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Josh Pachter

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Josh Pachter is an American writer, editor, and translator. At the age of sixteen, Pachter wrote his first short story, which was featured in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine in 1968. Since then, he has published over one hundred works of crime fiction. He has also edited and coedited over a dozen anthologies, including The Misadventures of Ellery Queen and Amsterdam Noir. Pachter lives in Virginia with his wife, Laurie, and is a professor of communication studies and theater at Northern Virginia Community College’s Loudon Campus.
 

Josh Pachter Books

The Beat of Black Wings book cover

The Beat of Black Wings

Josh Pachter
First Week Free at the Roomy Toilet book cover

First Week Free at the Roomy Toilet

Josh Pachter
(I Just) Died in Your Arms book cover

(I Just) Died in Your Arms

J. Alan Hartman
Urban Crime Short Stories book cover

Urban Crime Short Stories

Christopher Semtner
The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe book cover

The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe

Josh Pachter
Livets träd book cover

Livets träd

Josh Pachter
El árbol de la vida book cover

El árbol de la vida

Josh Pachter
Agents & Spies Short Stories book cover

Agents & Spies Short Stories

Martin Edwards
The Misadventures of Ellery Queen book cover

The Misadventures of Ellery Queen

Josh Pachter
Crime & Mystery Short Stories book cover

Crime & Mystery Short Stories

Martin Edwards
The Mahboob Chaudri Mystery MEGAPACK ™: The Complete Mystery Series book cover

The Mahboob Chaudri Mystery MEGAPACK ™: The Complete Mystery Series

Josh Pachter
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