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At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Weekly Magazine presents original short stories by the world’s best-known and emerging mystery writers. The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty. Get ready to be surprised, challenged, and entertained--whether you enjoy the style of the Golden Age of mystery (e.g., Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle), the glorious pulp digests of the early twentieth century (e.g., Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler), or contemporary masters of mystery. In this issue: “Death Under The Dragon Prow” by Scott Forbes Crawford: In this historical whodunit a Viking chief is found murdered aboard his ship, and the brewing storm is the least of the dangers facing his wife. Far from shore and surrounded by cut-throats, she must find the killer—to avenge her husband and escape with her life. “The Big Seal” by Andrew McAleer: It's a race against time in this hardboiled tongue-in-cheek romp when a self-revered notary public must save the justice system. “What Mr. Leonard Said” by Andrew Welsh-Huggins: A poetic serial killer deals with the ‘death under mysterious circumstances’ of his beloved Texas middle school teacher, triggering a series of slayings of particular resonance in the Lone Star State. “The White Box” by E R Brown: A caper with a twist begins with a man grilled by the DEA as he retrieves the ashes of his brother, whose bomb killed a drug boss and himself and ends with an escape plan. “The Whisperers” by L. A. Wilson, Jr.: In this supernatural mystery, Ivory Roberts learns that his nine-year-old neighbor has a mysterious illness, but it is not the illness that is likely to take his life. The real danger comes from others who surround him including his doctors. “The Florida Regiment” by Denise Rob