All-new collection just released!
DESPERATE TIMES: Stories from the Great Depression. These eight early stories of mine, orig. published between 1935 and 1942, all showcase criminous behavior during one of the worst economic periods in American history.
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The denouement of "The Long Road Down", Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Bill Pronzini's story in my 2022 tribute anthology, BLACK IS THE NIGHT, sums up the whole of my work in five concise lines:
At present, my activity on Bluesky will be a mirror of that on X, but who knows what the future holds.
For those here who aren't familiar with my work in noir and suspense, it's often said that my stories keep readers on the edge -- and sometimes even my characters sometimes share the same fate.
