Laura Lippman, “A.R.M. and the Woman”, Chevy Chase, NW
Quintin Peterson, “Cold as Ice”, Congress Heights, SE/SW
Lester Irby, “God Don’t Like Ugly”, Edgewood, NE
Ruben Castaneda, “Coyote Hunt”, Mount Pleasant, NW
Jim Beane, “Jeanette”, Deanwood, NE
James Grady, “The Bottom Line”, Capitol Hill, NE/SE
David Slater, “Stiffed”, Thomas Circle, NW
Norman Kelley, “The Messenger of Soulsville”, Cardozo, NW
Jim Fusilli, “The Dupe”, K Street, NW
Loren D. Estleman, “Kill the Cat”, Rivertown
P.J. Parrish, “Pride”, Brush Park
Joyce Carol Oates, “Panic”, Chrysler Freeway
Nisi Shawl, “Little Horses”, Belle Isle
Craig Holden, “Red Quarters”, Hamtramck
Craig Bernier, “Migration”, Rouge Foundry
Desiree Cooper, “Night Coming”, Palmer Woods
Melissa Preddy, “The Coffee Break”, Grandmont-Rosedale
E.J. Olsen, “Snow Angel”, Grand Circus Park
Joe Boland, “The Night Watchman Is Asleep”, Downtown
Megan Abbott, “Our Eyes Couldn’t Stop Opening”, Alter Road
Dorene O’Brien, “Honesty above All Else”, Corktown
Lolita Hernandez, “Over the Belle Isle Boundary”, East Grand Boulevard
Peter Markus, “The Dead Man’s Boat”, Delray
Roger K. Johnson, “Hey Love”, New Center
Michael Zadoorian, “The Lost Tiki Palaces of Detroit”, Woodward Avenue
Joseph Bruchac, “Helper”, Adirondacks, New York
Jean Rae Baxter, “Osprey Lake”, Eastern Woodlands, Canada
Gerard Houarner, “Dead Medicine Snake Woman”, New York, New York
Melissa Yi, “Indian Time”, Ontario, Canada
A.A. HedgeCoke, “On Drowning Pond”, Charlotte, North Carolina
Mistina Bates, “Daddy’s Girl”, Memphis, Tennessee
O’Neil De Noux, “The Raven and the Wolf”, New Orleans, Louisiana
R. Narvaez, “Juracán”, San Juan, Puerto Rico
David Cole, “JaneJohnDoe.com”, Tucson, Arizona
Leonard Schonberg, “Lame Elk”, Ashland, Montana
Reed Farrel Coleman, “Another Role”, Los Angeles, California
Lawrence Block, “Getting Lucky”, Upper Peninsula, Michigan
Liz Martínez, “Prowling Wolves”, Chicago, Illinois
Kimberly Roppolo, “Quilt like a Night Sky”, Alberta, Canada
J. Malcolm Garcia, “Missing Gene”, Troost Lake
Kevin Prufer, “Cat in a Box”, Country Club Plaza
Grace Suh, “Mission Hills Confidential”, Mission Hills
Daniel Woodrell, “Come Murder Me Next, Babe”, 12th Street
Matthew Eck, “The Softest Crime”, 41st and Walnut
Philip Stephens, “You Shouldn’t Be Here”, Midtown
Catherine Browder, “The Incident”, Northeast
Linda Rodriguez, “The Good Neighbor”, South Troost
John Lutz, “Thelma and Laverne”, West 8th Street
Nancy Pickard, “Lightbulb”, The Paseo
Andrés Rodríguez, “Yesterdays”, Milton’s Tap Room
Mitch Brian, “Last Night at the Rialto”, The Celluloid City
Nadia Pflaum, “Charlie Price’s Last Supper”, 18th and Vine
Phong Nguyen, “The Pendergast Musket”, West Bottoms
John O’Brien, “The Tik”, Scotch 80s
David Corbett, “Pretty Little Parasite”, Fremont
Tod Goldberg, “Mitzvah”, Summerlin
Scott Phillips, “Babs”, Naked City
Vu Tran, “This or Any Desert”, Chinatown
Pablo Medina, “Benny Rojas and the Rough Riders”, West Las Vegas
Christine McKellar, “Bits and Pieces”, Green Valley
Preston L. Allen, “Crip”, Nellis
Lori Kozlowski, “Three Times a Night, Every Other Night”, North Las Vegas
Jaq Greenspon, “Disappear”, Sunset Park
José Skinner, “All About Balls”, East Las Vegas
Nora Pierce, “Atomic City”, Test Site
Celeste Starr, “Dirty Blood”, Pahrump
Bliss Esposito, “Guns Don’t Kill People”, Centennial Hills
Felicia Campbell, “Murder Is Academic”, Mount Charleston
Janet Berliner, “The Road to Rachel”, Area 51
Lisa Sandlin, “Phelan’s First Case”, Beaumont
Claudia Smith, “Catgirl”, Galveston
David Corbett & Luis Urrea , “Who Stole My Monkey?”, Port Arthur
Tim Tingle, “Six Dead Cabbies”, Ellington AFB
James Crumley, “Luck”, Crumley, Texas
Jessica Powers, “Preacher’s Kid”, Andrews
Joe R. Lansdale, “Six-Finger Jack”, Gladewater
George Wier, “Duckweed”, Littlefield
Milton T. Burton, “Cherry Coke”, Tyler
Sarah Cortez, “Montgomery Clift”, Houston
Jesse Sublett, “Moral Hazard”, Austin
Dean James, “Bottomed Out”, Dallas
Ito Romo, “Crank”, San Antonio
Bobby Byrd, “The Dead Man’s Wife”, El Paso
Matthew McGevna, “Gateway to the Stars”, Mastic Beach
Nick Mamatas, “Thy Shiny Car in the Night”, Northport
Kaylie Jones, “Home Invasion”, Wainscott
Qanta Ahmed, “Anjali’s America”, Garden City
Charles Salzberg, “A Starr Burns Bright”, Long Beach
Reed Farrel Coleman, “Mastermind”, Selden
Tim McLoughlin, “Seven Eleven”, Wantagh
Sarah Weinman, “Past President”, Great Neck
Jules Feiffer, “Boob Noir”, Southampton
JZ Holden, “Summer Love”, Sagaponack
Richie Narvaez, “Ending in Paumanok”, Stony Brook
Sheila Kohler, “Terror”, Amagansett
Jane Ciabattari, “Contents of House”, Sag Harbor
Steven Wishnia, “Semiconscious”, Lake Ronkonkoma