Joe DeMarco lives and writes in Philadelphia and Montréal.

Before devoting his time more fully to fiction and non-fiction projects he was Editor-in-Chief of The Weekly Gayzette (Philadelphia); Editor-in-Chief of NGL, a national magazine; and has been an editor or contributing editor for a number of publications including Il Don Gennaro, a national Italian-American magazine.

Currently a columnist for X-Factor magazine online (www.xxfactor.com), he has also been a columnist for The Advocate, In Touch, and Gaysweek (NY). His writing has appeared in PGN, The New York Native,GCN, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Welcomat, and a number of others publications.

Several of his stories have been anthologized in the Quickies series published by Arsenal Pulp Press and in Men Seeking Men (Painted Leaf Press), Charmed Lives (Lethe) Heat of the Moment (Echelon Press). His essays have been published in anthologies including Gay Life (Doubleday), and Hey Paisan! (Guernica),We Are Everywhere (Routledge), BlackMen WhiteMen (Gay Sunshine), and Men's Lives (Macmillan), Paws and Reflect (Alyson).

A number of his plays have been produced in Philadelphia, NY, and elsewhere around the U.S.

A serious student of sociological issues, his work has been published in The International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family (Macmillan); and two of his articles appear in the Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinites (ABC CLIO)

He won "Best Magazine Editor" Reader's Choice Poll Award for 2007 and 2005 from Preditors & Editors.

One of his greatest loves is mystery (all kinds); he has written a number of mystery stories and is currently working on the first of a new series of mystery novels. He also has an abiding interest in alternate history, speculative fiction, young adult fiction, vampires, werewolves, science fiction, the supernatural, mythology, and more. You can learn more at www.josephdemarco.com

Jason was in on the redesign of the site from the very beginning. He has given his advice and fixed problems as the arose and continues to do so. Though he is extremely busy with two other major facets of his life, he never fails to lend a hand when needed. He is currently working on revamping the archives and that should be up and working some time on 2006 which will make readers and writers happy. Jason is also creative in his own right and loves writing stories of his own as well as working on translations of Chinese literature.

Barry Ergang is shown here holding Duncan, the West Highland White Terror Terrier with whom he shares quarters. (The photo was taken the day he brought Duncan home--the day before the pup turned 3 months old.) Barry was the recipient of the 2007 Derringer Award in the Flash Fiction category for "Vigilante," which appeared in the Summer 2006 Mysterical-E .  Managing Editor of Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine , his fiction, poetry, and non-fiction have appeared in numerous publications, print and electronic. These include Apollo's Lyre, Coffee Cramp eZine, The Cortland Review, Crime and Suspense, Flashquake, Flashshot, The Listening Eye, Maelstrom, Mind Fire Renewed, Mouth Full of Bullets, Mystery*File, The Mystery Readers Journal, Nefarious, The Pedestal Magazine, Stereophile, and Web Mystery Magazine . http://www.geocities.com/b_ergang/Home.html

It all began with Nancy Drew. Many a mystery writer can point at Nancy as the beginning of their obsession with mystery. Pam Skochinski is no different. An life-long reader of mysteries, in 1997 she tried her hand at writing one. Since then, she has had over thirty short stories published in various e-zines and print publications. She currently lives in Southern California with her husband and three children. You can find out more about her at www.pamskochinski.com

Assistant Editor

Larry Marshall

Larry Marshall lives with is wife Chantal and daughter Jodie in Quebec City, Quebec.   He holds a doctorate in Biological Sciences, is semi-retired and, when he feels like it,  works as a copywriter and editor.  Over the years he has written over 200 non-fiction articles for magazines.  He's been editor-in-chief for Air Age Publishing, worked as an editor for Blinding Force Productions and for Wildcat Books.  Larry can be reached at larry@larrymarshall.name

