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When the Dead Speak by S.D. Tooley When the Dead Speak by S.D. Tooley July 19, 2010 $0.99 67798 words Sample 10%
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Whenever her husband is asked to describe her in one word, he usually says "strange." While other kids watched cartoons, Sandy waited with baited breath for Shock Theatre. While other young women subscribed to Cosmopolitan, Sandy subscribed to Dr. J. Allen Hynek's "UFO Reporter." Her Sam Casey series features a detective who can hear the dead speak. (Think "Medium" with a Native American twist. A fan of Stephen King and Nancy Drew, she was able to combine both of her loves in her cross-genre mysteries.
Bloody Twist: A Lupe Solano Mystery by Carolina Garcia-Aguilera Bloody Twist: A Lupe Solano Mystery by Carolina Garcia-Aguilera July 19, 2010 $4.99 100965 words Sample 20%
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Fender Benders by Bill Fitzhugh Fender Benders by Bill Fitzhugh July 19, 2010 $7.99 110933 words Sample 50%
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Bill Fitzhugh is the award-winning author of eight satiric crime novels. The New York Times called him “a strange and deadly amalgam of screenwriter and comic novelist. His facility and wit, and his taste for the perverse, put him in a league with Carl Hiaasen and Elmore Leonard.” Warner Brothers and Universal Studios bought the film rights to his novels Pest Control and Cross Dressing respectively. Cross Dressing was nominated for the Barry Award and won the 2002 Best Fiction Award from the Mississippi Library Association. The Organ Grinders was a Border’s Books “Original Voices” selection in 1998. Pest Control was one of Amazon’s Top 50 mysteries in 1997. It was produced as a radio series in Germany by Deutschland Radio and as a stage musical by Open at The Top Theatre Company in association with Canum Entertainment. The initial Los Angeles run of the play was a huge success, staged at the NoHo Arts Center in Los Angeles, featuring Tony Award winner Cleavant Derricks along with Broadway veterans Darren Ritchie, Beth Malone, Joanna Glushak and a cast of dozens. It won the Los Angeles Stage Alliance’s Ovation Award for Best Costume. The show is still in development and the producer hopes to take it to New York. Reviewing, Highway 61 Resurfaced, Time Magazine said, “Fitzhugh’s dialogue is as cool as a pitcher of iced tea, and his characters are just over the top, like a Carl Hiaasen cast plucked from the Everglades and planted, as Dylan would put it, out on Highway 61.” Fitzhugh’s young adult short story, “Fiddy Dolla Smile” was published in 2007’s “Full House” anthology (Putnam). His short story “The Neighbor’s” was published in 2008’s “Thuglit Presents Hardcore Hardboiled – The Best of Neo Noir Fiction” (Kensington Books). His short story, “Blind, Crippled, and Crazy” was published in the anthology “Delta Blues” (Tyrus Books) in 2010. Fitzhugh’s most recent project was The Adventures of Slim and Howdy a fiction project based on the alter egos of country superstars, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn. Publisher’s Weekly called it a “comic caper filled with plot twists and nutty one-liners . . . a zany cast of bad guys . . .and a boffo final shootout. Corny as hell but heaps of fun!” Since 2005, Fitzhugh has been writing, producing, and hosting a show on XM (now Sirius-XM) Satellite Radio’s Deep Tracks channel called “Fitzhugh’s All Hand Mixed Vinyl.” He is one of only three outside hosts on Deep Tracks. The other two: Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. Fitzhugh next project is The Exterminators, the sequel to Pest Control. It will be published in the spring of 2011. Fitzhugh’s novels have been translated into German, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, and Romanian. He is a former member of the board of directors of the Southern California Chapter of Mystery Writers of America. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, two dogs, and a cat named Crusty Boogers.
Poisoned by Proxy, a Mary MacIntosh novel by Maureen Meehan Aplin Poisoned by Proxy, a Mary MacIntosh novel by Maureen Meehan Aplin July 19, 2010 $4.99 117738 words Sample 10%
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Books by Maureen Meehan Aplin Dying to Ski, a Mary MacIntosh novel Snake River Secret, a Mary MacIntosh novel Powder River Poison, a Mary MacIntosh novel Pandemic Predator, a Mary MacIntosh novel Poisoned by Proxy, a Mary MacIntosh novel The Five, a Mary MacIntosh novel ABOUT THE AUTHOR Maureen Meehan Aplin received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education before becoming a lawyer. She lives with her family in Southern California, where she practices law and crafts legal thrillers. Visit her at www.maureenaplin.com.
The Five, a Mary MacIntosh novel by Maureen Meehan Aplin The Five, a Mary MacIntosh novel by Maureen Meehan Aplin July 18, 2010 $4.99 91520 words Sample 10%
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Books by Maureen Meehan Aplin Dying to Ski, a Mary MacIntosh novel Snake River Secret, a Mary MacIntosh novel Powder River Poison, a Mary MacIntosh novel Pandemic Predator, a Mary MacIntosh novel Poisoned by Proxy, a Mary MacIntosh novel The Five, a Mary MacIntosh novel ABOUT THE AUTHOR Maureen Meehan Aplin received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education before becoming a lawyer. She lives with her family in Southern California, where she practices law and crafts legal thrillers. Visit her at www.maureenaplin.com.
