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    More Crooked Paths: A 5 Story Collection: Crooked Paths, #2
    More Crooked Paths: A 5 Story Collection: Crooked Paths, #2
    More Crooked Paths: A 5 Story Collection: Crooked Paths, #2
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    More Crooked Paths: A 5 Story Collection: Crooked Paths, #2

    By Dale T. Phillips

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    More tales of crime and mystery, those who walk crooked paths and pay the price for it. People on the spot, when things have taken a bad turn. A young woman facing a deadly challenge. A man who walks into the wrong bar with the wrong attitude. A boxer who refuses to quit. An officer of the court with a grudge. A rich man who finds his motives questioned by the police. These are the stories of the darker side of life, when people decide to harm others.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGenretarium Publishing
    Release dateJul 29, 2015
    ISBN9781386442868
    More Crooked Paths: A 5 Story Collection: Crooked Paths, #2
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    Dale T. Phillips

    A lifelong student of mysteries, Maine, and the martial arts, Dale T. Phillips has combined all of these into the Zack Taylor series. His travels and background allow him to paint a compelling picture of a man with a mission, but one at odds with himself and his new environment. A longtime follower of mystery fiction, the author has crafted a hero in the mold of Travis McGee, Doc Ford, and John Cain, a moral man at heart who finds himself faced with difficult choices in a dangerous world. But Maine is different from the mean, big-city streets of New York, Boston, or L.A., and Zack must learn quickly if he is to survive. Dale studied writing with Stephen King, and has published over 70 short stories, non-fiction, and more. He has appeared on stage, television (including Jeopardy), and in an independent feature film. He co-wrote and acted in a short political satire film. He has traveled to all 50 states, Mexico, Canada, and through Europe. He can be found at www.daletphillips.com

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      Book preview

      More Crooked Paths - Dale T. Phillips

      More Crooked Paths

      A Five Story Collection

      Dale T. Phillips

      Copyright © 2015 Genretarium Publishing

      Cover Design copyright 2015 Melinda Phillips

      http://www.snapichic.com

      All rights reserved.

      Change of Attitude- first published in Over My Dead Body, Oct, 2012

      Knife Edge- first published in Over My Dead Body, May, 2014

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or events is coincidental.

      Try these other works by Dale T. Phillips

      Shadow of the Wendigo (Supernatural Thriller)

      The Zack Taylor Mystery Series

      A Memory of Grief

      A Fall From Grace

      A Shadow on the Wall

      A Certain Slant of Light

      A Sharp Medicine

      Story Collections

      Fables and Fantasies (Fantasy)

      More Fables and Fantasies (Fantasy)

      Crooked Paths (Mystery/Crime)

      More Crooked Paths (Mystery/Crime)

      The Last Crooked Paths (Mystery/Crime)

      More Crooked Paths (Mystery/Crime)

      Strange Tales (Magic Realism, Paranormal)

      Apocalypse Tango (Science Fiction)

      Halls of Horror (Horror)

      Jumble Sale (Different Genres)

      The Big Book of Genre Stories (Different Genres)

      Non-fiction Career Help

      How to Improve Your Interviewing Skills

      With Other Authors

      Rogue Wave: Best New England Crime Stories 2015

      Red Dawn: Best New England Crime Stories 2016

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      Insanity Tales

      Insanity Tales II: The Sense of Fear

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      http://www.daletphillips.com

      DEDICATION

      To the storytellers who toil in obscurity, for the love of the tale

      CONTENTS

      Foreword

      Afew years ago, the first Crooked Paths was published, a collection of five mystery and crime stories. It has been well-received, so here are more tales in that vein, further chronicles of those who walk a crooked path, and so very often pay a terrible price for what they do.

      Knife Edge is an homage to strong women and the iconic mountain in my home state of Maine, the looming Katahdin, which rises from the plain as one drives north up Interstate 95. It is magnificent, and inspirational. And more than a little scary.

      Crocodile Smile is a lovely tale of determination and planning and revenge, while being clever about the methodology. I'm always wondering about rapacious humans and how they never outgrow their reptilian brain.

      Change of Attitude is one of the tales of a series of stories from The Bar Sinister, a too-well-connected establishment where one can find many things. Some quite unexpected.

      The Atomic Kid is a straight homage to the pulps of the 30's and 40's, with tough guys and fixed fights. But it gets a new twist with the end of World War II, and the dawning of a new age. But some values are forever.

      Ground Swell is a story in another series, tales inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper, whose noirish, iconic depictions of American life showed a darkness, an undercurrent of feeling that can be downright terrifying. This particular work is one of his lightest, and most seemingly carefree, but my twisted little mind imagines that the boat ride didn't quite turn out all sunny and fun. Astute readers will see echoes of The Great Gatsby, a wonderful study in the lives of the idle and selfish rich.

      Many thanks go out to Over My Dead Body, an online work that originally published two of these stories, and other of mine. It is a fine place for quality fiction, so check it out: http://www.overmydeadbody.com/

      More thanks go out to my editors, who helped shape these stories into better things.

      If you like the writing or tone of these stories and would like to tackle something longer, I’ve written the Zack Taylor mystery series, starting with "A Memory of Grief and continuing on to A Shadow on the Wall, and the soon-to-be-published A Certain Slant of Light."

      IF YOU LIKE THESE TALES, please check out other titles. And thanks for reading.

      http://www.daletphillips.com  

      Knife Edge

      THAT IS ONE BIG MOUNTAIN, said Julie, looking out through the windshield.

      Yup. Almost a mile high, replied Marissa, not taking her eyes from the road as she drove.

      What’s ‘Katahdin’ mean, anyway?

      I think it means ‘mountain.’ So if you say Mount Katahdin, the official name, you’re saying Mount Mountain.

      They both laughed.

      Julie studied the shape in the distance. It kind of rises from the landscape the way Ayers Rock does in Australia.

      Marissa glanced at her, and Julie blushed. No, I haven’t been there, obviously. I’ve only seen it in pictures. But someday.

      "Thought your parents didn’t want you to

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