Tiny Crimes: Very Short Tales of Mystery and Murder [Paperback]

“An intriguing take on crime/noir writing, this collection of 40 very short stories by leading and emerging literary voices . . . investigates crimes both real and imagined. Despite their diminutive size, these tales promise to pack a punch.” —Chicago Tribune

Forty very short stories that reimagine the genre of crime writing from some of today’s most imaginative and thrilling writers, Tiny Crimes offers tales of villainy and intrigue in only a few hundred words. From the most hard–boiled of noirs to the coziest of mysteries, with diminutive double crosses, miniature murders, and crimes both real and imagined, Tiny Crimes rounds up all the usual suspects, and some unusual suspects, too. With illustrations by Wesley Allsbrook and flash fiction by Carmen Maria Machado, Benjamin Percy, Amelia Gray, Adam Sternbergh, Yuri Herrera, Julia Elliott, Elizabeth Hand, Brian Evenson, Charles Yu, Laura van den Berg, and more, Tiny Crimes scours the underbelly of modern life to expose the criminal, the illegal, and the depraved.Praise for Tiny Crimes
Chicago Review of Books, A Best New Book of June 2018
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For those who crave instant gratification, this collection of bite–sized crime stories from well–known names and rising talents will whet your appetite. Ultra–short pieces, most only a few hundred words, feature fictional tales as well as real–life crimes from authors like Elizabeth Hand, Adam Sternbergh, Brian Evenson, Amelia Gray, and Carmen Maria l3¨