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After a successful career as an internationally-published romance writer, Rosemary Aubert turned to the world of crime, graduating with a Certificate of Criminology from the University of Toronto and publishing the six-volume award-winning, Ellis Portal mystery series. Rosemary also worked in the real world of crime. She was a security officer at the United States Consulate. She ran the office of a half-way house for men leaving the federal prison system. She served as a Community Relations director assisting women coming out of the prison system. And for ten years, she was a bailiff in the criminal courts. These experiences introduced Rosemary to a wide variety of people-innocent and guilty, dangerous and safe. These denizens of the real world of crime inspired the characters that inhabit The Midnight Boat to Palermo. Born in Niagara Falls, New York, Rosemary has long made her home in Toronto, where she has worked as a university instructor, an editor and a bookstore clerk and of course-a writer.

It is the Easter season, but not all is light and love at St. Matthew's Anglican Church. A church member has uncovered a fraud among his business clients, but before he can identify the culprit, he is shot through the heart. Robin Carruthers, church member and flight instructor, must unravel the mystery, which is woven into the operation of her flying school and the romantic entanglements of two of her friends, threatening their lives, and testing her fledgling faith.

Ellis Portal has resigned from solving mysteries. Or so he thinks. When a profound personal tragedy propels him into a puzzling case with no suspects and no clues, he's forced back into the world of crime. Against the drama of a Toronto conference that brings world leaders to the city, Ellis finds himself surrounded with new enemies and old allies, one of whom threatens to make demands on him he's in no position to meet... Rosemary Aubert has achieved world-wide attention with her Ellis Portal series. She is a Toronto writer, teacher, speaker and criminologist who mentors fresh mystery writers and treasures classic ones. Critical acclaim for Ellis Portal and the Ellis Portal mystery series: The New York Times "...in Ms. Aubert's sensitive treatment, a character with great dignity and unusual moral depth." Washington Post "Rosemary Aubert has a touch of the poet." Kirkus Reviews "Heartfelt and often piercing in its portrayal of life on the edge." New Brunswick Reader "An absorbing read that stays with you long after you put it down." The Globe and Mail "Aubert has done a fine job...taking on some of the social issues that bedevil a big city..."

Does evil have rights? Can an old Ojibwa myth be accepted as a defense in a murder trial on Ontario's Manitoulin Island? Dead is a sleazy young German man who came to Manitoulin to distribute Ecstasy to Great Lakes cities in the U.S. He fled Germany and his ties to Biker and Drug cultures rather than testify in a gang trial in Dresden. Interpol wants him. He lives with his uncle who is building a pow-wow hotel on the island for German wannabe Indians. The only witness is Dr. Mary Fraser, Canada's ranking expert on native symbols and an Ojibwa herself. She bloodied her hands when she failed to stop the murder. Drawn back to Manitoulin to recover her childhood identity, she ends up in a forensic psych hospital, unable to recall who's responsible. Her live-in-lover, Fergus Fitzgerald, an aging draft dodger from Boston, would rather drink good scotch than get involved but in the end seeks his own redemption. He uses his reporter instincts to flush out the real killer. His real adversary is a holier-than-thou Crown Attorney who thinks Mary herself is possessed. Tying all this together is the ancient Bearwalker myth of a large black bear, believed by some Ojibwa to be capable of taking on human form and uttering lethal curses.

Fifteen Versions of a Murder and Its Solution A storm and high seas isolate a house party at Morthead Manor situated in southwest England on a headland connected to the mainland by a narrow neck of land. In the style of 1920s Golden Age mysteries, this collection explores different scenarios as to how, why and by whom the host is murdered. Somewhat unsavoury financier Captain Charles Mortlake's murder can happen and be solved in a surprising number of ways. Can you guess how and whodunit before the colourful investigating characters? "There are 50 ways to leave your lover, and almost as many ways for poor ... Charles to leave his manor, feet first. An intriguing web of dastardly deeds perpetrated by one or other of the motley crew of guests and staff... Lady Letitia Parrot leads the romp through this entertaining group of whodunits. Miss Marple would be proud." - Vicki Cameron, author of the Clue Mysteries "Take a weekend trip to a stately mansion where everything is elegant and perfectly organized, except, of course, for that pesky body on the carpet. Never mind that, sit back, relax and enjoy the ambiance. But be careful, because in these amusing short stories no one is ever quite what they seem. Your brain will enjoy the workout. Go ahead, enjoy an aged brandy from the cellars. After all, someone's going to KILL HIM AGAIN." - Mary Jane Maffini, Arthur Ellis, Agatha, and RT Award winning author of the Camilla MacPhee, Fiona Silk and Charlotte Adams mystery novels. She also writes short stories. Her latest mystery novel is The Wolfe Widow (as one half of Victoria Abbott). "... meets the challenge inherent in his short story anthology, where the victim and suspects are a given, and creates unique and compelling stories that keep the reader guessing until the very end." - R.J. Harlick, author of the Meg Harris mystery series.

