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.

Features

Montiese Mckenzie

Montiese McKenzie is a thirty something Philadelphia native who loves city life.  She is a writer in her spare time and part of the proleteriat by default.  She loves blogging, photography, reading mysteries, and anything that involves coffee.  Making a living as a full time writer and possible documentary filmmaker is still on her list of things to-do.  She is the mother of two rambunctious felines and the owner of an ever-growing shoe collection.

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.

Jim Harrington is a retired librarian embarking on a new journey. His stories have appeared in Apollo's Lyre, Baker's Dozen Review , Bent Pin Quarterly , Brilliant, Defenstration, Long Story Short, Laughter Loaf , MicroHorror , and WTFmag .

Joyce Tremel works for the Township of Shaler Police Department. She holds a Second Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo and volunteered as a Trainee Instructor for two years. She has written articles for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police magazine and The Pennwriter. Joyce is a former vice president of the Pittsburgh chapter of Sisters In Crime. She is one of the featured writers on the blog, Working Stiffs (http://workingstiffs.blogspot.com). Her own blog, The Blotter , can be found at http://joycetremel.blogspot.com. Visit Joyce's website at www.joycetremel.com.

Paul D. Marks is a screenwriter who has optioned screenplays of his own to various producers and has done script doctoring/rewriting, helping other people develop their ideas into screenplays. He has also lectured on writing and screenwriting at UCLA, California State University , San Bernardino , Learning Tree University and at other seminars and conferences. Concentrating on fiction lately he has had several stories up for awards. His novel WHITE HEAT won second place in the mystery/suspense/thriller category in the 2005 Southwest Writers Contest. Netiquette won First Place in the Futures Short Story contest and Dem Bones was a finalist in the Southern Writers Association contest.

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.

Annette Dashofy is a 2007 Derringer finalist whose short fiction has appeared previously in Mysterical-e and in Spinetingler Magazine. She is a member of MWA, the Short Mystery Fiction Society, and Pennwriters, and is the vice-president of the Mary Roberts Rinehart Chapter of Sisters in Crime. When not writing, she teaches yoga. She and her husband of 25 years share their rural southwestern Pennsylvania home with a very demanding cat. She is a regular contributor to the Working Stiffs blog at http://workingstiffs.blogspot.com and has her own blog at http://annettedashofy.blogspot.com. To read more about her, check out her website at www.annettedashofy.com.

Dave Siddall is a railway signalman resident in Liverpool England . Interested in the supernatural and darker side of human nature, his story was inspired by a recent holiday in Corfu. He findsinspiration in dark, empty and remote places. Liverpool : capital of culture 2008 has plenty of such places – if you know where to look. He has been published in Supernatural Tales Mag, and has stories pending in Supernatural Tales and Mysterical – E.

Jack Allen's erotica stories have been published in several magazines and digests, including Tight Magazine, 18Eighteen Magazine, Generations, Clan, Taboo Tales, Family Affairs, Folk Tails, Hot Details and Basic Instinct. His erotic work has also been published by several online magazines, including Oysters & Chocolate, Bare Back Magazine, Ciana Rose's Erotic Stories, The Erotic Journey, Samarel Artcore, Erotic Dreams, Pleasure Me
Now, and Justus Roux.  Three of his erotic novels were published by Group MVP in Canada.  My first two mystery novels and several erotic ebooks were self-published.

Lisa Haselton is a freelance writer, editor, and book reviewer. Always an avid reader, she enjoys crafting stories for an audience. Stories has won and placed in writing contests. She has published stories in The Fiction Flyer, 55 Words, FlashShot, Pen Pricks Micro Fiction, and Long Story Short. Her writing interests run the gamut: poetry, journalism, nature essays, travel, but fiction is her passion with a focus on mysteries for children, YA, and adult. She's single, lives in NH, loves to be outside, and enjoys adventure travel. Her website is: http://lisahaselton.tripod.com .

