978-1-952951-04-6

by H. Dair Brown (Editor, Contributor), Robin Knabel (Editor, Contributor), Bev Vincent (Contributor)

Original tales about the other, moodier season of change

Some of the short stories and poems in *Autumn Noir* unfold as gently as a wisp of chimney smoke. Others bring the heart-thumping thrills of an end-of-summer storm. All feature characters as vibrant as fall foliage and dialogue as crisp as autumn air. Join the down (but maybe not quite out), the struggling, the wicked, the forlorn, and the broken-hearted as they stumble and sometimes fall all the way down. To paraphrase Bette Davis, “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy read.”

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Find some of your favorite authors and discover some new ones. Includes tales by Bev Vincent, Bethany Maines, Teresa Trent, Brandon Barrows, Stephen D. Rogers, and many more from the crime, mystery, noir, suspense, and thriller genres. Includes the following stories & poems:

- ‘A Slice for Stanley’ © Teresa Trent
- ‘Abscission’ © Dustin Engstrom
- ‘An Orchid to Die For’ © Wendy Harrison
- ‘Anathema’ © Robin Knabel
- ‘Autumn Heat’ © Oisin Breen
- ‘Death & Flying Saucers’ © Matthew Kresal
- ‘Escape Velocity’ © Bev Vincent
- ‘Every Single Funeral’ © Bethany Maines
- ‘Golden Silence’ © V.S. Kimanis
- ‘Hand Shadows’ © Rikki Santer
- ‘Hope Is an Opiate’ © Bob McNeil
- ‘Killer in a Diner’ © Nathan Squiers
- ‘Let It Go’ © Brandon Barrows
- ‘Misunderstood’ © Elif Offner
- ‘Nineteen Creaks’ © Peter DiChellis
- ‘Perdita’s Shoes’ © Kat Devitt
- ‘Poor Insect’ © D.P. Blanchard
- ‘Sensing the Fall’ © Stephen D. Rogers
- ‘Shadow Over the Hill’ © Matthew Chabin
- ‘The Block’ © H. Dair Brown
- ‘The Last Phone Booth’ © Lamont Turner
- ‘The Warbler’s Song’ © Vashelle Nino
- ‘The Weak Man’ © JM Connors
- ‘Those Forgotten Places’ © Mary Rajotte
- ‘To Bury Larry Little’ © W.E. Wertenberger

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This title was originally published as Autumn Noir: An Unsettling Reads Anthology.

350 pages, Paperback

First published November 2, 2021

About the author

H. DAIR BROWN writes books and stories for people who like to read in that scary place where quiet, often supernatural horror and psychological thrillers overlap.

You can find some of the wiliest characters from MOLLY BRIGHT, her award-winning novel-in-stories, resurfacing in SUMMER BLUDGEON and AUTUMN NOIR (Disturb Ink Books). The stories in HOPE SCREAMS ETERNAL and STILL OF WINTER (both from Inky Bones Press) veer a little more horror.

For a quick sip of scary, check out the SINISTER CENTURY SERIES in the 90-minute reads category! Each collection in the series delves into the dark underbelly of a specific decade, bringing to life the horrors that lurk beneath the surface of nostalgic eras. From the eerie silence of early cinema to the ever vigilant (always listening) AI of today, these chilling tales explore how technology and culture intertwine to create nightmares tailor made for each generation.

ESCAPE - Explore the shadowy world of cinema in the 1920s

LISTEN - Succumb to the eerie whispers of radio during the 1940s

WATCH - Uncover the haunting secrets of television in the 1960s

CAPTURE - Experience the chilling grip of VCRs & camcorders in the 1980s

HOST - Navigate the dangerous territories of the internet in the 2000s

LURK - Confront the malevolent forces of social media & AI devices in the 2020s


You can also find her active on Goodreads and BookBub under "H. Dair Brown."

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