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MysteriousPress.com is publishing (in digital form) a series of stand-alone mystery stories by popular crime authors in which books, bookstores, libraries, or manuscripts play a central role. I don't usually review individual short stories, but I'm making an exception for the Bibliomystery series b ...

MysteriousPress.com is publishing (in digital form) a series of stand-alone mystery stories by popular crime authors in which books, bookstores, libraries, or manuscripts play a central role. I don't usually review individual short stories, but I'm making an exception for the Bibliomystery series b ...

Published by MysteriousPress.com/Open Road on July 14, 2015 This is another entry in Mysterious Press’ Bibliomystery series of short stories that relate to books, bookstores, libraries, or manuscripts. Joyce Carol Oates, Jeffrey Deaver, and a number of other popular crime writers have contr ...

First published in 2016; published digitally by MysteriousPress.com/Open Road on August 1, 2017 Hoodoo Harry is Joe R. Lansdale’s contribution to the Bibliomysteries series of stand-alone mystery stories by popular crime writers in which books, bookstores, libraries, or manuscripts play a c ...

Published by MysteriousPress.com on April 7, 2015 "Mystery, Inc." is Joyce Carol Oates' contribution to the Bibliomysteries series from Mysterious Press. Each short story is the creation of a crime writer. The stories are blurbed as "short tales about deadly books" but they more broadly address d ...

Published by MysteriousPress.com/Open Road on January 19, 2016 Citadel is a light war/adventure/spy story with an emphasis on light. It is part of the Bibliomysteries series of mystery/suspense stories that feature books or libraries as a part of the plot. Other entries in the series have been sh ...

MysteriousPress.com is publishing (in digital form) a series of stand-alone stories by popular crime authors in which books, bookstores, libraries, or manuscripts play a central role. I don't usually review individual short stories, but I'm making an exception for the Bibliomysteries series because ...

Published by Mysterious Press on May 3, 2016 Joyce Carol Oates always creates strong characters, but she is particularly adept at working her way into the minds of troubled children and their dysfunctional parents. Many of the stories collected in The Doll-Master showcase that talent. While the s ...

The advent of digital publishing has made it possible for publishers to market individual short stories. Examples include Kindle Singles, Vintage Shorts, and the Bibliomysteries series. Although Tzer Island primarily reviews books, I occasionally review single stories, usually doubling up the review ...