Barb Goffman

About The Author

Barb Goffman is well known for her crime short stories. She's won the Agatha Award three times, the Macavity Award twice, and the Anthony Award, Silver Falchion Award, and Ellery Queen Readers Award once each. She's been a finalist 41 times for major crime-writing awards (the Agatha, Anthony, Derringer, Macavity, Thriller, and Silver Falchion). Her book Don't Get Mad, Get Even won the Silver Falchion Award for best crime short-story collection published in 2013. She earns her living as a freelance crime-fiction editor, specializing in cozy and traditional mysteries.

Books by Barb Goffman

Flash and Bang
By Barb Goffman
Sometimes, crime occurs with the sound of a drip of poison, or the whispering whistle of a knife moving through the air. And, sometimes, it happens with a “flash and bang.”The Short Mystery Fiction Society was formed in 1996 to promote the reading, writing and publication of short-form mystery an...
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Biscuits, Carats and Gravy
By Barb Goffman
What do you do when it appears you may be gaining a bimbo sister-in-law who stands to inherit a family heirloom? You take advantage of some of the worst gravy ever made to commit the perfect crime. This story appears in the Thanksgiving mystery anthology THE KILLER WORE CRANBERRY.
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