Bastard stepchild / by George R. R. Martin -- Death by Dahlia / by Charlaine Harris -- Bleeding shadow / by Joe R. La nsdale -- Hungry heart / by Simon R. Green -- Styx and stones / by Steven Saylor -- Pain and suffering / by S. M. Stirling -- It's still the same old story / by Carrie Vaughn -- Lady is a screamer/ by Conn Iggulden -- Hellbender / Laurie R. King -- Shadow thieves / by Glen Cook -- No mystery, no miracle / by Melinda M. Snodgrass -- Difference between a puzzle and a mystery / by M. L. N. Hanover -- Curious affair of the deodand / by Lisa Tuttle -- Lord John and the plague of zombies / by Diana Gabaldon -- Beware the snake / by John Maddox Roberts -- In red, with pearls / by Patricia Briggs -- Adakian eagle / by Bradley Denton.