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“But to begin at the beginning…” said Corporal Benjamin Grier. “If you wouldn’t mind,” said Holmes. Sitting back, the American commenced his narrative. “I was owed several weeks’ leave by the army, and got it into my head that I should visit with my old pal Henry all the way across the Atlantic. I was…
FEBRUARY 20, 2003, 11:07 P.M. It takes ninety seconds to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Human beings, on average, can hold their breath for up to ninety seconds. A typical person needs ninety seconds to read one page of this book. Ninety seconds marked the moment between life and death on the night of February 20,…
“Hard Times is the best country noir I’ve read in a long while. A knife-edged, cold-eyed story of love and hate at their most visceral, it’s worthy of a place of pride on the shelf next to William Gay and Daniel Woodrell.”—Scott Phillips, author of Ice Harvest and That Left Turn at Albuquerque Take a first look at…
Prologue “Will it hurt?” Patty Cakes paused, the tattoo needle in her hand, looking at the man who lay facedown on the table. He was as white and hairless as a worm. She could have lied to him, but she never did that. “Yes,” she said. The man took a long time before he…
Hosted by Christopher Golden and actor and bestselling author Amber Benson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Once Upon A Halloween Night featured St. Martin’s Press and Tor Nightfire authors teaming up to write a horror short story in real-time. The end result was “HACK.” A special thank you goes out to all of the participating authors (in…
Prologue LAST APRIL IN UPSTATE NEW YORK The man grabbed a towel, wiped his face, and caught sight of his re-flection in the bathroom mirror. He felt odd. Not himself. His smile was strong and dazzling, but his eyes were couched and wary. He had holding-back eyes. He went downstairs. The house was old. The…
Criminal Element is thrilled to share that the Case Closed podcast from Macmillan Podcasts is back with a new season! For the past two seasons, we’ve shared true crime stories that have been solved, so you always walk away feeling satisfied—no frustrating cliffhangers or ambiguous endings. Based off of A Killing in Amish Country by…
Chapter 1 When you’re a detective, certain things come with the job. Getting shot at, for example, or tossing a man twice your size over your shoulder. From time to time, there might be a little light burglary. If you’re with the special branch of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, you can add to the…
Get an early look at the gorgeous cover of The Dark Heart of Florence (Minotaur Books, March 2021), by critically acclaimed author Tasha Alexander. Read on for an excerpt of the latest Lady Emily mystery that transports readers to the legendary city of Florence, where Lady Emily and Colin solve a murder with clues leading…
