RIFTS & REPRISALS
Collected Stories II
The second collection of standalone short mysteries. Includes two previously uncollected series stories.
The Island
Vice Cop
A Work in Progress
A Friendly Glass
Don't Think Twice
A Sortie from the Harem
Suds in the Bucket
Perfect
Scorched Earth
Death Will Cancel Your Comeback
Too Young to Die
Flash Point
Never Again
Reunion
Who Stole the Afikomen
The first collection of Liz's standalone short mysteries.
"The Man in the Dick Tracy Hat" was nominated for a Derringer Award.
"Girl Feeding Birds"
"The Saxon Hoard"
"The Silkie"
"Choices"
"The Emperor's Hoard"
"A Breach of Trust" was listed among the "Other Distinguished Stories in Otto Penzler's Best American Mystery Stories 2014
The Big Book of Bruce Kohler Short Mysteries
Eleven short mystery stories about Bruce and his friends:
"Death Will Clean Your Closet"
"Death Will Tie Your Kangaroo Down"
"Death Will Relieve Your Hunger"
"Death Will Trim Your Tree"
"Death Will Tank Your Fish"
"Death Will Fire Your Therapist"
"Death Will Help You Imagine"
"Death Will Finish Your Marathon"
"Death Will Walk the High Line"
"Death Will Stream Your Game"
"Death Will Give You A Reason"
Mendoza Family Saga Short Mysteries
Collected stories and a novella about the Jewish Mendoza family, whose resilience and gift for friendship are among the traits that help them survive the Sephardic Diaspora of 1492 and thrive wherever they find themselves, from Columbus's "Indies" to Ottoman Istanbul to present-day New York.
"A Disturbance in the Harem"
"A Unicorn in the Harem"
"An Artist in the Harem"
"Roxelana's Ring"
"The Cost of Something Priceless"
"The Green Cross"
"A Matter of Perspective"
THE SHAPESHIFTING WORLD
OF EMERALD LOVE
The novelette "Shifting Is for the Goyim" introduces Emerald Love, aka Amy Greenstein, a nice Jewish girl who's a rising country music star and also happens to be a shapeshifter who can become a cheetah at will.
Emerald returns in Emerald Love, Shifting Country Star: Urban Fantasy Short Mysteries. Emerald pays a quick visit to New York, helps a fellow shifter in trouble, and makes a big decision in "A Shifting Plan," the sequel to Shifting Is for the Goyim. In "A Shift At the Bluebird," murder stops the music at the beloved Nashville listening room. In "House of Marble," Emerald scents trouble in a small town while judging a contest for youthful country music hopefuls. Never before published: "A Shifting Alibi." Emerald introduces her niece to the Nashville music and shifting scenes, anticipating every scenario except that young Jazz will be accused of murder. And two stories set in the 1950s, both featuring a girl named Bessie, might or might not be alternative origin stories for Emerald's mother.
More standalone short stories
"Rule One" (BOULD Awards Anthology 2020)
"Invisible" (BOULD Awards Anthology 2020)
"The Death of Marley" (BOULD Awards Anthology 2021)
"The Bomber" (BOULD Awards Anthology 2021)
"RSBD" (BOULD Awards Anthology 2021)
"Till Hell Freezes Over" (JJ Outre Review 2021)
"What I Love About You" (Yellow Mama 94, 2022)
"Retrouvaille" (Yellow Mama 101, 2023)
"The Dance" (Yellow Mama 108, 2024) "The Nice Ones" (Yellow Mama 112, 2025) "If You Live Long Enough" (Yellow Mama 114, 2026)
OF EMERALD LOVE
The novelette "Shifting Is for the Goyim" introduces Emerald Love, aka Amy Greenstein, a nice Jewish girl who's a rising country music star and also happens to be a shapeshifter who can become a cheetah at will.
Emerald returns in Emerald Love, Shifting Country Star: Urban Fantasy Short Mysteries. Emerald pays a quick visit to New York, helps a fellow shifter in trouble, and makes a big decision in "A Shifting Plan," the sequel to Shifting Is for the Goyim. In "A Shift At the Bluebird," murder stops the music at the beloved Nashville listening room. In "House of Marble," Emerald scents trouble in a small town while judging a contest for youthful country music hopefuls. Never before published: "A Shifting Alibi." Emerald introduces her niece to the Nashville music and shifting scenes, anticipating every scenario except that young Jazz will be accused of murder. And two stories set in the 1950s, both featuring a girl named Bessie, might or might not be alternative origin stories for Emerald's mother.
More standalone short stories
"Rule One" (BOULD Awards Anthology 2020)
"Invisible" (BOULD Awards Anthology 2020)
"The Death of Marley" (BOULD Awards Anthology 2021)
"The Bomber" (BOULD Awards Anthology 2021)
"RSBD" (BOULD Awards Anthology 2021)
"Till Hell Freezes Over" (JJ Outre Review 2021)
"What I Love About You" (Yellow Mama 94, 2022)
"Retrouvaille" (Yellow Mama 101, 2023)
"The Dance" (Yellow Mama 108, 2024) "The Nice Ones" (Yellow Mama 112, 2025) "If You Live Long Enough" (Yellow Mama 114, 2026)