Arabian Noir Anthology Well it's sort of out and available for pre-sale - Arabian Noir, the Gulf Chapter anthology of the CWA (Crime Writers' Association).
I have both a poem (Murder in the Middle East), which lists some of the numerous meme-ish deaths that could befall you in Arabia - a bit like the film A Million Ways to Die in the West, and a short story titled Solid Evidence, concerning a frozen body and its identification.
I'm appearing in the anthology alongside 13 other fellow crime writers including Michael Lynes and Alex Shaw, who together were the brains and much of the effort behind getting the anthology compiled and published.
And what can I say about the cover? The Dubai skyline, a crescent moon and a Philip Marlowe-looking character in a trilby and a raincoat, his identity hidden in shadow, while smoking a cigarette, the smoke from it looking like a genie emerging from a lamp.
Here's the presale link:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP1KN5WG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1F97KMKLK62F3&keywords=arabian+noir+lynes&qid=1701063370&sprefix=arabian+noir+lyne,aps,296&sr=8-1
It's been a while since I've had a story in a book and my Detective Inspector Williamson Yarn is a doozy. So why not check it out?
Below are links to my short-listed story for the National newspaper and for a couple of stories that appeared on the Every Day Fiction site - where you can leave a comment and a rating if you so desire. WARNING - Exodus Mortis is a bit disturbing:
http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/short-story-a-day-for-decisiveness
https://everydayfiction.com/oh-christmas-tree-by-paul-a-freeman/
https://everydayfiction.com/exodus-mortis-by-paul-a-freeman/
Happy writing!
I have both a poem (Murder in the Middle East), which lists some of the numerous meme-ish deaths that could befall you in Arabia - a bit like the film A Million Ways to Die in the West, and a short story titled Solid Evidence, concerning a frozen body and its identification.
I'm appearing in the anthology alongside 13 other fellow crime writers including Michael Lynes and Alex Shaw, who together were the brains and much of the effort behind getting the anthology compiled and published.
And what can I say about the cover? The Dubai skyline, a crescent moon and a Philip Marlowe-looking character in a trilby and a raincoat, his identity hidden in shadow, while smoking a cigarette, the smoke from it looking like a genie emerging from a lamp.
Here's the presale link:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP1KN5WG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1F97KMKLK62F3&keywords=arabian+noir+lynes&qid=1701063370&sprefix=arabian+noir+lyne,aps,296&sr=8-1
It's been a while since I've had a story in a book and my Detective Inspector Williamson Yarn is a doozy. So why not check it out?
Below are links to my short-listed story for the National newspaper and for a couple of stories that appeared on the Every Day Fiction site - where you can leave a comment and a rating if you so desire. WARNING - Exodus Mortis is a bit disturbing:
http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/short-story-a-day-for-decisiveness
https://everydayfiction.com/oh-christmas-tree-by-paul-a-freeman/
https://everydayfiction.com/exodus-mortis-by-paul-a-freeman/
Happy writing!
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