Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. Vol. 57, No. 1 & 1, January/February 2012

The Lineup

John H. Dirckx is the author of numerous stories for AHMM featuring Detective Sergeant Cyrus Auburn. “Calculus for Blondes” is his second story featuring Coroner Dr. Mary Deventer and her brainy daughter Ashleigh.

Loren D. Estleman is the author of Infernal Angels, his 21st novel to feature P.I. Amos Walker. He is also the author of Writing the Popular Novel (Writer’s Digest Books).

Wayne J. Gardiner is completing his crime novel Bottom Line. His first story for AHMM, “Lucille,” was published in the December 2010 issue.

Robert C. Hahn reviews mysteries for Publishers Weekly and New York Post, among other places, and is the former mystery columnist for the Cincinnati Post.

An attorney in Minnesota, C. J. Harper is the author of a series of stories featuring 1950’s L.A. private eye Darrow Nash that appeared in EQMM. He is at work on a novel featuring this character.

D. A. McGuire is a retired high school science teacher living in Massachusetts. Her first story for AHMM, “Wicked Twist,” appeared in the October 1993 issue. “Old Cedar is her 24th story for the magazine.”

Tony Richards’s third book in the series of supernatural thrillers set in the fictitious town of Raine’s Landing, Massachusetts, Midnight’s Angels, was released in July from Dark Regions Press. His last story for AHMM, “Hamadryad,” appeared in the December 1991 issue.

James L. Ross is the author of the Washington-Hollywood thriller Long Pig (Perfect Crime Books).

Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s newest novel is Anniversary Day (WMG Publishing), in her Retrieval Artist series. As Kris Nelscott she is the author of the Smokey Dalton series of novels, the newest of which, The Day After (WMG Publishing), comes out in early 2012.

Joseph S. Walker’s play “Six Lights” won the 2010 Awarefest competition at Bloomington playwrights project. He is the author of Five Million Dollars and the Green-Eyed Girl.

James Lincoln Warren blogs at CriminalBrief.com in addition to writing the Treviscoe series featuring the 18th century indagator for Lloyd’s of London. His story “Ten Thousand Cold Nights” is featured in the new electronic anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents 13 Tales of New American Gothic.

Dan Warthman won the Robert L. Fish award for his AHMM story “A Dreadful Day” (January/February 2009). His last story for AHMM was “Comeday Ann” in the July/August 2011 issue.