Carla Coupe

News Update - February 2009

“Dangerous Crossing” has been nominated for an Agatha Award for Best Short Story!  The Agathas are awarded for “traditional” mysteries, generally featuring an amateur detective.  This year’s Best Short Story lineup includes several of my friends, so even if I don’t win, I’ll be able to celebrate with whoever brings home the coveted Agatha Award Teapot.

For a limited time only read "Dangerous Crossing" here...
He held on, panting curses and hot air onto my back, dragging me upright as he staggered to his feet.  Almost a foot taller than me and at least fifty pounds of solid muscle heavier, he lifted me off my feet, swinging me toward the rail.

Ready to drop me over the edge.
From “Dangerous Crossing,” Chesapeake Crimes 3

Carla’s most recent short story, “Dangerous Crossing,” appears in Chesapeake Crimes 3, the newly released mystery anthology from  Wildside Press.  Fifteen stories of murder and mayhem that take place in the Chesapeake Bay region. You can order Chesapeake Crimes 3 from:

Chesapeake Crimes II

With a shudder, cold and hot flashing over her skin faster than a Times Square marquee, she tightened her grip on her sweaty legs.  Her cotton shirt stuck to her back, drops of perspiration trickled between her breasts.  It was beginning to sink in.  She’d killed a man.


From: “Rear View Murder,” Chesapeake Crimes II
 “Rear View Murder,” Carla’s Agatha Award-nominated short story, appears in Chesapeake Crimes II.

You can order Chesapeake Crimes II from Amazon.com.

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