Three stories flick at the edges of Montecito society. "Deadly History" tells of shadowy doings at the estate where the Society for Historical Research spends millions and the Fellows squabble over honors. The Senior Fellow sulks in Ireland until a dazzling lawyer pushes him on to center stage. "The Day the Dogs Took Over" is a cautionary tale about the fate of a Montecito eleven year old when freeway sniping orphans him, and just about everyone else who can drive! "The Big Hersey Bar" deals with the romantic and alcoholic ways of some sorts of Montecito lifestyles, following the lives of two girls who both succeed and also fail at joining local society. No matter what the reader thinks he knows about Montecito, these stories will stimulate memories of funny, sad and inspiring people we have all known in this paradise of climate, luxuriant foliage and high mountains.

Quentin Grayling’s life just fell apart, having lost his job and his wife at one stroke. He snaps, and sets off on a mad, unplanned adventure, from England to New York. He finds himself the victim of a couple of attempts on his life for reasons unclear.

"An outstanding collection of mystery stories by master storytellers..." —Hollis George, acclaimed editor and anthologist. "I couldn't put the book down ..." —Byron Rupert McCafferty, Online Critics Corner. Key West serves as backdrop for some of the world's best mystery stories. Here is the third collection of Murder and Mayhem in Paradise, a keep-you-up-at-night anthology featuring ten leading writers who explore the dark side of the Southernmost point in the continental US: Mysteries in this volume by these notable writers: John Hemingway, Roberta Isleib (writing as Lucy Burdette), Shirrel Rhoades, Robert Coburn, Jonathan Wood, Sandra Balzo, Barthélemy Banks, Bill Craig, Mike Dennis, Michael Haskins.

A fan’s search for the truth about American history, human nature, and whether Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh will keep his job Being a University of Michigan football fan should be joyful. Michigan is an elite academic institution whose football team boasts forty-three Big Ten championships. But these days, college football is complicated. The NCAA is corrupt and exploitative, and Michigan keeps losing to Ohio State. It’s hard not to wonder, as Slate writer and superfan Ben Mathis-Lilley does in this book: Why are we doing this? The Hot Seat is a chronicle of one of the wildest years in Michigan football history, but also a search for the truth about fandom, from the pages of history books to the wilderness of online forums. Is it embarrassing to care about what happens in a game? Why is Jim Harbaugh like that? Is it somehow Thomas Jefferson’s fault? This book explores all these questions and many more. Against the backdrop of a quickly changing sport and country, The Hot Seat is an exploration of the all-consuming culture of fandom, and why it matters.

"One-stop shopping for murder-on-the-beach reading..." —Marcy Birdweather of Marcy's Musings. "Powerful stories by Key West's best mystery writers ..." —legendary author Reef Perkins. Key West serves as backdrop for some of the world's best mystery stories. Here is the second collection of murder and mayhem in Paradise, a can't-put-it-down anthology featuring eleven leading Key West mystery writers: Heather Graham; Michael Haskins; Jonathan Woods; Lucy Burdette; Hal Howland; Robert Coburn; Shirrel Rhoades; Ben Harrison; William R. Burkett, Jr.; Barthélemy Banks; and Bill Craig. Stories in this volume: Vampire Slayer, Murdered in Key West (A Shamus nominee), The Mystery of Marina Merrick, Last Chance Disturbance in the Field, The Walls Had Ears: Murder at 2929, Better Times Than These, The Impresario, Four Fingers, and the Acerbic Film Critic Hand-Fed Snapping Turtles, M For Murder ,The Writer's End.

"Ten Key West mystery stories by ten great storytellers . . ." —H.L. Osterman, Short Changed. Key West serves as backdrop for some of the world's best mystery stories. Here is the third collection of murder and mayhem in Paradise, a keep-you-up-at-night anthology featuring ten leading writers who explore the dark side of the Southernmost point in the continental US: Bill Craig, Justin Maxwell, Shirrel Rhoades, Robert Coburn, Barthélemy Banks, Jack Mazur, Andrew Daly, Harry Schroeder, and Brewster Chamberlain, and R.K. Simpson. Stories in this volume: Vendetta, Mr. Crane's New Paintings, Four Fingers and the Watch Fob, The Duchess, The Sunset Slasher, Sometimes Murder, Isn't Murder, Malloy's Ex, The Missing Max, How Did You Die? As the Night Went On.

"Another outstanding collection of mystery stories by master storytellers ... If you like whodunits this is definitely the book for you!" —Hollis George, acclaimed editor and anthologist. "10 mysteries by 10 masters of the genre ... give me more!" —Nick Teranzi, Online Critics Corner. Key West serves as backdrop for some of the world's best mystery stories. Here is the fifth collection of Murder and Mayhem in Paradise, a hard-hitting anthology that features ten leading writers who explore the dark side of the Southernmost city in the continental US. Mysteries in this volume by these notable writers: Jack Mazur, Shirrel Rhoades, Rick Ollerman, Albert L. Kelley, Wayne "Skip" Kadar (writing as Justin Maxwell), Barthélemy Banks, R. K. Simpson, Robert Coburn, John Guerra, Randy Becker.