The police say "involuntary manslaughter," but a tragic accident turns out instead to be murder, plain and simple. And San Francisco Homicide Inspector Stanley Korski, on leave from the force and his unrequited love for fellow detective Tom Danzel, walks right into a murderer's web of treachery. Wrong, Stanley. Deadly wrong.

The first in a new mystery series from the legendary author of the Man From C.A.M.P. and Longhorns, Victor J. Banis. Straight cop, gay cop, and a woman who "isn't real." Tom and Stanley are on the trail of a drag queen serial killer, and along the way, they find themselves engaged in a more intimate pursuit, trying to resolve another mystery: their unexpected attraction to one another.

Partners in peril. Stanley thinks he's being stalked-but by whom, and why? Tom is determined to protect Stanley-but from what? Or is it really Tom who's being stalked? There are clues, to be sure, but they're like trying to to gather bits of mist, like chasing ghosts: words of love, left unsaid; a long ago injustice; a vanished child; a man, embittered. Memories, yes, but which of them are real, and which are only dreamed? With each new piece, the puzzle shifts, the picture changes.

Roger needed Lenny, or thought he did, but he did not need Zak or Marty, or the way Lenny acted under their influence. And he definitely did not need to have them move in with him. But Roger's needs and wants were no longer on Lenny's mind. He had another agenda: taking Roger for all he was worth. And he didn't particularly care what he had to do to get his hands on the family jewels! A classic novel of gay life.

The House of the Dead: a mortuary whose directors are drop dead gorgeous and terminally horny-and one of them up to mischief. Stanley and Tom try to separate the naturally dead from the murdered dead and find themselves awash with coffins-until they come to the one Stanley's name on it.Deadly Slumber indeed.

Publisher's Weekly has said that Victor J. Banis has "the master's touch in storytelling," and nowhere is this more true than in this collection. From horror to literary fiction, from contemporary characters to older settings, Banis continues to show why he is widely heralded for his talent and style. Compiled here for the first time in one volume are Banis' Untreed Reads short story releases.These include:Tell Them Katy DidThe Kiss of DeathMidnight SpecialChanging ViewsNeighborsIllusionsCloudsThe Princess of the Andes

The hospital says it was an accident. Patience Pendleton says someone is trying to murder her father - but who? Her demented twin, Prudence? Or Farley, the jilted fiancee, who thought he would be marrying money? Or Zack, the queer brother threatened with disinheritance? Or, might it be the ghosts of past evil...? #5 in the Deadly Series

While investigating a murder, detective Tom Danzel and his partner Stanley Korski discover a hotel serving delicacies not normally found on a room service menu. As the body count increases, it'll take all their skills to survive this deadly kind of love.

Her husband was dead. That was the price he had paid for that one, foolish kiss. Now, someone else must pay, too - and she had vowed that the price would be the same. A short story.