Dale T Phillips: 21 books

Troubled ex-con Zack Taylor is haunted by the accidental death of his brother years before. Zack's guilt and anger have pushed him into a shadowy, wandering life, with little purpose and few attachments. When he hears of the death of his close friend Ben Sterling, a supposed gunshot suicide, Zack...

You know the story, most people have heard it. But you've only heard one side of it. Let me tell you what really happened, because they twist it around, make me look like the bad guy. After all, I'm short, but I'm not evil. Sure, I've got a few tricks up my sleeve, but no Dark Powers or anything like...

This dark fantasy tale tells of a grim plan to stop a marriage between the High Count and his intended. The High Count must follow the traditions of courting, and while he does, the young sister of his intended practices her magick to spoil the whole thing. She must work in secret, lest she be found...

This collection of ten tales of horror involves monsters, mayhem, and murder: everything from war to everyday homicide, to otherworldly terrors from hell dimensions. The horror may be internal or external, in your heart or in your cellar. Here are people making bad choices, and people reacting to...

In epic fantasy, we're given heroes to root for. Here, we have bad examples to avoid. Fatbird and the Gay Louser are an unlikely, mismatched pair, bungling their way through the mean streets of fantasy. From the dank-smelling alleys and ramshackle taverns of their town, to the stout castle walls and...

Here are the first twenty published stories of the author, the successful result of years of toil-- and submission to paying markets. Hard-nosed editors with mutitudes of submissions chose these stories to shine forth, and paid out of shoestring budgets for them. Screened and selected by professionals,...

Zack Taylor's new life is crumbling. His fledgling business is in jeopardy, he's been dumped by his lady love, and a murderous gang leader is bent on revenge. A shattered Zack is enticed onto a movie shoot to provide martial arts expertise and security, when a sudden murder raises the stakes. Zack...

When a single mother is wrongly accused of murder, Zack Taylor must work to clear her name. Not an easy task, as everyone in the Maine town of Mill Springs thinks she's guilty. Zack finds, however, plenty of people who wanted the victim dead. He discovers that when small-town politics mix with big-time...

This collection of five different tales gives some new takes on old stories. It's like following a familiar road, only to discover a new, unusual side path that takes you to an alternate destination. Here are new worlds to explore, with magic, swords, vampires, princesses in peril, and choices...

News from the forest reaches the ears of the young prince-- a fair maiden lies enchanted, guarded in her shrine by a cadre of little men. He vows to journey there and discover her secret. When he does so, he awakens the maid with a kiss as the sun sets. They fall in love, and travel back to his castle...

A Sharp Medicine is the fifth in the series about Zack Taylor, a man with many problems. He struggles to do better, but the deeds of his past weigh him down. When he tries to help others, he finds that doing good is a complicated matter, and unintended consequences force life-changing alterations.He...

Trapped by a final promise to a dying woman, a reluctant Zack Taylor seeks her missing grandson, a slippery con man of the art world. Zack discovers the corruption beneath the glossy exteriors, confronting murder, greed, fraud, and a host of crimes that belie the beauty of the art in which the people deal.

In these five tales you'll read serious stories about dragons, swords, castles, people on quests, demons, witches, and also fairy-tale characters acting out in fun. So there's a little something for everyone. These are lands where the people may be like us, but the landscape is of the fantasy realms, and anything can happen. You may change upon this journey, like the characters themselves.

Five stories of crime and mystery, people who walk crooked paths and pay the price for it. Stories of criminals and heroes, killers (accidental and deliberate), rumrunners, safecrackers, people framed for horrible deeds. This set of tales tends toward the noir school of crime and mystery, highlighting...