This collection
of slightly more than 61K words (approximately 173 pages) contains twenty-four
erotic crime stories that previously appeared in various men’s magazines. These
are adult stories and that means they are very graphic and detailed with
regards to sexuality. The tales appeared in a wide assortment of men’s
magazines with most of the publications cited here no longer in print. The stories
were first published anywhere from ten to nearly thirty years ago and are now
combined together in this good very adult e-book. Nearly all the tales have a
final twist at the end that will surprise most readers.
The story book
opens with “Adam’s Rib.” The narrator
was sick of Florida so he agreed to swap vacation houses with friends over his
wife’s objections. Now it is snowing like crazy and Katrina isn’t happy. Her
being upset and the mounting snow day after day begins to take a toll in
unexpected ways.
Teddy made the
mistake of sliding a twenty dollar bill into the dancer’s G-string and
simultaneously pulling out two five dollar bills. Dancers don’t ever make
change. The dancer is upset, the bouncer is mad, and things quickly go downhill
in “America’s Most Wanted.” Complications rapidly escalate for all in this
story that quickly goes a far different way than expected.
In “Wheels
Within” Nick sits at the bar next to a woman who clearly has been crying. Her
name is Amanda and she has a story to tell that Nick definitely wants to hear.
Maybe the sight of his badge will get her to talk. Not only talk, but, just
maybe quite a lot more.
It all began in
“The Naked City” where a murder case at a cheesy dance club brings in two
seasoned detectives and a dancer willing to do more than talk. The homicide
case isn’t the only connection between the dancer and the homicide detective,
but it’s a start.
Every man knows
“Fast Cars, Pretty Women” are trouble.
For this narrator he knows what gets him into trouble and still can’t
stop himself. Kimberly Patterson is
large breasted, beautiful, blonde, and drives a Corvette. What more could he
want? Even better she needs a little help from our narrator.
Keeping an eye
on what goes on in the neighborhood has possibilities in “Watching The
Watcher.” If he hadn’t been so busy watching everyone else he might have gotten
his contracted work done. Instead, he watches the neighbors and in turn is
watched by at least one other.
Nearly every guy
has a system and Eddie Garrison does too in “How to Pick up Beautiful
Women.” Eddie’s new drinking buddies in
the bar don’t believe he can pick up a beautiful woman---especially the way he
looks. They call him on it and have the cash to place the bet. They also plan
to set all the terms of the bet as well as pick the female target. What could
go wrong?
For the
detective in the bar the beautiful blonde has to be somebody’s jilted
girlfriend in “Dick For A Dame.” She is
a jilted girlfriend but not in a way one would normally expect. Not only does
the client, Christina, have the money to pay she is lonely and does not want to
be alone. Her case can wait till the
morning light and may ultimately prove to be his easiest case ever.
“What Comes
Around” features the beautiful and alluring Victoria, the narrator, and Kim.
The three are girlfriends and sexual partners. They also are not the only
grifters working in this particular small town.
In “The
Two-Fisted Thinker” Lenny uses both hands to hit what he doesn’t understand.
Married to Stella that makes Lenny his brother-in-law and his problem. Stella
wants Lenny to get out more and has her talented ways of persuasion. Lenny’s
ways are different but everything works for the narrator---up to a point.
Amy leaves her
husband in “Trophy Wife” and shows up on the narrator’s doorstep with little
else besides a black lace teddy, bottle of wine, and some condoms. Though they
had talked about it, Amy never was supposed to leave her husband. Now that she has gone and left him things
will be very different. A poet does need his space.
For the
narrator, Becky really came through in “Assholes & Alibis.” The boss may have deserved to die but the
narrator didn’t do it.
The titled story
of the collection “Sex, Violence & Half a Million Dollars” easily contains
all that. It also features a kidnapping, a missing business partner, and quite
a lot more in this fast moving short story.
There is
sabotage at work in “Going Undercover.”
George Miller wants Lisa to investigate because clearly somebody is
after his job. Lisa needs the gig and accepts with far more on her mind than
the actual job assignment.
It’s been six
months and Fred Williams still does not have a job in “The Interview.” He does have a wife and she is very unhappy.
It’s been a long marriage and Fred didn’t realize how unhappy it was until he
was unemployed and home every single day. At least he does have a few leads and
an upcoming interview.
Sometimes you
just have to follow the woman’s lead in “Tail Tailing.” The client wants the
job done and you have to do what you have to do. Sex, videotapes, and blackmail
are just a few of the things in play in this one.
Being with two
women at the same time has a serious price in “Paying the Price.” He gets
exactly what he said he wanted.
The blindfolded
married man is supposed to be able to tell his wife’s breasts by lips and
tongue. According to the bet he agreed to he will have to go through “Twenty Breasts”
to do it. If he guesses correctly he will win 20K that his wife Charlene and he
desperately need. If he guesses wrong they will lose everything.
“Love With A
Perfect Stranger” describes the ultimate scenario of anonymous sex. The mystery
man talked her to coming to dinner. Now he has to close the deal.
A threesome is
part of the equation in several stories in this collection and certainly is a
key part of “Romeo and Juliet and Juliet.” Amazing what a fight in a bar can
lead to bedroom wise. It might just help solve a murder too.
It is the only
motel in the middle of nowhere and “There’s Cable In Every Room.” Newly wed Amanda didn’t want to stop for the
night, but Steve was exhausted and insisted. Not that they need cable but other
folks do in this small town.
The commission
check probably isn’t worth the paper it is printed on in “Act Of
Commission.” Being a vacuum cleaner
salesman is not working out at all, but at least he does have a couple of
promising house call appointments.
You can take the
bully out of school but you can’t take the bully out of the boy. Even twenty
years later Eddie Gunderson is still a punk bully in “Hot Monkey Love.” Eddie may have gotten the girl back in High
School but the present is way better.
The stretches of
boredom in the newspaper business are just one of the elements at work in
“Those “Were The Days.” A couple of drinks have loosened the tongue of City
Editor Johnny Silverman and he tells quite the tale of a deal back in the 30’s
and a powerful crime family.
The complex
stories that make up this collection feature crime, deceit, murder, double
dealing and many other things. They also feature plenty of beautiful large
breasted women often working their own agendas. The stories also feature frank
descriptions of sexual positions and sexual acts. Very graphic and detailed sex
is prevalent in every story and in most cases there is a final twist changing
the reader perception of all that has gone on before.
While sexuality is clearly part of each story, the stories are primarily good crime stories and feature the traits that readers of crime fiction writer Michael Bracken know and love. This very adult collection isn’t for everyone, but if you are okay with adult themes and situations, this collection is a very good one.
Material supplied quite some time ago by the author in exchange for my objective review.
Kevin R. Tipple
©2012, 2022
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