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Rating the stories in this issue:A (excellent):The Cripplegate Apprehension by Richard HelmsOystermen by Michael BrackenDzintra's Tale by V.S. KemanisThere Are Just Some Things a Rat Won't Do by Peter TurnbullMurderers' Row by Chris HolmThe Long Term Tenant by Tara LaskowskiHer Sister's Secrets by Brendan DuBoisRionach, My Queen by James Hadley GriffinB (very good):New Energy by Vicki WeisfeldLeft for Dead by S.J. RozanA Smart Dummy in the Tent by Takemaru AbikoHeat by Trey DowellCrossing Bridge...
What a wonderful eclectic style, selection of mysteries.Must confess that it's also the first time in years I was completely taken by surprise. Trey Dowell's Heat - I so didn't see it coming :-)
3.5
CONTENTS⏹️Fiction:▪️"New Energy" - Vicki Weisfeld▪️"The Cripplegate Apprehension" - Richard Helms▪️"Left for Dead" - S. J. Rozan▪️"A Smart Dummy in the Tent" - Takemaru Abiko [Passport to Crime] ▪️"Heat" - Trey Dowell ▪️"Oystermen" - Michael Bracken▪️"The Day of the Jackal" - Marilyn Todd▪️"Dzintra's Tale" - V. S. Kemanis▪️"Crossing Bridges" - Aoife Clifford▪️"There Are Just Some Things a Rat Won't Do" - Peter Turnbull▪️"Murderers' Row" - Chris Holm▪️"The Long-Term Tenant" - Tara Laskowski [Blac...
2 • New Energy • 9 pages by Vicki Weisfeld Good. Chip is murdered in a wind tower. Brianna Yamato is a reporter for the local paper. She is doing research on these wind farms in West Texas. She may be able to help the police solve the crime.13 • The Cripplegate Apprehension • 18 pages by Richard Helms Good/VG. Brekonridge is a thief-taker, a sort of bounty hunter, in the nineteenth century. He is going to pick up Mayhew and claim the rewards. To help locate the man he goes to Jericho Pratt. Prat...
Overall I would classify this as an average edition of EQMM. There was a nice cross-section of story types and no readily discernible theme. My two favorite stories in this edition were two of the shortest stories: Heat by Trey Dowell, a piece of flash fiction with tight writing, outstanding suspense, a fantastic opening line, and an unresolved ending; and Rude Awakening by Twist Phelan which involves a theft and an excellent plot twist. The other stories in this edition include:1. New Energy by...