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With a kid on the way, Boyd needed the job bad. But the idea of going underground at the Hobart Mine, down into the dark labyrinth of tunnels to get at the raw ore, left him with a brooding sense of unease. Maybe it was the fact that his father had died down in the mines or maybe it was something...

This collection of Joe Lansdale short stories contains some of the odds and ends of his career. Described as "a few dusty, out of fashion, but still interesting items, as well as some real up-to-date business that has been neglected by readers or has appeared in lesser-known magazines", A Fist Full...

It's the Arizona Territory. The year, 1848. The year the Mexican War ended. A rough place in a lawless era. About to become a hell of a lot more so one night when Hart, Bell and the easy-going giant Mother Knuckles stumble upon Elena, a fierce, young, badly wounded Mexican woman near the banks of the Colorado, and are drawn into a deep darkness they may not escape.

In this intimate glimpse into the heart of his own creative spirit, Jack Ketchum shares his early career, literary influences, and some of the characters that formed the man he has become. From his early respect and admiration for Henry Miller to the tortured lives of friends, and the aftermath of 9/11...

Harkening back to the days of giant creature movies of the 1950s, a horde of giant Gila Monsters is on the loose in New Mexico, threatening every living creature in sight. Nothing and no one is safe from the ravenous creatures as they tear their way through the desert and into heavily populated areas....

A Death in Manhattan-a glistening feather lies near the body.A Native American rights activist arrives in San Diego-a gleaming feather waits on the hotel bureau.A brutal murder discovered in Las Vegas-a brilliant feather is found at the scene.Chato Del-Klinne, drifting ex-professor, cannot let the Las...

It begins in India, in 1857, as children fall prey to a mysterious fever. Lieutenant Hamilton is spellbound by August Parrish. Pale, beautiful, and sensually magnetic, to meet August is to want her; and Thomas Hamilton cannot resist her, even as he learns her secret, even as he dies... It returns in Savannah. August has arrived. And all over town, children are dying of a mysterious fever.

The first deaths go unnoticed. The next are unreported. The people of Albuquerque are suddenly ususpecting prey for something swift and unseen. Something with golden eyes and razor-sharp teeth. Something eternally evil, unspeakably powerful, and totally hungry. Only Chato Del-Klinne, a restless Apache...

A sampling of female characters from Volume 3: LUCY A mugging victim who comes to her own rescue GWEN A woman apologizing to a man she has offended ELIZABETH A patient tells of her nightmare. LAURA A juror agonizing over a verdict HOPE A woman who recently got out of a toxic relationship. A...

Jack Dwyer is a former cop who got the acting bug after he was cast in a local public safety commercial. He started acting lessons, quit his job, and applied for his private investigator’s license (in very nearly that order). He also took a security guard job to keep the wolves away. The novel opens...

ONE MORNING KATE EVANS OPENED HER DOOR TO A DYING FRIEND …… AND INVITED TERROR INTO HER LIFE.His last breath held the secret of his murder. Just one word: “key.” Kate thought she understood. It was the key to a safe deposit box. The key to a scandal. The key to blackmail … But Kate understood...

Tom Prine figured that a stint as deputy in a backwash town like Claybank would give him a nice rest. Until, in the space of just a few days, arson, kidnapping and murder turn Claybank into a dangerous place Prine no longer recognizes. A lot of old secrets are being revealed and at their core is a single nagging question - is anybody in town who they pretend to be?

When advertising executive Michael Ketchum falls in love with Cindy Traynor, the prime suspect in the murder of his business partner, he may be setting himself up as the murderer's next victim.

Two beautiful Indian women are found dead with their noses cut off - an old Indian practice to punish infidelity - in this suspenseful second mystery by best-selling author Ed Gorman. The mutilation murders stun the quiet Iowa town of Cedar Rapids and call for the special skills of criminal psychologist...