On the bad side of San Antonio the Mexican Mafia runs things and small-time dealers like Peto Hurst do what they're told. But when Peto decides to get out of the Life, and get rich while he's at it, he upsets the natural order of things and brings hell down on himself--and the girl he did it all for.Between getting busted for dealing, striving to please his wealthy girlfriend, and ducking the gangsters who have begun executing people as they search for their dope and their cash, Peto will be lucky to get out of this with his skin.

Dodging Bullets

Joe McKinney

Gutter Books

Featuring top-notch editing and presentation, the reader is confronted with one breakneck, violent story after another in this, the rebirth of the pulp fiction mag/punk zine, Out of the Gutter. Out of the Gutter 8 contains the most popular pieces posted this year at Out of the Gutter Online (www.outofthegutteronline.com), as well as the editors' personal favorites and several brand new stories with a "digital age" theme, written just for this issue. With the material separated into flash fiction and longer pieces, Out of the Gutter remains the perfect companion when you're on the go and looking for a fast, cheap thrill.

Out of the Gutter 8

Joe Clifford Court Merrigan Matthew Louis

Like some born killers, this pairing of crime stories and the songs of Bruce Springsteen is a natural one. Each of the accomplished authors in this unique anthology chose a Springsteen title as a starting point, and in the criminally inclined spirit of the Boss, drove headlong to wherever that inspiration called. The destinations are as wildly diverse and far-reaching as the songs that influenced them. Some arrive at hope and redemption; others end up smoking in a ditch. One thing's for sure: you sign up for this ride, and Trouble in the Heartland will transport you somewhere unforgettable. Lynne Barrett (Dancing in the Dark) Eric Beetner (Up All Night) Richard Brewer (Last to Die) Jamez Chang (This Little Light of Mine) Jen Conley (Hard to Be a Saint in the City) Mike Creeden (Something in the Night) Lincoln Crisler (Born to Run) Hilary Davidson (Hungry Heart) Chris DeWildt (Glory Days) Les Edgerton (The Iceman) Peter Farris (What Love Can Do) Paul J. Garth (Nebraska) Jordan Harper (Prove It All Night) Chris F Holm (Mansion on the Hill) Chris Irvin (Death to My Hometown) David James Keaton (The Ghost of Tom Joad) Isaac Kirkman (Streets of Fire) Chris Leek (Candy’s Room) Dennis Lehane (State Trooper) Benoit LeLievre (Atlantic City) Ezra Letra (Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street) John McFetridge (Spare Parts) Lela Scott Macneil (Darkness on the Edge of Town) Court Merrigan (The Promised Land) Brian Panowich (Wreck on the Highway) Rob Pierce (Rosalita) Tom Pitts (Local Hero) Keith Rawson (My Best Was Never Good Enough) Chuck Regan (Radio Nowhere) Chris Rhatigan (Wrecking Ball) Todd Robinson (We Take Care Of Our Own) Ryan Sayles (Highway Patrolman) Gareth Spark (Straight Time) Richard Thomas (Because the Night) James Tuck (I’m on Fire) Steve Weddle (Meeting Across the River) Chuck Wendig (Queens of the Supermarket) Dyer Wilk (Dry Lightning)

Trouble in the Heartland: Crime Fiction Based on the Songs of Bruce Springsteen

Literature & Fiction

BREWER, Richard J.

Conley, Jen

Short Stories & Anthologies

Perhaps no other major band or artist has equaled the lyrical and musical poignancy that Pink Floyd has achieved in landmark records such as The Dark Side of the Moon, Animals, Wish You Were Here, and The Wall.In this, the fourth installment in Gutter Books' Rock Anthology Series, we pay tribute to, and hopefully in some small way enhance the legend of, a band that has spoken so compellingly to- and for-millions of people searching for meaning in the modern world.Featuring some of today's most exciting authors, and edited by horror author and cancer survivor T. Fox Dunham, Coming Through in Waves weaves together a plethora of dark, strange, and intriguing images that only Pink Floyd could inspire.

Coming Through in Waves: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Pink Floyd (Gutter Books Rock Anthology Series)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Dunham, T. Fox

Lauden, S.W.

Rausch, Andy

Brazill, Paul D.

Leins, Tom

Godwin, Kimberly

Sylvia, Morgan

Laity, K. A.

Rozinski, Allan

Patterson, A. B.

Mystery

Roots Down to Hell

Louis, Matthew

Genre Fiction

Weren't Another Other Way to Be: Outlaw Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Waylon Jennings

Bracken, Michael

Floyd, John

Phillips, Matt

Cizak, Alec

Holliday, Trevor

De Boer, Burke

Bain, January

Thayer, Russel

Craig, Meredith

Klink, Ian

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