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Chesapeake Crimes: Storm Warning is the latest installment of the Agatha- and Anthony-award-winning Chesapeake Crimes series. This volume features tales by:<P> Donna Andrews<BR> Timothy Bentler-Jungr<BR> Shaun Taylor Bevins<BR> Carla Coupe<BR> Maddi Davidson<BR> Linda Ensign<BR> Barb Goffman<BR> Kim Kash<BR> Adam Meyer<BR> Alan Orloff<BR> KM Rockwood<BR> Lauren R. Silberman<BR> Marianne Wilski Strong<BR> Art Taylor<BR> Robin Templeton<P> "The diabolical sisters of the Chesapeake Chapter of Sisters in Crime have raised the stakes: not only asking their astute members to offer up a gem of a short story, but to add a degree of difficulty. It has to be about the weather…. Rain, snowstorms, hurricanes. The glare of the sun. The shrouding fog. Clouds, mist, hail, and icy roads. The Chessies have used their writerly talent to embrace the weather, to relish it, and to provide us with a raft of meteorological (and deadly) delights." – Hank Phillippi Ryan, bestselling author of the Jane Ryland series
Katherine Hall Page Presents Malice Domestic 11: Murder Most Conventional
The Malice Domestic cozy anthology series returns with a new take on cozy mysteries in the Agatha Christie tradition. Here are 22 original stories (and one modern classic reprint) set at conventions, conferences, and gatherings of all kinds! Included are: <P> Conventional Wisdom, by Marcia Talley<BR> Djinn And Tonic, by Neil Plakcy<BR> The Vanishing Wife, by Victoria Thompson<BR> The Right to Bare Arms, by John Gregory Betancourt<BR> Message in a Bottle, by Su Kopil<BR> Anonymous, by Kate Flora<BR> What Goes Around, by B.K. Stevens<BR> The Hair of the Dog, by Charles Todd<BR> The Best-Laid Plans, by Barb Goffman<BR> A Dark and Stormy Light, by Gigi Pandian<BR> The Clue in the Blue Booth, by Hank Phillippi Ryan<BR> Wicked Writers, by Frances McNamara<BR> Coverture, by KB Inglee<BR> Dark Secrets, by Kathryn Leigh Scott<BR> Tarnished Hope, by KM Rockwood<BR> Not Forgotten, by L.C. Tyler<BR> Boston Bouillabaisse, by Nancy Brewka-Clark<BR> Killing Kippers, by Eleanor Cawood Jones<BR> Elemental Chaos, by M Evonne Dobsonv Outside the Box, by Ruth Moose<BR> The Perfect Pitch, by Marie Hannan-Mandel<BR> Two Birds with One Stone, by Rhys Bowen<BR> A Gathering of Great Detectives, by Shawn Reilly Simmon
The Missing Attorney: A Gail Brevard Mystery
A car goes off the road in the midst of winter's first snow storm. The lone survivor, Attorney Hal Watson, is left stranded off the grid and far from home. He has just witnessed the gruesome murder of his daughter, Marilyn, but will he be rescued in time to prevent a miscarriage of justice? The busy routine of Attorney Gail Brevard and her colleagues is disrupted when Marilyn's fiance, Damon Powell, is accused of the crime. Gail had successfully defended Damon when he was charged in the unsolved death of young heiress, Vivian Seymour, five years earlier. Sentiment in the town of Cathcart runs deep against him, and even Gail's closest allies have mixed emotions about the case. Is this a copy-cat killing? Or is a serial killer on the loose and poised to strike again?
Homicidal Holidays
The sixth volume in the Agatha, Anthony, Derringer, and Macavity award-winning «Chesapeake Crimes» series includes stories by: Barb Goffman, Rosemary and Larry Mild, E. B. Davis, Shaun Taylor Bevins, Cathy Wiley, Art Taylor, Shari Randall, Meg Opperman, Carla Coupe, Timothy Bentler-Jungr, Linda Lombardi, Debbi Mack, Clyde Linsley, and Donna Andrews. <P> "One thing I’ve learned during a long career as a writer is that a good short story is one of the hardest things to write. To capture mood, character, tension, and a satisfying climax in a few pages requires more skill than having the luxury of a novel to get things right. That’s why I’m so impressed that the writers of Chesapeake Crimes seem to deliver quality work in anthology after anthology. This one is especially fun as the theme is holidays. And who hasn’t wanted to commit a murder at a family holiday celebration?" – Rhys Bowen
Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #12
Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine returns with its January/February 2014 issue, presenting the best in modern and classic mystery fiction! Included this time are the usual columns by Lenny Picker and Mrs Hudson, plus the following stories: <P> A Scandal in BO Media, by Hal Charles<br> Challenger's Titanic Challenge, by Gary Lovisi<br> We Hate the Taste of Jellyfish, by Jay Carey<br> The Disappearance of the Vatican Emissary, by Jack Grochot<br> Last Man Standing, by Dianne Ell<br> Colonel Warburton's Madness, by Sasscer Hill<br> Country Cooking, by John M. Floyd<br> Foot Patrol, by Laird Long<br> The Killing of General Patton, by William E. Chambers<br> BBC's Sherlock: A Review, by Carole Bugge<br> The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle <P> "Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine" is produced under license from Conan Doyle Estate Ltd.
