Mysteries To Die For wouldn’t have the stories you love without the talented people who created them. Follow links to their websites to find new and past projects. Like one story? You can find others written for M2D4. Check them out here…in reverse alphabetical order!
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FRANK ZAFIRO
Frank primarily writes gritty crime fiction from both sides of the badge. Frank served in the U.S. Army in Military Intelligence as a Czechoslovak linguist. He later became a police officer in Spokane, WA working as a patrol officer, corporal, and detective before entering into leadership roles. Frank retired from law enforcement as a captain in order to write full time and to teach.
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TINA WOLFF
Tina is a mother, wife, engineer, storyteller and half of the brain power behind Mysteries to Die For. Her mysteries reflect her love of puzzles and puzzle solving. She writes them for herself and for you.
- Season 8: Have You Seen This Body?
- Season 8: Hoodwinked and Bamboozeled
- Season 8: Will the Real John Shady Please Stand Up?
- Season 7: Amazed to Death
- Season 7: The Hangman’s Ladies
- Season 7: Death in the Billard’s Room
- Season 7: A Tarotfying End
- Season 6: Jack Frost’s Last Etching
- Season 6: The Crackpot’s Jackpot
- Season 6: The Skewered Jackalope Caper
- Season 5: Her Last Carriage Ride
- Season 5: Finding Fault
- Season 4: Fading Shadow
- Season 4: No Luck Like Bad Luck
JACK WOLFF
Jack is a storyteller, musician, and half of the brain power behind Mysteries to Die For. His stories embrace farce with irrevent and often idiotic characters who sometimes get things right.
JIM WINTER
Jim Winter is the author of the Holland Bay series and the Nick Kepler novels. Jim is the crime fiction persona of science fiction author TS Hottle. As TS, he writes the Compact Universe series and the Suicide Arc. Additionally, he is a freelance editor who does work for Down & Out Books.
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ED TEJA
Ed Teja is a lifelong storyteller, as well as a former Caribbean boat bum, blues musician, martial artist, and magazine editor. His stories blend thrillers, crime, and speculative fiction with strange situations and people often come from his somewhat surreal life.
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BONNAR SPRING
Bonnar Spring is a nomad at heart who hitchhiked across Europe at sixteen and joined the Peace Corps after college. She teaches ESL at a community college and would do it for free, but is grateful they pay her—and long school vacations mean leisurely travels.
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KM ROCKWOOD
KM Rockwood creates her novels and short stories drawing on her diverse experience working as a laborer in a steel fabrication plant, operating fiberglass manufacturing equipment, supervising an inmate work crew, teaching special education in an alternative high school and working as a GED teacher in county detention facilities.
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MICHAEL PENNCAVAGE
Michael Penncavage has been an Associate Editor for Space and Time Magazine as well as the Editor of the horror/suspense anthology, Tales From a Darker State. Fiction of his can be found in approximately 60 magazines and anthologies from 3 different countries such as Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine in the USA, Here and Now in England, Crime Factory in Australia.
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RICK OLLERMAN
Rick Ollerman is the author of four novels, Turnabout, Shallow Secrets, Truth Always Kills and Mad Dog Barked as well as the non-fiction collection Hardboiled, Noir and Gold Medals. He was also the editor of Down & Out: The Magazine and has written numerous short stories and edited several crime fiction anthologies.
ERICA OBEY
Erica Obey is the Past President of the MWA-NY chapter, and a frequent reviewer and judge. She holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and published academic work on female folklorists before she decided she’d rather be writing the stories herself. Come visit her website where she blogs about life in the Hudson Valley then and now.
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JUDI LYNN
Judi Lynn, the pen name of Judy Post, was a prolific writer Romance and Cozy Mystery writer and Romances and Cozy Mysteries. Judy was an elementary school teacher and an author. She was also a lifelong member of Scribes, her beloved “writer’s club”. Judy was also an excellent cook who generously showed her love through food. Judy passed away in November 2024. We are honored that she wrote for Mysteriers to Die For. Her stories continue to be available through Amazon
JASON LITTLE
Jason Little is a Texas-based writer with a knack for spinning tales that keep readers hooked. His contributions to Mysteries to Die For are packed with twists, suspense, and unforgettable characters. When he’s not crafting mysteries, he’s writing fiction on his blog where you can dive into more of his stories and musings.
MARK EDWARD LANGLEY
Mark Edward Langley is the award-winning author of the Arthur Nakai Mystery Series. HIs series has won the PSWA Award, the Firebird Award and the Feathered Quill Award for Fiction and has been praised by Publisher’s Weekly, Writer’s Digest, and Midwest Book Review among others.
