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All the solicited covers to @CharlesArdai and Ang Hor Kheng's GUN HONEY DOUBLES DOWN Issue #1! In stores June 2026! Includes covers by Adam Hughes, @Artgerm @Artyfakes and more!

Check out the selection of GUN HONEY: DOUBLES DOWN covers just posted by @bleedingcool: shorturl.at/lcU4W

The brilliant @AH_AdamHughes created this gorgeous cover for Issue #1 of GUN HONEY: DOUBLES DOWN, coming in June. The dictator of Russia has been marked for assassination, and it's Joanna Tan's job to get the gun in place--but which of 3 identical looking men is the real target?

EXCLUSIVE @ComicsTitan preview: We’ve got the first look at a brand-new cover for Gun Honey: Doubles Down by comics legend @AH_AdamHughes. 🔥 Joanna Tan returns this June in a high-stakes international thriller by Charles Ardai and Ang Hor Kheng. aiptcomics.com/2026/03/16/ada…

@Lars55900035801 @Xn_Angeles @CharlesArdai Realistically, probably 2027, just given the time it takes to complete the scripts and art. But maybe with Issue 1 landing before year end 2026, we'll see.

@Xn_Angeles @HardCaseCrime @CharlesArdai I am so happy that an Evie Parker series is coming, I wonder if it'll come out either the end of this year or next year though?

Did an interview with @HardCaseCrime ‘s @CharlesArdai talking about the upcoming GN for Heat Seeker Volume 3. Check it out. #comics thedemonster.com/p/bullets-boob…

We kicked off 2026 with 2 new books, both of which have received great reviews: RETURN OF THE MALTESE FALCON by Max Allan Collins (shorturl.at/xB5YU) and DOUBLE TROUBLE by Joyce Carol Oates (shorturl.at/l3pAQ). Why not treat yourself to one or both?

Two hard-to-find titles are available in paperback again: CHOKE HOLD by Christa Faust (shorturl.at/8oFUH) and THE COMEDY IS FINISHED by Donald Westlake (shorturl.at/igsip). We only printed limited quantities, so if you want one, grab it soon.

@Wood0132 The original MALTESE FALCON is in the public domain in the US and Canada already, but won't be in the UK or elsewhere until 2032 -- so the sequel can't be published outside the US and Canada until 2032.

@HardCaseCrime Does anyone know when this is getting published? Ordered it through Amazon and they have a 2032 date.

Watch a terrific interview with Max Allan Collins about RETURN OF THE MALTESE FALCON: youtube.com/watch?v=O2lJTy…

One last reminder that our Donald Westlake ebook sale ($1.99 for any of 11 titles) is going through the end of February. Just in case anyone wants to read all 11 in the next 11 days... shorturl.at/pm3yt

How To Write A Comic that Shocks Readers! Writing advice from @CharlesArdai of @HardCaseCrime. youtube.com/shorts/NihOJgs… #comicbookschool @FAS0L0 @DeannaDestito13

The NUMBER 1 Rule of Great Storytelling! With @CharlesArdai from @HardCaseCrime. youtube.com/shorts/zZc0rP-… #writing #storytelling #writingtips #crimefiction @FAS0L0 @DeannaDestito13

@hermannkarlovic @bram_kawa Although we started with the smaller, pocket-sized mass-market paperbacks 20+ years ago (and I still adore them!), we've been publishing in the larger modern format for the past dozen years at least. So yes, we'll keep doing that and the occasional hardcover.

@bram_kawa @HardCaseCrime I hope so

With Valentine's Day around the corner, can we recommend Donald E. Westlake's CALL ME A CAB, Hard Case Crime's one and only rom-com? shorturl.at/ej24S

Michael Crichton's SECRET Crime Novels! History of #crimefiction with @CharlesArdai of @HardCaseCrime on #michaelchrichton's early novels. youtube.com/shorts/1pqBdM3… #comicbookschool @FAS0L0 @DeannaDestito13

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Saturday night (tomorrow!), 8pm EST, Hard Case Crime founder and GUN HONEY creator Charles Ardai appears live on Comic Book School to talk about "How to Write Crime": youtube.com/watch?v=wjhGQa…

DOUBLE TROUBLE by Joyce Carol Oates has arrived in bookstores, and the author joined editor Charles Ardai for a spirited discussion in front of a packed house. It's an unforgettable book (two unforgettable books, really!), and we'd love to hear what you think when you read it.

Happy Pub Day! Two new combined Rosamond Smith novels in one volume! @JoyceCarolOates @HardCaseCrime