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Otto Penzler (Editor)

Murder at the Racetrack

Editura: MYSTERIOUS PR

Anul aparitiei: 2006

Lawrence Block, in Keller by a Nose," asks what obsession holds more hazards than betting on the ponies. The answer will surprise you...Max Allan Collins's "That Kind of Nag" proves that it's bad to play the wrong horse, but worse to pick the wrong woman..."The Great, the Good and the Not-So-Good" by H.R.F. Keating warns against old English ladies at the racecourse...Joyce Carol Oates shows how a young woman teams to trust a prize stallion more than her violent lover in "Meadowlands"...and Scott Wolven's "Pinwheel" offers a Japanese lesson in flying horses and honor among thieves."--BOOK JACKET.

Harlan Coben (Editor)

The Best American Mystery Stories

Editura: MARINER BOOKS

Anul aparitiei: 2011

The Best American Series(R) First, Best, and Best-Selling The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected--and most popular--of its kind. The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 includes Lawrence Block, Brendan DuBois, Loren D. Estleman, Beth Ann Fennelly and Tom Franklin, Ed Gorman, Richard Lange, S. J. Rozan, Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins, and others

Mike Dennis (Author)

Bloodstains on the Wall

Editura: DARQSIDE BOOKS

Anul aparitiei: 2011

"Mike Dennis is a modern master of noir." -- MAX ALLAN COLLINS, author of Road To Perdition "Dennis writes true noir." -- VICKI HENDRICKS, author of Cruel Poetry "Noir with panache." -- CHARLIE STELLA, author of Johnny Porno From the other side of the human condition comes this collection of noir tales by Mike Dennis. 1. FULLY LOADED It's 1984 and Biloxi, Mississippi has seen better days. Sherry Lamar, used car saleswoman, is feeling the pinch. Then one day, a stranger walks onto her small car lot and ushers her into a world of steamy sex and murder. 2. THE DEVIL DRIVES A BIG MERCEDES An incident between a seven-year-old boy and his two younger sisters starts him on a downward spiral into self-doubt and later, depravity, that will last his entire life. 3. BLOCK A famous crime fiction novelist develops writer's block on her novel-in-progress and is unable to continue, until a mysterious early-morning phone caller claims to have the answers.

Edward Gorman (Editor)

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: 3: Third Annual Collection

Editura: FORGE

Anul aparitiei: 2002

More than 200,000 words of great crime and suspense fiction Each year, Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg, editors of The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, have reached farther past the boundaries of the United States to find the very best suspense from the world over. In this third volume of their series they have included stories from Germany, Belgium, and the United Kingdom as well as, of course, a number of fine stories from the U.S.A. Among these tales are winners of the Edgar Award, the Silver Dagger Award of the British Crime Writers, and other major awards in the field. In addition, here are reports on the field of mystery and crime writing from correspondents in the U.S. (Jon L. Breen), England (Maxim Jakubowski), Canada (Edo Van Belkom), Australia (David Honeybone), and Germany (Thomas Woertche). Altogether, with nearly 250,000 words of the best short suspense published in 2001, this bounteous volume is, as the Wall Street Journal said of the previous year's compilation, "the best value-for-money of any such anthology." The A-to-Z of the authors should excite the interest of any mystery reader: Robert Barnard - Lawrence Block - Jon L. Breen - Wolfgang Burger - ...

Otto Penzler (Editor)

Murder at the Racetrack

Editura: MYSTERIOUS PR

Anul aparitiei: 2006

Lawrence Block, in Keller by a Nose," asks what obsession holds more hazards than betting on the ponies. The answer will surprise you...Max Allan Collins's "That Kind of Nag" proves that it's bad to play the wrong horse, but worse to pick the wrong woman..."The Great, the Good and the Not-So-Good" by H.R.F. Keating warns against old English ladies at the racecourse...Joyce Carol Oates shows how a young woman teams to trust a prize stallion more than her violent lover in "Meadowlands"...and Scott Wolven's "Pinwheel" offers a Japanese lesson in flying horses and honor among thieves."--BOOK JACKET.

Robert J. Randisi (Author)

The Shamus Winners

Editura: PERFECT CRIME BOOKS

Anul aparitiei: 2010

Fast-paced gumshoe tales that have won the coveted Shamus award from the Private Eye Writers of America. Volume I includes stories by John Lutz, Bill Pronzini, Lawrence Block, Brendan DuBois, Loren D. Estleman, Ed Gorman, Mickey Spillane, Marcia Muller, Nancy Pickard, Benjamin M. Schutz, Linda Barnes, Max Allan Collins, and Sue Grafton. Collected and introduced by Robert J. Randisi.

