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While writing an article on hidden identities, Laurel Imperiole tries to help a woman whose fiancé has several aliases. Laurel and her PI friend Helen McCorkendale stir up a hornet's nest of vengeful Mafiosi, greedy bankers, and dirty politicians. Everyone has something to hide. Will the secrets the women disclose keep them alive or seal their fates? The 2nd Laurel and Helen New York Mystery.

Bar None, set in the heart of New York City, is an edge-of-your-seat mystery that features Jude Dillane, owner of The Corner Lounge on 10th Street and Avenue B. When Jude finds her friend and landlord Thomas "Sully" Sullivan's work pal, Ed Molina, dead in a pool of blood in Sully's apartment, she's sure it wasn't suicide as the police suspect. Jude investigates and adds murder to her plate as she delves into a case of major at the Big City Food Bank.

A chance encounter at Florence's Uffizi Gallery plunges Laurel Imperiole and Helen McCorkendale into an investigation of stolen Nazi art. Could Laurel really have bumped into Jeff Sargasso, an art dealer and friend who perished in the World Trade Center on 9/11? Searching for answers back in NYC, Laurel and Helen thread their way through a sinister--and possibly deadly--skein of lies.

Murder, not pleasure, greets Jude Dillane when she takes a vacation from her East Village restaurant and embarks on a luxurious Mediterranean cruise. On board, a horrific death shatters her dreams of a romantic getaway, and a reconnection with her college friend, Monica Delmar, entangles her in a baffling investigation that leads Jude into stormy seas. It's all hands on-deck as Jude helps to figure out who's responsible for turning this opulent voyage into a death trap. Are the theft of a valuable diamond ring and the discovery of a cryptic notebook related? Jude makes waves as she looks into everyone, from Monica's close friend, Chief Officer Damian Carstairs, to the ship's photographer, to a smarmy casino host, to discover who is responsible for the crimes, all while finding herself in deep water. Will the shocking revelations rock the boat and sink it forever?

Jude Dillane, owner of The Corner Lounge in Manhattan's East Villiage, knows she will never be safe until The New Year's Eve Serial Killer, Art Bevins, is behind bars. Still on the loose, Bevins continues to taunt her. He blames Jude for all his troubles, and is determined to make her pay. With the FBI investigation at a stand-still, Jude knows it's up to her to bring him to justice. Thomas "Sully" Sullivan, Jude's friend and landlord, becomes enamored of his glamourous new tenant, Dolores Castel, whom Jude instantly distrusts. Is Dolores really interested in Thomas, or his money? Jude fears Dolores is weaving a deadly web to ensnare Sully. As she continues her pursuit of Bevins and dodges his attempts to stop her for good, Jude uncovers clues from Dolores' past stretching back years, and is convinced she must put a stop to it before Sully is ruined, or worse.

Slices of life beyond the tourist's view. By turns funny, tough, and somber, the twenty-one helpings of New York attitude in Fresh Slices reveal neighborhoods both rich and poor, where old-timers desperately protect their secrets and brand-new arrivals indulge dangerous appetites. There is as much variety in the tones, settings, and approaches as in Gotham itself, and yet each of these crime stories also reflects the city's most infectious and unifying principle, that special combination of adaptability and assertiveness dished out more often than any pizza or street meat. In this, Fresh Slices’ second edition, urban short stories offer action-packed mystery that moves from cozy to noir. The sleuths, police officers and investigators who grapple with crime in these pages are richly drawn and engagingly authentic. Written by local members of the New York / Tri-State chapter of Sisters in Crime the anthology and edited by Agatha nominee Terrie Farley Moran, Fresh Slices is second in the Murder New York series and features tales from the most ethnically diverse and densely populated city in America.

Black Cat Weekly #87 features more modern and classic mysteries, fantasies, and science fiction tales. Included this time are: Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: “The Weary Are At Rest,” by Veronica Leigh [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “The Case of the Anonymous Note,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] “In a Bavarian Forest,” by Warren Moore [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “The Kaluki Kings of Queens,” by Cathi Stoler [short story] Bluffer’s Luck, by W.C. Tuttler Science Fiction & Fantasy: “Glyphs,” by Phyllis Ann Karr and Clifton Alfred Hoyt [short story] “Gentlemen: Please Note,” by Randall Garrett [short story] “Two Worlds For One,” by George O. Smith [short story] “No War Tomorrow,” by Wallace West [short novel] The Grandfathers’ War, by Murray Leinster [short novel]

Includes a 2015 Derringer Award winning short story: "The Kaluki Kings of Queens" Come meet the relatives. As diverse in theme and mood as the city itself, these stories take us from from the explosive excitement of the New York City Marathon to a secret cellar in Queens; from the warmth of an immigrant culture to the moneyed New York art world; from brutality and poverty to Wall Street’s privileged thugs, the . What the families have in common is this: their lives have been changed forever by crime. Motives? The usual: jealousy and greed, rage and revenge, self-protection and politics, secrets and lies. Inside Family Matters: Murder New York Style, the twenty short stories by members of the New York/Tri-State chapter of Sisters in Crime (edited by Derringer winner Anita Page) are as diverse in theme and mood as the city's neighborhoods, offering action-packed mystery that ranges from cozy to noir. The sleuths, police officers, and investigators who grapple with crime inside these covers are richly drawn and engagingly authentic.

Black Cat Weekly #87 features more modern and classic mysteries, fantasies, and science fiction tales. Included this time are: Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: “The Weary Are At Rest,” by Veronica Leigh [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “The Case of the Anonymous Note,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] “In a Bavarian Forest,” by Warren Moore [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “The Kaluki Kings of Queens,” by Cathi Stoler [short story] Bluffer’s Luck, by W.C. Tuttler Science Fiction & Fantasy: “Glyphs,” by Phyllis Ann Karr and Clifton Alfred Hoyt [short story] “Gentlemen: Please Note,” by Randall Garrett [short story] “Two Worlds For One,” by George O. Smith [short story] “No War Tomorrow,” by Wallace West [short novel] The Grandfathers’ War, by Murray Leinster [short novel]