
Thirteen ways to remember the dead. Thirteen histories of a loving husband. Betty Peppercorn is burning her husband Frank today. Well, she's burning her property. The corpse she was left with as a reward for loving somebody for better or worse. Frank exists only in her thoughts, anymore. To her knowledge, Frank had no friends. Betty's not even sure he existed before they met. It comes as a major surprise, then, when several strange faces appear at the funeral, each of them bringing their own stories of what Frank meant to them. As the day goes on, it becomes increasingly apparent that Frank was not the man she thought he was. Thirteen new and established writers collide in this brand new novel-of-stories project from Ryan Bracha, the brains behind Twelve Mad Men, The Switched, and The Dead Man Trilogy. All proceeds will be donated to Alzheimer's charities. Featuring contributions from: Dominic Adler - The Ninth Circle Jason Beech - Moorlands Kevin Berg - Indifference Paul D. Brazill - A Case of Noir, Guns of Brixton, Kill Me Quick Robert Cowan - The Search For Ethan, For All is Vanity Craig Furchtenicht - Dimebag Bandits, Behind the 8 Ball Shervin Jamali - The Devil's Lieutenant Jason Michel - The Death of Three Colours, The Black-Hearted Beat Allen Miles - This is How You Disappear Alex Shaw - The Aidan Snow series Martin Stanley - The Gamblers, Glasgow Grin, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Billingham Forum Mark Wilson - The dEaDINBURGH series, On The Seventh Day, Ice Cold Alice
Authors


Paul D. Brazill is the author of A Case Of Noir, Guns Of Brixton & Roman Dalton- Werewolf PI. He was born in England and lives in Poland. He is an International Thriller Writers Inc member whose writing has been translated into Italian, Polish and Slovene. He has had writing published in various magazines and anthologies, including The Mammoth Books of Best British Crime 8,10 and 11, alongside the likes of Ian Rankin, Neil Gaiman and Lee Child. He edited the best- selling anthology True Brit Grit – with Luca Veste.


Ryan Bracha is the Amazon best-selling author of eleven novels, a novella, and a collection of stories. At the age of twenty four, he had written and directed his first and only feature film 'Tales From Nowhere' which was described (by him and nobody else) as 'Pulp Fiction meets Kes' and was well received on its very limited release around his native South Yorkshire. Whilst his dalliance with the film industry was rewarding, it was very brief. Like a drunken one night stand he can barely remember anymore. What it did, however, was plant a seed of desire to tell transgressive and subversive stories. Almost four years in the making, his debut novel 'Strangers are Just Friends you Haven't Killed yet' was released to no acclaim and his friends agreed that it was hard work, but rewarding, like finally achieving a bowel movement in the midst of constipation. He then endeavoured to improve his output with every book released, pushing the boundaries of your taste and sensibilities, whilst working to an ethos of releasing the most original and daring fiction on the market. He is building up an aggressively loyal readership, who would fight you if you didn't get on board the Ry-Train, so, you know, buying and reading Ryan Bracha books is good for your health. Probably start with The Switched. It's Ryan's favourite book. He lives in Barnsley with his wife and daughter, two cats, and a flea infestation. Visit www.ryanbracha.webs.com for more information. Work by Ryan Bracha: * Tales From Nowhere - Screenplay (2005) * Dirt Merchants - Screenplay (2006) * Strangers Are Just Friends You Haven't Killed Yet - Novel (2012) * Tomorrow's Chip Paper - Novel (2013) * Bogies, and other equally messed up tales of love, lust, drugs and grandad porn' - Collection (2013) * Paul Carter is a Dead Man - Novel (2014) * Twelve Mad Men - Novel of stories (2014) * Ben Turner is a Dead Man - Novel (2015) * The Switched - Novel (2015) * Davie Craig is a Dead Man - Novel (2016) * After Call Work: Verbal Warning - Novel (2016) * Phoebe Jeebies and The Man Who Annoyed Everybody - Novel (2016) * After Call Work: Gross Misconduct - Novel (2017) * The Thirteen Lives of Frank Peppercorn - Novel of stories (2017)

I've been writing for as long as I can remember, but it wasn't until recently that it just seemed to click. I've had stories locked away, but suddenly, and unexpectedly, they now need to get out. I completed the first draft of "The Devil's Lieutenant" in just two months, and that was as a result of writing when I had the opportunity to do so. My 8-5 job and family still came first. I look forward to the day when I can be a full time writer who can take my children to school, pick them up and chauffeur them to various activities, with a healthy dose of writing in between. I believe that day might be right around the corner. Also, my favorite punctuation mark is the semi-colon; it's often used incorrectly, but it's always winking at you!

My name is Craig Furchtenicht. I live in the beautiful state of Iowa, USA. I work as a mechanical technician for a large toothbrush manufactoring facilty. In my spare time I enjoy the outdoors, spending time with my wife and of course writing. My first novel, "Dimebag Bandits", was published last year and I am currently working on the follow up to it. The second work also takes place in Iowa, mainly in the fictional towns of Cameron and Cedar Ridge. Most of the ideas for my books come from past personal experience, both good and bad. Many revolve around extreme situations involving recreational drug use and the violence that accompanies them. I do not condone these activities, but god only knows that without my years of mispent youth I would not have the material to fill my pages today. I also write short story collections that lean towards the horror/bizarro genre. These works include "The Blue Dress Paradigm" and the upcoming "Night Speed Zero". All of which can be found on Amazon.com Enjoy.

