Tough 2: Crime Stories

Literature & Fiction

Pluck, Thomas

Bracken, Michael

KOLAKOWSKI, NICK

SOLDAN, WILLIAM R.

Welsh-Huggins, Andrew

Rowland, C.A.

Mattilla, Matt

Smith, Rob McClure

Short Stories & Anthologies

Redneck Press

TOUGH. These are not your mother's crime stories. Collecting established writers as well as newcomers to the indie scene, Tough aims to bring readers excellent stories in a dynamite package. This anthology contains 14 hardcore pieces from some of the indie scene's best talent.

Tough: Crime Stories

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Cosby, S.A.

LYONS, MATTHEW

Barlow, Tom

Prosch, Richard

Graves, J.D.

Merrigan, Court

Rapacz, Mark

Taylor, J.M.

Mystery

25 stories of crime fiction from authors from around the world, both new and established, conjuring up some of the darkest stories involving murder, corruption, and despair. Featuring 25 stories by: “A Boy Like Billy” by Patricia Abbott “Border Crossing” by Michael McGlade “Looking for the Death Trick” by Bracken MacLeod “Maybelle’s Last Stand” by Travis Richardson “Predators” by Marie S. Crosswell “Twenty to Life” by Frank Byrns “So Much Love” by Keith Rawson “Running Late” by Tess Makovesky “Last Supper” by Katanie Duarte “Danny” by Michael Bracken “The Plot” by Jedidiah Ayres “What Alva Wants” by Timothy Friend “Time Enough to Kill” by Kent Gowran “Copas” by Hector Acosta “Yellow Car Punch” by Nigel Bird “Love at First Fight” by Angel Luis Colón “Traps” by Owen Laukkanen “Down the Rickety Stairs” by Alan Orloff “Blackmailer’s Pep Talk” by Chris Rhatigan “With a Little bit of Luck” by Bill Baber “As Cute as a Speckled Pup Under a Red Wagon” by Tony Conaway “Chipping off the Old Block” by Nick Kolakowski “Young Turks and Old Wives” by Shane Simmons “The Hangover Cure” by Seth Lynch “Highway Six” by John L. Thompson

Shotgun Honey Presents: Locked and Loaded (Both Barrels)

Laukkanen, Owen

Byrns, Frank

MacLeod, Bracken

Rhatigan, Chris

Richardson, Travis

Abbott, Patricia

Acosta, Hector

Rawson, Keith

Ayres, Jedidiah

Gowran, Kent

Crosswell, Marie S.

Colón, Angel Luis

Makovesky, Tess

Duarte, Katanie

Lynch, Seth

Bird, Nigel

One Eye Press

Retail Price $15.95 Welcome to our garden of naughty delights! Within these pages you'll discover: - Virile gods and their mortal conquests. - A community garden’s secret (and very dirty) fertility ritual. - An Edwardian dominatrix living out her sadistic garden fantasies. - Student/teacher lessons in horticultural hotness. - Young lovers seeking the help of green witches. - A beautiful, blind priest who helps an injured traveler. . . . and so much more. Peek inside the garden gate. (You know you want to.) A dozen racy tales await. Fifty Shades of Green is a collection of twelve delicious and erotic short stories with gardening themes. What you'll find in these pages is hotter than the hottest pepper on the Scoville index of heat! And smart, not smutty. Well . . . maybe a little smutty. **This book is for adults only!**

Fifty Shades of Green

Rebekah

Ashbless, Janine

Colburn, Cheri

Martel, Simone

Trachsel, Becky

S., R. R.

Peters, Andrew

Nano, Slave

Brett, Evey

Erotica

Greenwoman Publishing, LLC

Black Cat Mystery Magazine is a new journal devoted to the best in mystery short fiction. Crime? Noir? Cozy? Private eye? You'll find all genres present and accounted for -- with new tales by the best writers of today! The second issue features contributions by Michael Bracken, John Hegenberger, John M. Floyd, BK Stevens, and Debra H. Goldstein, plus a classic reprint by Melba Marlett.
Complete contents:
THE CLEANSING SOIL, by Charlie Hughes SKIRTS, by Michael Bracken A DISTURBANCE IN THE HAREM, by Elizabeth Zelvin A WEIGHTY MATTER, by Debra H. Goldstein BURIED SECRETS, by Steve Shrott JACOB’S LADDER, by Cynthia Benjamin THINGS PAST, by BK Stevens THIN BLOOD, by Trey R. Barker TWO IN THE BUSH, by John M. Floyd THE BAD SLEEP, by John Hegenberger THE SECOND MRS. PORTER, by Melba Marlett

Black Cat Mystery Magazine #2

Goldstein, Debra H.

Floyd, John M.

