Table of Contents

May/June 2026

FICTION

Jack McCool and the Turnip Lantern • Shelley Costa

The Berg • Randy F. Nelson

Julius Katz Gets Arrested • Dave Zeltserman

Legacy • Elysia Whisler

The Favorite Sister • Max Gersh

The Even Dozen • Loren D. Estleman

Pandora’s Bounty • Gilbert M. Stack

A Matter of Punctuation • Christopher Latragna

Strangers on a Train on a Train • Paul Ryan O’Connor

Window of Opportunity • Mark Joslyn

The Pillowcase Brigade • Bret Jones

Gracie Jane Turns Thirty • Brad Crowther

The Predecessor • Jade Jiao

The Executioner • Savio Pham

Murder at the Midtown Oasis • Catherine Dilts

Corpse Handler and the Dead Ridge Walker • Sue Parman

The Orient Club • Robin Hazard Ray

 

DEPARTMENTS

Mysterious Photograph • Flash Fiction Writing Contest

Scrambled Thatcher Anagram Puzzle • Mark Lagasse

Booked & Printed • Laurel Flores Fantauzzo

The Story That Won

The Lineup • Notes About This Month’s Fiction Authors