Alan Orloff

Chesapeake Crimes: Fur, Feathers, and Felonies 26/03/2018

by Donna Andrews , Shari Randall , KM Rockwood , Alan Orloff , Eleanor Cawood Jones , Robin Templeton , Marianne Wilski Strong , Barb Goffman , Marcia Talley , Chris Grabenstein

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13 writers spin tales crime around the theme of animals. A pet groomer. A pet crow. A dog named Rasputin. Exploding cattle. Even an octopus figures in a mystery. Contributors include: Chris Grabenstein (Introduction), Shari Randall, Carla Coupe, KM Rockwood, Alan Orloff, Eleanor Cawood Jones, Robin Templeton, Barb Goffman, Marianne Wilski Strong, Linda Lombardi, Josh Pachter, Joanna Campbell Slan, Cathy Wiley, and Karen Cantwell.

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Mickey Finn Vol. 1: 21st Century Noir 14/12/2020

by Michael Bracken

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Mickey Finn: 21st Century Noir is a crime-fiction cocktail that will knock readers into a literary stupor.

Contributors push hard against the boundaries of crime fiction, driving their work into places short crime fiction doesn’t often go, into a world where the mean streets seem gentrified by comparison and happy endings are the exception rather than the rule. And they do all this in contemporary settings, bringing noir into the 21st century.

Like any good cocktail, Mickey Finn is a heady mix of ingredients that packs a punch, and when you’ve finished reading every story, you’ll know that you’ve been “slipped a Mickey.”

The twenty contributors, some of today’s most respected short-story writers and new writers making their mark on the genre, include J.L. Abramo, Ann Aptaker, Trey R. Barker, Michael Bracken, Barb Goffman, David Hagerty, James A. Hearn, David H. Hendrickson, Jarrett Kaufman, Mark R. Kehl, Hugh Lessig, Steve Liskow, Alan Orloff, Josh Pachter, Steve Rasnic Tem, Mikal Trimm, Bev Vincent, Joseph S. Walker, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, and Stacy Woodson.

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The Beat of Black Wings: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Joni Mitchell 07/04/2020

by Marilyn Todd , Alan Orloff , Christine Poulson , Art Taylor , Elaine Viets , Greg Herren , Barb Goffman , Michael Bracken , John Floyd , Josh Pachter

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1/3 of the author royalties will be donated to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation in Joni Mitchell's name.

With nine Grammys, multiple lifetime achievement awards, inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and a Top Ten ranking on Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time,” Joni Mitchell has established herself as one of the most important singer/songwriters, not only of her generation, but in the history of popular music.

In this collection, 28 crime writers pay tribute to Joni’s musical legacy with short stories inspired by her lyrics, representing each of her seventeen studio albums from 1968’s Song to a Seagull to 2007’s Shine.

Many of the classics are represented here, including “Both Sides, Now” (in the first literary collaboration between Art Taylor and Tara Laskowski, who have each won major awards for their fiction), “Big Yellow Taxi” (by Kathryn O’Sullivan, author of the Colleen McCabe series), and “River” (by Stacy Woodson, winner of the 2019 Readers Choice Award from Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine), plus such equally fascinating titles as “Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire” (by Donna Andrews, author of the award-winning Meg Lanslow series), “The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines” (by Amber Sparks), and “Ray’s Dad’s Cadillac” (by Michael Bracken). This anthology also includes contributions from Alison McMahan, Brendan DuBois, Edith Maxwell and many other talented writers.