La última jugada by Fernando Trujillo La última jugada by Fernando Trujillo July 18, 2010 $0.99 26788 words Sample 25%
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A Pour Way to Dye (Book 2 in the Soapmaking Mysteries) by Tim Myers A Pour Way to Dye (Book 2 in the Soapmaking Mysteries) by Tim Myers July 17, 2010 $3.99 65084 words Sample 25%
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I've been writing mysteries since 1993, and have published over 20 novels with Penguin/Berkley, Penguin/NAL, St. Martin's Press, and Kensington. I write under the names Tim Myers, Chris Cavender, Casey Mayes, Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, and more. Growing up, my favorite reads were traditional mysteries, with a slant toward cozies, and that's what I write!
Stomping Mad: A Spade Conundrum by Kristine Kathryn Rusch Stomping Mad: A Spade Conundrum by Kristine Kathryn Rusch July 16, 2010 $1.99 6422 words Sample 20%
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Kristine Kathryn Rusch is an award-winning mystery, romance, science fiction, and fantasy writer. She has written many novels under various names, including Kristine Grayson for romance, and Kris Nelscott for mystery. Her novels have made the bestseller lists worldwide and have been published in 14 countries and 13 different languages. Her awards range from the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award to the John W. Campbell Award. In the past year, she has been nominated for the Hugo, the Shamus, and the Anthony Award. She is the only person in the history of the science fiction field to have won a Hugo award for editing and a Hugo award for fiction. Her short work has been reprinted in thirteen Year’s Best collections. Pyr published her novel, Diving into the Wreck, in November of 2009. Her next short story collection, Recovering Apollo 8 and Other Stories, will appear from Golden Gryphon in spring of 2010. In spring of 2011, she will publish City of Ruins, the next book in the Diving universe, and she will have a new Kristine Grayson novel, The Charming Way. In 2009, her short story, “G-Men,” appeared in The Best American Mystery Stories and The Year’s Best Science Fiction, the first time the same story appeared in both a mystery and science fiction best of the year collection. In 2008, she won both the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award and the Asimov’s Readers Choice Award. In 2007, she became one of a handful of writers to twice win the Best Mystery Novel award given for the best mystery published in the Northwest (for her Kris Nelscott books). Her novella, “Diving into the Wreck,” has won the prestigious international UPC award, given in Spain to the best science fiction novella in English, French, Spanish or Catalan. That novella also won the Asimov’s Readers Choice award. Her critically acclaimed Retrieval Artist series has won the Endeavor Award and is currently nominated for the Romantic Times Book Review’s Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Science Fiction novel. In 2001, her story, “Millennium Babies,” won the coveted Hugo Award. That year, she also received the Herodotus Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel (for her Kris Nelscott Series) and the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best Paranormal Romance (for her novel Utterly Charming, written as Kristine Grayson). In 1999, her story, “Echea,” (available at Fictionwise) was nominated for the Locus, Nebula, Hugo, and Sturgeon awards. It won the Homer Award and the Asimov’s Reader’s Choice Award. In 1999, she also won the Ellery Queen Reader’s Choice Award and the Science Fiction Age Reader’s Choice Award, making her the first writer to win three different reader’s choice awards for three different stories in two different genres in the same year. She is the former editor of prestigious The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Before that, she and Dean Wesley Smith, started and ran Pulphouse Publishing, a science fiction and mystery press in Eugene. She lives and works on the Oregon Coast.
Dead Men Don't Lye (Book 1 in the Soapmaking Mysteries) by Tim Myers Dead Men Don't Lye (Book 1 in the Soapmaking Mysteries) by Tim Myers July 16, 2010 $3.99 68258 words Sample 25%
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I've been writing mysteries since 1993, and have published over 20 novels with Penguin/Berkley, Penguin/NAL, St. Martin's Press, and Kensington. I write under the names Tim Myers, Chris Cavender, Casey Mayes, Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, and more. Growing up, my favorite reads were traditional mysteries, with a slant toward cozies, and that's what I write!
Two Redheads & A Dead Blonde: A Ronan Marino Mystery by Lloyd Corricelli Two Redheads & A Dead Blonde: A Ronan Marino Mystery by Lloyd Corricelli July 15, 2010 $0.99 89189 words Sample 10%
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Lloyd L. Corricelli is a native of Tewksbury, MA. He is a 1987 graduate of the University of Lowell (now UMASS Lowell) with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. He served eight years on active duty in the United States Air Force as a "SAC Trained Killer" with the Security Police and as a Special Agent with the Office of Special Investigations. He rose to the rank of Captain before separating as part of the Cold War "peace dividend." After leaving the Air Force, he worked in the film and television industry in Orlando, FL where his credits included the sci-fi television series "seaQuest 2032" and the Jodie Foster film "Contact." It was during this time that Lloyd began to write screenplays. One of his very first, a vampire story called "Dark Millennium" was optioned by the film production company that made the series "Swamp Thing" and "Superboy." Though never produced, it provided him a great deal of experience in writing. He also won the best screenplay award at the 2000 Kissimmee Film Festival. Switching to novels in 2002, Lloyd's first book, the Ronan Marino mystery entitled "Two Redheads & A Dead Blonde" was released in 2009. The next book in the Ronan Marino Mystery Series series called "Chasing Curves" followed in July 2010. In 2011, Lloyd plans to release the third Ronan book "The Vicious Circle" and an unrelated book called "Three Chords & The Truth" which he says is about the paths we choose to take and how it affects the lives of those around us. Lloyd is an avid musician who has played in a variety of local cover bands as well as writing and recording his own music. Someday he hopes to release a CD of his work. He also enjoys working out, martial arts and watching sports on television and in person. Lloyd currently resides in Southern New Hampshire with his wife Michelle and their two children Cameron and Celine. For more information about his Ronan Marino Mystery series, go to www.ronanmarinomysteries.com.
