Past Crime - Fiction River, Vol 10 Author:Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Editor) Laws change from culture to culture, decade to decade. Strange laws make criminals of ordinary citizens. Like the Massachusetts woman whose brother asks her for help, slave hunters at his heels. Or the Chinese immigrant who finds himself in the middle of a crooked game of Fan Tan. Or the Native American detective searching New York's Stonewa... more »ll Bar for a ratfink on the night of a world-changing riot. In this tenth fantastic Fiction River anthology, Past Crime runs the gamut of crimes past and creates one of the most delightful additions to the Fiction River anthology series.
Fiction River is an original fiction anthology series. Modeled on successful anthology series of the past, from Orbit to Universe to Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine, the goal of Fiction River is to provide a forum for "original ground-breaking fiction of all genres".
Contents:
Stolen In Passing / Dory Crowe: In 1857, the slave catchers arrive at Cape Cod in pursuit of a runaway.
New World Gambles / Leah Cutter: As the Canadian-Pacific is built, with a Tong connection Mei works tables in Victoria.
The Bank Teller / Jamie McNabb: He left Puget Sound for five years, but in 1901 returns seeking revenge against those who shanghaied him.
An Education For Thursday / Dean Wesley Smith: Arriving in Delamar, Idaho Angela seeks revenge against two rapists.
The Curious Case Of The Ha’Penny Detective / Lee Allred: In 1923 on the Canadian Pacific, Drennen and Nevins discuss Professor Chase.
The Horns Of Hather / Richard Quarry: Decreeing all will worship Aten, the Pharaoh sends Chenzira to stop the Festival of Opet.
Impressions / Lisa Silverthorne: In 1780s London, as a child he saw his first death mask; as an adult he hunts this serial killer.
The Raiders / by Cat Rambo: In 1858, he met the pickpocket in New York; they meet again as POWs in Andersonville.
The Monster In Our Midst / Kris Nelscott: In 1918 Arkansas, Lureen sends a postcard depicting a lynching to Emerson in Atlanta.
Blood And Lightning On The Newport Highway / by M. Elizabeth Castle: The Revenuer returns to Knoxville with plans for the nearby moonshiners.
Deathmobile / Michelle Lang: In 1977 Long Island, Mr. Deathmobile threatens Little Rocky and Tony.
The Stonewall Rat / by JC Andrijesdi: Working for the mob, he and his partner seek the informer at the gay establishment when a kid arrives; soon afterward the police raid the place.