J.A. Konrath with Whelp Wanted - page 109.
A hardboiled PI goes to the dogs ...
Illustration by Dustin Evans

Mystery Fiction...

Thwack - Sean Dent 01
The Bridge - Darrell James 06
Dialing for Trouble - Steve Shrott 09
Skating on Thin Ice - Roderick J. Robison 18
Central Casting - Jack Bludis 13
The Jewel of Jaina - Charles Schaeffer 16
It's TV Time Again - Elizabeth Schambacher 20
That's What You Think - Elsa Lewin 21
Home Alone - Fleur Bradley 23
Beyond a Doubt - Marianne Wilski Strong 37
The Best Friend - Al Blanchard 40

Don't go near the bridge, Bobby - pg 6.
Illustration by GinELF

Mystery, Oh the CRIME of it!

Wife and Death - every issue! - Michael Mallory
This time - The Adventure of the Bleak House Fire 25
Dogmatic Siblings - Clint Gaige 31
Prince Charming #9 - Linda Reilly 32
The Last Painting of Her Life - Guy Belleranti 36
No Place to Run - Elisabeth Wrenn Brackett 49
The Highest Return - Mark Murphy 56
The Devil in James McBride - David Wilcox 59
Murder in Marble Falls - Todd Allen 63
This Job's a Killer - Carol Michaels 65
The Scrambler - John Broussard 68
Vanishing Point - Terry Barbieri 72
The Lost Art of Correspondence - Tami Cowden 78
A Cry in the Night - Tim Wohlforth 80
Family Secrets - Jan Christensen 86
Just Under the Nail - Joseph R. Impicciche 93
Booty Call - Brian Thornton 90
The Lady's Not for Dying - Alana White 101

... sometimes death is a mercy, and living is the cruelest punishment of all.
No Place to Run page 49
Illustration byGinELP

And More Mystery!

According to Beauregard - Chick Lang 102
Flicker Clicker Man - D.K. Dalton 105
Whelp Wanted - J.A. Konrath 109
Dead Presidents in Mudville - M. Bracken 114
Killing Her Softly - Lonnie Cruse 117
Familiarity Brings Arrest - Carol A. Cole 120
Lullaby of Broadway - Debra Purdy Kong 121
Murderous Debut - Laura Bradford 123
Slong Ooni Olive - Tyree Campbell 127
Hexing Herbert - Sarah E. Glenn 128
An Unhealthy Practice - Nancy Sweetland 130
Taking Care of Margie - Susanne Shaphren 132
Land of the Lost - Marjorie James 133
Dethroned - Margaret Dicanio 135

Literary, Poetry, Mainstream ...

Modern Problems & more - John M. Floyd 42, 101
Simplify, Unite, Delight - Kristin R. Masterton 98
OCyber! Editor RC Hildebrandt - Michelle Greenblatt and Dr. Shuvendu Sen 113, 92
When Illusions Die - Clint Gaige 85
Poetry by Dr. Shuvendu Sen 92

Just Under the Nail - 3rd place Slesar's Twist page 93
Slippery lawyers are not always who they seem to be ...
Illustration by GinELF

Columnists - Book Reviews

BROADSIDE by babs 119
It Ain't Magic - Rape in December - BJ Bourg 48
John French, The Crime Lab Guy 53
Moral Judgments - Making Bones Speak - G. Miki Hyaden 54
Book Reviews by G. Miki Hayden 71
Murder-Go-Round - Harriet Klausner 99
Starting Line 71
On FAME and DeLoris Stanton Forbes 77
The Conference - Turning Failure to Success - Bret Wright 79
Starfire - Dr. Mary O'Gara 84

Contests! Strips, Misc, Games & Puzzles!

STAFF, GUIDELINES, ADVERTISING and more 04
Murder in the Bath by Michael Mallory 05
Terlingua Ale - Margaret Searles 62
Past CONTEST WINNERS to read in THIS ISSUE
Prince Charming #9 - 2nd Place in Slesar Twist 2003 - 32
The Bridge - fire to fly 2003 Honorable Mention! 06
Devil in James McBride - Slesar Twist Honorable Mention 59

The Devil in James McBride - page 59
Illustration by GinELF

Poetry CHAPBOOK CONTEST 92
C.S.I.: Maggots - Georgiann Baldino 42
Idiot Box - Swift Boat What If ... Matt Bors 34
MORE Idiot Box 42
Quote by Stuart Kaminsky 116
Quid Pro Crow - Kevin Duncan 62
SUBSCRIBE to FMAM 35
PREORDER DIME TODAY AT 20% OFF 136
FAME 77
Subscription SALE 35
STARTING LINE, WHAT IS IT? 71
Advertising prices 127

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New! Contest! 2004!

Meet FMAM's new Art Director! Pg 131

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