Come visit Miriam in first century CE Alexandria.
Come to Miriam’s Alexandria, a first century city second only to Rome.
Venture with Miriam into the claustrophobic underbelly of Alexandria at night.
Come visit Miriam in first century CE Alexandria.
the MIRIAM BAT ISAAC
Mystery Series
June Trop
Welcomes you to
Future Events
THE DRINK, June’s newest short story
Read June’s story in A Thin Slice of Anxiety.
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A variation on the noir love triangle, “The Drink” is about a beautiful teenage girl in 1970s Upstate New York who is picked up by a predatory truck driver on her walk home from school. After they move in together and he is abusive, she finds a way to get even.
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But see how fast their relationship turns sour:
“I know. I know. Things are tough right now. But just gimme a little more time, and our luck will change. You’ll see. Once I pay off that cop in Nashville, I’ll be able to get another trucking job, and everything will be right with us again.”
“You keep saying that, but why the hell did you have to go and bust his head anyway?”
“Hey, quit squeezing my balls, will you? Like I keep telling you, it just happened.”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah. You and your barroom brawls.” I let out an extravagant sigh, knowing what his doofus brain didn’t, that he’d never get ahead of that beef.
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Enjoy the fun of a noir story as we watch greed, lust, alienation, and jealousy propel morally flawed characters toward their doom. And the best part is the story is free online for everyone to read. Just click here.
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JUNE IS A GUEST BLOGGER ON
LADIES OF MYSTERY
Look for June’s blog on January 4, 2025 as she intrigues readers with the most baffling of Miriam bat Isaac’s cases in first century CE Roman Alexandria. Learn about the case of a sleazy gladiator’s return home to continue his life of killing, but this time outside the arena. And what about a dying beggar’s wish to uncover the fate of his love child or the disappearance of a mysterious black pearl with the promise of restoring the health of the one possessing it?
Just click here and type June Trop in the search box.
CALLING ALL MYSTERY AND THRILLER WRITERS
The ITW represents professional thriller authors from around the world. As an honorary society, the organization includes but is not limited to authors of fiction and nonfiction writing stories of mystery, suspense, horror, true crime, espionage, and the supernatural.
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If your work is a mystery or thriller that has been or will have been published in 2024, then you are probably eligible to enter in one of the following categories: best standalone thriller, best standalone mystery, best series novel, best first novel, best young adult novel, best short story, and best audiobook. Entering is free.
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To find out the submission deadlines and how to enter, just click here.
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June will be a judge for the 2024 Claymore Award
The Killer Nashville Claymore Award assists new fiction authors to get published, including possible agent representation, book advances, editor deals, and movie and television sales.
The deadline for submitting a manuscript for the 2024 award closed on April 1, but the window to submit for the 2025 award has just opened. For all you need to know to apply, click here.
June Mentors Mystery Writers
June has been invited to serve as a 2024 mentor to members of the Mystery Writers of America, New York Chapter.
Each of her seven books plunge Miriam bat Isaac into a nail-biting adventure in Roman-occupied Alexandria two thousand years ago. Whether she leads you through the splendors of her great city or through its haunted alleys, you will uncover the guilty longings, secrets, lies, and evil deeds of murders, kidnappers, and jewel thieves.
Catch up with her at www.JuneTrop.com.
ARE YOU READY FOR A UNIQUE TALE OF TERROR AND WONDER?
Look for June’s story “The Betrothal” in the February 2025 issue of Black Sheep: Unique Tales of Terror and Wonder.
“The Betrothal”, set in first century CE Roman-occupied Alexandria, is about a young woman who disappears just before her betrothal to her father’s repulsive but wealthy business partner. The father comes to Miriam bat Isaac looking for help to find his daughter. Aside from her physical features, he describes the unique necklace she likely would be wearing.
Weeks later, through a chance encounter with a woman wearing that unique necklace, Miriam traces the young woman to a ship bound for Ephesus. And, at about the same time, Miriam’s husband, the jeweler who made the necklace, tells Miriam that the old man was recently killed in a sleazy waterfront inn.
Could the young woman have killed him?
If you cannot help Miriam solve the murder, then at least accompany her on her high-stakes search for the young woman.
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A Video Podcast With June at The Crime Cafe
Friday, August 22, 2025, 3 pm