Detectives Collide, volume 1

by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith

New York Times bestselling authors Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith both love writing detective stories.

In five huge volumes, Detectives Collide bulges with 100 detective short stories, novelettes, and novellas. Fifty by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Fifty by Dean Wesley Smith. Each volume holds ten stories from each author, divided loosely into five topics.

With over 600 pages of great detective reading focused on procedurals, Volume 1 sets the fantastic, can’t-put-down reading experience for these five great books. Crime fiction, detective fiction at its best, with the flavor of procedural blended with unique detectives.

Written by two bestselling masters of the genre, Detectives Collide in five volumes gives you hours and hours of great crime detective reading. A publishing event!

524 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication November 16, 2026

About the author

Kristine Kathryn Rusch is an award-winning mystery, romance, science fiction, and fantasy writer. She has written many novels under various names, including Kristine Grayson for romance, and Kris Nelscott for mystery. Her novels have made the bestseller lists –even in London– and have been published in 14 countries and 13 different languages.

Her awards range from the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award to the John W. Campbell Award. In the past year, she has been nominated for the Hugo, the Shamus, and the Anthony Award. She is the only person in the history of the science fiction field to have won a Hugo award for editing and a Hugo award for fiction.

In addition, she's written a number of nonfiction articles over the years, with her latest being the book "A Freelancer's Survival Guide".

She has also published as:
Sandy Schofield (collaborations with husband Dean Wesley Smith)
Kristine Grayson - romances
Kathryn Wesley (collaborations with husband Dean Wesley Smith)
Kris Nelscott - mysteries
Kris Rusch - historical fiction
Kris DeLake - romances