Rob D. Smith

Rob D. Smith

@robdsmith.bsky.social

Writer of crime, horror, and dark speculative fiction. Editor at Rock and a Hard Place Press. Author of pulp thriller Good-Looking Ugly. Find more about me at https://robdsmith.carrd.co/

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Rob D. Smith
@robdsmith.bsky.social

My story Mama will be out this October in Best American Mystery and Suspense 2026 edited by @stephcha.bsky.social & @meganabbott.bsky.social from @harpercollins.bsky.social @marinerbooks.bsky.social Beyond excited to be a part of this talented collection. www.harpercollins.com/products/the...

harpercollins.comThe Best American Mystery and Suspense 2026A collection of the year’s best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by Edgar-winning author and screenwriter Megan Abbott and series editor Steph Ch...

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M.E. Proctor
@meproctor.bsky.social

Oopsie... here's the full review at Best Thriller Books "...Yet beneath the humor and unmistakable noir atmosphere is a thoughtful exploration of loyalty, grief, trauma, and the emotional cost of protecting others ..." www.bestthrillerbooks.com/teresa-brock...

bestthrillerbooks.comThe Way You Say My Name By ME Proctor — the best thriller booksDeclan Shaw is back, and M.E. Proctor has delivered another outstanding addition to a series that deserves far more attention! When Amanda Spencer disappears without explanation, Declan takes on a mis...

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Megan Abbott
@meganabbott.bsky.social

What an experience! I so loved working with Steph Cha on this year's Best American, and am so lucky to get to share these 20 stories (and 20 incredible writers) with everyone.

Steph Cha@stephcha.bsky.social

Hey, it’s Best American day! This is my sixth volume as series editor of Best American Mystery and Suspense, and I had the honor of working with my revered friend @meganabbott.bsky.social to select these 20 exceptional stories.

Rob D. Smith
@robdsmith.bsky.social

Very grateful for all your hard work Steph and Megan. 🙏

Steph Cha@stephcha.bsky.social

Hey, it’s Best American day! This is my sixth volume as series editor of Best American Mystery and Suspense, and I had the honor of working with my revered friend @meganabbott.bsky.social to select these 20 exceptional stories.

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James D.F. Hannah
@jamesdfhannah.bsky.social

Steph has truly elevated BAMS since taking the reins. It's always a phenomenal read. Celebratory shout-out to friends @robdsmith.bsky.social, @wandamowrites.bsky.social, @cheaddc.bsky.social, @meproctor.bsky.social and @meaganlucas.bsky.social for their great stories in this year's edition.

Steph Cha@stephcha.bsky.social

Hey, it’s Best American day! This is my sixth volume as series editor of Best American Mystery and Suspense, and I had the honor of working with my revered friend @meganabbott.bsky.social to select these 20 exceptional stories.

Rob D. Smith
@robdsmith.bsky.social

Out this week w/ my story Mama in BAMS 26 edited by @stephcha.bsky.social & @meganabbott.bsky.social featuring perilous stories from great writers like @meaganlucas.bsky.social @wandamowrites.bsky.social @pmraymond.bsky.social @meproctor.bsky.social & others! www.harpercollins.com/products/the...

harpercollins.comThe Best American Mystery and Suspense 2026“Crime fiction has always been outsider fiction, and this anthology, too, is a safe harbor for misfits and outcasts,” writes guest editor Megan Abbott. Full...
Rob D. Smith
@robdsmith.bsky.social

One of the best comic series out right now. Not just one of the best crime comics one of the BEST comics.

Chris Condon@christophcondon.bsky.social

THAT TEXAS BLOOD: HELL COMES TO ALLISON RANCH issue one is out TODAY. Art & Cover: @thatjacobphillips.bsky.social Letters: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Color assists: @pipmartin.bsky.social Back matter design: @tivey.bsky.social Pub: @imagecomics.com

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Preview @imagecomics.com's THAT TEXAS BLOOD: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch #1 by @christophcondon.bsky.social & @thatjacobphillips.bsky.social ~ covers by Phillips, @martinsimmonds.bsky.social, @luanavecchio.bsky.social & Mark Chiarello #ThatTexasBlood #ImageComics comicsbodega.com/preview-that...

comicsbodega.comPreview THAT TEXAS BLOOD: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch #1THE ACCLAIMED FAN-FAVORITE SERIES RETURNS WITH A JAM-PACKED NEW NUMBER ONE, PERFECT FOR NEW READERS!

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Paul J. Garth
@pauljgarth.bsky.social

Hey, my novella (more a short novel, really) THE LOW WHITE PLAIN is back out and available in paperback. Get it if you like wintery noir, fucked up families, really big guns, triple crosses, and ultraviolence (specifically perpetuated on shithead neo-nazis). Oh and maybe a bit of occultism to!

frankzafiro.bsky.social@frankzafiro.bsky.social

This week's paperback release from A GRIFTER'S SONG is @pauljgarth.bsky.social's "The Low White Plain." Sam and Rachel face a strange combination of wealth, deception, and zealotry on the cold plains of Nebraska. amzn.to/4iF9TC5

amzn.toThe Low White Plain (A Grifter's Song)Amazon.com: The Low White Plain (A Grifter's Song): 9781972168141: Garth, Paul J., Zafiro, Frank: Books

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Curtis Ippolito
@curtisippolito.bsky.social

Anyone like cheap, great books?

Curtis Ippolito@curtisippolito.bsky.social

My new novel, Waves of Burden is only THREE bucks for the ebook. That is not a sale. That’s the regular price. Just thought you could use that piece of information…

bookshop.orgWaves of BurdenDrew Jones is trying to scrape a life together. A long-time resident of San Diego County's foster care system, distrust, shock, and danger are all he's ever known. Now married, with a contracting busi...

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Alex Segura
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Cover Reveal! Here’s a look at the cover to my next crime novel, Thin Dead Line, plus an exclusive excerpt, over at @crimereads.bsky.social! Out in May from Thomas & Mercer! crimereads.com/thin-dead-li...

crimereads.comThin Dead Line: Excerpt and Cover Reveal1984 “Aqui viene el Leon.”  Here comes the Lion.  The words seemed to hang over the tiny Miami storefront. Oscar, Pepe’s boss, spoke to them almost nonchalantly. Because, on any other day, this wou…

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SACosby
@blacktopkid.bsky.social

Im still yelling at ppl to read the best LA Noir novel in 25 years A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE by Jordan Harper. Its a tour de force of existential malaise and philosophical morality set against the Day-Glo false artifice of Hollywood, where there are no rules only prices ( thats a line from the book😎)

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priscilla page
@priscillapage.bsky.social

very excited to report that I contributed an essay - and an interview with Shane Black - to Arrow's new release of The Last Boy Scout

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***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Coming on October 11th in the UK and October 12th in North America on separate #4K and Blu-ray from @arrowvideo.bsky.social: #TheLastBoyScout (1991)! THE GOAL IS TO SURVIVE. From the star of Die Hard, the director of Top Gun, the writer of Lethal Weapon and the