A gruesome murder with a strange twist.Supermarket shelf stacker Regina Steps has been strangled, stripped to her underwear, her body found straddling one of the cannons of Derry's city walls. And why has the killer done that with her thumb? For seasoned DI Liam McLaughlin and the ragtag officers of the Major Investigation Team, it's a homicide they've never seen the likes of before.Middle-aged Regina might have kept herself to herself, but she alw...

Forget Scandi-noir. Welcome to Derry-noir.DI Liam McLaughlin leads a scrappy crew in the Major Investigation Team of the Police Service of Northern Ireland: DS Nancy D'Arcy, a sharp-edged upstart with something to prove; DC Tom Lyons, a self-styled ladies' man running on charm and denial; DC Fern Hawkins, a tech savant who sees what others miss and DC Henry "Hens" Cahill, the rookie still learning when to speak and when to run.Two chilling standalone cases ...

The next shocking death lands on McLaughlin and D'Arcy's desk, pulling their team into a case of secrets, half-truths, and a tragedy that may not be what it seems. In Derry, nothing is ever as simple as it looks.The sixth in the NUMBER ONE bestselling Derry Murder Mysteries, Control of the Knife is a standalone—another gripping, gritty thriller packed with jaw-dropping twists and Gerald Hansen's signature dark humor.

This collection explores how anthologizers and editors of Edgar Allan Poe play an integral role in shaping our conceptions of Poe as the author we have come to recognize, revere, and critique today. In the spheres of literature and popular culture, Poe wields more global influence than any other U.S. author. This influence, however, cannot be attributed solely to the quality of Poe’s texts or to his compellingly tragic biography. Rather, his continued prominence as a writer owes much to th...