**Finalist for the 2015 Arthur Ellis Best Short Story Award! Writer's Block, by Kevin Thornton.From the dangerous streets of Johannesburg to the hallowed halls of Toronto's academia, from the raging swell of the English Channel, to the white sands of Canada's Atlantic playground, crime is indeed a global affair. World Enough and Crime, the second in our Excerpt Flight Deck series of anthologies, features stories by such award-winning authors as: Rosemary Aubert, Kevin P. Thornton, Melodie Campbell, M.H. Callway, Steven Moore, Joan O'Callaghan, Jayne Barnard and Rosemary McCracken, as well as emerging authors John Thompson, Bianca Marais, Judy Penz Sheluk and Ed Piwowarczyk. Donna Carrick is the author of The First Excellence, Gold And Fishes and The Noon God, as well as several short story anthologies. In 2011, The First Excellence won the Indie Book Event Award. Her story "Watermelon Weekend," featured in THIRTEEN by the Mesdames of Mayhem (Carrick Publishing) was a finalist for the prestigious Arthur Ellis Best Short Story Award in 2014. Alex Carrick is the author of four books of short stories. "Four Scoops" Is Over The Top features "Caboose Follies," which received Honorable Mention in the 2011 Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. "Three Scoops" Is A Blast! includes the 2010 Lorian Hemingway Honorable Mention winner, "The Size Of The Skip." In May 2012, Writer's Digest chose Alex's site for its Blog of the Week. The accompanying description said, "Alex Carrick's blog is clean, crisp and entertaining. His stories range from humorous to thought-provoking, making it a fun read." Contents: Crime...Noun, Michael C. Slater Doctor Shediac, Donna Carrick The Case of the Carriageless Horse, Steven M. Moore Cover Girl, Melodie Campbell The Prime Suspect, Rosemary Aubert What Fresh Hell Is This? John Thompson The Savages Among Us, Bianca Marais Antonia, Rosemary McCracken Delights in Novelty, Brad Ling Runaway, Joan O'Callaghan Live Free or Die, Judy Penz Sheluk Writer's Block, Kevin P. Thornton Belief, Jane Petersen Burfield Ghost Protocol, Angie Capozello The Angels Wait, Ed Piwowarczyk The Ultimate Mystery, M.H. Callway An Inexpensive Piece, C.A. Rowland A Locked Room Puzzle, Anne Barton Danger by Moonlight, Anne Barton Leverage, Andrea Kikuchi Potluck, Lynne Murphy Easter Aches, Jayne Barnard The Peace of Mind Thief, Alex Carrick

Maybe it's the heritage, but Uncle Thomas Sullivan and niece Catherine Astolfo have always had a penchant for telling stories. Like their Southern Irish ancestors, their tales reflect both the light and dark of this world. Some of them will leave you laughing, while others will make you cry. All of them are a small slice of reality, exploring the human condition in its many permutations. Catherine Astolfo is the author of The Emily Taylor Mystery novel series and Sweet Karoline, a standalone, all published by Imajin Books. In 2012, she won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Short Crime Story in Canada. "What Kelly Did", first published by NorthWord Literary magazine, is included in this collection. www.catherineastolfo.com Tom Sullivan was born in Brampton. Beginning in the 1950's, he taught school for three decades. Tom has travelled extensively in every continent with the exception of Antarctica. Upon retirement he operated a successful real estate company with his late sister, Maureen Asquith. Now fully retired, he lives in Willowdale with his wife Joan.

