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Into the Furnace is a western, with horror/fantasy elements. After losing his wife back in Oklahoma, Sheriff Will Ford takes his daughter west to Bendo's Furnace, New Mexico, taking over for the previous sheriff, who disappeared. When he gets there, Will discovers that a great many of the town's residents have fled or vanished, leaving no trace and few clues. It turns out not to be Indians, as Will initially suspected, but something far stranger. Also includes an Author's Note.

Driving to Montana, a man and his dog end up on an isolated winter road. Stopping, they discover they're not alone out there.

A snowstorm is coming to Jeremy Cooper's little town. As mayor, he decides to gather everybody together to make sure everybody is safe. But when one member of the community is overlooked, Jeremy has to decide what to do about the legendary Ugly Trudy Pitter. Also includes an author's note.

Ten-year-old Will Choner has an unusual ability, one he inherited from his dead father and one his mother has forbidden him from using. But when Will's uncle shows up at the door, Will is tempted to use it again...to find that missing girl on the news.

When Joshua McGinty runs into his twin sister after nearly 20 years, a flood of memories comes back to him. Dark memories of his upbringing in a religious cult, with a very unique calling, one he tried his hardest to escape. Has his sister escaped as well?

Somewhere on Dradea is an assassin who will stop at nothing. But Dumarest will take the assignment - for also on Dradea lies a clue to his obsessive quest for a planet that may be only a legend... a planet called Earth.

When retired detective Bayard Lott offers to help Julia Rogers search for her lost friend near a remote Idaho lake, they find clues that might lead them directly to the most dangerous serial killer in Las Vegas history. Set in the rugged mountains of Idaho, this twisted mystery pits the Cold Poker Gang against a master criminal.

Don has returned from the big city with his tail between his legs, a loser in every sense of the word. But when his Uncle Frank gives him the chance to help him reopen their small-town movie theater, Don sees it as the opportunity to redeem himself, to be a part of something special. And he is more right than he knows.

When a young reporter visits a lighthouse to interview the old man who lives in it, she's secretly hoping that the mysterious sea creature that was spotted nearby will make an appearance. She is not disappointed.

Spade: Secret Master of Fandom and Private Detective. Paladin: Spade's enigmatic sidekick and infamous detective for hire. Together: Two of masterful author Kristine Kathryn Rusch's most popular characters.

In the future, misery scars the land. Democracy is dead. Corporations take control through what they cynically call the Freedom Council. They have the police, the courts, the military, the gangs. They are everywhere. They protect their wealth by any means necessary.

Poker: a high-stakes, deadly serious professional sport. Doc Hill knows all too well the risks involved. Or so he thinks. But when one of the greatest poker players of all time dies, the stakes rise even higher. Doc must solve an increasingly frightening series of murders - and win the biggest tournament of his career - before he finds himself forced to fold his cards for good.

When Eli Jacobs hears his wife talk in her sleep the first time, he is amused. When she does it a second time, he is curious. But when Diane Jacobs says things at the exact same time every night, he becomes really, really interested.

The time has come for the Lean Rider, Western hero, to pick his new sidekick, and orphaned Benny Parks is thrilled to be chosen. He looks forward to a series of adventures and life lessons alongside the famous gunslinger, but has no idea what he's really in for.

Jake was just a normal kid who enjoyed hearing his mother's bedtime stories. The stories became shockingly real when he discovered that he was a descendant of Dr. Jekyll, and that he had his own Mr. Hyde living inside him. Driven by a desire to do good, he attempts to hunt down and kill the remaining Hyde monsters. Can he finish off the onslaught of Hyde monsters and keep the girl he loves safe from their retaliation?

Revenge is on Craze's mind. He chews on it everyday. He dreams of grander business and wealth, enough to make his father choke. That's the dream consuming him when the interstellar portal opens, spitting out a ship that that should no longer exist. A battleship spoiling for a fight, yet the war with the Foreworlds ended two generations ago. The enemy takes over Craze's tavern and aims their dastardly guns in his face. One wrong move and the shaky truce will end. So will Craze and his friends.

Joseph Rannen is dead, and no one besides Morgan Kimball seems to believe he wasn't a traitor. With greedy Earth warships hovering overhead, Kimball has twelve hours to produce evidence that his friend and mentor was murdered, preferably without jeopardizing the colony's safety.

What happens when a small town, rural zombie ends up being sent to Washington DC as a member of Congress?

The teenage girl wrapped in a sheet calls herself Casper (as in "The Friendly Ghost") but Secret Master of Fandom and private detective Spade doesn't find her friendly and she's definitely not a ghost. However, Paladin demands that Spade babysit Casper, and Spade never says no to Paladin. Even when it comes to babysitting on Halloween weekend, while Spade runs the second most important convention of the year. Because Paladin doesn't ask favors; she solves crimes. And apparently, she (and Casper) need help only Spade can provide.

When a group of aliens land in the backwoods of Louisiana - a trio of "country boys" take them on a snipe hunt.