Lee Matthew Goldberg's The Mentor is a twisty, nail-biting thriller that explores how the love of words can lead to a deadly obsession with the fate of all those connected and hanging in the balance.

Issue No17: Winter 2022 features A curated collection of short fiction including stories by Edgar and ITW Thriller Award nominee Laura Benedict, Margaret Randall, Lee Matthew Goldberg, Bob Chikos, Caroline Taylor, Mark Jonathan Harris, Scott Cumming, and Dana King. Interviews and Reviews by Joe R. Lansdale, J. B. Stevens, and Jeffrey A. Lockwood. Art and Photography by Wiesje Peels, Trijntje Keijser, and Dimitar Karanikolov. This issue also features a preview of the new graphic novel The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V (Author) and Filipe Andrade (Illustrator). NY Times Bestselling author Reed Farrel Coleman has called Mystery Tribune “a cut above” and mystery grand masters Lawrence Block and Max Allan Collins have praised it for its “solid fiction” and “the most elegant design”. An elegantly crafted quarterly issue, printed on uncoated paper and with a beautiful layout designed for optimal reading experience, our Winter 2022 issue will make a perfect companion or gift for avid mystery readers and fans of literary crime fiction.

« Un thriller dans la veine de American Psycho. »Kirkus Reviews« Hitchcock lui-même n'aurait pu inventer une histoire aussi insidieuse. »Vincent Zandri, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Tout semble sourire à Kyle Broder, jeune éditeur dans une grande maison d'édition new-yorkaise. Lorsque Kyle est contacté par William Lansing, son professeur à l'université, il est ravi et décide de présenter son mentor à sa petite amie, Jamie. À cette occasion, William propose à Kyle le manuscrit d'un texte sur lequel il travaille depuis de nombreuses années. D'abord enchanté à l'idée de le publier, Kyle est rapidement choqué par la perversité du récit, qu'il abandonne après en avoir lu quelques pages. Mais lorsqu'il en refuse la publication, William entreprend de ruiner la vie de son éditeur, s'en prenant successivement à son chat, sa copine et son auteur vedette. Kyle est alors obligé de se replonger dans le roman de William, Devil's Hopyard, et découvre que le livre fait sinistrement écho à l'histoire de la disparition non élucidée de sa petite amie à l'université. Et qu'il ressemble cruellement à la confession d'un criminel. Un thriller redoutablement efficace, un terrifiant jeu de piste littéraire entre American Psycho et Le Silence des Agneaux « Hitchcock lui-même n'aurait pu inventer une histoire aussi diabolique. »

The 480-page issue No22-23 features: A curated collection of short fiction including stories by Reed Farrel Coleman, SJ Rozan, Sharon Hunt, Scott Miles, Mark SaFranko, David Rich, Lee Matthew Goldberg, Paul Handley, Kevin Egan, Thomas Burchfield, Victor Kreuiter, D.C. Benny, Brian Cox, Jonathan Worlde, David Bart, Gary Earl Ross, Karl Luntta, John Timm, and Sara Henry Paolozzi. Interviews, Essay and Reviews by Zakariah Johnson, Rob D. Smith, and Casey Stegman Art and Photography by Justin Sellers,Tommi Viitala, and Trevor Lawrence. This issue also features a preview of the new graphic novel A Treasury of XXth Century Murder Compendium II by Rick Geary and exclusive covers of “Heat Seeker: Combustion”, the new comic series by Charles Ardai. NY Times Bestselling author Reed Farrel Coleman has called Mystery Tribune “a cut above” and mystery grand masters Lawrence Block and Max Allan Collins have praised it for its “solid fiction” and “the most elegant design”. An elegantly crafted quarterly issue, printed on uncoated paper and with a beautiful layout designed for optimal reading experience, our Issue No22-23 will make a perfect companion or gift for avid mystery readers and fans of literary crime fiction.

