Anthologies |
Several years ago we produced an anthology of crime stories set in well-known Memphis locations. Malice publishes anthologies to help fledgling writers receive a publishing credit to help further their writing careers. Our objective is to assist and encourage each member toward the goal of publication. Our anthologies give fledgling writers a publishing credit to help further their writing careers, and our published members an outlet outside their normal restraints. All members have an opportunity to submit.
Each of the tales in the anthologies deals with murder or theft or some other action, polite — and not so polite — that society frowns on. Needless to say, the stories are fiction, and so are all the characters, but the settings are quite real. |
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Memphis Mysteries | Book 1: Bluff City Mysteries
Bluff City Mysteries is the first anthology written by Malice members. All the stories are pure fiction, even if the locations in which they take place aren’t. We are always looking for interesting local landmarks to use as settings for great mysteries. The characters who inhabit these places in our stories are also fictional, as are the things they do, both good and bad. So don’t blame the blameless landmarks we’ve used. Remember, it’s all fiction
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Memphis Mysteries | Book 2: Ghost Stories
Bluff City Ghost Stories is the second anthology written by Malice members. In this book, the stories are set in the Mid-south area that also includes nearby towns in Tennessee outside of Memphis and also in places in Mississippi near the state line. The geographical locations include the Mississippi River and the areas across from Memphis, as well as several of the villages and farms that survived the onslaught of Union soldiers. They've included graveyards and battlefields, some Memphis landmarks that survive and some that don't. Memphis has been touched by wars, the Yellow Fever epidemics, the flu epidemic, floods, tornadoes, murders, and other hateful occurrences. Plenty of misery for the ghosts to feed upon. Many interesting locations to attach themselves to. From frightening apparitions to lighthearted specters, you’ll find pleasure in each carefully crafted story. As in our previous anthology, our stories are set in familiar places and landmarks, then create a fictional story and characters to bring it all to life. If you like ghostly hauntings with creaky stairs and rattling chains, this book is for you. You’ll find a wide variety of ghosts and ghouls to leave you with goosebumps, but remember, it’s all fiction.
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Memphis Mysteries | Book 3: Elmwood: Stories to Die For
The amazing storytellers of Malice in Memphis specialize in taking historical locations and fictionally embellishing them with new characters, mysteries, and murder. They have now taken on Memphis' finest and oldest active burial ground, the famous Elmwood Cemetery. Founded in 1852, it is the final resting place of over 75,000 residents. From the common to the infamous, from the powerful to the famous, they are all here. The tapestry of life and death in the Mid-South is laid out in a beautiful garden cemetery with sweeping vistas, massive ancient trees, and spectacular monuments from the Victorian age to modern sculptures. Malice in Memphis is now adding their special touch to the myriad of stories drifting among the mausoleums.
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Memphis Mysteries | Book 4: Memphis in Mayhem
Murder has never been this fun! Delve into the crime-ridden short stories set around the Memphis bluff. From classic Who-Done-It police procedurals to paranormal assistance in solving a crime, the local authors offer tales of mayhem and murder set in well-known Memphis locations, landmarks and events. Each of the tales in Mayhem in Memphis deals with murder or theft or some other action, polite — and not so polite — that society frowns on. Needless to say, the stories are fiction, and so are all the characters, but the settings are quite real.
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Memphis Mysteries | Book 5: Lies Along The Mississippi
In this fifth anthology, members of the award-winning Malice in Memphis writers group relate tales about the Mississippi River and its denizens. The people who live and work and die on her banks or in her muddy current recognize she is nobody's water park. There is something for every reader. Meet characters whose lives are defined by secrets, by barbecue, blues, ghost, killer and rescuers, lovers and haters, crime and — sometimes — punishment. All are touched by the river for good or more frequently by evil. The characters and the stories are fiction — the river is not!
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