Long known as a literary haven, Key West also serves as backdrop for some of the world’s best mystery stories. For the first time ever, eight of Key West’s leading mystery writers are collected into one volume. Included here are stories by Tom Corcoran, Michael Haskins, Jonathan Woods, Lucy Burdette, Hal Howland, Mike Dennis, Jessica Argyle, and Shirrel Rhoades. “Can’t-put-‘em-down stories by Key West’s best mystery writers,” observes legendary Reef Perkins.

Dr. Hunter S. Thompson is considered to be the first gonzo journalist. But, fact is, there were writers doing first-person stories long before his writing got tagged as “gonzo” in 1970. Shirrel Rhoades, for instance.Gonzo journalism is a style of writing in which the writer is part of the story. According to the definition, the personality of the writer is as important as the event being chronicled. That certainly describes Hunter Thompson’s writing. But back in the mid-‘60s when R...

Key West serves as backdrop for some of the world’s best mystery stories. Here is the second collection of murder and mayhem in Paradise, a can’t-put-it-down anthology featuring eleven leading Key West mystery writers: Heather Graham; Michael Haskins; Jonathan Woods; Lucy Burdette; Hal Howland; Robert Coburn; Shirrel Rhoades; Ben Harrison; William R. Burkett, Jr.; Barthélemy Banks; and Bill Craig. “One-stop shopping for murder-on-the-beach reading,” says Marcy Birdweather of Marcy’s Musing...

“Bloody enjoyable …”—Hollis George, Noted AnthologistMurder in Key West 10 marks the 10th Anniversary Edition of this popular anthology of mystery stories – what we like to call murder and mayhem in Paradise. Back again are some of your favorite writers, sharing new mysteries that capture the colorful excitement of the Southernmost City in the Continental United States.Robert Coburn Bill Craig Shirrel RhoadesDavid Beckwith Randy Becke...

Key West serves as backdrop for some of the world’s best mystery stories. Here is the third collection of murder and mayhem in Paradise, a keep-you-up-at-night anthology featuring ten leading writers who explore the dark side of the Southernmost point in the continental US: John Hemingway, Roberta Islieb (writing as Lucy Burdette), Sandra Balzo, Shirrel Rhoades, Robert Coburn, Jonathan Wood, Barthélemy Banks, Bill Craig, Mike Dennis, and Michael Haskins. “An outstanding collection of myste...

“I’ve come to look forward to the annual appearance of this mystery anthology. Who would have guessed so many murders take place on the sunny island of Key West – at least in the pages of books.” —Edward Squires, Not Quite a NovellaHere’s another can’t-put-it-down edition of mystery short stories. In these pages you will encounter a dozen intriguing tales by Bill Craig, Robert Coburn, David Beckwith, Barthélemy Banks, Hollis George, Jack Mazur, George Davidson, H.L. Osterm...

Key West serves as backdrop for some of the world’s best mystery stories. Here is the fourth collection of murder and mayhem in Paradise, a keep-you-up-at-night anthology featuring ten leading writers who explore the dark side of the Southernmost point in the continental US: Bill Craig, Justin Maxwell, Shirrel Rhoades, Robert Coburn, Barthélemy Banks, Jack Mazur, Andrew Daly, Harry Schroeder, and Brewster Chamberlain, and R.K. Simpson. “Ten Key West mystery stories by ten great storyteller...

The island of Key West serves as backdrop for some of the world’s best mystery stories. Here is the fifth collection of murder and mayhem in Paradise, a hard-hitting anthology that features ten leading writers who explore the dark side of the Southernmost city in the continental US: Jack Mazur, Shirrel Rhoades, Rick Ollerman, Albert L. Kelley, Wayne “Skip” Kadar (writing as Justin Maxwell), Barthélemy Banks, R. K. Simpson, Robert Coburn, John Guerra, and Randy Becker.

Long known as a literary haven, Key West also serves as backdrop for some of the world's best mystery stories. For the first time ever, eight of Key West's leading mystery writers are collected into one volume. Included here are stories by Tom Corcoran, Michael Haskins, Jonathan Woods, Lucy Burdette, Hal Howland, Mike Dennis, Jessica Argyle, and Shirrel Rhoades. "Can't-put-'em-down stories by Key West's best mystery writers," observes legendary Reef Perkins.

These classic mysteries were carefully selected from among pulp mystery magazines and brought back to life by Absolutely Amazing Ebooks.A return to those great old mysteries found in Black Mask and other pulp magazines, this collection will have you biting your nails as culprits get their just deserts. Here are two handfuls of classic mystery stories – along with an almost-forgotten Sam Spade short story by Dashiell Hammett.

Key West is a great locale for some of the world’s best mystery stories. Here is the sixth collection of murder and mayhem in Paradise, a two-fisted anthology that features ten leading writers who explore the dark side of the Southernmost city in the continental US: Bill Craig, Shirrel Rhoades, Wayne Kadar, Albert L. Kelley, Barthélemy Banks, Mark Zeid, Robert Coburn, H.L. Osterman, Randy Becker, and John Cunningham. A great lineup!

Here are another 14 short murder mysteries, each solved in four minutes or less by a laidback Key West sleuth, an ex-NYPD homicide detective named Wharton "Four Fingers" Dalessandro. In between barhopping, playing chess, and occasional housepainting jobs, he never fails to solve the crime and nail the bad guy (or gal). One finger missing on his right hand doesn’t get in the way of this leftie Sherlock Holmes. "Clever mysteries that can be solved by astute readers in just a few minutes each...