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Two women and a child are murdered. Dust, who unknowingly set them up, returns to Berkeley to find the killer. With his old buddy Karma in tow, Dust discovers that one of the culprits was Vollmer, a ruthless hired gun working for Dust''s former boss, Rico. When Vollmer finds out Dust is in town the hunt becomes mutual. <br><br>In this, the third book of the Uncle Dust series, old debts are paid and new ones incurred. Brutish, dangerous men lurk in every corner and slaughter runs rampant. <br><br>Abductions and Confrontations. <br>Blood. <br>By. <br>Choice. <br><br>Praise for BLOOD BY CHOICE: <br><br>"There are writers who take the language of the gutter and elevate it to a tarnished gospel. Rob Pierce is one of those rare authors who does that effortlessly." -S.A. Cosby, author of <i>Blacktop Wasteland</i> <br><br>"Rob Pierce is not afraid to write noir. His dialogue crackles and hooks you, while never veering into clichés, and his characters, the bad ones and the badder ones, all are imbued with a level of humanity which pulls you into <i>Blood By Choice</i> from the opening character. You might not fully like Dust, but I guarantee you''ll follow him as he cuts a path of vengeance through the Oakland landscape." -Hector Acosta, author of <i>Hardway</i> and Edgar nominee <br><br>"Rob Pierce gets the world I see; it''s a world that owes you nothing and gives you even less. For all the losers, troublemakers, and assholes who will never fit in, thank God (or the other guy) for Rob Pierce." -Joe Clifford, author of <i>The Lakehouse</i> <br><br>"Rob Pierce gives you no time to get reacquainted with Uncle Dust with his latest, <i>Blood By Choice</i>, because he lights the fuse right away. The result is the beat-down, junked-up, sideways shit-uation you''ve come to expect from the master of hardboiled, low-life noir author of <i>Uncle Dust</i>, <i>Tommy Shakes</i>, and <i>With the Right Enemies</i>. Go ahead and re-shelve your Parker novels in the kiddie lit section; it''s time to make room for Dust." -Eryk Pruitt, author of <i>Dirtbags</i> and <i>What We Reckon</i> <br><br>"Anyone who believes revenge is a dish best served cold has never read Rob Pierce. He serves it up hot. And nasty. It''s also said a man heading off on a journey of vengeance should begin by digging two graves. Having just finished <i>Blood by Choice</i>, I''d call that number a bit low." -David Corbett, award-winning author of <i>The Long-Lost Love Letters of Doc Holliday</i> <br><br>"With <i>Blood By Choice</i> Rob Pierce reasserts himself as one of Noir''s underground heroes. Tough, taut, and will get your attention like brass knuckles to the face. Good thing we''re all used to washing our hands a lot, because you''ll need to after this gritty dive into a world of dirty dealings and vicious revenge." -Eric Beetner, author of <i>All The Way Down</i> <br><br>"Pierce returns with his favorite felon, Uncle Dust and builds the East Bay body count one terrible twist at a time." -Tom Pitts, author of <i>Coldwater</i> <br><br>"Rob Pierce-The Grand Poobah of Nasty Noir-closes out his Dust To Dust Trilogy (or whatever the $@&% he''s calling it) with <i>Blood By Choice</i>-an absolute shotgun blast to the gut of a crime novel." -Todd Robinson, author of <i>Rough Trade</i>

Laying low in a cold water flat, petty crook Trevor English inadvertently discovers the truth behind a violent crime. Taking no action against the perpetrator, he is nevertheless accused of holding the information over their head.And despite his claims of non-involvement, Trevor soon finds he must either play fall-guy to the crime or else pay out someone else''s blackmail to keep his own past from being raked up.Praise for the Books by Pablo D''Stair"D''Stair is clearly a master. Likely Jean Patrick Manchette reincarnated..." -Matt Phillips, author of Countdown and The Bad Kind of Lucky"Somehow again and again you''re drawn in...you get used to the book''s rhythm and follow it because the work is obsessive. We find ourselves in a languid kind of suspense, bracing ourselves..." -Bret Easton Ellis, author of American Psycho"Pablo D''Stair doesn''t just write like a house afire, he writes like the whole city''s burning, and these words he''s putting on the page are the thing that can save us all." -Stephen Graham Jones, Bram Stoker Award-winner"Pablo D''Stair is defining the new writer [and the new film maker]. D''Stair''s late realism needs to be included in any examination of the condition of the novel." -Tony Burgess, award-winning author/screenwriter"Like Kerouac before him, I felt there was one roll of paper on which the story was typed. And there''s a rhythm behind it. Not the speedy bop of jazz this time, more an urban dubstep. Shadows and edges becoming audible." -Nigel Bird, author of Smoke

