First published in 1998, Four Stories is the first short story collection written by Marcus McGee, a favorite for readers who appreciate the author's twisted humor. The stories are loosely autobiographical and center on issues involving family life. Yet they illustrate how political family life can become at times. The Felinicide, for example, is an examination of the death penalty, wherein the protagonist is a cat. The three remaining stories are Dick, The Doctress and Nero. The author has also included Black Bertha, a poem composed in trochaic octameter, an homage to Poe, his favorite writer, remniscent of The Raven. 240 pages

Four Stories

Literature & Fiction

McGee, Marcus

Short Stories & Anthologies

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THE GREATEST SERIAL MURDER ARTIST OF ALL TIME? While investigating a murder crime scene, San Francisco police find a letter addressed to the highly-respected and clever Inspector Deuteronomy Saint Claire, who is at odds with the city's top brass for not sharing information over a career of twelve years. The letter is from a serial killer who tells Saint Claire that, despite being dead and in a grave for the last twelve days, he will murder seven people over the next thirty days. Because the planned murders are interdependent, with each killing setting off the next, the killer dares the secretive detective to either stop him or proclaim his genius to the world. Former Berkeley criminal psychology professor Saint Claire, convinced the letter is from the same killer who murdered his son, cautiously accepts the premise and the challenge. By preventing any one of the planned murders, Saint Claire can interrupt the sequence and save lives, but only if the killer's claim to murder from the grave is true. Using clues from the letter and crime scenes, the detective is determined to defeat the killer, and if his instincts prove true, solve the murder of his son.

Murder from the Grave

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

McGee's second short-story collection contains some of his favorite works, including "The Club, Synchronicity, Mister Peacock, Til Death Do Us Part," and three blank verse parables, "Coat of Black, The Thinking Man," and "The Crab Story."

Synchronicity

United States

The author of Four Stories, The Last Year and Legal Thriller is back withhis most recent collection of short stories.

The Silk Noose

Humor & Satire

It's the story of a lurid murder in San Francisco. The case of Jordan Alexander, a socialite, would have never gone to trial if district attorney Peter Granucci hadn't been preparing to run for mayor. Granucci chooses Destiny Mitchell, a young black woman, to prosecute Jordan, the mayor's best friend, in this difficult and highly publicized case. Jordan is accused of brutally murdering his ex-wife in her Pacific Heights home. He denies any involvement and suggests his wife was murdered by black hoodlums. It is a case that no one, including Granucci, believes Destiny can win. The shocking conclusion comes 14 years later in a dramatic courtroom showdown. Disturbingly violent at times, sexy, racially-charged and full of intrigue, Legal Thriller will forever change the way readers evaluate trial and judgment.

Legal Thriller

Contemporary

The Blacktomic Bomb is soulful, it's urban, it's REAL! Brother Hypnotic doesn't pull any punches and makes no apologies. He tells it like it is, and you'll enjoy reading it, feeling it!

The Blacktomic Bomb

Tajiye Antwine

Poetry

"Mommy, There's A Little Boy Under My Bed!" is the story of a little monster, Markie, who is terrifed that there is a little boy hiding under his bed. The story is about how children fear and distrust people and things that are different, but in the most important ways, we are all the same. It is a lesson even parents sometimes need to learn.

Mommy, There's A Little Boy Under My Bed! (English and Spanish Edition)

History & Criticism

"Mamita, Hay Un Ninito Debaja di Mi Cama!"is the story of a little monster, Markito, who is terrifed that there is a little boy hiding under his bed. The story is about how children fear and distrust people and things that are different, but in the most important ways, we are all the same. It is a lesson even parents sometimes need to learn.

Mamita, Hay Un Ninito Debajo de Mi Cama! (Spanish Edition)

The President announces the imminent approach of an asteroid that will end all life on Earth and bring about cosmic winter. America and the world react as governments collapse, wary militia groups rally to secede in the mid-West and scientists propose to launch Life Ark, a project that will preserve humans in stasis in space. Part One of THE LAST YEAR TRILOGY.

Shadow in the Sky

Thrillers & Suspense

Part Two of the LAST YEAR TRILOGY. Continuation of Earth's last year as chaos grows. Militia groups defy the government, California attempts secession, Life Ark launches and political turmoil threatens global war. In the Crypt amid Colorado's mountains, a computer hacker and a scientist try to determine the truth of the threat to Earth. Part One: Shadow in the Sky. Part Three: New World Order

Moment of Truth

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