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A gritty and thrilling anthology of 28 new short stories in tribute
to pulp noir master, Cornell Woolrich, author of 'Rear Window' that
inspired Alfred Hitchock's classic film. Featuring Neil Gaiman, Kim
Newman, James Sallis, A.K. Benedict, USA Today-bestseller Samantha
Lee Howe, Joe R. Lansdale and many more. An anthology of exclusive
new short stories in tribute to the master of pulp era crime
writing, Cornell Woolrich. Woolrich, also published as William
Irish and George Hopley, stands with Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley
Gardner and Dashiell Hammett as a legend in the genre. He is a
hugely influential figure for crime writers, and is also remembered
through the 50+ films made from his novels and stories, including
Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window, The Bride Wore Black, I Married a
Dead Man, Phantom Lady, Truffaut's La Sirene du Mississippi, and
Black Alibi. Collected and edited by one of the most experienced
editors in the field, Maxim Jakubowski, features original work
from: Neil Gaiman Joel Lane Joe R. Lansdale Vaseem Khan Brandon
Barrows Tara Moss Kim Newman Nick Mamatas Mason Cross Martin
Edwards Donna Moore James Grady Lavie Tidhar Barry N. Malzberg
James Sallis A.K. Benedict Warren Moore Max Decharne Paul Di
Filippo M.W. Craven Charles Ardai Susi Holliday Bill Pronzini
Kristine Kathryn Rusch Maxim Jakubowski Joseph S. Walker Samantha
Lee Howe O'Neil De Noux David Quantick Ana Teresa Pereira William
Boyle
Joe Wilmot can't stand his wife Elizabeth. But he sure loves her
movie theater. It's a modest establishment in a beat-down town--but
Joe has the run of the place, and inside its walls, he's king.
Without the theater, he'd be sunk. Without his leadership, the
theater would close in a heartbeat. If it isn't the life Joe
imagined for himself, at the very least, it's livable.
Everything changes when Joe falls for the housemaid Carol, and the
two can't keep it a secret from Elizabeth. Elizabeth won't leave
Joe the theater unless he provides for her...but he's put all his
money into the show house.
Carol and Joe's only hope is the life insurance policies they've
taken out on each other. If one of them were to be presumed dead,
they'd have more than enough money to solve all their problems...
No one knows murder better than Jim Thompson and in this incisive
foray into the dark dealings of the mid-20th century movie
industry, he doesn't disappoint, in the riveting story of a love
triangle gone horribly wrong, and just how far one man will go to
hold on to a desperate dream.
Edgar Award-winner and fan favorite Joe R. Lansdale is back with
Hap and Leonard's latest caper: investigating the disappearance of
a revivalist cult leader's daughter. Hap and Leonard are an
unlikely pair-Hap, a self-proclaimed white trash rebel, and
Leonard, a tough-as-nails black gay Vietnam vet and Republican-but
they're the closest friend either of them has in the world. Hap is
celebrating his wedding to his longtime girlfriend, Brett (who is
also Hap and Leonard's boss), when their backyard barbecue is
interrupted by a couple of Pentecostal white supremacists. They're
not too happy to see Leonard, and no one is happy to see them, but
they have a problem and only Hap and Leonard will take the case.
Judith Mulhaney's daughter, Jackrabbit, has been missing for five
years. Well, she's been missing from them for five years, but she's
been missing from everybody, including the local no-goods who ran
with her, for a few months. Despite their misgivings about Judith
and her son, Hap and Leonard take the case. It isn't long until
they find themselves mixed up in a revivalist cult that believes
Jesus will return flanked by an army of lizard-men -- solving a
murder to boot. With Lansdale's trademark humor, whip-smart
dialogue, and plenty of ass-kicking adventures to be had, you won't
want to miss Hap and Leonard's latest.
Hap and Leonard are an unlikely pair - Hap, a self-proclaimed white
trash rebel, and Leonard - a tough-as-nails Black, gay, Vietnam vet
and Republican - but they're the closest friend either of them has
in the world. After years of crime-solving companionship,
something's changed: Hap, recently married to their P.I. boss,
Brett, is now a family man. Amidst the worst flood East Texas has
seen in years, the two run across a woman who's had her tongue
nearly cut out, pursued by a heavily armed pair of goons. Though
she can't talk much, on account of the tongue, it turns out the
girl survived a mob hit, and the boss has come to clean up the
mess. On a chase that blows even the East Texas swampgrass back,
Hap and Leonard must save the girl, and vanquish her foes, before
the foes get them first. With a new case to solve, and a brand-new
challenge to their relationship, will Hap and Leonard's friendship
survive? Will Hap and Leonard survive? With Lansdale's trademark
humor, whip-smart dialogue, and plenty of ass-kicking adventures to
be had, you won't want to miss Hap and Leonard's latest.
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Moon Lake (Hardcover)
Joe R. Lansdale
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Daniel Russell was only thirteen years old when his father tried to
kill them both by driving their car into Moon Lake. Miraculously
surviving the crash- and growing into adulthood- Daniel returns to
the site of this traumatic incident in the hopes of recovering his
father's car and bones. As he attempts to finally put to rest the
memories that have plagued him for years, he discovers something
even more shocking among the wreckage that has ties to a twisted
web of dark deeds, old grudges, and strange murders. As Daniel
diligently follows where the mysterious trail of vengeance leads,
he unveils the heroic revelation at its core.
