Anthologies

'- The Hot Blood series has a loyal following--each book has terrific sales. - The franchise is branching out--we'll be repackaging the first nine titles in the series and repackaging them on the Pinnacle list.

Not all love is innocent. Some desires swallow you whole. . . There's more than meets the eye to the twenty twisted pleasures collected here, with death and desire lying in wait behind every corner. One goth girl finds the man whose love can make her beautiful and whose body can bring her ecstasy—if she can stomach the price. . . A zombie apocalypse destroys a man's family, but "til death do us part" is a vow his wife won't forget—even if she's now more on the undead side. A vampire hunter wakes up the morning after and has to discover what forbidden pleasures he indulged in the night before—he suspects they might involve the drop-dead gorgeous bloodsucker next door. . . These and many more tales of sinister passion lie inside—if you aren't afraid of the dark. . ..

If you thought standing in line at your local megastore was murder, then you haven't been to Megamart. These flash fiction tales of superstore madness and mayhem will make you think twice the next time you hear "clean up on aisle 13." This anthology contains works by: Patricia Abbott, Sophie Littlefield, Kieran Shea, Chad Eagleton, Ed Gorman, Cormac Brown, Fleur Bradley, Alan Griffiths, Laura Benedict, Garnett Elliot, Eric Beetner, Jack Bates, Bill Crider, Loren Eaton, John DuMond, John McFetridge, Toni McGeeCausey, Jeff Vande Zande, James Reasoner, Kyle Minor, Randy Rohn, Todd Mason, Byron Quertermous, Sandra Scoppettone, Stephen D. Rogers, Steve Weddle, Evan Lewis, Daniel B. O'Shea, Sandra Seamans, Albert Tucher, Donna Moore, John Weagly, Keith Rawson, Gerald So, Dave Zeltserman, Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen, Jay Stringer, Anne Frasier, Kathleen A. Ryan, Eric Peterson, Chris Grabenstein and J.T. Ellison. DISCOUNT NOIR has been nominated for Outstanding Anthology in the 2011 Preditors and Editors Readers Poll.

16 Thriller writers from all over the world, come together in this collection of Suspense Stories. Award-winning and best-selling authors like Vincent Zandri, Aaron Patterson, Paul Levine, Robin Parrish, Dave Zeltserman, Estevan Vega and more. Forward by award-winning author of VOLT, Alan Heathcock. Dave Zeltserman: Old Wives' Tales Aaron Patterson: The Craigslist Killer Allan Leverone: Faces Bri Clark: Caffe' Seduzione Estevan Vega: Music Box J.R. Chartrand: The Retrieval Rebecca Carey Lyles: The Spirit of Christmas Paul Levine: El Valiente Peter Leavell: Christmas Time K.C. Neal: Pre-IQ Ray Ellis: "I" Mark Maciejewski: The kindly Stop Cafe Robin Parrish: Only One Deborah Provenzale: Deadline Vincent Zandri: Moonlight Mafia Chris White: K: Phantasmagoria

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.

Are you a crime fiction writer? Are you a crime fiction reader? If your answer to either question is yes, you've got to have Writing Crime Fiction, the latest book from the award winning authors of the Top Suspense Group! From Joel Goldman's advice and tips on "going indie" to Vicki Hendricks secrets to sizzling sex scenes, Writing Crime Fiction is the must-have how-to for crime fiction writers and readers. Wondering what it takes to start and finish that first novel? Stephen Gallagher and Ed Gorman tell you how to get it done. Dreaming of turning your crime thriller into a TV series or movie? Let Hollywood veterans Lee Goldberg and Paul Levine show you the way. Dying to ratchet up your book's suspense, whether set in today's world or in years gone by? Libby Hellman and Max Allan Collins will tell you how to make it happen. Ever wonder what the heck "noir" means? Dave Zeltserman has the answer. Wish you could create the perfect amateur sleuth? Naomi Hirahara gives you all the clues you need. Like your thrillers with a dose of zombies? Harry Shannon will show you how to bring them to life. Want to know the secrets to writing more than a hundred thrillers? Bill Crider spills the answers. Writing Crime Fiction has it all! Get it now and get started on your next bestseller! "A quick survey of available how-to-write-a-mystery ebooks suggest most are less than booklength and are written by people you or I have never heard of. This volume, entirely the work of successful professionals, is different. All of its contributors are entertaining or instructive...and most are both. Much of the advice is equally applicable to other types of fiction." Jon Breen, Mystery Scene Magazine