Tout semble sourire à Kyle Broder, jeune éditeur dans une grande maison d'édition new-yorkaise. Lorsque Kyle est contacté par William Lansing, son professeur à l'université, il est ravi et décide de présenter son mentor à sa charmante petite amie, Jamie. A cette occasion William propose à Kyle le manuscrit d'un texte sur lequel il travaille depuis de nombreuses années. Au départ, Kyle est enchanté à l'idée de le publier, mais après avoir lu quelques pages, il est profondément choqué par la perversité du récit. Lorsque Kyle en refuse la publication, William commence à ruiner la vie de l'éditeur, s'en prenant successivement à son chat, sa copine et son auteur vedette. Kyle est alors obligé de se replonger dans le roman de William, Devil's Hopyard et il découvre alors que le livre fait étrangement écho à l'histoire de la disparition non élucidée de Mia – sa petite amie à l'université – et ressemble cruellement à la confession d'un criminel. Un thriller redoutablement efficace, un terrifiant jeu de piste littéraire.

A PULSE-POUNDING THRILLER THAT ASKS HOW FAR WE'RE WILLING TO SHED OUR MORALS IN ORDER TO HELP THE ONES WE LOVE. It's 1978 in New York City, and disco is prominent. As are mobsters, gritty streets, needle parks and graffiti-stained subways. Jake Barnum lives in Hell's Kitchen. He's a petty thief selling hot coats with his buddy Maggs to make ends meet and help his sick kid brother. At a Halloween party downtown, he meets a woman with a Marilyn Monroe mask who works for an organization called The Desire Card-an underground operation promising its exclusive clients "Any Wish Fulfilled for the Right Price." As Jake becomes taken with its leader, a pseudo father and sociopath at heart, he starts stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. In other words...himself. But as he dives deeper in with the Card, begins falling love with Marilyn, and sees the money rolling in, clients' wishes start becoming more and more suspect-some leading to murder. The first book in the Desire Card series, Immoral Origins follows those indebted to this sinister organization-where the ultimate price is the cost of one's soul. "Careful what you wish for, especially from a nefarious shadow organization, in this gripping start to Lee Matthew Goldberg's fast-paced, highly-compelling, buzz-worthy new series. Can't wait to get my hands on Prey No More to see where this endlessly exciting story takes me next!" -D.J. Palmer, critically acclaimed suspense author of Saving Meaghan and The New Husband

Middle child Aaron Gimmelman watches as his family goes from a mild-mannered reform Jewish clan to having over a million dollars of stolen money stuffed in their RV's cabinets while being pursued by the FBI and loan sharks. But it wasn't always like that. His father Barry made a killing as a stockbroker, his mother Judith loved her collection of expensive hats, his older sister Steph was obsessed with pop stars, and little sister Jenny loved her stuffed possum, Seymour. After losing all their money in the Crash of 1987, the family starts stealing from convenience stores, but when they hit a bank, they realize the talent they possess. The money starts rolling in and brings the family closer together, whereas back at home, no one had any time for bonding due to their busy schedules. But Barry's desire for more, more, more will take its toll on the Gimmelmans, and Aaron is forced into an impossible choice: turn against his father, or let his family fall apart. From Jersey, down to an Orthodox Jewish community in Florida where they hide out, and up to California, The Great Gimmelmans goes on a madcap ride through the 1980s. Filled with greed and love and the meaning of religion and tradition until the walls of the RV and the feds start closing in on the family, this thrilling literary tale mixes Michael Chabon and the Coen Brothers with equal parts humor and pathos. BUCKLE UP!

Based on the novel of the same name, Prey No More follows J.D. Storm,an ex-Army sniper who's discharged after losing an eye. The only placea one-eyed sniper can find work is with The Desire Card, an unsavoryorganization that promises any wish fulfilled for the right price. Butwhen those 'wishes' become too immoral and J.D. quits, a slew of killers in actor masks come after him and he learns that no one renegeson the boss-a powerful madman known as Clark Gable-and that hemust become the hunter if he has any hope of surviving.