When 23 year-old Claire Soublet arrives in New York City to begin her new life, she has no idea that after only four days, a situation will arise forcing her to return to New Orleans. Growing up mired in years of hardship and being abandoned by family through death and disinterest, she manages to scratch and claw her way out of that life. And in the process, get a college education. Back in New Orleans and not ready to succumb to her old way of life, she enlists the help of her high school friend. They devise a plan to, once again, get Claire out of her hometown. With their new-found relationship, they return to New York together.

When an attractive young woman is found dead at a bus stop on a cold, rainy November morning, detectives Rankin and Kalinski must find the person who hated her enough to kill her in such a brutal way. Was it a family member, a boyfriend, or one of the defendants in a lawsuit she had filed against those responsible for the euthanasia of her comatose stepbrother? In trying to revenge her stepbrother, she had engaged her friends, family members and classmates in an attempt to get the new law allowing euthanasia repealed, but in doing so, had annoyed many of them, broken up her father's marriage, and had become the target of obscene phone calls and a poison pen letter. To the surprise of the detectives, people they talked to were more interested in the euthanasia of the stepbrother than in the identity of the murderer.

Carrick Publishing presents EFD1: Starship Goodwords, the first in our series of cross-genre anthologies featuring a diverse selection of stories and poems. Edited by Donna and Alex Carrick, this collection includes: Mystery, Crime, Flash Fiction, Poetry, Literary, Paranormal, Science Fiction and Humor. There's something for every reader in this exceptional sampling of today's authors. Contributors by Genre: Foreword, Donna Carrick Crime Fiction, Catherine Astolfo, Family Recipe Crime Fiction, Donna Carrick, Corner Store Crime Fiction, Alexander Galant, Remember Me Crime Fiction, Joan, O'Callaghan, Stooping to Conquer Flash Fiction/Crime, M.H. Callway, Incompetence Kills Flash Fiction/Crime, Sylvia Maultash Warsh, Family Values Flash Fiction/Literary, Kathleen Bjoran, Giving Thanks Flash Fiction/Literary/Humor, Melodie Campbell, The Battle of Beavercoat Poetry, A.C. Cargill, Treasures in the Attic Poetry, Rosalind Croucher, Dance Poetry, Sheila Jeffries, Finding Calm Poetry, Michael C. Slater, Murmur Persuasive Article, Paulissa Kipp, Fostering Humanity Manifesto Literary Fiction, Melanie Robertson-King, Cole's Notes Literary Fiction, Tracy L. Ward, Running Parallel Paranormal/Fantasy, Susan M. Botich, The Minstrel's Spell Paranormal/Horror, Dayna Leigh Cheser, The Legend of Corkscrew Swamp Paranormal/Horror, Troy Lambert, The Mighty Pen Paranormal/Science Fiction/Humour, Ira Nayman, The Predator's Prerogative Humor/Fiction, Alex Carrick, My Wife and I Argue over our Travel Plans (Hey, I'm not Cheap but...) Humor/Anecdote, John Thompson, "Oh, Okay, and the Good Soldier Schweik"

Nobody liked him! But when the administrator at St. Matthew's Anglican Church turns up dead in the church office, the hunt is on to find the person with enough of a motive to murder him. Suspicion falls on the church secretary, and Robin Carruthers, church member and flying school operator, feels compelled to exonerate her friend. While struggling to solve the murder, Robin becomes entangled in trying to understand the even greater mystery of faith.

When two shady partners are intent on flying to a neighbouring city to eclipse their competitors in a highly profitable real estate deal, flight school owner Robin Carruthers forewarns them that risking flight into an approaching storm would be suicidal. But not only the skies prove to be deadly. The partners' sudden demise in two seemingly unrelated accidents pitch Robin into a tempest of treachery where her flagging faith, her own integrity and that of St. Matthew's Anglican Church, are thrust into major turbulence. The stakes fly high for life, land and spiritual loyalty. In a dramatic courtroom scene, Robin exposes a killer and solves not just one murder, but two. But when she demystifies the death of the wicked, Robin does so at tremendous risk to herself, and enormous consequences to all she holds dear.