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Josh Pachter

Author of Amsterdam Noir

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About the Author

Josh Pachter is an American writer, editor, and translator. At the age of sixteen, Pachter wrote his first short story, which was featured in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine in 1968. Since then, he has published over one hundred works of crime fiction. He has also edited and coedited over a dozen show more anthologies, including The Misadventures of Ellery Queen and Amsterdam Noir. Pachter lives in Virginia with his wife, Laurie, and is a professor of communication studies and theater at Northern Virginia Community College's Loudon Campus. show less

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Series

Works by Josh Pachter

Amsterdam Noir (2018) — Editor — 43 copies
The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe: Parodies and Pastiches Featuring the Great Detective of West 35th Street (2020) — Editor — 42 copies
Top Fantasy (1974) — Editor — 34 copies
Top Science Fiction: The Authors' Choice (1984) — Editor — 28 copies
Top Science Fiction, Volume 2 (1983) — Editor — 28 copies
Top Science Fiction, Volume 1 (1986) — Editor — 22 copies
The Misadventures of Ellery Queen (2018) — Editor — 14 copies
Top Science Fiction. (1987) 10 copies
Top Crime: The Authors' Choice (1983) 6 copies
Top Fantasy II. Erzählungen. (1988) 5 copies
The Great Filling Station Holdup: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Jimmy Buffett (2021) — Editor — 4 copies
Misdaad op bezoek Hollandse misdaadverhalen 4 copies
Mahboob Chaudri Mystery Megapack (2015) 4 copies
La Crema del Crimen 2 (Spanish Edition) (2003) 4 copies
De beste Science Fiction verhalen 3 copies
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Associated Works

Crime and Mystery Short Stories (2016) — Contributor — 73 copies
The Young Oxford Book of Ghost Stories (1994) — Contributor — 38 copies
Murder Intercontinental (1996) — Contributor — 32 copies
Agents & Spies Short Stories (Gothic Fantasy) (2018) — Contributor — 32 copies
Urban Crime Short Stories (2019) — Contributor — 20 copies
Women's wiles: An anthology of mystery stories by the Mystery Writers of America (1979) — Contributor — 16 copies
The Lady Sleuths MEGAPACK ®: 20 Modern and Classic Tales of Female Detectives (2014) — Contributor — 15 copies
Challenge the Impossible (2018) — Introduction — 13 copies
A Hint of Hitchcock: Stories Inspired by the Master of Suspense (2022) — Contributor — 13 copies
The Ethnic Detectives: Masterpieces of Mystery Fiction (1985) — Contributor — 12 copies

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(I Just) Died in Your Arms: Crime Fiction Inspired… by Josh Pachter
Hold onto your hats, people, because I have 12 novellas/short stories to share in the anthology, I Just Died In Your Arms. The beginning of each story tells the history of the song the story is based on. You may want to have some of them playing in the background, complementing these easy reading mysteries. The great cover depicts the blood that will be shed. I didn’t zip through the book like I normally would. Instead I would read a story or two, then move on to a novel I had on the back burner. That is the great thing about a quick read, you can pick it up no matter where you are at and enjoy it. It’s also a great introduction to the writing style of some new authors. Maybe you’ll even add them to your favorites list and read more of their work.

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sherry69 | Jun 1, 2024 |
The Great Filling Station Holdup: Crime Fiction… by Josh Pachter
Great idea for a book title each short story from a Jimmy Buffett song title.
Some of the stories are better than others Truck stop salvation, and Smart Woman in a Really Short Skirt, were both great. And some stories also stick to the storyline or loosely to what the song is about
Pascagoula Run and Who’s the Blonde Stranger.
Anyway a fun easy read.
 
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zmagic69 | Mar 31, 2023 |
Amsterdam Noir (Akashic Noir Series) by Rene Appel
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
Won this book thru the Early Review program. Too many other books to read. I choose not to read it (especially after not being able to finish Berlin Noir which I also won, and ultimately gave it away. I gave it a 1/2 star only to indicate in my tracking that it was a DNF. It doesn't indicate the quality of the work itself
½
 
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mahsdad | 10 other reviews | Dec 8, 2022 |
The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe: Parodies and… by Josh Pachter
Probably best if you're already a fan of Wolfe. The line between "parody" and "pastiche" seems a little weak--not that I care, but the author seems to. Some of these are excellent.
½
 
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joeldinda | Apr 19, 2020 |
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