Weird Fantastic Detective Stories
By Russ Crossley, J. D. Brink, Blaze Ward, Michael Warren Lucas, Rebecca M. Senese, Sherry D. Ramsey, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith & Rita Schulz
- Release Date: 2018-02-01
- Genre: Mystery Short Stories
Description
In the tradition of classic pulp crime fiction these talented writers are sharing their takes on strange and weird detectives in strange worlds:
Paranormal detective, Amanda Dark, seeks answers at the haunted Moonrise Diner from the ghost of her dead uncle.
Dean Wesley Smith asks the question, can a ghost and a superhero find true happiness and sex and stop a few killers along the way?
When Helmie—a pampered Persian cat worth millions—goes missing, the estate hires not one but two investigators to find him.
Lead detective Maeve Hemlock arrives at a crime scene at the banks of the Incantation River to find the remains of a human liver containing magic residue. What creature would kill and leave a liver behind?
A vampire princess detective fights for the survival of her race.
Table of Contents
1. "Big Hairy Deal" by Russ Crossley
2. "Moonrise Diner" by Russ Crossley
3. "Silk Spider: Behind the Eight-Ball" by J. D. Brink
4. "The Machine" by Blaze Ward
5. "Butterfly Stomp" by Michael Warren Lucas
6. "To Each Her Own" by Rebecca M. Senese
7. "Addicted to Love" by Sherry D. Ramsey
8. "Helmie" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
9. "The Cop Car" by Dean Wesley Smith
10. "Dark Night" by Rita Schulz
