“The stories in Summer in the City capture the universal truths of hot days in urban landscapes—scorched blacktop, baking garbage, and thick sweat—while simultaneously taking readers on a world tour of diverse cultures and locales and shining the long days’ light on their darkest secrets. Summer heat loosens reality and draws hidden denizens into the street in these unforgettable stories. Start the perfect summer vacation of your dreams—and nightmares—in these pages.”

—James Chambers, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of A Bright and Beautiful Eternal World and On the Night Border

“This is a visceral collection of stories that speak to the power of destruction and renewal, blending hope with despair. Set in a vivid tapestry of cities, these tales travel the world and unfold in glorious technicolor.”

—Richard Thomas, Bram Stoker, Shirley Jackson, and Thriller Award finalist 

“Read this with the air conditioning on full blast, because the heat will fry your brain in unimaginable ways. An amazing set of hot short stories, set in some of the hottest cities in the world... both with the heat from the city itself and the lives of those who dwell in it. Not a bad story in the sweltering bunch!”

—Armand Rosamilia, author of the Dirty Deeds crime series 

“What an enchanting anthology! The stories range from tales of humor, wonder, and despair to absolute magic. It’s truly a joy to read.”

—Mercedes M. Yardley, three-time Bram Stoker Award winner

“Dark tourism guided by the freshest voices in speculative fiction, Summer in the City is packed with chills, pathos, humour, and ingenuity. Each page turn leads you somewhere unexpected—and trust me, you’ll want to journey alongside these phenomenal writers again.”

—Sophia Adamowicz, author of The Brink

“Dark, unsettling, and inventive, Summer in the City reveals that every city has its ghosts, and in the long heat of summer, they rise through the cracks.”

—Elena Pavlova, award-winning author of Infection Points

“Summer in the City takes readers on a humid, sweat-filled journey along the veins of Toronto’s literary world; on a ghostly ride down London’s Tube; through the streets of Melbourne to escape an invisible prison; where demons hunt souls in Sin City; speed dating in Washington revolves around molecule reshuffling; and lovers in Liverpool reveal they are not who you think they are. An anthology of 18 stories that proves, as Xan Van Rooyen so elegantly states: ‘the hotter the day, the worse the storm.’”

—J.R. Blanes, author of Portraits of Decay