Private Eye Action, as You Like It is a collection of short stories from early in the careers of Joe R. Lansdale and Lewis Shiner, published in a limited edition by Crossroads Press in 1998. They have never been made available in other collections and are now extremely rare. It includes: Joe Lansdale's Ray Slater stories Lewis Shiner's Sloane Stories * The Short Unhappy Career of Lew Shiner, Tough-Guy Writer (introduction) * Deep, Without Pity {originally published in Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, June 1980} * The Killing Season {first publication} * Prodigal Son {first publication}