A Warhammer Crime Anthology In the sprawling hive city of Varangantua, crime lords and gangers, law enforcers, and vigilantes live cheek-by-jowl – killers, thieves, and worse from all echelons of society doing what they can to survive. READ IT BECAUSE Return to Varangantua, a decaying hellscape where only the ruthless prosper. In such a choking and claustrophobic environment, neither law-maker nor law-breaker is safe from dark desperation or suspicion. The tension is palpable, and the threats are real. THE STORY In Once a Killer, Always a Killer by Mitchel Scanlon, Sanctioner Kirian Malenko goes after a former pit fighter on a killing spree, but knows more about the killer than he cares to admit, Chains by Jonathan D. Beer sees a cartel and a gang lord go head to head for the release of a valuable prisoner, and in Slate Run by Mike Brooks, a bodyguard gets more than she bargained for when she is hired for a gilded function… These collected tales of murder, betrayal, and corruption also contain stories from Nick Kyme, Denny Flowers, Jude Reid, Gareth Hanrahan, and Victoria Hayward. Welcome to Varangantua – watch your back. \- Chains (Short story) by Jonathan D Beer \- Slate Run (Short story) by Mike Brooks \- No City for Heroes (Short story) by Victoria Hayward \- Clear as Glass (Short story) by Denny Flowers \- Skeletons (Short story) by Nick Kyme \- Once a Killer, Always a Killer (Short story) by Mitchel Scanlon \- Grit in the Wheels (Short story) by Gareth Hanrahan \- Habeas Corpus (Short story) by Jude Reid

A Warhammer Crime Short Story The truth behind a killer – and the one chasing them – comes to light. READ IT BECAUSE ...always a killer. The finale of this two-part story unearths the past of Sanctioner Malenko and the murderer he's chasing through the shadows of Varangantua THE STORY In the final chapter of Once a Killer; Sanctioner Malenko continues his hunt for the spree killer Orvo 'The Ripper' Revnik, and must confront his and Revnik's dark, shared past.

A Warhammer Crime anthology Take another stroll through the back alleys and seedy dens of Varangantua, an Imperial hive city riddled with lawless gangs and filled with the ever-present stench of death. Start with the novella Bleedout, and finish up with six short stories from a variety of Black Library authors, both old and new. READ IT BECAUSE See the Imperium of Mankind from a different perspective, as luckless and desperate citizens do what they must to survive, and those with power cling to their privilege by any means necessary. DESCRIPTION Varangantua is broken. Vast, ancient, and crumbling, the city is a breeding ground for crime and corruption. Gangs and criminal cabals rule over massive, lawless territories, and many who claim to enforce the Law are complicit in allowing this rot to spread. The labyrinthine bureaucracy of the Imperium strangles those few idealists who seek to bring order. All the while, deadly, forgotten things lurk in the dark corners of Varangantua’s decaying districts, just waiting to be unearthed… CONTENTS Bleedout by Robert Rath The Verdant Sun by Gary Kloster Sanctioner by Chris Wraight Old Instincts by Jonathan D Beer Rites of Binding by Gareth Hanrahan No Third Chance by Noah Nguyen Extended Family by J C Stearns