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THE 'HITS' KEEP COMING: SUSPENSE FICTION WITH A DIFFERENCE Hired killers. Vigilantes. Executioners. Contract killers. Assassins working from a moral or political motivation. You’ll find them all in this thrilling suspense anthology. But these are not ordinary killers, not your run-of-the-mill hitmen. The emphasis is on the "uncommon" here—unusual characters, usual situations, and especially unusual means of killing. Here are tales by some of the best suspense/thriller writers today, including F. Paul Wilson, Ken Bruen, J. Carson Black, Billie Sue Mosiman, Laura DiSilverio, Joseph Badal,...

SPINE-CHILLING BODY HORROR FICTION Monstrous transplants. Appalling amputations. Bizarre implants. Nightmarish forms of body enhancements. Disturbing, perverse, often gut-wrenching stories--all between the covers of this anthology. Here are 20 tales by some of today's best horror, suspense, and science fiction writers. The short stories are not for those who are faint of heart or squeamish, or who are easily offended by nasty language, bloody violence, and freakish body augmentations. You've been warned! Bootstrap--The Binds of Lasolastica -- Michael Bailey Idol -- Michael Laimo Unplugged -...

"What we have here, is a collection of mostly independent writers tapping into the dark side, all writing on the Barkeresque theme of 'body enhancements gone bad,' surgically, chemically, whatever. ... Zippered Flesh 2 turns out to be a jaw-droppingly fine collection of stories." -- C.M. Briggs YET MORE BODY HORROR FICTION So, you loved the first ZIPPERED FLESH anthology? Well, here are yet more tales of body enhancements that have gone horribly wrong! Steroids from Hell. Horrendous piercings. Bizarre brain modifications. Obscene amputations. Facial reconstruction. Self-mutilation. Implants...

TOM AND HUCK HAVE REINCARNATED AS TWIN WHITE CATS ... ... and they're now familiars for a modern-day witch—and, of course, they want to be boys again! This whimsical novel by Lisa Mannetti captures the flavor of Twain's writing, yet brings Tom and Huck to life in a contemporary framework that is utterly delightful! The Introduction was written by NY Times best-selling author Jonathan Maberry. AN EXCERPT Huck always said it was a powerful lot of trouble to write a book, and if he'd a known it ahead of time, he wouldn't have gone through with it. That's his version of the truth, anyhow. And...

SUSPENSE STORIES TO KEEP YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT There is a peculiar allure of insidious characters—and especially assassins, hitmen, contract killers, and their ilk. Perhaps we find their uncomplicated moral codes and brutal efficiency appealing. These characters care little about ethics or morals—and perhaps that alone, that freedom from guilt, is exactly why we love them. Perhaps, deep down, we wish we could be like them. And perhaps, by reading stories with such characters, we can vicariously experience that thrill. PROPULSIVE, SUSPENSEFUL CRIME FICTIONWith this fascination ...

MAGIC, MYSTERY, AND ILLUSION: HOUDINI'S BATTLE WITH SPIRITUALISTS In Lisa Mannetti’s wonderfully disturbing novella, THE BOX JUMPER, we meet Leona Derwatt, Houdini’s assistant on and off stage, and one of his mistresses. Houdini not only takes her into his confidence, teaching her the intricacies of his magic, but teams with her as they confront and expose fraudulent psychics and mediums of their day. The tension in the story (based on Mannetti’s thorough research) involves Houdini’s conflicts with fake mediums (who may have been complicit in his death) and Leona’s continued run-...

TOM AND HUCK HAVE REINCARNATED AS TWIN WHITE CATS ... ... and they're now familiars for a modern-day witch—and, of course, they want to be boys again! This whimsical novel by Lisa Mannetti captures the flavor of Twain's writing, yet brings Tom and Huck to life in a contemporary framework that is utterly delightful! The Introduction was written by NY Times best-selling author Jonathan Maberry. This is the young adult (YA) edition. AN EXCERPT Huck always said it was a powerful lot of trouble to write a book, and if he'd a known it ahead of time, he wouldn't have gone through with it. That's...