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The fourth, action-packed adventure for The D.C. Man, the lethal freelancer Washington's elite count on to solve their deadliest problems... Brian Petersen is hired by the French embassy to protect a visiting millionaire...who gets himself murdered anyway. Now Petersen relentlessly hunts the killers, a blood-soaked pursuit that spans continents and leads to a global conspiracy that only he can destroy. "Spies and spooks and shady diplomats abound, along with crooks and radicals and everything else good and bad from the mid 70's. There is also a lot of fun reading." Spy Guys and Gals Website "Fast-moving. He is a lethal operator when he has to be." New York Times

The third brutal mission for The D.C. Man, a political "handyman" who will do the dirty, deadly jobs in Washington that nobody else will... A conservative Senator's daughter is kidnapped by a leftist revolutionary group demanding a huge ransom. Peterson is hired to make the exchange with the terrorists... and then make them pay. "The tension is palpable, the characters are vivid, the hero is righteous, and the action scenes are remarkably violent. An action masterpiece." Paperback Warrior "Fast-moving. He is a lethal operator when he has to be." New York Times

TASKS: Get GunKill DoyleSave Jack The eagerly awaited sequel to The Lemon Man, winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best International Novel and a Deadly Pleasures Magazine Top 10 Paperback of the Year. Patrick Callen is a bike-riding hitman with mild OCD trying to save his crumbling relationship with his live-in girlfriend while racing through Dublin to save his kidnapped mentor from execution. The ransom: ticking off a to-do list of murders that will make Patrick a target of the police, the mob, and his closest friends...and doom his romance...if it doesn't get him killed first. Praise for The Lemon Man "A fast-paced crime novel that is both hilarious & hardboiled, its main character both ruthless and oddly sympathetic." ABC News "Sparkling prose, a well-realized setting, and appealing characters make this offbeat crime novel a winner. Bruton is definitely an author to watch." Publishers Weekly "Keith Bruton's passion for his hometown of Dublin and for crime fiction shines like a beacon in his glorious debut novel. His quiet, domestic set pieces are as rewarding, and as exciting in some ways, as his riveting action scenes." Mystery Scene Magazine

A propulsive, enthralling historical thriller by Mike Ripley, the acclaimed author of the new novels in Margery Allingham's beloved Albert Campion series. In Britain, the far western edge of Roman Empire, one Celtic tribe rebels against their ruthless oppressors. They are led by Boudica, their widowed queen, on a rampage of violence across the country. Reluctantly at her side is Olussa, a Roman spy struggling with torn loyalties and desperate to survive. But despite Boudica's initial success, he knows she and her tribe are doomed. Emperor Nero and the mighty Roman legions will drench Britain in blood to avoid being defeated by a woman. Praise for Mike Ripley "Ripley brings it all to life - and, alas, to death - with his customary plotting skill and the quality of his writing." Colin Dexter, author of the Inspector Morse series. "A sanguinary, rousing, rule-breaking historical novel." The Literary Review "Brutal, foul-mouthed, extraordinarily witty and leaves you thinking that this was exactly what Boudica's rebellion was like." Bernard Cornwell, author of the Sharpe series "Ripley's novels are as witty as they are deftly plotted...boisterous and inventive." Phillip Kerr, author of the Bernie Gunther series. "Brilliantly brings to life, with acerbic wit, the glory and corruption of Roman Britain." Paul Doherty, winner of the Historical Mystery Appreciation Society's Lifetime Achievement Award "Clever, witty, and packed with intriguing characters, period ambiance, and unexpected twists." Booklist

