Burning Down The House
Crime Fiction Incited by the Songs of the Talking Heads
A group of young musicians in a dying coal town hatch a desperate plot to land a shot at the big time.
A young girl’s life is changed when a manipulative extremist confronts her while she seeks an abortion.
A recovering addict seeks revenge against a corrupt CEO in a world defined by climate change and water scarcity.
A man and his magic talking guitar embark on an epic quest to stop a billionaire rock star from an act of casual cruelty.
And that’s just the first four stories.
A genre-bending charity anthology to help fight climate change, featuring stories from some of the top names in crime fiction today, including…
World Fantasy Award-winner and Bram Stoker Award-winner P.D. Cacek
Best American Mystery and Suspense-selected author James D.F. Hannah
Shamus Award-winner Libby Cudmore
Derringer Award-winner Bobby Mathews
Alex Award-winner Gregory Galloway
Praise for Burning Down The House:
“From Mojave Dust to inner city grit, BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE spins twelve tales of drifters, grifters, gamblers, and assorted desperados living on the far edges that will forever change the way you hear the Talking Heads. This is a collection not to be missed, featuring stories by some of the best crime writers working today.”
— Bill Baber, Derringer Award nominee
“If there’s a theme running through this ragtag collection of stories inspired by the Talking Heads, it’s a subtle but elegant one, wrapped between the mundane and melancholy and universally applied: how are we gonna make it through another goddam day.”
— Joe Clifford, Pushcart Prize and Anthony Award-nominated author of "Junkie Love" and "A Moth to Flame"
“BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE approaches with an easy grin, offering the promise of a good time while nimble fingers pick your pocket, knowing you won't mind. A dizzying array of crime stories, equal parts gritty and poetic, that will surprise even veteran fans of the genre.”
—John C. Foster, author of "Rooster" and "Mister White"