At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Magazine presents original short stories by the world's best-known and emerging mystery writers. In "The Adventure Of The Five Sherlocks" by Ralph E. Vaughan, a meeting of actors who portrayed Sherlock Holmes are visited by Caesar's sister.
"Constable Cover-Up" by Bruce Harris is an essay delving into an unsolved mystery within "The Jefferson Hope Murder."
"The Adventure Of The Maundy Threepence" by Michael Mallory: how a modern coin could be lodged within a six-hundred-year-old skeleton discovered in the Tower of London is a puzzle that taxes even the wits of Sherlock Holmes!
"Death By Bandersnatch" by Ira Nayman: Imagine a world where everybody is a character in a story written by somebody in another universe, a story that was not widely read. A Mad Hatter hires Shlomo Schwartz, the Kosher Detective, to clear his friend, Alice, accused of murder.
In "The Adventure Of The Shared Dream" by Gerard J Waggett, Sherlock Holmes investigates a threat to a young Basil Rathbone and his family, a threat that traces back to their time in South Africa.
"The Spooktacular Sam's Stabbing Spree" by Sarah Cameron: When a plucky assistant manager discovers a dead body at her Halloween-themed discount store, she investigates her coworkers and patrons in a race to stop the body count from rising further.
In "Sherlock Holmes And The Jade Buddha" by Edward Lodi, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson must discover the whereabouts of a stolen jade Buddha in order to prove the innocence of a man falsely accused of its theft.
"All A Head Or Nothing" by Bryce Heckman: When a young man seeks revenge by playing the Headless Horseman in a small town's theatrical horse-riding tour, he stumbles upon a conspiracy more dangerous than his. Are superstitions to blame, or do the answers lie closer to home?
"The Cutthroat World Of Academia" by Jon Matthew Farber is a classic cozy dying message murder mystery. Our amateur detective will bring the suspects together, unravel the clues, and expose the killer.
In "An Understudy In Scarlet" by Mark S Bailen, an understudy is a hopeless failure at murder. Until ...
"Mustard, Knife-No Colonel, No Library" by Mara Buck: Two young fatherless brothers play mystery games in a deserted shack until one dies. The remaining boy continues his sleuthing by purchasing a hunting knife at auction with potential deadly consequences, until a huge dog appears to befriend him.
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