Max Allan Collins (Author)

Florida Getaway

Editura: POCKET BOOKS

Anul aparitiei: 2010

Lieutenant Horatio Caine leads a crack team of forensic scientists who investigate crimes amid the tropical surroundings and cultural crossroads of Miami. Together, they collect and analyze the evidence to expose the truth and to bring justice to those who often cannot speak for themselves: the victims. FLORIDA GETAWAY Thomas Lessor left Las Vegas for Miami to get away from it all -- in fact, he felt certain he was going to get away with murder. But he was wrong, and the Las Vegas PD soon contacted Miami with a warrant for his arrest. Hot on his trail, the Miami CSIs are called to the scene of his abandoned car...a car that's been abandoned in spirit but not in body. And on a pleasant and secluded Miami beach, a young couple is about to make a gruesome discovery....

Max Allan Collins (Author)

Bye Bye, Baby

Editura: FORGE

Anul aparitiei: 2012

PI Nathan Heller returns in Bye Bye, Baby, as Max Allan Collins brings to life a vivid star-studded cast, from JFK and RFK to Frank Sinatra and Peter Lawford, from Jimmy Hoffa and Joe DiMaggio to Hugh Hefner and Sam Giancana. This is a Hollywood tale you never thought could happen...but probably did. It's 1962, and Twentieth Century Fox is threatening to fire Marilyn Monroe. The blond goddess hires Nate Heller, private eye to the stars, to tap her phone so she will have a record of their calls in case they take her to court. When Heller starts listening, he uncovers far more than nasty conversations. The CIA, the FBI, the Mafia-even the Russians-are involved in actions focused on Marilyn. She's the quintessential American cultural icon, idolized by women, desired by men, but her private life is... complicated...and her connection to the Kennedys makes her an object of interest to some parties with sinister intentions. Not long after Heller signs on, Marilyn winds up dead of a convenient overdose. The detective feels he owes her, and the Kennedys, with whom he busted up corrupt unions in the 1950s. But now, as Heller investigates all possible people-famous, infamous, or deeply ...

Mike Dennis (Author)

Man-Slaughter: Key West Nocturnes Series

Editura: PEARSON SCHOOL K12

Anul aparitiei: 2012

"Mike Dennis is a modern master of noir." MAX ALLAN COLLINS, author of Road To Perdition It's hot in the Florida Keys in August. For Teddy Myles, it's even hotter as he tries to outrun both the law and his partners in crime. He flees to Key West to set up a new identity and an escape to the Caribbean. But he meets up with Gail, a sexy local, who has other things in mind for him. Soon, he finds himself trapped into pulling one more job, this one for over a million. His former partners are tracking him, the cops are onto him, and a hurricane is coming. Time is running out, but will it be on his side? MAN-SLAUGHTER is the third gripping novel in Mike Dennis' Key West Nocturnes Series, designed to reveal Key West as a true noir city.

Otto Penzler (Author)

The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries

Editura: VINTAGE BOOKS

Anul aparitiei: 2013

The most complete collection of Yuletide whodunits ever assembled - The Edgar Award-winning editor collects sixty of his all-time favorite holiday crime stories--from Arthur Conan Doyle and Thomas Hardy to Sara Paretsky and Ed McBain. "Anyone who cares about the best mystery writing of the past century and beyond would be lucky to receive this thick volume during the holidays." --The Washington Post This collection touches on all aspects of the holiday season, and all types of mysteries. They are suspenseful, funny, frightening, and poignant. Included are puzzles by Mary Higgins Clark, Isaac Asimov, and Ngaio Marsh; uncanny tales in the tradition of A Christmas Carol by Peter Lovesey and Max Allan Collins; O. Henry-like stories by Stanley Ellin and Joseph Shearing, stories by pulp icons John D. MacDonald and Damon Runyon; comic gems from Donald E. Westlake and John Mortimer; and many, many more. Almost any kind of mystery you're in the mood for--suspense, pure detection, humor, cozy, private eye, or police procedural--can be found in these pages. FEATURING: - Unscrupulous Santas- Crimes of Christmases Past and Present- Festive felonies- Deadly puddings- Misdemeanors under the ...

Joe Meno (Editor)

Chicago Noir: The Classics

Editura: LULU PR

Anul aparitiei: 2015

"In this superior entry in Akashic's noir series, Meno offers nearly a century of Chicago crime fiction. . . . Familiar bylines abound: Max Allan Collins, Richard Wright, Nelson Algren, Sherwood Anderson, Fredric Brown, Patricia Highsmith (with an excerpt from her novel The Price of Salt), Stewart M. Kaminsky, Sara Paretsky. Others may be less familiar to mystery specialists, but all turn in impressive performances." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "Richard Wright, Nelson Algren, and Sandra Cisneros are not crime-fiction writers, and yet their Chicago certainly embodies the individual-crushing ethos endemic to noir. Meno also includes stories from writers who could easily have been overlooked (Percy Spurlark Parker, Hugh Holton) to ensure that diverse voices, and neighborhoods, are represented. Add in smart and essential choices from Fredric Brown, Sara Paretsky, and Stuart Kaminsky, and you have not an anthology not for crime-fiction purists, perhaps, but a thought-provoking document all the same." --BooklistAlthough Los Angeles may be considered the most quintessentially "noir" American city, this volume reveals that pound-for-pound, Chicago has historically been able to ...

