Joseph D Agnese: 11 books

(Note: The Sweatergeist is a short story that also appears in the larger collection Daggyland #1, by the same author.) * Meet Archie Bleecker, the fingerless detective. The poor bastard entered this world without any digits. He earns his keep by solving New York’s most irrelevant...

(Note: This book contains three short stories. All three are included in a larger collection entitled Daggyland #2.) INFIDELITY An insecure housewife falls for a man she won in a contest. MURDER A dying man delays breaking the truth to his wife in order to hear the juicy gossip of a...

(Note: Glow is a short story.) Identical twins are supposed to think alike. Alan and Walt don’t. When a stranger gifts them the URL to a mysterious glowing website, the two brothers are mesmerized by the new electronic drug. In the right hands, such a website could be...

(Note: Sunshine Lady is a short story.) Letitia Huger knows her time on this earth is short. The year is 1887. Her lungs are rebelling against her, and the man she loves has run away with another woman. Wracked with pain, Letitia races against time and nature to get her affairs in order. First...

(Note: Skullworm is a short story.) Love hurts. Breakups hurt more. When Hank Headley gets dumped, he’ll do anything to forget his girlfriend. His high-pressure career depends on making clear, rational decisions. Some lovesick people turn to booze or drugs. Hank does them one...

(Note: This book contains two stories. The first story also appears in a larger collection, Daggyland #1. The second appears in the larger collection, Daggyland #2.) * For a while there, it really looked like Ricky had it made. He’d ditched his old life, cleaned himself up, and landed...

(Note: "Nighthawks" is a short story that is also available in the larger collection, Daggyland #1, by the same author.) * Two men, a woman, and young soda jerk find themselves alone in a New York City diner in the wee hours of the night. Why are they there? What are...

(Note: Button Man is a short story that also appears in the larger collection, Daggyland #1, by the same author. * New York City is the center of world fashion. Funny thing is, the men who manufacture those gorgeous clothes are a cut above thugs. When Frank returns from...

(Note: Stand Up Johnny is a short story that is also available in the larger collection, Daggyland #1, by the same author.) * The old man had big plans now that Johnny was back home. But there were going to be some rules around here from now on. Johnny had some rules, too. First...

In this short detective story, a privileged yet unworldly young woman embraces a deadly habit as a means to deal with her anger and grief while living in one of the world’s most beautiful cities—Rome. This story is a Derringer Award finalist. It first appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. (Note:...

(Note: Harm and Hammer is a short story that is also available in the larger collection, Daggyland #1, by the same author.) * Once upon a time, Callie had a high-paying job in a glamorous city, where everyone knew her name. Her real name. Now she’s just another nobody living in the...