The Clock Strikes Twelve: Tales of Mystery, Suspense and the S...

Inside are twelve stories of suspense, mystery and the supernatural, ticking down from what is hidden behind an ordinary afternoon to what happens after time itself. In “Threat Response” an animal research scientist struggles to complete his thesis on natures threat responses, thwarted by his mentor who is committed to making sure it is he who is credited for the work.The neighborhood homeowners "curb appeal" competition judging is tomorrow and there is still work to be done. At the same time, a violent squatter and his viscous dog are bent on trespassing in "The Porch".A successful astrophysicist and renaissance man cannot seem to maintain an interest in his variety of accomplishments. When he dies suddenly, he is faced with choosing what he is supposed to do until the end of time in "Life After Afterlife After Life". "Daphne Talks to Statues" and the new landscape architect overhears her. It begins a friendship that leads to mysterious gardens and the creatures that inhabit them.An unscrupulous financial advisor who has been targeting the elderly has caught the attention of a consumer reporter and is about to be exposed. There is still time for one last big swindle before she is forced to leave town in "Red Riding Wolf".A second collection of twisted tales from the Author of The Rorschach Test.

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