Newcastle, 1978. John is sleeping with Mary. Mary is married to Daniel. Both men work for her father, the Top Man. Daniel is his son-in-law, next in line to take over his little empire. John is muscle. The Top Man orchestrates robberies-banks, pay rolls, anything that will bring in some easy money. When Daniel discovers his wife''s illicit liaison, he wants John dead. The Top Man signs off on it.But John''s a man you only get one shot at. When Daniel happens to botch that one shot, then everyone involved needs to watch their back. Because John will be coming for them, and he won''t stop until he''s taken revenge on every last one involved in leaving him for dead.Praise for CUTTHROAT:"Paul Heatley remains a master of savagery, of bloody men and how they live, how they die, how they kill." -Rob Pierce, author of Tommy ShakesPraise for Paul Hartley:"Heatley is becoming a master of American noir in the vein of Jim Thompson and James M. Cain." -David Nemeth

Eric is an ex-con, bareknuckle boxer better known around his Chicago neighborhood as “Ugly.” He wants to shed his past, build a life with his family, but his past won’t be so easily left behind. His junkie brother Joe has stolen $100K from a powerful drug dealer—and Ugly’s on the hook unless he hands Joe over.Which is gonna be hard considering he has no idea where Joe is.Ugly and his “business partner” Nicky hit the streets to find him, each step taking Eric back into the violent life he’s desperate to leave behind. Ugly’s done with it all. He’s pissed, sad, and exhausted, but he’s gotta keep moving if he wants any chance of Joe—and himself—getting out alive.Praise for STAY UGLY:“Daniel Vlasaty’s Stay Ugly is a vivid, visceral and bone-crunching tale of loyalty, loss and redemption.” —Paul D. Brazill, author of Last Year’s Man and Man of the World“Stay Ugly is raw and nasty in all the right places. Punch-drunk bareknuckle hardman Ugly is our tour guide across nocturnal Chicago, and his quest to find his junkie brother is a bone-shattering, bullet-strewn treat. This book fights hard and it fights dirty, and Daniel Vlasaty has crafted a brutally entertaining dog-eat-dog thriller. Savage, visceral stuff.” —Tom Leins, author of Repetition Kills You and The Good Book“Daniel Vlasaty has a unique and recognisable voice in crime fiction. His dialogue crackles, and his violence hurts. He creates a vivid world that you’ll find yourself fully immersed in as Ugly—sorry, Eric—chases his junkie brother through a busy night in Rogers Park, accompanied by his friend Nicky. It’s a tale of loyalty, familial binds, and asks whether one man can outrun his checkered past, especially when everyone around him is desperate to drag him back into it.” —Paul Heatley, author of Guillotine and Fatboy“In Stay Ugly, Daniel Vlasaty continually pushes the story forward, compelling the reader to turn the page. This book is so good, so beautifully written, and so horrible in its consequences, that Vlasaty succeeds in ways few writers would even attempt. I would say this novel is darkly evocative, but what in Hell does it evoke? The earlier works of Vlasaty is my only answer. And that is a darkness I would encourage any reader of dark fiction to step into.” —Rob Pierce, author of Tommy Shakes, Uncle Dust, and With the Right Enemies“Vlasaty’s latest gutter pulp gem has the propulsion of a meth head driving a race car that’s on fire. Simultaneously over-the-top and romantically mundane, equal parts Frank Bill and Sam Pink.” —Kelby Losack, author of Heathenish and The Way We Came In“What makes Daniel Vlasaty’s Stay Ugly pack such a potent punch is its heart. And this isn’t ‘heart of champion’ or ‘tenderhearted,’ or even ‘at his heart he’s a good guy’ sentiment. Eric (AKA Ugly) isn’t a good guy. He doesn’t have some sacred street code he’s ready to die for. Frankly he isn’t going anywhere but six feet under. Just a question of when. That he knows someday he’ll go down and not get up again doesn’t faze him. All that matters is that until that day, he’ll take his punches and get back up and keep doing the best he can in a fight we all lose in the end. And that, my friends, is the stuff of poetry and legends.” —Joe Clifford, author of Junkie Love and the Jay Porter Thriller Series

