SinC-CV Anthologies
Crime in the Old Dominion
Level Best Books Shorts | January 2025
Available now in print and eBook.
Overflowing with history and charm, Virginia may be for lovers but in this collection of stories, it’s home to mayhem, mishap, and murder.
From the city streets to small towns to the coast and everywhere in between, these short mysteries will take you on a criminally fun tour of the Old Dominion. Contributors, all from the Central Virginia Chapter of Sisters in Crime, are Kathryn Prater Bomey, Mary Dutta, May G. Kennedy, Kristin Kisska, Maggie King, Cindy Martin, Adam Meyer, K.L. Murphy, Josh Pachter, Leah St. James, Heather Weidner, and Carol Willis.
DEADLY SOUTHERN CHARM
“Deliciously devious and absolutely delightful, these marvelous stories will keep you captivated! Sweeter than sweet tea on the surface, but with smartly sinister secrets only a true southern writer can provide. What a joy to read!” —Hank Phillippi Ryan best-selling Agatha and Mary Higgins Clark Award winner
This volume collects original tales by Frances Aylor, Mollie Cox Bryan, Lynn Cahoon, J.A. Chalkey, Stacie Giles, Barb Goffman, Libby Hall, Bradley Harper, Sherry Harris, Maggie King, Kristin Kisska, Samantha McGraw, K.L. Murphy, Genilee Swope Parente, Deb Rolfe, Rod Sterling, S.A. Warwick, and Heather Weidner.
Wildside Press
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VIRGINIA IS FOR MYSTERIES VOL. 2
Yes, Virginia may be for lovers, but to nineteen authors Virginia is for Mysteries: Volume II. This anthology of nineteen short stories, set in and around the Commonwealth, features Virginia landmarks and locations such as Virginia Wine Country, the Poe Museum, Luray Caverns, Colonial Williamsburg, the Great Dismal Swamp, Nimrod Hall, Barter Theater, and Mill Mountain, to name a few.
Authors: Meriah Lysistrata Crawford, Adele Gardner, Debbiann Holmes, Maria Hudgins, Teresa Inge, Maggie King, Kristin Kisska, C. B. Lane, Vivian Lawry, Michael McGowan, Kathleen Mix, Jayne Ormerod, Yvonne Saxon, Rosemary Shomaker, Rosemary Stevens, Linda Thornburg, Heather Weidner, Lee Wells, and Ken Wingate
VIRGINIA IS FOR MYSTERIES
Virginia Is for Mysteries is a collection of sixteen short stories set in and around the state of Virginia. All stories are written by Virginia residents with “murder” in mind. Stories are set in Virginia in locales like Williamsburg, Cape Charles, Roanoke, Richmond, Virginia Beach, Yorktown, and Luray Caverns.
Authors: Meredith Cole, Maria Hudgins, Teresa Inge, Maggie King, May Layne, Vivian Lawry, Michael McGowan, Smita Harish Jain, Jayne Ormerod, Yvonne Saxon, Rosemary Shomaker, Fiona Quinn, Linda Thornburg, and Heather Weidner
