The Sixties were a time of great cultural upheaval, when long-established social norms were challenged and everything changed: from music to fashion to social mores. And the Leave It to Beaver households in Middle America didn't know what to make of it all.

In the midst of this, private eyes tried to understand and bridge the generational divide while providing their clients with legal and extra-legal detecting services.

From old-school private eyes with their flat-tops, off-the-rack suits, and well-worn brogues to the new breed of private eyes with their shoulder-length hair, bell-bottoms, and hemp sandals, the shamuses in More Groovy Gumshoes—a follow-up to the far-out original Groovy Gumshoes—take readers on another rollicking romp through the Sixties.

Contributors include: Michael Chandos, Wil A. Emerson, Jeff Esterholm, John M. Floyd, Nils Gilbertson, Wendy Harrison, Dave H. Hendrickson, gay toltl kinman, Lynn Maples, Jarrett Mazza, John...]]> Fri, 06 Jun 1997 13:00:45 +0300 https://reference.library.land/michael-bracken/643532-malice_domestic.html https://reference.library.land/michael-bracken/643532-malice_domestic.html

The Malice Domestic anthology series returns with a new take on mysteries in the Agatha Christie tradition—original tales with a devilish bent! Included are:

Rita Owen · Introduction
Leah Bailey · A Killer in the Family
Paula Gail Benson · Reputation or Soul
M. A. Blum · Little White Lies
Michael Bracken · Locked Mesa
Susan Breen · The Demon Valentine
Marco Carocari · All in the Planning
Mary Dutta · Devil's Advocate
Christine Eskilson · The Reunion
Nancy Gardner · Death's Door
Barb Goffman · Go Big or Go Home
Alexia Gordon · Happy Birthday
B. J. Graf · Servant of the Place of Truth
Maurissa Guibord · Into the Devil's Den
Victoria Hamilton · Reunion with the Devil
Kerry Hammond · Strangers at a Table
Peter W. J. Hayes · The Ice House
Smita Harish Jain · Keeping Up with the Jainses
Cynthia Kuhn · There Comes a Time
Margaret Lucke · The Devil's-Work Ball
Sharon Lynn · The...]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2022 22:11:55 +0300 https://reference.library.land/michael-bracken/636193-mickey_finn_volume_2.html https://reference.library.land/michael-bracken/636193-mickey_finn_volume_2.html

Mickey Finn: 21st Century Noir, Volume 2, the second entry of the hard-hitting anthology series, is a crime-fiction cocktail that will again knock readers into a literary stupor.

Contributors push hard against the boundaries of crime fiction, driving their work into places short crime fiction doesn't often go, into a world where the mean streets seem gentrified by comparison and happy endings are the exception rather than the rule. And they do all this in contemporary settings, bringing noir into the 21st century.

Like any good cocktail, Mickey Finn is a heady mix of ingredients that packs a punch, and when you've finished reading every story, you'll know that you've been "slipped a Mickey."

The nineteen contributors, including some of today's most respected short-story writers and new writers making their mark on the genre, include: Trey R. Barker, John Bosworth, Michael Bracken, Scott Bradfield, S.M. Fedor, Nils Gilbertson, J.D. Graves, James A. Hearn,...]]> Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:11:59 +0200 https://reference.library.land/michael-bracken/636194-mickey_finn_volume_3.html https://reference.library.land/michael-bracken/636194-mickey_finn_volume_3.html

Mickey Finn: 21st Century Noir, Volume 3, the third entry of the hard-hitting anthology series, is another crime-fiction cocktail that will again knock readers into a literary stupor.

Contributors push hard against the boundaries of crime fiction, driving their work into places short crime fiction doesn't often go, into a world where the mean streets seem gentrified by comparison and happy endings are the exception rather than the rule. And they do all this in contemporary settings, bringing noir into the 21st century.

Like any good cocktail, Mickey Finn is a heady mix of ingredients that packs a punch, and when you've finished reading every story, you'll know that you've been "slipped a Mickey."

The nineteen contributors, including some of today's most respected short-story writers and new writers making their mark on the genre, include: Ann Aptaker, Trey R. Barker, C.W. Blackwell, John Bosworth, John M. Floyd, Nils Gilbertson, James A. Hearn, Janice Law,...]]> Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:12:00 +0200