Assistant Editor

Charles Mossop

Retired after a thirty-two year academic career, Charles now lives on Vancouver Island on Canada 's west coast where he writes historical fiction, works in his garden and continues his study of classical guitar.  A lover of mystery stories, his flash fiction has appeared in Flashshot, and his short stories in Over My Dead Body, Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine, and in the Amazon Shorts Program.  He also contributed to the Anthology Aleatory's Junction, published by Double Dragon Publishing in 2006, and to the writer's resource book The Muse on Writing ( Double Dragon, 2005).  His novel Jade Hunter will appear in 2007 from Double Dragon.  Charles is also a monthly contributor to the online resource magazine The Muse Marquee where he writes on historical fiction and manages the historical fiction department.   Charles's stories are usually set in fifteenth century China or eighteenth century Europe , and in the latter case he specializes in maritime history and life aboard wooden-walled ships of war.  As he says, “Murder and intrigue can be found everywhere and in any time period. All you have to do as a writer is select a time and place to put them.” http://cmossop0.tripod.com

Assistant Editor/Columnist

Tim Matson

He's Back!

Tim Matson lives with his wife Susan, and their two miniature schnauzers Asta and Archie, in a suburb of St. Paul, MN. When he isn't toiling away at his day job, Tim spoils his wife and dogs mercilessly, and finds time to write when they take naps on the couch. His stories have been accepted at Mysterical-E and Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine. He is currently working on his second novel. Tim can be reached at: matsonatmystericale@gmail.com

Assistant Editor

Lance Zarimba

Columnist

Nicholas Fuller

Columnist

Jim Doherty

A police officer for more than ten years like his character Dan Sullivan, began his law enforcement career as a reserve cop in Berkeley , California , while simultaneously working on his bachelor's degree at Cal . Sullivan stories have previously appeared in Writers' Journal , Blue Murder , Hand Held Crime , Over My Dead Body! , and the upcoming anthology The Race Is On . Sullivan is also the protagonist of Jim's first (and still unpublished) novel, An Obscure Grave , which was a finalist in the 2004 Debut Dagger competition conducted by the British Crime Writers Association. In addition to his fiction, Jim is also the author of two non-fiction books. Just the Facts – True Tales of Cops & Criminals is a collection of true-crime articles, one of which, “Blood for Oil,” won the 2005 Western Writers of America Spur Award in the Short Non-Fiction Category. Raymond Chandler – A Master of American Noir is a series of lectures on Chandler 's early work available as an e-book on the Barnes & Noble website, and used in conjunction with an on-line course about Chandler that Jim teaches. A native San Franciscan, Jim currently lives in Chicago with his lovely wife, Katy. His website can be found here: http://www.deadlyserious.com/JimDoherty

Columnist

Gerald So

Fiction Editor for The Thrilling Detective Web Site, Gerald is also a reviewer for Crimespree Cinema and moderator of the crime TV and film forum CrimeSeen.  He's always looking for more to read or watch.
E-mail him at g_so@yahoo.com or visit his blog at http://geraldso.blogspot.com .

Columnist

Christine A. Verstraete

Christine A. Verstraete is an award-winning journalist whose nonfiction and fiction has been published in various newspapers and magazines. She is working on a mystery novel and has had short fiction published in Mysterical-E, Orchard Press Mysteries, Mouth Full of Bullets, Flashshot, Flashquake, and Futures Mysterious Anthology. Her story, "The Witch Tree" was a recent contest winner at Echelon Press. Contact her at http://cverstraete.com

Columnist

Byron McAllister

Always intrigued by whatever he construed as basic, Byron's interests moved through several sciences then through mathematics, philosophy, and now--inevitably--to the most basic of all, mystery writing, which he does mostly in conjunction with his spouse.  Ignoring some technical and historical papers written in his former career, his writing credits include a couple of dozen “mainstream” (i.e. non-mystery) poems, half a dozen mystery short stories, another six mystery-oriented poems, and three novels, Undercover Nudist , Runaway Nudist, and To Kill a Nudist, all of which appeared first as ebooks and can be found here and there on the web, e.g. at http://www.writewordsinc.com and, in fact your local bookstore can order it, although they may not be willing to simply stock it. Byron assumes that this wee bit of writing experience plus his considerable age give him the right to have strong but variable opinions on whatever crosses his mind.  He lives in a cold climate, as do many of his faithful readers.