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LARRY M. KEETON
With a 43-year Army career and county government service, Larry Keeton has plenty of unique characters to choose from in his short stories. His 51-years of marriage to his high school sweetheart has provided him ample lessons of dialogue best never said. His first published story, “Some Treats are Nasty Tricks,” appeared in the September 2023 issue of Mystery Magazine.
KATHLEEN MARPLE KALB / NIKKI KNIGHT
Kathleen Marple Kalb describes herself as an Author/Anchor/Mom…not necessarily in that order. An award-winning weekend anchor at New York’s 1010 WINS Radio, she is the author of cozy mysteries in historical settings. As Nikki Knight, her cozy mysteries have contemporary settings.
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KYRA JACOBS
http://www.kyrajacobsbooks.com/
Kyra Jacobs is an extroverted introvert who writes of love, humor and mystery in the Midwest and beyond. When this Hoosier native isn’t pounding out scenes for her next book, she’s likely outside, elbow-deep in snapdragons or spending quality time with her sports-loving family. Kyra also loves to read, tries to golf, and is an avid college football fan.
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KEN HARRIS
Ken Harris retired from the FBI, after thirty-two years, as a cybersecurity executive. With over three decades writing intelligence products for senior Government officials, Ken provides unique perspectives on the conventional fast-paced crime thriller.
MARGARET S. HAMILTON
Margaret S. Hamilton is the author of over thirty short stories set in diverse locations including the Dordogne region of southwest France, Cape Cod, New Orleans, and 1950’s Cincinnati and the fictional small town of Jericho, Ohio. She lives in suburban Cincinnati with her husband and two standard poodles, Jazz and Louie. She is an avid traveler, gardener, and photographer.
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DEBRA H. GOLDSTEIN
Judge Debra H. Goldstein left the bench to follow her passion for writing mysteries. Judge, author, litigator, wife, step-mom, mother of twins, and civic volunteer, are all words that have been used to describe Debra. Her life and writings are equally diverse.
KAYE GEORGE
https://kayegeorge.wixsite.com/kaye-george
Kaye George is an award-winning novelist and short-story writer who writes cozy and traditional mysteries and a prehistory series, which are both traditionally and self-published. About 50 or more short stories have also been published, mostly in anthologies and magazines. With family scattered all over the globe, she makes her home in Knoxville TN.
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COLIN CONWAY
Colin Conway is the creator of the 509 Crime Stories, the Cozy Up series, the John Cutler Mysteries and others. He served in the U.S. Army and later was an officer for the Spokane Police Department. He lives in Eastern Washington with his girlfriend and a codependent Vizsla that rules their world.
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CRAIG FAUTUS BUCK
Craig Faustus Buck has been a journalist, a nonfiction book author, and a TV writer-producer. He currently writes short stories, crime novels, and feature films. Based in Los Angeles, he is an active member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, Writers Guild of America, International Thriller Writers, and Barbecue Brethren.
CHUCK BROWNMAN
Chuck Brownman writes mystery & suspense short fiction and has spent the last twenty-five-plus years working on becoming an “overnight writing sensation.” In his “real life,” Chuck is a Colorado-based corporate and energy attorney, advising and working for some of the country’s most entrepreneurial companies. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Law and has spoken at legal seminars for many years.
ROBERT J. BINNEY
Seattle screenwriter Robert J. Binney’s newest crime fiction has appeared in anthologies from Down & Out Books and Starlite Pulp. He has also recently written essays for the Los Angeles Times and Atwood Music Magazine.
KARINA BARTOW
Karina Bartow grew up and still lives in Northern Ohio. Though born with Cerebral Palsy, she’s never allowed her disability to define her. Rather, she’s used her experiences to breathe life into characters who have physical limitations, but like her, are determined not to let them stand in the way of the life they want. She may only be able to type with one hand, but she writes with her whole heart!
PAUL A. BARRA
Paul A. Barra is a chemistry teacher, a former newspaper reporter, and Naval officer. He was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat V and other decorations for his service on the rivers of the Mekong Delta. He is married and has eight children with his wife, the former Joni Lee. They reside in Columbia, South Carolina.
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NICK ANDREYCHUK
Nick Andreychuk is a Derringer Award-winning mystery writer. His stories, which range from classic whodunnits to hardboiled crime to suspense thrillers, have appeared in numerous publications, including Bullet, Hardboiled Crime Scene, Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, Plan B, Techno Noir, Who Died in Here? and Woman’s World.
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