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At The Bank    by Ruben Escobedo III
Price: Free! 830 words. Published on May 29, 2009. .

the narrator goes through seeing a bank heist almost happen and has to choose what to do. A quick short story I cranked out in a few hours.
They Stole God (a story from More Lost Memories)    by Teel McClanahan
Price: $1.99 USD. 12790 words. Published by Modern Evil Press  on July 17, 2009. .

This story is one of my favorites from this collection, delving into theology, cosmology, ethics & morality, while telling a tale that ends up containing dramatic & violent bank robberies and the violation of the sanctity of religious dogma - by force. Follow a group of monk-like religious adepts & their friends as they delve deep into the secrets of their strange & mysterious religion.
French Connections: Art Heist on The Riviera    by Simon Worrall
Price: $1.99 USD. 7180 words. Published on December 6, 2009. .

This true crime story about an art heist on the French Riviera and the sting operation mounted by the legendary head of the FBI's Art Crime Unit, Robert Wittman, gives the reader a rare glimpse inside the world of art theft as the story jumps from France to Florida to Barcelona. You couldn't make it up.
Family Man, Thief    by Joshua Lunsky
Price: $9.99 USD. 87100 words. Published on January 25, 2010. .

Two powerful men, one famous painting and a hatred that has been festering for two decades are about to clash. Deputy Director Jason Brown wants the top job and he'll do anything to get it, even recreate his most famous success. Master-thief Terry Effingham has other plans, destroy the man who put him in prison and killed his partner. One man wil get all he wants the other will lose everything.
They Call Me Korney    by Michael Rizzo
Price: $0.99 USD. 43620 words. Published on May 31, 2010. .

In one of Buffalo's most blood-soaked crime tales, this is the story of the bloody reign of Polish gangster John "Korney" Kwiatkowski, which ended with one of his friends in the electric chair. Before the end came, Korney masterminded robberies all over the city, leading a gang of violent thugs, dubbed the Korney Gang, while he maintained a facade of gentility. A true story set during Prohibition.
The Confession of Captain Hyde    by Kevin  Guest
Price: $0.99 USD. 41010 words. Published on June 18, 2010. .

In the far north waters of the Bering Sea, Captain Hyde chased his gear into the ice pack. Foolishly believing he had reached a patch of open water, he continued north. On the brink of death, not by drowning or exposure, but by starvation, Captain Hyde shared his secret. In 1929, a trial started that would captivate an entire town. The State of Oklahoma vs. Frances Clifford Hyde.
Rich Man-Poor Man...    by Janice Daugharty
Price: $2.99 USD. 5030 words. Published on July 13, 2010. .

No longer a Paul-Newman playboy type, who used to leave his family waiting and wondering, Elec now prides himself on "making trades" at the various houses along the rural routes where he works. For instance, at the home of June Bug and Candy, while June Bug is away, Elec talks Candy into giving him her dead mother-in-law's hated chickens. This odd couple breaks Elec of his bad habits.
My Name is Sue    by Tor Richardson
Price: $0.99 USD. 4500 words. Published by Grey Cat Press  on August 4, 2010. .

Robbed outside a darkened shopping mall after hours, Sue Macy loses her purse, her car, her license... everything, or so she thinks. Catching a cab home, she greets her husband at the door, but he claims not to know her. Then another woman steps up behind him. What is she doing there, and why is he calling her Sue? That's when Sue begins to discover how much more she had to lose.
Church Street Is Burning    by David Halliday
Price: $2.99 USD. 5240 words. Published on October 29, 2010. .

A finalist in the 2003 Eppie Best Poetry Collection, Church Street Is Burning, in illustrations, short stories, and poems, tells the story of the poet as a young man. Lost. Abandoned by the woman he loved. Bewitched by the street he lives on. Forgotten by his God. Searching for some rational order in a world fallen on its side. And leaking.
Mr. Pink: The Inside Story of the Transylvania Book Heist    by Chas Allen
Price: $11.99 USD. 105870 words. Published on November 10, 2010. .

As the only member of the Transylvania Book Heist to previously decline all interviews, Chas Allen finally reveals the whole story. The Thrilling True Story follows Allen as he struggles to balance a party lifestyle on the campus of the University of Kentucky, the finances of his family, a dangerous high stakes game with an underground casino, and a growing desperation to turn to crime.