Double Trouble: A Ryan/Lehrer Mystery by Jim Lacey Double Trouble: A Ryan/Lehrer Mystery by Jim Lacey July 15, 2010 $1.99 102303 words Sample 50%
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Jim Lacey grew up in Brooklyn, New York, in the Golden Age before the Dodgers abandoned Ebbets Field. He was the victim of a classical education under the auspices of the Jesuits at Brooklyn Prep and St. Peter's College, where he majored in philosophy, English, and (well, almost) mathematics. After a year at the University of Bern, Switzerland, Jim became the first teaching assistant in the English department at Boston College. With an M.A. almost in hand, he did a stint as an artillery officer at Fort Benning, GA, returned to New York to marry the love of his life, got a job teaching English in Brooklyn, and began to take courses at NYU. After a year of research in Germany and (finally!) finishing his Ph.D., Jim found a home at Eastern Connecticut State College. At Eastern he developed an American studies program, chaired the English department, and directed the honors program for ten years. After retiring from Eastern, he wrote Double Trouble, a mystery novel, just for fun. Jim and Barbara Lacey celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in August, 2008. They have two children, Christopher and Beth, both with doctorates in science, and six grandchildren. .
Unanimous Verdict by James Kidney Unanimous Verdict by James Kidney July 14, 2010 $9.99 138324 words Sample 50%
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Katz Cradle by Bob Henneberger Katz Cradle by Bob Henneberger July 14, 2010 $2.99 91389 words Sample 10%
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Details by Kristine Kathryn Rusch Details by Kristine Kathryn Rusch July 13, 2010 $2.99 15915 words Sample 20%
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Kristine Kathryn Rusch is an award-winning mystery, romance, science fiction, and fantasy writer. She has written many novels under various names, including Kristine Grayson for romance, and Kris Nelscott for mystery. Her novels have made the bestseller lists worldwide and have been published in 14 countries and 13 different languages. Her awards range from the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award to the John W. Campbell Award. In the past year, she has been nominated for the Hugo, the Shamus, and the Anthony Award. She is the only person in the history of the science fiction field to have won a Hugo award for editing and a Hugo award for fiction. Her short work has been reprinted in thirteen Year’s Best collections. Pyr published her novel, Diving into the Wreck, in November of 2009. Her next short story collection, Recovering Apollo 8 and Other Stories, will appear from Golden Gryphon in spring of 2010. In spring of 2011, she will publish City of Ruins, the next book in the Diving universe, and she will have a new Kristine Grayson novel, The Charming Way. In 2009, her short story, “G-Men,” appeared in The Best American Mystery Stories and The Year’s Best Science Fiction, the first time the same story appeared in both a mystery and science fiction best of the year collection. In 2008, she won both the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award and the Asimov’s Readers Choice Award. In 2007, she became one of a handful of writers to twice win the Best Mystery Novel award given for the best mystery published in the Northwest (for her Kris Nelscott books). Her novella, “Diving into the Wreck,” has won the prestigious international UPC award, given in Spain to the best science fiction novella in English, French, Spanish or Catalan. That novella also won the Asimov’s Readers Choice award. Her critically acclaimed Retrieval Artist series has won the Endeavor Award and is currently nominated for the Romantic Times Book Review’s Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Science Fiction novel. In 2001, her story, “Millennium Babies,” won the coveted Hugo Award. That year, she also received the Herodotus Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel (for her Kris Nelscott Series) and the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best Paranormal Romance (for her novel Utterly Charming, written as Kristine Grayson). In 1999, her story, “Echea,” (available at Fictionwise) was nominated for the Locus, Nebula, Hugo, and Sturgeon awards. It won the Homer Award and the Asimov’s Reader’s Choice Award. In 1999, she also won the Ellery Queen Reader’s Choice Award and the Science Fiction Age Reader’s Choice Award, making her the first writer to win three different reader’s choice awards for three different stories in two different genres in the same year. She is the former editor of prestigious The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Before that, she and Dean Wesley Smith, started and ran Pulphouse Publishing, a science fiction and mystery press in Eugene. She lives and works on the Oregon Coast.
