The Great Filling Station Holdup
Calling all parrot-heads! This anthology features 16 short crime stories from 16 different authors, each based on a song from a different Jimmy Buffett album. Isabella's contribution, “Smart Woman (in a Real Short Skirt),” is based on a song of that title from the 1988 album, Hot Water, from MCA Records.
The lyrics of Buffett’s song describe a man searching for his ideal woman—one with beauty and brains. Isabella's take on the lyrics involves a character named Donovan Snell, an international arms smuggler based in Miami who is up to his eyeballs in crime, corruption, and treachery. When you’re deep in hot water, it's hard to tell who to trust.
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So West, So Wild
Veranda Cruz, Phoenix Police Homicide Detective, would love to take a relaxing vacation.
Without the funds for a trip to Paris, she settles on a short excursion at a dude ranch in Wickenburg, Arizona. Unfortunately, murder follows her to the scenic desert washes and trails.
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So West: Crime Time
This dark comedy tells the story of a devious criminal mastermind. She has access to her victims, can scour the scene after the deed is done, and no one ever suspects her.
She is…the cleaning lady! In addition to her regular housecleaning services, she offers a menu of options for clients who need to have a problem “scrubbed.” Her side business has become so lucrative that she’s had to hire more staff. In this tale, two of her crew are tasked with cleaning up a particularly sticky mess.
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So West: So Deadly
Why would four respectable middle-aged ladies embark on a relentless campaign to torment a young man they have never met? While at their regular poker games, the women plot increasingly nasty forms of harassment.
The young man runs to Phoenix Police Homicide Detective Sam Stark for help. When the man ends up dead under bizarre circumstances, Detective Stark realizes he may never solve the murder.
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Infinity
Ghostly figures playing tricks on the minds of the ordinary while wandering the halls of a New England inn. A locale known as the Disappearing Place, where souls inexplicably vanished over five decades. What does infinity hold? Does anything or anyone get buried and remain quiet for all time, or is death just a second life that lasts forever? From traversing the gnarled roots of trees reaching from the sand like claws, to the moment where one finds out the price of justice and who serves it, to a masquerade that can be murder—this collection was created to frighten, engage, entice and, worse yet, make you wonder what awaits you in eternity when your number is up.
To believe in infinity means you must acknowledge that all things are possible, and Suspense Publishing has brought together a menu of bestselling authors to express their beliefs in those endless possibilities. Using the art of mystery and suspense, these well-known writers have merged their innate talents to create “Infinity.”
This haunting choir of voices is made up of your favorites who have elevated the literary scene with their astounding books: Kelley Armstrong, Allison Brennan, J.T. Ellison, Jamie Freveletti, K.J. Howe, Darynda Jones, Shannon Kirk, Tosca Lee, Sheila Lowe, Isabella Maldonado, Susan Santangelo, Susan Wingate, and Daryl Wood Gerber. Edited by one of the very best, Catherine Coulter, this anthology consists of memorable tales that open doors into thrilling and chilling realms you never knew existed.
