ICE AGE is a collection of eight stories of the strange and the chilling that have been published in various places over the last few years. NOWHERE TO GO is a collection of eleven of my previously published crime stories, many of which appeared first in print in magazines like Hitchcock's and Ellery Queen's. Some of those stories have been reprinted in Year's Best anthologies, won a Derringer Award, been voted into readers' top ten of the year, or been in anthologies nominated for awards. I've also had over thirty short stories published. It started as a short story published in Hitchcock's Magazine, became a novel, and ended up being shortlisted for the UK Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger award for best unpublished novel. I've written both novels and short stories, mostly crime fiction. classy and clever Brit Grit at its best.'

'Every story in this collection is a gem. – Jeff Vandermeer, author of Finch, Shriek: An Afterword, City of Saints and Madmen two-time winner of the World Fantasy Award

You owe it to yourself to discover Rowan's fiction if you haven't already had the pleasure.' 'Iain Rowan is both a meticulous and a passionate writer, and these stories showcase his ample talent wonderfully well. – Sarah Weinman, writer, critic, reviewer, columnist for the Los Angeles Times and News Editor for Publishers Marketplace 'Iain Rowan's stories never fail to surprise and delight, and just when you think you know what will happen next, you realize how much you've been caught unaware.' – Allan Guthrie, author of Top Ten Kindle Bestseller Bye Bye Baby, winner of Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year 'A short story writer of the highest calibre.'

– Dave Zeltserman, author of Outsourced, and Washington Post best books of year Small Crimes and Pariah I loved the nuances and true heartfelt emotion that Iain filled his stories with, and Iain quickly became a must read author for me–everything I read of Iain's had this tragic, and sometimes, horrific beauty filling it, and was guaranteed to be something special.' 'During the five years that I published Hardluck Stories, One Step Closer and Moth were two of my favorite stories. Crime enthusiasts must not miss the book: this is noir at its very best.' 'Fine examples of modern crime stories, gripping and perceptive, probing the dark secrets of the human soul, just like an old Alfred Hitchcock movie.

Brit Grit by Paul D. Brazill