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- Brown, Fredric, The Complete Ed & Am Hunter Mysteries (Ed & Am Hunter) | Buy this book
Deluxe two-volume set collecting all the novels and short stories. Edited by Stephen Haffner, with an intro by Jack Seabrook and original cover art by Lynton Parmar-Hemsley.
2026
February 2026
- Shepphird, John, editor, Tennis Noir: A Crime Fiction Anthology | Kindle it!
The first in a promised series of sports-themed anthologies, this one features stories by Gary Phillips, Scott Adleberg, Richard Brewer, Colin Campbell, Jen Conley, Travis Richardson, Linda Sands, Ann Shepphird, John Shepphird, Jason Starr and more.
January 2026 Collections & Anthologies
- Hammett, Dashiell, The Maltese Falcon (1: Sam Spade) (r) | Buy this book | Read about it!
A labour of love and respect, with twenty-two scene-setting black and white photographs from modern-day San Francisco, and two two linked short stories by PI writer Mark Coggins. - Housewright, David, Full House: Ten Crime Fiction Short Stories (collection) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
- Martin, Robert, Just a Corpse at Twilight/Catch a Killer (Jim Bennett) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
- Miller, Ron, Velda Investigates (Velda Bellinghausen)
- Muller, Marcia, The Lost Coast (Sharon McCone) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
2025
December 2025 Collections & Anthologies
- Champion, D.L., The Complete Cases of Inspector Allhoff, Vol. 4 (Inspector Allhoff) | Buy this book
- Constiner, Merle, The Complete Cases of the Dean, Vol. 2 (The Dean) | Buy this book
- Cox, William R., The Complete Cases of Malachi Manatee (Malachi Manatee) | Buy this book
- Coyle, Matt, & Michael Bracken, editors, The Best Private Eye Stories of the Year 2025 | Buy this book | Kindle it!
Honouring the best P.I. fiction of the year, from the likes of Tom Andes, Pete Barnstrom, Robert J. Binney, Alec Cizak, Libby Cudmore, O’Neil De Noux, Luke Deckard, BV Lawson, Andrew McAleer, Ron Miller, Bruce W. Most, Marcia Muller, Twist Phelan, Neil S. Plakcy, William Dylan Powell, M.E. Proctor, Mark Thielman, Vicki Weisfeld, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, and Sam Wiebe, plus an overview of the Shamus Game by some yegg named Smith. - Daly, Carroll John, The Legion of the Living Dead: The Complete Cases, Vol. 2 (Dr. Strang) | Buy this book
Davis, Frederick C., The Complete Cases of Bill Brent, Vol. 4 (Bill Brent) | Buy this book - Flynn, T.T., Abbey of the Damned: The Complete Cases, Vol. 3 (Trixie Meehan & Mike Harris) | Buy this book
- Red, Anthony M., The Death Messenger: The Complete Cases, Vol. 4 (Jigger Masters) | Buy this book
- Sale, Richard, Murder on the Film: The Complete Cases of Candid Jones, Vol. 1 (Candid Jones) | Buy this book
- Von Stray’s Crimestalker Casebook (chapbook) | Kindle it!
New short shorts by Barb Goffman, Libby Cudmore, Stephen D. Rogers, Michael Bracken, John M. Floyd and more. A perfect stocking stuffer.
November 2025 Collections & Anthologies
- Barrett, William E., | Buy this book
- Bellem, Robert Leslie, & W.T. Ballard, Super-Detective Jim Anthony: The Complete Series, Vol. 6 (Jim Anthony)
- Five complete novels! Yowsah!
- Bruen, Ken, & Jason Starr, Supermax: The Max & Angela Trilogy (non-PI) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
- Gulli, Andrew F., & Lamia J.; editors, Best of The Strand Magazine | Buy this book | Buy the audio | Kindle it!
Highlights from the revived mystery mag, marking “25 Years of Twists, Turns, and Tales from the Modern Masters of Mystery and Fiction.” Includes stories from Jo Nesbø, Tennessee Williams, Ray Bradbury, John Mortimer, Shirley Jackson, Ruth Ware, Joyce Carol Oates, Jeffery Deaver, James Lee Burke, Michael Connelly, R. L. Stine, David Baldacci, Tess Gerritsen, Kathy Reichs, Alexander McCall Smith and more. - Worts, George F., The Lost Punch: The Complete Cases of Gillian Hazeltine, Vol. 4 (Gillian Hazeltine)
October 2025 Collections & Anthologies
- Kreppel, Jonas, The | Buy this book | Kindle it!