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Noir at the Salad Bar: Culinary Tales With A Bite 16/07/2017

by Dames of Detection , Barbara Ross , Sheila Connolly , Alan Orloff , E.A. Aymar , Michael Bracken , Martin Edwards , Shawn Reilly Simmons , Harriette Sackler , Verena Rose

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Noir at the Salad Bar, Culinary Tales with a Bite is a crime fiction anthology featuring gastronomic mysteries. Inside are dark and varied tales with a common theme of food and drink. The contributing writers represent a mix of bestselling authors, brand new voices, and seasoned professionals from the crime writing community. Bon Appétit! Stories by E.A. Aymar - Michael Bracken -Joyce Ann Brown - Mara Buck - Karen Cantwell - John R. Clark - Frank Collia - Sheila Connolly - Sharon Daynard - Jenny Drummey - Martin Edwards - Gerald Elias - John M. Floyd - Jason Half - Isobel Horsburgh - E L Johnson - Larry Lefkowitz -
Michael Allan Mallory - L D Masterson - Lorraine Sharma Nelson - Alan Orloff - A.B. Polomski - Rima Perlstein Riedel - Verena Rose - Barbara Ross - Harriette Sackler - Shawn Reilly Simmons - Louise Taylor - Elaine Togneri - Leslie Wheeler

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Mystery Weekly Magazine: February 2019 (Mystery Weekly Magazine Issues Book 42) 31/01/2019

by Don McLellan , Joe Giordano , Michael Guillebeau , Josh Pachter , Joseph D'Agnese , Bella Ellwood-Clayton , Alan Orloff , Bill Connor , Kerry Carter

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At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Weekly Magazine presents original short stories by the world’s best-known and emerging mystery writers.

The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty.

Get ready to be surprised, challenged, and entertained--whether you enjoy the style of the Golden Age of mystery (e.g., Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle), the glorious pulp digests of the early twentieth century (e.g., Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler), or contemporary masters of mystery.

In this issue

In our cover feature, “Runners” by Don McLellan, three desperate fugitives from a Soviet gulag arrive cold and hungry at a trapper's cabin high in the mountains. The old man offers food, dry clothing and directions to freedom, but then the food runs out.

“Last Call At The Bar Of Invariable Length” by Josh Pachter: A man walks into a bar in a sleepy South Carolina beach town, and what happens next is no joke.

“Blood Poisoning” by Joe Giordano: Laurel told her father not to get married. Now a homicide, gold-shield detective is involved.

“Playdate” by Dr Bella Ellwood-Clayton: How far will a mother go to protect her daughter from bullies?

In “The Word” by Bill Connor, Rennie, a homeless drunk, is coerced into helping a strange woman get rid of a killer cop.

“Hello, Cupcake!” by Alan Orloff: Looking to reconnect with an old flame? Watch your step or you might get burned!

In “The Smooth Joy Of One Good Step” by Michael Guillebeau. Bobby Earl's always gotten himself in trouble by living in the moment. But when a guard asks Bobby Earl to hold his rifle, he really should have thought more than one step ahead.

In “The Vulnerable Rind” by Joseph D'Agnese, a young Italian carabinieri officer launches an unofficial investigation into a series of trivial break-ins at a small cheesemonger's shop in Rome, with troubling results.

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Black Cat Mystery Magazine #4 08/01/2019

by Cynthia Ward , Steve Laskow , Michael Bracken , Alan Orloff , Julie Leo , Dayle A. Dermatis , Ramona DeFelice Long , Su Kopil , Tais Teng

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Black Cat Mystery Magazine is a new journal devoted to the best in mystery short fiction. Crime? Noir? Cozy? Private eye? You'll find all genres present and accounted for—with new tales by the best writers of today! The fourth issue features the following lineup:

SOMETHING FISHY, by Michael Bracken

INSEPARABLE, INSUFFERABLE, by Alan Orloff

USE OF THE AWKWARD HAND, by Julie Leo

UMBERTO SCOLARI AND THE FEAST OF PARADISE, by Dayle A. Dermatis

MOE’S SEAFOOD HOUSE, by Ramona DeFelice Long

MUD SEASON, by Su Kopil

MESSIN’ WITH THE KID, by Steve Liskow

ASSASSIN’S SCROLL, by Tais Teng

TROUBLE IN MIND, by Cynthia Ward

Plus a bonus poem: THE TIMELINE MURDERS, by Janet Fox

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Landfall: The Best New England Crime Stories 2018 13/11/2018

by Dames of Detection , Michael Bracken , Alan Orloff , John Floyd , James R Benn , LynDee Walker , Shawn Reilly Simmons , Harriette Sackler , Verena Rose , Angel Trapp

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LANDFALL, the sixteenth Best New England Crime Stories anthology, continues the tradition of presenting the best mystery and crime fiction from both acclaimed seasoned authors and exciting new voices.

