Brian Pinkerton


Brian Pinkerton is an American author of fiction in the suspense, thriller, mystery, science fiction and horror genres. He received his B.A. from the University of Iowa and Master's Degree from Northwestern University.

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Novels

Abducted Vengeance Killer's Diary Rough Cut How I Started The Apocalypse – introduction by Hugh HoweyHow I Started The Apocalypse, Book Two: The Hunger War Bender Anatomy of Evil How I Started The Apocalypse, Book Three: Zombie Regime The Gemini Experiment

Short stories

  • "Lower Wacker Blues" – appears in the anthology Chicago Blues
  • "SWAT" – appears in the anthology Zombie Zoology
  • "Now Look What You Did" – appears in the anthology PULP! 2013 Winter/Spring
  • "The Larson County Scare-O-Rama Show" – appears in The Horror Zine
  • "The Witness" – Shallow Waters Flash Fiction
  • "The Rating Game" – appears in The Horror Zine
  • "Filler" – appears in the anthology ''Fragile''

Collections

How I Started the Apocalypse: Omnibus Edition - compiles the three-book series in one volume

Audio books

Abducted – unabridged, narrated by Beth Richmond Vengeance – unabridged, narrated by Dave Courvoisier Killer's Diary – unabridged, narrated by Talmadge Ragan Bender – unabridged, narrated by Chet Williamson The Gemini Experiment – unabridged, narrated by Lance C. Fuller Time Warp - A Twisted Love Story – unabridged, narrated by Joshua Saxon

eBook editions

Pinkerton's novels have also been issued in eBook format by various publishers.

Foreign-language editions

Vendetta – Bulgarian-language release of ''Vengeance''

Non-fiction

  • "Screaming In My Ear" – appears in the collection Horror 201: The Silver Scream
  • "Brian's Holiday Green Lime Salad" – appears in ''Cooks of Horror''

Self-published

Killing the Boss Unreleased The Ruts - cartoon strip collection