Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine - May/June 2021

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With this issue we note the passing of a longtime friend of AHMM: John Lutz at the age of 81. We were selecting a cover illustration for John’s latest Alo Nudger story, “Tag, You’re Dead,” when we heard the news. John was a prolific writer whose relationship with AHMM spanned 55 years. The story in this issue nicely exemplifies his artistry, featuring his skill with humor, revelation of character, and detail. With this issue, we send John off in good company. From grief to celebration, Joseph S. Walker is nominated for an Edgar Award; we’re delighted to have his latest story in this issue: “Wednesdays at Ten” explores the relationship between psychotherapist and client. A retired judge goes silent in “Lydia’s Law” by Kevin Eagan; a detective recuperating in Hawaii finds himself on a busman’s holiday in “The Road to Hana” by R. T. Lawton; and a diplomat pokes his nose into the case of a murdered missionary in “A Death in the Parish” by Nick Spencer. Mark Thielman’s “Spud Stud” P.I. shows his “eye” for investigation. Robert Mangeot follows a small-town sheriff battling a crime wave in “Scratch.” Two sisters solve a cold case with their attention to detail in “The Witches of Endor” by Janice Law. And Mark Twain and Nicolas Tesla team up to solve a case of business sabotage in Joseph D’Agnese’s “Mr. Tesla Likes to Watch.” A dying writer and a teenager delve into a mystery dating back more than a hundred years in David Bart’s “Brothers Out of Time.” The scion of a wealthy family is accused of murder in “Minerva James and the Judgment of the Furies” by Mark Bruce. James Lincoln Warren introduces the perceptive teen Dee in “School Spirits.” A Florida attraction is the setting for a disappearance in “Gatorpalooza” by Alan Orloff. A band of preachers come to town for a life-altering event in “The Devil in Preemption” by Max Gersh. And modern-day Hollywood is the setting of Robert Lopresti’s “The Fourth Circle.” We are grateful for these authors, and for you, our readers.