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Axel Howerton is a former entertainment journalist, and the author of the Arthur Ellis Award nominated detective caper "Hot Sinatra", the modern gothic fairytale "Furr", and the forthcoming "Wolf & Devil" urban fantasy series. His work, including short stories, columns, poetry and essays, have appeared the world over, in no fewer than five languages. Axel is the Prairies director of the Crime Writers of Canada, and a member of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, the Calgary Crime Writers, and the Kintsugi Poets. He is also the editor of the books "Death by Drive-In", "AB Negative", and "Tall Tales of the Weird West", and is the organizer behind one of Canada's first recurring "Noir At The Bar" events, #NoirBarYYC. Visit Axel online at www.axelhow.com to sign up for the GotHow? email list and receive free exclusive ebook collections, sneak peeks, and more.#AxelHow #GotHow

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AB NEGATIVE!! Coming August 6!!

July 9, 2015 Axel Howerton Leave a comment

COMING AUGUST 6!!

AB NEGATIVE: An Anthology of Alberta Crime

Coffin Hop Press

- ISBN-10: 0994737807
- ISBN-13: 978-0994737809
- August 2015

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14 Choice cuts from alberta’s best crime and genre writers

Featuring New Fiction From:

Jayne Barnard (The Evil Eye Of Africa)
Robert Bose (nEvermore!)
Susan Calder (Deadly Fall)
Dwayne E. Clayden (Crisis Point)
Therese Greenwood (Dead In The Water)
Axel Howerton (Hot Sinatra)
Janice MacDonald (Randy Craig mystery series)
Randy McCharles (The Necromancer Candle)
Brent Nichols (War Of The Necromancer series)
Al Onia (Javenny)
R. Overwater (Tall Tales Of The Weird West)
Sharon Wildwind (Some Welcome Home)
S.G. Wong (Die On Your Feet)
and Kevin P. Thornton (World Enough And Crime)

AVAILABLE AUGUST 6

PAPERBACK – KOBO – KINDLE

iBooks – Google Play

NOOK – SMASHWORDS

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WWC2015 Edition of #NOIRBARYYC is August 14!!! GET HIP, #Noir Babies!

July 1, 2015 Axel Howerton Leave a comment

Coffin Hop Press is proud to present Calgary’s first and only Crime Fiction Fandango, the quarterly #NoirBarYYC event!

Come on down and check out some of Calgary’s best crime fiction writers reading, drinking and raising hell. Dark and noirish fiction, prizes, shenanigans… booze, bullets and broads. Criminal mischief and literary badassery from authors from across Western Canada and beyond! Our When Words Collide Writers Conference EXTRAVAGANZA! Special readings from AB NEGATIVE. Costume contest! The awarding of the Golden Skull! 9PM til’ the Law shuts us down!