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Crimeucopia - Say What Now? Feb 14, 2022

by Various Authors, Peter Ullian, S. Bailey, Momodou Bah, Jan Glaz, Eve Fisher, Glen Bush, John Floyd, Joan Leotta, N. Cedeño

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A Point in Every Direction….

Sometimes editors are forced to reject submissions through no fault of the author. It could be a wonderfully written manuscript, but if the editor cannot place it, then what do they do?
MIP has been lucky in its flexibility and its “Can we start a new project with this?” attitude. That flexibility has led us to go from a proposed quarterly publication timetable, to publishing this, our 10th in the 12 months we have been fully active.
Some of the dozen authors contained within are seasoned professionals, having been published in the likes of Alfred Hitchcock’s, Ellery Queen’s, or other notable publications, while some are making their publishing debuts as Crimeucopians. And while the quality throughout remains exceedingly high, the subject spectrum is the widest we’ve published so far. But that’s only fitting when you consider that the theme of this Crimeucopia is that of No Theme At All.
Featuring: Peter Ullian, S. E. Bailey, N. M. Cedeño, Edward St Boniface, Jan Glaz, Eleanor Luke, Momodou Bah, Eve Fisher, John M. Floyd, Joan Leotta, Glen Bush and DL Shirey
And in true Murderous Ink fashion, with a dozen authors to choose from, you’re bound to find something you’ll like, and something you didn’t know you’d like until you’ve read it.

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After Dinner Conversation - Season Five: After Dinner Conversation Short Story Series Jan 7, 2022

by Kolby Granville (Editor), Michael Barron, Marin Biliškov, Harman Burgess, Laura J. Campbell, N. M. Cedeño, Logan Thrasher Collins, Garrett Davis, Rebecca Dueben, Alexis Dubon, Fiona Ennis, A.M. Entracte, Geoffrey Hart, Sebastian Hoyle, Alexander B. Joy, Ville V. Kokko, Joe Labriola, Ty Lazar, E. B. Ratcliffe, Daren Schuettpelz, Deborah Serra, Tim Sharp, L. A. Shortliffe, Saba Waheed, Darcy L. Wood

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"How do you stop yourself from growing up?"

After Dinner Conversation - Season Five is a collection of the best short stories published in the After Dinner Conversation series to date. Short stories span all genres; science-fiction, near-future, dystopia, spiritual, fantasy, urban fantasy, AI, historical fiction, contemporary women, political, horror, thriller, and children's stories. The important thing is that the story is compelling, and that it asks a specific ethical or moral question. Imagine the "trolley problem" in short story form.

Reader Reviews

✓ "The stories in this anthology speak to the collective and individual man alike, delicately balancing outcomes, possibilities, while celebrating and demonizing advances of the human mind and those extraordinary feats of technology by pointing out what humanity gains and what it constantly loses." Raluca Comanelea

✓ "Thought-provoking stories that bring ethical questions to life." Tina Forsee

✓ "Captivating and enthralling glimpse at the thought process...Futuristic, but also relevant." Jane Hill

Short stories by (in alphabetical order) Michael Barron, Marin Biliškov, Harman Burgess, Laura J. Campbell, N. M. Cedeño, Logan Thrasher Collins, Garrett Davis, Rebecca Dueben, Alexis Dubon, Fiona Ennis, A.M. Entracte, Geoffrey Hart, Sebastian Hoyle, Alexander B. Joy, Ville V. Kokko, Joe Labriola, Ty Lazar, E. B. Ratcliffe, Daren Schuettpelz, Deborah Serra, Tim Sharp, L. A. Shortliffe, Saba Waheed, Darcy L. Wood

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Arson Vibes and Other Tales: A Bad Vibes Removal Services Short Story Collection Apr 2, 2020

