How far would you go for family? Financial advisor Pat Tierney's world is shattered when a visitor to her office tells her that Pat's late husband is the father of a seven-year-old boy. Stunned by the revelation of her husband's affair, Pat is even more shocked when the woman bolts from the office, leaving young Tommy behind. When Tommy's mother is murdered, police tell Pat that the boy may be the killer's next target. In a desperate race to protect Tommy, Pat searches for the truth and uncovers a deadly scheme involving illegal immigrants, trafficking in human body parts and money laundering. And Pat discovers that she'll do just about anything to keep her family safe. Reviews: "An absorbing page-turner you won't want to miss." -Rick Mofina, bestselling author of The Burning Edge "Rosemary McCracken has a deft touch for writing believable relationships...an exciting plot...a great read." -Maureen Jennings, author of the Detective William Murdoch mysteries "Fast-paced...compelling...will stay with you long after you've turned the final page." -Gail Bowen, author of the Joanne Kilbourn mysteries "A clever, original combination of domestic cozy and international intrigue...hooked me from page one until the final action-packed pages." -Rosemary Aubert, author of the Ellis Portal mystery series "An intriguing mystery. A highly entertaining read!" -D.J. McIntosh, author of The Witch of Babylon

Pat Tierney's relationship with her daughter Tracy is tested when Tracy asks her mother to help find her partner, Jamie Collins, who has gone missing. Pat heads to cottage country to begin her investigation and learns that Jamie is considered the prime suspect in the suspicious fire that killed the man responsible for Jamie's sister's death ten years ago.

"[A] rich and varied anthology..." --Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewJanet Hutchings, Chris Grabenstein, Gary Phillips, and Hilary Davidson headline a new world tour anthology of 22 stories from the heartland of America to Italy, Japan, Mexico, Cuba, England, and more.Passport to Murder is published in conjunction with Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, held in 2017 in Toronto, Ontario. As with the convention itself, the anthology spreads a broad canopy across a wide variety of crime writers from across the country and around the world--including both veteran writers and the brightest up-and-coming talents in the field. All of the stories include some kind of travel ranging from a cross-America ride-sharing trip to tourists in Italy and Japan to a woman on the run in Mexico to murder in Cuba. And even a haunted hotel in Toronto.All participants contributed their efforts to support our charity--Frontier College, winner of the UNESCO Literacy Prize in 1977--and by extension readers and writers everywhere.ALL PROFITS GO TO FRONTIER COLLEGE.Edited by John McFetridge. Stories by Eric Beckstrom, Michael Bracken, Craig Faustus Buck, Susan Calder, Hilary Davidson, Michael Dymmoch, John Floyd, Chris Grabenstein, Marie Hannan-Mandel, Janet Hutchings, Marilyn Kay, Su Kopil, Rosemary McCracken, Tanis Mallow, LD Masterson, Gary Phillips, Karen Pullen, KM Rockwood, Scott Loring Sanders, Shawn Reilly Simmons, John Stickney, and Victoria Weisfeld.

In our feature story, "Fader's Crates" by Caroline Misner, the search for a young girl continues in a small rural town; meanwhile, a mysterious stranger hires a mentally challenged man to build him crates. Jim Doherty's precise account of a suspicious vehicle investigation with "Cap Device" provides a dilemma: he was a brother policeman, so Dan Sullivan was inclined to give him a break, to extend some professional courtesy. Head to "Black Bear Country" with Rosemary McCracken's caper about an elderly couple that has rented a cabin in the Canadian wilderness for their vacation, and the ravenous blackflies prove to be the least of their worries. "Rock On The Rocks" is a weaving tale of murder by Lance Dean: the Head of Security and a homicide detective investigate the disappearance of a road crew member from a concert in a Reno casino. "No Quarters" by Leslie Elman is an intriguing mystery set late at night in a Laundromat, where an unusual encounter occurs. Peter DiChellis brings us "Locked Tight", a locked-room mystery: a forgetful sheriff leads an eccentric group of characters trying to solve three puzzling murders. At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Weekly Magazine presents original short stories by the world's best-known and emerging mystery writers. The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty. Get ready to be surprised, challenged, and entertained--whether you enjoy the style of the Golden Age of mystery (e.g., Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle), the glorious pulp digests of the early twentieth century (e.g., Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler), or contemporary masters of mystery.

Evil and illness are intertwined in this third Carrick crime anthology.Our 35 authors each take a stab at answering the question: What happens when murder seems like the best cure for what ails you?Join us for this pandemic publication and find out how we spent our COVID-19 isolation.Authors: Catherine AstolfoRosemary AubertJayne BarnardThom BennettSusan BowmanJane Petersen BurfieldLinda CahillM.H. Callway Melodie CampbellDonna CarrickRosalind CroucherLisa de NikolitsJohn M. FloydMary FraserDelee FrommTherese GreenwoodElizabeth HosangBlair KeetchLaura KulmannHayley LiversidgeSylvia Maultash WarshRob McCartneyRosemary McCrackenLynne MurphyJoan O'CallaghanEd PiwowarczykRosalind PlaceMerrilee RobsonC.A. RowlandSteve ShrottMadona SkaffCaro SolesBlake StirlingKevin P. ThorntonVanessa Westermann