Mickey Finn: 21st Century Noir is a crime-fiction cocktail that will knock readers into a literary stupor. Contributors push hard against the boundaries of crime fiction, driving their work into places short crime fiction doesn’t often go, into a world where the mean streets seem gentrified by comparison and happy endings are the exception rather than the rule. And they do all this in contemporary settings, bringing noir into the 21st century. Like any good cocktail, Mickey Finn is a heady mix of ingredients that packs a punch, and when you’ve finished reading every story, you’ll know that you’ve been “slipped a Mickey.” The twenty contributors, some of today’s most respected short-story writers and new writers making their mark on the genre, include J.L. Abramo, Ann Aptaker, Trey R. Barker, Michael Bracken, Barb Goffman, David Hagerty, James A. Hearn, David H. Hendrickson, Jarrett Kaufman, Mark R. Kehl, Hugh Lessig, Steve Liskow, Alan Orloff, Josh Pachter, Steve Rasnic Tem, Mikal Trimm, Bev Vincent, Joseph S. Walker, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, and Stacy Woodson.

Mickey Finn: 21st Century Noir, Volume 4, the fourth entry of the hard-hitting anthology series, is another crime-fiction cocktail that will again knock readers into a literary stupor. Contributors push hard against the boundaries of crime fiction, driving their work into places short crime fiction doesn’t often go, into a world where the mean streets seem gentrified by comparison and happy endings are the exception rather than the rule. And they do all this in contemporary settings, bringing noir into the 21st century. Like any good cocktail, Mickey Finn is a heady mix of ingredients that packs a punch, and when you’ve finished reading every story, you’ll know that you’ve been “slipped a Mickey.” The nineteen contributors, including some of today’s most respected short-story writers and new writers making their mark on the genre, include: Ann Aptaker, Trey R. Barker, Michael Bracken, John M. Floyd, Nils Gilbertson, David Hagerty, James A. Hearn, Hugh Lessig, Sean McCluskey, Adam Meyer, Gabe Morran, Alan Orloff, Josh Pachter, Stephen D. Rogers, Bev Vincent, Joseph S. Walker, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Sam Wiebe, and Stacy Woodson.

INCLUDES ISSUES AND STORIES NOT AVAILABLE IN OTHER COLLECTIONSMICKEY FINN, the daring and compassionate police officer, balances adventure and humor, as he did for almost 40 years in the newspapers, comics, and books. He was assisted ably by Uncle Phil, who had many adventures and thousands of fan of his own, and Mickey's girlfriend Kitty Kelly, Sergeant Halligan, baseball player Red Fedder and bartender Clancy - just to name a few! MICKEY FINN began in the newspapers in 1936 and hit the comics shortly thereafter in Famous Funnies (and we'll be offering those stories, too!) - before getting his own comic title in 1942. Gwandanaland Comics is publishing the largest MICKEY FINN collection in three generations! NOTE; This collection is not complete, or even close to it. Over time we will fill in the gaps in our volumes, but since MICKEY FINNS adventures are sometimes rare, expensive and numerous, that will take time. Issues #5, for example is missing four pages - if you have these stories, contact us for great rewards! GWANDANALAND COMICS(TM): We specialize in character collections - many for the first time in print; we also publish individual issues from the past as well as complete comic title series'. Our books are not digitally remastered; we use images from actual comics, and make only minor adjustments to bring out their best characteristics without losing the authentic feel - it is rarely perfect, but we believe it is exciting. We take your requests and create special collections never gathered together before! At Gwandanaland Comics we take the extra time to give you the best quality possible! GWANDANALAND COMICS(TM) wishes everyone to know the value of, and debt owed to two Websites which have made sure that public domain comics are available to the world. Please visit these sites and enjoy viewing their comic files. Without their efforts few of these books would be available: www.digitalcomicmuseum.com www.comicbookplus.com NEW TITLES DAILY - WRITE FOR UPDATES [email protected] GWANDANALAND(TM) and GWANDANALAND COMICS(TM)are trademarks of Gwandanaland Comics.All Rights are Reserved.

Mickey Finn: 21st Century Noir, Volume 2, the second entry of the hard-hitting anthology series, is a crime-fiction cocktail that will again knock readers into a literary stupor. Contributors push hard against the boundaries of crime fiction, driving their work into places short crime fiction doesn’t often go, into a world where the mean streets seem gentrified by comparison and happy endings are the exception rather than the rule. And they do all this in contemporary settings, bringing noir into the 21st century. Like any good cocktail, Mickey Finn is a heady mix of ingredients that packs a punch, and when you’ve finished reading every story, you’ll know that you’ve been “slipped a Mickey.” The nineteen contributors, including some of today’s most respected short-story writers and new writers making their mark on the genre, include: Trey R. Barker, John Bosworth, Michael Bracken, Scott Bradfield, S.M. Fedor, Nils Gilbertson, J.D. Graves, James A. Hearn, Janice Law, Hugh Lessig, Gabe Morran, Rick Ollerman, Josh Pachter, Robert Petyo, Stephen D. Rogers, Albert Tucher, Joseph S. Walker, Sam Wiebe, and Stacy Woodson.

Mickey Finn: 21st Century Noir, Volume 3, the third entry of the hard-hitting anthology series, is another crime-fiction cocktail that will again knock readers into a literary stupor. Contributors push hard against the boundaries of crime fiction, driving their work into places short crime fiction doesn’t often go, into a world where the mean streets seem gentrified by comparison and happy endings are the exception rather than the rule. And they do all this in contemporary settings, bringing noir into the 21st century. Like any good cocktail, Mickey Finn is a heady mix of ingredients that packs a punch, and when you’ve finished reading every story, you’ll know that you’ve been “slipped a Mickey.” The nineteen contributors, including some of today’s most respected short-story writers and new writers making their mark on the genre, include: Ann Aptaker, Trey R. Barker, C.W. Blackwell, John Bosworth, John M. Floyd, Nils Gilbertson, James A. Hearn, Janice Law, Steve Liskow, Sean McCluskey, Adam Meyer, Alan Orloff, Jon Penfold, C. Matthew Smith, Joseph S. Walker, Michael Wegener, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Sam Wiebe, and Stacy Woodson.

MOTIVATION FOR COMPILING MY MEMOIR WAS TO LEAVE A SNAPSHOT INTO MY LIFE'S TRAVELS FOR WHOMEVER MIGHT HAVE AN INTEREST. WHEN I BEGAN AN INTEREST IN MY ANCESTRY, THERE WAS LITTLE TO BE FOUND. FEW RELATIVES WERE LEFT AND THEIR MEMORIES SKETCHY. HOPEFULLY MY STORY MIGHT REVEAL A LITTLE OF WHO I HAVE BEEN AND ALLOW ME TO IN SOME WAY TO SHARE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS.IN THE PAST THERE ARE SITUATIONS YOU PREFER TO FORGET AND OTHERS YOU ARE HAPPY TO RELIVE, I EXPERIENCED BOTH. THE EXERCISE OF RESEARCHING AND RELIVING YOUR PAST IS ONE OF CATHARSIS AND VALIDATION. FROM THE SMALL EXAMPLE OF MY LIFE IT'S CLEAR TO ME THAT SOCIETY IS ADVANCING WITH HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY AS NEVER BEFORE. THE 24/7 NEWS MEDIA SPOTLIGHTS DISASTERS AND POLITICAL TURMOIL BUT BEHIND THE SENSATIONALISM LIES AMAZING PROGRESS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUTH AND FOR OUR PLANET--- WE LIVE IN EXCITING TIMES.