‘Hitmen, cons, winos, bag snatchers, killers and psychos, the wronged, the vengeful and the damned, all darken the pages off this superior crime anthology. Off The Record is seriously cool.’ - Howard Linskey, Author of The Drop, named in The Times best reads of 2011 'Buy this NOW! It's a great collection of stories from a great selection of writers. And it's for charity.' Paul Johnston, Author of the Matt Wells, Alex Mavros, and Quintilian Dalrymple series. 38 writers, 38 short stories based on classic song titles... The best writers from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, come together to produce an anthology of short stories, with all proceeds being donated to two Children's Literacy charities. In the UK, National Literacy Trust. In the US, Children's Literacy Initiative. Stories from - 1.Neil White - Stairway To Heaven 2.Col Bury – Respect 3.Steve Mosby – God Moving Over The Face Of Waters 4.Les Edgerton - Small Change 5.Heath Lowrance - I Wanna Be Your Dog 6.AJ Hayes - Light My Fire 7.Sean Patrick Reardon - Redemption Song 8.Ian Ayris - Down In The Tube Station At Midnight 9.Nick Triplow - A New England 10.Charlie Wade - Sheila Take A Bow 11.Iain Rowan - Purple Haze 12.Thomas Pluck - Free Bird 13.Matthew C. Funk - Venus In Furs 14.R Thomas Brown - Dock Of The Bay 15.Chris Rhatigan – Shadowboxer 16.Patti Abbott - Roll Me Away 17.Chad Rhorbacher - I Wanna Be Sedated 18.Court Merrigan - Back In Black 19.Paul D. Brazill - Life On Mars? 20.Nick Boldock – Superstition 21.Vic Watson - Bye Bye Baby 22.Benoit Lelievre - Blood On The Dancefloor 23.Ron Earl Phillips - American Pie 24.Chris La Tray – Detroit Rock City 25.Nigel Bird - Super Trouper 26.Pete Sortwell – So Low, So High 27.Julie Morrigan - Behind Blue Eyes 28.David Barber – Paranoid 29.McDroll - Nights In White Satin 30.Cath Bore - Be My Baby 31.Eric Beetner - California Dreamin' 32.Steve Weddle - A Day In The Life 33.Darren Sant - Karma Police 34.Simon Logan - Smells Like Teen Spirit 35.Luca Veste - Comfortably Numb 36.Nick Quantrill - Death Or Glory 37.Helen FitzGerald - Two Little Boys 38.Ray Banks - God Only Knows With forewords from UK writer Matt Hilton, and US writer Anthony Neil Smith
Author
Luca Veste is a writer of Italian and Liverpudlian heritage, married with two young daughters, and one of nine children. He studied psychology and criminology at university in Liverpool. He is the author of the Murphy and Rossi series, which includes DEAD GONE, THE DYING PLACE, BLOODSTREAM, and THEN SHE WAS GONE. Part psychological thriller, part police procedural, his books follow the detective pairing of DI David Murphy and DS Laura Rossi. The novels are set in Liverpool, bringing the city to life in a dark and terrifying manner...with just a splash of Scouse humour. "Astringent and artfully constructed." The Financial Times "A darkly impressive novel... disturbing and intelligent." The Times "A chilling début from a writer to watch..." Mark Billingham "Gripping, unpredictable, genuinely shocking and impossible to put down, Dead Gone is a remarkable début." Steve Mosby "A twisty, psychological crime debut in a gritty setting: a new favourite for police procedural lovers" Clare Mackintosh "Tense and darkly playful." Chris Ewan "A major new talent on the crime scene." Eva Dolan "Fresh...original." Mel Sherratt "Original and terrifying." Stav Sherez He is also the editor of the Spinetingler Award nominated charity anthology 'Off The Record', and co-editor of 'True Brit Grit', also an anthology of short stories for charity. He is a former civil servant, actor, singer and guitarist (although he still picks it up now and again), and now a full-time writer. He can be found at www.lucaveste.com and on twitter @LucaVeste