David Siegel Bernstein's non-literary projects include: Re-inventing the wheel, the Sisyphus relief project, referring to himself in the third person (as THE David, lest fools confuse him with the other one). Most recently, his writing has appeared in Anotherealm , Apollo's Lyre , Aoifie's Kiss , Midnight Times , Afterburn SF , Reflections Literary Journal , Liquid Ohio , Wanderings , Black Petals , Outer Darkness , Bewildering Stories , Flashshot , Defenestration , Enigma , Static Movement , Ray Gun Revival , The Curve Ball Conspiracy , Kaleidotrope , Aphelion, and in the "Best of 2006" issue of Apollo's Lyre. For more information visit his site at www.DavidSiegelBernstein.blogspot.com

Paul Sundeson, a native of New Orleans, grew up on Bourbon Street . A former computer analyst and technical writer, he is currently an administrator for a N.O. college.  His "amateur detective" novel, Griffin in Steel , won the Mystery competition of the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers' 2004 Colorado Gold Contest, and another Gil and Frank story, “Piece by Piece,” appeared in the Holiday 2007 issue of Thrilling Detective . While he still lives in the city with a half-Persian and a Siberian (cats, not people), after the chaos of Hurricane Katrina he wishes fervently he could live anywhere else.

Chaz Siu has published fiction in a variety of print and online journals since 2002 and has upcoming stories in Bewildering Stories, The Shine Journal, Niteblade, and Static Movement. He lives in San Diego , CA with his two kitties Snoopy and Lucy. He can be reached at: darkborg69@gmail.com

Brian Haycock live in Austin , Texas , where he has worked mainly for nonprofit organizations.  He enjoys running (especially in the summer heat), hiking and reading stories of all kinds.  He has also written blogs about politics and the environment (usually with a little humor worked in) for several websites.  His stories have appeared recently in the e-zines Thuglit , Nefarious, Crime and Suspense , Yellow Mama, Grim Graffitti and (coming soon) Reflection's Edge .  Unlike the people he writes about, he is law-abiding and reasonably sane

Sarah Wisseman hadn't a clue that she wanted to be an archaeologist until she traveled to Israel right after her freshman year in college. There she fell in love with biblical archaeology, an experience that forced her to stay in school forever and eventually to write a novel, The Dead Sea Codex . Sarah didn't know she wanted to write fiction right away, either. For twenty-five years, she wrote nothing but dry technical articles and non-fiction about ceramics and museum exhibits. While researching an Egyptian mummy, the idea of a mystery set in her former museum (a creepy old attic) grew into Bound for Eternity . Her third novel, The House of the Sphinx , will be published by Hilliard and Harris. For more on Sarah's books, articles, and short stories, visit her website at www.sarahwisseman.com

Peggy Ehrhart is a former English professor who lives in Leonia , New Jersey , where she writes mysteries and plays blues guitar. She holds a doctorate in Medieval Literature, and her publications include a prize-winning nonfiction book. She has also won awards for her short fiction, which has appeared in numerous venues, both print and online. As a guitar player, she has performed with bands in the New York City area. Her blues mystery, featuring blues-singer sleuth Maxx Maxwell, was published in July 2008 by Five Star. Visit her on the web at www.PeggyEhrhart.com .

Patricia Abbott is the Derringer-award winning author of more than 50 stories in literary publications and crime zines. Her story "Instrument of Their Desire" will appear in BETWEEN THE DARK AND THE DAYLIGHT, the annual anthology edited by Ed Gorman and Marin Greenberg. She lives and works in Detroit.

Herschel Cozine has published extensively in the children's field.  His stories and poems have appeared in many of the national children's magazines.  Work by Herschel has also appeared in Alfred Hitchcock and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazines and Woman's World.  Additionally he has had many stories appear in Orchard Press Mysteries, Mouth Full Of Bullets, HandHeldCrime,  Great mystery and Suspense, and others.  Retired from a career in electronics, he has resumed his writing career after an extended hiatus.  Herschel lives with his wife, Sue, in Santa Rosa, California, close to his children and grandchildren

Daniel B. Young is a fifty-eight year old retired private investigator. He is also an ex-teenage gang leader, Vietnam-era Navy sailor, steel mill laborer, overhead crane operator, and a computer programmer. He has worked for detective agencies as a security officer, executive bodyguard, undercover operative, and after ten years was state licensed as a private investigator for ten years. In his twenty-year security and investigative career he made 467 felony arrests and retrieved seven fugitives [on behalf of the victims; he is not a fan of bounty hunting]. He lives with his thirty-seven year marriage partner and proofreader Angel. He has had short fiction published online in "The Murder Hole". "Without a Clue", "Nefarious: Tales of Mystery", "Mysterical-E", "Quantum Muse", "Shalla" and a law enforcement article on the fallacies of the polygraph exam published in "Web Mystery Magazine" and "Crime Magazine".

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.