Death with Dessert by Vinnie Hansen Death with Dessert by Vinnie Hansen July 13, 2010 $3.99 61552 words Sample 50%
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A Watsonville High School English teacher for 27 years, Vinnie Hansen lives in Santa Cruz, California with her husband, artist Daniel S. Friedman.
Motor City Murder by Megan Clare Johnson Motor City Murder by Megan Clare Johnson July 13, 2010 $5.99 79975 words Sample 25%
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Megan Clare Johnson was born in Detroit, Michigan and received her B.A. in Cinema and Photography from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Exploring the pitfalls and triumphs of human nature, Megan is a writer who reaches out to make us think, and experience a wide range of emotions, through her unique voice. She especially enjoys giving us a relatable perspective on our daily lives. Consistently creating strong characters, with a sharp ear for dialogue found in her books and screenplays, Megan’s meaningful and mirthful writing delivers stories we can savor and enjoy. Motor City Murder, is Megan’s debut thriller novel. This is the first installment of a the City Murder series featuring the hard-hitting female private detective Deanna Dopp. Megan lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and two Bengal cats. She enjoys hiking and mountain climbing in the Northwest and on her excursions to the French and Austrian Alps, the Italian Dolomites, and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. Megan invites you visit her website at www.MeganClareJohnson.com to read more about her books and films.
An Inconsequential Murder by Rodolfo Peña An Inconsequential Murder by Rodolfo Peña July 11, 2010 $4.99 85041 words Sample 25%
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I was born in Mexico, grew up in the United States, and I have lived in a dozen different cities and half a dozen countries throughout my life. I now life in the south of France with my wife Claudette. We have no pets, quiet neighbors, and our children are grown up and have lives of their own, thankfully, so I spend most of my time writing or dabbling in painiting, unless I have a translation to do, which is how Claudette and I make our living. I golf badly, garden reluctantly, and do work around the house only because Claudette holds a gun to my back.
The Black Widow by Michael Hanson The Black Widow by Michael Hanson July 11, 2010 $2.99 35545 words Sample 20%
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Michael Hanson patrolled the streets of the West End of London as a 'bobby' in the fifties and then served as a detective in one of the busiest stations in the Metropolitan Police. This gives his writing and the reader an insight into human nature and police procedure when dealing with serious crime. Watch for more thrillers from Hanson Publishing.
One of the Wicked: A Mick Callahan Novel by Harry Shannon One of the Wicked: A Mick Callahan Novel by Harry Shannon July 11, 2010 $3.49 80651 words Sample 20%
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HARRY SHANNON Harry Shannon has been an actor, an Emmy-nominated songwriter, a recording artist, a music publisher, VP Music at Carolco Pictures and a Music Supervisor on “Basic Instinct” and “Universal Soldier.” His novels include “Night of the Beast," “Night of the Werewolf," “Daemon," "Dead and Gone" and "The Pressure of Darkness," as well as the Mick Callahan suspense novels “Memorial Day,” “Eye of the Burning Man,” and “One of the Wicked." His new collection "A Host of Shadows" is from Dark Region Press. Shannon has won the Tombstone Award, the Black Quill, and has been nominated for the Stoker by the Horror Writer's Association. Contact him via Facebook or at www.harryshannon.com
(Mark Twain Style) Ozark Mountains RIVER'S EDGE Mystery Suspense Novel by Rolland Love (Mark Twain Style) Ozark Mountains RIVER'S EDGE Mystery Suspense Novel by Rolland Love July 11, 2010 $2.99 78249 words Sample 50%
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Reviews: The OZARK MOUNTAINS Stories Series is Enjoyed by ALL Ages. “Rolland Love’s deep-rooted passion for the Ozark Mountains has transfigured into a series of FANTASTIC Adventures Huck and Tom could have only dreamed of and his writing style has been compared to MARK TWAIN.” Amazon.Com—Featured Author Review "To understand Overland Park author and storyteller Rolland Love, think MARK TWAIN." Nick Kowalczyk, The Kansas City Star “Rolland Love is a master storyteller. His Ozark stories always end well and leave the reader with a sense of well-being. His MARK TWAIN style of writing is enjoyed by all ages.” Judith Bader Jones, author of Delta Pearls and Moonflowers on the Fence. “I have read a number of Rolland Love’s stories set in the Ozark Mountains and they are all nostalgic, and entertaining. I would recommend his writings to parents who want to show their children the pure joy of living experienced by kids growing up in a simpler place and time". Dave Hargis (Columbia, MO USA) Vantage Point Productions LLC ☂ https://profiles.google.com/sunnybiscuitdog
Blade Chatter by Sara Marie Hogg Blade Chatter by Sara Marie Hogg July 11, 2010 $3.99 41724 words Sample 10%
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Sara Marie Hogg was born in 1949 in Cabool, Missouri to Laura Marie and Dr. Garrett Hogg Jr., M.D. She attended Stephen F. Austin State University and graduated with a BFA from Texas Christian University in 1972 with a major in painting. She also studied under Chapman Kelly and Alberto Collie at Northwood Institute of Texas in the Arts Program. She has been published in Springfield! Magazine, Fate Magazine, Tulsa World and Taney County Times Newspapers. Poetry is her first love and she received an award in the First Annual Missouri Writers' Week Awards for Poetry and she received a Boswell Award for poetry from the English Department of her alma mater, TCU. Her poetry has been spotlighted in many anthologies including one by Enright House of Ireland. Her bound works include Catho Darlington--Lessons Learned in the Space Age (a novel), Blade Chatter (a short story collection written under a pseudonym) and Dark Shadings, Spattered Light, her first volume of poetry. She is also working on a children's book, Mumbledypeg, On Call, and a second volume of poetry, Multiple Exposures which she hopes to e-publish 2010.