We've gathered thirty-one original tales by New England authors or with a New England setting, ranging from the historical to contemporary, to noir, and everything in between.

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Black Cat Mystery Magazine #1 05/09/2017

by Alan Orloff , Art Taylor , Barb Goffman , Michael Bracken , Kaye George , Josh Pachter , Dan Andriacco , John M. Floyd , Jack Halliday

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Black Cat Mystery Magazine is a new journal devoted to the best in mystery short fiction. Crime? Noir? Cozy? Private eye? You'll find all genres present and accounted for -- with new tales by the best writers of today! The first issue features contributions by Art Taylor, John Floyd, Alan Orloff, Kaye George, Josh Pachter, Barb Goffman, Meg Opperman, Michael Bracken, Dan Andriacco, and Jack Halliday. Plus 2 classic reprints by James Holding and Fletcher Flora!

Complete contents:

Getting Away, by Alan Orloff

Fairy Tales, by Art Taylor

Eb and Flo, by Josh Pachter

Crazy Cat Lady, by Barb Goffman

A Pie to Die For, by Meg Opperman

Murder at Madame Tussaud’s, by Dan Andriacco

Rooster Creek, by John M. Floyd

Don’t Bank on It, by Jack Halliday

Dixie Quickies, by Michael Bracken

Flight to the Flirty Flamingo, by Kaye George

The Italian Tile Mystery, by James Holding

Beside a Flowering Wall, by Fletcher Flora

The ABCs of Murder, by Josh Pachter

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The Swamp Killers: A Novel in Stories 16/03/2020

by Sarah M. Chen , E.A. Aymar , Hilary Davidson , Alex Dolan , Rebecca Drake , Gwen Florio , Elizabeth Heiter , J.J. Hensley , Susi Holliday , Shannon Kirk

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Here’s what we know is true.

Timmy Milici, a low-level hitter with the infamous Atlanta-based Duplass crime family, ran off with Melody Duplass to Jacksonville, Florida. Olivia Duplass, her mother and head of the Duplass family, was incensed, and put a price on Timmy—a hundred thousand for his corpse, but with explicit instructions that her daughter not be harmed.

We know that’s true.

Or, at least, we think we do.

Sixteen writers tell their versions of what happened those fateful days in this gripping novel-in-stories, brought to you from the team behind The Night of the Flood.

Contributors: E.A. Aymar, Sarah M. Chen, Hilary Davidson, Alex Dolan, Rebecca Drake, Gwen Florio, Elizabeth Heiter, J.J. Hensley, Susi Holliday, Shannon Kirk, Tara Laskowski, Jenny Milchman, Alan Orloff, Tom Sweterlitsch, Art Taylor, and Wendy Tyson.

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I Know Where You Sleep 10/02/2020

by Alan Orloff

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When Anderson West takes on the pro-bono case of Jessica Smith, a twenty-something restaurant hostess being stalked, the last thing he expects is for his investigation to spiral into breaking and entering, assault, and legal threats from the suspects and the victim.

But that’s what happens when you run a private investigation firm with your rule-breaking, loose-cannon sister at your side.

While Anderson spends his time deducing and interviewing possible suspects, Carrie handles interrogations in her own unique—and personal—fashion. And it seems like everyone is a suspect. There are Jessica’s ex-boyfriend and current boyfriend, her incredibly creepy boss and the suspicious reverend at her church who definitely seems to be hiding something.

