Crime Stories

Only $1.99 for a limited time.This collection features twenty short stories from humorous thriller writer J.A. Konrath. Included are a few hardboiled tales, some noir, some parody and satire, a few straight-out comedy pieces, and a few stories that didn't fit into Konrath's other two collections, Horror Stories and Jack Daniels Stories.The twenty stories include:The Big Guys - Flash fiction, winner of the Derringer Award. A Fistful of Cozy - A satire of the mystery cozy genre.Cleansing - An ancient crime of biblical proportions.Lying Eyes - Solve it yourself, given the clues.Perfect Plan - Another solve it yourself. Don't you remember One Minute Mysteries and Encyclopedia Brown?Piece of Cake - Another solve it yourself, originally featured in Woman's World.Animal Attraction - Solve it yourself.Urgent Reply Needed - A cautionary tale about dealing with spammers. Blaines Deal - A parody of hardboiled noir.Light Drizzle - A light-hearted send-up of hitman stories.An Archaeologists Story - How digging up old bones leads to fresh corpses.Dont Press That Button! - An essay about the gadgets in the James Bond universe, and which you need to buy.Piranha Pool - A writer seeking criticism pays the ultimate price.A Newbies Guide to Thrillerfest - Never been to a mystery conference? Here's the in-depth dirt.Inspector Oxnard - He's either brilliant, or too stupid to breathe.One Night Only - A sports fan ends up in jail, all for the love of the game.Could Stephanie Plum Car Really Get Car Insurance? - An essay about Janet Evanovich's famous character.Cozy or Hardboiled? - Take the test to find out which type of book you're reading. Addiction - What's the worst drug you can get hung up on?Weigh To Go - A humor column about health clubs.This ebook also includes an excerpt of Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath, and Disturb by J.A. Konrath.About the Author:J.A. Konrath has written six Jack Daniels thrillers (Whiskey Sour, Bloody Mary, Rusty Nail, Dirty Martini, Fuzzy Navel, and Cherry Bomb.) The seventh, Shaken, will be available this year.Under the name Jack Kilborn, he wrote the horror novel Afraid, and under the name Joe Kimball, he wrote the sci-fi novel Timecaster (featuring Jack Daniels' grandson as the hero, coming out in 2011.)