The first book by acclaimed novelist and poet David Wagoner, hailed by the Los Angeles Times as "a breathtaking novel filled with terror and pathos," finally back in print after 70 years... Middle-aged Charlie Bell, a crippled watchman at a railroad crossing, sees a woman thrown out of passing train. He takes the injured woman, and the briefcase she was clutching, with him in search of a phone. She's a reporter, and the briefcase contains papers that could destroy a corrupt Senator. But before Charlie can get her help, a thug attacks them and kills her. Now Charlie is relentlessly pursued through the Chicago underworld by cops who think he's a murderer...and killers intent on silencing him. "A remarkable first novel by a powerful new writer. Compassion, sustained excitement, and acute observation of the Chicago locale make for a moving story." New York Times "It has everything a mystery should have, but it goes one step further." Pittsburgh Press "Wagoner's story is just as relentless as the forces groping and clutching for the doomed man." Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Brierley succeeds in escaping from John le Carré's shadow and turning out a book marked by a full measure of originality." New York Times George Orris is a half-Czech British agent working covertly in Prague in 1948 when all of his fellow spies are captured and killed...except for him. There are some spymasters in London who assume his escape obviously means that he's the traitor who betrayed the agents. To prove himself innocent, and to get revenge for the deaths of his colleagues, he sets a trap to expose the mole in war-ravaged Berlin, a city about to be ripped apart by the Communists. It's a complex, deadly game that pits him against the KGB...and his own intelligence service. Praise for Big Bear, Little Bear "Quietly impressive: a sort of shorthand le Carré novel, yet with its own voice: chillier, more sour, less consciously literary. The lean narrative authority is unmistakable." Kirkus Reviews"A good, tight spy thriller." Manchester Evening News "A tightly-plotted story skillfully told and jam-packed with dirty tricks. Readers who want spinetingling drama will find that this suspense novel ranks up there with the best of them." Ashbury Park Press "Done with style. Captures the authentic whiff of a seedy decade." The Guardian "Brierley writes taut chase scenes with surprising twists." Cincinnati Enquirer "Spy-stalks-spy in a spine-tingling finale as deadly and complex as any ever written." Madison Journal

The People from Heaven, John Sanford's most ambitious and searing novel, completes his Warrensburg Trilogy, digging beneath the bucolic surface of a small-town to expose the hatred at its core."A sacred book, majestic in its rebukes of those who violate the breath and origin of humanity while professing faith and going through the motions of holiness." Carl SandburgThe people of Warrensburg are divided by the arrival of a nameless Black woman. Her few allies call her America Smith, while the town's most prominent citizens try to drive her out. This clash results in rape and murder. Sanford punctuates this spare plot with poetic episodes from the nation's past, rooting the characters' actions in the violence of the nation's founding. He tells the story with an artistry of language that led the Cambridge Companion to Jewish American Literature to describe him as America's "most outstanding neglected novelist."This new edition of Sanford's literary masterpiece features an introduction by Jack Mearns, author of John Sanford: An Annotated Bibliography. The other books in the trilogy are Make My Bed in Hell and The Old Man's Place. John Sanford (1904-2003) was a screenwriter and author who wrote 24 books. A one-time member of the Communist Party, he and his wife, the ground-breaking screenwriter Marguerite Roberts, refused to testify to the House Un-American Activities Committee, and were blacklisted in Hollywood for nearly a decade."Only a warm-hearted and perceptive author who believes in the potential worth of humanity could have conceived the powerful conflicts, the trenchant syllables here. The fact that it succeeds in provoking an examination of national conscience as well as of person attitude also suggests its worth." New York Herald Tribune"Sanford's technique is arresting and every page has a savor and quality of its own." The New Republic

After a heist goes fatally wrong, a professional thief returns to a corrupt town to settle the score.

The fourth Nebraska adventure is "one of the most refreshing additions to the ranks of hardboiled detectives. An engrossing, well-crafted story with many bizarre twists. Top-notch entertainment." Publishers WeeklyThe private eye and struggling novelist known only as Nebraska is hired to find a missing woman by her mother, who claims her daughter is a sweet recluse who would never run away. But Nebraska knows his client isn't telling him everything... or she would have gone to the police for help and wouldn't be so evasive about her family's past. He soon learns that ignoring his initial reservations could be a fatal mistake as he attracts the unwanted attention of a local mobster, knife-wielding thugs, and a brutal killer."Nebraska is an amiable soul with a pungent sense of humor...which makes for entertaining reading." Associated Press"Hard-boiled detective fiction with a twist of self-deprecating humor." Washington Post"Gritty, fast-moving... every bit as good as Elmore Leonard," Omaha Sunday World-Herald

Sheriff Colt Harper's investigation of a black man's murder ignites long-buried bitterness over systemic racism in his county and forces him to confront his own demons...and white supremacists intent on sparking a race war.