Or someone.

The closer Anderson and Carrie get to an answer, the more danger Jessica finds herself in. Her stalker’s notes become increasingly more threatening, trading the scary phone calls and text messages for terrifying photographs and notes at her gym, work, and home. To make things even more complicated, Jessica’s backstory begins to unravel, and the secrets of her past could potentially solve everything…if only she’d let Anderson and Carrie in.

With time ticking down, will the brother-sister investigative team be able to solve Jessica’s case before she tries something foolhardy, like facing up to the tenacious bastard on her own, armed only with a handgun and a prayer?

Praise for I KNOW WHERE YOU SLEEP:

“Sleep is one thing that readers won’t get much of when they pick up this stellar novel! Gripping from first page to last, Orloff’s I Know Where You Sleep virtually defines the psychological thriller. And Anderson and Carrie are two of the most compelling—and appealing—heroes in crime fiction to come along in years. You’ll love them just as much as you’ll be swept up by Orloff’s brilliant plot.” —Jeffery Deaver, author of The Bone Collector and The Never Game

“With clock-ticking yet compassionate prose, Alan Orloff portrays one of the horrors of all our modern lives: the stalker. I Know Where You Sleep is a private eye novel for these all-too-real modern days. Orloff’s P.I. protagonist Anderson West is a man of modern personal complications and classic professional simplicity: he wants to stop evil and crime where he can—and takes readers along for the entertaining, revealing ride.” —James Grady, New York Times bestselling author of Six Days of the Condor

“A winner! A twisty page-turning cat and mouse pursuit with a surprise around every corner. If you’re looking for a truly good guy—Anderson West is the perfect choice. This charming protagonist—a PI with heart and determination and a pure sense of justice—will captivate you. The talented Alan Orloff has created a unique and memorable character, and a terrific book.” —Hank Phillippi Ryan, bestselling and award-winning author of The Murder List

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Seascape: The Best New England Crime Stories 2019 09/11/2019

by Dames of Detection , Michael Bracken , Adam Meyer , Peter W. J. Hayes , Gabriel Valjan , William Ade , Christine Bagley , Janet Raye Stevens , Alan Orloff , Shawn Reilly Simmons

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SEASCAPE, the Seventeenth Best New England Crime Stories Anthology, once again brings together the best short crime fiction stories about New England. We feature stories from well-published writers to brand new voices in the genre, with stories as varied and unique as the region they represent. Included in this collection is the Al Blanchard Award Winning Story. Stories by: Michael Bracken, Tina deBellegarde, Marjorie Drake, Ang Pompano, Lynn Sheft, Vicki Weisfeld, Tiger Wiseman, Adele Gardner, Jim Wright, Christine Bagley, Rachel Brown, Cynthia Drew, Victoria Gosseling, Peter W. J. Hayes, Linda, Leszczuk, Adam Meyer, Rory O'Brien, Alan Orloff, Verena Rose, Janet Raye Stevens, Cynthia Sabelhaus, Gabriel Valjan, CJ Verberg, Harriette Sackler, William Ade, Shawn Reilly Simmons, Katie Tietjen, Woody Hanstein, Lorraine Sharma Nelson, Brenda Seabrooke, and Joseph Walker.

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Black Cat Thrillogy #8: Alan Orloff 22/05/2018

by Alan Orloff

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Alan Orloff is one of the most popular emerging mystery writers. His work has been nominated for Derringer and Agatha Awards, and one of his stories was selected for The Best American Mystery Stories (2018). For his debut appearance in the Black Cat THRILLOGY series, he has selected three of his best short stories:

"House Call"

"Stormy, With a Chance of Murder"

"The Last Loose End"

Previous volumes of the Black Cat THROLLOGY series included work by Reginald Bretnor, Talmage Powell, Fletcher Flora, Stephen Wasylyk, and Thomas Thursday (among others). Collect them all!

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