Cold Caller Magazine
A fiction review of crime, mystery, and general mayhem. No reading fees | Pays $125 for first North American serial rights
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An interview with Ken Honeywell (opens the original)
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Hello, Callers! Thank you for being here. In Ken Honeywell’s “The Wild Dogs,” a murder unfolds beneath the impartial eye of one of nature’s most ubiquitous scavengers. Van Dessel joins us today to talk about what inspired her story, writing from a nonhuman perspective, and the carving a creative path for herself.You support makes conversations like this one possible. Subscribe today.<form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"
Join Us for Mystery in the Midlands (opens the original)
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Hello, Callers! Thank you for being here.First things first — please join us in congratulating Tom Andes on his new book, “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guess-This-Kaput-Tom-Andes/dp/B0HHG6TGVJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1IRYL3RXYROS3&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mY8djVmVo9ce2EsxYIltQSTpT5PH9hBMnsPODfUvaCDwIqxc1Rdjby1twnWiaPSwxd_48_4eGCyy4_LKSvee4dZVZIszYnq56gv0OMF3LNu2gKbCfn6OIY9a9xNpwITNavtLa1Z8BuAF-sHSzcLMtRVdwfUOw510VxtmhrSSN9Itnr012U-8YplrVYLdeeewZoRdm5bQmhTSNqOmWo22To6OclGxCoT0Om0zSOgh4l8._KLrTRS-CZ-n-PONJi1wC
The Wild Dogs (opens the original)
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Hello, Callers. Thank you for being here.Douglas Coupland once wrote, “Adventure without risk is Disneyland.” That sentiment surely applies to canned safaris in the Zambian bush. But, as today’s story from Ken Honeywell reminds us, the law of the jungle always prevails… <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mO4p!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F285d31c9-8fab-4a45-b4
The New York I Know (opens the original)
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Hello, Callers! Thank you for being here.Today we’re excited to welcome Jason Allison for a special guest post. Jason’s debut novel “The Killing Yards” is a gritty crime novel set in the New York City of the ‘90s. A former NYPD detective himself, Jason just can’t quite seem to escape the city’s long shadow…<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ru1e!,f_a
An interview with Jessica Van Dessel (opens the original)
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Hello, Callers! Thank you for being here. In Jessica Van Dessel’s “The Vulture’s Tale,” a murder unfolds beneath the impartial eye of one of nature’s most ubiquitous scavengers. Van Dessel joins us today to talk about what inspired her story, writing from a nonhuman perspective, and the carving a creative path for herself.You support makes conversations like thi
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