Anthologies
A terrifying collection of fairy tales with a wicked twist features the work of such best-selling mystery writers as Sharyn McCrumb, Joan Hess, John Lutz, and others, in stories that explore the themes of envy, jealousy, greed, spite, revenge, and death.
Crimewave 2: Deepest Red Stories by Peter Crowther, Molly Brown, Simon Morse, Ian Rankin, Tom Piccirilli, Michael Z. Lewin, Alan Austin, Mike O’Driscoll, Martin Edwards, John Moralee, Steve Rasnic Tem, Antony Mann (winner of the 2000 CWA/Macallan Short Story Dagger), Margaret Walker…
It’s not easy to collect, in a single volume, the finest mystery and suspense fiction the world has to offer, but The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection rises to that challenge, inviting you to discover what Kirkus Reviews dubs “ . . . the year’s anthology of choice.” In his Second Annual collection, Ed Gorman once again brings together the year’s most powerful fiction by such outstanding authors as Lawrence Block, Stuart M. Kaminsky, Ed McBain, Joyce Carol Oates, Ian Rankin, and Donald E. Westlake. The volume also abounds with fresh new stories by newer authors, from U. S. publications, and also from sources on other shores, including England, Germany, and the Netherlands. Ed Gorman set benchmark for great mystery and suspense fiction with the First Annual Collection . Overflowing with award-winning authors and terrific stories, The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection also promises to be a treasure for anyone who loves a mystery. More than 200,000 words of superlative mystery and suspense fiction from around the world, with stories by: Lawrence Block Jan Burke Dorothy Cannell Clark Howard Peter Lovesey Joyce Carol Oates Nancy Pickard Bill Pronzini Ian Rankin And many others A Banquet of Mystery and Crime Fiction For those who love outstanding mystery and crime reading, award-winning author and editor, Ed Gorman, has once again collected the best stories of the year from around the world. Immerse yourself in stories that baffle, tantalize, and delight, by the following authors: Miguel Agustí Doug Allyn Noreen Ayres Robert Barnard Lawrence Block Jan Burke Dorothy Cannell Stanley Cohen Mat Coward Peter Crowther Brendan DuBois Jurgen Ehlers Pete Hamill Joseph Hansen Edward D. Hoch Clark Howard Stuart M. Kaminsky Richard Laymon Gillian Linscott Peter Lovesey John Lutz Christine Matthews Ed McBain Bob Mendes Denise Mina Joyce Carol Oates Gary Phillips Nancy Pickard Bill Pronzini Robert J. Randisi Ian Rankin Les Roberts Peter Robinson S. J. Rozan Kristine Kathryn Rusch Donald E. Westlake
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
Editors Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg have scoured the world to present the biggest and most consistently entertaining collection of crime and suspense stories from across the globe. Their first-rate picks are a diverse and exciting mix of stories by big names, award winners, and fresh voices. The anthology will have the year's Edgar Award -winning stories, Silver Dagger Award-winning stories from the U.K., and spine-tingling tales from writers who might soon win those awards themselves. This volume is a feast of more than thirty gripping tales from bestselling authors, including Doug Allyn, Jeff Abbott, Marion Arnott, Rhys Bowen, Liza Cody, Shelley Costa, Mat Coward, Judith Cutler, Catherine Dain, Carol Anne Davis, Brendan DuBois, Elizabeth Foxwell, David Edgerly Gates, Jeremiah Healy, Edward D. Hoch, Clark Howard, Robert Levinson, Dick Lochte, John Lutz, Antony Mann, Sharyn McCrumb, Joyce Carol Oates, Chris Rippen, Peter Robinson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and Marcia Talley. This is the anthology of choice for every fan of suspense fiction whether they love cozies, hardboiled, or any shade in between.
The Last Noel by Steve Brewer\Catherine Dain\Mat Coward\Linda Berry released on Oct 25, 2004 is available now for purchase.
This bumper collection, subtitled "The Best of Short Trips", contains 28 stories, one from each of the previous 28 volumes. Contents: * 'I Was A Monster!!!' by Joseph Lidster * Apocrypha Bipedium by Ian Potter * Face-Painter by Tara Samms * The Glass Princess by Justin Richards * Ruins of Heaven by Marc Platt * The Thief of Sherwood by Jonathan Morris * The Age of Ambition by Andy Campbell * The Dead Man's Story by Andy Frankham-Allen * Flashpoint by Matt Grady * Thinking Warrior by Huw Wilkins * All Our Christmasses by Steve Lyons * Suitors, Inc by Paul Magrs * How You Get There by Simon Guerrier * Venus by Stuart Manning * The Lampblack Wars by Matthew Sweet * Life After Queth by Matt Kimpton * Checkpoint by Stel Pavlou * The Avant Guardian by Eddie Robson * Museum Peace by James Swallow * Midnight in the Café of the Black Madonna by Sean Williams * The Glarn Strategy by Brian Dooley * Dear Great Uncle Peter by Neil Corry * Losing the Audience by Mat Coward * The Spindle of Necessity by Allyn Gibson * Lonely by Richard Wright * Lares Domestici by Anna Bratton * Lost and Founded by Andrew Pidoux * The Fall of the Druids by David N Smith Chosen by: David Bailey, John Binns, Nicholas Briggs, XannaEve Chown, Paul Cornell, Neil Corry, Keith R A DeCandido, Ian Farrington, Simon Guerrier, Joseph Lidster, Jacqueline Rayner, Gary Russell, Richard Salter, Steven Savile, Cavan Scott and Mark Wright.
This eclectic mix of stories shows punk is not simply a static component of history, but a process of evolution and revolution which extends from the heady days of 1976 right into the now. Are you ready to jump into contemporary punk-inspired fiction? It’s not a nostalgia trip.