Retired Las Vegas Detectives Debra Pickett and Sarge Carson think the solution to a very old cold case came easy.Turns out, a little too easy.And the deeper they dig into the old case, the more they uncover a very ugly side of humanity. And bodies. More and more bodies.Another very, very twisted Cold Poker Gang mystery novel.

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up twenty-one fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction.No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1Includes:"Jesting Pilate" by Lee Allred"Exchange Policy" by Scott William Carter"Dead Girlfriend" by Ray Vukcevich"Laugh Track" by David H. Hendrickson"Family Bonds" by R.W. Wallace"Mystery Weekend" by J. Roderick Clark"A Magical Negro" by Ezekiel James Boston"Be Very, Very Afraid" by Jerry Oltion"Barely Decent" by Kent Patterson"Call Me Peaches" by Daemon Crowe"Death...

Thirty years ago in Las Vegas, Becky Penn said goodnight to her mother to go out with friends and vanished without a trace.Retired Detectives Bayard Lott and Julia Rogers, members of the Cold Poker Gang, take on Becky Penn's cold case.They love working with other retired detectives and playing a little poker once a week, all to solve cold cases.A puzzle mystery unraveled carefully by the retired detectives who make up the Cold Poker Gang.

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up ten fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction.No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1Includes:"Missing Carolyn" by Annie Reed"Waiting for the Hunger" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman"Hey, Diddle, Diddle" by Christina F. York"If the Shoe Fits" by Dayle A. Dermatis"A Touch of Memory" C.A. Rowland"Lost Balls" by David H. Hendrickson"Francesca and the Sentient Peaches from Outer Space" by Bonnie Elizabeth"Why the Cop with a Rose for a Head Wears a Rose-Head Mask" by Robert Jeschonek"The...

An elderly woman makes couples disappear right off the Las Vegas Strip.Poker Boy and Patty must first stop her and then rescue the lost couples from some unknown place in time and space.A story of aging, of love, and sanity.And maybe just a little sex as well.

Sandy Goodson in 2002 vanished without a trace.Seventeen years later, retired detectives Isadora Fawn and Hugh Halligan team up, working for the Cold Poker Gang task force, to look into the Goodson missing person's case.As active detectives years earlier, both individually tried to solve this impossible case without luck. Now, together, they uncover far, far more than they ever imagined.Another very twisted Cold Poker Gang mystery novel.

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up twenty-one fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction.No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1Includes:"Bump in the Night" by Kevin J. Anderson"Holding Out for a Hero" by Christina F. York"A Father's Daughter" by Lisa Silverthorne"Bones" by Rob Vagle"You Know We've Got a Hell of a Band" by David H. Hendrickson"No. 40 Basin Street" by O'Neil De Noux"Duck" by Ray Vukcevich"Creative Constructions, Inc." by Kent Patterson"The Last Lonely Day in the Orchard of Lost Travelers" by...

USA Today and New York Times bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith offers up five fantastic space opera stories in his bestselling Seeders Universe series.The people of Earth thought they alone represented humankind. But when Earth falls, the truth about the origin of the universe shatters that myth. And sometimes one answer only leads to more questions...These five stories show different parts of the massive Seeders Universe and offer a taste of the Billion Earths that can be found in all the Seeders novels.

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up ten fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction.No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1Includes:"Eggs of the Dog That Bit You" by Robert Jeschonek"Time Travel is for the Trees" by Rob Vagle"Trees Perpetual of Sleep" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman"Daily Teds" by Ron Collins"End of the Line" by David H. Hendrickson"A Nice Short Conversation" by Robert J. McCarter"Masked" by Dayle A. Dermatis"The Bobs" by Annie Reed"A Little Tennessee Williams Drama" by O'Neil De Noux"Grief...

One fine summer night Buckey the Space Pirate takes his girlfriend for a little excitement to a local park. He hoped for a sexual adventure and ended up meeting Fred, a talking oak tree.With a talking oak tree, adventure and bad limericks never end.A time-travel story by bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith.Bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith has written more than one hundred popular novels and hundreds of published short stories. His novels include the science fiction novel Laying the Music to Rest and the thriller The Hunted as D.W. Smith. With Kristine Kathryn Rusch, he is the coauthor of The Tenth Planet trilogy and The 10th Kingdom.He writes under many pen names and has also ghosted for a number of top bestselling writers.Dean has also written books and comics for all three major comic book companies, Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse, and has done scripts for Hollywood. One movie was actually made.Over his career he has also been an editor and publisher, first...

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up nineteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction.No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1Includes:"Tinker Henry and the Clockwork Whore" by Jim Gotaas"A Rough Day at Theophice" by Kathy and Jerry Oltion"Protagonist" by Steve Perry"Lost Friends" by R.W. Wallace"Death by Cookie" by Robert J. McCarter"Honor Thy Father" by Annie Reed"Market Street" by O'Neil De Noux"An Incursion of Mice" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch"Divinity School" by Kent Patterson"Yesterday, When I Was...

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionPulphouse Fiction Magazine: Back after over twenty years. A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, Pulphouse returns with eighteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction.No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading."—Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1Table of Contents"In the Empire of Underpants" by Robert T. Jeschonek"Queen of the Mouse Riders" by Annie Reed"Group" by Ray Vukcevich"The Heart Has Reasons" by O'Neil De Noux"Molten Souls" by Jerry Oltion"The Sea Girl's Survival" by Valerie Brook"Looking for the Bastard" by David H. Hendrickson"The Reign to Come" by Kevin J. Anderson"A Spud Full of Stars" by Kent...

We all look up at the moon and wonder. And maybe dream. For centuries, the moon filled our imaginations. Eleven professional writers took those dreams and set original stories on moons scattered all over the galaxy. Yet, as the dreams of centuries, every story holds a human touch. From a mythical man fulfilling a childhood wish to a fantastic addition to Kristine Kathryn Rusch's bestselling Retrieval Artist series, this volume of Fiction River allows you to travel to eleven different moons without leaving the comfort of home. "[Fiction River] is one of the best and most exciting publications in the field today. Check out an issue and see why I say that."—Keith West, Adventures Fantastic Includes:"Hot Jupiters" by Steven Mohan, Jr."The Old Guy" by Annie Reed"The Toy That Ran Away" by Scott William Carter"The Payment" by Maggie Jaimeson"Caressing Charon" by...

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up twenty fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction.No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1Includes:"The Soul Mate Junkie and the Beating Heart" by David H. Hendrickson"Ecstatically Ever After" by Jerry and Kathy Oltion"The Bridge" by Robin Brande"Lower than Black" by O'Neil De Noux"One Sun, No Waiting" by Annie Reed"Lifetime Value" by B.A. Paul"Roadkill" by Brenda Carre"Living Free" by Dory Crowe"Ice in D Minor" by Anthea Sharp"Harry the Ghost Pirate" by Robert J....

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up fifteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading."—Tangent Online on Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #1Table of Contents"Identical" by Robert Jeschonek"The Session" by Stephanie Writt"The Liar" by Annie Reed"The Time Cop" by Patrick Alan Mammay"With Due Honors" by Kate Pavelle"Dog Steps" by Rob Vagle"The Distant Baying of Hounds" by J. Steven York"Heartbreaker" by Kevin J. Anderson"Pot O' Gold" by Dan C. Duval"The Gorilla Murders" by O'Neil De Noux"Thinking Inside the Box" by...