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The Straw Man and a Murder - A Horror Story

From the bestselling author of the Bad Games series, comes a harrowing short story of love and vengeance.         THE WICKED MUST BE PUNISHED...A ten-year-old boy finds solace from his abusive father in the cornfields where his 'friends' reside. One of these friends is a scarecrow. The others are crows. When his father's violence goes too far, something must be done, and before the night is up, the wicked will learn that vengeance comes in many shapes and sizes.This short story also appears in WARPED: A Menapace Collection of Short Horror, Thriller, and Suspense Fiction

About the Author

Jeff Menapace is the bestselling author of Wildlife, the Bad Games trilogy, Warped, Side Effects, and Hair of the Bitch. All three books in the Bad Games trilogy have been optioned for feature films, and are currently being translated for foreign audiences. The 2011 winner of the Red Adept Reviews Indie Award for Horror, Jeff lives in Pennsylvania with his wife Kelly and their cats Sammy and Bear.

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