Testament, Florida is the town where the American dream bottomed out. A town that was bled dry and kicked into the weeds by venal men with bad intentions. A town so insignificant that it no longer appears on any map.During the 1980s, however, it was home to the Testament Wrestling Alliance, the chaotic wrestling promotion that made stars of Gringo Starr, ‘Voodoo’ Ray Blanchette and the Jazz Butcher. The man who made it happen was promoter Frank ‘Fingerf*ck’ Flanagan, who ruled his territory with an iron fist. A tough man willing to make tough decisions, Flanagan’s personal road to hell is paved with dead wrestlers.The Good Book is an interlinked, 21-story collection that takes place between 1980 and 1999. These stories are grubby, hardboiled tales that explore the lives of desperate menw—men who can’t leave their rivalries in the ring. In Testament, every action has a reaction and every feud ends in carnage. If someone else wins, you lose.

Jane is a struggling con artist, estranged from her ex and her sick son, just trying to raise a little cash to buy some black-market meds from a mysterious seller called P8, a dangerous, raspy-voiced woman.Kanganis is a widely-hated pharma executive, furious that the raspy-voiced girl he picked up at a chic downtown bar just ripped him off for millions in prescription drugs.When Jane figures out a way to con P8 out of her entire stash of stolen meds, it’s great news for her kid’s lungs, but it also puts Jane and her family in grave danger. Soon they’re on the run from a criminal network bigger and darker than they understand. And when Kanganis begins to use all of his resources and guile to catch up with his lost drugs, the game becomes even more deadly.Price Hike is a fast-paced tale of con games, corporate greed, and one of the douchiest bros of modern times.

Tommy Shakes is a career criminal, and not a very good one. He earned his name as a heroin addict. Now he's just a drunk, drinking so much that he spends much of his time in bathrooms, exploding from one end or the other.He's in a marriage he wants to salvage. He convinces himself that his wife will stay with him if he can bring home enough money. She tells him that won't do it, but Tommy gets a crack at a big heist and decides to pull the job.The job is ripping off a popular restaurant that runs an illegal sports book in back. When it turns out that one of the security guys works for a local gangster, Joey Lee, Tommy figures there's enough money that it's worth the risk.They pull the robbery but one member of Tommy's crew gets gun happy and it turns into a bloodbath, which includes killing Lee's man. Now they're wanted for murder, and the law is the least of their problems.Praise for TOMMY SHAKES:"With his pitch-perfect ear for dialogue, his knack for crisp pacing, and his unerring eye for what might be called the milieu of functional dissolution, Rob Pierce has revealed himself in story after story as a poet of the luckless, the bard of the misbegotten. In the hero of his latest and best, Tommy Shakes, he has found his Frankie Machine." -David Corbett, award-winning author of The Long-Lost Love Letters of Doc Holliday"Tight as a drum, vicious as a pitbull. I don't remember the last time I read something that scratched the scuzzy itch of noir as well as Tommy Shakes. Just, maybe don't read it with a full stomach." -Rob Hart, author of the Ash McKenna series"When you pick up Tommy Shakes, make sure you have nothing to do, because you're not going to want to put this one down. Rob Pierce at the tip-top of his game. Watch out, y'all." -Eryk Pruitt, author of What We Reckon"When I was in rehab, a psyche ward in Boston, I read the book Crime Novels: American Noir of the '50s. Willeford, Goodis, Thompson, Highsmith, and Himes. Had it all. Wretchedness, duplicity, alcoholism, and hopelessness. Tommy Shakes by Rob Pierce would've slotted in there perfectly. Nobody does grim and grave better." -Joe Clifford, author of Junkie Love and the Jay Porter Thriller Series"Rob Pierce writes the downtrodden like Rodin casts bronze, and Tommy Shakes is his masterpiece." -Benjamin Whitmer, author of Cry Father and Pike"If you like the kind of noir that makes you want to break out the hand sanitizer, Rob Pierce is the King-and the King does not disappoint with Tommy Shakes. Hard and mean and in your face like noir ought to be." -Todd Robinson, author of The Hard Bounce and Rough Trade"Pure noir prose. Dark, disturbing, devastating. A journey through Pierce's Oakland is a hellish thrill-ride. Or thrilling hell-ride." -Tom Pitts, author of 101 and American Static"Tommy can't get a break, but it's not like he's out to give himself one. This book is as relentless as it is bleak, yet oddly inspiring. You won't just root for an underdog, you'll root for collapse!" -Nick Mamatas, author of I Am Sabbath and Providence

