Homicide Host Presents: A Collection of Original Mysteries

by Robert J. Randisi, Sandra Brewer, Margaret Lawrence

A compilation of new short stories from the best in the U.S.

Hardcover

First published August 1, 1996

About the author

Robert Joseph Randisi was a prolific American author, editor, and screenwriter, best known for his work in detective and Western fiction. He wrote over 650 books, including The Gunsmith series under the pen name J.R. Roberts, and edited more than 30 anthologies. A co-founder of Mystery Scene magazine, the American Crime Writers League, and Western Fictioneers, he also established The Private Eye Writers of America and created the Shamus Award. Randisi collaborated on novels with Eileen Davidson and Vince Van Patten, and created memorable characters such as Miles Jacoby, Joe Keough, and The Rat Pack. He received multiple lifetime achievement awards and the John Seigenthaler Humanitarian Award.

Reviews

[Kelly Wagner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall a good collection, but despite the name, not all of these were murder mysteries, and at least one was just a horror story, not a mystery at all. Some stories by familiar authors which I hadn't read elsewhere.

[Jaye]

Fast read. Good short stories.