Joe Meno (Editor)

Chicago Noir: The Classics

Editura: LULU PR

Anul aparitiei: 2015

"In this superior entry in Akashic's noir series, Meno offers nearly a century of Chicago crime fiction. . . . Familiar bylines abound: Max Allan Collins, Richard Wright, Nelson Algren, Sherwood Anderson, Fredric Brown, Patricia Highsmith (with an excerpt from her novel The Price of Salt), Stewart M. Kaminsky, Sara Paretsky. Others may be less familiar to mystery specialists, but all turn in impressive performances." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "Richard Wright, Nelson Algren, and Sandra Cisneros are not crime-fiction writers, and yet their Chicago certainly embodies the individual-crushing ethos endemic to noir. Meno also includes stories from writers who could easily have been overlooked (Percy Spurlark Parker, Hugh Holton) to ensure that diverse voices, and neighborhoods, are represented. Add in smart and essential choices from Fredric Brown, Sara Paretsky, and Stuart Kaminsky, and you have not an anthology not for crime-fiction purists, perhaps, but a thought-provoking document all the same." --BooklistAlthough Los Angeles may be considered the most quintessentially "noir" American city, this volume reveals that pound-for-pound, Chicago has historically been able to ...

Max Allan Collins (Author)

Double Dealer

Editura: KESSINGER PUB LLC

Anul aparitiei: 2014

Meet the little known and even less understood heroes of police work in Las Vegas -- the forensic investigators. Led by veteran Gil Grissom, the remarkable team assigned to the Criminalistics Bureau's graveyard shift -- including Catherine Willows, Warrick Brown, Nick Stokes, and Sara Sidle -- must combine cutting-edge scientific methods and old-fashioned savvy as they work to untangle the evidence behind the yellow police tape. While Nick and Catherine investigate a newly discovered fifteen-year-old murder, Grissom and the rest of the team must uncover the indentity of a cold-blooded killer -- one whose execution-style, "double-tap" signature has provoked the interest of FBI agent Rick Culpepper.

Max Allan Collins (Author)

Fate of the Union

Editura: INDYPUBLISH.COM

Anul aparitiei: 2015

When a retired colleague dies of an apparent suicide, ex-Secret Service agent Joe Reeder knows there must be far more to the story. Why did the man leave a desperate message for Reeder moments before dying? And what could possibly make such a seasoned veteran fear for his life? FBI Special Agent Patti Rogers has a mystery of her own to solve: she's leading a task force investigating a brutal series of similar but seemingly unconnected murders across the DC area. Are they serial killings or something even more sinister? Could Reeder and Rogers be tracking down different facets of the same conspiracy? And how do the continued assassination attempts on a presidential hopeful figure into an unprecedented attack on the heart of government? The answers to these questions are uncovered in this riveting sequel to the bestselling Supreme Justice .

Robert J. Randisi (Author)

Souls of the Dead

Editura: OXFORD UNIV PR

Anul aparitiei: 2015

When ex-sheriff Ken Burke is attacked and winds up in an unusual coma, the former hitman Sangster finds himself pulled into the world of Voodoo in order to save his friend. Sangster discovers he has stepped into a hornet's nest as the search leads him through a myriad of French Quarter Voodoo businesses, a Catholic church, a mysterious Voodoo priest in the bayou while avoiding the next would-be hitman wanting to take Sangster out. "Leave it to master-storyteller Robert Randisi to come up with a soulful new spin on the hitman genre. Sangster is a unique addition to the ranks of killers for hire." -Max Allan Collins, creator of QUARRY "As many excellent hitman novels as there have been over the years...you wouldn't think there would be much left to do with the sub-genre. But you'd be wrong, as Robert J. Randisi...proves quite handily. -James Reasoner, author of Texas Wind "...an ambitious, fast-paced thriller that plunges readers headlong into the world of professional hitmen...author Randisi promptly throws some fresh twists into his tale that amp up the excitement and suspense all the more." -Wayne D. Dundee, author of the Joe Hannibal PI series

Christopher DeRose (Author)

