For many of us, our introduction to mystery began either by watching a detective show on TV, or when we fell in love with characters like Phillip Marlow and the Continental Op in old books. This is the white knight, the only one with morals in the story, the one person who will set the world right.Come with us and explore new takes on the traditional PI story, whether they're old school and solving a current day crime or sent on a case far away from the city into Appalachia. And en...

Sportswriter Olivia Turnbull covers the Blades, Boston’s professional hockey team. She'd never break the taboo against dating one of the players. The temptation never even crosses her mind.Until, that is, the Blades trade for Chad Finnegan. She and Chad enjoyed a torrid love affair during their college days and when he arrives, one look dooms them both.Their love breaks all the rules, but the forbidden fruit tastes too sweet until they learn that it could cost them everythi...

After giving up the worst goal of his NHL career and at the worst possible time – overtime of the Stanley Cup Championship Game 7 -- Tyler McKenzie flees to Africa. But even a safari into the famed Serengeti can’t wipe away the sting of his failure. He sees it everywhere he looks.Except when he looks into the eyes of Angie Smolinski, an outspoken, bull-in-the-china-shop firecracker he finds far more interesting than any of the beauties back home.They fall head over heels fo...

“Rabbit” Labelle, the charismatic and improbable football star of Offside and unlikely basketball player in Offensive Foul, continues his high school sports journey in Bottom of the Ninth.While struggling to secure his place on the team, Rabbit battles family discord, reels from current events that shake the country, and stands up for his principles in the face of adversity.The impact of his choices will affect everyone around him.“Hendrickson pers...

Short story master David H. Hendrickson spins nine twisted tales of the fantastic in a distinctive, head-shaking style and voice all his own. Filled with heart, imagination, and frequent hilarity, this collection includes “The Soulmate Junkie and the Beating Heart,” “The Birth of Booger Nation,” “The Short Life and Horny Times of a Teenage Mantis,” “Who I Am,” “Huskie and Punkin’,” and four other unforgettable stories.With introductions to each story, Hendrickson provides insight i...

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction.A 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."

Short story master David H. Hendrickson spins six riveting tales of mystery and suspense from eras other than our own. From as recent as thirty years ago (but in a very different culture) to World War II France to ancient times, this collection immerses us in unique and fascinating worlds and crimes. It includes: “When the Sun Goes Down,” “Gacaca,” “Huram's Temple,” “Housewarming Gift,” “Devil in Disguise,” and “Squirrel and Worm.”With introductions to each story, Hendrickson provi...

Choice Outstanding TitleThat New England might invade Virginia is inconceivable today. But interstate rivalries and the possibility of intersectional war loomed large in the thinking of the Framers who convened in Philadelphia in 1787 to put on paper the ideas that would bind the federal union together. At the end of the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin rejoiced that the document would “astonish our enemies, who are waiting to hear with confidence . . ....

Short story master David H. Hendrickson spins ten tales of aging and fighting the dying light. Filled with heart, empathy, and sometimes even wit, this collection includes “Role of a Lifetime,” “One Night Stands for Love and Glory,” “The Thick, Wet Cloud of Memory,” “End of the Line,” “Truth and Lies,” and five other unforgettable stories.With introductions to each story, Hendrickson provides insight into his creative process, a captivating look into the mind of an award-winning wr...

Short story master David H. Hendrickson spins five spell-binding tales of mystery and suspense, including the novelette “Chimichangas and a Couple of Glocks.” Filled with heart, conflict, and empathy, this collection also includes “Buried Braces,” “A Long Shot Worth Betting On,” “Santa’s Shrinkage,” and “Too Many Idiots, Too Few Boats.”With introductions to each story, Hendrickson provides insight into his creative process, a captivating look into the mind of an award-winning write...

From dragons to retirement homes…From music to email Spam…From Africa to the Garden of Eden…From the comic to the deadly serious.Award-winning master of the fantastic David H. Hendrickson spins spellbinding tales wherever he looks…and these twelve stories prove it

“Rabbit” Labelle excels at high school sports, despite being five-nothin’, hundred-nothin’ and in way over his head after his family moves from their small rural town to the big, bad city of “Lynn, Lynn, City of Sin.”Rabbit just wants to play ball and navigate the murky waters of his first romance. But as the tumultuous events of the late 1960s shake the country, prejudice in the community, the school, and even at home force him to confront his own principles and stand up for what ...