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THEY ARE DEAD. THEY ARE HIDEOUSLY DEAD. FIVE WOMEN ARE DEAD. A HOMICIDAL MANIAC HAS KILLED FIVE WOMEN. Three down when Ferrara, a psychiatrist, and Valerie Broome, New York feature writer, arrive in the Adirondacks to see when the local Jack the Ripper will kill again....

In a story of ordinary people trapped in extraordinary and deadly circumstances, two friends are faced with the possibility that someone they know well—for reasons they cannot fathom—is plotting to destroy them and everyone they love.

Three outlaws arrive in the country town of Big Tree, Calif., on a blazing hot day of a long dry summer, in this well-crafted western by veteran Pronzini (The Last Days of Horse-Shy Halloran). A huge shipment of munitions is a-sittin' in Big Tree just a-waitin' to be stole—and they're a-goin' to...

DARK WHISPERS & Other Stories Ed Gorman was an American writer and short fiction anthologist who has published in almost every genre, but is best known for his work in the crime, mystery, western, and horror fields. This collections of eleven crime/mystery stories, with an introduction...

A DEAD MAN’S DAUGHTER BRINGS GUNN TO LIFE! WOULD SHE LAY HER REPUTATION DOWN FOR GUNN? Someone up in Cheyenne is using Gunn's brand—on the heads of dead men! So, he's got no choice but to hightail it to the Wyoming hellhole and get things straight. He finds a friend indicted...

This collection contains seven works of fiction ranging in length from short story to novella. The stories take place in rural California from 1964 to 1970, and they continue the mystery/noir style in which John D. Nesbitt has gained recognition. The world of these stories is born out of a vision...

There was no doubt about the murder weapon. You could see the outline of the horse's hooves... But that was the second murder. When San Francisco private investigator Nick Polo rejoins his date at the races after a rather prolonged trip to the men's room, the first thing she says is "Are...

Spur Award-Winning Author ED GORMAN> STIRRING UP TROUBLE When Stephen Payne rode into Favor to investigate the death of his younger brother, Art, he figured he'd have his work cut out for him. The rumor spreading through town was that Art had robbed a stagecoach and then hanged himself....

NO ONE COULD FIND HER NO ONE COULD SAVE HER Sweet, innocent Deirdre was missing. But no one in the small, quiet town of Burton wanted to find her. They had waited a long time for the perfect sacrifice. And now they had found it... SHE COULDN'T HEAR IT SHE COULDN'T SEE IT But...

Spur Award-Winning Author ED GORMAN Lumber baron Gerald Soames was one of the most prominent citizens of Butte City, Colorado—until someone put a bullet between his eyes. All fingers point to his nephew, Abner, who was found with the mur­der weapon, but was too drunk to remember what happened. Sheriff...

Spur Award-Winning Author ED GORMAN YOU CAN RELEASE A MAN FROM PRISON BUT CAN HE FREE HIMSELF FROM HIS PAST? After a long stretch in Yuma prison, Sam Conagher gave up his dreams of becoming a legendary outlaw. The town of Templar seemed like the place to begin a new life,...

Spur Award-Winning Author ED GORMAN TROUBLE IN STORE Cedar Rapids in 1884 was a place where Les Graves had a chance to finally earn the respectability he always wanted and to marry the woman he loved. Then his brother T.Z. came into town, bringing with him trouble with a capital...

Spur Award-Winning Author ED GORMAN The money is phony but the murders are real… A COUNTERFEITING RING WITH MORE THAN INK ON ITS HANDS... Secret Service Agent Dev Mallory didn't get to be the best playing by the rules. He's trained to kill, but only as a last resort—because...

Spur Award-Winning Author ED GORMAN In this race, someone is about to finish dead last… Secret Service Agent Dev Mallory didn't get to be the best playing by the rules. He's trained to kill, but only as a last resort. And in his new mission, survival means beat­ing the odds... In...