Long known as a literary haven, Key West also serves as backdrop for some of the world’s best mystery stories. For the first time ever, eight of Key West’s leading mystery writers are collected into one volume. Included here are stories by Tom Corcoran, Michael Haskins, Jonathan Woods, Lucy Burdette, Hal Howland, Mike Dennis, Jessica Argyle, and Shirrel Rhoades. “Can’t-put-‘em-down stories by Key West’s best mystery writers,” observes legendary 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. “One-stop shopping for murder-on-the-beach reading,” says Marcy Birdweather of Marcy’s Musing...

“I’ve come to look forward to the annual appearance of this mystery anthology. Who would have guessed so many murders take place on the sunny island of Key West – at least in the pages of books.” —Edward Squires, Not Quite a NovellaHere’s another can’t-put-it-down edition of mystery short stories. In these pages you will encounter a dozen intriguing tales by Bill Craig, Robert Coburn, David Beckwith, Barthélemy Banks, Hollis George, Jack Mazur, George Davidson, H.L. Osterm...

The island of 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: 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, and Randy Becker.

Here are another 14 short murder mysteries, each solved in four minutes or less by a laidback Key West sleuth, an ex-NYPD homicide detective named Wharton "Four Fingers" Dalessandro. In between barhopping, playing chess, and occasional housepainting jobs, he never fails to solve the crime and nail the bad guy (or gal). One finger missing on his right hand doesn’t get in the way of this leftie Sherlock Holmes. "Clever mysteries that can be solved by astute readers in just a few minutes each...

Dr. Hunter S. Thompson is considered to be the first gonzo journalist. But, fact is, there were writers doing first-person stories long before his writing got tagged as "gonzo" in 1970. Shirrel Rhoades, for instance.Gonzo journalism is a style of writing in which the writer is part of the story. According to the definition, the personality of the writer is as important as the event being chronicled. That certainly describes Hunter Thompson's writing. But back in the mid-'60s when Rh...

14-plus murder mysteries, each solved in four minutes or less by a Key West original, an ex- NYPD homicide detective named Wharton “Four Fingers” Dalessandro. In between bar hopping, playing chess, and occasional housepainting jobs, he nails the bad guy (or gal). One finger missing on his right hand doesn’t get in the way of this leftie Sherlock Holmes. “Fun puzzlers that capture the tropical color and eccentric characters of Key West,” notes Mark Howell, editor of Solares Hill.

• This collection of heretofore all but unknown science fiction short stories by masters of the genre is richly illustrated to enrich the readers experience.Forget about being lost in space. Many of the sci-fi short stories in this never-before-published anthology have been lost in file cabinets, desk drawers, and attics. Here are 16 new and/or all-but-unknown futuristic tales by such masterful science fiction writers as Ray Bradbury, John W. Campbell, Philip K. Dick, C.J. Daniels,...

Dr. Hunter S. Thompson is considered to be the first gonzo journalist. But, fact is, there were writers doing first-person stories long before his writing got tagged as “gonzo” in 1970. Shirrel Rhoades, for instance.Gonzo journalism is a style of writing in which the writer is part of the story. According to the definition, the personality of the writer is as important as the event being chronicled. That certainly describes Hunter Thompson’s writing. But back in the mid-‘60s when R...

This former publisher of Marvel Comics has searched back through his personal collection of old out-of-print pulp magazines to create this great anthology of classic mystery stories. Sources for these gems were such beloved pulp magazines as Amazing Stories, Fantastic Universe, and Rocket Stories. (And as an Extra Bonus you’ll receive a little-known short story by sci-fi master Anthony Boucher.)

Key West’s Heritage House Museum created the Robert Frost Poetry Festival and Contest in 1994, based on Frost’s visits to the cottage on its premises, now named after him. In 2010 the administration of the Robert Frost International Poetry and Haiku Contest event was turned over to The Studios of Key West. For the first time, the annual winners and selected entries have been collected into one volume, available both as an ebook and paperback edition. Here are more than 150 wonderful poems ...

Key West is a great locale for some of the world’s best mystery stories. Here is the sixth collection of murder and mayhem in Paradise, a two-fisted anthology that features ten leading writers who explore the dark side of the Southernmost city in the continental US: Bill Craig, Shirrel Rhoades, Wayne Kadar, Albert L. Kelley, Barthélemy Banks, Mark Zeid, Robert Coburn, H.L. Osterman, Randy Becker, and John Cunningham. A great lineup!