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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. Sci-Fi, Supernatural, Horror, Humor, Pulp & Noir... Mystery Weekly Magazine's April 2019 issue has it all! In our cover feature, "The Persistence Of Illusion" by Bond Elam, Detective Harry Sturgis finds himself stuck with a twenty-five-year-old case and the last thing he expects is to get himself killed. Though, in truth, his death isn't entirely a surprise. "One Night At The Pine Lake Motel" by Blu Gilliand finds two pro wrestlers and one disbelieving spectator on a collision course with trouble on a hot summer night at a seedy Alabama motel. In "Tangerines And Wild Garlic" by Steve Toase, Sarah travels to Ben's hometown to meet his family, but when she finds herself in the midst of a town tradition is everything what it seems? PTSD can trigger many reactions, including paranoia. What if the enemies are not figments? Who will believe you if you can't trust yourself? Find out in "Paper Soldier" by Al Onia. In "Andromeda Smiled" by C.W. Blackwell, retired detective Charlie Kane is lured from his solitude to reprise his role as a famous gumshoe. But will the Andromeda case be his undoing? "Honey's Turn" by Michael Cahlin & Beth Slick is a twisted his and her love story and what happens when a good love goes really, really bad.