Mystery Writers of America Presents the Prosecution Rests (50 page)

S. J. Rozan
, a native New Yorker, is the author of eleven novels. She has won the Edgar, Nero, Macavity, Shamus, and Anthony awards for
Best Novel and the Edgar Award for Best Short Story. She is a former Mystery Writers of America national board member, a current
Sisters in Crime national board member, and president of the Private Eye Writers of America. In 2003 she was an invited speaker
at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In 2005 she was guest of honor at the Left Coast
Crime convention.

Morley Swingle
is the prosecuting attorney for Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. He has prosecuted 71 homicide cases and more than 120 jury
trials, some featured on the
Oprah Winfrey Show
,
Dateline
, and
Forensic Files
. His historical mystery/thrillers include
The Gold of Cape Girardeau
(winner of the 2005 Book Award from the Missouri Humanities Council and praised as “absorbing courtroom drama” by Elmore Leonard)
and
Bootheel Man
(a finalist for the 2008 William Rockhill Nelson Award for fiction). His true crime/humor,
Scoundrels to the Hoosegow: Perry Mason Moments and Entertaining Cases from the Files of a Prosecuting Attorney
, hailed as “engrossing” and “highly recommended” by Vincent Bugliosi, is described as a combination of
Law & Order
and
Seinfeld
.

Joseph Wallace
grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where—despite his best efforts—he somehow managed to stay away from courtrooms. During more
than twenty years as a nonfiction writer, he’s traveled the world, gaining invaluable material for crime stories, while frequently
ending up in places no sane tourist would want to visit. His first story appeared in 2006’s
Baltimore Noir
, edited by Laura Lippman, and since then he’s placed stories in
Hardboiled Brooklyn
,
Bronx Noir
, and
Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine
. He’s thrilled to be included in
The Prosecution Rests
.

Angela Zeman
is the author of
The Witch and the Borscht Pearl
, a novel using characters from a series published in
Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine
. Her work receives high praise from
Publishers Weekly
and other venues. Her story “Green Heat,” first published in
A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime
, edited by Jeffery Deaver, was selected by Otto Penzler and Nelson DeMille for
The Best American Mystery Stories: 2004
. Her stories often appear in anthologies; for instance: Nancy Pickard’s
Mom, Apple Pie, and Murder
; Stuart Kaminsky’s
Show Business Is Murder
; a Spanish-language homage to Raymond Carver; and Mystery Writers of America’s 2008 anthology
On the Raven’s Wing
, published in honor of Edgar Allan Poe’s 200th birthday. She also contributes to nonfiction publications, such as the award-winning
The Fine Art of Murder
. More information can be found at
www.AngelaZeman.com
and under “FaeryHillProductions” on MySpace and CrimeSpace. She contributes to
www.CriminalBrief.com
, the short-story weblog.

Mystery Writers of America, the premier organization for established and aspiring mystery writers, is dedicated to promoting
higher regard for crime writing, and recognition and respect for those who write within the genre.

“Designer Justice,” copyright © 2009 by Phyllis Cohen

“Follow Up,” copyright © 2009 by Jo Dereske

“By Hook or by Crook,” copyright © 2009 by Charlie Drees

“The Letter,” copyright © 2009 by Eileen Dunbaugh

“Going Under,” copyright © 1997 by Linda Fairstein. First published in
The Plot Thickens,
Pocket Books (1997)
.

“The Prosecution Rests: An Introduction,” copyright © 2009 by Linda Fairstein

“Spectral Evidence,” copyright © 2009 by Kate Gallison

“Knife Fight,” copyright © 2009 by Joel Goldman

“Death, Cheated,” copyright © 2009 by James Grippando. All rights reserved.

“My Brother’s Keeper,” copyright © 2009 by Daniel J. Hale

“The Flashlight Game,” copyright © 2009 by Diana Hansen-Young

“The Secret Session,” copyright © 2009 by Patricia M. Hoch

“Mom Is My Co-Counsel,” copyright © 2009 by Paul Levine

“Quality of Mercy,” copyright © 2009 by Leigh Lundin

“The Mother,” copyright © 2009 by Michele Martinez

“Red Dog,” copyright © 2009 by Anita Page

“A Clerk’s Life,” copyright © 2009 by Barbara Parker

“Time Will Tell,” copyright © 2009 by Twist Phelan, Inc.

“The Evil We Do,” copyright © 2009 by John Walter Putre

“Night Court,” copyright © 2009 by S. J. Rozan

“Hard Blows,” copyright © 2009 by Morley Swingle

“Custom Sets,” copyright © 2009 by Joseph Wallace

“Bang,” copyright © 2009 by Angela Zeman