Secrets and Lies, Love and Betrayal
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Civil rights investigators Madeline Sterling and Socrates Gray go undercover in a small, 1965 Georgia town to learn who lynched a Black teenager.
Their lives are in danger by the time they discover that only the dead tell the truth in a town full of Civil War-era secrets and modern-day betrayals. Get to know Madeline Sterling Get to know Socrates Gray |
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The ring of shop bell announces a threat more terrifying than yellow fever for Elizabeth McAlister. Barkley Mills, the brutal man who raped her and fathered her son, has moved to town. She vows to kill him..
As the fever devastates towns in a steady march up the Mississippi River into Memphis, Elizabeth is swept up in the fight to save lives. Thousands die Now she faces a decision: can she take a life when so many are fighting to keep theirs? Or will she let yellow fever cover Barkely's murder? |
Memphis Mysteries Anthologies | Book 3 and 4
Winner of the 2019 and 2020 Imadjinn Award for Best Anthology
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Memphis, Tennessee is famous for its barbecue but the origins of Memphis barbecue have long been a question.
In “The First Barbecue in Memphis" an old huckster claims Hernando De Soto had the first barbecue in Memphis . He clashes with a history professor grieving the loss of his only son—and someone dies. Mayhem in Memphis is the fourth in a series of anthologies from Malice in Memphis a Killer Writing Group. Available in hard copy or Kindle versions. |
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Elmwood Stories to Die For, focuses on stories from a famous Memphis cemetery.
“The Yellow Fever Revenge” in the Elmwood anthology tells of a single woman who exacts revenge on the man who raped her —and gains so much more than satisfaction. The story is set in the most horrible period in Memphis history, the yellow fever epidemic of 1878. During the outbreak 5,000 people died. In a city of 47,000 residents more than 25,000 people fled. Few returned. I later turned it into a novella. |
Stories of Flowers and Votes....and Murder
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Foreword by Scott Turow. Twenty-two authors contributed short crime fiction stories on the theme "Every stolen vote is a crime." All the money earned from sales is contributed to the Southern Poverty Law Center's programs to fight voter suppression and defend voting rights.
In addition to the authors listed, the volume includes stories by Gabriel Valjan, Stephen Buehler, Jackie Ross Flaum, Stormy White, M. J. Holt, Frank Rankin, Bev Vincent, Puja Guha, James McCrone, Jim Doherty, Terry Sanville, Robert Lopresti, Madeline McEwen, and Ben Harshman. |
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"The Narcissist,” dies from eating the bulbs of daffodils, which has bulbs that resemble onions. The flower's scientific name is Narcissus—and they brought fitting death to a man who made everyone’s life miserable.
The short story appears in Stories Through the Ages Baby Boomers Plus 2019, the annual anthology from Living Springs Publishers. You can order through their website or Amazon. |