by N. M. Cedeño

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The team from Bad Vibes Removal Services is back in six new short paranormal mysteries featuring murder, theft, arson, and ghosts in towns across Texas!Quirky historian Lea, who loves to try hairstyles from ancient civilizations and has always been able to see ghosts, enjoys working with her friend and coworker Kamika, a talented interior designer, for Bad Vibes Removal Services. Their boss, the private investigator and inventor, Montgomery, oversees and manages the otherworldly investigations into murder, creepy rooms, and ghostly happenings that clients bring to his two companies, Montgomery Investigations and Bad Vibes Removal Services. Along with investigator Patrick Garcia, Montgomery’s team works to solve cases no one else can handle.This third short story collection in the Bad Vibes Removal Services series picks up where the novel Degrees of Deceit left off. We find Lea, Kamika, Patrick, and Montgomery continuing their work for Montgomery Investigations and Bad Vibes Removal Services, solving more murders and resolving paranormal problems. The collection includes the linked stories, Texas Frontier Vibes and Museum Vibes, in which the ghost of a particularly difficult 19th Century aristocratic matriarch both contributes to the problem and helps provide the solution to the paranormal situation at hand.Stories Included:Victorian VibesFeline VibesTexas Frontier VibesSpace Shuttle VibesMuseum VibesArson Vibes

In the Interest of Public Safety Aug 20, 2014

by N. M. Cedeno

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In this mystery short story set in the near future, multiple bioterror attacks have changed the face of the planet. New laws protect the public from the malicious spread of disease. When customers at a small-town, Texas grocery fall ill with a highly contagious strain of influenza, the police chief and his team race to find the source of the illness and to stop the spread of the disease. Who is targeting people in the town? Why? Is it a test run for a widespread attack on a bigger city or something more personal?

Black Cat Weekly #37 May 21, 2022

by Naomi Kritzer, N.M. Cedeño, Hal Charles, Janice Law, A.R. Morlan, Malcolm Jameson, George O. Smith, Hulbert Footner, Nicholas Carter, Otis Adelbert Kline

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Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #37.

Another hefty issue is in hand, featuring novels and novellas by some of the greats of the mystery and science fiction fields. And, as expected, our acquiring editors have found some true gems. Michael Bracken has selected an original suspense tale from from N. M. Cedeño, Barb Goffman has a mystery from the always-superb Janice Law, and Cynthia Ward has Naomi Kritzer’s “Evil Opposite”—a great alternate-universe tale (and our featured story this issue).
Of course, there’s lots more—including a tale of the Mounties by Hulbert Footner, a historical adventure from Otis Adelbert Kline, a detective novel featuring Nick Carter, and science fiction and fantasy from George R. Smith (his classic novel The Fourth “R”), Malcolm Jameson, and A.R. Morlan. Plus a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles!
Here’s the lineup:

Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:

“Serenity, Courage, Wisdom,” by N. M. Cedeño [Michael Bracken Presents short story]

“A Ring of Truth,” by Hal Charles [solve-it-yourself mystery]

“Good Girl,” by Janice Law [Barb Goffman Presents short story]

The Case of Adam Tasker, by Hulbert Footner [novel]

An Unsolved Mystery, by Nicholas Carter [novel]
“The Dragoman’s Confession,” by Otis Adelbert Kline [novella]

“Murder in the Time World,” by Malcolm Jameson [short story]

Science Fiction & Fantasy:

“Evil Opposite,” by Naomi Kritzer [Cynthia Ward Presents short story]

“A Little Pinch Is All You Need,” by A.R. Morlan [short story]

“Murder in the Time World,” by Malcolm Jameson [short story]

The Fourth “R”, by George O. Smith [novel]

Black Cat Weekly #19 Jan 7, 2022

by L. Timmel Duchamp, N.M. Cedeño, Jason Half, Larry Tritten, Malcolm Jameson, Everil Worrell, Nicholas Carter, Hal Charles, Paul W. Fairman, Stephen Wasylyk

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Three of our contributing editors brought in amazing tales. Barb Goffman presents Jason’s Half’s “The Last Ferry,” Cynthia Ward brings us “Quinn’s Deal,” by L. Timmel Duchamp, and Michael Bracken offers “A Reasonable Expectation of Privacy,” by N.M. Cedeño. Two are mysteries and two are science fiction. I leave it to you to figure out which is which. (No cheating and checking the list of stories below…unless you absolutely can’t help yourself!)

We have three fantasies this time, too—Larry Tritten returns with a story featuring a djinn and a man with a hankering for travel. Everil Worrell has a date with Death. And in Curios, a short story collection by Richard Marsh, we find 7 short stories featuring a pair of rival curio collectors—with some most unusual items!

