by Elena Santangelo
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
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
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
"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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