Award-winning author Rick Mofina is launching his first E-only book. DANGEROUS WOMEN & DESPERATE MEN
This compelling collection from Rick Mofina contains four short stories of four people on the brink; a broken-hearted woman in Las Vegas plots to take what she is owed, a haunted street cop finds his life on the line in a way he never expected; a desperate agent in California makes a life-changing choice; a hard-working middle-aged woman whose world is coming apart fights back with shocking vengeance. This collection includes “Lightning Rider,” the winner of Canada’s top literary prize for crime fiction, the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Short Story, presented by the Crime Writers of Canada. The anthology also contains added features such as excerpts from Rick’s books and essays he’s written about the stories that inspired them.
The four stories in DANGEROUS WOMEN & DESPERATE MEN include:
- Blood Red Rings — After 24 years of putting his life on the line, Officer Frank Harper sees it all tick down to one defining moment in this soul-wrenching short story.
- Lightning Rider —Twenty-six year-old Jessie Scout had endured a life steeped in pain. She had come to Las Vegas, a city of risk, not to gamble. But to collect. This short work won Canada’s top literary prize for crime fiction, the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Short Story, presented by the Crime Writers of Canada.
- Three Bullets To Queensland — Ike Decker, a loss recovery agent, for the armored car industry, is a desperate man. He has a dream and the only thing in his way to realizing it is Paco Sanchez and $1.2 million in stolen cash.
- As Long As We Both Shall Live — Liz Dalton’s world was coming apart but she fought back with a shocking vengeance. Presented in the format of a court transcript, this short work was named a finalist for Canada’s top literary prize for crime fiction, the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Short Story, presented by the Crime Writers of Canada.With this volume, readers step into the lives of ordinary people as they battle extraordinary circumstances.
The four stories can also be added to e-libraries individually, as each one is also available separately with its own fantastic cover.
DANGEROUS WOMEN & DESPERATE MEN will be available online on amazon com, UK, DE, Smashwords and wherever most e-books are sold for all readers.
Rick Mofina is a former crime reporter and the award-winning author of several acclaimed thrillers.
The International Thriller Writers, The Private Eye Writers of America and The Crime Writers of Canada have listed Rick Mofina’s titles as being among the best in the world.
His books have been published in some 20 countries and have been praised by James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen, Jeffery Deaver, Sandra Brown, James Rollins, Brad Thor, Nick Stone, David Morrell, Allison Brennan, Heather Graham, Linwood Barclay, Peter Robinson, Håkan Nesser and Kay Hooper. His next book THE BURNING EDGE, featuring crime reporter Jack Gannon, will be released widely in paperback and E-format after Christmas.
