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Revenge is one of the great themes in literature, from Shakespeare to Poe. This collection contains 18 original stories commissioned for this volume plus a reprint of a classic Ruth Rendell mystery.

Blues In The Night: The First Chronicles of Bernie Butz by Carol S. Fowler is a vibrant collection of short episodes set in the smoky, soulful jazz scene of 1950s New York City. Follow Bernie Butz, a passionate jazz journalist for Crazy Cats magazine, as he navigates the highs and lows of the Cool Era, chasing interviews with rising stars and uncovering the gritty underbelly of the music world. From the sultry notes of Jack Goldberg’s saxophone to the dangerous allure of femme fatales like Hedi Munroe, Bernie’s adventures blend the rhythm of jazz with the pulse of noir mystery.

Ready for a holiday laugh? This playful collection of Santa-themed poems is perfect for grown-ups who enjoy a little mischief with their mistletoe. From cloned Santas on every corner to scandalous Christmas wishes and reindeer gone rogue, Carol S. Fowler delivers clever, cheeky rhymes that turn tradition on its head. Witty, surprising, and just a bit naughty this is one sleigh ride you won’t forget.

This horror mini-novella is a bizarre story about a woman who goes on a haunted house tour on Halloween night through an actual operating funeral home. However, her scary excursion turns into anything other than a pleasant experience. The question is how does this story end, and is it reality or just a bad dream?

Bernie Butz is at it again. This is a man who has a compulsion to help jazz musicians when they're in trouble. He is a jazz reviewer for the Chicago branch of Crazy Cats Magazine by night, as well as an amateur sleuth. In his first chronicles, there were five short mysteries ranging from personal tragedies to murder, but this is one long story involving the antics and problems involving several members of a big band that comes to town in the early '50s that wind up involving the Chicago mob. If you listened to the first chronicles, you know who he is.