Vero G. Caravetta has been a film buff and a mystery fan since he can remember. He has reviewed film for a number of small publications in the Midwest. Since his move East to New York, he has thrown himself into his work Off-Off Broadway. He would eventually like to try his hand at fiction.

Tom Rynard is a student of Renaissance Venice and a writer of fiction, mostly long short stories and novellas, in his spare time. A fan of mystery series such as Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie), Commisario Brunetti (Donna Leon) and Inspector Montalbano (Andrea Camilleri), he has created the character of Reginaldo Morosini from cinquecento (16 th Century) Venice in nine novellas and short stories and one full length novel. He has just begun submitting these writings for publication. When not writing, researching material for his stories, or traveling, he is a practicing attorney in Jefferson City , Missouri.

Montiese McKenzie is a native of Philadelphia who has been writing for most of her life. While the genre of mystery is new to her pen, she loves to sink her teeth into a good suspense novel. When she is not saving the world, loves include coffee, bookstores, photography and watching films. In addition to being a writer, this year she hopes to finally tackle the acoustic guitar and visit London .

Rod Lousteau writes under the name of Lew Stowe and lives in Connecticut . His work has been published by Afterburnsf.com, the Globe Pequot Press, Puckerbrush Press and Delta. He considers his character Sweeper to be his prize fictional creation.

Frank Zafiro served in U.S. Army Intelligence as a Czech linguist during the waning moments of the Cold War. From Augsburg , Germany , he watched the Berlin Wall tumble and the Velvet Revolution take place in then-Czechoslovakia. It was a fine time for freedom. He became a police officer in 1993. He has served as a patrol officer, corporal, detective (his favorite job), sergeant, and now a lieutenant. He teaches Report Writing and Sexual Assault Investigation at the Basic Law Enforcement Academy , and has written courses in police subject matter. Most of Frank's stories take place in the fictional setting of River City with recurring characters. The first River City novel, Under a Raging Moon , was published in 2006, followed by Heroes Often Fail in September 2007. Dozens of his short stories have been published in print and online magazines, as well as in several anthologies. You can keep up with his work at: http://frankzafiro.com.

Jan Christensen has had almost 50 short stories published, several in Mysterical-e . She's always delighted to have another one here. Look for more about Jan at www.janchristensen.com

Chris O'Grady says that readers who wish to know more about the author could check out LOVE SONG TO A LONG GONE TIME, 2007 by Red Lead Press, ISBN #978-0-8059-8526-9 E-Book for the e-book version and for the paperback version leave off the E-book at the end of the ISBN Number. Chris says that readers may learn more than they want to know. He's warned you.

Artimus Candler is the pen name of a life-long Georgia resident – much of it spent in the metro Atlanta area. Watching the changing face of the city has given him insight into the Atlanta natives and the newcomers. Calling upon varied experiences including business working closely with police and other law enforcement professionals, the author brings alive certain aspects of criminal investigations and life on both sides of the law. The author is married and is currently an educator in Metro Atlanta.

Patrick Sims is a Los Angeles resident and splits his time between writing fiction and working in scripted television. His first cold case novel is in the works. His previously published short, THE LUCKY BREAK KID can be found online at http://darknessbefore.blogspot.com/2007/12/lucky-break-kid-patrick-ryan.html (Darkest Before the Dawn) .

Steve Olley, originally from England , now lives in Canada , close to the shores of Lake Huron, with his daughter, Beth, and their dog, Chelsea . Before settling in Canada , Steve spent a lot of his time traveling in Africa, the Middle East and Europe, and recently has spent time climbing in Scotland and visiting Paris with his daughter.

