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Send My Love and a Molotov
Cocktail: Stories of Crime, Love
and Rebellion

Edited by Gary Phillips
and Andrea Gibbons

ISBN: 978-1-60486-096-2

368 pages

An incendiary mixture of genres and voices, this collection of short stories compiles a unique set of work that revolves around riots, revolts, and revolution. From the turbulent days of unionism in the streets of New York City during the Great Depression to a group of old women who meet at their local café to plan a radical act that will change the world forever, these original and once out-of-print stories capture the various ways people rise up to challenge the status quo and change up the relationships of power. Ideal for any fan of noir, science fiction, and revolution and mayhem, this collection includes works from Sara Paretsky, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Cory Doctorow, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Summer Brenner.

Full list of contributors:

Summer Brenner

Rick Dakan

Barry Graham

Penny Mickelbury

Gary Phillips

Luis Rodriguez

Benjamin Whitmer

Michael Moorcock

Larry Fondation

Cory Doctorow

Andrea Gibbons

John A. Imani

Sarah Paretsky

Kim Stanley Robinson

Paco Ignacio Taibo II

Ken Wishnia

Michael Skeet

Tim Wohlforth

The Jook

Gary Phillips

ISBN: 978-1-60486-040-5

256 pages

Zelmont Raines has slid a long way since his ability to jook, to out maneuver his opponents on the field, made him a Super Bowl winning wide receiver, earning him lucrative endorsement deals and more than his share of female attention. But Zee hasn't always been good at saying no, so a series of missteps involving drugs, a paternity suit or two, legal entanglements, shaky investments and recurring injuries have virtually sidelined his career.

That is until Los Angeles gets a new pro franchise, the Barons, and Zelmont has one last chance at the big time he dearly misses. Just as it seems he might be getting back in the flow, he's enraptured by Wilma Wells, the leggy and brainy lawyer for the team—who has a ruthless game plan all her own. And it's Zelmont who might get jooked.

“Phillips, author of the acclaimed Ivan Monk series, takes elements of Jim Thompson (the ending), black-exploitation flicks (the profanity-fueled dialogue), and
Penthouse
magazine (the sex is anatomically correct) to create an over-the-top violent caper in which there is no honor, no respect, no love, and plenty of money. Anyone who liked George Pelecanos'
King Suckerman
is going to love this even-grittier take on many of the same themes.”

— Wes Lukowsky,
Booklist

“Enough gritty gossip, blistering action and trash talk to make real life L.A. seem comparatively wholesome.”

— Kirkus Reviews

“Gary Phillips writes tough and gritty parables about life and death on the mean streets—a place where sometimes just surviving is a noble enough cause. His is a voice that should be heard and celebrated. It rings true once again in
The Jook,
a story where all of Phillips' talents are on display.”

— Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch books