EQMM Aug. 2016 coverThe final story of The Misadventures of Ellery Queen anthology edited by Josh Pachter and Dale C. Andrews, also wraps up the Potpourri section:

Joseph Goodrich’s “The Ten-Cent Murder,” from EQMM Aug. 2016, brings the collection to a satisfying close. Queen’s methods and his trio of leading suspects are strongly in evidence in this murder mystery presided over by a fictitious Dash Hammett and Fred Dannay. The dialog between the two famed writers alone is worth the price of admission.

Whether you’re a die-hard fan or new to the Ellery Queen character or magazine, The Misadventures of Ellery Queen is a terrific collection, long overdue.

My review of Nigel Taylor’s Worlds of StrangeneSS No. 2 begins on May 16.

Contents Gary Lovisi: Paperback Talk Gary Lovisi “The Steve Bentley Thrillers” Linda Pendleton “A Meeting of the Minds: Don and Linda Pendelton” Jon D. Swartz “The Ace/Ballantine Rivalry Over the Books of Edgar Rice Burroughs” Gary…

Available now, direct from its creator, the Odysseus Rex ashcan. Longtime TDE contributor, Michael Neno is working on a graphic novel, an “adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey, written and drawn in the style of bombastic mainstream…

From the Potpourri section of The Misadventures of Ellery Queen anthology edited by Josh Pachter and Dale C. Andrews: Arthur Vidro’s tale “The Ransom of EQMM #1” leverages a bit of “The World’s Best Selling Mystery…

Analog Science Fiction and Fact (Astounding) Vol. 138 #5 & 6 May/Jun 2018 Contents Trevor Quachri: Editorial: Thank-You Notes Wil McCarthy “The Last Biker Gang” art by Joel Iskowitz James & Dominic Benford: Science Fact: Seeing…

Fantasy and Science Fiction Vol. 134 No. 5 and 6, #737, May/Jun 2018 Contents Amman Sabet “Tender Loving Plastics” Stephanie Feldman “The Barrens” Pip Coen “Inquisitive” Charles de Lint: Books to Look For James Sallis: Books…

Yesterday’s mail brought a new mini comic, a classic 8-page style mini comic, from TDE contributor Bob Vojtko. It’s filled with single-page comics and gag cartoons featuring Butrum Beaver who’s just turned 50. He’s feeling his…

Contents Linda Landrigan: Plots, Schemes, Entrapments (introduction) The Lineup Emily Devenport “10,432 Serial Killers (In Hell)” art by Scott Fisher Mark Lagasse: Mixed-Up Sleuths (puzzle) John H. Dirckx “Blowout at the Carnival” Jane K. Cleland “I…