Mama Tried: Crime Fiction Inspired by Outlaw Country Music Vol. 1

Outlaws. It’s what makes the best of country music and crime fiction. Sometimes it’s hardened criminals: murders, thieves, and convicts, sometimes it’s just a poor fool driven to the edge by hard times, hard drinking, or a hard lover. In this collection you will find stories from the best voices in crime fiction inspired by the best voices in outlaw country music. Stories with: An off-books mercenary trying to save a trucker’s delivery from a beautiful thief An ex-con dealing with small town prejudice...and armed robbery Outlaw newlyweds running from a Tri-county druglord A young girl seeking solace in the company of dogs bred to fight that she never found in family A wife discovering the other woman is not what she thought A writer finding out what prison is really like Stories:Whiskey RiverCharles R. RutledgeL.A. FreewayJ.L. AbramoBranded ManMel OdomPardon Me (I've Got Some One to Kill) Eric BeetnerSeven Spanish AngelsRiley MillerJoleneGrant JerkinsI'm the Only Hell My Mama Ever RaisedEryk PruittGod's Gonna Cut You DownJay RequardAin't Livin' Long Like ThisBobby NashDanger and DreadDelilah S. DawsonAin't No GraveRyan SaylesCopperhead RoadKen LizziDrunken Poet's DreamTrey R. BarkerJust Along for the RideMichael BunkerBlood Red and Going' DownTommy HancockDelia's GoneJames A. MooreDon't You Think This Outlaw Shit's Gotten out of Hand?Levi BlackSnake FarmLes EdgertonTruth or Consequences (Waitin' Round to Die) Christa Faust