Ed Gorman

In 1967, a brutal murder in the midst of an anti - Vietnam War group sparks an investigation by Sam McCain, in Ed Gorman's most politically charged mystery yet. When we last saw Sam McCain he had been drafted to fight the war in Vietnam. But Sam's military career ended in boot camp when he was...

A searingly honest description of a mind haunted and eventually paralysed by the terror of post-traumatic stress disorder....

Everyone in town is after fast Andy Donnelly. They all want him to shoot a sorry old gunslinger - but Andy's had enough. Can he slip away before they meet or is it execution time? Find out....

For small-town, Iowa lawyer, Sam McCain, the year 1965 is not a sweet one. His father is gravely ill. His elitist boss is just coming out of rehab....

Peeps takes movie reviewing to new heights of viciousness. On this prime-time TV show, two caustic critics look at the hits and misses among the new movies, trading wits, insults - even punches. But even a series with high riatings like Peeps can stare at cancellation - not by the networks, but...

A Blast From the Past Ex-cop, security guard and sometime actor Jack Dwyer feels a familiar buzz when, after fifteen years, he sees Karen Lane, his old high school flame. But things are going so well with his girlfriend Donna, that he's pretty sure Karen is not what he needs right now. Still, he...

Her name was Crimson...and she was a legend. A beautiful pirate queen who plundered the 16th Century Caribbean sea by day and confronted voodoo and vampires during the steaming tropical nights....

Twenty-five years ago, in a small Iowa town, an asylum for the criminally insane burned to the ground, killing inmates and employees....

Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A Catholic priest has been found half-naked and dead in a seedy motel room, with his tongue cut out....

A hippie commune has invaded Black River Falls. While the majority of the townspeople believe that the bohemians have the right to stay - despite how bizarre some of their ways can seem - as always, there is a minority that constantly accuses them of everything from criminal activities to...

Cobey Daniels had it all. He was rich, he was young, and he was the hottest star in the country....

Former FBI agent and psychological profiler Robert Payne is on the trail of a serial killer....

A Spur Award-winning Author Tom Prine figured that a stint as deputy in a backwash town like Claybank would give him a nice rest. Until, in the space of just a few days, arson, kidnapping and murder turn Claybank into a dangerous place Prine no longer recognizes. A lot of old secrets are being...

In America's heartland, Sam seeks justice for a black college student who's found dead in a car trunk at the drive-in, while thousands gather in the nation's capital....

Originally released as Night Caller by Daniel Ransom - This Edition has been heavily edited and revised by the author and Patricia Lee Macomber. "Conneciton to the Grave" The antique telephone sat in the darkness in the attic. Dust and cobwebs obscured its once gleaming surface. Wires hung...

Jack Dwyer, ex-cop turned amateur actor, is delighted when his agent lands him a role in a local production of Long Day's Journey into Night. But the real drama starts when the director is murdered....

Jeff and Mindy McKay are young, attractive, and willing to stop at nothing to have it all - even if it means murdering Mindy's little sister, Jenny. With Jenny out of the way, after they collect Jenny's part of an enormous inheritance, Jeff and Mindy can begin to enjoy luxury beyond their...

Roger Daye, a stockbroker whose wife suddenly left him, has changed his appearance in hopes of changing his life for the better. His longing for Amy, a childhood flame, is rekindled when he sees her at a dance in his old hometown. However, his attention is soon drawn to another attractive woman...

In a quiet Midwestern city... A community is coming apart at the seams. He is a mild-mannered academic turned serial killer being hunted for crimes he doesn't recognize as his own. She is a TV anchorwoman losing the ratings game - and the only person who understands the evil that drives him...

When two teenage boys befriend and escaped bank robber—because the robber reminds the boys of their idol, Robert Mitchum—the boys set in motion a chilling chain of events that will teach them about trust, brutality, and courage. Moonchasers and Other Stories also contains several other...