McGill and Gropper are unlicensed private investigators who operate out of a diner and do whatever it takes to get a job done.When a trucker attacks a prostitute, her pimp turns to McGill and Gropper for protection.But taking the job means crossing dangerous and well-connected criminals who will stop at nothing to settle the score.

"We are such fragile creatures." The men, women and children in these stories will all be pushed to the breaking point, some beyond. A failed boxer turned mob enforcer in Boston looks back on a life filled with pain, inflicted and endured. In Los Angeles, a recovering heroin addict revisits an old haunt on a twisted mission of mercy. Luck has run out for a crooked politician in Hartford who tries to cash in his chips before leaving town. Crazy visits a young boy in the form of a jilted actress who takes him on a doomed road trip he'll never forget. A little girl who doesn't want to lose her parents will commit a crime for all the right reasons. Heroes, villains and victims. The lives Miner examines are haunted by pain and violence. They are all trying to find redemption. A few will succeed, but at a terrible price. All of them will face the consequences of their bad decisions as pipers are paid and chickens come home to roost. The lessons in these pages are learned the very hard way. Throughout, Miner captures the savage beauty of these dark tales with spare poetic prose. Praise for THE HURT BUSINESS: "Mike Miner's short stories hit like a heavyweight's body shots. So buy this book, and tighten your abs. Or go buy Eat, Pray, Love and shut the f**k up." -Todd Robinson, author of The Hard Bounce and Rough Trade "Mike Miner is a dissector of the human soul, and this piercing collection reminds us that the way people hurt each other and the way people love each other are inextricably linked." -Scott Adlerberg, author of Jack Waters and Graveyard Love

Matthew Flanagan is living the American dream. A plum job at an ad agency. A hot wife. A beautiful home in Southern California. But something is eating him up inside and a nasty drinking habit is about to cost him everything. After his life finally collapses around him, Matthew disappears to Vegas with a girl he barely knows. When word reaches the Flanagan clan back in Connecticut, Matthew's brothers Mark and Luke are sent on a mission to find their brother and bring him home. It's a longer and darker journey than either of them planned on. At turns funny and moving, Prodigal Sons is a hard-boiled American odyssey. A family saga with the heart of a crime novel. Praise for PRODIGAL SONS: "The work of an extravagantly talented writer, Prodigal Sons is one of the best debut novels I have ever read." -Sterling Watson, author of Suitcase City, Fighting in the Shade, and Sweet Dream Baby "Miner's wicked electric chair humor calls to mind the best of Elmore Leonard and Charles Willeford." -Patrick Michael Finn, author of From the Darkness Right Under Our Feet and A Martyr for Suzy Kosasovich

Strangers in a Strange Land: Immigrant Stories is an anthology that explores immigration in poems, essays, and short stories by a diverse collection of authors who offer their own experiences, observations, and speculations. From searing poetry drawn from a Native American perspective to essays chronicling the marginalization of LGBT people, to the crime fiction of new Americans and writers whose ancestors were brought to the country in bondage, Strangers in a Strange Land examines the intersection of hope and despair that defines the immigrant experience. With works by Walter Koenig, Linda Rodriguez, Patricia Abbott, Teresa Roman, R.C. Barnes, James B. Nicola, Eric Beetner, Katherine Tomlinson, Heath Lowrance, Kimmy Dee, Mark Rogers, Sheikha A., Mark Hauer, Berkeley Hunt, Manuel Royal, Kathleen Alcalá, Christine Mathewson, Veronica Marie Lewis-Shaw, Zoe Chang, and James L'Etoile.

