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A collection of short stories that explore family relationships and emotions with gruesome and sometimes horrifying results.

Joe Gunther is sent to the neighboring town of Bellows Falls to investigate harassment allegations against a fellow officer. But as Gunther doggedly pursues the truth, what begins as a seemingly open-and-shut case starts to look more and more like a frame job.

This collection of short stories features Sam Hunter, PI. When Sam takes on a client they become part of his "pack," and no one protects their own better than a werewolf. At least, the kind of werewolf like Sam.

Joe Gunther comes across an unexplained death, a grisly murder, and a sudden disappearance, all of which seem to be entangled in a puzzling web of municipal corruption, blackmail, and industrial espionage. A World War II veteran may hold the key to it all--but only if Joe can get him to talk.

When a devastating winter kills John Henry Cole's livestock, he's forced to move on, but not in the direction he expected. Cole and Teddy Green, a Texas ranger, seek to question a woman about her involvement in a Denver City murder, but they're not the only ones looking for her.

Commissario Ricciardi is investigating the death of one of the many street urchins who live in the dark alleys of 1930s Naples. His sixth sense is no help to him this time. Has his unwelcome gift finally faded? Or is something more sinister at work?

This rare volume is a collection of some of Queen's best, containing three novelettes and two short stories. The stories include "The Death of Don Juan," "The Wrightsville Heirs," and more.

Meet Dahlia Moss. Unemployed, broke, and on her last bowl of ramen, she's not living her best life. But that's all about to change. Before Dahlia can make her life any messier on her own, she's offered a job that will lead her to a murder, an MMORPG, and possibly a fella (or two?).

When Inspector Peter Glebsky arrives at a remote ski chalet on vacation, the last thing he intends to do is get involved in any police work. But he hadn't counted on the discovery of a corpse. Glebsky's vacation is over, and he's embarked on the most unusual investigation of his career.

Naples, 1931. Commissario Ricciardi, a man driven into solitude by his paranormal "gift" of seeing the final seconds in the lives of violent crime victims, is conducting an investigation into the death of the beautiful and mysterious duchess of Camparino.