At West Vincent High School, the power couple ain't the prom king and queen. The head janitor, Gordon Pinchuk, rules the roost, harassing everyone from the principal down to the students. Gordon saves some special grief for Birdie, the one female janitor. Good thing Birdie's got more than a cleaning rag stuffed up her sleeve, 'cause this war between the janitors won't end 'til one of them's laid out. A story originally published in Sleuth Magazine, written by Derringer finalist Melissa Yi.

The War of the Janitors

"I've always known that if someone wants to murder me, the easiest way is through my stomach. I just hadn't expected anyone to kill me today." ?Hope Sze Felony and the FeastHope hurries to Montreal's first Dragon Eats Festival, a combined dragon boat fest and mukbang eating contest that starts out delicious (Pho King Awesome! Tart of Darkness!) and winds up deadly. While Hope pursues the killer, dragons begin to haunt her in an increasingly fatal game of Eat/Prey/Lose. Will Hope's gluttony lead to her doom? "Ever heard of Mukbang? Neither had I, until reading this truly unique book, Sugar and Vice. From the opening page, Yi throws the reader into the fast-paced world where participants not only eat in front of a rolling camera for a mukbang, but this time, murder is on the menu, fueled by a descent into the dark side of social media. Hope, a medical resident dedicated to her calling, is a hugely likeable character, one I cared about from the very beginning. The dialogue between Hope and her colleagues is full of wit, but never detracts from the seriousness of the danger she and her friends face.  Dragons cross over with dragon boating, as Yi ramps up the suspense with a soupçon of the supernatural.  This book is one of a kind-a fun and fascinating read."Melodie Campbell, award-winning author of The Merry Widow Murders "Sugar and Vice: A Mystery of Death, Dumplings and Dragons is most deliciously and aptly named! I thoroughly enjoyed this action-packed adventure featuring one of my favourite amateur sleuths, Hope Sze. Come for the dim sum delights, the sassy humour, the mile-a-minute action and the sizzling chemistry - this luscious feast has it all! Add a dash of fascinating historical background and some truly sinister villains and you, dear Reader, like me, won't be able to tear yourself away!" Lisa de Nikolits, author of Everything You Dream Is Real

Sugar and Vice - Hope's Seven Deadly Sins Thriller, #2

One little Christmas party. Sounds harmless, except Dr. Hope Sze feels raw and unsociable at the moment. Still, Hope looks forward to the home-cooked Middle Eastern meal. And she really ought to socialize with her new colleagues from Ottawa's stem cell research team, even if it means cheering on the Senators hockey team or dancing to "Uptown Funk" with people she barely knows. Then one of the guests collapses at the dinner table. Another one drops the wine. Who poisoned a tableful of Ph. D.'s?And can Hope save their lives and solve this mystery before the holiday cheer of this Blue Christmas becomes a fatal festivity?Originally published in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. Inspired by a true case, as described in the accompanying essay by the author. This story unfolds shortly after the events in Human Remains (Hope Sze #5), but can be read independently. Many AHMM readers first met Hope through "Blue Christmas, " including @dimesleuth, who who tweeted it out while eating chicken tortilla soup. PRAISE FOR THE HOPE SZE SERIES#1 Mystery Selection-CBC Books, on Human Remains. Recommended authors also include Louise Penny and Maureen Jennings"[A] scarier-than-ever medical mystery, " Margaret Cannon, The Globe and Mail, naming Human Remains one of the best Canadian suspense booksOne of the best crime novels of the season. CBC's The Next Chapter Mystery Panel, on Stockholm Syndrome

Blue Christmas - Hope Sze Medical Crime, #5.2

A mother who burns for justice. The doctor who can't say no. And the killer who lies in wait. Dr. Hope Sze solved her first murder case a week ago-and almost got strangled in the process. Now she just wants to pass her psychiatry rotation. No more Sherlock Holmes-ing for Hope. Ever. Until her first psych patient says, "My daughter is dead. And somebody killed her."Hope can't walk away from this grieving mother. Yet how can she solve a murder that stumped Montreal's police department for the past eight years?Sifting through the cold case, Hope recruits her two hot, brilliant men to their cause, one of them her ex-boyfriend, the other a doctor who could represent her future. Yet as they draw ever-closer to the truth, the killer shifts out of the shadows. This psychopath has waited eight long years to kill again. Now Hope must protect not only herself, but two innocent men and a mother who yearns for retribution. Notorious D. O. C. A psychological thriller about family ties, revenge, and the outer edge of sanity. Praise for the Hope Sze series"Drawing on her personal experiences in the ER in Canada, Dr. Melissa Yi has created medical thrillers that shine with authenticity and are impossible to put down."-Kris Nelscott, New York Times bestseller#1 Mystery Selection-CBC Books, highlighting Human Remains, followed by Louise Penny and Maureen JenningsOne of the best crime novels of the season.-CBC Radio's The Next Chapter Mystery Panel, on Stockholm Syndrome"The three intertwining mysteries and Hope herself provide a narrative by turns entertaining and insightful."-Publishers Weekly, on Terminally Ill"Narrating in a sprightly style while sharing some of the nitty-gritty of a resident's job, Hope Sze is an utterly likeable character."-Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine"Melissa Yi is a talented writer."-Murder in Common

