Fantastic detectives come in many forms, from dogs to elves to eggs. (Yes, eggs.) And fantastic detective stories come in all mystery subgenres, from cozy to hard-boiled. (Remember. Eggs.) All of these forms and subgenres combine to create one of the most delightful additions to the Fiction River anthology series. With stories featuring New York Times bestseller Kevin J. Anderson’s popular zombie detective Dan Shamble and USA Today bestseller Dean Wesley Smith’s most beloved character, Poker Boy, Fantastic Detectives provides Fiction River’s most creative volume yet! Foreword: Just Great Stories by Dean Wesley Smith Introduction: Fantastic Writers by Kristine Kathryn Rusch Case Cracked by Joe Cron Living with the Past by Dayle A. Dermatis All She Can Be by Karen L. Abrahamson Under Oregon by Kara Legend Role Model by Kevin J. Anderson Death in Hathaway Tower by Ryan M. Williams Trouble Aboard the Flying Scotsman by Alistair Kimble Containing Patient Zero by Paul Eckheart Canine Agent Rocky Arnold vs. The Evil Alliance by Juliet Nordeen An Incursion of Mice by Kristine Kathryn Rusch They’re Back! by Dean Wesley Smith