Rock and a Hard Place
@rhppress.bsky.social
A small-press independent publisher delivering crime, noir, and dark fiction chronicling bad decisions and desperate people.
RIGHTEOUS TRASH by @nkolakowski.bsky.social is out now! Spurred by his sister Frankie, Jake Halligan is pulled into a chaotic conspiracy that involves a pregnant teenager, gangs of gun-toting thugs, and much, much more. Listen to Scott Adlerberg and get your copy today: bit.ly/3J1ekYN
November 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
RIGHTEOUS TRASH by @nkolakowski.bsky.social is out now! Spurred by his sister Frankie, Jake Halligan is pulled into a chaotic conspiracy that involves a pregnant teenager, gangs of gun-toting thugs, and much, much more. Listen to Scott Adlerberg and get your copy today: bit.ly/3J1ekYN
With HASHTAG, his followup to DIRTBAGS, @erykpruitt.bsky.social tells a tale of Internet celebrity and America’s obsession with true crime, all set in the American South. Who will make it out alive? Find out: bit.ly/4oQRov0
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
With HASHTAG, his followup to DIRTBAGS, @erykpruitt.bsky.social tells a tale of Internet celebrity and America’s obsession with true crime, all set in the American South. Who will make it out alive? Find out: bit.ly/4oQRov0
This holiday season, give the gift of crime fiction! Issue 15 of RHP:
When the dog makes the heist.
One swing of the machete solves all your problems . . . and maybe makes some new ones.
Best eaten cold? Small-town revenge stays hot for years.
All this and more in Issue 15: amzn.to/4peTqW6
When the dog makes the heist.
One swing of the machete solves all your problems . . . and maybe makes some new ones.
Best eaten cold? Small-town revenge stays hot for years.
All this and more in Issue 15: amzn.to/4peTqW6
November 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This holiday season, give the gift of crime fiction! Issue 15 of RHP:
When the dog makes the heist.
One swing of the machete solves all your problems . . . and maybe makes some new ones.
Best eaten cold? Small-town revenge stays hot for years.
All this and more in Issue 15: amzn.to/4peTqW6
When the dog makes the heist.
One swing of the machete solves all your problems . . . and maybe makes some new ones.
Best eaten cold? Small-town revenge stays hot for years.
All this and more in Issue 15: amzn.to/4peTqW6
This month in STONE"S THROW: In wartime Saigon, a missionary working in the red light district tries to save the souls of those around her, but soon wonders if her own salvation is what's needed. A gut punch of a story by AT Kessler! Read it today: bit.ly/4nCG7wX
November 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This month in STONE"S THROW: In wartime Saigon, a missionary working in the red light district tries to save the souls of those around her, but soon wonders if her own salvation is what's needed. A gut punch of a story by AT Kessler! Read it today: bit.ly/4nCG7wX
AVAILABLE NOW: How will the world end? 15 of the best crime fiction writers today have an idea, including @edbarnfield.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
AVAILABLE NOW: How will the world end? 15 of the best crime fiction writers today have an idea, including @edbarnfield.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK
A year's worth of bad decisions and desperate people. Makes the perfect stocking stuffer this holiday season. Listen to @meproctor.bsky.social and get your copy today: bit.ly/42IyT2W
November 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A year's worth of bad decisions and desperate people. Makes the perfect stocking stuffer this holiday season. Listen to @meproctor.bsky.social and get your copy today: bit.ly/42IyT2W
With his followup to DIRTBAGS, @erykpruitt.bsky.social revisits the sleepy Southern town of Lake Castor through the lens of Internet celebrity and America’s addiction to true crime stories. RHP is proud to bring this book back into print now more than ever. Get your copy now: bit.ly/4oQRov0
November 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
With his followup to DIRTBAGS, @erykpruitt.bsky.social revisits the sleepy Southern town of Lake Castor through the lens of Internet celebrity and America’s addiction to true crime stories. RHP is proud to bring this book back into print now more than ever. Get your copy now: bit.ly/4oQRov0
AVAILABLE NOW: Read what @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social says about WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN--stories of heartbreak and hope from Derringer Award winner @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Don't miss this one: amzn.to/4nQ5bl7
November 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
