Westward Weird

DAW, February 2012 (320 pages, $7.99)
ISBN-13: 9780756407186

From a Western circus where monsters and heroes collide, to a Civil War robot that clanks into battle, to a mining family that encounters parallel universes, Westward Weird features thirteen original stories that open the Old West to new frontiers of science fiction and fantasy.

Jeff’s story is “Black Train.”.

Ghost Towns

Pinnacle Books, July 2010 (300 pages, $6.99)
Mass Market Paperback, ISBN: 978-0-7860-1956-4

The sound of a crowded saloon...The cry of a train coming through the night...The pounding of horses ridden by friends or foe...From the searing sun to snow-steeped winters, towns called Sentinel, Iron Mountain, and St. Elmo stood strong and fierce - before they finally died. Now, these ghost towns return to life under the spell of such great Western tale-tellers as Louis L'Amour, Elmer Kelton, William W. Johnstone, Bill Brooks, Loren D. Estleman, Johnny D. Boggs, and "New York Times" bestseller Margaret Coel. From a soldier on the run from the fires of war...From a gambler who has long since played his last hand...To a solitary, singing rifle man protecting a besieged town...With dreamers and schemers, with men and women of courage, conscience, and faith, here is an unforgettable round-up of astounding adventures fuelled by a passion for the West the way it really was - and the way it lives on forever.

Jeff’s story is “Contention City, 1951.”

Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads

Oceanview Publishing, July 2010 (408 pages, $27.95)
Hardcover, ISBN: 9781933515564

The most riveting reads in history meet today's biggest thriller writers in Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads.
Edited by David Morrell and Hank Wagner, Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads examines 100 seminal works of suspense through essays contributed by such esteemed modern thriller writers as: David Baldacci, Steve Berry, Sandra Brown, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Tess Gerritsen, Heather Graham, John Lescroart, Gayle Lynds, Katherine Neville, Michael Palmer, James Rollins, R. L. Stine, and many more.

Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads features 100 works - from Beowulf to The Bourne Identity, Dracula to Deliverance, Heart of Darkness to The Hunt for Red October - deemed must-reads by the International Thriller Writers organization.

Much more than an anthology, Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads goes deep inside the most notable thrillers published over the centuries. Through lively, spirited, and thoughtful essays that examine each work's significance, impact, and influence,

Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads provides both historical and personal perspective on those spellbinding works that have kept readers on the edge of their seats for centuries.

Not fiction, but a collection of writings about fiction; Jeff’s essay is on Jeffery Deaver’s The Bone Collector.

The Phantom Chronicles, Volume 2

Moonstone Books, June, 2010 (256 pages, $16.95)
Trade Paperback, ISBN: 978-1933076577

High adventure and intrigue in the African jungle, on the high seas, and in the streets! There is always justice that needs to be served, whether it's in the present... or the past. Since 1936, The Phantom has been thrilling audiences who crave adventure! Nearly five centuries ago, during a daring raid at sea, pirates took the life of merchant ship captain Christopher Standish. In the heat of the pitched battle aboard the ship, Standish's son was knocked overboard to wash ashore on a remote beach. After stumbling upon the body of his father's killer, young Standish swore an oath on the murderer's skull to devote his life, and the lives of his sons and their sons, to the destruction of piracy, greed, cruelty, and injustice. To the outside world, this man, seemingly immortal, has always worn the mask. As the legend grew, it transcended the life of any one mortal. And that legend became The Phantom! The Phantom Chronicles Volume 2 contains 15 all-new prose stories, complete with spot illustrations. Plus, for the first time anywhere, this volume details the never-before-revealed, first-ever team-up of The Phantom and The Green Hornet, as scribed by master wordsmith Harlan Ellison! Features an introduction by The Phantom creator's daughter, Diane Falk!

Jeff’s story is the hard-boiled crime tale “The Leopard’s Eye.”

Hellbound Hearts

Pocket Books, September 2009 (352 pages, $16.00)
Trade Paperback, ISBN: 1439140901

Clive Barker's iconic masterpiece The Hellbound Heart, the novella adapted into the film Hellraiser, unleashed a new mythology of horror, brilliantly conceived and born of the darkest imagination. Now, enter this visionary world -- the merciless realm of the demonic Cenobites -- in this collection of stories inspired by The Hellbound Heart. Featured here is the graphic work "Wordsworth," from bestselling author Neil Gaiman and artist Dave McKean, who unlock an explicit way to violate innocence -- one torturous puzzle at a time.... New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong logs on to a disturbing website for gamers, where the challenge is agonizing, and the solution beyond painful. When his father disappears, an Oxford student returns to his family's mansion, where a strange mechanism in the cellar holds a curious power, in a haunting illustrated work by Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola.

