Fully Loaded Thrillers

From the author of the Wayward Pines Trilogy, comes this collection of short stories.*69Tim and Laura West receive a bizarre voicemail on their answering machine that seems to have unintentionally recorded a brutal murder. But what happens when the killer realizes their mistake? This story develops over one terrifying evening, and this young couple will never be the same.RemakingTragic events unfold in a snowy, sleepy Colorado town. From the first scene, in which a man sits alone in the cold watching a father and son in a diner, you know something is about to go horribly wrong.On The Good, Red RoadA group of four hard men trying to reach a remote nineteenth century mining town become stranded in an early blizzard and resort to drastic, terrifying measures to stay alive.Shining RockAn older couple encounter a strange and menacing visitor during a camping trip in the North Carolina mountains. Friendly at first, this stranger seems to know them, and their secrets.Perfect Little TownRon and Jessica Stahl are a power couple from California on a Christmas holiday in Colorado. When they stop for the afternoon in sleepy Lone Cone, they're charmed by the quaint tourist town. But the folksy hospitality will vanish as the sun drops behind the mountains.The Newton Boys' Last PhotographAt 25 words, the shortest story I ever wrote. But it packs a wallop.The MeteorologistPeter, a disgraced meteorologist and chronic wanderer, has traveled the country for years in his Winnebago, in search of the only thing that gives his life meaning. He's just arrived in the middle of nowhere—Hokie, Kansas—for the same purpose, but when he meets a waitress named Melanie, another sufferer, he's faced not only with his first real human contact in years, but perhaps someone who can save him.UnconditionalA conversation between two people—devastating, tragic, and beautiful.

About the Author

Blake Crouch is the author of over a dozen bestselling suspense, mystery, and horror novels. His short fiction has appeared in numerous short story anthologies, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Cemetery Dance, and many other publications. Much of his work, including the Wayward Pines Series, has been optioned for TV and film. Blake lives in Colorado. To learn more, follow him on Twitter or Facebook, or visit his website, www.blakecrouch.com.

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