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At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Magazine presents original short stories by the world’s best-known and emerging mystery writers. The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty. Get ready to be surprised, challenged, and entertained--whether you enjoy the style of the Golden Age of mystery (e.g., Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle), the glorious pulp digests of the early twentieth century (e.g., Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler), or contemporary masters of mystery. In this issue “Jules Laval, The Aesthetic Detective” by Jeffery Scott Sims: This detective treats his solution as an art form, in which truth is beauty rather than reality. “The Adventure Of Bouncing Betty” by Edward Lodi: Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson must race against the clock to prevent the imminent execution of the talented performer, Bouncing Betty, who stands accused of the heinous murder of Sir Hubert Pamphilion, a crime of which she is innocent. “Sherlock Holmes, Women, And Chronology” by Bruce Harris: An essay on the detective's early attitude toward women. “The Singular Case Of The Bandaged Bobby” by Andrew McAleer: Celebrated detective Henry von Stray outfoxes a pair of London con artists disguised as police constables who swindle a Belgium refugee of the Great War. “The Problem Of The Missing Vermeer” by Martin Hill Ortiz: Sherlock Holmes is confronted with the possible second crime by a suspect to whom he had once shown mercy. “Finding Isabella” by Vy Kava: A private detective who moonlights as a bounty hunter is hired to find a woman and her 5-year old son. Custom cover art by Robin Grenville Evans.