A man wakes up in present-day Alaskan wilderness with no idea who he is, nothing on him save an empty journal with the date 1898 and a mirror. He sees another man hunting nearby, astounded that they look exactly alike except for his own beard. After following this other man home, he witnesses a wife and child that brings forth a rush of memories of his own wife and child, except he's certain they do not exist in modern times-but from his life in the late 1800s. After recalling his name is Wyatt, he worms his way into his doppelganger Travis Barlow's life. Memories become unearthed the more time he spends, making him believe that he'd been frozen after coming to Alaska during the Gold Rush and that Travis is his great-great grandson. Wyatt is certain gold still exists in the area and finding it with Travis will ingratiate himself to the family, especially with Travis's wife Callie, once Wyatt falls in love. This turns into a dangerous obsession affecting the Barlows and everyone in their small town, since Wyatt can't be tamed until he also discovers the meaning of why he was able to be preserved on ice for over a century. A meditation on love lost and unfulfilled dreams, The Ancestor is a thrilling page-turner in present day Alaska and a historical adventure about the perilous Gold Rush expeditions where prospectors left behind their lives for the promise of hope and a better future. The question remains whether it was all worth the sacrifice... Praise for THE ANCESTOR: "Lee Matthew Goldberg is an animal-there is no other way to say it. His prose is heavyweight ambitious, as visceral as a sweaty-toothed dog at your throat. He evokes Robert Louis Stevenson as much as he does a modern thriller novelist. And I'll be honest: I expected a crime novel, but I got a spell-binding epic, an epistolary revelation, a tale as rich as a paying gold mine. The Ancestor is more than a novel. It's an ode to the rich tradition of adventure storytelling...seasoned with ample spice of love and violence and greed." -Matt Phillips, author of Countdown and Know Me from Smoke "In The Ancestor, Lee Matthew Goldberg masterfully weaves together a story involving family and violence set against the backdrop of an unforgiving Alaska of both past and present." -Andrew Davie, author of Pavement and Ouroboros "From the icy opening battle of man vs. wolf, you feel yourself in the hands of a master storyteller and that feeling never lets up." -SJ Rozan, bestselling author of Paper Son "This thrilling novel is rich in descriptions of the vast, snowy, and deadly wilderness of Alaska; it ably captures the type of person who chases gold." -Foreword Reviews "A story that blends the familiar and the supernatural in a manner that calls Stephen King's work to mind. That said, Goldberg's book possesses a flavor all its own-a distinctive mélange of the sincere and the strange." -Kirkus Reviews "Beautifully written, and capturing the unforgiving grit of Gold Rush Alaska, Lee Matthew Goldberg's The Ancestor is a thrilling page-turner with an ache in its heart. I'm a huge fan." -Roz Nay, author of Hurry Home and Our Little Secret "A suspenseful historical thriller." -Indie Reader "One of the year's best thrillers. Blake Crouch fans will love Goldberg's Alaskan opus." -BestThrillers

Get swept up once more in the tantalizing drama that surrounds Nico Sullivan as Lee Matthew Goldberg's young-adult Runaway Train trilogy comes to an end. When former singer Nico Sullivan goes missing, her estranged daughter, Love, finds her mom's old diary. Using each entry as a clue to her mother's whereabouts, Love takes a trip to L.A. with her best friends Frankie and Caden where she discovers that her feelings for Frankie may run deeper than she's willing to let on. While diving deeper into her mother's old life, Love struggles with her own social insecurities and abandonment issues. But as she's searching for lost parts of herself, Love also discovers something unexpected-a deep-rooted and shared love of 90s grunge music with that of her missing mother. At turns heartbreaking, inspiring and mysterious, Vanish Me is a portrait of a teenage girl desperate to find herself among the cracks her mother left behind.