Untreed Reads discussion

Crime writer and anthology contributor Warren Bull tackles the task of matching inspiration to the task at hand:

The only problem was that in the guidelines Jay made it clear he wanted a story that used a food associated with Thanksgiving as the murder “weapon” and the story had to be funny. I had no idea on earth of how to do that. One person killing another person has never struck me as particularly humorous.

Read the full post at Writers Who Kill and enter for a chance to win a copy of our Thanksgiving crime anthology The Killer Wore Cranberry: Room for Thirds. Learn more about murderous family fun at Untreed Reads.

The Killer Wore Cranberry: Room for Thirds edited by J. Alan Hartman:

You can’t keep a good turkey down!

In 2010, The Killer Wore Cranberry showed how funny murder and food could be.

In 2012, Untreed Reads presented a new installment of the worldwide, bestselling anthology (The Killer Wore Cranberry: A Second Helping) proving that this was a hilarious mystery anthology with legs. Drumsticks, to be exact.

It’s 2013 and Killer is back with all new crimes, all new capers and all new laughs that are guaranteed to make you forget the in-laws at this year’s holiday gathering.

Join all of these fantastic authors as they make your Thanksgiving holiday murderous and fill you with laughter: Barbara Metzger, Mary Mackey, Toni Goodyear, Barb Goffman, Herschel Cozine, Lesley A. Diehl, Big Jim Williams, Elizabeth Hosang, Randall DeWitt, Sharon Daynard, Sarafina Gravagno, Laird Long, Rhett Shepard, Warren Bull, Lee Hammerschmidt and Mary Patterson Thornburg.

This year Killer is also introducing great recipes from vegan cookbook author Lisa Wagner to accompany the stories. After all, you can’t have murder and humor on an empty stomach!

So loosen your belt, push out from the table a bit and get ready to devour some of the funniest crimes you’ll ever experience at a Thanksgiving table. There’s always Room for Thirds!