Crime and Suspense grew from primarily a hobby vehicle into a well-known Internet venue for quality short fiction in the crime fiction genres. Fifteen short stories were selected from the first fifteen months of operation and, with the authors’ permission, they were put together in an anthology. From the inception of Crime and Suspense through the end of 2006, over 113 stories were published in the ezine itself, plus a few more in writing contests sponsored by the ezine.

Here you will find stories that surprise you, make you laugh, make you squirm and make your heart squeeze with fear and empathy. I hope you enjoy the stories in this anthology. I also hope you will drop by the Crime and Suspense ezine, located on the Internet at http://www.crimeandsuspense.com and now under new management.

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