 | Pit and the Pendulum: The Adventures of Peter "Pit Bull" Geller Publication Date: December 5, 2011Here are five funny, entertaining, delectable mystery stories featuring Peter "Pit Bull" Geller, who may be a bit damaged physically (in an auto accident), but has lost neither his biting wit nor his keen sense of how the upper crust manages their criminal ways. Included are: "Pit and the Pendulum," "Pit on the Road to Hell," "A Christmas Pit," "Dog Pit," and "Horse Pit" (winner of the Black Orchid Award from the Nero Wolfe Society and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine). Great reading from a master storyteller! ...
 |  | Never Shake a Family Tree: And Other Heart-Stopping Tales of Murder in New England ...
 |  | Murder for Revenge Release Date: March 9, 1999A high school wallflower cooks up justice Ó la carte at her 20th reunion...A submissive wife sails her domineering husband straight to hell...A man disposes of his enemy in a murder only a writer could commit.This irresistible collection of original stories was born of a deliciously wicked idea: ask twelve of America's best writers to explore a single subject--people willing, often gleefully so, to kill for revenge. The result is a star-studded gathering of fiction's finest, and an infinitely satisfying banquet of...Murder for Revenge.In Lawrence Block's chill...
 |  | Murder Most Postal: Homicidal Tales That Deliver a Message (Murder Most Series) Publication Date: May 2001| Series: Murder Most Series "Murder Most Postal" is a collection of twenty-one stories by masters of the mystery genre who have written about purloined postage, lethal letters, and cold-blooded correspondence. From stolen stamps to murder-by-mail, these tales are "first-class" examples of how dangerous a message can be. ...
 |  | Nine Kinds of Trouble Publication Date: August 2, 2009Nine Kinds of Trouble is a collection of short stories written over a period of years and published in various print magazines, ezines, and anthologies. ...
 |  | Mystery, Malevolence & Murder Publication Date: March 20, 2006From the creator of Falling Down, mystery writer David T. Boyd returns with his latest work, Mystery, Malevolence & Murder - a compilation of spine-tingling short stories so intriguing you wont want to put the book down until the very last story has been read. In this book Mr. Boyd introduces Seth Aloysius Green, Jr., a former homicide detective for the Chicago Police Department.Detective Al, as he likes to be called, has become a successful author during his retirement years and decides to showcase upcoming talent in his first annual writing contest titled My...
 |  | The Mystery of Great Price (Puzzle Club) Publication Date: July 1997 ...
 |  | Mystery, Malevolence & Murder: Collected Stories - Volume One Publication Date: June 14, 2011David T. Boyd (Falling Down) returns with his latest work: Mystery, Malevolence & Murder, Volume One, a collection of thirteen unforgettable tales of suspense. Mr. Boyd introduces Seth Aloysius Green, Jr., a former homicide detective for the Chicago Police Department.Detective Al, as he likes to be called, has become a successful author during his retirement and decides to showcase new writers in his first annual contest called Mystery, Malevolence & Murder.Winning submissions like The Voice Within, Three on a Match and A Fan of Ms. 45 have been included in his...
 |  | Nightmare Garden: A Novella and Stories Publication Date: December 8, 2005Two people in the novella Nightmare Garden are chained to bad or difficult relationships, find each other and escape into their passion for a time that they hope will last forever. The scenes play out in Paris, Madrid, and in cafes of Tangier and Marrakech, Morocco, locations that the author knows well. In the short story Dust, set in a small town in northwest Montana, a young man discovers that he can both love his uncle but hate him for what he does. Mother's Helper was one of the most surprising mystery-horror stories of the year it was published and was ...
 |  | Murder Most Delectable: Savory Tales of Culinary Crimes Release Date: April 6, 2004An 18-course feast for crime fans, Murder Most Delectable brings together the tastiest tales of epicures most evil. Renowned writers like Joyce Carol Oates (exploring a relationship that "leaves a sour taste in one's mouth"), Rex Stout (and the redoubtable Nero Wolfe, in "Poison à la Carte"), and Ruth Rendell (The Case of Shaggy Caps") offer up stories that memorably combine a love of food with a talent for wickedness.As an added bonus, the editor has generously placed recipes throughout this savory collection—but be warned, any ...
 |  | Mystery Publication Date: February 1, 1990A brush with death leads a young man to investigate two murders, leading him to secrets perhaps best left alone. Edge-of-the-chair listening from the author of Ghost Story. ...
 |  | Purr-Fect Crime Publication Date: July 1997Book Club Hardbound ...
 |  | The Mystery of the Green Mist Publication Date: February 22, 2010The Mystery of the Green Mist includes a delightful assortment of stories, from cozy to creepy, by ten talented authors: Mystery of the Green Mist by Linda Houle; Deleting Dennis by Pauline Baird Jones; The House on Grays Prairie Road by Sally Love; The Clue in the Crumbling Cottage by Jo A. Hiestand; Trust No One by Morgan St. James; Between Friends by D. Nathan Hilliard; The Scent of Blood by Cherri Galbiati; Death Hereafter by Jacqueline Seewald; Reservoir of Death by Sylvia Nickels; The Mystery of Moonstone Manor by Randy Rohn. ...
 |  | New York State Of Crime (Worldwide Library Mysteries) ...
 |  | Odd and Odder: A Collection of Sensuality, Satire and Suspense Publication Date: November 17, 2011"Odd & Odder: A Collection of Sensuality, Suspense & Satire" brings together the creative, off-beat minds of published authors K. S. Brooks and Newton Love. From short stories befitting The Twilight Zone, to lustful verses of poetry, to thought-provoking flash prose: "Odd & Odder" is consistently fresh, sometimes outlandish, and truly entertaining. ...
 |  | A Patchwork of Stories: 9 Tales from Sunny Side Up to Over Hard Publication Date: November 24, 2010Nine previously published tales from sunny side up to over hard. Includes Agatha nominated short story of 2010.This collection includes the story nominated for an Agatha in 2010, a diet spoof, a Walmart people short short, and much more. These stories originally appeared in Hard Luck Stories, Mouth Full of Bullets, Mysterical-E and others. ...
 |  | P Is for Peril ...
 |  | Once upon a Crime: Historical Mysteries from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Publication Date: June 1994The editor of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine collects the best in historical mystery stories, covering periods from ancient Rome to Prohibition, by such authors as Steven Saylor, Theodore Dreiser, and Florence Mayberry. ...
 |  | Mysteries Dreams and Darkness Publication Date: October 18, 2009Enjoy ten spine tingling tales of mystery and mayhem!Household Pests by Douglas Allan Dean - Hard Knocks by Cathy Noonan - Now You See It, Now You Don't by Jo A. Hiestand - Nineteen Going on Dead by Sally Love - Billie by Randy Rawls - The House on Ash Street by Therese Kinkaide - Run of the White Witch by Laurel Lamperd - No Place Like Home For the Holidays by Douglas Allan Dean - The Arch by Eva Batonne - Dreams and Visions by Susanne Shaphren ...
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