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JA Konrath, author of the Lt. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels thrilller series (Whiskey Sour, Bloody Mary, Rusty Nail, Dirty Martini, Fuzzy Navel, Cherry Bomb, Shaken) offers a gigantic 180,000 word collection of sixty-five previously published short stories from the thriller, horror, and comedy genres, including many from his award-winning series. Stories to make you laugh, scream, cringe, think, scratch your head, and roll your eyes. This collection has something to please every type of Kindle reader, and is an inexpensive way to get introduced to the author and his work. Contents include: INTRODUCTION by JA Konrath JACK DANIELS AND FRIENDS On the Rocks - Jack Daniels solves a locked room mystery Whelp Wanted - Harry McGlade becomes a dognapper Street Music - Phineas Troutt hunts a prostitute The One That Got Away - The Gingerbread Man's last victim With a Twist - Jack Daniels solves an impossible crime Epitaph - Phineas Troutt avenges a death Taken to the Cleaners - Harry McGlade goofs off Body Shots - Jack Daniels at a school shooting Suffer - Phineas Troutt as a hitman Overproof - Jack Daniels discovers what is stopping traffic Bereavement - Phineas Troutt as hitman Pot Shot - Herb Benedict gets shot at Last Request - Phineas Troutt meets his match Planter's Punch - Jack Daniels meets Tom Schreck's Duffy Domborwski Truck Stop - Jack Daniels meets Taylor from AFRAID and Donaldson from SERIAL CRIME STORIES The Big Guys - flash fiction The Agreement - very nasty noir A Fistful of Cozy - a satire of the cozy genre Cleansing - a crime of biblical proportions Lying Eyes - solve it yourself Perfect Plan - solve it yourself Piece of Cake - solve it yourself Animal Attraction - solve it yourself Basketcase - hardboiled horror Urgent Reply Needed - how to deal with spammers Blaine’s Deal - parody of hardboiled noir The Confession - horrific noir HORROR STORIES Finicky Eater - nuclear holocaust and cannibals The Screaming - Van Helsing lives Mr. Pull Ups - body modification horror The Shed - some losers find the door to hell Them’s Good Eats - rednecks vs. aliens First Time - a tender coming of age story Forgiveness - the genesis of evil Redux - ghost story noir The Bag - what's in the bag? Careful, He Bites - lyncanthrope flash fiction Symbios - sci-fi horror A Matter of Taste - zombie flash fiction Embrace - gothic fiction Trailer Sucks - gross out gore Markey - psychological horror Punishment Room - horrific suspense Shapeshifter's Anonymous - funny paranormal SERIAL - with Blake Crouch Dear Diary - a dip into madness The Eagle - early horror A Sound of Blunder - with F. Paul Wilson FUNNY STUFF Light Drizzle - parody of hitman stories Mr. Spaceman - science fiction satire Don’t Press That Button! - essay on James Bond Piranha Pool - comedy about writing Well Balanced Meal - gross out humor A Newbie’s Guide to Thrillerfest - essay on writing conventions Inspector Oxnard - parody of mysteries Appalachian Lullaby - radioactive monkeys One Night Only - humorous story An Archaeologist’s Story - satire Could Stephanie Plum Car Really Get Car Insurance? - essay Cozy or Hardboiled? - essay Addiction - comedy about writing Weigh To Go - humor column about health clubs Cub Scout Gore Feast - with Jeff Strand Hint Fiction - four super shorts