In the Shadow of the Spires

by D.M. Domosea, Tisdale Flannery, Dale A. Grove

From the air, the town of Frederick, Maryland, looks quiet, peaceful, serene. But in the shadow of its imposing church spires, noirish things are happening. These eleven dark tales, pulled from the twisted brains of Frederick Writers Salon members,will take you to places familiar and unfamiliar.… the muck and mire of the C&O Canal… a sunny field studded with butterflies… dark alleys and abandoned bowling halls… a Civil War battlefield past and present…the futuristic wreckage of a malignant candy store… a child’s lemonade standWithin these venues you’ll find femme fatales, cynical antiheroes, wise cracks and wise guys. They’re all there waiting for you…in the shadow of the spires.

182 pages, Paperback

Published June 26, 2020

About the author

D.M. Domosea has an unquenchable thirst for geekable speculative fiction in all forms. Her work can be found in various anthologies, including Beach Pulp and Sandy Paws from Cat and Mouse Press. She also writes a monthly column for Luna Station Quarterly on speculative fiction-inspired artists. D.M. lives in the dwindling woodlands of Maryland with her family, who has yet to realize a solar-powered clone replaced her three years ago. You can find more of her work online at www.dmdomosea.com.

Reviews

[Suzanne Thackston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hard to be too objective, as I've got a piece in this one and was on the editing team. I think it's awesome.

[D.M. Domosea · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a one-thousand percent unbiased contributing author and publication manager for this book, I cannot recommend it highly enough. There are noir-inspired stories in here to suit all tastes: civil war crime drama, dark alien dystopia, femme fatale butterflies, sinister dead girls, a girl with a "dead guy on my doorstep" problem, deadly sexy bank heists, and more! Some stories are very noir in style, while others serve up other genres with a hint of noirish themes. If you like crime reads, seedy settings, flawed antagonists, and somewhat bleak endings...give this a try!

[Dale Bentz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun to read Frederick featured in fiction, fantastic.