The BookVoice Publishing Pocket Stories series continues with this heart-warming short story from John L. Lansdale.Emergency Christmas tells the story of the Albright family at Christmastime, and the guest who surprises them just in time for the holiday.Along the way, the Albrights discover sometimes crisis brings a family closer together.

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What Others are Saying about John L. Lansdale

"Mickey Spillane fans will welcome this page-turner...Lansdale effectively delays revealing the novel’s big secret until the end. Those who like their thrillers with a heavy dose of violent action will be satisfied." - Publishers Weekly review of Slow Bullet

"This is an entertaining, science fiction-historical-horror blend with resourceful protagonists and a solid cast of secondary characters." - Booklist review of Zombie Gold

"Slow Bullet is a straight-ahead thriller...it's about action, and there's plenty of that. Check it out." - Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine

"...the author’s innate ability to spin a complex tale painted with vivid characters and intense suspense provides readers with a well-paced book that they may find difficult to set down...a worthwhile suspenseful ride." - Amazing Stories review of Horse of a Different Color

"Has something for everyone… It's exciting, entertaining and educational. A fun ride." – legendary TV personality/actress/author Joan Hallmark, review of Zombie Gold

"...something unique and comfortable and difficult to put down. Highly recommended." – Cemetery Dance review of Hell’s Bounty

"True to Lansdale tradition, John L. Lansdale has compiled a piece of work that should appeal to a wide range of readers." – Amazing Stories review of Zombie Gold

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John L. Lansdale was born and raised in East Texas. He has worked as a comic book writer for Tales from the Crypt, IDW and other publications. He co-authored the Shadows West and Hell's Bounty novels with his brother Joe R. Lansdale. He is the author of Zombie Gold, and with BookVoice Publishing has released Slow Bullet, Horse of a Different Color, When the Night Bird Sings, Long Walk Home and several other titles.

Antiques dealer Megan Fields is young, smart and beautiful. Everything the devil seeks in his personal possessions. After a gift from a client starts to turn her world upside-down, Megan seeks help from her best friend Carol and a local college professor. Together, the three find that even a seemingly-innocent piece of jewelry can harbor sinister secrets. In a fight to free herself from this new bondage, Megan faces off against an evil coterie looking to sacrifice her soul to the devil. Will she escape their clutches of darkness and find safety in the light?

A horror story by John L. Lansdale (Tales from the Crypt, Zombie Gold, Slow Bullet)

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A short story collection featuring all-new stories from John L. Lansdale, along with a few fan favorites!

Featuring titles like Beyond Imagination, Knight Time, Equal Revenge, Left-Handed Rope and more!

Visit bookvoicepublishing.com for more information.

Two strangers become brothers in their fight for survival after they are swept away by an unimaginable zombie force into a time and place they could have never anticipated or believed. Their struggle becomes a mission not only to return home from the past, but to right the wrongs they see.

REVIEWS FOR ZOMBIE GOLD

"Teens will love watching Chris and Will make their way through time, struggling to survive in the 1860s and battling the zombies that have shambled on into the twenty-first century." - Booklist Online

"Has something for everyone. It''s exciting, entertaining and educational. A fun ride." - Joan Hallmark

"True to Lansdale tradition, John L. Lansdale has compiled a piece of work that should appeal to a wide range of readers." - Amazing Stories

"This is an entertaining, science fiction-historical-horror blend with resourceful protagonists and a solid cast of secondary characters." - Booklist

Saddle up for another Weird Western ride from acclaimed authors Joe R. Lansdale (The Magic Wagon, Bubba Ho-Tep, The Drive-In) and John L. Lansdale (Zombie Gold, Tales from the Crypt, The Last Good Day). This fan-favorite is finally back in print for the first time in years!

A short fuse sends dynamite-loving bounty hunter Smith straight to Hell.

Just when he thought his career was over, the Devil offers Smith one last job he can''t refuse: return to Earth with a posse from Hell and stop the big, bad demon-possessed Quill from unleashing a horde of world-devouring Old Ones.

"A seamless powder keg of a collaboration, packed tight with wild, weird western fun." - Cemetery Dance

"Fans of Joe Lansdale''s charismatic, genre-jumping storytelling (Fender Lizards) will eat up this collaboration." - Publishers Weekly

Collected together, for the very first time, all four books from the Thomas Mecana series by John L. Lansdale (Zombie Gold, The Last Good Day, Tales from the Crypt).

"...the author''s innate ability to spin a complex tale painted with vivid characters and intense suspense provides readers with a well-paced book that they may find difficult to set down...a worthwhile suspenseful ride." - Amazing Stories review of HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR

Includes the following stories:

HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR - Book #1

Dallas PD Detective Thomas Mecana is on the hunt for a serial killer terrorizing the Lone Star State. Joining him is Darcie Connors, a young officer working her first murder case. With hard work, and some luck, Mecana and his partner discover a most-unusual serial killer case with murder in its very genes.

WHEN THE NIGHT BIRD SINGS - Book #2

Detectives Thomas Mecana and Darcie Connors are on the trail of a new suspect. With an ever-growing suspect list, Mecana must toe the line between friend and foe. Each action leaves them sitting in the crosshairs of danger. One wrong move could mean the end.

TWISTED JUSTICE - Book #3

Dallas PD Homicide Detective Sunday Verves is looking into the suspicious deaths of local drug runners when she discovers a potential suspect that hits too close to home. When the trail leads her south of the border, she enlists Detective Thomas Mecana and some old friends to track down the suspects.

THE BOX - Book #4

Detective Thomas Mecana discovers a new killer has stolen old evidence from a case thought long-closed. When the bodies begin to pile up, Mecana knows he must take action. Together with a little help from his friends, they just might be able to stop a murderer before it is too late.