And, of course, there are some classic tales—A Sharper’s Downfall is a mystery novel featuring Nick Carter, Stephen Wasylyk has a vintage mystery short, and we have rip-roaring science fiction tales from Paul W. Fairman and Malcolm Jameson. And of course we couldn’t forget a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. (Yes, it’s a Halloween solve-it-yourself. I should have included it in one of the October issues, but messed up. Doh! You’ll just have to live with it.)
Here is the complete lineup:

Mysteries / Suspense

“The Halloween Costume Caper,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
“Ten Dollar$ a Week,” by Stephen Wasylyk [short story]
"A Reasonable Expectation of Privacy," by N.M. Cedeñov [short story]
"The Last Ferry," by Jason Half [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
A Sharper’s Downfall, by Nicholas Carter [novel]
Curios, by Richard Marsh [fantasy and mystery collection]

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Curios, by Richard Marsh [fantasy and mystery collection]
“Leonora,” by Everil Worrell [fantasy short story]
“Travels With Harry,” by Larry Tritten [fantasy short story]
"A Reasonable Expectation of Privacy," by N.M. Cedeñov [science fiction short story]
“Quinn’s Deal,” by L. Timmel Duchamp [Cynthia Ward Presents science fiction novelet]
“Traitor’s Choice,” by Paul W. Fairman [science fiction short story]
“Blockade Runner,” by Malcolm Jameson [science fiction short story]

Degrees of Deceit (Bad Vibes Removal Services Book 2) Aug 18, 2019

by N. M. Cedeno

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The crew from Bad Vibes Removal Services is back in a sequel to The Walls Can Talk.

A college prankster is making life hellish for the freshmen residents of Dellonmarsh Dorm on a University of Texas campus. The sleep-deprived students are spooked by the time Montgomery Investigations arrives on the scene to track down the prank-playing vandal who comes and goes like a ghost. Rumors say a benevolent ghost haunts the residence hall, but these treacherous tricks are anything but benevolent. As the pranks escalate from obnoxious noises in the night to poisons and more dangerous threats, investigators Lea, Kamika, and their boss, Montgomery, work to identify a perpetrator who lurks in the shadows.

Meanwhile, as Lea approaches the end of her master’s degree program, she struggles with the fallout from accusing her thesis advisor, the well-liked Dr. Mortimer Richardson, of stealing her work and publishing it as his own. His supporters claim she’s lying and don’t mind doing whatever it takes to make Lea's life miserable.

With Kamika (maybe) starting a business and Lea (hopefully) finishing her master’s degree, will this be the end of their partnership at Bad Vibes Removal Services? Could the investigation in the dorm be their last case together? And can they catch the culprit before disaster strikes?

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Island Vibes and Other Stories: A Bad Vibes Removal Services Collection Mar 27, 2018

by N. M. Cedeno

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The Bad Vibes Removal Services crew returns to solve murders and neutralize unpleasant emotional atmosphere in a second collection of three short stories: Therapeutic Vibes, Repetitive Vibes, and Island Vibes. These stories follow chronologically after the novel "The Walls Can Talk" in the Bad Vibes series.In "Repetitive Vibes," Mrs. Hunter, the elderly owner of a stately home overlooking the Colorado River, has a dangerous case that brings surprises for Lea, near death experiences for Kamika, and a big headache for their boss, Montgomery. A teenager's inability to ask for help is a family character flaw that might cost the Hunter family their lives.In "Therapeutic Vibes," a cryotherapy and massage clinic has a room with too much atmosphere thanks to the presence of a deceased client seeking her former therapist. Lea, Kamika, and Montgomery have to help the unfortunate ghost and identify a murderer who may have committed the perfect crime.While visiting Galveston Island in "Island Vibes," Lea and Kamika must help Patrick solve an old murder that is hanging over a couple's quiet island retirement and threatening the life of their dog. A malevolent ghost and the island's history of deadly hurricanes complicate the investigation.This trio of short stories is perfect for readers looking for quick, enjoyable mysteries with a paranormal twist.

The Walls Can Talk: A Bad Vibes Removal Services Novel Oct 5, 2017

by N. M. Cedeno

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The Walls Can Talk is a suspenseful paranormal mystery that will keep readers captivated until the criminals are caught and the last ghost is laid to rest.

The Hanovers inherited an ancient Irish castle. . . that’s been moved to central Texas. But once they move in, they find not all is well in a home that seems straight out of a fairy tale. When things are moved in the middle of the night, is the explanation treasure-hunting teenagers or someone more malicious?