AVAILABLE NOW: Read what @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social says about WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN--stories of heartbreak and hope from Derringer Award winner @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Don't miss this one: amzn.to/4nQ5bl7
After years of war and crime, Jake Halligan has settled down with his wife and daughter in rural Idaho. He soon makes a bet to get ahead that will have disastrous consequences. RIGHTEOUS TRASH by @nkolakowski.bsky.social. Listen to Scott Adlerberg and get your copy today: bit.ly/3J1ekYN
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
After years of war and crime, Jake Halligan has settled down with his wife and daughter in rural Idaho. He soon makes a bet to get ahead that will have disastrous consequences. RIGHTEOUS TRASH by @nkolakowski.bsky.social. Listen to Scott Adlerberg and get your copy today: bit.ly/3J1ekYN
With his followup to DIRTBAGS, @erykpruitt.bsky.social revisits the sleepy Southern town of Lake Castor through the lens of Internet celebrity and America’s addiction to true crime stories. RHP Press is proud to bring this book back into print now more than ever. Get your copy now: bit.ly/4oQRov0
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
With his followup to DIRTBAGS, @erykpruitt.bsky.social revisits the sleepy Southern town of Lake Castor through the lens of Internet celebrity and America’s addiction to true crime stories. RHP Press is proud to bring this book back into print now more than ever. Get your copy now: bit.ly/4oQRov0
AVAILABLE NOW: How will the world end? Fire, or flood? 15 of the best crime fiction writers today have an idea, including @@kendallbrunson.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
AVAILABLE NOW: How will the world end? Fire, or flood? 15 of the best crime fiction writers today have an idea, including @@kendallbrunson.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK
A year's worth of bad decisions and desperate people. Makes the perfect stocking stuffer this holiday season. Listen to @meproctor.bsky.social and get your copy today: bit.ly/42IyT2W
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A year's worth of bad decisions and desperate people. Makes the perfect stocking stuffer this holiday season. Listen to @meproctor.bsky.social and get your copy today: bit.ly/42IyT2W
AVAILABLE NOW: How will the world end, fire or flood? 15 of the best crime fiction writers today have an idea, including @kmwriter01.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK
November 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
AVAILABLE NOW: How will the world end, fire or flood? 15 of the best crime fiction writers today have an idea, including @kmwriter01.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK
With his followup to DIRTBAGS, @erykpruitt.bsky.social revisits the sleepy Southern town of Lake Castor through the lens of Internet celebrity and America’s addiction to true crime stories. RHP Press is proud to bring this book back into print now more than ever. Get your copy now: bit.ly/4oQRov0
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
With his followup to DIRTBAGS, @erykpruitt.bsky.social revisits the sleepy Southern town of Lake Castor through the lens of Internet celebrity and America’s addiction to true crime stories. RHP Press is proud to bring this book back into print now more than ever. Get your copy now: bit.ly/4oQRov0
November's STONE"S THROW: In wartime Saigon, a missionary working in the red light district tries to save the souls of those around her, but soon wonders if her own salvation is what's needed. This story by AT Kessler is a gut punch! Read it today: bit.ly/4nCG7wX
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
November's STONE"S THROW: In wartime Saigon, a missionary working in the red light district tries to save the souls of those around her, but soon wonders if her own salvation is what's needed. This story by AT Kessler is a gut punch! Read it today: bit.ly/4nCG7wX
From the author of BOISE LONGPIG HUNTING CLUB and RATTLESNAKE RODEO comes the latest book in the Jake Halligan series: RIGHTEOUS TRASH, by @nkolakowski.bsky.social. Listen to H.C. Newton and get your copy today: bit.ly/3J1ekYN
November 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
From the author of BOISE LONGPIG HUNTING CLUB and RATTLESNAKE RODEO comes the latest book in the Jake Halligan series: RIGHTEOUS TRASH, by @nkolakowski.bsky.social. Listen to H.C. Newton and get your copy today: bit.ly/3J1ekYN
SUBS WINDOW OPENS DEC. 1: For January, give us noir about dreams. Maybe it’s petty dreams about gangland glory. Let’s kick off 2026 by taking a look at “what dreams may come,” and what happens next when all your dreams come true . . . or don’t. Subs open from Dec 1-4: bit.ly/4fQLeGx
November 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
