WHO DIED IN HERE? contains 25 stories of crime and bathrooms, including Bev's "Sweet Smell of Success," a Derringer Award nominee. Edited by Pat Dennis.
First Derby anthology from the members of Sisters in Crime--ORV. Contains 2 stories from Bev: "Dead Heat with a Pale Horse" and "Walking Around Money." Edited by Jeffrey Marks.
100 top mystery writers discuss the works that inspire them. Bev writes about The Name of the Rose. Edited by Jim Huang and Austin Lugar.
Winner of the Anthony and MacCavity awards.
The Golden Years
Rocking on the porch at Clifftop Villa, gazing over the valley below, John whispers through curls of cigarette smoke, "Maybe we shouldn't, Ray."
His friend takes a bracing gulp of coffee. "We've earned the right. Retirement should be peaceful."
"Watch it. Here comes the granola police."
Flashing a determined smile, the new nurse snatches John's cigarette and drowns it in Ray's mug. "Naughty, naughty, boys. Smoking will kill you, and herbal tea is so much healthier than coffee."
As she moves toward her next victim, John sighs. "Okay, I'm in."
Ray nods and grins. "Tomorrow 's headline--second nurse's body found at foot of cliff."
Mother's Day Quandry
Wearing a Mother's Day rose was a sweet, old Southern tradition that Mama highly approved of. Red to honor a mother who's living, white for a mother who'd passed
I'd bought a pair of roses as fiery as the scarlet sun setting behind the pines, while Sis had chosen blossoms the color of the rising moon.
"Which ones?" Her voice quavered. "Mama will be here any minute."
Behind us, a rusty gate creaked.
I grabbed the white roses and raked their thorns over my flesh. Ruby droplets streamed over pale petals.
"There," I whispered, turning toward the shadowy figure emerging from the family crypt. "These should please her."