When a Philadelphia state senator is arrested for racketeering and held without bail, his ex-girlfriend reveals to a shady, retired cop that there's half-a-million dollars just sitting in his bedroom safe. The cop brings in a professional thief, who rips the safe from the wall and drops it out the window. It's a sweet score - but they're hijacked before they open it. The thief survives and tears through the city, going up against warring gangsters, bent cops, and a cold-blooded assassin to take back what's his - even if it means dying for it."A gripping and fast-paced thriller." Philadelphia Inquirer"A knife sharp piece of Philadelphian noir. Recommended for all fans of fast paced, hard hitting crime fiction." Andrew Nette, Pulp Curry Blog"A wonderful thriller. It oozes grit and swagger and leaves blood all over your hands." Ginger Nuts of Horror Blog"There is a touch of Hemingway and Chandler in the writing. Hard-boiled noir thrillers don't come any better than this." The Toorak Times

An uproariously funny adventure in the tradition of Dr. Strangelove, M*A*S*H and Catch-22. Anthony Bridges is a hapless, over-sexed, unemployable Brit who lives in London with a wealthy young woman who is eager to marry him...a fate he'd like to avoid, but he can't afford any other options. Lucky for him, her father doesn't want the wedding to happen either, and offers Anthony a well-paying job abroad in exchange for ditching his daughter. Anthony gladly agrees, unaware that he's just signed on as an international arms dealer. He's immediately plunged into the middle of a rebellion in a tiny South American country that's perpetually at war and soon discovers why the first rule of the cut-throat business is "never turn your back on a satisfied customer." "Rollicking and bawdy. This novel can be opened to almost any page and provide a laugh." Chicago Tribune"Biting satire of life in general and the armaments trade in particular. An entertaining tale." Honolulu Star-Bulletin"A delightful farce, skillfully told." Minneapolis Star-Tribune

The first novel in the unforgettable, long lost series by Ralph Dennis is finally back in print... after being coveted for years by collectors of the very best in hardboiled fiction. Includes an Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale.

For years, original copies of Ralph Dennis' Hardman novels, one of the best crime fiction series ever written, were the Holy Grail for collectors because they were nearly impossible to find and very pricey. But those days are over. Hardman is back! "The Hardman books are by far the best of the men's action-adventure series." Mother Jones MagazineIt's Atlanta, 1974. Ex-cop Jim Hardman and his drinking buddy Hump Evans, an ex-NFL player, will do just about anything short of a felony to make a buck...but even that rule is flexible. "Among the best series books around." Philadelphia Daily NewsIn their sixth adventure, Hardman steps into the middle of a bar fight and stumbles into a deadly but lucrative job -- protecting a guy who is next-in-line for a massive inheritance from being murdered by professional assassins. But as the body count rises, and killers just keep on coming, it becomes clear to Hardman that the motive is more than money... and that he may be fighting an adversary who will never stop, even after death. "Ralph Dennis has mastered the genre and supplied top entertainment." The New York TimesThis new edition includes an Afterword from author Cynthia Williams, who was one of Ralph Dennis' students.

Retired pro football star Ed Cross did most of his scoring between bed posts with other player's women, including Hump's ex-girlfriend. That was bad enough. Hump goes looking for blood... and finds it. Cross is murdered and Hump becomes the prime suspect.

The fourth novel in the series. A small-town farmer hires Hardman to find his teenage daughter who ran off to Atlanta to become a model...and ended up a hooker.

The third book in the acclaimed Hardman series. Jim Hardman is hired to find Peggy Holt, a drug dealer, stripper, and serial seductress who has kidnapped her six-year-old daughter from her ex-husband.

