Charles Kelly

Charles Kelly, formerly a reporter for The Arizona Republic, was co-winner of the Arizona Journalist of the Year Award in 1992. He is the author of Pay Here, a novel published by Point Blank Press, and the short story “The Eighth Deadly Sin,” published in the collection Phoenix Noir, issued by Akashic Books. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe and Arizona magazine. With Kris Mayes, he co-authored Spin Priests: Campaign Advisors and the 2000 Race for the White House.

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• Collision on Oct. 15, 2012
  
  "Collision" by Al Nussbaum is a short story with incredible impact. In a very short space, it sketches the life of a wanted man, his isolation, the cleverness of the ploys he uses to survive, and his hard sense of justice. The narrator is an excellent detective because he is a criminal, and he avenges a young woman he never knew because it's the right thing to do. You won't forget this one.