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CRUEL POETRY, a novel of sex, murder, and drugs on South Beach, is out with Serpent's Tail in the US and the UK.
Look for new short stories:
"Purrz, Baby" in Deadly Housewives, ed. Christine Mathews, 2006
"Must Bite" in Dying for It, ed. Mitzi Szereto, 2006
"Boozanne, Lemme Be" in Miami Noir, ed. Les Standiford, 2006
"Sinny and the Prince: A Fairy Tale" in Murdaland: Crime Fiction for the 21st Century, ed. Michael Langnas, 2007
"Be Very Afraid" in Getting Even: Revenge Stories, ed. Mitzi Szereto, 2007
"The Ketchup-Lid Skirt" in Desire: Women Write About Wanting, ed. Lisa Solod Warren, 2007
"The Big O" in A Hell of a Woman: An Anthology of Female Noir, ed. Megan Abbott, 2007
"Sweet Dreams" in Gulf Stream, Florida International University, 2008
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"Bill's
Mystery Woman"
(reprinted, Ft. Lauderdale
Sun-Sentinel, South Florida Insider Column, Friday, Nov
26th, 2000
by Jose Lambiet)
The Prez may have a new favorite author. Hollywood, FL mystery writer Vicki Hendricks tells Insider she sent Bill Clinton an autographed copy of her steamy new novel, Iguana Love. The book stars a Miami woman at the mercy of uncontrollable sexual passions. It's printed by Serpent's Tail, publishers of Walter Mosely's detective novels, which Clinton also devours. But figuring out how the White House request got to Hendricks is a big mystery itself. Here's what is known: Hendricks heard from her publicist in Connecticut; the publicist was asked by an L.A. bookstore owner; and he was asked by his best customer, who happens to be a high-ranking federal official from D.C. "I want to protect his privacy, but the gentleman is our conduit to the president," L.A.'s Mysterious Books store owner Sheldon McArthur said. Mum is the word at the White House. But Hendricks, who teaches English at Broward Community College, emphasized the literary value of her work. "Still, had I known, I'd have put in a cigar scene," Hendricks said.
She signed: "For President Clinton, with delight." As a P.S., she asked Clinton to mention the book on TV and support community colleges.
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Copyright © 2002 Vicki Hendricks. All rights reserved.