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Thrills and Agonies

Competition – whether athletic or artistic, for riches or renown, with siblings or neighbors or strangers – is a powerful motivator, one that, taken to extremes, can result in the kind of behavior that, well, inspires AHMM stories. The current issue features several tales that turn on the lengths to which characters will go to win an argument, a contest, or a case. Whether the struggles with their fellow creatures are for survival or status, a sense that the stakes are inexorably rising can drive them along a path with a very dark end. But for the reader, this can make for a thrilling ride.

The Twenty-Fourth Canterbury • Richard Helms
Heading West • John M. Floyd
Shane on the Scene • James A. Hearn
All for One • Loren D. Estleman
The Dead Ringer • Doug Allyn
A Deadly Game • G. Miki Hayden
Buds • Kevin Egan
The Devil at Le Tour • Janice Law
Ossining and Old Lace • Joseph Goodrich
Shanghaied • R. T. Lawton
Fire on the Mountain • David Hagerty
Nobody Cares • Michael A. Black
Nuisance Bear • D. Slayton Avery
The Tell-Tale Hearts • S. Frederic Liss

Plus . . .

Booked & Printed  • Insightful book reviews by Laurel Flores Fantauzzo
Mysterious Photograph  • Flash fiction writing contest
Scrambled Gamache  • Anagram Puzzle by Mark Lagasse
The Story That Won  • Winning story from the January/February issue of AHMM

Look for our May/June 2025 issue on sale at newsstands on April 8, 2025. Or subscribe to AHMM in print or in a wide variety of digital formats.