Patriotic Gestures by Kristine Kathryn Rusch Patriotic Gestures by Kristine Kathryn Rusch July 10, 2010 $0.99 5378 words Sample 30%
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Kristine Kathryn Rusch is an award-winning mystery, romance, science fiction, and fantasy writer. She has written many novels under various names, including Kristine Grayson for romance, and Kris Nelscott for mystery. Her novels have made the bestseller lists worldwide and have been published in 14 countries and 13 different languages. Her awards range from the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award to the John W. Campbell Award. In the past year, she has been nominated for the Hugo, the Shamus, and the Anthony Award. She is the only person in the history of the science fiction field to have won a Hugo award for editing and a Hugo award for fiction. Her short work has been reprinted in thirteen Year’s Best collections. Pyr published her novel, Diving into the Wreck, in November of 2009. Her next short story collection, Recovering Apollo 8 and Other Stories, will appear from Golden Gryphon in spring of 2010. In spring of 2011, she will publish City of Ruins, the next book in the Diving universe, and she will have a new Kristine Grayson novel, The Charming Way. In 2009, her short story, “G-Men,” appeared in The Best American Mystery Stories and The Year’s Best Science Fiction, the first time the same story appeared in both a mystery and science fiction best of the year collection. In 2008, she won both the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award and the Asimov’s Readers Choice Award. In 2007, she became one of a handful of writers to twice win the Best Mystery Novel award given for the best mystery published in the Northwest (for her Kris Nelscott books). Her novella, “Diving into the Wreck,” has won the prestigious international UPC award, given in Spain to the best science fiction novella in English, French, Spanish or Catalan. That novella also won the Asimov’s Readers Choice award. Her critically acclaimed Retrieval Artist series has won the Endeavor Award and is currently nominated for the Romantic Times Book Review’s Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Science Fiction novel. In 2001, her story, “Millennium Babies,” won the coveted Hugo Award. That year, she also received the Herodotus Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel (for her Kris Nelscott Series) and the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best Paranormal Romance (for her novel Utterly Charming, written as Kristine Grayson). In 1999, her story, “Echea,” (available at Fictionwise) was nominated for the Locus, Nebula, Hugo, and Sturgeon awards. It won the Homer Award and the Asimov’s Reader’s Choice Award. In 1999, she also won the Ellery Queen Reader’s Choice Award and the Science Fiction Age Reader’s Choice Award, making her the first writer to win three different reader’s choice awards for three different stories in two different genres in the same year. She is the former editor of prestigious The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Before that, she and Dean Wesley Smith, started and ran Pulphouse Publishing, a science fiction and mystery press in Eugene. She lives and works on the Oregon Coast.
A Bucket of Ashes (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 6) by P.B. Ryan A Bucket of Ashes (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 6) by P.B. Ryan July 09, 2010 $5.59 70780 words Sample 20%
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My my medieval romance fans know me as Patricia Ryan and my historical mystery fans as P.B. Ryan. Over the past 15 years, I've published 27 novels and novellas (with #28 in the works), with editions in over 20 countries. My books are known for being brisk, emotionally gripping page-turners. Silken Threads, my medieval romance inspired by Hitchcock's Rear Window, won Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best Long Historical Romance. I've also received a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best Historical Romantic Mystery/ Suspense for The Sun and the Moon, and a Mary Higgins Clark Award nomination for my first Nell Sweeney mystery, Still Life With Murder If you're new to my books, check out my website for FREE EXCERPTS--nice, long ones!
Murder in the North End (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 5) by P.B. Ryan Murder in the North End (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 5) by P.B. Ryan July 09, 2010 $5.59 68694 words Sample 20%
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My my medieval romance fans know me as Patricia Ryan and my historical mystery fans as P.B. Ryan. Over the past 15 years, I've published 27 novels and novellas (with #28 in the works), with editions in over 20 countries. My books are known for being brisk, emotionally gripping page-turners. Silken Threads, my medieval romance inspired by Hitchcock's Rear Window, won Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best Long Historical Romance. I've also received a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best Historical Romantic Mystery/ Suspense for The Sun and the Moon, and a Mary Higgins Clark Award nomination for my first Nell Sweeney mystery, Still Life With Murder If you're new to my books, check out my website for FREE EXCERPTS--nice, long ones!
