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A Time For Violence: Stories with an Edge by [Max Collins, Joe Lansdale, Richard Chizmar, John Russo, Richard Matheson, Bev Vincent, Stewart O'Nan, Craig Douglas, Andy Rausch, Chris Roy]

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"If you enjoy short, gritty crime fiction, you need to check out this anthology!"— Debbi Mack, The Crime Cafe.

Joe R. Lansdale

Richard Chizmar

Richard Christian Matheson

Max Allan Collins

John A. Russo

Stewart O'Nan, and more…

Throughout the years countless wordsmiths have produced their own story collections, but the book you are now holding is a love letter to the great anthologies of yesteryear, assembling stories by a variety of talents, packaged neatly and often connected by a singular theme.

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1 May 2019
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07N94MLQL
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Close To The Bone (1 May 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 831 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 268 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1795546905

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- 1,017 in Fiction Anthologies (Kindle Store)
- 2,982 in Fiction Anthologies (Books)
- 6,009 in Short Stories (Kindle Store)

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Andrew Nette
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Andrew Nette is an author of fiction and non-fiction, pulp scholar and lover of all things noir.
He is the author of two novels, Ghost Money, a crime story set in Cambodia in the mid-nineties, and the heist thriller, Gunshine State.
He is co-editor of Girl Gangs, Biker Boys & Real Cool Cats: Pulp Fiction & Youth Culture, 1950 to 1980, and Sticking it to the Man:Revolution and Counterculture in Pulp and Popular Fiction, 1956 to 1980, forthcoming in 2019.
He has also written a monograph about Norman Jewison’s 1975 dystopian classic, Rollerball, to be released by independent UK film and media studies publisher, Auteur, in 2018.
His short fiction has appeared in a number of print publications, including The Obama Inheritance: Fifteen Stories of Conspiracy Noir (Three Rooms Press, 2017), Crime Scenes, an anthology of Australian crime fiction (Spineless Wonders, 2016), and Phnom Penh Noir (Heaven Lake Press, 2012).
His online home is www.pulpcurry.com or you can follow him on Twitter @Pulpcurry
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David C. Hayes
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Howdy there. Welcome to my Amazon home. It's creepy, but I like it. If you aren't in the know, I'm a writer type that used to act, do stand up comedy and sometimes wrestle professionally. I teach college as well, so be afraid for the future. David Hayes Online (davidchayes.com) is where all the updates, news and other fun stuff will be as well as a virtual resume with photos, posters, trailers and more. Click around. Have a good time; try not to leave a mess.
"Hayes is fast establishing himself as the new top-drawer of hardcore horror!" - Edward Lee
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Sarah

Not for everyone

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 June 2019

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My favorite story was the first one, it drew me in straight away and I loved every second of it! But, as the book went on, it became more painfully obvious that the book needed editing, that it was regularly walking a very fine line as far as female characters were concerned, and quite often there was no meaning behind the violence.
The book starts off with the amazing idea that every story in the book will be good, but it was an unrealistic idea because you can't please everyone. If you buy this book, don't read the introduction where they put their book on such a high pedestal that disappointment is guaranteed.
Don't take this review the wrong way, there are some very talented writers in this book, but it is full of violence for the sake of violence. If you love violence for shock value rather than there being any meaning behind it, then this book is for you. If you don't mind buying this and only reading the parts where the violence is backed up by a good story, then I'd tell you to give this book a chance because there were some stories in there that I really did enjoy!

I'd liked to point out that I don't regret buying the book, despite my negative comments.

For anyone who is wondering, I knocked one star off because there are typos in the book.

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Terry

Good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 December 2019

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Some excellent stories

Cynthia Kimbrough

5-stars well deserved

Reviewed in the United States on 16 May 2019

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Page turning from the beginning. This book has it all from gritty, emotional brother killing brother to thrilling chases and horrific murders. Where sometimes you just want to root for the good guy to plunge the knife into the bad guy's heart and walk away scot-free. Okay, there were several instances I felt that way in the book. Luckily, I got it.

To say I was on the edge of my seat would be an understatement. I spent several nights with my mind spinning with questions. One that repeated is: What would I do if I was in these characters' shoes? How far would I go to protect myself and my family?

I had a good chuckle when I read Guest Services: A Quarry Story by Max Allan Collins so as not to give anything away I'll just put one quote to look for while you're reading the story “We have adequate lighting.”

There's a great mix in this book of different stories and if you're looking to find some new authors of gritty crime telling this is the book to find them.

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Pcushenan

A Hard read

Reviewed in the United States on 6 February 2022

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I enjoyed the first stories and couldn’t wait to read the next. Then the horror level increased to the point that I was barely skimming over the words. The last story made me feel nauseated. I normally like thrillers, but this one was too dark for me.

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Randolph Rossi

Some of the Stories Were a Little Too Gory for My Taste

Reviewed in the United States on 3 August 2021

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Overall a very interesting collection of violent tales without any judgement. The description of the black slave’s torture and his daughter’s murder through whipping was very unsettling to me.

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