Short Stories
The Suicide Run
Although not usually a fan of short stories, I enjoyed these much more than I expected. Drawing on powerful personal…
Greeks, Beasts and Heroes: The Magic Head
In this, the second of Lucy Coats’ re-telling of Greek myths and legends, she begins with stories of the gods…
Greeks, Beasts and Heroes: The Beasts in the Jar
(1) This is the first in a series of twelve books of myths and legends from ancient Greece retold for…
Call Me Ahab
These nine short stories mix fact and fiction, and most of them concern historical characters with physical disabilities. One of…
Sherlock Holmes: The American Years
This collection of new short stories is inspired by the premise that Sherlock Holmes, at least once but possibly more…
Grinding of the Soul
Prifti’s book is a collection of short stories about life under strict Marxist-Leninist communism in the 20th century. The stories…
Curriculum Vitae
Part fiction, part memoir, Hoffmann’s novel could mean many things to readers, or it could mean nothing. Written as a…
Strange Business
Strange Business is a collection of short stories written about the people of Cedar, Oklahoma, focusing on specific events between…
House of Shadows: A Historical Mystery by the Medieval Murderers
This compendium of short stories by five well-known and talented authors of medieval mysteries, each a star in his or…
A Question of Death: An Illustrated Phryne Fisher Treasury
Fans of the inimitable Phryne Fisher will rejoice in this cornucopia of short stories, recipes, lists of Phryne’s favorite things,…
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