Mystery Melange

 The latest issue of the recently-risen-from-the-dead Thuglit is out, with short fiction by Nik Korpon, Jen Conley, Mike MacLean, Marc E. Fitch, Katherine Tomlinson, Justin Porter, Patrick J. Lambe and Buster Willoughby; plus, there's Part II of Thuglit's exclusive first look at the upcoming novel by Todd Robinson from Tyrus Books.

Patti Abbott's story "Waiting for Her Chance" is the latest offering from the ezine Shotgun Honey.

Peter Rozovsky over at Detectives Beyond Borders has a preview of NoirCon 2012, which starts tomorrow in Philadelphia and runs through Sunday. This year's event has an amazing lineup including Guests of Honor Lawrence Block and Otto Penzler, Master of Ceremonies Charles Benoit, and Keynote Speaker Robert Olen Butler, among others.

Mike Ripley's latest entertaining "Getting Away with Murder" column for Shots Ezine includes reviews of Ruth Dudley Edwards' new book Killing The Emperors; a look at the spy thrillers of Len Deighton, Dan Fesperman, Eric Ambler and John Bingham; the new thriller from Simon Tolkien (the the grandson of  J.R.R. Tolkien); and much more.

Omnimystery News has its monthly "Firsts on the First" writeup about new series characters who will make their mysterious American debut in print during November.

If you are a member of Goodreads, there's still time for you to vote (through the 10th) in the first round of the Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Mystery & Thriller of 2012.

Janet Rudoloph has issued a call for articles about Florida Mysteries, i.e., those set in the Sunshine State, for the next issue of the Mystery Readers Journal (Volume 28: 4). She's looking for reviews and Author! Author! essays of 500-1500 words, first person, "upclose and personal about yourself, your mysteries, and the Florida connection." The deadline for submissions is December 1.

There's a new crime fiction conference in town; well, at least in Baltimore. Creature, Crimes and Creativity ("C3") is scheduled for September 13, 14 and 15 and will welcome authors Jeffery Deaver and Christopher Golden as keynote speakers. The conference is also sponsoring a short-story contest for attendees, with winners to be published in an anthology.

Also, congratulations to Calgary author Will Ferguson who won the $50,000 Giller Award, Canada's most prestigious literary award for English fiction, for his mystery novel 419.