Download or read book Crimeucopia The Cosy Nostra written by Various Authors and published by Murderous Ink Press. This book was released on 2021-07-30 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They Don't Write 'em Like That Anymore... Actually they do, Aunty Jean. Cosy Crime has spanned the literary centuries and now due to its popularity, over a physical century as well. Yet what constitutes a Cosy? Is it bounded by the Golden Age as presided over by Queen Agatha, Dame Sayers or Countess Marsh? Georgette Heyer stepped out of the Regency period to complete six very passable crime novels... But is the Cosy now something that has actually transcended the Golden Age time period and matured into an acceptably modern crime sub-genre. Does it always need the Downton Abbey touches of country mansion, old upper crust family, downstairs unrest, and the usual collection of nefarious butlers who always seem to have 'done it', whatever 'it' might be? Or is that 'predictability' what makes a cosy comfortably cosy? Or annoyingly so? And let's be honest, who hasn't at some time wished that Lord Peter would take a .32 between the eyes when the plot becomes more twisted than a corkscrew hazel? 17 writers take us on Cosy journeys - some more traditional, while others are very much up to date.
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Download or read book Crimeucopia Say What Now written by Various Authors and published by Murderous Ink Press. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Point in Every Direction.... Sometimes editors are forced to reject submissions through no fault of the author. It could be a wonderfully written manuscript, but if the editor cannot place it, then what do they do? MIP has been lucky in its flexibility and its "Can we start a new project with this?" attitude. That flexibility has led us to go from a proposed quarterly publication timetable, to publishing this, our 10th in the 12 months we have been fully active. Some of the dozen authors contained within are seasoned professionals, having been published in the likes of Alfred Hitchcock's, Ellery Queen's, or other notable publications, while some are making their publishing debuts as Crimeucopians. And while the quality throughout remains exceedingly high, the subject spectrum is the widest we've published so far. But that's only fitting when you consider that the theme of this Crimeucopa is that of No Theme At All. Featuring: Peter Ullian, S. E. Bailey, N. M. Cedeño, Edward St Boniface, Jan Glaz, Eleanor Luke, Momodou Bah, Eve Fisher, John M. Floyd, Joan Leotta, Glen Bush and DL Shirey And in true Murderous Ink fashion, with a dozen authors to choose from, you're bound to find something you'll like, and something you didn't know you'd like until you've read it.
Download or read book Say What written by Tom And Julie Nowak and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people would agree, no matter what language they speak, that familiar proverbs and sayings emerge. These are readily spoken and understood within that particular culture without regard to how or when they began. Unique among these is the language spoken by Americans since it has developed from many languages, dialects, and regional cultures, each contributing to it, if only a little. No attempt is made here to explain the origins of these sayings. We've tried to entitle groups of sayings by category, such as verbs, animals, birds, people, etc. Thus far, we've collected about 400 with more coming to light every day from various sources. In the meantime, we hope these will amuse and entertain you and stir up your pure minds. We made very little attempt toward grammatical correctness. In many cases, this would render the saying much less effective. Also, the use of slang and "non words" often helps paint "word pictures," where this would be absent when applying correct grammar.
Download or read book Live Local and Dead written by Nikki Knight and published by Crooked Lane Books. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death waits for snowman in Nikki Knight’s new Vermont-based cozy series, perfect for fans of Connie Archer and Mary Kennedy. In a fit of anger, radio DJ Jaye Jordan blows a snowman’s head off with a Revolutionary War-style musket. But the corpse that tumbles out is all too human. Jaye thought life would be quieter when she left New York City and bought a tiny Vermont radio station. But now, Edwin Anger—the ranting and raving radio talk show host who Jaye recently fired—lies dead in the snow. And the Edwin Anger fans who protested his dismissal are sure she killed him. To clear her name, Jaye must find the real killer, as if she doesn’t have her hands full running the radio station, DJing her all-request love song show, and shuttling tween daughter Ryan to and from school. It doesn’t make matters easier that the governor—Jaye’s old crush—arrived on the scene before the musket smoke cleared. Fortunately, Jaye has allies…if you count the flatulent moose that lives in the transmitter shack, and Neptune, the giant gray cat that lives at the station. If Jaye can turn the tables on the devious killer, she and the governor may get to make some sweet, sweet music together. But if she can’t, she’ll be off the air…permanently.
