Table of Contents

September/October 2026

FICTION

Farewell to Baytown by William Bankier and Josh Pachter

Lie Down With Dogs by Doug Allyn

Marchland and the Wandering Vicar by David Dean

Sabotage Can’t Stop de Shower by Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier

The Million Dollar Legs Matter by Richard Helms

When Bright Angels Beckon by Anna Scotti

Julius Katz’s Ex Returns by Dave Zeltserman

The Poisons Garden by Janet Hutchings

 

DEPARTMENT OF FIRST STORIES

The Way to Dusty Death by Wilton Thornburg

The Listener by Duke Craig

 

PASSPORT TO CRIME

The Surge by Jolanda Treffers

 

SPECIAL FEATURES

Happy Anniversary, EQMM! by Josh Pachter

Sisters Reading Sisters . . . Since 1968 by Anna Scotti

From the Editor’s Desk by Jackie Sherbow

Ellery Queen Made Me Do It! by Melissa Yi

Only the Best by Joseph Goodrich

Fred and John: An Unmysterious Friendship by Dan Napolitano

 

NONFICTION AND REVIEWS

Stranger Than Fiction by Dean Jobb

The Jury Box by Steve Steinbock