Robert J. Randisi Bücher

Krimis und Thriller gehören zu dem mit Abstand meistgelesenen und auch kommerziell erfolgreichsten Genre der Literatur. Verbrechen lohnt sich eben doch. Die Welt: „In Deutschland kamen 1995 genau 1.242 Kriminalromane heraus. Das war ein Rekord. Die Zahl ist inzwischen eher noch gestiegen.“ Aber: Der Hauptteil dieser Bücher ist Import aus dem englischen Sprachraum. In Deutschland fehlt es noch immer an erfolgreichem Kriminachwuchs. Dagegen wird etwas getan. Mit einem Handbuch, importiert aus dem englischen Sprachraum: Robert J. Randisi, der Gründer der Autor/inn/envereinigung „Private Eye Writers of America“ und selbst Autor von Kriminalromanen, hat eine Reihe nützlicher Ratschläge und Hinweise zusammengestellt. Sein Handbuch besteht aus Beiträgen erfolgreicher amerikanischer Krimiautor/inn/en. Sue Grafton z. B. erläutert darin, warum es nützlich ist, ein Schreibjournal zu führen. Parnell Hall zeigt, wie wir unseren Alltag als ergiebiges Terrain für die Stoffsuche erschließen können. Ed Gorman führt vor, wie sich das Interesse an den Protagonisten der Handlung über viele Folgen „frisch halten“ lässt. Catherine Dain beschreibt, was es bei Geschichten mit weiblichen Ermittlern zu beachten gilt u. a.

Seven legendary authors recount the life of Lyle Speaks, from his hardscrabble boyhood in Texas to his later years as an aging cattle rancher in Montana, years in which his colorful past may yet come back to haunt him.

In this fast-paced new installment in bestseller Ralph Compton's The Gunfighter series, a man wrongly convicted of a crime is out of jail and looking for vengeance. Matt Masters was a legend in the West. His fast gun and dedication for justice made him a sought-after lawman for hire, but all of that vanished one dark night. Matt was convicted of murder for killing the man who killed his woman. Now he's spent his time in jail and is looking to even the score against the men who set him up.

In this fast-paced new installment in bestselling author Ralph Compton's Trail Drive series, a trail drive boss faces many challenges. Luke Ross is determined to drive his herd to the trailhead, but along the way he'll have to cope with rustlers, bandits, and warlike Indians.

Two old ranch hands lead one last trail drive but they can't escape death along the way in a brand new thrilling western in Ralph Compton's trail drive series. Big Jake Motley had been running the Big M spread in Texas for over 30 years. In that time, he's driven thousands of head of cattle to market in Kansas. Now, while both the Nineteenth century and the era of trail drive are coming to an end, Big Jake is determined to make one last drive to Kansas. The only thing is, he doesn't have the cowhands to move that much beef. He drafts his old friend, Chance McCandles, into service, and together, the two aging cowboys put together a crew. The trail to Kansas is fraught with dangers both natural and man made, but when Chance is killed by rustlers, Big Jake has one more task in before him, extract vengeance for his old friend.

From the likes of Robert Randisi, Peter Crowther, and Max Rittenberg, these 30 stories of bizarre and impossible crimes will fascinate and intrigue the reader who grapples with their intricate puzzles. A man alone in an all-glass phone booth, visible on CCTV and with no one near him, is killed by an ice pick. A man sitting alone in a room is shot by a bullet fired only once—over 200 years ago. A man enters a cable-car alone, and is visible for the entire journey, only to be found dead when he reaches the bottom. A man receives mail in response to letters apparently written by him — after his death. The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes and Impossible Mysteries is a stunning collection of brand new and previously unpublished stories, as well as many stories from rare mystery journals appearing for the first time in book form.