Anthologies
A collection of science fiction tales by such writers as Isaac Asimov, Edward D. Hoch, Keith Minnion, Connie Willis, and Jane Yolen
A collection of tales dealing with an assortment of tortured souls, by such American and English masters as Stephen King, Isaac Asimov, Edgar Allan Poe, and Arthur Conan Doyle
An anthology of science fiction stories tackles the problem of crime in the future, with contributions by Isaac Asimov, Robert Bloch, Orson Scott Card, John Varley, Kathe Koja, W.T. Quick, and Harry Harrison
Fourteen Tasty Servings of hot-blooded passion, bone-chilling violence, and appropriately seasoned New England-style. Readers who love New England should love these stories as they are all set in New England, includes the terrific short story "Lizzie Borden in the P.M". Out-of-Print Book highly recommended to mystery buffs, who also love New England. A very enjoyable book.
A collection of tales about organized crime features stories by such writers as King, Chandler, Pentecost, Vachss, and others
A collection of mysteries from a host of best-selling mystery writers features tales by Dick Francis, Graham Greene, Lawrence Bloch, Sarah Paretsky, Loren D. Estleman, John Lutz, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, and others
These all-new short stories of movies, music, murder, and mayhem by today's brightest talents will take you from vaudeville to Vegas, and make it chillingly clear that in the world of entertainment, if you want to make it, you may have to step on some people-or over their dead bodies... Includes first-run stories from  Carolyn Wheat  John Lutz  Elaine Viets  Parnell Hall  Stuart M. Kaminsky  Edward D. Hoch  Annette Meyers  Angela Zeman  David Bart  Bob Shayne  Mark Terry  Gary Phillips  Suzanne Shaphren  Libby Fischer Hellman  Charles Ardai  Gregg Andrew Hurwitz  Steve Hockensmith  Shelley Freydont  Robert Lopresti  Mat Coward
www.thecrimefactory.com/ Issue Four of the noir journal Crime Factory, has, as always, a mixture of fiction, features and reviews. With exclusive content from Allan Guthrie (Blood Will Out; Kiss Her Goodbye); Steven Kastrissios (writer/director of The Horseman – MUFF award winner for Best Film and Best Director 2008); Charles Ardai (TV’s Haven; “Gabriel Hunt” series); Jeff Sparrow (Killing; Radical Melbourne); features by Chris LaTray; Andrew Prentice; Peter “Nerd Of Noir” Dragovich; Andrew Nette; Liam José; Keith Rawson; Cameron Ashley and fiction by Scott Wolven; Michael A. Gonzales; Graham Powell; Brian Murphy and Kieran Shea.
Smoke 'em if you got 'em, then set your jaw and steel your stance, 'cause BEAT to a PULP: Round Two is here! It's all meat, no filler in this red-raw-and-oozing collection of twenty-nine tales of pure pulp action. You'll find aliens, gangsters, drifters, mountain men, private dicks, gun molls, loners, misfits, drunks, thugs, booze-hounds, and more, all brawling in the pages of Round Two. And that's just for starters. Seething with left-hooks, uppercuts, kidney shots, and gut-punches aplenty, this powerhouse compilation doles out the genres, from hardboiled crime, western, and noir to sci-fi, fantasy, literary, horror, and more. Round Two covers all-new ground with offerings from a gang of tried-and-true heavyweights and inspired up-and-comers, all savvy purveyors of pulp at the top of their game. Haymakers include a Hemingway pastiche by famed mystery author Bill Pronzini, a stunning Chandler homage by Hard Case Crime kingpin Charles Ardai, a post-war tale with a twist from James Reasoner, a zombie-horror nightmare by Bill Crider, and even more blows to the temple from such hotshots as Glenn Gray, Patricia Abbott, the legendary Vin Packer, and more, more, more! Feel up to it? Then climb back in the ring. BEAT to a PULP: Round Two is ready to rumble.
Ah, the Christmas season. The scent of roasting chestnuts fills the air, turkeys cook in every oven, and mistletoe hangs quietly above the doors. But beneath this cheerful Yuletide veneer, a seedier reality lurks, as a criminal element continues to ply its dastardly trade in secret, disguised by the joyous songs of carolers young and old... At least, that's the case in the pages of this volume, in which some of crime fiction's biggest names offer a playful take on the holiday's most beloved melodies, including such soon-to-be classics as "Arrested Merry Gentleman," "How Come You're Not Faithful," and "I Saw Mommy Killing Santa Claus." Contributors include: Donna Andrews, Rhys Bowen, Ken Bruen, Reed Farrel Coleman, Max Allan Collins, Thomas H. Cook, Jeffery Deaver, Harlan Ellison, Loren D. Estleman, Jane Haddam, Stuart M. Kaminsky, Andrew Klavan, Peter Lovesey, John Lutz, Katherine Hall Page, Ridley Pearson, Thomas Perry, Nancy Pickard, S.J. Rozan, Charles Todd, Joseph Wambaugh, and Donald E. Westlake, among many others.