Hegenberger, John

Stevens, BK

Wildside Press

Black Cat Mystery Magazine is a new journal devoted to the best in mystery short fiction. Crime? Noir? Cozy? Private eye? You'll find all genres present and accounted for--with new tales by the best writers of today! The fourth issue features the following lineup: SOMETHING FISHY, by Michael Bracken INSEPARABLE, INSUFFERABLE, by Alan Orloff USE OF THE AWKWARD HAND, by Julie Leo UMBERTO SCOLARI AND THE FEAST OF PARADISE, by Dayle A. Dermatis MOE'S SEAFOOD HOUSE, by Ramona DeFelice Long MUD SEASON, by Su Kopil MESSIN' WITH THE KID, by Steve Liskow ASSASSIN'S SCROLL, by Tais Teng TROUBLE IN MIND, by Cynthia Ward Plus a bonus poem: THE TIMELINE MURDERS, by Janet Fox

Black Cat Mystery Magazine #4

Liskow, Steve

Fox, Janet

Ward, Cynthia

Dermatis, Dayle A.

Teng, Tais

Orloff, Alan

Long, Ramona DeFelice

Kopil, Su

Leo, Julie

The ninth issue of Black Cat Mystery features a stellar lineup of new stories (and one classic reprint). Here are-- LAST RITES, by Stacy Woodson THE JERICHO TRAIN, by John M. Floyd CORAL COVE, by B.A. Paul THE ALLEY, by Ann Aptaker SONNY'S ENCORE, by Michael Bracken SWITCH AND BAIT, by Cynthia Ward BECOMING ZERO, by James A. Hearn THE MURDER OF JONATHAN GREYSTONE, by Barry Fulton YOU GOTTA BE IN IT!, by Elliott Capon THE YOU-DON'T-KNOW-THE-HALF-OF-IT-DEARIE BLUES, by Michael Kurland A FIGHTER BY HIS TRADE, by Graham Powell Classic reprint: SMELLING LIKE A ROSE, by Gil Brewer

Black Cat Mystery Magazine #9

KURLAND, Michael

Aptaker, Ann

Powell, Graham

Woodson, Stacy

Fulton, Barry

Capon, Elliott

Hearn, James A.

Genre Fiction

Mystery Most Diabolical

Hamilton, Victoria

Maleeny, Tim

Goffman, Barb

Breen, Susan

Meyer, Adam

Verburg, C.J.

The best in Short Mystery Fiction At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Weekly Magazine presents original short stories by the world’s best-known and emerging mystery writers. The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty. Get ready to be surprised, challenged, and entertained--whether you enjoy the style of the Golden Age of mystery (e.g., Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle), the glorious pulp digests of the early twentieth century (e.g., Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler), or contemporary masters of mystery. In this issue... "Who's Da Vinci?" by Delbert R. Gardner When Jed Pinto unlocks his subconscious, his muse paints a scene of rare interest to a most unusual patron. "Bull's Eye" by Carlos Orsi Would a professor just elected president of his university kill himself? "Double-Slay" by Joseph D'Agnese While on vacation, a sweet pair of senior citizens turn the tables on the world's worst serial killer. "Atonement" by Michael Bracken He can never undo what he did, but maybe he can atone for his sin. "An Old Friend" by David Gibb A down-and-out millennial scours dark bars searching for an estranged friend who has disappeared into thin air. "Pro Bono" by Carl Adams Private Investgator Adam Pike's latest case strains him to the breaking point as he pits himself against bullets, mobsters, and a failed case from his time on the job that cost an innocent girl her life.

Mystery Weekly Magazine: April 2017 (Mystery Weekly Magazine Issues)

Orsi, Carlos

D'Agnese, Joseph

Adams, Carl

Gibb, David

Gardner, Delbert R.

Independently published

At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Weekly Magazine presents original short stories by the world’s best-known and emerging mystery writers.  The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty.  Get ready to be surprised, challenged, and entertained--whether you enjoy the style of the Golden Age of mystery (e.g., Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle), the glorious pulp digests of the early twentieth century (e.g., Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler), or contemporary masters of mystery.  In this issue: Joe Park's Little Girl - by Nikki Dolson A father and daughter reunite but there aren't any hugs or happy endings to be found.  The Man Who Loved Pie - by Karl El-Koura An English professor, shot dead in his office -- a violent dispute over academic disciplines, or something more prosaic, and more sinister?  The Volvo - Nancy Sweetland Abel needs to sell the Volvo—but the dead man in the trunk makes it evidence until his murder is solved.  High Cotton - by Michael Bracken Jack Daniels and married blondes are a deadly combination.  The Bochent Street Bridge Club - by Mary Stojak The Bochent Street Bridge Club has a way of murderously helping its members.

Mystery Weekly Magazine: September 2015 (Mystery Weekly Magazine Issues)

Dolson, Nikki

Sweetland, Nancy

El-Koura, Karl

Stojak, Mary

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