“[A] beautiful book. . . . This is a must have for all [Bruen’s] fans.”—Jon Jordan, Crimespree Magazine
“If you love complex, thought-provoking work, then you’ll find something in this collection to intrigue you. If you love Bruen, there’s no doubt you’ll already have cracked the spine.”—Russel McLean, Crime Scene Scotland
Early novellas, short stories, and poetry by the two-time Edgar Award–nominated author of The Guards and London Boulevard. Includes All the Old Songs and Nothing to Lose, considered Ken Bruen's first foray into crime fiction.

A Fifth of Bruen: Early Fiction of Ken Bruen

Literature & Fiction

BRUEN, Ken

Poetry

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A Hell of a Woman: An Anthology of Female Noir

“A Hell of a Woman is not only an exceptionally entertaining anthology, it’s an invaluable resource that will be cherished by aficionados of the genre.”—Paul Goat Allen, Chicago Tribune
An original anthology.
A collection of twenty-five original female noir stories by some of today’s top crime writers, including Vicki Hendricks, Sara Gran, Christa Faust, Naomi Hirahara, Charlie Huston, and more. Includes a special fifty-page appendix of essays on female noir pioneers.
Awards include:
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<li>Daniel Woodrell’s “Uncle”—Nominated for the Edgar and Anthony awards</li>
<li>Cornelia Read’s “Hungry Enough”—Winner of the Shamus Award</li>
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United States

“Some [of the stories] are hilarious; many are sad; all are the kind of stuff that makes Miss Marple look like a Girl Scout.”—Dick Adler, Chicago Tribune
An original anthology.
A collection of twenty-seven original “geezer noir” stories by some of today’s top crime writers, including John Harvey, Laura Lippman, Ken Bruen, Colin Cotterill, and more.
Bill Crider’s “Cranked” was nominated for the Edgar and Anthony awards and won the Derringer Award. Megan Abbott’s “Policy” was nominated for the Anthony Award and became the basis for her novel Queenpin, which won the 2008 Edgar Award.

Damn Near Dead: An Anthology of Geezer Noir

Laura Lippman

MARK BILLINGHAM

JEFF ABBOTT

Duane Swierczynski

Victor Gischler

COLIN COTTERILL

Reed Farrel Coleman

Ken Bruen

Jason Starr

Steve Brewer

Short Stories & Anthologies

The Man Who Died Laughing / The Man Who Lived by Night (Stewart Hoag & Lulu Series)

“One of my all-time favorite series.”—Harlan Coben
“When it comes to digging up the dirt, there’s nobody quite like natty ghostwriter Stewart ‘Hoagy’ Hoag. . . . As bitchily amusing as eavesdropping at Spago.”—People
“Sprinkled with clues and snappy one-liners in equal measure with some very nicely drawn characters.”—The Denver Post
“David Handler is a hoot, and his books are just the thing for what ails you.”—Parnell Hall
“Charming lead characters and good breezy writing.”—The Wall Street Journal
Back in print, the first two mysteries featuring celebrity ghostwriter Stewart “Hoagy” Hoag and his faithful yet neurotic basset hound Lulu.

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

HANDLER, DAVID

Mystery

“Coleman makes claim to a unique corner of the private detective genre with Redemption Street. With great poignancy and passion he constructs a tale that fittingly underlines how we are all captives of the past.”—Michael Connelly
“Moe Prager is the thinking person’s P.I. And what he thinks about—love, loyalty, faith, betrayal—are complex and vital issues, and beautifully handled.”—S. J. Rozan, Edgar Award–winning author of The Shanghai Moon
PI Moe Prager heads to the Catskills to investigate a decades-old hotel fire that resulted in the death of an old girlfriend.

Redemption Street

The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald / The Woman Who Fell from Grace (Stewart Hoag & Lulu Series)

“A wonderful series—fresh and fun and as good as mystery writing gets. If you’re a fan of the genre, and even if you aren’t, these are ‘must reads’ for any lazy afternoon.”—Mark Schweizer
Back in print, the third and fourth Hoagy and Lulu mysteries. The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald won the 1991 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original.
David Handler is the author of eight Stewart Hoag &amp; Lulu novels, six Mitch Berger / Desiree Mitry mysteries (St. Martin’s Minotaur), and he co-authored the international best-selling thriller Gideon under the pseudonym Russell Andrews. He lives in Old Lyme, Connecticut.

Miami Purity

“Sex and murder, sunny places and shady people—Miami Purity is a modern noir masterpiece.”—Michael Connelly“Miami Purity is the toughest, sexiest, most original debut noir novel ever written. . . . Gripping, super-sexy, and unforgettably raw.”—Lauren Henderson“Vicki Hendricks has been called the ‘Queen of Noir,’ and after reading Miami Purity you’ll know why.”—Timothy Lockhart, The Virginian-PilotA modern, feminist take on James M. Cain’s The Postman Always Rings Twice.Vicki Hendricks is the Edgar Award–nominated author of Cruel Poetry (Serpent’s Tail). She lives in Florida.

Hendricks, Vicki

Erotica

Back in print, the first Emma Rhodes novel.
With her impeccable manners, a wardrobe to die for, and the perfect combination of beauty and brains, no one can confuse Emma Rhodes with a run-of-the-mill investigator. She prefers to think of herself as a “private resolver,” a person the rich and famous can turn to when a problem needs to be resolved quickly and quietly. All it takes is $20,000 and two weeks’ time for Emma to prove her worth. So far her record is perfect. But when Emma thwarts the kidnapping of one of Belgium’s royal family, she becomes the unlikely target of Middle Eastern zealots.

Noblesse Oblige (Emma Rhodes Series)

Smith, Cynthia

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