Crooked Lane Books

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Crooked Lane Books publishes crime fiction novels and occasional short story collections, accepting both agented and unagented submissions through QueryTracker.

Response time info: within two weeks if interested in reading further

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Accepts novels from 60,000 to 100,000 words in crime, mystery, suspense, thriller, horror, science fiction, speculative, romance thriller/suspense, young adult mystery, and related subgenres. Publishes occasional short story collections but not individual short stories or novellas. Submissions are accepted through QueryTracker.

nonfictionMystery

Accepts true crime nonfiction. Submissions are accepted through QueryTracker.

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