Susan Alice Bickford

"Walking home on a foggy night, Marly Shaw stops in the glare of approaching headlights. Two men step out of a pickup truck. One of them is her stepfather. A sudden, desperate chase erupts in gunshots. Both men are left dead. And a terrified girl is on the run for the rest of her life... Thirteen years later, human bones discovered in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California are linked to a mother and son from Central New York. Santa Clara County Sheriff's Detective Vanessa Alba and her partner, Jack Wong, dive into an investigation that lures them deep into the Finger Lakes. They find a community silenced by the brutal grip of a powerful family bound by a twisted sense of blood and honor, whose dark secrets still haunt the one family member who thought she got away..." - Back cover

A short time to die

Joseph S. Walker

Lori Roberts Herbst

Gene Garrison

Melinda Loomis

C. M. Surrisi

Kari Wainwright

E.B. Davis

Mark Thielman

Mary Adler

MB Dabney

Mary Dutta

Cynthia Sabelhaus

Marcia Adair

Victoria Kazarian

Cheryl Marceau

P. A. De Voe

Sarah A. Bresniker

Michele Bazan Reed

C. M. West

Edited by Linda M. Rodrigues and featuring an introduction by Susan Van Kirk, The Fish That Got Away is the latest anthology from the Guppies Chapter of Sisters in Crime. This volume selects 20 great new stories from the rising stars of mystery fiction! Included are: TO EVERY SEASON, by Mary Adler BLACK ON BLACK IN BLACK, by MB Dabney THE PEARL NECKLACE, by E.B. Davis KNOW NOTHING, by C. M. Surrisi GREETINGS FROM THE BOARD, by Mary Dutta QUARRY, by Susan Alice Bickford CATCH AND RELEASE, by Mark Thielman DEAD ARMADILLOS DON’T DANCE, by Kari Wainwright THE CASE OF THE ABUSED ARTICHOKE, by Cynthia Sabelhaus WILD ABOUT SAFFRON, by Marcia Adair GOOD NEIGHBORS, by Victoria Kazarian STRESS KILLS, by Cheryl Marceau GRANDDAD’S BLOOD BAIT, by Gene Garrison THE LEGEND OF BAHAMA BOBBY, by Melinda Loomis RELEASING LIVES, by P. A. De Voe KILLER’S CRUISE, by Joseph S. Walker BOOK DROP, by Sarah A. Bresniker THE LAST LAUGH, by Lori Roberts Herbst THE CANINE CAPER, by Michele Bazan Reed TRUE COLORS, by C. M. West

The Fish That Got Away: The 2021 Sisters in Crime Guppy Anthology

In this electrifying thriller, two women from opposite sides of the country find their lives inextricably bound—by blood, by fear, and by a merciless, murderous revenge ... Walking home on a foggy night in rural New York, Marly Shaw stops in the glare of approaching headlights. Two men step out of a pickup truck. A sudden, desperate chase erupts in gunshots. And a terrified girl is on the run—for the rest of her life ... Thirteen years later, human bones discovered in California are linked to two missing people from Central New York. Sheriff’s Detective Vanessa Alba and her partner dive into an investigation that lures them deep into the Finger Lakes region. There they find a community in the brutal grip of a powerful family—and a trail of dark secrets leading to the one family member who thought she got away ... “Held me captive from the first page to the last.” —Taylor Stevens “I couldn't have closed the cover if my life depended on it.” —Lisa Black “Gripping.” —Publishers Weekly “Disturbing, tough ... fun to read.” —Utica Phoenix “Chilling, and original.” —Eric Rickstad

A Short Time to Die

Susan Alice Bickford

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