Andrew MacRae

In a post-apocalyptic Australian landscape dominated by free-wheeling cyborgs, a young man goes in search of his lost lover who has been kidnapped by a rogue AI truck - the Brumby King. Along the way, he teams with Sinnerman, an independent truck with its own reasons for hating the Brumby King. Before his final confrontation with the brumbies, he must learn more about the broken-down world and his own place in it, and face his worst fears. The strange and playful voice of the first-person narrator keeps the story kicking along as he comes to his final realisation that the only meaning to be found in a world in slow decay is that which you make for yourself. This genre-bending work of literary biopunk mixes the mad fun of Mad Max II with the idiosyncratic testimony of works like Peter Carey's True History of the Kelly Gang or Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting.

Trucksong

This anthology could just have easily have been titled "Murder Takes a Vacation," for within it we present sixteen tales of mystery, murder, and crime set in popular vacation destinations. We hope these stories will conjure memories of a familiar locale for some of our readers, and perhaps for others, a desire to visit--whether in spite of, or because of, this anthology, we shall leave to them. Featured in this book are: Jake Bates Wenda Morrone Rosmary McCracken JoAnne Lucas Vinnie Hansen Charlene D'Avanzo Su Kopil Dennis Palumbo Caroline Taylor Brenda Seabrooke John Hegenberger Margaret S. Hamilton Michael Terlecki Warren Bull Bern Sy Moss Herschel Cozine

Mystery

Destination

Zoe Burke

Barb Goffman

Earl Staggs

Herschel Cozine

John Weagly

Arlen Blumhagen

Lesley A. Diehl

Stephen D. Rogers

Steve Shrott

Gail Farrelly

Arthur C. Carey

Amanda Lundberg

Betsy Bitner

S. Furlong-Bolliger

Linda S. Reilly

Linda Hartman

It's the Thanksgiving mystery anthology everyone's been dying for! In 2010, The Killer Wore Cranberry showed how funny murder and food could be. Now, in 2012, Untreed Reads presents a new installment of the worldwide, bestselling anthology with a table full of seasoned authors and new voices alike. Join all of these fantastic authors as they make your holidays murderous and fill you with laughter: Arthur C. Carey, John Weagly, Earl Staggs, Amanda Lundberg, Betsy Bitner, S. Furlong-Bolliger, Steve Shrott, Andrew MacRae, Zoe Burke, Arlen Blumhagen, Lesley A. Diehl, Gail Farrelly, Herschel Cozine, Linda S. Reilly, Stephen D. Rogers, Barb Goffman and Linda Hartman. So make some room for that extra portion of turkey, scarf down another slice of pumpkin pie and make room in the basement for all the dead bodies in this hilarious short story anthology that's destined to become a holiday classic.

A Second Helping

The Killer Wore Cranberry

Bobbi A. Chukran

BV Lawson

Judy Penz Sheluk

Albert Tucher

John M. Floyd

JoAnne Lucas

Walter Soethoudt

O'Neil De Noux

Julie Tollefson

Laurie Stevens

Sandra Murphy

Pamela A. De Voe

Suzanne Berube Rorhus

Su Kopil

Tim Wohlforth

Nineteen authors spin yarns of murder, mayhem, clues, and confessions in this anthology of stories culled from the Short Mystery Fiction Society. Sometimes, crime has the sound of poison dripping or the whistle of a knife through the air. And, sometimes, it happens with a “flash and bang.” Collected here are some of the finest short mystery and crime stories to emerge from the Short Mystery Fiction Society, which boasts more than sixteen hundred members around the world. The diverse range of voices represented here takes readers from small-town diners and neighborhood pawn shops to Viking ships, ancient Chinese courts, and beyond. Full of dangerous secrets and violent crimes, seasoned gumshoes and amateur sleuths, Flash and Bang serves as a showcase of the incredible talent in the SMFS ranks. Flash and Bang includes contributions from Herschel Cozine, Bobbi A. Chukran, Su Kopil, P.A. De Voe, Laurie Stevens, Tim Wohlforth, Suzanne Berube Rorhus, Sandra Murphy, Julie Tollefson, O’Neil De Noux, John M. Floyd, JoAnne Lucas, Andrew MacRae, Judy Penz Sheluk, Albert Tucher, Earl Staggs, Barb Goffman, BV Lawson, and Walter Soethoudt.

A Short Mystery Fiction Group Anthology

Flash and Bang

Andrew MacRae

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