Cover Reveal ~ Gone Fishin’: Crime Takes a Holiday edited by Jim M. Jackson

Oct 6, 2024 | Cover Reveal

It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the for the eighth Guppy Anthology, coming February 2025 and now available for preorder.

Publication Date: February 1, 2025
Publisher: Wolf’s Echo Press
Format: Print, Digital
Name of Series: Guppy Anthology Book 8
Genre: Short Story Crime Fiction
Author Website: sinc-guppies.org

Book Synopsis
Prepare for twists, reversals, and surprises in Gone Fishin’: Crime Takes a Holiday, the eighth anthology from the 1,100-member Guppy Chapter of Sisters in Crime. The fun starts with the play-on-words subtitle. “Crime Takes a Holiday.” Crime doesn’t enjoy a bit of time off from skulduggery. Oh no. In these twenty-three stories, Crime Steals, Disrupts, Upends, Wrecks, Destroys and/or Shatters a Holiday.

Join the characters as they travel to pristine northern waters and festering southern bayous, rent a creepy house in Maine, take a Galapagos cruise, enjoy sandy beaches and mountain wildernesses, visit exotic locales across the world, or staycation. The stories feature a wide variety of crime fiction, including murder mysteries, psychological thrillers, and cozy capers.

Contributing authors are Mary Adler, Allison Baxter, Venita Bonds, Susan Daly, Mary Dutta, Tracy Falenwolfe, Kate Fellowes, Bonnie Finn, Geneviève Goggin, Margaret S. Hamilton, Vinnie Hansen, Ann Michelle Harris, Beth Irish, Erin Jori, Sharon P. Lynn, Cindy Martin, Sally Milliken, Lisbeth Mizula, Shizuka Otake, Cynthia Rice, Linda Ryea Richard, Kathleen Rockwood, and Nina Wachsman.

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About the editor
James M. Jackson authors the Seamus McCree series. Full of mystery and suspense, these thrillers explore financial crimes, family relationships, and what happens when they mix. You can sign up for his newsletter and find more information about Jim and his books at jamesmjackson.com.

9 Comments

  1. Debra H. Goldstein
    Debra H. Goldstein on October 6, 2024 at 9:16 am

    Adorable cover. Looking forward to pre- ordering

  3. Connie Berry
    Connie Berry on October 6, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    Great cover, fun theme! Thanks, Dru!

  4. Ann Michelle Jordan
    Ann Michelle Jordan on October 6, 2024 at 3:56 pm

    So excited for this!

  5. schmelzb
    schmelzb on October 6, 2024 at 4:53 pm

    Great Guppy group. MANY firsts?

  6. Lisbeth
    Lisbeth on October 7, 2024 at 6:06 pm

    I love it & am so proud to have my mystery included with all these talented writers!

  7. Sharon P. Lynn
    Sharon P. Lynn on October 7, 2024 at 9:22 pm

    Thanks, Dru! This makes my first published fiction feel real!

  8. pmeyer2004
    pmeyer2004 on October 9, 2024 at 12:06 pm

    That adorable guppy is cute as heck, Dru Ann. But there’s that shark fin just offshore, and so there’s that looming, lingering threat–perfect for an anthology full of murder mysteries and such. ( ;

  9. Liz Irish
    Liz Irish on October 9, 2024 at 10:30 pm

    Thank you Dru for sharing the cover reveal! I’m very excited that my first published fiction will forever be linked with these talented Guppies!