BUSTED FLUSH PRESS was created in 2005 by David Thompson, an employee of Houston's Murder By The Book, one of the nation's oldest and largest mystery bookstores. The intent of the press is to reprint fine thrillers and hard-boiled crime fiction. You can order these books from Murder By The Book or a wonderful mystery bookstore near you. Check out the links on the right to find out all the information you want to know about BFP and the books we produce. We do reprints and anthologies as well as limited editions. There is also information for booksellers, a list of places to buy the books, a list of author events in Houston and a way to contact us. And last but not least, please join our Mailing List to keep up with what's new with BFP.   You can now read Bill Crider's "Cranked," the 2007 Edgar Award-nominated short story from DAMN NEAR DEAD here (PDF format). It was also nominated for the Anthony Award and was the winner of the Derringer Award!   Daniel Woodrell's story, "Uncle," in A Hell of a Woman has been nominated for an Anthony Award and a 2008 Edgar® for Best Short Story!   NOW AVAILABLE!! Walking the Perfect Square (by Reed Farrel Coleman) "Reed Farrel Coleman is one of the more original voices to emerge from the crime fiction field in the last ten years. For the uninitiated, Walking the Perfect Square is the place to start."    —George Pelecanos Read an excerpt from Walking the Perfect Square here. Noblesse Oblige (by Cynthia Smith) "Cool, sardonic, and unflappable Emma Rhodes sparkles diamond bright in Cynthia Smith's clever, twisty tales. This highly original series has panache. A winning hand from Busted Flush Press."    —Carolyn Hart A Hell of a Woman: An Anthology of Female Noir (edited by Megan Abbott; foreword by Val McDermid) "A Hell of a Woman is not only an exceptionally entertaining anthology, it's an invaluable resource that will be cherished by aficionados of the genre."    —Chicago Tribune The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald / The Woman Who Fell from Grace (by David Handler; introduction by Dean James) The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald won the 1991 Edgar® Award for Best Paperback Original! "A wonderful series—fresh and fun and as good as mystery writing gets."    —Mark Schweizer, author of The Alto Wore Tweed Redemption Street (by Reed Farrel Coleman; foreword by Peter Spiegelman; new afterword by Reed Farrel Coleman) "Reed Farrel Coleman makes claim to a unique corner of the private detective genre with Redemption Street. With great poignancy and passion he constructs a tale that fittingly underlines how we are all captives of the past."    —Michael Connelly     COMING SOON! Impolite Society, by Cynthia Smith "You want a heroine who never takes guff from anyone? Who does things her own way and be damned to anyone who doesn't like it? Then sit down with this book, and enjoy the immensely entertaining, never boring Emma Rhodes."    —Dean James, award-winning author of the Wanda Nell Culpepper mysteries (writing as Jimmie Ruth Evans) For fans of Nancy Martin, Kerry Greenwood, Marne Davis Kellogg, and Jane Stanton Hitchcock! A. E. Maxwell's Fiddler & Fiora series, finally back in print! Just Another Day in Paradise (coming in summer/fall 2008) The Frog and the Scorpion Gatsby's Vineyard Just Enough Light to Kill "The writing is lean and restrained, and Fiddler, growing from book to book, gives Travis McGee a real run for his money."    —Los Angeles Times "Maxwell is good, really good, able to create believable, engaging, and original characters and set them plausibly into a story of nonstop suspense"    —Chicago Sun-Times The James Deans, by Reed Farrel Coleman Back in print, the Shamus / Barry / Anthony Award-winning third Moe Prager novel. With a new foreword by New York Times best-seller Michael Connelly and two Moe Prager short stories! Plus, a special excerpt from 2009's original novel, Tower, by Ken Bruen and Reed Farrel Coleman. Coming in winter 2009.     AWARD NOMINATIONS Bill Crider's "Cranked" (from Damn Near Dead) was nominated for a 2007 Edgar® Award nomination for Best Short Story! PLUS... Bill Crider's "Cranked" and Stuart MacBride's "Daphne McAndrews & the Smack-Head Junkies", from Damn Near Dead, was nominated for 2007 Derringer Awards PLUS... Damn Near Dead was nominated for two 2007 Anthony Awards for Best Short Story: Bill Crider's "Cranked" and Megan Abbott's "Policy"!

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