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You live in a world of god-awful sequels. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Blues Brothers 2000. Scary Movie 2. It’s rough out there.

But have no fear—here’s one sequel that hasn’t been drained of life by roving hordes of soulless studio execs. Pulp Ink 2’s got beautiful killers, visions of the apocalypse, blood-thirsty rats, and one severed arm on a quest for revenge. No half-assed reboots here, just some of the finest writing in crime and horror today.

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The clock is ticking as crime consultant Scott Drayco and "the world's most diminutive defense attorney" Benny Baskin play games with a dangerous killer in order to save an innocent man from going to jail.

Why is the killer texting cryptic poems to Drayco on his cellphone about stolen Egyptian figurines, and what do the messages mean? Was the murder a crime of opportunity or was it planned all along for more sinister reasons?

Drayco races around Washington, D.C,. trying to find the answers and avoid becoming a puppet, as the killer pulls the strings.

GRIMM TALES is a collection of stories by some of the top names in online crime fiction, all based on classic fairy tales. As novelist Ken Bruen writes in his introduction, "Ever imagined what would have come down the dark pike if The Brothers Grimm were more Brothers Coen and wrote mystery?" The collection is edited by John Kenyon, editor of Grift magazine, and contains 17 stories by Patricia Abbott, Absolutely*Kate, Jack Bates, Eric Beetner, Nigel Bird, Loren Eaton, Kaye George, Blu Gilliand, Seana Graham, Eirik Gumeny, R.L. Kelstrom, John Kenyon, BV Lawson, Evan Lewis, B.
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Chesapeake Crimes: They Had It Comin', the fourth installment in the award-winning Chesapeake Crimes anthology series, presents 20 tales of revenge and murder from some of the Mid-Atlantic regions' most talented mystery writers. Donna Andrews, Barb Goffman and Marcia Talley served as the volume's coordinating editors.

Enjoy eleven sinister stories by nine talented authors. Poison is the perfect choice for their satisfying murder scenarios. In this mystery anthology you'll have a chance to sample a variety of writing styles: Jo Hiestand - Cross Purposes, Chelle Martin - Grounds For Divorce and Brew's Clues, BV Lawson - Hear No Evil and FM Is For Murder, Caitlyn Hunter - The Secret Life of Alice Smitty, NH Lehr - Final Breath, Claire Applewhite - Moonlight Becomes You So, Lyn McConchie - Reunion, Jacqueline Seewald - Swim In The Sunshine, C.K. Charles - First Person Singular.

Northern Haunts is much more than an anthology. It is an indispensable guidebook for your journey through the shadowy New England otherworld. 100 original tales of ghosts, creatures, mad men, and other horrifying mysteries. Each story is told in the first person so that you can employ NORTHERN HAUNTS as a fireside ghost story reference book. It is designed for you to customize these treacherous tales in order to tantalize your friends and terrify your family. Hardcover Edition, suitable for collectors.

A collection of winning short stories from the Deadly Ink 2007 Short Story Contest, compiled by Debby Buchanan.