Notorious D.O.C. - Hope Sze Medical Crime, #2

What pairs better than peppermint and hot chocolate? Romance and the holidays, of course!In this year's most charming WMG Holiday Spectacular anthology, award-winning editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch offers a sweet collection of romantic holiday stories to add a bit more love to the season. Let Anthea Lawson take you to a Christmas gathering no one really wants to organize or attend, but must because of an inheritance. Join Stefon Mears as he imagines the perfect bookstore and then lets us explore it. Read how Ron Collins turns the most unromantic Christmas Eve location-an emergency room-into the most wonderful place to spend the holidays. And let Annie Reed's charming tale of the ways love can surprise us warm your heart. Along with stories by Julia Vee, Melissa Yi, Robert Jeschonek and more, these eleven wonderful writers touch the soul with these warm tales of holiday happy endings. Includes:"Ice Dancing and Crab Apple Sorbet" by Melissa Yi"Patterns" by Irette Y. Patterson"A Little More Aloha" by Julia Vee"Trapped Between Book Lovers" by Stefon Mears"She Wanted It to be Perfect" by Ron Collins"The Mistletoe Duke" by Anthea Lawson"The Ditty and the Ornament" by Deb Miller"A Fluffy Black Ball of Pure Naughtiness" by Kari Kilgore"When Nicky Met Holly" by Annie Reed"A Decidedly Fly-By-Night Angel" by Robert Jeschonek"Wings for Keiko" by Jessi Hammond

Candy Cane Kisses - Holiday Anthology Series, #10

The top holiday mystery recommended by CBC BooksA great mystery you need to read this summer, selected by the Mystery Panel on CBC Radio's The Next ChapterWhen Dr. Hope Sze retreats to an Ottawa stem cell lab for a peaceful month of research, she discovers a dead man in the snow-only the first in a series of corpses, both at home and around the globe. This time, the killer knows no borders and no conscience. Hope must extricate them all, while caught between the man who saved her life, the man who helps rebuild it, and a killer on an intercontinental rampage. Praise for Human Remains"Human Remains strikes straight at the heart of today's most controversial and moving issues, through the hothouse world of big-bucks medical research. Impressive and complex. This is good stuff. Big stuff." Richard Quarry, Author of Midnight Choir"Dr. Sze is a fully-drawn character who draws you into the medical milieu as well as into the mystery.. Almost immediately Hope and Ryan and Ryan's new puppy Roxy stumble over a human body with a black bag taped over the head.. There's no way you can put the book down from that opening." Jan Grape, author of Austin City Blue"When I last wrote about Melissa Yi's wonderful character Dr. Hope Sze, she was in dire circumstances in Stockholm Syndrome. The aftermath of this has resulted in PTSD. Currently living in Ottawa, Sze is set for a rotation at a lab for stem cell research. Scoping out the lab the evening before her first work day, she finds a body in the snow. The murdered man is Dr. Acayo, a recent addition to the personnel. The research lab has an interesting mix of characters, from the imperious to the sullen, and the over enthusiastic. Sze must carefully navigate these personalities as there is something else happening there. It's a deep, disturbing undercurrent that works on Sze's vulnerability. As she strives to deal with her trauma, Sze continues to be torn between the two loves of her life, Tucker and Ryan. Changes are coming and she may be too fragile to manage them. Melissa Yi is a talented writer and this 5th offering in the Hope Sze Medical Crime Novels has her on firm ground." -June Lorraine, Murder in Common"Wonderful characters and plot."-Richard King, CBC Radio's HomerunPraise for the Hope Sze series"Dr. Melissa Yi has created medical thrillers that shine with authenticity and are impossible to put down." Kris Nelscott, New York Times bestseller

Human Remains - Hope Sze Medical Crime, #5

Tent flap open. Sandals still neatly lined up in front of the riverside tent. But no sign of odd Uncle Leonard, who can't swim. Solving two murders back in Montreal made Hope Sze a touch paranoid. Should she:a) call the police, b) comb through the pine forest, c) drag the waters of the Madawaska River, ord) confront the racist scum who might have killed him?Part 2 of the "Gone Fishing" serialized short stories by Melissa Yi.  Collectively, these stories, supplemented by a 'behind the scenes' narrative, may be purchased as the novella "Family Medicine."Praise for Terminally Ill, by Melissa Yi: "[T]his novel demonstrates familiarity with the conventions of mysteries without being constrained by them and with the realities of Canada's medical world. Although the tone is light, the author is not afraid to introduce darker themes."-Publishers Weekly

Trouble and Strife - Hope Sze Medical Crime, #2.6

A story of three women, linked by blood and diamonds. The first, a Ph. D. who loves her research more than any living thing. The second, a Montreal woman who knows her bulging, aching abdomen must conceal a terrible secret. The third, resident doctor Hope Sze, who, in struggling to save her patient, stumbles across a crime. "Sharply etched, emotionally haunting." -Kenneth Wishnia, Edgar and Anthony Award finalist; editor of Jewish Noir 'The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.' Friedrich Nietzsche

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