Murder, U.S.A: A Preview

Murder, U.S.A., our forthcoming "Crime Fiction Tour of the Nation," is at the formatter! At final tally, the collection is comprised of thirty-one U.S.-based crime fiction excerpts with multiple sub-genres represented, offering prospective readers a vast sampling of works to pick and choose from. Below is a preview of the Table of Contents with links to the individual books and their authors. 

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NEW ENGLAND AND THE MID-ATLANTIC

Marred

Sue Coletta

A Psychological Thriller/Mystery

Set in Alexandria, NH

Murder Is Academic

Lesley A. Diehl

A Cozy Mystery

Set in Susquehanna River Valley, NY

Doha 12

Lance Charnes

An International Thriller

Set in Philadelphia, PA, Brooklyn, NY, Manhattan, NY, Washington, DC, Detroit, MI, Burbank, CA, Beirut, Tel Aviv, Rotterdam, Modena

The Death Row Complex

Kristen Elise, Ph.D.

A Medical/Science Thriller

Set in Washington, DC and San Diego, CA

In the Dismal Swamp

Patrick Balester

A Cozy Mystery

Set in Great Bridge, VA

SOUTHEAST AND THE DEEP SOUTH

Cypher

Cathy Perkins

A Romantic Suspense Novel

Set in Greenville, SC

FURtive Investigation:

A Psycho Cat and the Landlady Mystery

Joyce Ann Brown

A Cozy Mystery

Set in a small town in Arkansas and Kansas City, MO

East of the Pier

Janet Elizabeth Lynn

A Murder Mystery

Set in New Orleans, LA, Tampa, FL, and Los Angeles, CA

Just Another Termination

Linda Thorne

A Cozy Mystery

Set on the Gulf Coast, MS

FLORIDA

Deadly Fantasies

Kelly Miller

A Detective Novel, Female Protagonist Romantic Thriller

Set in Tampa, FL and Ybor City, FL

So Many Reasons to Die

Carole Sojka

A Traditional Mystery, Police Procedural

Set on the Treasure Coast, FL

THE MIDWEST

Counteract

Tracy Lawson

A Political Thriller, Young-Adult Dystopian Action/Adventure

Set in Columbus, OH, Knox County, KY, and Washington, DC

Alpha

Stephen Brayton

An Action Mystery, Private Investigator Novel

Set in Des Moines, IA

CATastrophic Connections:

A Psycho Cat and the Landlady Mystery

Joyce Ann Brown

A Cozy Mystery

Set in Kansas City, MO

THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS

Mustard's Last Stand

Kathy McIntosh

A Humorous Suspense/Mystery/Thriller

Set in North Idaho and Spokane, WA

Playing the Game

Sara Rickover

A Corporate/Legal/Financial Thriller

Set Near The Rocky Mountains, CO

TEXAS AND THE SOUTHWEST

A Ton of Gold

James R. Callan

A Contemporary Suspense/Cozy Mystery

Set in Dallas, TX and East Texas

Black Cat and the Lethal Lawyer

Elaine Faber

A Cozy Cat Mystery

Set in Eagle Pass, TX

Atomic Medium

G.G. Collins

A Paranormal Mystery, Historical Thriller

Set in Santa Fe, NM

Night of the Chupacabra

Michael Hebler

A Historical Dark Thriller

Set in the New Mexico desert, NM

THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Help Me Nora

Diana Deverell

A Legal Thriller/Mystery

Set in Spokane, WA, Oregon, and Idaho

CALIFORNIA

Return of the French Blue

Pamela Boles Eglinski

A Romantic Suspense, Spy Thriller

Set in the Napa Valley, CA, Berkeley, CA, and France

Wolf Castle

gay toltl kinman

A Historical/Gothic Novel

Set in San Simeon, CA, London, England, San Francisco, CA, and Los Angeles, CA

A Snitch in Time

Sunny Frazier

A Police Procedural, Amateur Sleuth Novel

Set in the Sierra Nevada Foothills, California

What She Saw

Sheila Lowe

A Psychological Suspense Novel

Set in Southern California

Go Down Hard

Craig Faustus Buck

A Noir, Hard-Boiled Crime Fiction Novel

Set in Los Angeles, CA

Rhodes The Mojave-Stone

M.M. Gornell

A Literary Mystery

Set in the Mojave High Desert, CA

Fatal Debt

A Dana Mackenzie Mystery

Dorothy Howell

A Cozy Mystery

Set in San Bernadino County, CA

The Final Checkpoint

Will Zeilinger

A Mystery

Set in Southern California

The Vesuvius Isotope

Kristen Elise, Ph.D.

An Archaeological and Historical Mystery/Thriller

Set in San Diego, CA, Campania, Italy, and Egypt

South

Lance Charnes

A Near-Future Thriller

Set in Southern California, Yuma, AZ, and Mexicali, BC