The Hit Doctor

Thomas Hubschman
Short story

A top doctor discovers he has the power to kill patients as readily as cure them, just by a word or gesture. What’s more, he can do it legally and, as it turns out, quite lucratively…until he’s tripped up by his own success.

Or is he?

From THE JEW'S WIFE & OTHER STORIES, by Thomas J. Hubschman

Partners: Death Plays a Hand

Ellen Larson
Novella - 12,000 words

Murder most foul at a sedate New Jersey bridge tournament? Trump that! Natalie Joday (The NJ Mystery Series) is all set to win the tournament. Nothing can stop her--except for another player keeling over in the middle of the last round.

Reporter Natalie Joday (NJ Mysteries) has a youthful adventure at the bridge table in this light-hearted puzzler.

"A must read for bridge lovers."

The Volunteer

Ellen Larson
Novella - 12,000 words

A young woman travels to Sudan to teach English in the 1980s in this adventure novella. Life in expatriate Khartoum is daunting, but she but she revels in her regular flights to a research station in the countryside. Until she finds out that John Garang, head of the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement, is recruiting in a nearby village. Featuring Natalie Joday of the NJ Mysteries.