Murder on Black Friday (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 4) by P.B. Ryan Murder on Black Friday (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 4) by P.B. Ryan July 09, 2010 $5.59 60798 words Sample 20%
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My my medieval romance fans know me as Patricia Ryan and my historical mystery fans as P.B. Ryan. Over the past 15 years, I've published 27 novels and novellas (with #28 in the works), with editions in over 20 countries. My books are known for being brisk, emotionally gripping page-turners. Silken Threads, my medieval romance inspired by Hitchcock's Rear Window, won Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best Long Historical Romance. I've also received a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best Historical Romantic Mystery/ Suspense for The Sun and the Moon, and a Mary Higgins Clark Award nomination for my first Nell Sweeney mystery, Still Life With Murder If you're new to my books, check out my website for FREE EXCERPTS--nice, long ones!
Death on Beacon Hill (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 3) by P.B. Ryan Death on Beacon Hill (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 3) by P.B. Ryan July 09, 2010 $5.59 68869 words Sample 20%
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My my medieval romance fans know me as Patricia Ryan and my historical mystery fans as P.B. Ryan. Over the past 15 years, I've published 27 novels and novellas (with #28 in the works), with editions in over 20 countries. My books are known for being brisk, emotionally gripping page-turners. Silken Threads, my medieval romance inspired by Hitchcock's Rear Window, won Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best Long Historical Romance. I've also received a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best Historical Romantic Mystery/ Suspense for The Sun and the Moon, and a Mary Higgins Clark Award nomination for my first Nell Sweeney mystery, Still Life With Murder If you're new to my books, check out my website for FREE EXCERPTS--nice, long ones!
Murder in a Mill Town (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 2) by P.B. Ryan Murder in a Mill Town (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 2) by P.B. Ryan July 09, 2010 $5.59 75221 words Sample 20%
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My my medieval romance fans know me as Patricia Ryan and my historical mystery fans as P.B. Ryan. Over the past 15 years, I've published 27 novels and novellas (with #28 in the works), with editions in over 20 countries. My books are known for being brisk, emotionally gripping page-turners. Silken Threads, my medieval romance inspired by Hitchcock's Rear Window, won Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best Long Historical Romance. I've also received a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best Historical Romantic Mystery/ Suspense for The Sun and the Moon, and a Mary Higgins Clark Award nomination for my first Nell Sweeney mystery, Still Life With Murder If you're new to my books, check out my website for FREE EXCERPTS--nice, long ones!
Still Life With Murder (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 1) by P.B. Ryan Still Life With Murder (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 1) by P.B. Ryan July 09, 2010 $0.99 94907 words Sample 30%
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My my medieval romance fans know me as Patricia Ryan and my historical mystery fans as P.B. Ryan. Over the past 15 years, I've published 27 novels and novellas (with #28 in the works), with editions in over 20 countries. My books are known for being brisk, emotionally gripping page-turners. Silken Threads, my medieval romance inspired by Hitchcock's Rear Window, won Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best Long Historical Romance. I've also received a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best Historical Romantic Mystery/ Suspense for The Sun and the Moon, and a Mary Higgins Clark Award nomination for my first Nell Sweeney mystery, Still Life With Murder If you're new to my books, check out my website for FREE EXCERPTS--nice, long ones!
Primal Wound by Ruth Francisco Primal Wound by Ruth Francisco July 09, 2010 $3.99 76745 words Sample 5%
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Ruth Francisco worked in the film industry for fifteen years before selling her first novel "Confessions of a Deathmaiden" to Warner Books in 2003, followed by "Good Morning, Darkness", which was selected by Publishers’ Weekly as one of the best mysteries of the year, and her controversial third novel, "The Secret Memoirs of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis". She has epublished four new novels, and has enthusiastically embraced digital publishing. She is a frequent contributor to "The Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine", and is the food columnist for Mad Housewife Wine. She currently lives in Florida.
Murder and Salutations (Book 3 in the Cardmaking Mysteries) by Tim Myers Murder and Salutations (Book 3 in the Cardmaking Mysteries) by Tim Myers July 08, 2010 $3.99 65058 words Sample 25%
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I've been writing mysteries since 1993, and have published over 20 novels with Penguin/Berkley, Penguin/NAL, St. Martin's Press, and Kensington. I write under the names Tim Myers, Chris Cavender, Casey Mayes, Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, and more. Growing up, my favorite reads were traditional mysteries, with a slant toward cozies, and that's what I write!
Where There's a Will by James Babcock Where There's a Will by James Babcock July 07, 2010 $3.99 52512 words Sample 50%
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Partners in Crime by James Babcock Partners in Crime by James Babcock July 07, 2010 $3.99 53192 words Sample 50%
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Too Rich to Live by James Babcock Too Rich to Live by James Babcock July 07, 2010 $3.99 57827 words Sample 50%
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Deadly Greetings (Book 2 in the Cardmaking Mysteries) by Tim Myers Deadly Greetings (Book 2 in the Cardmaking Mysteries) by Tim Myers July 07, 2010 $3.99 74666 words Sample 25%
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I've been writing mysteries since 1993, and have published over 20 novels with Penguin/Berkley, Penguin/NAL, St. Martin's Press, and Kensington. I write under the names Tim Myers, Chris Cavender, Casey Mayes, Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, and more. Growing up, my favorite reads were traditional mysteries, with a slant toward cozies, and that's what I write!
