Shirrel Rhoades

"Another outstanding collection of mystery stories by master storytellers ... If you like whodunits this is definitely the book for you " - Hollis George, acclaimed editor and anthologist. "10 mysteries by 10 masters of the genre ... give me more " - Nick Teranzi, Online Critics Corner. Key West serves as backdrop for some of the world's best mystery stories. Here is the fifth collection of Murder and Mayhem in Paradise, a hard-hitting anthology that features ten leading writers who explore the dark side of the Southernmost city in the continental US. Mysteries in this volume by these notable writers: Jack Mazur Shirrel Rhoades Rick Ollerman Albert L. Kelley Wayne "Skip" Kadar (writing as Justin Maxwell) Barth lemy Banks R. K. Simpson Robert Coburn John Guerra Randy Becker

"Ten Key West mystery stories by ten great storytellers . . ." - H.L. Osterman, Short Changed. Key West serves as backdrop for some of the world's best mystery stories. Here is the third collection of murder and mayhem in Paradise, a keep-you-up-at-night anthology featuring ten leading writers who explore the dark side of the Southernmost point in the continental US: Bill Craig, Justin Maxwell, Shirrel Rhoades, Robert Coburn, Barth lemy Banks, Jack Mazur, Andrew Daly, Harry Schroeder, and Brewster Chamberlain, and R.K. Simpson. Stories in this volume: Vendetta Mr. Crane's New Paintings Four Fingers and the Watch Fob The Duchess The Sunset Slasher Sometimes Murder, Isn't Murder Malloy's Ex The Missing Max How Did You Die? As the Night Went On

Key West serves as backdrop for some of the world's best mystery stories. Here is the third collection of murder and mayhem in Paradise, a keep-you-up-at-night anthology featuring ten leading writers who explore the dark side of the Southernmost point in the continental US: John Hemingway, Roberta Islieb (writing as Lucy Burdette), Sandra Balzo, Shirrel Rhoades, Robert Coburn, Jonathan Wood, Barth lemy Banks, Bill Craig, Mike Dennis, and Michael Haskins. "An outstanding collection of mystery stories by master storytellers..." - Hollis George, acclaimed anthologist.

Key West's annual Fantasy Fest is ten days of revelry, ranging from wild costumed parties to funky bikini contests to eye-popping bodypainting exhibitions. Libations flow ... inhibitions disappear ... nudity abounds. This colorful collection of photographs shows all. And the accompanying text gives you the inside scoop on Fantasy Fest, from history to parties to parades. Own the ebook for less than the cost of a Playboy Magazine; or enjoy the 8.5" x 8.5" coffee-table paperback for the price of a couple of pi a coladas.

- This collection of heretofore all but unknown science fiction short stories by masters of the genre is richly illustrated with over 15 images to enrich the readers experience. Forget about being lost in space. Many of the sci-fi short stories in this never-before-published anthology have been lost in file cabinets, desk drawers, and attics. Here are 16 new and/or all-but-unknown futuristic tales by such masterful science fiction writers as Ray Bradbury, John W. Campbell, Philip K. Dick, C.J. Daniels, and William R. Burkett, Jr. Even a once-anonymous scientification story by Edgar Allan Poe. Mindbending entertainment at less than two bits a story. "Like discovering new planets," says Bryon Rupert McCafferty, pop culture guru of Online Critics Corner.

This book is an updated history of the American comic book by an industry insider. You’ll follow the development of comics from the first appearance of the comic book format in the Platinum Age of the 1930s to the creation of the superhero genre in the Golden Age, to the current period, where comics flourish as graphic novels and blockbuster movies. Along the way you will meet the hustlers, hucksters, hacks, and visionaries who made the American comic book what it is today. It’s an exciting journey, filled with mutants, changelings, atomized scientists, gamma-ray accidents, and supernaturally empowered heroes and villains who challenge the imagination and spark the secret identities lurking within us.

This book is an updated history of the American comic book by an industry insider. You’ll follow the development of comics from the first appearance of the comic book format in the Platinum Age of the 1930s to the creation of the superhero genre in the Golden Age, to the current period, where comics flourish as graphic novels and blockbuster movies. Along the way you will meet the hustlers, hucksters, hacks, and visionaries who made the American comic book what it is today. It’s an exciting journey, filled with mutants, changelings, atomized scientists, gamma-ray accidents, and supernaturally empowered heroes and villains who challenge the imagination and spark the secret identities lurking within us.

This book is an insider's guide to how the comic book industry works. You'll learn how comic book superheroes are created and the deeper meanings they represent. You'll follow the development of sequential art storytelling - from caveman wall paintings to modern manga and cinematic techniques. Here you will explore comics in all forms: those flimsy pamphlets we call comic books; thick graphic novels; Japanese manga; and blockbuster movies featuring epic battles between good and evil. But behind it all, you'll discover how comics are an intellectual property business, the real money found in licensed bedsheets and fast-food merchandise, heart-pounding theme park rides and collectible toys, video games, and Hollywood extravaganza featuring such popular superheroes as Spider-Man, Superman, X-Men, and Batman.

This book is an insider's guide to how the comic book industry works. You'll learn how comic book superheroes are created and the deeper meanings they represent. You'll follow the development of sequential art storytelling - from caveman wall paintings to modern manga and cinematic techniques. Here you will explore comics in all forms: those flimsy pamphlets we call comic books; thick graphic novels; Japanese manga; and blockbuster movies featuring epic battles between good and evil. But behind it all, you'll discover how comics are an intellectual property business, the real money found in licensed bedsheets and fast-food merchandise, heart-pounding theme park rides and collectible toys, video games, and Hollywood extravaganza featuring such popular superheroes as Spider-Man, Superman, X-Men, and Batman.

Here is a concise overview of everything you want to know about the magazine production process, from the conception of article ideas through printing and distribution. Looking at magazine publishing from the micro view - individual magazines - to the macro view - industry trends, history, and issues - this book contains chapters on how to launch a new magazine and write a business plan. Magazines: A Complete Guide to the Industry is ideal for students in magazine editing, management, and publishing courses; entrepreneurs who want to launch a new magazine; or magazine staff members who are new to the industry.

Here is a concise overview of everything you want to know about the magazine production process, from the conception of article ideas through printing and distribution. Looking at magazine publishing from the micro view - individual magazines - to the macro view - industry trends, history, and issues - this book contains chapters on how to launch a new magazine and write a business plan. Magazines: A Complete Guide to the Industry is ideal for students in magazine editing, management, and publishing courses; entrepreneurs who want to launch a new magazine; or magazine staff members who are new to the industry.