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Welcome to Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine! Each month our magazine is packed with original mystery short stories varying from short-shorts to novellas. You will find every type of mystery fiction from classic whodunits to hardboiled tales to suspense, and everything in between! Each issue is packed with the best mystery has to offer. Plus you'll enjoy author interviews, writing contests, and our "Mystery Classic" — an outstanding tale from the genre's past. For a taste of what's inside AHMM, one of the world's leading mystery magazines, check out the story excerpts, book reviews, and mystery puzzle right here on this site, or listen to a podcast of a few of our stories. Don't miss out — Subscribe today!
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The May issue is our annual humor issue, and the stories this month all exhibit a dark, wry sensibility expressed in strong, original narrative voices. We introduce two new authors this month, Lynn K. Kilpatrick, whose story "Domestic Drama" hits too close to home; and Chris F. Holm, whose story "Action" is about a young writer-director of crime films with some interesting ideas on financing his vision.
Longtime readers will find a familiar voice narrating "True Test" (excerpted here) the latest in B. K. Stevens's epistolary series featuring Lieutenant Walter Johnson and his clever, but modest, right-hand man Sergeant Bolt. Jas. R. Petrin revisits his hapless duo, the wary bartender Beemer and his buddy Benny, who go to great lengths to chase some easy cash in "Money" (excerpted here). In a similar vein, David Dietrich's story "Drive-Thru," is a clever exchange between a lonesome fast food worker and a hopeful thief, who is as unprepared for the twist at the end as we were.
"Somewhere Elsie" by Neil Schofield and "Dingel Dangles and the 'Untitled: Number 3' Caper" by Richard F. McGonegal each in their own way are tales of fools' errands; their characters may not have a firm grasp on reality, but you can trust the narrative voices of these master storytellers. |
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ANNUAL WRITING PRIZE
AHMM is teaming up with The Wolfe Pack, the official Nero Wolfe appreciation society, to sponsor a new annual writing prize, The Black Orchid Novella Award, to honor an unpublished work of fiction written in the tradition of the Nero Wolfe mystery stories by Rex Stout. Rex Stout was a master of the novella form and published dozens of novellas featuring the corpulent and irascible detective Nero Wolfe and his sidekick Archie Goodwin. Today, the novella is uncommon, though AHMM has a long tradition of publishing novellas. For more information on the contest, including submission guidelines, go to www.NeroWolfe.org.
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True Test
B. K. Stevens
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Date: October 25, 2009 9:47 PM
From: Walter Johnson - clueless11@wahoo.com
To: Oriana Johnson - camerasly@wahoo.com
Subject: Not Yet
Dear Mother,
Relax. We saw the doctor today, and he says Ellen's got at least two weeks to go. So if your editor wants you to take the Peru job, take it. We've got plenty of time.
Ellen's feeling sorta worn out tonight, though, so she hit the sack early. In a way, I'm glad for the time alone because I've been meaning to e-mail you about a case Bolt and I handled last week. It's been on my mind a lot... |
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Money
Jas. R. Petrin |
Money
Jas. R. Petrin
When Little Donny Johnson stepped in through the front door of the Rob Roy, Beemer took one look at him, gave the bar a needless flick with his damp cloth, and said, "Oh yeah. Here we go."
He slumped back in his usual manner behind the till, shoulders propped against the doors of the beer fridge, hairy arms crossed over his ample gut. Benny, who sat gently swirling his Scotch rocks around, glanced at the door and lifted his eyebrows.
Little D. J., the guy into his early seventies, came along the aisle wearing his pointy black shoes, looking like an aging featherweight boxer in his white Tee with the sleeves rolled up... |
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"Points" by David Braly, "Kidnapped" by Joan Druett, "Hammer and Dish" by Robert Lopresti, "Sleeping Dog" by Ross Macdonald and more!
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A Mysterious Photograph contest — Submit your 250-word story inspired by an imagination-stirring photograph. The winning story is published in a future issue.
An intriguing, and challenging, mystery-themed puzzle.
Booked and Printed — Book reviews of interest to mystery readers.
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