Invitation to Murder (Book 1 in the Cardmaking Mysteries) by Tim Myers Invitation to Murder (Book 1 in the Cardmaking Mysteries) by Tim Myers July 07, 2010 $3.99 65908 words Sample 25%
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I've been writing mysteries since 1993, and have published over 20 novels with Penguin/Berkley, Penguin/NAL, St. Martin's Press, and Kensington. I write under the names Tim Myers, Chris Cavender, Casey Mayes, Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, and more. Growing up, my favorite reads were traditional mysteries, with a slant toward cozies, and that's what I write!
The Odds Are Against It by Janice Daugharty The Odds Are Against It by Janice Daugharty July 06, 2010 $2.99 2814 words Sample 50%
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Janice Daugharty, artist in residence at Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College, in Tifton, Georgia, is the author of 7 print novels and two story collections. Her newest novel, "The Little Known," is now available in ebook and print. Daugharty is in the process of uploading e-stories to Smashwords for your reading pleasure. For more on this author visit www.janicedaugharty.com See "Fans of Janice Daugharty" on Facebook and author profile at HarperCollins.com. I have a new print and ebook novel coming out at the end of Feb 2011. The title is "Heir to the Everlasting."
Daddy's Little Girl by Carl Brookins Daddy's Little Girl by Carl Brookins July 06, 2010 $1.50 3846 words Sample 20%
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Before he became a mystery writer and reviewer, Brookins was a counselor and faculty member at Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He has reviewed mystery fiction for the Saint Paul Pioneer Press and for Mystery Scene Magazine. His reviews now appear on his own web site, on more than a dozen blogs and on several Internet review sites, Brookins is an avid recreational sailor and has sailed in many locations across the world. He is a member of Sisters in Crime, and Private Eye Writers of America. He can frequently be found touring bookstores and libraries with his companions-in-crime, The Minnesota Crime Wave. He writes the sailing adventure series featuring Michael Tanner and Mary Whitney, the Sean Sean private investigator detective series, and the Jack Marston academic series. He lives with his wife Jean of many years, in Roseville, Minnesota.
Lost Identity by Mary Ann Miranda Lost Identity by Mary Ann Miranda July 04, 2010 $1.99 13392 words Sample 50%
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I write fantasy, mystery and suspense fiction. I live in Kentucky with my dog and two spoiled cats. In my spare time I love to read and write. Readers can check out my latest news online at www.maryannmiranda.com.
A Flicker of Doubt (Book 4 in the Candlemaking Mysteries) by Tim Myers A Flicker of Doubt (Book 4 in the Candlemaking Mysteries) by Tim Myers July 04, 2010 $3.99 58909 words Sample 25%
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I've been writing mysteries since 1993, and have published over 20 novels with Penguin/Berkley, Penguin/NAL, St. Martin's Press, and Kensington. I write under the names Tim Myers, Chris Cavender, Casey Mayes, Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, and more. Growing up, my favorite reads were traditional mysteries, with a slant toward cozies, and that's what I write!
Death Waxed Over (Book 3 in the Candlemaking Mysteries) by Tim Myers Death Waxed Over (Book 3 in the Candlemaking Mysteries) by Tim Myers July 04, 2010 $3.99 64543 words Sample 25%
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I've been writing mysteries since 1993, and have published over 20 novels with Penguin/Berkley, Penguin/NAL, St. Martin's Press, and Kensington. I write under the names Tim Myers, Chris Cavender, Casey Mayes, Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, and more. Growing up, my favorite reads were traditional mysteries, with a slant toward cozies, and that's what I write!
Booked for Murder (Book 5 of the Lighthouse Inn Mysterys) by Tim Myers Booked for Murder (Book 5 of the Lighthouse Inn Mysterys) by Tim Myers July 04, 2010 $3.99 60584 words Sample 50%
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I've been writing mysteries since 1993, and have published over 20 novels with Penguin/Berkley, Penguin/NAL, St. Martin's Press, and Kensington. I write under the names Tim Myers, Chris Cavender, Casey Mayes, Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, and more. Growing up, my favorite reads were traditional mysteries, with a slant toward cozies, and that's what I write!
Room for Murder (Book 4 in the Lighthouse Inn Mysteries) by Tim Myers Room for Murder (Book 4 in the Lighthouse Inn Mysteries) by Tim Myers July 03, 2010 $3.99 56737 words Sample 50%
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I've been writing mysteries since 1993, and have published over 20 novels with Penguin/Berkley, Penguin/NAL, St. Martin's Press, and Kensington. I write under the names Tim Myers, Chris Cavender, Casey Mayes, Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, and more. Growing up, my favorite reads were traditional mysteries, with a slant toward cozies, and that's what I write!
