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Crime Stories: Twenty Thriller Tales Audiobook
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This collection features twenty short stories from humorous thriller writer J.A. Konrath. Included are a few hardboiled tales, some noir, some parody and satire, a few straight-out comedy pieces, and a few stories that didn't fit into Konrath's other two collections, Horror Stories and Jack Daniels Stories.
The twenty stories include:
The Big Guys - Flash fiction, winner of the Derringer Award.
A Fistful of Cozy - A satire of the mystery cozy genre.
Cleansing - An ancient crime of biblical proportions.
Lying Eyes - Solve it yourself, given the clues.
Perfect Plan - Another solve it yourself. Don't you remember One Minute Mysteries and Encyclopedia Brown?
Piece of Cake - Another solve it yourself, originally featured in Woman's World.
Animal Attraction - Solve it yourself.
Urgent Reply Needed - A cautionary tale about dealing with spammers.
Blaine's Deal - A parody of hardboiled noir.
Light Drizzle - A light-hearted send-up of hitman stories.
An Archaeologist's Story - How digging up old bones leads to fresh corpses.
Don't Press That Button! - An essay about the gadgets in the James Bond universe, and which you need to buy.
Piranha Pool - A writer seeking criticism pays the ultimate price.
A Newbie's Guide to Thrillerfest - Never been to a mystery conference? Here's the in-depth dirt.
Inspector Oxnard - He's either brilliant, or too stupid to breathe.
One Night Only - A sports fan ends up in jail, all for the love of the game.
Could Stephanie Plum Car Really Get Car Insurance? - An essay about Janet Evanovich's famous character.
Cozy or Hardboiled? - Take the test to find out which type of book you're reading.
Addiction - What's the worst drug you can get hung up on?
Weigh To Go - A humor column about health clubs.
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"I LOVE the Jack Daniels series and wondered about this collection of short stories. I read it in a surgery waiting room and often had to contain my mirth. Very eclectic, odd and just down right entertaining. I think I love you, J.A.!"
— Moondance (4 out of 5 stars)
Crime Stories Listener Reviews
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" I read the first two stories. It is quality writing and I personally didn't appreciate the style. "
— Barth, 3/9/2013 -
" Really awful collection of short stories. There were a couple of chuckles in there, but for the most part I felt like there is something mentally wrong with the author because of how a lot of the stories end with the main character killing others for no real good reason. "
— Rick, 2/22/2013 -
" Excellant book, a series of short crime stories, some funny, some well i,ll let you imagine the rest of them don,t want to spoil the book for you. highly entertaining though. couldn,t stop reading. "
— Georgiann, 1/21/2013 -
" Interesting assortment of short-stories. Each one had a very different style. "
— Genevieve, 10/6/2012 -
" Loved these stories! Great fast read of short stories that were interesting and funny. "
— Shelley, 9/10/2012 -
" Reading one or two short stories between books. These got boring after awhile. Wouldn't bother. "
— Joyce, 9/6/2012 -
" A great collection of shorts. You know they're gonna be good when they're written by Konrath. Love his work. "
— Dawna, 8/19/2012
About J. A. Konrath
J. A. Konrath has written over thirty novels and over a hundred short stories in the mystery, thriller, horror, and sci-fi genres. He twice won the Love Is Murder Award for best thriller, the Derringer Award, and the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award, and has been nominated for many others. His fiction has appeared in dozens of magazines and anthologies including Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock, Cemetery Dance, The Strand, and he also blogs for the Huffington Post. Find out more at www.jakonrath.com.
About Luke Daniels
Luke Daniels, winner of sixteen AudioFile Earphones Awards and a finalist for the Audie Award for best narration, is a narrator whose many audiobook credits range from action and suspense to young-adult fiction. His background is in classical theater and film, and he has performed at repertory theaters around the country.