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Download or read book Black Cat Weekly 145 written by David Dean and published by Black Cat Weekly. This book was released on 2024-06-09 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We have another great issue this week, with original mysteries from N.M. Cedeño (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken) and Brian Rieselman, plus a terrific tale by David Dean (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman). Our classic mystery novel is The Winning Clue, by James Hay, Jr. (A note to the sensitive: it has some dialog in racial dialect, which was common in novels of the era.) And, of course, we have a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. On the science fiction and fantasy side, we start with an original tale by Jack Ritchie, best known for his crime stories. It was unpublished at the time of his death, and his estate has allowed us to publish it. We also have classics from Henry Slesar, Harlan Ellison, and a fantasy by E. Hoffmann Price. Our SF novel is The Prince of Space, by Jack Williamson. Here’s the complete lineup— Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: “Wedding Vibes,” N.M. Cedeño [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “Random Numbers,” Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] “Sofee,” by David Dean [Barb Goffman Presents short story] “The Crystal Goblet,” by Brian Rieselman [short story] The Winning Clue, by James Hay, Jr. [novel] Science Fiction & Fantasy: “Wedding Vibes,” N.M. Cedeño [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “The Return,” by Jack Ritchie [short story] “Space Brat,” by Henry Slesar [short story] “Cosmic Striptease,” by Harlan Ellison [short story] “A Jest And A Vengeance,” by E. Hoffmann Price [short story] The Prince of Space, by Jack Williamson [novel]
Download or read book The Night Awakens written by Mary Higgins Clark and published by Pocket Books. This book was released on 2000-02-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The crowned Queen of Suspense, #1 New York Times bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark invites a star-studded cast of authors to share original stories of men and women joined in love...and driven to murder. Sarah Shankman puts a chilling new spin on payback in "All You Need Is Love." In "Widower's Walk," Joseph Hansen slaps a rancher with a cold wake-up call out on the trail. Loren D. Estleman cuts a honeymoon short when a bride learns she's married to the mob in "Something Borrowed, Something Black." Brendan DuBois drives a brother to the road to revenge in his story, "Sibling Rivalry." In Sally Gunning's "The Perils of Pond Scum," jealousy leads to a murderous extreme. In "Afraid of the Dark," Nancy Pickard exposes the truth behind the headlines as a young love leads to old-fashioned homicide. A panoply of other renowned writers spellbind us with the seductive charms of love, lust, and other lethal attractions.
Download or read book Asinine Assassins written by Weldon Burge and published by Smart Rhino Publications. This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ASININE ASSASSINS is an anthology of stories about inept, brainless, ridiculous hired guns, assassins, and murderers. The third in the "Assassins" series, which also includes UNCOMMON ASSASSINS and INSIDIOUS ASSASSINS. Crime fiction with a difference!
Download or read book Voyaga written by Brandon Barrows and published by . This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dean Kirkland is a man out of time and an alien on the world of his birth. In the near future, astronaut Kirkland is placed in cryogenic suspension for a thousand-year journey he'll never take and the world he awakes into isn't the one he expected ... but he'll explore it anyway.
Download or read book Alternative War written by Debora Godfrey and published by . This book was released on 2021-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories about war.
Download or read book Another Kind of Hero written by Lynn Hesse and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At forty Helen Kendall is divorced, full-figured, and big-haired. She enjoys working at the Pick'n Pay and running the show until sleazy David Hoffman becomes the assistant manager. Helen's plan to get David fired includes her older sister's help. Mavis says, "No," because the last fiasco infuriated her husband and tarnished her reputation at the church. Mavis resists until her best friend, Wanda, communicates from the beyond concerned about her godson's push-animal parties and a drug-related murder.Unbeknownst to the Kendall sisters, undercover DEA Agent Dewey Blackmon is investigating the drug pipeline running through Forsyth off I-75. Dewey suspects David is laundering money through the PIck'n Pay.These two plots converge when a casket of drugs and money at the Pick'n Pay storeroom makes the body count rise. The loyalty and love between family, friends, and partners in small-town America is threatened when two strangers carrying guns come to Forsyth...
Download or read book A Long Dark Road written by Joan Hall Hovey and published by BWL Publishing Inc. . This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Collection of Suspense by Joan Hall Hovey Includes 5 short stories and a novella. “Joan Hall Hovey knows suspense. She keeps it simmering in every scene she writes and knows just the right moments to turn up the heat. She also knows character creating richly layered people to populate her stories, sometimes with no more than a single sentence stocked with perfectly chosen description words or phrases... terrific suspense ..v. James Hankins, author of Brothers and Bones..." “Taut plotting, great characters, and chilling suspense. Abook you can’t put down, exhibits a master’s touch. Alfred Hitchcock would be smiling. - Book Pleasures Review, Steve Moore
Download or read book The Forty Knots Burn written by Lynn Hesse and published by Blue Room Books. This book was released on 2022-01-22 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clara, in her mid-twenties, is an agnostic gypsy stranded in Atlanta, Georgia, with her adopted uncle, Roman, 47 years old, and an aged former British stage actor, Victor, her mentor. Victor has had a heart attack and is in hospital. But he does not get better and dies, leaving Roman and Clara lost and fast running through their stash of money. Victor's brother shows up with a fast way to make a lot of money and, before you can utter a gypsy curse, double crossing begins and Clara is in love and she and Roman and his new lady love are on the run.
Download or read book CRIMEUCOPIA LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT written by VARIOUS. AUTHORS and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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