Book Category: Anthologies
“Ordeals”
My story “Ordeals” breaks one of Monsignor Ronald Knox’s cardinal rules for writing crime fiction—but readers will have to read…
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“The Invisible Band”
Agatha Award Finalist, Best Short Story Read here for free for a limited time! I’m pleased to have my story…
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Lawyers, Guns, and Money
Anthony Award Finalist! Lawyers, Guns, and Money celebrates the music of Warren Zevon with a wide range of crime stories.
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“Love Me or Leave Me”
“Love Me or Leave Me” appears in the new anthology from the Crime Writers Association.
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“Little Martha”
“Little Martha” appears in the anthology Trouble No More, edited by Mark Westmoreland and featuring crime fiction inspired by Southern…
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California Schemin’—Bouchercon Anthology 2020
The 2020 Bouchercon anthology features first-time writers as well as celebrated authors—and stories across a wide array of genres as well.
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“All Tomorrow’s Parties”
In some ways a twist on the Cinderella tale, “All Tomorrow’s Parties” looks toward a fateful midnight at a party where the stakes are literally life and death.
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“Both Sides Now”
My first collaboration with my wife Tara Laskowski—first LITERARY collaboration, that is!—was inspired by one of Joni Mitchell’s most popular songs.
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“A Close Shave”
“A Close Shave” offers more than one tip of the razor toward Ring Lardner’s classic story “Haircut.”
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“Hard Return”
“Hard Return” is part of an anthology exploring the intersection of crime fiction and time travel.
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