Hap and Leonard return in this incredible, mad-dash thriller,
loaded with crack addicts, a serial killer, and a body count.
Leonard is still nursing the injuries he sustained in the duo's
last wild undertaking when he learns that his Uncle Chester has
passed. Hap is of course going to be there for his best friend, and
when the two are cleaning up Uncle Chester's dilapidated house,
they uncover a dark little secret beneath the house's rotting floor
boards--a small skeleton buried in a trunk. Hap wants to call the
police. Leonard, being a black man in east Texas, persuades him
this is not a good idea, and together they set out to clear
Chester's name on their own. The only things standing in their way
is a houseful of felons, a vicious killer, and possibly
themselves.
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Dark Cities (Paperback)
Sherrilyn Kenyon, Cherie Priest, Jonathan Maberry, Seanan McGuire, Joe R. Lansdale; Edited by …
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An anthology of horror stories in urban settings-whether back
alleys, crumbling brownstones, gleaming high-rise towers, or city
hall. Terrifying urban myths, malicious ghosts, cursed
architecture, malignant city deities, personal demons (in business
or relationships) twisted into something worse...virtually anything
that inspires the contributors to imagine some bit of urban
darkness.
Night. You wake suddenly. Someone's in your house. Is your family
safe? You stumble from bed. You must investigate. If you had a gun,
would you take it? If your life was threatened, would you use it?
Richard Dane, face-to-face with an armed intruder, does. With one
shot he takes a man's life and changes his own forever. The police
say it is a clear-cut case of self-defence - the deceased is a
no-account ex-con wanted by the law. No one blames Richard...
except the dead man's father who, hell-bent on revenge, sets his
sights on Richard's own four-year-old son. As father is pitted
against father, both men are inexorably drawn into dangerous
territory as small-town secrets peal away to reveal a vile
conspiracy that will threaten to devour them both.
Meet Hap and Leonard, the unlikely detective duo now on screen in
the highly praised series starring James Purefoy, Michael K.
Williams and Christina Hendricks. 'Reading Joe R. Lansdale is like
listening to a favorite uncle who just happens to be a fabulous
storyteller' Dean Koontz Hap and Leonard are an unlikely pair -
Hap, a self-proclaimed white trash rebel, and Leonard, a
tough-as-nails black gay Vietnam vet and Republican - but they're
the closest friend either of them has in the world. Hap is
celebrating his wedding to his longtime girlfriend, when their
backyard barbecue is interrupted by a couple of white supremacists.
They're not too happy to see Leonard, and no one is happy to see
them, but they have a problem and they want Hap and Leonard to
solve it. Judith Mulhaney's daughter, Jackrabbit, has been missing
for five years. That is, she's been missing from her family for
five years, but she's been missing from everybody, including the
local no-goods they knew ran with her, for a few months. Despite
their misgivings, Hap and Leonard take the case. It isn't long
until they find themselves mixed up in a revivalist cult believing
that Jesus will return flanked by an army of lizard-men, and
solving a murder to boot. With Lansdale's trademark humour, sharp
dialogue, and plenty of righteous beatdowns, you won't want to miss
Hap and Leonard's latest.
Jack Catcher's parents are dead--his mom died of a sickness and
his dad of a broken heart--and he wants to get out of Oklahoma,
where dust storms have killed everything green and hopeful. So when
former classmate Jane Lewis and her little brother, Tony, show up
in his yard with plans to steal a dead neighbor's car and make a
break for Texas, Jack doesn't need much convincing to go with them.
But a run-in with one of the era's most notorious gangsters puts a
crimp in Jane's plan, and soon the three kids are riding the rails
among hoboes, gangsters, and con men, racing to warn a
carnival-wrestler-turned-bank-robber of the danger headed toward
him faster than a black blizzard on the prairie horizon. This road
trip adventure is a colorful ride through Depression-era
America.
Return to the world of the cult-classic film with this prequel from
the mind of its original creator! President Nixon has discovered an
alien threat, and he knows there's only one man he can reach out to
for help: Elvis Presley. But will Elvis be enough to defeat a horde
of Cosmic Blood-Suckers? This all-new story takes readers back to a
world when Elvis truly was The King! Advance solicited for October
release! "A gore-splattered funfest."-Publisher's Weekly
May Lynn dreamed of being a movie star. But her future was short,
and it wasn't on the silver screen. It was down in the dark depths
of the Sabine River with a sewing machine wired to her feet. In
Depression-era Texas, a better life is hard to come by. May Lynn's
friends Sue Ellen, Terry and Jinx know they need to leave, and now
they have a reason - they're going to take May's ashes all the way
to Hollywood. But silent obstacles stand in their way: a family's
worth of betrayal, a fortune's worth of stolen gold, and a
legendary killer who'll stop at nothing... Joe R. Lansdale is one
of the great American crime writers and Edge of Dark Water shows
him at his finest. If you haven't read him yet, you're missing out.
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