About this series
Published together for the first time are 10 masterful short stories by the winner of the Derringer Award for Short Mystery Fiction. Four of these tales first appeared in the pages of the world's greatest mystery magazines...
If you ravenously consume mystery novels by the bushel, if the annual Best American Mystery Stories anthology is among your must-reads, if you hanker to get your hands on the latest copies of Ellery Queen's or Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, then Daggyland is for you!
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DECEIT
A wily churchman will do anything to keep scandal from falling on his family.
MURDER
On a lonely road in the middle of nowhere, a sweet elderly couple encounter a serial killer. Possibly the worst serial killer the world has ever seen.
BETRAYAL
A small boy makes a choice that haunts him for the rest of his life.
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Welcome to Daggyland, a strange, sick little place where betrayal, vengeance, and murder are only the beginning!
Get it today and treat yourself to a murderously good time.
THIS COLLECTION CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING STORIES:
Double-Slay
A Respectable Lady
The Cardinal's Blade
Her Father's Killer
The Henrian Twist
Indoor Hunting Season
The Box Top Man
The Knickerbocker Kill
Fork in the Heart
Last Dance in Hoboken
PLUS an excerpt of a novel!
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"D'Agnese writes the most unusual and interesting books." — Bookviews
Titles in the series (2)
- Daggyland #1: Daggyland, #1
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Published together for the first time are 10 masterful short stories by a winner of the Derringer Award for Short Mystery Fiction. All but one of these tales first appeared in the pages of the world's greatest mystery magazines… If you ravenously consume mystery novels by the bushel, if the annual Best American Mystery Stories anthology is among your must-reads, if you hanker to get your hands on the latest copies of Ellery Queen's or Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, then Daggyland is for you! * * * BETRAYAL A woman in witness protection takes up a bizarre new hobby to keep the demons at bay. It may just save her life. VENGEANCE A wiseguy who made good gets sucked back into the maelstrom of the streets after the tragic events of 9/11. MURDER Nothing will stop a lonely young woman from living the high life in one of the world's most glamorous cities. Not even murder. *** Welcome to Daggyland, a strange, sick little place where betrayal, vengeance, and murder are only the beginning! Get it today and treat yourself to a murderously good time. THIS COLLECTION CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING STORIES: Back to the Boke Stand Up Johnny Button Man Bloody Signorina Bloody Signorina (alternate ending) The Sweatergeist Nighthawks Harm and Hammer Scintilla The Truth of What You've Become The Woman in the Briefcase * * * "D'Agnese writes the most unusual and interesting books." — Bookviews
- Daggyland #2: Daggyland, #2
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Published together for the first time are 10 masterful short stories by the winner of the Derringer Award for Short Mystery Fiction. Four of these tales first appeared in the pages of the world's greatest mystery magazines... If you ravenously consume mystery novels by the bushel, if the annual Best American Mystery Stories anthology is among your must-reads, if you hanker to get your hands on the latest copies of Ellery Queen's or Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, then Daggyland is for you! * * * DECEIT A wily churchman will do anything to keep scandal from falling on his family. MURDER On a lonely road in the middle of nowhere, a sweet elderly couple encounter a serial killer. Possibly the worst serial killer the world has ever seen. BETRAYAL A small boy makes a choice that haunts him for the rest of his life. * * * Welcome to Daggyland, a strange, sick little place where betrayal, vengeance, and murder are only the beginning! Get it today and treat yourself to a murderously good time. THIS COLLECTION CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING STORIES: Double-Slay A Respectable Lady The Cardinal's Blade Her Father's Killer The Henrian Twist Indoor Hunting Season The Box Top Man The Knickerbocker Kill Fork in the Heart Last Dance in Hoboken PLUS an excerpt of a novel! * * * "D'Agnese writes the most unusual and interesting books." — Bookviews
Joseph D'Agnese
Joseph D’Agnese is a journalist and author who has written for children and adults alike. He’s been published in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Wired, Discover, and other national publications. In a career spanning more than twenty years, his work has been honored with awards in three vastly different areas—science journalism, children’s literature, and mystery fiction. His science articles have twice appeared in the anthology Best American Science Writing. His children’s book, Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci, was an honoree for the Mathical Book Prize—the first-ever prize for math-themed children’s books. One of his crime stories won the 2015 Derringer Award for short mystery fiction. Another of his stories was selected by mega-bestselling author James Patterson for inclusion in the prestigious annual anthology, Best American Mystery Stories 2015. D’Agnese’s crime fiction has appeared in Shotgun Honey, Plots with Guns, Beat to a Pulp, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Mystery Weekly, and Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. D’Agnese lives in North Carolina with his wife, the New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan (The Girls of Atomic City).
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