Three noir short stories “from the other side of the human condition.”

Bloodstains On The Wall
By Mike Dennis
5 Stars  –  10 Reviews

Kindle Price:  $0.99
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Here’s the set-up:

From the other side of the human condition comes this collection of noir tales by Mike Dennis.

1. FULLY LOADED

It’s 1984 and Biloxi, Mississippi has seen better days. Sherry Lamar, used car saleswoman extraordinaire, is feeling the pinch. Then one day, a stranger walks onto her small car lot and ushers her into a world of steamy sex and murder.

2. THE DEVIL DRIVES A BIG MERCEDES

A seven-year-old boy is playing with his two younger sisters when a minor accident occurs. One of the sisters is to blame, but she blames the boy and their mother believes her, punishing the boy. This starts him on a downward spiral into self-doubt and later, depravity, that will last his entire life.

3. BLOCK

A famous crime fiction novelist thinks the current book she’s working on will revive her sagging fortunes. Halfway through it, however, she develops writer’s block and is unable to continue her story, until a mysterious early-morning phone caller claims to have the answers.

Visit Mike Dennis’ Amazon Page

After thirty years as a professional musician (piano), Mike Dennis left Key West and moved to Las Vegas to become a professional poker player. In November 2010, his noir novel, THE TAKE, was released by L&L Dreamspell. It’s a story of human desperation, set in Houston and New Orleans.

THE TAKE is now available in both print and ebook on Amazon, Barnes & Noble online, Fictionwise, and All Romance.

In addition, Mike has had short stories published in A Twist Of Noir, Mysterical e, Slow Trains, and the 2009 Wizards Of Words Anthology.

Next up will be a three-book set of standalone Key West noir novels. The first one, SETUP ON FRONT STREET, will be coming soon. These novels will lift the veil on Key West as a true noir city, on a par with Los Angeles, New Orleans, or Miami.  In December 2010, Mike moved back to Key West.

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