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Josh Pachter

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Born

New York, The United States

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http://www.joshpachter.com

Genre

Mystery, Crime, Suspense

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July 2015

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JOSH PACHTER is a writer, editor and translator. More than a hundred and twenty of his short crime stories have appeared in EQMM, AHMM, and many other periodicals, anthologies, and year’s-best collections. THE TREE OF LIFE (Wildside Press, 2015) collected all ten of his Mahboob Chaudri stories. His 2023 novel DUTCH THREAT was named a finalist for the Agatha, Lefty, and Macavity awards. FIRST WEEK FREE AT THE ROOMY TOILET, his first chapter book for younger readers, was published in 2024 and was a finalist for the Agatha Award in the Best Childrens/YA Mystery category.

He is the editor of many anthologies, including:

• FRIEND OF THE DEVIL: CRIME FICTION INSPIRED BY THE SONGS OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD (Down and Out, 2024)

• HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN: C ...more

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Average rating: 3.86 · 1,627 ratings · 338 reviews · 115 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe: Parodies and Pastiches Featuring the Great Detective of West 35th Street by Josh Pachter (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Otto Penzler (Goodreads Author) (Introduction), Rebecca Stout Bradbury (Introduction) 3.61 avg rating — 283 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La crema de la ciencia ficción by Josh Pachter (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brian W. Aldiss (Contributor), Jack Dann (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.94 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Filling Station Holdup: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Jimmy Buffett by Josh Pachter (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), M.E. Browning (Goodreads Author), Leigh Lundin 3.96 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Misadventures of Ellery Queen by Josh Pachter (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ellery Queen, Jon L. Breen 4.21 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mahboob Chaudri Mystery MEGAPACK ™: The Complete Mystery Series 4.13 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La crema del crimen by Josh Pachter (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Isaac Asimov, Stanley Cohen 3.58 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dutch Threat really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Beat of Black Wings: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Joni Mitchell by Josh Pachter (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Donna Andrews (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Abby Bardi (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.45 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Top Science Fiction 2 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1986 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Only the Good Die Young: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Billy Joel 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Rebecca K. Jones stays the course with this latest entry in her excellent Mackenzie Wilson series. It's not easy to balance courtroom drama with a protagonist's personal life, but Jones pulls it off with a level of skill that makes it hard to believe ...more
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Josh Pachter liked Susan Wical Baughman's review of Happiness Is a Warm Gun: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of The Beatles: "Great Anthology, good stories by Big Names like Kate Ellison, Josh Pachter, Martin Edwards and many more. Clever tie-ins with the Beatles Songs. Loved every short story. I was at Bouchercon, and it was a hot topic there, so I picked it up and read it" Read more of this review »
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Josh Pachter liked T.G. Wolff's review of Dutch Threat: "DUTCH THREAT is an amateur sleuth mystery. History grad student Jack Farmer gets the opportunity of a lifetime – a two-week research assignment in Amsterdam. But when the old crone in the apartment next door is murdered and her young, beautiful nurse" Read more of this review »
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Josh Pachter and 1 other person liked Riju Ganguly's review of The Adventures of the Puzzle Club: "This slim volume is a celebration of all things that we associate with Ellery Queen. It has four parts. They are~ 1. An informative and witty 'Introduction' by Josh Pachter; 2. Five original Ellery Queen stories involving the 'Puzzle Club', all introdu" Read more of this review »
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“I find it unsettling enough that listeners record concert performances, making permanent what was supposed to be a transitory experience.”
― Josh Pachter, The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe: Parodies and Pastiches Featuring the Great Detective of West 35th Street

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“Everybody wants to forget about the writer,” Philip Perigord said, helping himself to more eggnog. “At the Oscars each year, some ninny intones ‘In the beginning was the Word’ before he hands out the screenwriting awards. And you hear the usual crap about how they owe it all to chaps like me who put words in their mouths. They say it, but nobody believes it. Jack Warner called us schmucks with Underwoods. Well, we’ve come a long way. Now we’re”
― Josh Pachter, The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe: Parodies and Pastiches Featuring the Great Detective of West 35th Street

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“Murder in Pastiche”
― Josh Pachter, The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe: Parodies and Pastiches Featuring the Great Detective of West 35th Street

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