WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER?

Posted on by Diana Deverell

Nine of us explore that question in the new issue of MYSTERY, CRIME, AND MAYHEM, available from February 15, 2025.

Not every crime is perfectly planned or executed. Sometimes, there’s a witness. Who wasn’t supposed to be there. At all.

Or are we seeing something not-quite-right about that bystander on the sidelines? Are they truly innocent?

These nine tales of crimes and those watching them will leave you guessing up to the last moment.

In my story, “Guilt Trip”, a female client hires security pro Bella Hinton to protect her when she speaks at a candlelight vigil in Washington, DC. The client will advocate for stricter gun controls and she insists that Bella carry no weapon on this job. A new challenge for gun-loving Bella! I had fun learning how she deals with it.

Come and have fun with INNOCENT BYSTANDERS, MCM issue 21, starting our sixth year. Available in ebook from most vendors and in paperback from Barnes & Noble.

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LOOK OUT FOR EXTREME WEATHER!

Posted on by Diana Deverell

The current issue of MYSTERY, CRIME, AND MAYHEM is waiting for you.

Weather can bring out the best in us. Neighbors shoveling sidewalks. Friends helping during a flood. Folks opening their homes to strangers struck by lightning.

Bad weather can also bring out the worst. The storm takes over and in the chaos, criminal behavior may have no consequences.

Join the MCM syndicate as we explore different weather patterns and how some people take advantage of them. While others fight them.

I chose to set my story in the aftermath of a major ice storm that crippled Oregon’s Willamette Valley last January.  Star Stevens gets an urgent summons from her father. She must come to Eugene immediately to help him rescue a mutual friend from financial disaster.

In “Mother Nature Lends a Hand,” I learn what’s been going on with  three of the main characters from my comic mystery, Murder, Ken Kesey, and Me. I think you’ll enjoy revisiting Eugene and catching up with them, too!

Issue Twenty of MCM. So Criminal. It’s Good.

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JOIN THE ADVENTURE!

Posted on by Diana Deverell

The autumn issue of Thrill Ride – The Magazine is on sale now!

Thirteen tales of pure Action-Adventure plus an essay about the genre are waiting for you.

These stories will lead you to places you’ve never been.

Ride along in Finland while security pro Bella Hinton investigates the Russian threat to the country in my story “Sauna Intrigue”.

Move on to make a wildfire your ally.

Tread softly with the French Resistance during WWII.

Extract an informant from the dangers of the Babylonian streets.

Sail the Atlantic, float down a river, or take a fishing boat far out to sea. And you can always fight the Phoenicians with the least lucky Viking ever born.

Join the adventure. Buy your copy of Adventure today from the publisher in ebook, print, or audio or follow this universal link to your favorite online bookseller.