Devon Greene lives and writes fiction and plays in Houston , Texas . Other stories have appeared in Silverthought, A Long Story Short, The Oregon Literary Review (play) and a short story is scheduled to appear in June, 2007 in Mouthful of Bullets. Devon truly believes one strong word is worth a thousand pictures.

Charles Schaeffer 's short mystery fiction has appeared in , among others, Mysterical-E, Woman's World, Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine, Mouth Full of Bullets, Web Mystery Magazine, New England Writers' Network, Dana Literary Society's Online Journal, Crimson Dagger, Silver Moon, Burst, Crime and Suspense, and Great Mystery and Great Mystery and Suspense Magazine. He is two-time winner of Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine's "Mysterious Photo" Contest.

Dee Stuart 's short stories have appeared in a number of national publications such as Alfred Hitchcock's "Stories to be Read With the Lights On" and "Women's World."  Published mystery novels include DEADLY LEGACY, BLOOD TIES, and SCARLET LILY along wiith historial novels and books for young readers. Dee is a full time writer who lives in North Texas with her yellow Lab, Sophie.  When not writing, Dee plays duplicate bridge, travels and reads mystery books.

I. van Laningham was an anthropology major at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle: I both protested against and served in the Vietnam war. I worked for the USPS as a tool-and-parts clerk and a rural mail carrier. I was a joat for a mobile home park, obtained a forklift operator's license, worked in restaurants, sold shoes, lost my shirt as a luthier and clerked in bookstores. I went back to Vietnam for three weeks in 2002. I work for Overstock.com as a software engineer and have lived in Salt Lake City for the last 16 years.

BJ Bourg is the Chief Investigator for the Lafourche Parish District Attorney's Office. He has over fifteen years of law enforcement experience in a variety of fields, including patrol, investigations, training, SWAT, and as a Sniper Leader. He spent ten and a half years as a detective and has investigated countless felony cases, ranging from thefts to murders. He received extensive training in homicide investigations, as well as other facets of police work, and solved every murder case to which he was assigned. He is the author of Absent the Soul and is a contributing author to Stories of Strength , Seven By Seven , and The EX Factor . He has had over seventy stories accepted for publication in over a dozen venues. His hobbies include boxing, sniping, beating his drums, and strumming his guitar. He lives in Mathews, LA with his beautiful wife and two wonderful children.

r2 is an award-winning advertising man who lives in a state of flux. He's been published in MuzzleFlash and other ezines. His favorite books are “The Last Good Kiss” and “Through the Looking Glass.”

Gin E. L. Fenton -- see bio above

Arthur King is a strange young curmudgeon who only exists for his art, which he says speaks for itself.  He has no use for people unless they want to give him money for his illustrations or have sex with him.  arthurkingart@gmail.com

Founder

Eva Batonne

Denise Batonne began writing professionally when she was hired as researcher for a small production company in Santa Monica.The position evolved into writer/producer on the project, The Shaping Of America, a series of historical spots on American history. A forerunner to the popular Ken Burns style of dramatic portrayals of historical figures and events, The Shaping Of America featured narrators Sally Kellerman, Robert Guillaume, Dennis Weaver and was voted Favorite Series. Denise has worked for Brentwood News and Venice Art Magazine interviewing and reviewing the work of personalities such as Dizzy Gillespie and Chris Connelly, editor of Premiere Magazine. Co-Editor of Techno Noir with Jeffrey Marks, her story "Mixo-Matic" appears in its pages. "The Ticket," Denise's first short story, was featured as Publisher's Choice in Futures magazine. Denise has a strong background in film and theatre. She left Mysterical-E in early 2004 to pursue her own writing and other interests. Her book RESSURECTION DIVA, a literary crime novel, comes out in August 2007 from ZUMAYA PUBLICATIONS.