Uncommon Assassins
Description
"Uncommon Assassins is a wonderful collection of short stories that will get your adrenaline flowing and will reaffirm your faith in the triumph of right over wrong, good over evil. Weldon Burge has done a masterful job of putting together this collection." -- Fair Reviews
"Our assassins run the gamut, from a depressed, middle-aged woman to a Viking story-teller, a time-traveling hit-man to a blind sushi chef. Some are geniuses, some are fools. Sometimes you root for the killer, sometimes the mark. ... For fiction lovers and writers alike, Smart Rhino is one to watch." -- Shannon Connor Winward, author of The Year of the Witch and Undoing Winter Hired killers. Vigilantes. Executioners. Paid killers or assassins working from a moral or political motivation. You'll find them all in this thrilling 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, and 18 others. The stories range from historical fiction to science fiction to political thriller-there's even an alternate history story in the mix.- Nightshade -- Stephen England
- The Pepper Tyrant -- J. Gregory Smith
- Everybody Wins -- Lisa Mannetti
- Fat Larry's Night With the Alligators -- Ken Goldman
- Thyf's Tale -- Christine Morgan
- Misconceptions -- Matt Hilton
- Second Amendment Solution -- Billie Sue Mosiman
- Killer -- Ken Bruen
- For the Love of Boys -- Rob M. Miller
- Bloodshed Fred -- Monica J. O'Rourke
- Slasher -- F. Paul Wilson
- Fire & Ice -- Joseph Badal
- Madame -- Doug Blakeslee
- The Man Who Shot Hitler -- Elliott Capon
- Mercy Killing -- Laura DiSilverio
- Scrub -- Michael Bailey
- The Wellmaster's Daughter -- James S. Dorr
- Wish I'd Never Met You -- Jonathan Templar
- The Bluelight Special -- J. Carson Black
- Welcome to the Food Chain -- Weldon Burge
- Inside Out -- Al Boudreau
- Katakiuchi -- Charles Colyott
- Taking Care of Business -- Lynn Mann
Product Details
Price
$11.95
Publisher
Smart Rhino Publications
Publish Date
August 14, 2012
Pages
292
Dimensions
6.0 X 9.0 X 0.61 inches | 0.87 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780984787623
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About the Author
Laura DiSilverio has been a Lefty Award finalist. She served as an Intelligence Officer for the Air Force and has won numerous military awards, including two Defense Meritorious Service Medals aned five Meritorious Service Medals. Her books include Swift Justice, Swift Edge and Swift Run. She lives with her family in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Joseph Badal grew up in a family where storytelling had been passed down from generation to generation. Prior to his literary career, he served six years in the U.S. Army, including tours of duty in Vietnam and Greece, from which he received numerous decorations. After his military service, he worked for thirty-six years in the banking & finance industries and was a founding director and senior executive of a New York Stock Exchange-listed company for sixteen years. Joe is an Amazon #1 bestselling author, with 17 published, award-winning suspense novels. He has been recognized as One of The 50 Best Writers You Should Be Reading. He was named 2020 Writer of the Year by the Military Writers Society of America, is a two-time winner of the Tony Hillerman Prize for Best Fiction Book of the Year, a three-time Military Writers Society of America Gold Medal Winner, an Eric Hoffer Prize Winner, a four-time Finalist in the International Book Awards competition, and a top prize winner on multiple occasions in the New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards competition. He writes a regular column titled Inspired by Actual Events in Suspense Magazine. Joe is a member of Croak & Dagger, Sisters in Crime, Military Writers Society of America, International Thriller Writers, Public Safety Writers Association, International Crime Writers Association, and Southwest Writers Workshop. To learn more, visit Joe's website at www.JosephBadalBooks.com.
