The Lineup

THE LINEUP

Texan Pete Barnstrom is an author and filmmaker, and the latest winner of the Black Orchid Novella Award.

New Orleans native and retired homicide detective, O’Neil De Noux’s accolades include two Shamus Awards, a Derringer Award, and the Police Book of the Year (awarded by PoliceWriters.com). 

“Report Card Day” is Kevin Egan’s 25th story to appear in AHMM, dating back to the January 2009 issue.

Will Ferguson is co-author of the Miranda Abbott mystery series, most recently Killer on the First Page, with his brother Ian.

Peter Glazebrook lives in a small town situated north of Liverpool. He is a former scientist, civil servant, and SCUBA diving instructor. He has published three novels: Heir of my Invention, The Dragon and her Wrath, and Fear No More.

Alissa Grosso is the author of 11 books most recently Blood Answer, the 4th in her Culver Creek series. She lives in New Jersey.

David Hagerty has published four mystery novels and more than 50 short stories, including 8 in AHMM.

A retired professor of history, Wendy Hornsby is the author of A Bouquet of Rue, the 12th novel to feature documentary filmmaker Maggie MacGowen, and is a past winner of the Edgar Award for Best Short Story (“Nine Sons,” 1992).

Arkansas writer Julie McNeely-Kirwan has published mystery and horror stories in EQMM and other venues.

Chris Muessig has published stories in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, in addition to 12 previous stories in our pages. He lives in North Carolina.

Mark Thielman is the author of The Hidden River (Severn River) and a two-time winner of the Black Orchid Novella Award.

S. B. Watson’s stories have appeared in Mystery Magazine, Mystery Tribune, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, and other publications. He was a 2025 Shamus Award finalist. He lives near the Oregon coast.

Boston area native Dave Zeltserman’s short stories have won Edgar, Shamus, Derringer, and Ellery Queen Readers Awards. His noir novel, Small Crimes, was made into a Netflix film starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. His latest novel is Trust Nothing.

 

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