Crimes Against Nature: New Stories of Environmental Villainy
COMING OCTOBER 7, 2024
Pollution, climate change, energy, toxic waste…
We read about environmental issues every day. In this anthology fifteen of the best mystery writers in the business have looked at the subject from their own unique points of view.
The contributors are:
Michael Bracken, Susan Breen, Sarah M. Chen, Barb Goffman, Karen Harrington, Janice Law, R.T. Lawton, Robert Lopresti, Jon McGoran, Josh Pachter, Gary Phillips, SJ Rozan, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Mark Stevens, David Heska Hanbli Weiden.
The writers are putting their money where their mouths are, because half of their royalties are going to environmentally-focused nonprofits chosen by the authors.
Coming from Down and Out Books on October 7th!
Leaf through this anthology of eco-crime fiction where the environment is at the root of every mystery, a groundbreaking collection sure to be a hit with mystery lovers and tree-huggers alike!
—Twist Phelan, Thriller-Award winning author
Don’t pick up Crimes Against Nature just because it’s for a good cause. (A bunch of good causes, actually.) Pick it up because it’s packed with great stories from some of the best crime writers working today. You’ll be glad you did — and so will Mother Nature.
–Steve Hockensmith, author of Holmes on the Range and The White Magic Five and Dime
This environmentally villainous anthology features fifteen stories as diverse as their topics—from volcanoes to toxic waste to secondhand smoke—and some of the most creative plots I’ve seen in a long time. Also featured: a lineup of writers who are wickedly good at suspense and deception. I thoroughly enjoyed this book!
–John M. Floyd, Edgar nominee and Shamus Award winner
It isn’t nice to fool Mother Nature. Sometimes she gets even. Sometimes she needs a little help. This collection from Down and Out Books and editor Robert Lopresti is chock full of ripping yarns of revenge, poetic justice, and even a few thought-provoking lessons about protecting the only world we absolutely know supports life, from an assemblage of the best short story writers in the business. Highly recommended!
–Richard Helms, Derringer, Thriller, Macavity, and Shamus Award-winning author of Holy City
