Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Diane K. from Darien, IL won A Trail of Lies. The Hiding Place is going to Deanna S. from Carlisle, MA. The books are going out in the mail today.

This week, I”m giving away two story anthologies that I bought when they first came out. Are you ready to read this first one? Lockdown is subtitled “Stories of Crime, Terror, and Hope During a Pandemic”. It’s edited by Nick Kolakowski with stories by authors such as Angel Luis Colon, S.A. Coby, Gabino Iglesias. Just looking at the list of authors should indicate some of these stories are dark.

The title alone of the other book tells you it’s dark, Columbus Noir. Set in Columbus, Ohio, it’s edited by Andrew Welsh-Huggins, with stories by authors such as Kriten Lepionka, Craig McDonald and Julia Keller. Dark. Remember I said that. It’s another book in the excellent Akashic Noir Series.

Which book would you like to win? You can enter to win both, but I need separate entries. Email me at Lesa.Holstine@gmail.com. Your subject heading should read either “Win Lockdown” or “Win Columbus Noir.” Please include your name and mailing address. The giveaway will end Thursday, July 1 at 5 PM CT Entries from the U.S. only, please.