Coming July 14, 2026!

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For the first time
in print comes a collection of six short stories in the Edgar
award-winning Kate Burkholder series, including one new, never before
published story . . .
When two young boys don’t return home from an innocent afternoon of
fishing, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must track them down before the
first winter storm of the season bears down on Painters Mill in THE
PACT.
In DISAPPEARED, Kate races against the clock to find a two-year-old who
has vanished during a violent thunderstorm. Was the little boy swept
away in the rising creek waters? Or is his disappearance even more
sinister?
In BLOOD MOON, a man is brutally attacked by a large beast in the woods.
Throughout the night, reports of similar incidents escalate and Kate
must confront the creature terrorizing the town before violence tips
over into tragedy.
When a family dog brings home a human bone, Kate finds herself on a
desperate search for answers—and a way to end the macabre rumors and
ghost stories inundating the town in the Edgar award-winning short story
HALLOWED GROUND.
In DARK STORM RISING, Kate must brave a dangerous blizzard to save an
elderly Amish woman from a sinister foe. Will Kate reach her in time to
save her life?
In A DARK PATH, a brand-new story, an Amish couple disappears
while enroute to town. They’d recently been threatened by their
granddaughter’s troubled boyfriend.
Kate rushes toward their remote farm, but a dog causes her to crash into
a ravine, where she discovers a shattered buggy. Together, she and her
new canine friend must find the couple before it's too late.
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"Gripping..."--People Magazine
"Chilling..."--USA
Today
"Excellent..."--Publisher's Weekly
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