crime fiction

  • New Short Story at Guilty Crime Story Magazine

    A new Sam the Thug short story is up on Guilty Crime Story Magazine‘s Flash Fiction page. A SURE CINCH finds our San Francisco-based thug for hire on the verge of a big score, only there’s a slight problem… Read it free here!

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  • Short Story RAGING MONGO out today on Bristol Noir

    Be sure to check out my latest Sam the Thug story, out today over on Bristol Noir, in which Sam deals with a post-election, holiday tiff between two work buddies. Read it free right here. Thanks to John at the always amazing Bristol Noir for accepting this short piece!

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  • REVIEW AND INTERVIEW: Dietrich Kalteis and Crooked

    Dietrich Kalteis is one of those writers you can’t get enough of. Every new addition adds another to jewel to his crime writing crown. His latest historical crime offering, CROOKED, is absolutely no exception. Like an expert fisherman, Kalteis hooks readers from the outset thanks to a cast of dastardly charmers. Crooked, a fictional account,…

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  • Sam the Thug story END ON A LOW NOTE in issue one of Pulp Lit

    Be sure to check out my latest Sam the Thug short story, “End on a Low Note,” in the first issue of Pulp Lit, a brand new online magazine. Click the page turn arrow to read each page! It’s free to read here!

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  • Off the Cuff with me and Dietrich Kalteis

    Thrilled to be today’s guest on Off the Cuff with one of the best crime writers of our generation, Dietrich Kalteis. We chatted about my latest Barker Mysteries novella, Monterey Lies, and writing stuff in general! Read it here!

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  • Whitehurst’s Top Reads of 2023

    Reading is often the best cure for what ails you. And 2023 was, for me, a year of ailments, ending with a flu bug that continues to rattle around in my chest as I type these words. There were some great reads this year, including many older tales and many new tales from up-and-coming talent.…

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  • Irish Devil – New Story at Shotgun Honey

    Thrilled to announce the arrival of a new Sam the Thug flash fiction story at Shotgun Honey. IRISH DEVIL has Sam about to engage in a brass knuckled fist fight in a Barnes and Noble Starbucks. The story is free to read! Find it here!

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  • Bristol Noir short crime fiction tale

    Happy to report my short story, “Don’t Put Kincaid Barber in a Novel and Kill Him,” is up at Bristol Noir this week! The story revolves around two old writers and an argument over their choice of seating arrangements at the local Barnes & Noble. Read it free here!

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  • New Story at Punk Noir

    Thrilled to report my latest crime fiction short story, “The Worth of an Ear,” is up today on the Punk Noir website. This free-to-read piece was inspired by the Van Gogh Exhibit all over the country at the moment. I hope everyone enjoys it! Read it here!

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  • New Sam the Thug at Mystery Tribune

    Check out Mystery Tribune to read “Satan’s Wild Ride,” a car chase featuring the streets of San Francisco, a Volvo station wagon, and a cat named Satan. The latest Sam the Thug is available free online! Read it here!

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