FROM THE PUBLISHER

Fans of mystery, crime, fantasy, and horror will love this collection of stories by internationally acclaimed mystery writer Nancy Pickard. From a never-before-published story sure to thrill readers to eight other award-winning cautionary tales, these nine stories are linked by signs of foreboding, paths that lead to unexpected places, and the craftiness of human nature￯﾿ﾽshowing that men and women, when faced with the subtle portents of disaster, may ignore warnings at their own peril.

Nancy Pickard is the author of 15 novels, including Generous Death from the Jenny Cain series, The Blue Corn Murders from the Eugenia Potter series, and The Whole Truth from the Marie Lightfoot series. She is the recipient of the Agatha, Macavity, American Mystery, Anthony, and Shamus awards and is a three-time Edgar nominee. She lives in Kansas City, Missouri.

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