This collection of Trey Barker's Green River stories mix horror and the blues, the living with the dead, and a new folklore of angels, devils and the ordinary men who deal with them in the quest to save thier souls.

Where the Southern Cross the Dog

Literature & Fiction

Barker, Trey R.

Genre Fiction

Fairwood Press

Christmas is in the air but the wounds from her first big case, both physical and psychological, are still blisteringly fresh. Zachary County Sheriff’s Office jailer Jace Salome is suffering nightmares as well as backlash from some deputies who are nurturing vehement and sometimes violent anger against her because her whistle-blowing brought down a ring of dirty cops. Just before Christmas, an assistant doctor is murdered in the jail amid rumors of drugs and inmates, and the jail medical provider cutting corners to save money. Jace gets yanked into the investigation by a manipulative and hostile detective bent on making her look bad. Meanwhile, Jace’s partner Rory Bogan, moonlighting as a part-time road officer for another county, takes Jace on patrol. Together they stop a truck bound for Zachary County. The truck is full of illegal drugs, destined not only for the Zachary County Jail, but also for a family friend of Jace’s, a doctor doing everything he can to keep his destitute patients healthy. As Jace is drawn deeper into the investigation, an inmate is killed and Jace realizes the drugs, the medical company, and her family friend might well be the point upon which the entire case turns. Lurking at the edges is a danger to Jace and her grandmother far greater than anyone at the sheriff’s office realizes, until that danger has Jace and Gramma in its sights.

East of the Sun (Jace Salome)

United States

Five Star Publishing

Black Cat Mystery Magazine #13

Elwood, Elizabeth

Floyd, John M.

Hoag, Christina

Murphy, Sandra

Goffman, Barb

Powell, Graham

King, Rufus

Fisher, Eve

Reamer, Sharon Kae

Wildside Press

Texas has it all, from bustling big cities to sleepy small towns, and law enforcement alone can’t solve every crime. That’s where private eyes come in. They take the cases law enforcement can’t—or won’t. Private eyes may walk the mean streets of Dallas and Houston, but they also stroll through small West Texas towns where the secrets are sometimes more dangerous. Whether driving a Mustang or riding a Mustang, a private eye in Texas is unlike any other in the world. The Eyes of Texas features seventeen original tales of Lone Star State private eyes from Trey R. Barker, Chuck Brownman, Michael Chandos, John M. Floyd, Debra H. Goldstein, James A. Hearn, Richard Helms, Robert S. Levinson, Scott Montgomery, Sandra Murphy, Josh Pachter, Michael Pool, Graham Powell, William Dylan Powell, Stephen D. Rogers, Mark Troy, and Bev Vincent.

The Eyes of Texas: Private Eyes from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods

Goldstein, Debra H.

Bracken, Michael

Vincent, Bev

Pool, Michael

Powell, William Dylan

Hearn, James A.

Short Stories & Anthologies

Down & Out Books

There’s a taco truck in Chicago known among a certain segment of the population for its daily specials. Late at night and during the wee hours of the morning, it isn’t the food selection that attracts customers, it’s the illegal weapons available with the special order.\nEach episode of Guns & Tacos features the story of one Chicagoland resident who visits the taco truck seeking a solution to life’s problems, a solution that always comes in a to-go bag.\nEpisode 13: Two More Tacos, a Beretta .32, and a Pink Butterfly by Dave Zeltserman 
Episode 14: Two Tamales, One Tokarev, and a Lifetime of Broken Promises by Stacy Woodson 
Episode 15: Chimichangas and a Couple of Glocks by David H. Hendrickson\nEpisodes 16-18 are featured in Guns + Tacos Vol. 6.

Guns + Tacos Vol. 5 (Guns + Tacos Compilation Volumes)

Zeltserman, Dave

Hendrickson, David H.

Woodson, Stacy

Two bodies, recently beaten to death, are discovered on the edges of Zachary County. There is a recent attempt to break into the security office at a resort in nearby Rooster County. And the Zachary County Jail has exploded with seemingly random fights. A year into the job now, Deputy Sheriff Jace Salome is edging into being more comfortable with her role in the department. When she finds a smartphone in the jail she learns the random fights are anything but, that they have been filmed and then emailed from the phone to an intricate web of private email servers and access-only websites. And the fights seem to be directed from someone outside the jail. The two dead bodies, as well as the investigation of the resort break-in, and Jace’s look into the fights, all collide when she discovers that a dead girl had been in the Zachary County jail and that video exists of her getting beaten both in the jail and in the security office of the hotel. Jace realizes the darkest recesses of her imagination cannot keep up with reality. This is a world of technology and on-line predators, and the stakes are much higher than her pay-grade. Worse still…Jace Salome has to face this case alone. Praise for Trey R. Barker: “A writer who walks the walk, Barker will show you the difficult and dark side of crime literature. Get the nerve to read him—you should.” —Craig Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of the Longmire mystery series “Barker, a former journalist who works in law enforcement, has produced a noirish police procedural that’s gritty, violent, and utterly believable.” —Kirkus Reviews on Slow Bleed “With a ripped from the headlines plot and a twist that adds a real kick, this gritty mystery brings to mind the crime fiction of Kathryn Casey and Alanna Martin.” —Library Journal on East of the Sun

When the Lonesome Dog Barks

Guilty Crime Story Magazine: Issue 005 - Summer 2022

Barrows, Brandon

Perconti, Anthony

Oleksiw, Susan

White, Robb T.

Anderson, Marie

Eskilson, Christine

Walker, Dustin

Independently published

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