Dive into Darkness, Where Every Shadow Hides a Secret…In "Writing Into the Dark," masterful storytellers Troy Lambert and Vincent Zandri draw you into a world where suspense reigns supreme. Through four distinct narratives, this exclusive collection immerses readers in gripping tales of intrigue and introspection.Meet Harlan, a disillusioned pulp fiction writer whose mundane existence spirals into chaos when he confronts a deadly gangbanger. Follow Grace, a...

In True Romance: A Noir Anthology, passion isn't red roses and candlelight. Instead, it's obsession, betrayal, revenge, and the kind of desire that leaves bodies in its wake.Collected and Edited by Troy Lambert and Vincent Zandri, this dark and razor-sharp collection gathers some of the most compelling voices in crime fiction, including Reed Farrel Coleman, Charles Salzberg, Paul D. Brazill, Frank Zafiro, Scott Kikkawa, Danica Favorite, Lawrence Kelter, Rebelry Stone, Sama...

Two Shorts by Two Masters of the CraftStories you can read on your lunch break, on your way home, or if you dare, just before you lay down at night. For readers on the go, Book Blasts are exactly what you need.The Television: A Haunting Tale of Guilt and RedemptionNick Angelo is a broken man. Once a celebrated novelist, he is now shackled by the chains of grief and guilt following the tragic death of his beloved wife, Marie—a loss f...

Two shots. Two stories. No exits.Two hard-hitting crime tales collide in one brutal, breathless volume. Gritty, propulsive, andsoaked in noir, these stories cut to the bone—where survival demands a cost and the billalways comes due.Bandaids Don't Fix Bullet Holes by Troy Lambert: A wounded operator is outgunned,outnumbered, and running on fumes when a tough, quick-thinking chef with EMT chopsdrags him back from t...

Modern vascular neurology, particularly in the emergency setting, often requires a great capacity for analysis and synthesis. Physicians who manage these patients must have acquired multidisciplinary skills, including a good knowledge of clinical neurology and medical imaging, but they may also need to be skilled in cardiology and intensive care. The initial clinical and imaging examinations play a decisive role in the management strategy. This book, written by neurologists and neuroradiol...

Mike has always had his cousin Jimmy's back. Ever since they were kids, stealing candy from a local store.As they got older, and the crimes got bigger, Mike even did time in prison for Jimmy.Now, Mike is a recently released ex-con, and he's determined never to go back to prison. But when Jimmy comes to him for help, Mike doesn't turn him away.Not even when he senses Jimmy is about to drag him into trouble again.Not even when the blood begins flowing....

Viola Roberts is attending a wedding! Her best friend, Cheryl, is finally marrying the swoony Detective Battersea. And since it’s Halloween, they’ve decided to have a themed wedding, complete with a ghost and a spooky cemetery next door.The party is in full swing when a bloodcurdling scream interrupts the revelry, leading to the discovery of a body. With a house full of suspects with perfect alibis, who could have killed the interloper? Viola is determined to find out before her BF...

**ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S BEST MYSTERY BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Introducing Claudia Lin: a sharp-witted amateur sleuth for the 21st century. This debut novel follows Claudia as she verifies people's online lives, and lies, for a dating detective agency in New York City. Until a client with an unusual request goes missing....“The world of social media, big tech and internet connectivity provides fertile new ground for humans to deceive, defraud and possibly murder one anoth...

Abby Cooper?s betting the house on her inner eye...It took a while for Abby Cooper?s FBI agent boyfriend, Dutch Rivers, to accept her psychic gifts as the real deal. But these days he knows better than to question Abby?s visions. So when his favorite cousin Chase is kidnapped in Vegas, they both catch the next flight to Sin City. Abby?s inner eye insists that Chase is still alive, but nothing else about the case adds up?especially Dutch?s reluctance to involve his ...

**Prepare for edge-of-your-seat suspense in this Thriller Short.Originally published in THRILLER 2 (2009),edited by #1** New York Times bestselling author Clive Cussler.This be-careful-what-you-wish-for Thriller Short from bestselling author Phillip Margolin tells what happens when a cop meets the man of her dreams, who lives in the house of her dreams. Monica Esteban grew up poor, on occasion helping her single mother clean...

Robynn GravesI was given the best gift anyone could have given me; the custody of my younger brother, Jerome, when my parents can no longer care for him. I know in my heart we need to start over and that's what we do. Unfortunately, accidents happen and my life changes irrevocably in a split second. Now, I need to decide if I'm in the right place to start over or if I should admit defeat and head back home.Can the attention from one man change my entire outlook on life and ...

LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST • A “vivid, thoughtful and nuanced collection of essays” (Associated Press) that treats women’s friendships as the love stories they truly are, from the critically acclaimed author of Negative Space“A tender, unswerving homage to her found family, but also an insightful study of friendship as identity-crafting.”—ElleLilly Dancyger always thought of her closest friendships as great loves, comp...