{"product_id":"crimes-of-hate-bret-mccormick-9781953905741","title":"Crimes of Hate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"In compiling this anthology, it was my intention to focus on stories of crime motivated by hate. Not racially, politically, or religiously motivated violence, even though these are labeled 'hate crimes' in contemporary media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdgar Allan Poe's \u003cem\u003eThe Casque of Amontillado\u003c\/em\u003e opens the anthology and \u003cem\u003eThe Interlopers\u003c\/em\u003e by Saki (H.H. Munro) provides an appropriately hateful bookend as the final tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn between these two classic stories you will find seven very imaginative and original creations by incredibly talented contemporary authors: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJennifer Trumbull gives us her take on what happens when a privileged young woman with everything going for her decides to kill someone in the aptly titled \u003cem\u003eI Hate You\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRandall Smith cautions\u003cem\u003e Don't Be Stupid \u003c\/em\u003ein his disturbing tale of an eleven-year-old boy who's not quite right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePsychopaths, Grieving and Timeslips\u003c\/em\u003e is a most unusual novella from P.K. Kleypas. It deals with hate and the ensuing guilt it can arouse in 'normal' people forced to deal with psychopathic family members.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSF\u003c\/em\u003e by Steven Purselley is a coming-of-age tale of profound darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Last Ray of Summer\u003c\/em\u003e by Anthony Ferguson is another tale of family drama and the extreme measures required to end the acts of a sociopathic father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChe Trujillo offers an inside look at the initiatory practices of an urban gang and a glimpse into the mind of a victim turned killer in \u003cem\u003eCherry Boy\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrepuscular\u003c\/em\u003e, my own contribution to this collection, tells of the lingering consequences crimes of hate can generate even decades after the fact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, immerse yourself in the strange situations and states of consciousness we have conjured for your amusement. And, be cautioned against unleashing your own crimes of hate on the unsuspecting world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBret McCormick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bret McCormick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1953905749\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953905741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hellbound Books Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.79d","brand":"Bret McCormick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445980246271,"sku":"9781953905741","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34775b8a-4e09-4786-93de-eaa6ae1a58f1.jpg?v=1777221852","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crimes-of-hate-bret-mccormick-9781953905741","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}