The BookVoice Publishing Pocket Stories series continues with this heart-warming short story from John L. Lansdale.Emergency Christmas tells the story of the Albright family at Christmastime, and the guest who surprises them just in time for the holiday.Along the way, the Albrights discover sometimes crisis brings a family closer together.

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What Others are Saying about John L. Lansdale

"Mickey Spillane fans will welcome this page-turner...Lansdale effectively delays revealing the novel’s big secret until the end. Those who like their thrillers with a heavy dose of violent action will be satisfied." - Publishers Weekly review of Slow Bullet

"This is an entertaining, science fiction-historical-horror blend with resourceful protagonists and a solid cast of secondary characters." - Booklist review of Zombie Gold

"Slow Bullet is a straight-ahead thriller...it's about action, and there's plenty of that. Check it out." - Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine

"...the author’s innate ability to spin a complex tale painted with vivid characters and intense suspense provides readers with a well-paced book that they may find difficult to set down...a worthwhile suspenseful ride." - Amazing Stories review of Horse of a Different Color

"Has something for everyone… It's exciting, entertaining and educational. A fun ride." – legendary TV personality/actress/author Joan Hallmark, review of Zombie Gold

"...something unique and comfortable and difficult to put down. Highly recommended." – Cemetery Dance review of Hell’s Bounty

"True to Lansdale tradition, John L. Lansdale has compiled a piece of work that should appeal to a wide range of readers." – Amazing Stories review of Zombie Gold

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John L. Lansdale was born and raised in East Texas. He has worked as a comic book writer for Tales from the Crypt, IDW and other publications. He co-authored the Shadows West and Hell's Bounty novels with his brother Joe R. Lansdale. He is the author of Zombie Gold, and with BookVoice Publishing has released Slow Bullet, Horse of a Different Color, When the Night Bird Sings, Long Walk Home and several other titles.

Antiques dealer Megan Fields is young, smart and beautiful. Everything the devil seeks in his personal possessions. After a gift from a client starts to turn her world upside-down, Megan seeks help from her best friend Carol and a local college professor. Together, the three find that even a seemingly-innocent piece of jewelry can harbor sinister secrets. In a fight to free herself from this new bondage, Megan faces off against an evil coterie looking to sacrifice her soul to the devil. Will she escape their clutches of darkness and find safety in the light?

A horror story by John L. Lansdale (Tales from the Crypt, Zombie Gold, Slow Bullet)

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###########

A short story collection featuring all-new stories from John L. Lansdale, along with a few fan favorites!

Featuring titles like Beyond Imagination, Knight Time, Equal Revenge, Left-Handed Rope and more!

Visit bookvoicepublishing.com for more information.

Two strangers become brothers in their fight for survival after they are swept away by an unimaginable zombie force into a time and place they could have never anticipated or believed. Their struggle becomes a mission not only to return home from the past, but to right the wrongs they see.

REVIEWS FOR ZOMBIE GOLD

"Teens will love watching Chris and Will make their way through time, struggling to survive in the 1860s and battling the zombies that have shambled on into the twenty-first century." - Booklist Online

"Has something for everyone. It''s exciting, entertaining and educational. A fun ride." - Joan Hallmark

"True to Lansdale tradition, John L. Lansdale has compiled a piece of work that should appeal to a wide range of readers." - Amazing Stories

"This is an entertaining, science fiction-historical-horror blend with resourceful protagonists and a solid cast of secondary characters." - Booklist

Saddle up for another Weird Western ride from acclaimed authors Joe R. Lansdale (The Magic Wagon, Bubba Ho-Tep, The Drive-In) and John L. Lansdale (Zombie Gold, Tales from the Crypt, The Last Good Day). This fan-favorite is finally back in print for the first time in years!

A short fuse sends dynamite-loving bounty hunter Smith straight to Hell.

Just when he thought his career was over, the Devil offers Smith one last job he can''t refuse: return to Earth with a posse from Hell and stop the big, bad demon-possessed Quill from unleashing a horde of world-devouring Old Ones.

"A seamless powder keg of a collaboration, packed tight with wild, weird western fun." - Cemetery Dance

"Fans of Joe Lansdale''s charismatic, genre-jumping storytelling (Fender Lizards) will eat up this collaboration." - Publishers Weekly

Collected together, for the very first time, all four books from the Thomas Mecana series by John L. Lansdale (Zombie Gold, The Last Good Day, Tales from the Crypt).

"...the author''s innate ability to spin a complex tale painted with vivid characters and intense suspense provides readers with a well-paced book that they may find difficult to set down...a worthwhile suspenseful ride." - Amazing Stories review of HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR

Includes the following stories:

HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR - Book #1

Dallas PD Detective Thomas Mecana is on the hunt for a serial killer terrorizing the Lone Star State. Joining him is Darcie Connors, a young officer working her first murder case. With hard work, and some luck, Mecana and his partner discover a most-unusual serial killer case with murder in its very genes.

WHEN THE NIGHT BIRD SINGS - Book #2

Detectives Thomas Mecana and Darcie Connors are on the trail of a new suspect. With an ever-growing suspect list, Mecana must toe the line between friend and foe. Each action leaves them sitting in the crosshairs of danger. One wrong move could mean the end.

TWISTED JUSTICE - Book #3

Dallas PD Homicide Detective Sunday Verves is looking into the suspicious deaths of local drug runners when she discovers a potential suspect that hits too close to home. When the trail leads her south of the border, she enlists Detective Thomas Mecana and some old friends to track down the suspects.

THE BOX - Book #4

Detective Thomas Mecana discovers a new killer has stolen old evidence from a case thought long-closed. When the bodies begin to pile up, Mecana knows he must take action. Together with a little help from his friends, they just might be able to stop a murderer before it is too late.