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Texas-connected mystery roundup<\/p>\n

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Welcome to Texas Reads Mysteries<\/em><\/strong>, where I get to share my love of books. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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What\u2019s better than a mystery novel with all the secrets and hidden agendas of the characters and downright dirty, double-dealing skullduggery? How about a plethora of intriguing, tantalizing, page-turning mysteries of TEXAS dirty, double-dealing skullduggery? As anthologies have gained momentum over the last few years, they have become one of my favorite types of books. The perspective multiple authors bring to the plot and characters is fascinating. For this month, I\u2019m dishing up a sizeable menu of captivating mysteries. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/iframe><\/p>\n <\/p>\nNOTORIOUS IN NORTH TEXAS<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nMetroplex Mysteries Volume III <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/notorious.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 5px; border-style: solid; margin: 5px; float: left; width: 250px; height: 391px;\">It is true that there is violent crime to be found all over the country. But a particular brand of \u201cTexas Noir\u201d has taken root and flourished within the canon of contemporary crime fiction. And the award-winning writers included in this anthology are some of the best illuminators of Lone Star mayhem. Whether it be committed on a lonely and far-flung cattle ranch, or in the luxurious dressing rooms of Neiman Marcus, it has a unique flavor that is purely Texas. \u2014from the Foreword by Kathleen H. Kent  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nA perfect gift for mystery lovers! Welcome to the third anthology by the chapter members of Sisters in Crime North Dallas. The cities of Dallas, Fort Worth, and surrounding locales offer great fodder for mystery writers\u2014and readers. These have inspired the stories contained in Notorious in North Texas: Metroplex Mysteries Volume II<\/em>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n\u201cThe Untitled Gunfighter Ballad\u201d by Mark Thielman <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cDon\u2019t Get Caught\u201d by Karen Harrington <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cOliver Kowalski\u201d by Terry Shepherd <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cAmarillo by Morning\u201d by D\u00e4nna Wilberg <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cGrave News\u201d by Cindy Martin <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cLongshot at Lone Star Park\u201d by ML Condike <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cTruly, Madly, Deeply\u201d by Pam McWilliams <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cA Vague Threat\u201d by Tiffany Seitz <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhatever Happened To\u2026?\u201d by Kevin R. Tipple <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cHigh Window\u201d by Amber Royer <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cBitter Cold\u201d by Shannon Taft <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cCitizens Arrested\u201d by Joseph S. Walker <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nAbout the Editor <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\nMICHAEL BRACKEN (www.CrimeFictionWriter.com), who edited this anthology, is the Edgar Award- and Shamus Award-nominated, Derringer Award-winning author of more than twelve hundred short stories, including crime fiction published in Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s Mystery Magazine<\/em>, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine<\/em>, The Best American Mystery and Suspense<\/em>, The Best Mystery Stories of the Year, and many other publications. Additionally, Bracken is the editor of Black Cat Mystery Magazine<\/em>, associate editor of Black Cat Weekly<\/em>, and editor or co-editor of thirty-one published or forthcoming anthologies, including the Anthony Award-nominated The Eyes of Texas: Private Eyes from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods<\/em>. In 2024, he was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters for his contribution to Texas literature.  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nDETECTIVES, SLEUTHS, & NOSY NEIGHBORS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/detectives.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 5px; border-style: solid; margin: 5px; float: left; width: 250px; height: 400px;\">Do you love mystery stories? Suspense? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nDo you need to know who done it? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nDetectives, Sleuths, & Nosy Neighbors<\/em> is a mystery anthology with short stories which range from the classic nosy neighbor and detective to a space sleuth. <\/span><\/span>Curated and edited by A. Balsamo, these tales twist and turn until the very end. <\/span><\/span>Many of the authors have published books available, so you might just find a new favorite to read. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nStories by:  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nA.R.R. Ash <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nMark Beard <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nL.N. Hunter <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nMary Sophie Filicetti <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nTiffany Seitz <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nJ.F. Benedetto <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nN.M. Cede\u00f1o <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nCassondra Windwalker <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nJoe Giordano <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nKay Hanifen <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nRobert Richter <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nTracy Falenwolfe <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nVeronica Leigh <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nMichelle Kaseler <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nKevin A. Davis <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nMy kind of books! <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texas-connected mystery roundup<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1311,813,830,1587,839,1416],"class_list":["post-3314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-anitadickason","tag-lone-star-literary-life","tag-lonestarliterarycom","tag-lonestarliterarycomlonestarliterarylife","tag-mystery","tag-texasreadsmystery"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3314\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}