#1 Amazon New Release, The Silver Waves of Summer is a compulsively readable collection of crime stories by New York Times and International best-selling writers, and Edgar and Shamus Award winners. “Olsen has masterfully gathered an established crew of writers to maximum effect...A potent assemblage of briskly paced tales that will satisfy mystery and crime noir fans." -Kirkus Reviews “The Silver Waves of Summer is perfect reading for long, hot days. It was incredibly satisfying and reassuring to read [such] intelligent and thoughtful work. – Amazon review “ This is a truly impressive collection of “surf noir” stories .” -Amazon Review In “Lighthouse Scene for Miles ,” internationally best-selling writer Michael Scott Moore ( The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast ) takes us back to the famed Lighthouse Cafe in 1950’s Southern California, in a story featuring the great jazz legend, Miles Davis. NY Times best-selling writer Tod Goldberg ( Gangsterland, Living Dead Girl ) brings us a compelling new short story, “The Summer of ’86,” where a recently released bank robber, Mitch Lenney, travels to a sleepy seaside town on the Monterey Bay to help his sister run a bike shop after her boyfriend suddenly disappears. This is a crime noir short not to be missed. In “Off the 405,” Edgar Award winner Naomi Hirahara ( Snakeskin Shamisen, Clark and Division ) takes us on a beach excursion where three families meet on a hot, sunny day in Southern California that ends with a high-speed chase up the 405, against traffic. In a murder mystery that rivals Agatha Christie, “The Naked and the Dead” by Shamus Award winner Charles Ardai ( Songs of Innocence, Little Girl Lost ) transports us to a private nude beach on the East Coast, where a member is murdered in an impossible fashion. It is up to private detective Susan Jaffe to solve the case. In “In the Bank” by Antoine Wilson ( Panorama City, Mouth to Mouth ), two friends embark on an adventure to intercept a drug cartel’s shipment by disguising an old fishing boat as US Coast Guard to disastrous consequences. In “The Five Thieves of Bombay Beach” by Rob Roberge ( Liar, More than They Could Chew ), we follow Duane Reed to the Salton Sea with its postapocalyptic landscape in a search of a missing person: Duane’s father, Walt Reed, who disappeared years before somewhere in Bombay Beach. Things take a sinister turn in a new horror story by the talented Samantha Tkac. In “Sundays are for Robberies,” two sisters have each other’s back at all costs, including when it comes to murder.
WIN, LOSE, OR DIE. Whether it’s child’s play or for the highest stakes, whether we stick to the rules or cheat, we all play games — for fun, for thrills, for love or money, to prove we’re the best or make an opponent knuckle under. And the games we play, with cards or dice or nothing but our wits, reveal something deeply personal about the players. In this powerful new anthology, Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Lawrence Block has assembled an all-star team for the ultimate game night. Sit down at the checkerboard with S.A. Cosby, assemble jigsaw puzzles with David Morrell, or play marbles for the fate of the world with Joe R. Lansdale. In Jeffery Deaver’s hands, an innocent game of Candyland takes twists the Parker Brothers could never have imagined. Science-fiction grandmaster Robert Silverberg uncovers painful truths about destiny while betting on the turtle races in a Caribbean resort. And Lawrence Block himself out-Hitchcocks Hitchcock with his classic story of murder victims swapped by strangers on a handball court. From hide-and-seek to Russian roulette, from mahjong to Mouse Trap, it’s a game lover’s dream — but beware: your turn is coming, and while winning isn’t everything, sometimes losing can be deadly… And here's the starred review from Publishers Weekly: One of the most impressive of the 17 crime stories involving games in this stellar anthology from MWA Grand Master Block ( In Sunlight or in Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper ) is Block’s own “Strangers on a Handball Court.” It riffs on Patricia Highsmith’s Strangers on a Train , as the title suggests, and provides a wholly fair plot with a gut-wrenching surprise. Even knowing that multiple twists are coming doesn’t negate their impact in Jeffery Deaver’s devious “The Babysitter,” which opens with a classic trope: the innocent everyperson who stumbles on a deadly secret. When the charges of 17-year-old Kelli Lambert get bored playing Candy Land, Kelli’s search for another board game leads her into peril after the parents of the kids she’s watching suspect she’s spotted their secret plans to torch a casino so they can establish their own casino. David Morrell shines with the subtle and creepy “The Puzzle Master,” in which a couple become addicted to jigsaw puzzles by a particular artist, only to find potentially ominous clues linking disparate bucolic scenes. The wide range of stories and games in them begs for a sequel.