Stories and essays by Ken Bruen, Jim Cornelius, Garnett Elliott, Bradley Mason Hamlin, Sam Hawken, Mike MacLean, Craig McDonald, Manuel Ramos, Steve Rogers, Tom Russell, James Sallis, Martín Solares, John Stickney, Dave Zeltserman. Edited by Craig McDonald Welcome to La Frontera: You’re headed way out west this time, intrepid reader, far past where you’ve dared go before. Your troubled guides along these dusty, bloody stretches of The Devil’s Highway are much-awarded crime novelists, journalists, and border-dwelling troubadours. They serve up stories and essays about lives threatened chasing the elusive, often deadly, dream of more money and better futures beckoning north and south of the border. Emiliano Zapata declared, “It’s better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.” In that spirit, these bards of the borderland are swinging for the barbed-wire fences: all swagger and dark visions, hell-bent on sweeping you along with them across the Rio Grande to a broken Promised Land. Like treacherous Coyotes, they may gut-shoot you or break your heart in the crossing, but however it goes down, know these hombres are determined to make you feel it.

Stories that pay tribute to Rex Stout’s legendary private detective by Lawrence Block, Loren D. Estleman, John Lescroart, Robert Goldsborough, and more. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin have been widely flattered almost from the moment Rex Stout first wrote about them in 1934. The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe collects two dozen literary tributes to one of crime fiction’s best-loved private detectives and his Man Friday. Included are: A 1947 pastiche by award-winning crime writer Thomas Narcejac Rollicking new stories written especially for this collection by Michael Bracken and Robert Lopresti Stories by bestselling authors including Lawrence Block and Loren D. Estleman Chapters from Robert Goldsborough’s authorized continuation of the Wolfe series; Marion Mainwaring’s 1955 tour de force Murder in Pastiche ; and John Lescroart’s Rasputin’s Revenge , which reimagines a young Wolfe as the son of Sherlock Holmes Also featuring a reminiscence from Rex Stout’s daughter, this is a treasury of witty and suspenseful crime writing for every fan of the portly private detective.

There’s a taco truck in Chicago known among a certain segment of the population for its daily specials. Late at night and during the wee hours of the morning, it isn’t the food selection that attracts customers, it’s the illegal weapons available with the special order. Each episode of Guns & Tacos features the story of one Chicagoland resident who visits the taco truck seeking a solution to life’s problems, a solution that always comes in a to-go bag. Episode 13: Two More Tacos, a Beretta .32, and a Pink Butterfly by Dave Zeltserman Episode 14: Two Tamales, One Tokarev, and a Lifetime of Broken Promises by Stacy Woodson Episode 15: Chimichangas and a Couple of Glocks by David H. Hendrickson Episodes 16-18 are featured in Guns + Tacos Vol. 6.

For those who find revenge sweet, this quirky collection will satisfy your predilections — Steve Steinbeck / The Jury Box in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Jan/Feb 2023 (****) 15 all-new stories From both new and established , award-winning and best-selling authors Kenzie complains about cats to the wrong neighbor Mitch chooses the wrong couple to spy on next door But does Sheila target the right man to scam? Prepare for murder in many guises... Visit a world where the intolerable few, who create hell for the rest, get their comeuppance. Short stories of murder, mystery, and revenge from Hilary Davidson , Steve Hockensmith , L. C. Tyler , Marilyn Todd , Dave Zeltserman , Warren Moore , Robert Lopresti , Nick Manzolillo , Kevin Quigley , Eve Elliot , Eve Morton , Kay Hanifen , Wendy Harrison , Shiny Nyquist , and F. D. Trenton . with titles such as: ONE OF US IS DYING Ellen is to all intents and purposes housebound when she is forcibly deprived of the only joy she has in life, and decides to act. VENGEANCE TAKES A HOLIDAY Sheila is always scrounging for food, but it's not just because she's pregnant. WOOPS! Mitch knows the new couple next door are bad news and he's going to do something about them. But when they knock on his door first, what have they got in store for him? LAMBS AND WOLVES When Garmo observes his next door neighbor being stalked, he is part right but dangerously wrong. Read also about "The Woman Who Cried Cat," "King of the Castle," "A little Power," "Murder, She Chiselled," and more... Find your own personal crime hit in a great anthology!