Scribes of Speculative Fiction - A Collection of Interviews

Editura: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PR

Anul aparitiei: 2011

Think you know something about speculative fiction? Maybe you wee what these folks have to say... Briane Keene Ben Bova David Brin Bruce Balfour Lois McMaster Bujold Jeanne Cavelos Max Allan Collins Christopher Golden Eduardo Sanchez Gregory Maguire Laurell K. Hamilton Jane Espenson Michael McCarty Orson Scott Card Jerry Pournelle Kristine Kathryn Rusch Sephera Giron Alan Dean Foster Jack Vance Wil McCarthy Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Yvonne Navarro David J. Schow Elaine Cunningham P. N. Elrod Jasper Fforde Joe R.Lansdale Geoffrey A. Landis Mark McLaughlin Eric Van Lustrader Peter S. Beagle Mark McLaughlin Ray Manzarek Piers Anthony Steven Erikson Cristopher DeRose sits down with thirty-five of of the best known names in the world of SpecFic writing and gets the real story. Within these pages, you'll find advice, hints, history, and more than a few surprises. With introduction by Scott Edelman, this collection is a must-have for any aspiring writer or any fan of the world of speculative fiction.

Ennis Willie (Author)

Sand's Game

Editura: KESSINGER PUB LLC

Anul aparitiei: 2010

For the first time since the 60s a collection of Sand's stories are being reprinted. Written by Ennis Willie, these are hardboiled tales that will take you back to the days when men were stoic and deadly, and women were treacherous and pneumatic. Each story is introduced by a master in the field: Max Allan Collins, Wayne D. Dundee, Bill Crider, Bill Pronzini, James Reasoner, Gary Lovisi, and there's an interview with Ennis by Stephen Mertz. The stories are: Death in a Dead Place Con's Wife Flesh House The Ugly Redhead Too Late to Pray

Max Allan Collins (Author)

Sin City

Editura: GALLERY BOOKS

Anul aparitiei: 2014

Meet the little known and even less understood heroes of police work in Las Vegas -- the forensic investigators. Led by veteran Gil Grissom, the remarkable team assigned to the Criminalistics Bureau's graveyard shift -- including Catherine Willows, Warrick Brown, Nick Stokes, and Sara Sidle -- must combine cutting-edge scienti c methods and old-fashioned savvy as they work to untangle the evidence behind the yellow police tape. SIN CITY If anything happens to me, get this cassette to the police, Lynn Pierce told her friends the night she disappeared without a trace. Pierce seemed to be a devout Christian, devoted wife and mother -- but she left behind a recording of her husband threatening to cut her into little pieces. Jenna Patrick was a professional stripper who said she was trying to get out of the sex trade and into junior college. She wound up strangled to death in a locked room in the back of the club where she worked. What could these two women possibly have had in common -- aside from the fact that they are both victims of homicide? Find out as Grissom, Willows, and the rest of the CSI team track down a sordid trail of secret lives and private dances, from the saintly ...

Max Allan Collins (Author)

Heat Wave

Editura: GALLERY BOOKS

Anul aparitiei: 2014

This first in a series of novels based on the hit TV show CSI: Miami , details all-new cases that the popular forensic investigators must solve. Lieutenant Horatio Caine leads a crack team of forensic scientists who investigate crimes amid the tropical surroundings and cultural crossroads of Miami. Together, they collect and analyze the evidence to expose the truth and to bring justice to those who often cannot speak for themselves: the victims. Crime boss Kurt Wallace was fighting to hold his vast crime empire together--until a few well-placed bullets ended the struggle. As a host of dangerous "business interests" move in to seize control of Wallace's piece of the Miami underworld, Caine's CSIs must piece together the evidence to discover who was responsible for the crime that all of Miami had a motive to commit.

Jonathan Kellerman (Editor)

Diagnosis Dead

Editura: GALLERY BOOKS

Anul aparitiei: 2017

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman knows the nature of evil. His incisive explorations of the dark recesses of the criminal mind have challenged our traditional notions of crime and justice, hunter and prey. Now he heads an all-star line-up of contemporary mystery writers in an outstanding anthology of short crime stories, each a breakneck ride to where fear and greed meet violence and revenge. MAX ALLAN COLLINS proves that when it comes to insurance, sometimes murder is the best policy. JEREMIAH HEALY follows a mob trial where a court officer may become judge, jury, and executioner. CAROLYN WHEAT unleashes a clever dog to sniff out the terrible truth about a missing child. FAYE KELLERMAN reports on a newsman's uncanny ability to get the scoop and extract a story. JOHN LUTZ scripts a deadly role for a wannabe actress who knows that while the camera doesn't lie, people do. MARILYN WALLACE twists a doctor's oath into a deadly prescription for justice. NANCY PICKARD introduces a washed-out cleaning woman with special powers over a defendant's guilt or innocence. Seven more chilling tales of crime and punishment from today's best mystery thriller writers make up ...