Xeno Fiction: More Best of Science Fiction
Science fiction loves strangeness. It relishes oddities, even when it piles on fear and dystopian loathing. The technical term for a fascination with the strange and alien is xenophilia, just as the term for a terror of the strange is xenophobia. At its core, then, science fiction is…Xeno Fiction. So science fiction seeks out the strange, roams far from home in space and time, looks with avid eagerness upon the ways of the Others, human or alien. It participates, in brilliantly lighted imagination, in their strange lives. In this second gathering from Van Ikin's critical journal, Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, writers of the alien are investigated with wit and insight. G. Travis Regier follows the Other into its own home, accompanying those experts in the alien, C. J. Cherry and Samuel R. Delany. In the book's long key essay, Terry Dowling pursues the Art of Xenography as exemplified by Jack Vance's «General Culture» novels. Three expert commentators look into Booker Prize-winner Peter Carey's postcolonial and postmodern frolics into alternative realities. And the Xeno fictions of Isaac Asimov, Greg Egan, Mary Gentle, Ursula K. Le Guin, Naomi Mitchison, Neal Stephenson, and Stanley Weinbaum are read as their road maps into the strange. Eleven revealing essays on speculative fiction by some of the best critics in the field.
Weird Tales 353
Weird Tales #353 presents a selection of fine stories by modern writers, including Paul Tremplay and Robert Davies, plus features by Kenneth Hite (Lost in Lovecraft), Jason Heller (The Greatest Poison), Amanda Gannon (The Bazaar), and more! Plus an interview with horror legends Thomas Ligotti and artist Richard Corbin.
The Dog MEGAPACK ®
Almost everyone likes dogs, even those who prefer cats as pets. So it's not surprising that writers have devoted a great deal of verbiage indeed to describe their ongoing love affair with the canine breed. You'll find herein all kinds of tales focusing on dogs: science fiction stories, mysteries, horror tales, westerns, memoirs, humorous accounts, and first-person doggie narratives. There are well-known pieces by writers such as Jack London, James Oliver Curwood, Washington Irving, Saki, E. C. Tubb, John Gregory Betancourt, Robert Hood, and Jack Dann–and stories by authors who are relatively unknown today. <P> Here are twenty-five marvelous tales of dogs and their interactions with humans, plus five bonus poems: <P>"The Call of the Wild," by Jack London<BR> "My Friend Bobby," by Alan E. Nourse<BR> "Neb," by Robert Reginald<BR> "My Friend," by Anonymous [poem]<BR> "Kerfol," by Edith Wharton<BR> "The Monster," by S. M. Tenneshaw<BR> "Tinker," by E. Nesbit<BR> "Phantom Dogs," by Elliott O'Donnell<BR> "The Dogs of Hannoie," by E. C. Tubb<BR> "Warlock," by Gordon Stables [poem]<BR> "Spaniel and Newfoundland Dogs," by Edward Jesse<BR> "A Dog of Flanders," by Ouida<BR> "Guard Dog," by Robert Hood<BR> "Rip Van Winkle," by Washington Irving<BR> "Stories of Dog Sagacity," by W. H. G. Kingston<BR> "The Best Friend," by Meribah Philbrick Abbott [poem]<BR> "Grab a Knife and Save a Life," by Mark E. Burgess<BR> "Kazan," by James Oliver Curwood<BR> "Mercy's Reward," by Sir Edwin Arnold [poem]<BR> "Snap: The Story of a Bull-Terrier," by Ernest Thompson Seton<BR> "Dogs Questing," by John Gregory Betancourt<BR> "The Widow's Dog," by Mary Russell Mitford<BR> "The Beast of Space," by F. E. Hardart<BR> "Oil of Dog," by Ambrose Bierce<BR> "Spirit Dog," by Jack Dann<BR> "Little Doggerel," by Robert Reginald [poem]<BR> "A Pilgrim," by Robert W. Chambers<BR> "The Open Window," by Saki<BR> "Memoirs of a Yellow Dog," by O. Henry<BR> "The Sound of the Barkervilles," by Robert Reginald. <P> And don't forget to search this ebook store for «Wildside Megapack» to see more volumes in the series, including more animal stories (like Cats), plus mysteries, adventure stories, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction – and much, much more!
Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #9
Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine returns with its ninth issue, presenting the best in modern and classic mystery fiction! Included this time are the usual columns by Lenny Picker and Mrs Hudson, plus the following stories: <P> BONEYARD, by Marc Bilgrey<BR> BULLY FOR YOU, by Carla Coupe<BR> THE HEREAFTER PARTY, by Paullette Gaudet<BR> THE HOT STOVE LEAGUE, by Janice Law<BR> THE COIN AND THE CHEMIST, by Nijo Philip<BR> THE CASE OF VAMBERRY THE WINE MERCHANT, by Jack Grochot<BR> UP TO NO GOOD, by Laird Long<BR> WE’RE UPSIDE DOWN AND INSIDE OUT, by Jay Carey<BR> VALENTINE’S DAY, by John M. Floyd<BR> THE BLACKHEATH COLLAPSE, by Sherlock Holmes (as Edited by Bruce Kilstein)<BR> THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle<P> "Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine" is produced under license from Conan Doyle Estate Ltd.
Olympias; and, The Temple of Glory: Two Plays
OLYMPIAS is one of Voltaire's most powerful tragedies. It's based on the suspicion that King Alexander the Great was poisoned, and left an infant daughter, Olympias, by his Persian wife Statira, daughter of the last Persian king. Olympias was raised by Cassander, son of King Antipater of Macedon, who's also tried to murder Statira (although she survived, unbeknownst to him). Now Cassader has succeeded his father as King, but is riddled with guilt over his crimes. Olympias has been raised in ignorance by Cassander, whom she loves. When the real facts of her origin–and her proposed husband's evil deeds–are revealed to her by her mother, she's caught between her genuine affection for the King, and the knowledge of who he really is. Included with this classic play is THE TEMPLE OF GLORY, an opera libretto set in classical times. Two little-known works by one of the greatest French writers.