This account of the drama in time that is Tucson begins not with the founding of the Presidio San Agustín on August 20, 1775, but with the emergence of Sentinel Peak in geologic deep time. It ends -- "To be continued"-- in 2014.It spans the periods of precontact with Europeans, Spanish colonization, Mexican nationhood, the territorial West, early and Depression era statehood, and the development of metropolitan Tucson after World War II.It offers not one definitive historic...

When Dorian Gray wants a digital photo for a dating web site, he gets more—much more than he bargained for. A short story with a modern take on Oscar Wilde's classic

Beauty tells how a custom acoustic guitar came into being. In 2016, the author, John Warnock, was given by his wife an acoustic instrument -- mandolin or guitar -- to be made to his specifications. An email correspondence followed between the author and Vincent Guidroz, luthier and proprietor of the New Orleans Guitar Company.The backbone of Beauty is that correspondence, put into context by the author, and illustrated by photographs showing the stages in the crea...

Edna Kretschmer intends to see Curly the goldfish dead, but Curly has other ideas. A short story with a twist.

Nineteen short stories cover the gamut from humor to horror. Meet ghosts, ghouls and goofballs in this expansive collection of tales ranging from religious to ridiculous.

Joe Fitzsimmons hasn't been the same since the accident. The visions and blackouts are ruining his life. Things only get more complicated when he falls in love with his neurologist. He can see things in her past that affect her present and their future and put his own life in danger.

Tom Skolstad is a pawn in a high-stakes game of espionage and murder. The problem is: he has no idea he is playing. He has been compromised by North Korean agents using psychotropic drugs. Can he escape the playing field before he is killed? A fast-paced thriller with lots of twists and turns set in Washington, D.C.

Two agents' forgotten love is rekindled in USA TODAY bestselling author Debra Webb's Colby Agency: The Specialists series.Someone was out to get Thomas Casey. His profession had taught him to trust no one. So when Johara di Rossi abducted him on his way to his beloved niece's wedding, Thomas assumed the worst-despite their intimate history.Though attachments made him vulnerable, Thomas was haunted by regret for wal...

With the long-term success of procedural shows dominating prime-time television, the readership for a forensic anthology extends well beyond traditional mystery readers.Collected by Martin H. Greenberg -- the King of Anthologists -- this volume features the following contributors:Brendan DuBoisEdward D. HochMichael A. BlackMax Allan Collins and Matthew ClemensJeremiah HealyKristine Kathryn RuschJulie Hyzy, Jo...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR • A treasure trove of bone-chilling tales from the “undisputed master of suspense and terror” (The Washington Post) who shaped American horrorFeatures the stories that inspired The Stand and over a dozen acclaimed horror movies and television series, including Children of the Corn, Lawnmower Man, Chapelwaite, and The BoogeymanStephen King’s first coll...

Detective D. D. Warren has four days to stop a killer in this “shocking…‘must read’”* from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner—one of Library Journal's Best Thrillers of the Year.Charlene Grant believes she is going to die. For the past few years, her childhood friends have been murdered one by one. Same day. Same time. Now she’s the last of her friends alive, and she’s counting down the final four days of her life until January 21st...

Twenty-five high-octane stories from the hottest thriller authors in one anthology, edited by #1 New York Times –bestselling author Lee Child.Lee Child and the International Thriller Writers, Inc. present an anthology of remarkable stories in First Thrills. Showcasing many of the organization's bestselling authors as well as rising stars in the genre, here are twenty-five brand-new, never-before published, storie...