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PAUL D. MARKS


LA SISTERS IN CRIME SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGY


 

    MURDER ON SUNSET BOULEVARD

LA LATE @ NIGHT BY PAUL D. MARKS

 

Trade Paperback * ISBN 978-1-929976-19-5

235 Pages, $14.95

 

Sunset Boulevard, the almost mythical street that runs from downtown L.A. to the Pacific Ocean, is the setting for all of the stories in this anthology by members of the L.A. chapter of Sisters in Crime. Each story is set in a different neighborhood, providing an overview of the city. Beginning with Dana Kouba's "Closing Time," set in a downtown, working-class bar, and continuing west through Echo Park, Hollywood, and Beverly Hills to the exclusive Malibu estates, the stories are full of hopeful future stars, arrogant directors, lawyers, and police detectives. There is even a cameo appearance by Philip Marlowe. Paul D. Marks writes "L.A. Late @ Night" as a screenplay, while Gabriella Diamond offers the ultimate in irony and revenge in "Black and Red and Dead All Over." Short story fans will enjoy this trip down Sunset Boulevard. Barbara Bibel...Booklist


LAndmarked For Murder

Sleepy Lagoon Nocturne by Paul D. Mark

 

Trade Paperback * ISBN 978-1-929976-37-2

$14.95 *242 Pages

 

 

LAndmarked For Murder is a collection of ten original, dark and deadly tales by members of the Los Angeles Chapter of Sisters in Crime, each one set against the backdrop of some of Southern California’s most notable natural and manmade landmarks. Spanning the City of Angels from the majestic Pacific to the quixotic Venice Canals, from the lost elegance of downtown’s Biltmore Hotel to the jazz-hot beat of a legendary South Central nightclub, and all points in between, LAndmarked For Murder serves up a savory stew of dark desires and dangerous passions, from some of L.A.’s best contemporary crime writers.

PAUL D. MARKS

PAUL D. MARKS’s story "Santa Claus Blues" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.  Another of his stories, "Netiquette," won first place in the Futures Short Story Contest.   He has also sold stories to Dogwood Tales, Futures, Penny-A-Liner and other publications.  "Angels Flight" appeared in the anthology Murder by Thirteen.  Paul is the stealth screenwriter, making his living from optioning screenplays of his own and rewriting (script doctoring) other people's scripts or developing their ideas.  He has also lectured on writing and screenwriting at UCLA, California State University, San Bernadino, Learning Tree University and at other seminars or conferences.  A Los Angeles native, he loves the city that L.A. was.  Dodging bullets, he's not so sure about the city it is today.  He is currently at work on a mystery novel.