“Dazzlepaint” by Erica Obey was released Feb. 16 by Amphorae Publishing Group/Walrus Publishing. Obey is president of the New York chapter of Mystery Writers of America.

“Hot Ice, Cold Blood” by Holly Spofford was published in August. A sequel to the murder mystery “A Letter for Hoot,” the new thriller tells the riveting story of a diamond heist in the nation’s

“A Message in Blood,” the third book in Catherine Maiorisi’s NYPD Detective Chiara Corelli Mystery series, is now available. Bella Books is the publisher.

Paul Vidich’s fourth novel, “The Mercenary,” will release on Feb. 2 from Pegasus. This story, based on actual events, is set in 1980s Moscow during the last years of the Soviet Union. A senior KGB

“Hit or Miss,” a new book by Jeff Markowitz, was released on Dec. 15 and is now available in ebook and paperback editions. When you’re 21 years old, it can be hard, under the best

Juliet Fletcher’s short story, “The Boyfriend Shirt,” appears in the anthology “Words After Dark: A Lyrics, Lit & Liquor Anthology.” The volume was released by Lucid River Press and features fiction, poetry, essays, comedy and

Tina deBellegarde kicked off her Batavia-on-Hudson mystery series with the launch of “Winter Witness” on Sept. 29. She will be reading an excerpt at MWA-NY’s KGB Virtual Reading on Oct.13.

Lucy Kirk’s book, “The Poison Factory – Operation Kamera,” is out, as both ebook and print. And, yes, indeed, it is on top of the news, quite by accident because the story is about Russians

“Third Degree,” a collection of three crime novellas by Tim O’Mara, Ross Klavan and Charles Salzberg, was published Oct. 6. It’s the third in the series, the first two being “Three Strikes” and “Triple Shot.”