Cam Reynolds has a problem... When Cam's longtime boss Tom Colcetti dies and leaves control of his criminal organization to his predatory son Tommy, Cam may finally get the chance to run a crew of his own. But Tommy has his eyes on new business horizons, and Cam just made a mistake that could destroy Tommy's heavy-hitting new partnership. Now Cam must struggle against violent forces of betrayal, lust, and greed as he attempts to either salvage his career, or get out of the game with his life still intact.

Elmore Johnson has only got two friends, the bottle of Jim Beam in his coat pocket and a revolver named Lorraine. He worked for the Indianapolis Police Department until they booted him for exposing dirty cops. Now he makes a meager living snapping seedy photos. But when Elmore shoots pictures of the daughter of a wealthy CEO making cheap porn, the girl ends up dead. As the bodies pile up, Elmore finds himself trapped in the heart of a bizarre conspiracy until he discovers the horrifying truth about a place called Manifesto Destination. Alec Cizak's Manifesto Destination will take you back to dystopian 1998 Indianapolis where everyone-the cops, big business, and even the little guy-is dirty and only looking out for themselves. His writing is boiled rock hard and keeps you turning one noir-infested page after another until you find yourself as paranoid as Elmore Johnson. Praise for MANIFESTO DESTINATION: "Alec Cizak finds the naked truth on the printed page. An artist with no fear and thankfully no moral center." -David Cranmer, editor of Beat To a Pulp "The city of Indianapolis like you haven't seen it before (at least not yet), seasoned with a splash of noir, a dash of dystopia and almost but not quite hard-boiled. More like Eggs Benedict-though that breakfast was originally invented as a hangover cure, and this might cause one. Alec Cizak's heady mixture of sci-fi and P.I., bad cops and Big Brothers, is a dark, funny read, full of twists and a barely controlled rage at the state of our corporate nation. And by nudging his detective story into a disturbing but recognizable future, the author paints this concoction with an extra layer of despair, as we realize his Phil Dickian satire of manipulation is not just familiar, but also inevitable. Best read with Charlie Parker in the background (the hero probably wore out his 'Charlie Parker With Strings' tape, but it weaves the perfect soundtrack). Jazzy and weird, the whole thing is probably a thinly-veiled threat, but I had too much fun to heed any warnings. See you at the Magic Carpet before they tear it down." -David James Keaton, author of Fish Bites Cop: Stories To Bash Authorities

After his girlfriend leaves and takes their young son with her, Joey Hidalgo is left alone in the trailer they formerly called home with nothing to do but get drunk and contemplate her reasons. Is he really as angry, as volatile, so close to constant violence, as she claims he is? No, Joey thinks, of course not, the real problem is money-or lack thereof. Joey's a bartender, always struggling to make ends meet, unlike his most vile regular customer, the rich and racist fatboy. So Joey hatches a plan to get his family back by taking him for all he's worth. But the fatboy isn't going to make it easy for them. Neither is Joey's temper. Things are going to get messy, and it's gonna be one hell of a long night. Praise for FATBOY: "Paul Heatley delivers a brutal, unflinching noir masterpiece."-Greg Barth, author of the Selena series "This book is what noir is meant to be: dark, gritty, and no shots at redemption."-Derrick Horodyski, Out Of The Gutter Online "A perfect example of small town noir worthy of Jim Thompson or Dave Zeltserman." -Paul D. Brazill, author of Big City Blues "Boasting great characterisation and pitch-perfect prose, Fatboy is a well-judged excursion into classic noir territory." -Tom Leins, author of the Paignton Noir series "Fatboy is a fast, frenetic read from a writer at the top of his game." - Gary Duncan, author of You're Not Supposed to Cry

