DEAD LETTERS
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| February 2013 |
"I’m officially a Holm fan. The man can write. Oh, can the man write. His mind is a twisty place, a dark one, and it’s quicksilver-fast. I couldn’t get enough. He can do in just a few words what some authors attempt (and fail) in an entire novel."
-Insatiable Booksluts
"...this author is quite adept at blending the humorous with the horrific, and nearly everything in between... I’ve had a hard time picking a favorite, or even one that I’d tell you all you HAD TO READ RIGHT NOW, ZOMG! because really… I just want to recommend them all."
-Snobbery
Winner of the House of Crime and Mystery Readers' Choice Award for Best Short Fiction Collection
This collection features nine stories of crime, horror, and, uh, whatever the heck you'd call a tale that takes place at the North Pole and stars an elf-detective. Featuring the Donald Westlake-inspired "Action," which first appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine; the Anthony-nominated novella "The Hitter," which was selected by Harlan Coben and Otto Penzler for THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES 2011; and a brand new, never-before-seen horror yarn called "One Man's Muse." Also included are "The Putdown," "A Native Problem," "The Man in the Alligator Shoes," "A Night at the Royale," "The Final Bough," and "Green."
Out of print (click through for details)
Out of print (click through for details)
Praise for DEAD LETTERS
"At the risk of sounding like a fanboy, I can’t get enough of Mr. Holm’s work. Between his Collector series and now this short story collection, he’s an author that everyone should be looking out for..."
-Every Read Thing
"I’m officially a Holm fan. The man can write. Oh, can the man write. His mind is a twisty place, a dark one, and it’s quicksilver-fast. I couldn’t get enough. He can do in just a few words what some authors attempt (and fail) in an entire novel."
-Insatiable Booksluts
"DEAD LETTERS is a great collection of stories."
-Kent's Book Blog
"I was a big fan of John Connolly’s NOCTURNES as well as Stephen King’s FULL DARK, NO STARS and now you can add Chris F. Holm’s DEAD LETTERS to that exclusive club."
-Shelf Inflicted
"...this author is quite adept at blending the humorous with the horrific, and nearly everything in between... I’ve had a hard time picking a favorite, or even one that I’d tell you all you HAD TO READ RIGHT NOW, ZOMG! because really… I just want to recommend them all."
-Snobbery