Jeff’s contribution is “Santos del Infierno.”

Tales of Zorro

Moonstone Books, June 2008 (288 pages, $18.95)
Trade Paperback, ISBN: 978-1933076317

Moonstone Books is proud to present Tales of Zorro, a brand-new anthology featuring 18 tales of the fox - the first collection of original Zorro short fiction ever published! This landmark compilation, edited by Richard Dean Starr, includes all-new stories and essays by some of today's top writers in film and literature.

Jeff’s story, “Mission Gold,” kicks off the collection.

Lost Trails

Pinnacle Books, May 2007 (256 pages, $6.99)
Mass Market Paperback, ISBN: 978-0-7860-1824-6

Lost Trails features inventive, hard-riding, action-packed stories by America's best Western writers. Louis L'Amour, Elmer Kelton, William W. Johnstone, Loren Estleman, Johnny Boggs, Don Coldsmith, and many more, share tales of the legends born out of the wild frontier. So sit a spell and listen to a good ol' yarn about Mark Twain's meeting with Buffalo Bill, a man who shoed horses for Jesse James, or a little known nugget about Cochise by the legendary Louis L'Amour... and for a time, you can find yourself riding those Lost Trails with the real people that make the legends of the West come alive today.

My story, The Ones He Never Mentioned explores the previously undisclosed first killing of killer John Wesley Hardin—and the ones following that he had to commit in order to keep that one covered up.

Star Trek SCE Omibus Book 4: No Surrender

Pocket Books, May 2003, (336 pages, $6.99)
Mass Market Paperback, ISBN: 0-743-46443-5
Reprints the Star Trek SCE eBook #13 of the same name.

The Kursican Orbital Incarceration Platform -- known as "the Plat" -- is the primary prison facility for Kursican, a world applying for Federation membership. When the Plat malfunctions, the da Vinci is sent to Kursican to board and repair the out-of-control orbital station. But the da Vinci crew finds itself in the midst of a political firestorm, as the malfunction is the result of sabotage by a group of political agitators -- one of whom is Augustus Bradford, an old friend of Captain Gold's. While Commander Gomez and her crack S.C.E. team try to put the Plat right, Gold must balance his duty against his loyalty to his friend -- before Kursican explodes!

Angel: The Longest Night

December sure tis the season and all that, but evil generally isn't up for a holiday. And December 21st well, that's usually the winter solstice. A.K.A. the longest night of the year. It's easy enough to see why this night would practically be the undead New Years Eve, which means, visions or no, it's a crunch time for Angel Investigations. Now, in the first-ever Angel short story collection, follow our gang hour-by-hour, evil-by-evil. From twilight to daylight, Angel, Cordelia, Wesley, and Gunn have to keep the forces of darkness at bay even when black magick has a head start... My story is called "A Joyful Noise" and it's set during the 7 pm hour. It's loaded with surprise guest stars, so if you're an Angel fan you're definitely going to want to check it out!

No Surrender
Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers #13

Pocket Books, February 2002 ( $3.50 )

The Kursican Orbital Incarceration Platform -- known as "the Plat" -- is the primary prison facility for Kursican, a world applying for Federation membership. When the Plat malfunctions, the da Vinci is sent to Kursican to board and repair the out-of-control orbital station. But the da Vinci crew finds itself in the midst of a political firestorm, as the malfunction is the result of sabotage by a group of political agitators -- one of whom is Augustus Bradford, an old friend of Captain Gold's. While Commander Gomez and her crack S.C.E. team try to put the Plat right, Gold must balance his duty against his loyalty to his friend -- before Kursican explodes!

The Last Rainmaking Song  in  Full Spectrum 
Bantam Books, 1988 

Behind Enemy Lines  in  Deadlines: The Anthology With No Name Vol. 1 
A Fistful of Dead Guys
Format: Paperback, 207pp. 
ISBN: 1889546658 
Publisher: Pinnacle Entertainment Group 
Pub. Date: December  1999