With a terrifying ghostly presence haunting their days and break-ins threatening their nights, the Hanovers reach out to a private detective, the famed Montgomery of Montgomery Investigations, and his employees at Bad Vibes Removal Services to resolve matters using the equipment he invented that detects and deciphers emotional residue and sound patterns long embedded in walls.

The Bad Vibes crew — Lea, Kamika, and Montgomery — are used to solving cases involving death. But usually Lea is the only one who sees the spirits. Not this time! This ancient Irish ghost seems bent on breaking all the rules, forcing the team to find new ways for removing old souls. Now the team finds themselves dragged into a convoluted drama of betrayal, murder, and hidden treasure. With their clients’ lives on the line, Lea, Kamika, and Montgomery work to identify the criminal behind the break-ins and free the castle from its haunted past.

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Bad Vibes Removal Services: Short Story Collection Aug 2, 2016

by N. M. Cedeno

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Walls are no longer mute witnesses thanks to Montgomery’s inventions. Murder victims regain their voices with Lea’s help. Together, Montgomery and Lea can solve any murder.Montgomery invented sound and emotional residue scanning machines to read the patterns created by sound waves and extremes of emotion in the walls of crime scenes. He wanted law enforcement agencies to adopt the new technology. But first, he had to prove his inventions’ validity. So Montgomery Investigations was born, where private clients could request readings to find out what was said in rooms in their absence. When Montgomery realized his system could also obliterate the deposits of sound and emotion --- that he could erase the emotional history of a room--- he opened Bad Vibes Removal Services. Everyone from home-buyers to medical center managers requested atmosphere resets to make creepy houses livable and improve survival and recovery rates in medical establishments.Montgomery anticipated solving crimes and improving lives. He didn’t anticipate that one of his employees was more than merely sensitive to emotional atmosphere. He didn’t know that Lea could feel the emotions left behind, and, in cases of murder, speak to lingering spirits. When Montgomery calls Lea and her colleague Kamika from their regular job resetting atmospheres to help him analyze the scene of a quadruple homicide, he knows his new technology can help solve the murders. He doesn’t realize that Lea can provide the victim’s point of view.These three stories are Lea’s first cases working with Montgomery to resolve otherwise unsolvable crimes.

For the Children's Sake Jul 15, 2015

by N. M. Cedeno

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The children are quarantined. Their touch is deadly. Their advocate is dead, and they want out . . .
Father Ingall Bryan is already dead, murdered outside his home, when his brother Nate finds his body. The priest had been the single-minded champion of the voiceless Allergen Children, whose inexplicable genetic mutation causes their touch to be deadly. Now that Father Ingall has been murdered, who will speak up for them?
The priest’s enemies were too numerous to count—from the families of those accidentally harmed by the children, to those fearful that the children may wipe out humanity at will. Are they ruthless killing machines, or innocent victims?
It soon becomes clear that Nate will have to find his brother’s killer on his own. Nate’s investigation raises questions that somebody doesn’t want answered. Traps lie around every corner as the killer tries to stop him and any research that could help the Allergen Children.
As the body count increases and the attacks on the researchers escalate, the situation for the quarantined children becomes explosive. Can Nate solve his brother’s murder in time to save the researchers’ lives, defuse a political time bomb, and prevent further injustice? He must, for his brother, and for the children’s sake.

In 2016, For the Children's Sake was named a Finalist in the East Texas Writer's Guild Book Awards in the Mystery/Thriller category for published books.

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Pariah Oct 22, 2014

by N. M. Cedeno

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Young Henry was perfect: perfectly average, perfectly normal. Why did he need to be categorized in school? The principal explained to his parents that kids in the same categories were placed in classes together. Otherwise, with so many subjects and so many children in individualized learning plans, one child may not see the same two faces in class for weeks, causing social isolation. Adding Henry to a random category failed. When circumstances required the family to move across country, Gayle and Clay decided to give their son a fresh start by falsifying his records and placing him with children with shellfish allergies.

Everything went well for a few years, until the law caught up with them. Now Gayle and Clay are on trial, facing prison, all because they couldn’t let their child be a pariah. Will they be imprisoned for the rest of Henry’s childhood? Should they take their chances and run? Will Henry ever find a niche of his own?

In this dark, dystopian short story, large scale individualized education misfires for the minority who are merely average.

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