Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Drew, a private investigator, protects Karen. Lonely, sad, vulnerable Karen. So, when Karen decides to respond to a suspicious-sounding personal a...

Jonathan Alexander Nicholas Ashworth the Fourth—called Nico—fears nothing. He lives a life of power, prestige, money. He makes his own way, but wh...

Colin hates his job at the online entertainment site, Gossip Hourly, but he does what he can to make money. And what he does involves clones of cel...

Funeral directors deal with everything at a funeral, but only a few have had to handle an influx of flower fairies. Worse, the arrival of a flower ...

When a vicious attacker leaves Nicole Walker for dead, she fights against the odds to survive. And to succeed, she must remember—the attack, the a...

They think they’ve found their dream home. But something seems off. Abandonded purebred cats. A dead dog. Still, little Grubby the cat hunts fearl...

Oregon provides the setting for all five stories in this collection. The stories range from the whimsical “The One That Got Away” to the moving “Pa...

Kristine Kathryn Rusch, famous for her range as a writer, shows her amazing diversity in this collection of short mystery stories. From the examina...

Readers know Hugo-award winner Kristine Kathryn Rusch for her serious, deeply thought-out science fiction. But the former editor of The Magazine of...

Christmas stories abound, but hardly anyone writes stories based on Thanksgiving or New Year’s Day. This collection of five stories has two Christ...

Five different women—a CPA, a lawyer, an internet service provider, a bookstore owner, and a crime scene investigator—find themselves in the middle...

The five magical stories in this short collection include stories of fairies and shapeshifters and magic shops. In this collection, you’ll find the...

Detectives come in all shapes and sizes—and in Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s five-story collection—they work the mean streets everywhere from a science...

California, a land of mystery, a land of magic. Assassins walk the streets alongside angels. Romance blossoms in the City by the Bay, while death s...

Coney Island in 1907, known for its freaks and spectacles. But for Rose, Coney Island becomes a place of wonder, a place that makes memories. A pla...

Carla uses her thieving past for good. Hired by retailers to test the effectiveness of their security systems, she makes a good living, despite her...

Gail looks forward to her annual Christmas shopping trip to the high-end specialty foods store. Until her phone keeps interrupting with news alert...

Beautiful longhaired tom Wall T runs a tight household. But when the other cats in his pride begin reporting a mouse incursion, he launches an inve...

As you prepare to embark on your yearlong space cruise, this excerpt from Amelia Pillar’s popular Etiquette for the Space Traveler will provide you...

Years ago, John paid for crimes he committed as a child. Horrible crimes based on alien ritual and intended to help the victims, not hurt them. Now...

Peter enjoys his solitary life in the Montana countryside. Higher mathematics, greater thought, sustain him more than companionship. But after a so...

Carol wants a nap. Carol needs a nap. And no one will let her have one because she’s important. She’s important because the grown-ups believe she’s...

George manages funerals for his church. The flower arrangements, the food, even the air temperature. But when a parishioner that nobody likes dies...

Andrew has problems fitting in. But for a change, he’d like to stand out for something he does well. If only the adults in his life will let him.