- Pronzini, Bill, Tales of the Impossible (collection) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
Rounds up nineteen “impossible crimes” (and their solutions), including tales featuring Nameless and Carpenter & Quincannon. - Webb, Jack, The Deadly Combo/One for My Dame (non-PI) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
A Stark House twofer by the other Jack Webb. - Winslow, Don, & Steph Cha, editors, The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2025 (anthology) | Buy this book | Buy the audio | Kindle it!
September 2025 Collections & Anthologies
- Grisham, John, editor, The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year: 2025 (anthology| Buy this book | Buy the audio | Kindle it!
- Spillane, Mickey, Primal Spillane (collection) (r) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
Revised & expanded version, with 14 more stories.
August 2025 Collections & Anthologies
- Ard, William, Shakedown/The Blonde and Johnny Malloy (r) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
Another Stark House twofer, this one features PI Johnny Stevens in one, and the other’s about an ex-con in a jam. - Karsten, Jan, Hamburg Noir (Akashic noir) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
July 2025 Collections & Anthologies
- Bruns, Don, editor, Bat Out of Hell (anthology) | Buy this book | Buy the audio | Kindle it!
Yet another in the seemingly endless stream of music-themed anthologies, this one’s allegedly inspired by the “classic” Meatloaf album. Contributors include Heather Graham, Charles Todd, a couple of Bruns, and Andrew Childs, with a new Jack Reacher tale. Hot patootie! - Burnett, W.R., The Loop/Man with a Thousand Enemies (1: Jimmy Devore) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
A Stark House twofer, with two previously unpublished novels by one of the masters! - Gault, William Campbell, Hot-House Homicide: The Complete Black Mask Cases (Mortimer Jones) | Buy this book
Collects all the short stories. - Hammett, Dashiell, The Scorched Face: The Complete Black Mask Cases, Volume 3 (The Continental Op) | Buy this book
- Lacy, Deborah, editor, The Most Dangerous Game (anthology) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
Includes quickies by Heather Graham, P.M. Raymond, Stephen M. Pierce, JD Allen, Robert Lopresti and a new Scott Drayco by B.V. Lawson. - Lawrence, John, Body of Evidence: The Complete Black Mask Cases of the Broadway Squad (non-PI) | Buy this book
These cops ain’t afraid of getting their hands dirty — or anything else. - Reeves, Robert, The Cat With a Headache: The Complete Black Mask Cases, Volume 3 (Cellini Smith) | Buy this book
- Torrey, Roger, Just a Nice Girl: The Complete Black Mask Cases, Vol. 1 (Shean Connell) | Buy this book
June 2025 Collections & Anthologies
- Kantner, Rob, Trouble Is What I Do (Ben Perkins; collection) (r) | Kindle it!
May 2025 Collections & Anthologies
- Elliott, Bruce, Do You Know Me? & Other Aberrations (Stark House noir) | Buy this book
April 2025 Collections & Anthologies
- Bracken, Michael, editor, Sleuths Just Wanna Have Fun (anthology) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
Private eyes in the materialistic eighties, with stories by the Bracken Bunch, including Richard Helms, Elizabeth Elwood, John M. Floyd, , Kathleen Marple Kalb, Sandra Murphy, Laura Oles, Alan Orloff, William Dylan Powell, Joseph S. Walker, and Andrew Welsh-Huggins. - Martin, Robert, Tears for the Bride/The Widow and the Web (Jim Bennett) (r) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
March 2025 Collections & Anthologies
- Burgess, Charles L., Backfire/Never Kill a Cop & Other True Crime Stories | Buy this book
A novel, a short story, and 13 true crime stories from the pulp era. - Freeman, John, editor, Sacramento Noir (Akashic noir) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
February 2025 Collections & Anthologies
- Gran, Sara, Little Mysteries (Claire DeWitt et al)
“Nine Miniature Puzzles to Confuse, Enthrall, and Delight” - McAleer, Andrew, A Casebook of Crime (Henry von Stray) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
January 2025 Collections & Anthologies
- Kantner, Rob, Big Trouble Town (collection) | Kindle it!
Crime, suspense horror, romance stories published by the creator of Ben Perkins between 1982 and 2005.
