MY SHORT STORIES

by Elena Santangelo

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Lieutenant Mills Stories | Kay & Karen Mystery Stories | Mayhem in Corporate America Stories | Other Short Stories

LIEUTENANT MILLS STORIES (Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, historical mysteries)

"True To His Country"
        A German music master drops dead after a hot rum toddy at Berry's Tavern.
                Publication:
Death Knell III anthology, Oct 98

"Ginseng Tea"
       A young free black girl, hunting up herbs by the burned out forge, finds herself accused of treason.
                 Winner of the National Council for Literature's 1996 Fiction Award.
                Publication: 
Potpourri Magazine, summer 97

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KAY & KAREN BISHOP MYSTERY STORIES (twin psychologists)

"Up On The Housetop"
        On Christmas Eve, the Bishops find evidence of Santa on their roof.
               Publication:
Murderous Intent Magazine, fall 97

"Rapid-Eye Murder"
        A sleepwalker livens up a week of dream research as her subconscious tries to warn her--of what?
                 Publication:
Murderous Intent, winter 97

"Kill, With Personality"
        The wealthiest--and most eligible--man in the county summons Karen to find out who has it in for him.
                 Publication:
Murderous Intent, spring 96

"Ring of Truth"
        The sisters suspect a neighbor of domestic violence, but what does that have to do with the ring
        Karen finds in her vegetable garden or the bunny that's eating the lettuce?
                 Publication: 
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, mid-December 95

"Mirror, Mirror"
        A man sees premonitions of serial murders but no one believes him, until Kay is sure that Karen's the
        next victim.

                Publication:
Death Knell anthology, October 94

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MAYHEM IN CORPORATE AMERICA STORIES

"Job Interview"    **** Read this one now ****
        The boss is blown off his Harley during rush hour. Second place in the 1995 Sudden Death Contest.
                Publication:
Murderous Intent, fall 96

"Shades of Intolerance"
        The night security guard checks out a rash of hate mail aimed at a black accountant.
                Publication:
Red Herring Mystery Magazine, spring 96

"Rocky Road to Murder"
        Surviving in the workplace means taking charge.
                One of 14 finalists in MWA's Short Story Contest.
                Publication:
 
Murderous Intent, fall 95

"The Ultimate Layoff"
        The boss dies just as he's about to downsize his staff.
                Publication:
Murderous Intent, summer 95

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OTHER SHORT STORIES

"Favorite Haunt"
        A poltergeist haunts an apartment bathroom.
                Publication:
 
Murderous Intent, spring 99

"Swan Song"
        The only clue to the murder of a famous soprano is her last encore.
                Publication:
Red Herring, summer 97

"Cliff-Hanger"
        After hiking the Cohab Canyon trail in Capitol Reef National Park, the author decided this cliff was the
        perfect place to push someone to his/her death. Like her protagonist, she was hiking with her brother
        at the time.
                Publication:
Murderous Intent, summer 97; Hayakawa Mystery Magazine (Japan), June 99

"Who Ate Billy Penn?"
        A tale of chocolate and building tall in the City of Brotherly Love.
                Publication:
Death Knell II anthology, October 96

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