SUBS WINDOW OPENS DEC. 1: For January, give us noir about dreams. Maybe it’s petty dreams about gangland glory. Let’s kick off 2026 by taking a look at “what dreams may come,” and what happens next when all your dreams come true . . . or don’t. Subs open from Dec 1-4: bit.ly/4fQLeGx
AVAILABLE NOW: Will the world end in fire or flood? 15 of the best crime fiction writers today have an idea, including @ce-mckenna.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK
November 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
AVAILABLE NOW: Will the world end in fire or flood? 15 of the best crime fiction writers today have an idea, including @ce-mckenna.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK
AVAILABLE NOW: Read what @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social says about WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN--stories of heartbreak and hope from Derringer Award winner @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Don't miss this one, order your copy today: amzn.to/4nQ5bl7
November 23, 2025 at 2:21 AM
AVAILABLE NOW: Read what @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social says about WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN--stories of heartbreak and hope from Derringer Award winner @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Don't miss this one, order your copy today: amzn.to/4nQ5bl7
Following up DIRTBAGS, @erykpruitt.bsky.social revisits the sleepy Southern town of Lake Castor through the lens of Internet celebrity and America’s addiction to true crime stories. RHP Press is proud to bring this book back into print now more than ever. Get your copy now: bit.ly/4oQRov0
November 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Following up DIRTBAGS, @erykpruitt.bsky.social revisits the sleepy Southern town of Lake Castor through the lens of Internet celebrity and America’s addiction to true crime stories. RHP Press is proud to bring this book back into print now more than ever. Get your copy now: bit.ly/4oQRov0
SUBS CLOSE TODAY! Got a story that details life at the bottom or at the margins of human society? Can you make it sad? Make it dark? Make it the tiniest bit hopeful? We want those stories, but after today, you'll have to wait. More info here: bit.ly/4onmEBw
November 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
SUBS CLOSE TODAY! Got a story that details life at the bottom or at the margins of human society? Can you make it sad? Make it dark? Make it the tiniest bit hopeful? We want those stories, but after today, you'll have to wait. More info here: bit.ly/4onmEBw
SUBS OPEN DEC. 1: For January, give us noir on the theme of dreams. Maybe it’s petty dreams about gangland glory. Let’s kick off the new year by taking a look at “what dreams may come,” and what happens next when all your dreams come true . . . or don’t. Subs open from Dec 1-4: bit.ly/4fQLeGx
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
SUBS OPEN DEC. 1: For January, give us noir on the theme of dreams. Maybe it’s petty dreams about gangland glory. Let’s kick off the new year by taking a look at “what dreams may come,” and what happens next when all your dreams come true . . . or don’t. Subs open from Dec 1-4: bit.ly/4fQLeGx
After years of war and crime, Jake Halligan has settled down with his wife and daughter in rural Idaho. He soon makes a bet to get ahead that will have disastrous consequences. RIGHTEOUS TRASH by @nkolakowski.bsky.social. Listen to Scott Adlerberg and get your copy today: bit.ly/3J1ekYN
November 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
After years of war and crime, Jake Halligan has settled down with his wife and daughter in rural Idaho. He soon makes a bet to get ahead that will have disastrous consequences. RIGHTEOUS TRASH by @nkolakowski.bsky.social. Listen to Scott Adlerberg and get your copy today: bit.ly/3J1ekYN
November's STONE"S THROW: In wartime Saigon, a missionary working in the red light district tries to save the souls of those around her, but soon wonders if her own salvation is what's needed. This story by AT Kessler is a gut punch! Read it today: bit.ly/4nCG7wX
November 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
November's STONE"S THROW: In wartime Saigon, a missionary working in the red light district tries to save the souls of those around her, but soon wonders if her own salvation is what's needed. This story by AT Kessler is a gut punch! Read it today: bit.ly/4nCG7wX
Who knows how the world will end? Check out some possibilities from 15 of the best crime fiction writers today, including @marythor.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Who knows how the world will end? Check out some possibilities from 15 of the best crime fiction writers today, including @marythor.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK