From a simple robbery gone horribly wrong to a grisly murder in a secret love dungeon, this stellar collection of crime fiction short stories showcases some of today's finest voices of color.
Edited by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Abby L. Vandiver, this thrilling anthology will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Welcome to Midnight Hour...
Jennifer Chow: "Midnight Escapade"
After years of silence, two women decide to meet up in a unique escape room but get trapped in a deadly game from which there may be no escape.
Tracy Clark: "Lucky Thirteen"
A gun. A last meal. And only one survivor. Sometimes the stars align--but only for the lucky one--as predator and prey come face-to-face one fateful New Year's Eve.
H. C. Chan: "Murderers' Feast"
Techpreneur John Manley left a trail of duped investors and damaged women in his wake. What happens when two hundred of his closest enemies gather for a five-day gourmet retreat?
Christopher Chambers: "In the Matter of Mabel and Bobby Jefferson"
It's almost midnight, it's snowing, and a bored call center worker catches a customer inquiry that smells of murder. Is he a knight rescuing the intended victim or someone else's pawn?
Plus, stories by Richie Narvaez, Frankie Bailey, E. A. Aymar, Faye Snowden, Tina Kashian, and many more.
Author/Lakota. WINTER COUNTS (@eccobooks; @simonschusterUK); NYT Editors' Choice. Rep: @michellebrower. Film: @anoncontent. Events: @AUAgency. Bichon Frise fan.
Really honored to win the Best Short Fiction Award from the Western Writers of America for my short story, "Skin"! The story appeared in the anthology MIDNIGHT HOUR from Crooked Lane Books. Many thanks to @AbbyVandiver, the editor of the collection, and also to Crooked Lane. https://t.co/VzcY6ejrN3
Art Taylor is a short story writer and book critic.
Thanks to @WanbliWeiden for a terrific First Two Pages essay on his story "Skin" from MIDNIGHT HOUR, edited by @AbbyVandiver from @crookedlanebks. This is the third in a series of essays, with links as well to earlier ones by @EAAymar and @faye_snowden https://arttaylorwriter.com/2022/01/18/the-first-two-pages-skin-by-david-heska-wanbli-weiden/ https://t.co/6uED93AD6x
Mystery Writer tweets as @JHAuthors ED of Sisters in Crime. Blogs with @WickedAuthors. THE PLOT THICKETS out Oct 25. Opinions my own. she/her/hers
Speaking of MIDNIGHT HOUR, the editor Abby Vandiver writes cozy series as Abby Vandiver and Abby Collette. @AbbyVandiver
"An excellent collection of stories told from many different viewpoints."
--Kirkus Reviews
"A smorgasbord of crime writing . . . [that] shows how unique points of view can freshen up even the hoariest of genres."
--New York Journal of Books
"Midnight Hour is an absorbing anthology that exhibits the range and talent of some of crime fiction's most interesting writers. Full of vim and intrigue, fun and horror, these stories explore the suspenseful possibilities of trouble at midnight."
--Steph Cha, award-winning author of Your House Will Pay
"A magnificent collection of the work of truly fine writers. Each story is unique and compelling, and lingers with the reader. Midnight Hour is simply extraordinary."
--Sulari Gentill, award-winning author of the Rowland Sinclair mysteries
"A collection of stories that made my jaw drop with each clever ending, Midnight Hour offers a thrilling selection written by and about people of color that will keep you reading until well past the dead of night."
--Elle Marr, bestselling author of The Missing Sister and Lies We Bury
"From Tracy Clark's chilling 'Lucky Thirteen' to Raquel V. Reyes's comical 'Mata Hambra, ' each story in this unique anthology offers a clever, macabre twist that will keep readers up way past midnight. A shivery, humorous collection!"
--Valerie Wilson Wesley, author of A Glimmer of Death