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Huey Dusk is a clown, but he's no joke. In this caper he searches for the murderer of a beloved televangelist and ends up uncovering a conspiracy involving money, greed, government intrigue and a deadly dwarf clown assassin.

Not all detectives are heroes.And when the dead can't defend themselves, help comes from the most unlikely sources.It might be from P.I.s with offices in unusually high places (“Heaven Knows”). It might come from shapeshifters in love (“Stakes & Adders”). Hell, it could even come from...you’ve...

Sometimes, wishing someone dead is not enough.Sometimes, you need to make it happen.Always, there’s someone there to make you pay. From one of the best mystery short story writers of her generation comes this sparkling collection of ten chillers and thrillers, where justice takes many forms. Whether...

When Dick Hardesty is hired to look into threats against former priest Dan Stabile, possibly from someone whose confession Dan heard while still in the priesthood, it’s just another case. Then, on a stormy Sunday, on a rain-slick road, Dan is killed, Dick’s partner Jonathan is severely injured, and...

If you thought shopping in a supermarket at Thanksgiving was Hell, you've had it easy compared to the employees. In the case of Jeff and Brad, what should be a normal truck delivery turns into something far more dangerous when the supposedly-dead turkeys inside are actually undead ... and out for blood! A short work of humorous horror from our Spectres line.

When does the price of gratitude become too big of a bill to pay? Blake Casson is used to being hired for assassination work, but when he's asked to do a recovery job of a kidnap victim he doesn't want any part of it. The problem is, the man who saved Casson's life previously is the kidnap victim's father,...

Lester Calvin isn't your typical detective. He knows cigars, he knows Tampa, but mostly, he knows people who can help solve problems. As he likes to put it, he's "a guy, who knows a guy." But when a beautiful woman walks in and drops a load of cash into his lap for doing absolutely nothing, he lands...

Bay Muckleroy is a modern-day Diogenes, looking for an honest man. His problem lies not in the object of his search, but in the venue—he is a partner in Black West & Merriam, the largest law firm in Dallas, Texas, where honest men are scarce. Bay came up through the ranks of the firm at a time when...