Description

Assembled from the corpses of six women, Jane Stitch is haunted by impulses she can’t control and memories that aren’t hers. When she returns to her hometown to solve the mystery of her creation, she finds herself drawn unwillingly into a war between rival gangs of monsters for control over the patch of desert she once called home.

Her creator, the only one who knows where she came from, has an agenda of his own and it doesn’t include helping Jane put to rest the ghosts of her past lives. In the desert, among thundering herds of giant ants, in the shadow of a frozen blob, Jane is determined to solve the riddle of herself. Or die—again—trying.

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Praise for A Stitch in Crime:

“Robinson’s tale is a treasure trove of monstrous delights and, despite Jane’s gruesome origins, she proves an endearing lead. With its heady blend of noir and campy horror, this rollicking adventure doesn’t disappoint.” —Publishers Weekly

“With this atmospheric and exciting, yet also deeply moving, new chronicle of the City of Devils—now a Country of Devils—Justin Robinson has expanded his monsteriffic crime noir world and brought us an amazing new perspective on it.” —Kate Sherrod, creator of Pulp Sonnets

“As with all of Robinson’s books, I loved the scene setting, the world-building details, the vibrant cast of characters, the pitch-perfect deadpan noir dialogue, and, of course, the jokes. // Hands down a stellar addition to the City of Devils series.” —A. J. Sikes, author of the Redemption trilogy

“A Stitch in Crime is a monster story with a varnish of noir and a heavy dose of western fiction. Robinson deftly merges these genres, but doesn’t lose sight that this is a timeless story about a woman’s struggle to take back control from all the hands that have stripped it from her.” —Claire Thorne, Fanbase Press

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A Stitch in Crime
by Justin Robinson
Published by Candlemark & Gleam, March 2020
282 pages
ISBN: 978-1-936460-93-9
eISBN: 978-1-936460-92-2
Cover artist: Kate Sullivan
Interior illustrator: Fernando Caire
Series: City of Devils #4