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ANTHOLOGIES 
THE COPPER BRACELET
Read by Alfred Molina The latest serial audio thriller from Audible.com is now available. The title is The Copper Bracelet, and it again contains a chapter from David. Jeffrey Deaver provided the first and last chapters, as he did with its predecessor, The Chopin Manuscript, with additional contributions from David Hewson, Brett Battles, Lee Child, Joseph Finder, Jim Fusilli, John Gilstrap, David Liss, Gayle Lynds, Linda Barnes, P.J. Parrish, James Phelan, Jon Land, Lisa Scottoline and Jenny Siler. Once again the book is being read by the incomparable Alfred Molina. BUY THE AUDIO-BOOK from Audible.com, or Barnes & Noble
BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES 2009
Edited by Otto Penzler David's short story Pretty Little Parasite which originally appeared in Las Vegas Noir (Akashic Press), has been re-issued in Best American Mystery Stories 2009 (Houghton Mifflin), edited by Jeffrey Deaver and Otto Penzler. It also includes stories by Alice Munro, James Lee Burke, Alafair Burke, Michael Connelly, Chuck Hogan, Joyce Carol Oates, and a notable host of others. "David Corbett's Pretty Little Parasite, concerning a pregnant Las Vegas cocktail waitress turned drug dealer, is a first-rate example of fiction noir." —Jon L. Breen, The Weekly Standard (read the full review here) BUY THE BOOK from an independent mystery bookstore, IndieBound, Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Book Passage.
Edited by Patrick Millikin David's short story Dead by Christmas appears in Phoenix Noir (Akashic Press), which also includes stories by Lee Child, James Sallis, Luis Alberto Urrea, Jon Talton, Megan Abbott, Charles Kelly, Robert Anglen, Patrick Millikin (who also edited the anthology), Laura Tohe, Kurt Reichenbaugh, Gary Phillips, Don Winslow, Dogo Barry Graham, Diana Gabaldon, and Stella Pope Duarte. A launch party (with David in attendance) was held at Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale, AZ in October of 2009. BUY THE BOOK from an independent mystery bookstore, IndieBound, Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Book Passage.
The Chopin Manuscript is a unique collaboration among 15 distinguished international thriller writers who came together to create a single audiobook with each author contributing a chapter to the ongoing story. The book is serialized and is hailed as the first-ever audio serial book. Jeffery Deaver conceived the characters and the setting and put the plot in motion with the first chapter. From there the story was turned over to fourteen authors—including Lee Child, Lisa Scottoline, Joseph Finder, David Hewson, S. J. Rozan, and P. J. Parrish—who each wrote a chapter that propelled the story along. Along the way the plot took twists and turns as each author lent his or her own imprint on the tale. Characters were added as the action moved around the world—and the stakes got higher and higher. The book wrapped with Deaver writing the final two chapters bringing The Chopin Manuscript to its explosive conclusion.
"Murder, mystery, and music combine in this international thriller written by 15 authors . . . Alfred Molina gives an outstanding performance. . . [A] highly entertaining listen." —Audiofile "[A] remarkable achievement of collaboration in both scope and execution. . . [A] brilliant tour de force performance." —Anthony Rainone, The Rap Sheet Find out more and listen to the first chapter by clicking the banner below, and read about the project in USA TODAY. 
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LAS VEGAS NOIR
Edited by Jarret Keene and Todd James Pierce NEW! David's short story Pretty Little Parasite was selected by the Guest Editor, Jeffery Deaver, for inclusion in The Best American Mystery Stories 2009. You can now hear David read Pretty Little Parasite, currently posted on the CRIMEWAV website, the brainchild of the indefatigable Seth Harwood. (If you haven't visited this website yet, do so today; it's one of the hippest in the genre.) This is one of Akashic Press's line of noir anthologies, which include: D.C. NOIR, edited George Pelecanos MANHATTAN NOIR, edited by Lawrence Block BALTIMORE NOIR, edited by Laura Lippman DUBLIN NOIR, edited by Ken Bruen CHICAGO NOIR, edited by Neal Pollack MIAMI NOIR, edited by Les Standiford LOS ANGELES NOIR, edited by Denise Hamilton LAS VEGAS NOIR includes stories from star crime writers like David, Tod Goldberg and Scott Phillips, as well as John O'Brien (who wrote Leaving Las Vegas) and O. Henry prize winner Vu Tran, with contributions from a number of other prize-winning authors like Janet Berliner, Todd James Pierce (also the co-editor), Preston J. Allen and Pablo Medina, accomplished hands like Felicia Campbell and Jaq Greenspon, and rising stars like Jarret Keene (also the co-editor), Bliss Esposito, Lori Kozlowski, and Nora Pierce. David's story, Pretty Little Parasite, was inspired in part by two cases he worked on in Las Vegas as a private investigator: one involving a casino worker who, becoming pregnant, decided to deal cocaine so she could be a stay-at-home mom (and the coke addict narc who fell for her); and the other a former midnight movie host who became a police informant. Reviewers have praised its compelling pace and "great reveal" (Bruce Grossman, Bookgasm). BUY THE BOOK from an independent mystery bookstore, IndieBound, Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Book Passage.
SAN FRANCISCO NOIR
Edited by Peter Maravelis This is one of Akashic Press's line of noir anthologies, which include: D.C. NOIR, edited George Pelecanos MANHATTAN NOIR, edited by Lawrence Block BALTIMORE NOIR, edited by Laura Lippman DUBLIN NOIR, edited by Ken Bruen CHICAGO NOIR, edited by Neal Pollack MIAMI NOIR, edited by Les Standiford LOS ANGELES NOIR, edited by Denise Hamilton SAN FRANCISCO took a decidedly more literary tack than its peers, with contributions not just from crime writers such as David, Eddie Muller, Dominic Stansberry, and Jim Nesbit, but such literary stars as Barry Gifford, Kate Braverman, Robert Mailer Anderson, Michelle Tea, Will Christopher Baer, and Peter Plate. David's story, "It Can Happen," was inspired by an estate planning case he and his late wife Terri worked on, involving a quadriplegic, his duplicitous but still much-loved ex-wife, her con man boyfriend, and the couple's embittered daughter. It was nominated for the Macavity Award for Best Short Story of 2005. Online reviewer H.L. Suder remarked: David Corbett's "It Can Happen" displays the author's talent to write like a boxer fights, weaving and bobbing with words, entrancing the reader in a steadily building climax." BUY THE BOOK from an independent mystery bookstore, IndieBound, Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Book Passage.  David joins fellow San Francisco Noir contributors (l to r) Eddie Muller, Michelle Tea, and Peter Plate at the Mechanics Institute Library on January 17th, 2007
MEETING ACROSS THE RIVER
Edited by Jessica Kaye and Richard Brewer Each of the stories in this anthology was inspired by the song "Meeting Across the River" from Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" album, and contains contributions from David, C.J. Box, Eric Garcia, Gregg Hurwitz, Steve Hamilton, William Kent Krueger, Wallace Stroby, Barbara Serenella, Cara Black, and Eddie Muller among others. Roderick Jones, in his review in "Backstreets: The Boss Magazine," wrote: "A Springsteen fan's reading of Meeting Across the River will be fueled by the desire to find those same characters that inhabit her imagination while the song is playing. For me, they showed up three-quarters of the way through the book, in "Bobby the Prop Buys In," by David Corbett. At 21 pages, it's the longest story, and also the most engaging . . . Corbett delivers a narrative that actually does seem 'inspired' the song." BUY THE BOOK from an independent mystery bookstore, IndieBound, Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Book Passage.  |
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