mystery and crime short fiction

  • Faster Than A Speeding Bullet by Sally Carpenter

    Sometimes, even superheroes need to call 911. Superman lay face down in the alley next to a Dumpster, a circle of dried blood staining his red cape. Detective Harbison gazed down at the body and decided that regular bullets could take down the Man of Steel just as well as kryptonite. “Poor Markie!” The Latina…

  • Volume II Anthology Available Now

    Get the second Plan B ebook anthology with 13 great stories for only $2.99. Buy directly from Plan B with a credit card: epub | mobi | pdf Or shop at your favourite ebook store: Amazon.com Kobo Barnes and Noble

  • Flames by Robert Guffey

    A searing portrait of hatred and regret. As the 19th of April dissolved into the 20th, Samuel crept into an alley permeated by the stench of week-old garbage. Piles of rotting food, broken wine bottles, torn magazines, and a horde of other useless objects had spilled out of a large blue bin standing against a…

  • Volume II Anthology Available Sept 27, Pre-Order Now

    The second Plan B anthology will be available for ebook readers everywhere on September 27, 2013, but you can pre-order your copy now direct from Plan B: epub | mobi | pdf Or pre-order at the following stores: Kobo Barnes and Noble Just $2.99 for 13 of the best new crime stories.

  • New Yorkers: See Plan B author Gary Cahill live

    On September 30, 2013, Plan B author Gary Cahill will be on a panel of mystery writers talking about crime stories set in the Big Apple. Join in the discussion at the Mid-Manhattan library. More info at their website.

  • Pongo’s Lucky Day by Craig Faustus Buck

    The gift that keeps on giving sometimes gives you a little more than you bargained for. Pongo Smith’s adrenaline could have burst a fire hose. The cash wouldn’t stop gushing. He had to keep pulling bills from the slot to make room for the ATM to feed new ones. Then his sluggish brain kicked in….

  • Shadows by E. J. Togneri

    Appearances can, and will, be deceiving. In the year 2012, hiring a PI was a luxury purchase, the kind most people had cut back on, an unintentional deferral for cheating husbands and insurance fraudsters. So on that gloomy November day, I welcomed new client Catherine Sigerman to my dimly lit New Brunswick office. A paying…

  • The Little Outlaw by Mike Miner

    They say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, and it’s especially true in a storm. Today’s story is sponsored by Grammarly, a great online tool to grammar check your writing. Sign up for a free seven-day trial. Mary was supposed to be asleep.  She was upstairs, in her room, in her bed, but…

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