Fault Lines: Stories by Northern California Crime Writers

by Margaret Lucke (Editor), Vinnie Hansen (Contributor), Ana Brazil (Contributor)

Fault lines in the earth can shake our world. Fault lines within people give rise to wrongs that must be righted. Sisters in Crime/Northern California's first short story anthology invites you to take a journey into mystery and intrigue, with 19 short stories that explore crime, guilt, and justice in our earthquake-prone region and beyond. Contributing Ana Brazil, Jenny Carless, Diana Chambers, David Hagerty, Vinnie Hansen, Katherine Bolger Hyde, Judith Janeway, Mariah Klein, Mariella Krause, Susan Kuchinskas, Deborah Lacy, Bette Golden Lamb, J.J. Lamb, Margaret Lucke, Susan C. Shea, Robin C. Stuart, Nancy Tingley, CJ Verburg, and C.M. West. Foreword by Terry Shames and Diana Chambers.

Genres: Short Stories

342 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 25, 2019

About the author

Margaret Lucke flings words around in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is fascinated by the power of stories and the magic of creativity. She writes tales of love, ghosts, and murder, sometimes all three in one book. Her novels include the Claire Scanlan Haunted House Mysteries and two mysteries featuring artist and private eye Jess Randolph: Snow Angel and A Relative Stranger (nominated for an Anthony Award). A former president of the Northern California chapter of Mystery Writers of America, Margaret teaches fiction writing classes, writes about the craft of writing, and has published more than 60 short stories, feature articles, and scripts for mystery weekends.

Reviews

[Ana Brazil · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's so special to be included in an anthology; thanks, Margaret Lucke, and other blind readers for including my story "Kate Chopin Tussles with a Novel Ending".

And thanks for including so many other great stories. Although my story takes place on the Louisiana Gulf Coast, most of the stories in this collection take place in the SF Bay Area, and the Sense of Place is deep and rich.

And the Crimes Committed are complex, crafty, and, often, creepy.

Well done, SinC NorCal short story writers!

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are two things that I love about anthologies: I can discover a new author and a new series of books I'd never considered before and no story takes longer than a few minutes to read. Some of the stories are wonderful and some were more like creative writing projects for school. My favorite was SPEDing Toward Self Destruction although it more of a personality study than a mystery. There was a great variety here - something for almost everyone.

[JoAnn Ainsworth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cleverly told short stories of mayhem and murder.