Killer Nashville Noir: Cold-Blooded

by Clay Stafford (Editor), Jeffery Deaver (Contribution by), Anne Perry (Contribution by), Donald Bain (Contribution by), Jefferson Bass (Contribution by)

Overview

Bestselling authors Jeffery Deaver and Anne Perry join rising stars like Dana Chamblee Carpenter and Paula Gail Benson in a collection that proves Music City is a deadly place to be when your song gets called.





Featuring stories by: Donald Bain, Robert Dugoni, Jefferson Bass, Mary Burton, Jonathan Stone, Steven James, Maggie Toussaint, Clay Stafford, Heywood Gould, Jaden Terrell, and more…





Every year, some of the biggest names in the thriller world converge in Tennessee for the Killer Nashville conference, an event where stars of the genre rub elbows with their most devoted fans, where the bestsellers of tomorrow pick up tricks of the trade, and where some of the best writers of today swap dark tales of good deals gone bad, rights made wrong, and murder in all shades...





This collection of new stories features some of the biggest names in suspense, from bestsellers to ferociously talented newcomers. Grouped around the classic theme of murder, KILLER NASHVILLE NOIR: COLD-BLOODED is a first-class collection and a must-have for fans of the genre.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626818781
Publisher:	Diversion Books
Publication date:	10/27/2015
Pages:	330
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

"In Plain Sight" Jefferson Bass 13

"Kissin' Don't Kill" Catriona Mcpherson 33

"Ripple" Baron R. Birtcher 37

"The Hunt For Skippy Walker" Donald Bain 53

"Rich Talk" C. Hope Clark 68

"Mailman" Jonathan Stone 80

"High Noon At Dollar Central" Maggie Toussaint 98

"Repressed" Jeffery Deaver 114

"The Coal Torpedo" Blake Fontenay 145

"Giving Blood" Jon Jefferson 157

"Shutter Speed" Anne Perry 172

"He'll Kill Again" Heywood Gould 185

"Lullabies And lightning Storms" Dana Chamblee Carpenter 196

"The Keepsake" Mary Burton 206

"Peace, Sometimes" Jaden Terrell 216

"A Matter Of Honor" Robert Dugoni Paula Gail Benson 227

"Sad Like A Country Song" Eyre Price 253

"Second Thoughts" Steven James 267

"The Virgo Affair" Daco 280

"Savage Gulf" Clay Stafford 297

Author Biographies 321

Editorial Reviews

01/04/2016
This all-original anthology, which features 21 short stories by newbies as well as seasoned bestselling authors, is the offspring of Killer Nashville, an association that gives fledgling Tennessean writers a supportive environment in which to develop their talent. Settings include backwoods hollows, late-night recording studios, seedy dives, quiet suburbs, sleek yachts, and tropical islands. Readers will meet Civil War re-enactors, college professors, song writers, spies, and the requisite lawyers and cops, as well as a being that just might be the devil. Among the highlights are Anne Perry's "Shutter Speed," which takes the reader back in time to the fashionable haunts of 1930s British aristocracy, with Wallis Simpson and Edward, Prince of Wales, putting in an appearance. In "Regression," Jeffery Deaver offers a fresh and frightening look at the potential benefits and pitfalls of successful psychiatric treatment, and Mary Burton warms up a cold case in "The Keepsake." This is a book to keep by your bedside for those nighttime short story cravings. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

Murder, mayhem, and mystery! Every story in KILLER NASHVILLE NOIR: COLD-BLOODED is filled with suspense, sizzle and startling twists. I loved it!”—Lisa Jackson, New York Times Bestseller

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