Broken Dreams by Nick Quantrill Broken Dreams by Nick Quantrill July 03, 2010 $4.99 76628 words Sample 30%
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Nick Quantrill was born and raised in Hull, an isolated industrial city in East Yorkshire. From a young age, Nick has always had a fascination with crime novels, starting young by annoying the local librarians for Famous Five novels. Never realising he could be a writer, Nick spent most of his twenties shouting and bawling his way around the Sunday League football pitches of the city, learning the hard way and meeting an impressive array of characters. With a handful of trophies and permanently damaged ankles to show for his troubles, football was swapped for education, spending the next six years studying of a degree in Social Policy. Approaching now or never time, Nick started writing crime stories set in and around his home city. Instead of just throwing them in a drawer and not letting anyone read them, the stories were made available for free on the Internet, and after winning the HarperCollins ‘Crime Tour’ short story competition in 2006, he started to build a readership. Fast forward a couple of years and after much hard work, a few false starts and countless short stories, Nick completed ‘Broken Dreams.’ Focusing on Hull’s past and future; the novel looks at the death of the city’s fishing industry and explores the problem of how the city can build a new future for itself. ‘Broken Dreams’ also introduces us to Nick’s lead character; rugby league player turned Private Investigator, Joe Geraghty, co-owner of a small detective agency. Nick’s stories are both entertaining and thought provoking, and although the settings may be local to him, the ideas and issues resonate on a much wider basis. When not writing fiction, Nick contributes reviews and essays to a variety of football and music websites. He lives in Hull with his wife, cat and the constant fear Hull City AFC will let him down. Broken Dreams – ISBN 978-0-9554070-2-4
Snuffed Out (Book 2 in the Candlemaking Mysteries) by Tim Myers Snuffed Out (Book 2 in the Candlemaking Mysteries) by Tim Myers July 03, 2010 $3.99 57023 words Sample 25%
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I've been writing mysteries since 1993, and have published over 20 novels with Penguin/Berkley, Penguin/NAL, St. Martin's Press, and Kensington. I write under the names Tim Myers, Chris Cavender, Casey Mayes, Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, and more. Growing up, my favorite reads were traditional mysteries, with a slant toward cozies, and that's what I write!
At Wick's End (Book 1 in the Candlemaking Mysteries) by Tim Myers At Wick's End (Book 1 in the Candlemaking Mysteries) by Tim Myers July 03, 2010 $3.99 57913 words Sample 25%
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I've been writing mysteries since 1993, and have published over 20 novels with Penguin/Berkley, Penguin/NAL, St. Martin's Press, and Kensington. I write under the names Tim Myers, Chris Cavender, Casey Mayes, Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, and more. Growing up, my favorite reads were traditional mysteries, with a slant toward cozies, and that's what I write!
Murder Checks Inn (Book 3 in the Lighthouse Inn Mysteries) by Tim Myers Murder Checks Inn (Book 3 in the Lighthouse Inn Mysteries) by Tim Myers July 03, 2010 $3.99 53939 words Sample 50%
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I've been writing mysteries since 1993, and have published over 20 novels with Penguin/Berkley, Penguin/NAL, St. Martin's Press, and Kensington. I write under the names Tim Myers, Chris Cavender, Casey Mayes, Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, and more. Growing up, my favorite reads were traditional mysteries, with a slant toward cozies, and that's what I write!
Reservations for Murder (Book 2 in the Lighthouse Inn Mysteries) by Tim Myers Reservations for Murder (Book 2 in the Lighthouse Inn Mysteries) by Tim Myers July 02, 2010 $3.99 46361 words Sample 50%
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I've been writing mysteries since 1993, and have published over 20 novels with Penguin/Berkley, Penguin/NAL, St. Martin's Press, and Kensington. I write under the names Tim Myers, Chris Cavender, Casey Mayes, Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, and more. Growing up, my favorite reads were traditional mysteries, with a slant toward cozies, and that's what I write!
Foreteller by Anne McAneny Foreteller by Anne McAneny July 02, 2010 $2.99 83844 words Sample 15%
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Anne McAneny lives in Virginia with her husband, children, two ferrets and a cat who currently answers to Mythical Flarb, John, and Food. In addition to her three e-books, she has written several screenplays that float through Hollywood on a regular basis. Anne's latest chick-lit novel, OUR EYES MET OVER CANTALOUPE, features Stuffed Cupcakes and Belgian beer - she really should have called it "Personal Nirvana." Anne loves to hear from readers and is always available with a big old Sharpie to sign e-readers!
Innkeeping with Murder (Book 1 in the Lighthouse Inn Mysteries) by Tim Myers Innkeeping with Murder (Book 1 in the Lighthouse Inn Mysteries) by Tim Myers July 02, 2010 $3.99 48566 words Sample 50%
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I've been writing mysteries since 1993, and have published over 20 novels with Penguin/Berkley, Penguin/NAL, St. Martin's Press, and Kensington. I write under the names Tim Myers, Chris Cavender, Casey Mayes, Elizabeth Bright, Melissa Glazer, and more. Growing up, my favorite reads were traditional mysteries, with a slant toward cozies, and that's what I write!
The Cats Kill by Susan K. Droney The Cats Kill by Susan K. Droney July 02, 2010 $4.95 46723 words Sample 20%
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Susan K. Droney is the author of many novels, short stories and articles. She was raised in western New York and currently resides in New Jersey. She has two daughters and a grandson. Her passions, aside from writing, include traveling, cooking, gardening, walking, and reading.