The First Two Pages: “Kohinoor” by Smita Harish Jain by Art Taylor in Mysteries/Thrillers, Mystery Writers of America, Short Fiction, Sisters in Crime, The First Two Pages, Writing on April 20, 2021
In February of last year, Smita Harish Jain emailed me with a great bit of news: Her story “Kohinoor” had been accepted for the next Mystery Writers of American anthology, When A Stranger Comes to Town, and would I be willing to share it in our MWA Mid-Atlantic Chapter newsletter? I was thrilled to hear the news then and thrilled to help celebrate Smita’s story again today on the official pub date—and celebrate all the contributors too! Edited by Michael Koryta, When a Stranger Comes to Town also features stories by Paul A. Barra, Alafair Burke, Michael Connelly, S.A. Cosby, Tina deBellegarde, Jacqueline Freimor, Steve Hamilton, Joe Hill, Tilia Klebenov Jacobs, Michael Koryta, Joe R. Lansdale, Emilya Naymark, Bryon Quertermous, Lori Roy, Jonathan Stone, Elaine Togneri, Lisa Unger, and Amanda Witt. Collectively the stories explore both the allure and the uneasiness of “the uninvited guest, the unacquainted neighbor, the fish out of water,” as the collection’s description explains.
To read more, please visit https://arttaylorwriter.com/2021/04/20/the-first-two-pages-kohinoor-by-smita-harish-jain/