After 18 months under the thumb of a local cartel, Selena is ready for a change. Her self-destructive lifestyle and criminal enterprise have put strains on both her relationships and her health. But getting out won't be easy. Selena's operation is too lucrative to let go, and this is a business where the only way out is retirement with flowers and a hearse. When tough posturing turns into a pissing match, Selena escalates things to a war of attrition. With no escape in sight, Selena must destroy her most formidable enemy yet-herself. Everglade is the fifth and final book in the Selena series. Praise for the SELENA SERIES: "Greg Barth cooked up something mean and served it up and I hope none of you choke on it because it's mighty tasty." -Eryk Pruitt, author of Hashtag and Dirtbags "It's like the wildest of the men's adventure novels of the '70s, updated for the new millennium. Definitely not for the faint of heart." -Bill Crider "Reminiscent of Larry Brown's Fay, but less innocent and more violent, Selena combines fine writing and an indelible character to help fill the gap of female protagonists in the world of noir." -Vicki Hendricks, author of Miami Purity "Greg Barth writes with a knife-like edge...A fast, crazy read." -Marietta Miles, author of Route 12 "Greg Barth writes a hell of a book. He steps on the gas and doesn't let up for a second." -Michael Finamore "Mister Barth writes well-hard charging and fast paced." -Tony Knighton, author of Three Hours Past Midnight "This book had me turning pages and gritting my teeth...a total punch to the gut, and it hurts so good." -S. W. Lauden, author of Crosswise "Selena is a visceral pulp thriller that had me gripped from the outset." -Tom Leins, of Dirty Books Blog "This series is a literary legend in the making" -Will Viharo, author of Love Stories Are Too Violent For Me "Selena is a tour de force of unapologetic sex and violence, not for the faint of heart but definitely for hardcore fans of fast paced, unrelenting pulp-noir in the fashion of nobody except Greg Barth." -Shane D. Keene

While cooling her heels in Federal Prison, Selena finds herself an unwilling pawn in a deadly game played by powers beyond her understanding. Her enemies aren't finished hurting her. Selena is completely under their control and subjected to the most cruel form of punishment known to the Federal Prison System. But when presented with an unexpected opportunity to right old wrongs, Selena chooses her own way-and to hell with the powers that be. As her course twists and turns, Selena takes on the unlikeliest ally of all. She enlists hell's own soldier as she commands her reckoning against her true enemies. Diesel Therapy is the second book in the Selena series. Praise for the SELENA SERIES: "Greg Barth cooked up something mean and served it up and I hope none of you choke on it because it's mighty tasty." -Eryk Pruitt, author of Hashtag and Dirtbags "It's like the wildest of the men's adventure novels of the '70s, updated for the new millennium. Definitely not for the faint of heart." -Bill Crider "Reminiscent of Larry Brown's Fay, but less innocent and more violent, Selena combines fine writing and an indelible character to help fill the gap of female protagonists in the world of noir." -Vicki Hendricks, author of Miami Purity "Greg Barth writes with a knife-like edge...A fast, crazy read." -Marietta Miles, author of Route 12 "Greg Barth writes a hell of a book. He steps on the gas and doesn't let up for a second." -Michael Finamore "Mister Barth writes well-hard charging and fast paced." -Tony Knighton, author of Three Hours Past Midnight "This book had me turning pages and gritting my teeth...a total punch to the gut, and it hurts so good." -S. W. Lauden, author of Crosswise "Selena is a visceral pulp thriller that had me gripped from the outset." -Tom Leins, of Dirty Books Blog "This series is a literary legend in the making" -Will Viharo, author of Love Stories Are Too Violent For Me "Selena is a tour de force of unapologetic sex and violence, not for the faint of heart but definitely for hardcore fans of fast paced, unrelenting pulp-noir in the fashion of nobody except Greg Barth." -Shane D. Keene

Route 12 is two haunting novellas set in Appalachia in the seventies and eighties. These are stories of people down on their luck-a girl crippled by a bad dose of polio vaccine, a young pregnant woman with no one to turn to, a mother desperate for cash who makes a terrible mistake. In this debut book from Marietta Miles, God's country is as corrupt as any place on earth and trusting anyone is a dangerous proposition. Praise for ROUTE 12: "Miles rolls on instinct infused with raw talent, utilizing a palate of emotion to repaint what we thought was Southern noir, turning it into something new, something poignant, something entirely hers." -Tom Pitts, author of Hustle and Knuckleball