Crime Stories: Twenty Thriller Tales

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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.

Blaine’s Deal – A parody of hardboiled noir.

Light Drizzle – A light-hearted send-up of hitman stories.

An Archaeologist’s Story – How digging up old bones leads to fresh corpses.

Don’t 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 Newbie’s 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.

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