Chief Editor Tony Burton

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Editor Intern Kelly Yates Reviews Editor Wil Emerson Contributing Editor Dorinda Ohnstad

Welcome to the Crime and Suspense ezine website, a place for fans and writers of crime, suspense and mystery stories.

We like Golden Age crime stories, classic P.I. stories, modern detective stories, historical mysteries, spooky suspense, and cozy mysteries.  If you are looking for stories that make your palms sweat, make you look over your shoulder or cause you to check in the closet and under the bed before you turn out the lights, this is the place!

Check out the new listings in the Contests and Opportunities!

NEWS for Authors!

Beginning with the May/June 2008 issue, any author whose story is accepted, and is not already a subscriber to the ezine, shall receive a FREE one-year subscription to the ezine—a $12 value! This is in addition to any story fee paid.

Please note: only one such free subscription can be given to an author, however, and it is not retroactive to authors who have stories accepted before this issue.

Two Book Giveaways!

We had quite a few people interested in our free copies of MURDER NEW YORK STYLE and NEVER SAFE! Emails for the drawing poured in, and on April 2 we drew two names randomly from the entrants.

Debby Buchanan (of Deadly Ink fame) was the winner of MURDER NEW YORK STYLE and Larry Marshall was the happy recipient of NEVER SAFE. We hope you enjoy those books, Debby and Larry!

(And just to give you fair warning: We have a couple of different giveaways in the May/June '08 issue of the Crime and Suspense ezine, involving gift certificates worth $25 each. So don't miss out! But you must be a subscriber to participate. And please note the rules governing Prizes and Giveaways.)

Writers Take NOTE:

If you are SUBMITTING a story, read the Guidelines and the Themes!  All issues this year through October are themed.  If your story doesn't fit a theme, or you can't identify that theme clearly in the email that goes with the story, don't send it.

March/April Readers' Choice Author and Story

The readers of Crime and Suspense chose Peg Herring's story "The Blizzard and Mrs. Beard" as their favorite for the March/April issue of Crime and Suspense. The theme for that issue is "Weather Or Not!" So, we sent Peg a nice Crime and Suspense t-shirt (sorry, Peg, we were all out of size Medium!!) and here's a picture of her modeling her new finery. Enjoy it in good health, Peg, and tell everyone about your story in Crime and Suspense!

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We're looking for stories with a patriotic twist to them, as well as stories that are set in a blue-collar work environment, for the July/August issue of Crime and Suspense. The theme for that issue is "Red, White and Blue Collar Crime."

Here are the submission guidelines and the themes for full details.

Writers Take NOTE:

If you are SUBMITTING a story, read the Guidelines and the Themes! All issues this year through October are themed.  If your story doesn't fit a theme, or you can't identify that theme clearly in the email that goes with the story, don't send it.

Like to travel? Here's a mystery con that takes place in Ireland!

The second Féile Fidelma, an international gathering of enthusiasts of the Sister Fidelma Mysteries, will be held in Cashel. Co. Tipperary, Ireland, September 5 - 7, 2008.

More information...

Do you enjoy well-acted tales of mystery and suspense? Do you love live theater?

The upcoming International Mystery Writers' Festival takes place in Owensboro, KY, from June 12 through June 21, 2008!

Upcoming Events, Conventions and Conferences

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If you have a competitive nature, and are a writer of any sort, check out the new menu option above, Contests and Opportunities!  I'll be updating it with new information as often as possible, but it has quite a few entries already. Maybe you can find a niche for your writing itch.

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