"No one can twist through a maze with the intensity and suspense of Max Allan Collins." Clive Cussler, #1 New York Times bestselling authorWorld War II is raging. Newly promoted Lt. Peter Maxwell is assigned to a munitions ship with a crew of mostly inexperienced African-American sailors commanded by a racist Captain. The ship is a floating powderkeg that could ignite at any instant as the embattled crew faces typhoons, kamikaze pilots, mutiny and murder. It's an incredible adventure, inspired by true events, from the boundless imagination of Max Allan Collins, the Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster who gave us the Road to Perdition saga. PRAISE FOR "USS POWDERKEG" "A gripping, fast-paced tale...a hell of a story." Cedar Rapids Gazette"An infectiously readable adventure." Booklist"Collins is the master of true-crime fiction." Chicago Magazine"A major novel rich with drama, humor, history and real poignancy." BookgasmThis is a revised edition of book previously published as "Red Sky in Morning" under the pseudonym "Patrick Culhane."

First there was Max Allan Collins' legendary graphic novel...then came the Academy Award winning movie and his bestselling screenplay novelization. Now Collins presents an epic new novel, combining and expanding upon all that came before, to create the ultimate version of his unforgettable story.

"One of the best fictional detectives conjured up in years," Library JournalBLANCHE ON THE LAMBarbara Neely's Smart, Sassy and Groundbreaking Crime NovelWINNER OF THE AGATHA, ANTHONY & MACAVITY AWARDSBlanche White is a plump, feisty, middle-aged African-American housekeeper working for the genteel rich in North Carolina. But when an employer stiffs her, and her checks bounce, she goes on the lam, hiding out as a maid for a wealthy family at their summer home. That plan goes awry when there's a murder and Blanche becomes the prime suspect. So she's forced to use her savvy, her sharp wit, and her old-girl network of domestic workers to discover the truth and save her own skin. Along the way, she lays bare the quirks of southern society with humor, irony, and a biting commentary that makes her one of the most memorable and original characters ever to appear in mystery fiction."Blanche not only solves the crime, but exhibits familiar foibles and strengths, believes in kitchen-table wisdom, and possesses a wicked sense of humor," Ms. Magazine "A quirky mystery debut that pits Blanche against a Faulknerian cast of oddballs who may be trying to kill each other off to claim a southern fortune," Kirkus Reviews"Endlessly entertaining," Publisher's Weekly"The uproarious Blanche White, the Southern housekeeper who knows her own mind, opened doors to the nuances of black life for readers and writers alike. Barbara Neely is a trailblazer," Naomi Hirahara, Edgar Award-winning author

What happens when a hard-drinking, middle-aged PI teams up with a strong-willed 14-year-old searching for her lost dog? Find out in Dick Lochte's suspense masterpiece - and one of the most acclaimed crime novels ever.

When you dig your own grave, it always ends up ragged and shallow.Career criminal Longview Moody, on the run from killers, assumes his dead, twin brother's identity as the new Chief of Police of a Texas town that's being terrorized by a Mexican drug cartel. To pull off the deadly deception, Longview desperately works to become the kind of cop and man that his brother was. But when the two lives he's living converge, he's forced to embrace the violence within him to get justice...and vengeance. PRAISE FOR "DEAD MAN'S BADGE""It's terrific. It's lean and smart and very good. I say, check it out." Joe Lansdale"Brutal, vivid, and unforgettable...a modern-day western morality tale in crime-novel wrapping with a blood-red bow. This one will haunt you." Lee Goldberg, #1 NY Times bestselling author"Robert Dunn unloads both barrels - Dead Man's Badge is a fast, furious shootout from beginning to end. This tale of corrupt cops, cartel killers, and one bad guy just trying to make good, lingers like gun smoke. Bloody, dark, and pistol-whip smart, it's Border noir at its best." J. Todd Scott, author of THE FAR EMPTY"Riveting thriller about coming back from the dead, revenge and redemption. The pages fly by even faster than the bodies pile up. DEAD MAN'S BADGE establishes Robert E. Dunn as a formidable new name in hard-boiled fiction." R.G. Belsky. author of YESTERDAY'S NEWS