The Whole She-Bang 3 !

The Sisters in Crime are so thrilled that THREE of our members' short stories in The Whole She-Bang 3 anthology were short-listed for the prestigious Arthur Ellis Awards!
Congratulations to the winner, Susan Daly, for her story "A Death at the Parsonage". The other two stories short-listed are:
- Cathy Ace, "Steve’s Story", The Whole She-Bang 3, Toronto Sisters in Crime
- Elizabeth Hosang, "Where There’s a Will", The Whole She-Bang 3, Toronto Sisters in Crime
This is the third mystery anthology published by the Toronto Chapter of Sisters in Crime, and it is better than ever!
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From cozies to downright thrillers, there is something in there for every taste! Electronic copies are now available from Kindle, Kobo, Nook, and Smashwords.
Print copies are available from your local bookstore, including our favourite mystery bookstore Sleuth of Baker Street and (at a higher price) on Amazon.ca. If you happen to know one of the contributing writers, they may have a small stash from which you could purchase a hard copy!
The early reviews are in! The third anthology is scoring highly on Goodreads!

When you've devoured your own copy, please feel free to add your rating to the website.
From The Toronto Star:
Then we have Susan Daly, the prize of the collection, who presents a clever and funny take on Jane Austen. The plot gets started diabolically with a clergyman who plagiarizes his sermons and proceeds, with verve, to murder and some very sensible deducing.
A little-known fact about our anthologies: 50% of our net proceeds goes to the Children's Book Bank. So, in addition to getting a diverse sampler of mystery authors to try out, you are also supporting a worthy cause: childhood literacy!
Thank you to all the veteran and nascent authors for making our judges' jobs even harder with the diversity and quality of your submissions!
- Cathy Ace <-- Arthur Ellis 2017 Shortlisted for "Steve's Story"
- Jayne Barnard
- Anne Barton
- Miriam Clavir
- Susan Daly <-- Arthur Ellis 2017 Shortlisted for "A Death at the Parsonage"
- Lisa de Nikolits
- Alice Fitzpatrick
- Valerie Hauch
- Elizabeth Hosang <-- Arthur Ellis 2017 Shortlisted for "Where There’s a Will"
- Heather MacDonald-Archer
- J. A. Menzies
- Lynne Murphy
- Helen Nelson
- Ed Piwowarczyk
- Andre Ramshaw
- Darlene Ryan
- Judy Penz Sheluk
- Coleen Steele
Download a Sampler [PDF] with the Table of Contents, Introduction by Lesley Mang, and one (and a bit) of the short stories.
The Whole She-Bang 2
We are so excited about the tremendous positive reception our second anthology has received.
From The Globe and Mail:
From The Toronto Star:
A big Thank You goes out to the fantastic award-winning authors who have blurbed our book: Louise Penny, Scott MacKay, and Elizabeth Duncan.
If you missed your chance earlier, you can buy copies here:
- Print
- Sleuth of Baker Street, Toronto
- Amazon.ca
- e-format
- Amazon.ca (Kindle)
- Smashwords (EPUB, mobi, lrf, pdb)
- Kobo (EPUB, mobi, PDF).
Below are the 21 members of Sisters in Crime in Canada who have contributed to create this exciting collection of 24 stories, ranging from noir to cozy, funny to thrilling and everywhere in between. Contains Arthur Ellis Finalist, "First Impressions" by Madona Skaff.
- Lou Allin
- Catherine Astolfo
- Linda Cahill
- Melodie Campbell
- Miriam Clavir
- Susan Daly
- Jill Downie
- Elizabeth Hosang
- P.M. Jones
- Cara Loverock
- Heather MacDonald-Archer
- Lesley Mang
- Elaine Ruth Mitchell
- Charlotte Morganti
- Helen Nelson
- Carol Newhouse
- Judy Penz Sheluk
- Steve Shrott
- Madona Skaff
- Coleen Steele
- Linda Wicken
Download a Sampler [PDF] with the Table of Contents, Introduction by Lesley Mang, and three of the short stories.
The Whole She-Bang! An Anthology

Created to celebrate Toronto Sisters in Crime's twentieth anniversary, The Whole She-Bang contains 20 stories ranging from noir to cozy, locales from Canada to Vietnam, and protagonists from cops to amateur sleuths. There's something here for every mystery lover.
Our chapter published our first anthology (see below) in October 2012. We sold over 600 copies, paid our authors and donated over $800 to the Children's Book Bank with our efforts. It was also thrilling not only to have established authors like Edgar Award winner Sylvia Maultash Warsh, and novelist Vicki Delany in the collection, but we provided several authors with their first publication credit. Having the anthology reviewed in the Toronto Star was a highlight, too.
Are you looking to discover a new voice in mystery fiction? Or read a new entry from one of your favourite authors? This short story collection is an opportunity to dabble in the diversity of our Sisterhood's creativity.
Purchase your own copy in e-book or print format through the following vendors:
- The Sleuth of Baker Street at 907 Millwood Road in Toronto. It's open Thursday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday noon to 4 p.m.
- Smashwords (various e-formats)
- Kobo books (EPUB format)
- Amazon.ca (print and Kindle/mobi format)
- Lulu (print)
Download a Sampler [PDF] with the Table of Contents, Introduction by Helen Nelson, and three of the short stories.