Mystery Writer

Finalist 2003 Fire To Fly Competition

Winner 2004 Fire To Fly Competition

Finalist 2007 Reader Views Literary Awards

Winner 2007 Deadly Ink Short Story Competition

 

 

 

     BODY COUNT: A Killer Collection                                                         Click To Order

     15 Short Mystery Stories

     Paperback: 156 Pages      

     ISBN:    0-595-37783-1                                                                                  Read Review      

     $12.95

Bodies begin piling up fast and furiously in this "off-tilt" killer collection. From "Who Wants To Kill Billy Tingle? (Raise Your Hand)" where a parlor full of jilted women have come together to decide the fate of their philandering lover. To "A Miracle for Father Vega" where a humble priest decides murder can sometimes be a blessing. The author rounds out his cast with bumbling extortionists, larcenous senior citizens, and lovers on the con, dropping them onto a landscape where murder has become the"solution of choice."      

Darrell James has created unforgettable characters with stories to please; from the sci-fi flavored Lydia, to the hilarious Sweaty Money, to the horrifying Running in Place.  And dont miss the tragic, yet triumphant  Motherhouse

Sue Ann Jaffarian, author of the award winning Odelia Grey mystery series.

 

Suspense never had it so good! Darrell James' range is not boxed into one aspect of the mystery genre and his characters are a Cracker Jack box of surprises! - Babs Lakey, publisher FMAM 1996-2005, psychological suspense writer.

 

    Landmarked For Murder                                                               Click To Order

    Darrell James & nine other LA writers

    Paperback: 220 Pages

    ISBN    1929976372 

    $14.95

 

This is an original collection of 10 suspenseful stories by members of the Los Angeles Chapter of Sisters in Crime, all set against the backdrop of Southern California's most notable natural and man-made landmarks.  Landmarked for murder serves up a savory stew of deadly criminal passions from some of L.A.'s best contemporary crime writers: 

 

Leaving Slackerland                  Gay Degani

Just Like Old Times                    G. B. Pool 

Making It With Gammy               Darrell James

Marathon Madness                     Dee Ann Palmer 

Sleepy Lagoon Nocturne            Paul D. Marks 

It Doesn't Take A Genius             Kate Thornton

The Best Laid Scemes                Jinx Beers 

Set Up                                         Pamela Samuels-Young

Running Venice                          A.H. Ream

Some Creature I Care About       Arthur Coburn

 

Edited by: Harley Jane Kozak, Michael Mallory, and Nathan Walpow.  Conceived by author and television writer/producer Susan Kosar Beery, and boasting a foreword by bestselling mystery author Taylor Smith, LAndmarked for Murder is a must for anyone who enjoys a stroll down L.A. mean streets.

 

 

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