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Mariah Stewart
is the
New York Times
bestselling author of twenty-four novels and three novellas. A former teacher and insurance company V.P., she has no regrets over having left her day job to work at home, alone, in her office overlooking a wooded hill and a horse farm. She lives amidst the rolling hills of Chester County, PA, with her husband, the occasional daughter, two golden retrievers and a Jack Russell Terrorizer. Sometimes a puggle joins the pack to make life just a little more interesting. Visit her at www.mariahstewart.com.
R. L. Stine
is one of the bestselling children’s authors in history. His
Goosebumps
series, along with such series as
Fear Street, The Nightmare Room
and
Mostly Ghostly
have sold nearly 400 million books in this country alone. And they are translated into 32 languages. His most recent books for adults are
The Sitter
and
Eye Candy,
published by Ballantine Books. He lives in New York City with his wife, Jane, and King Charles Spaniel, Minnie. His son, Matthew, is a sound designer and music producer. His Web site is www.rlstine.com.
Simon Wood
is a California transplant originally from England. He’s an ex-racecar driver, a licensed pilot and works part-time as a P.I. He shares his world with his American wife, Julie, and their lives are dominated by a longhaired dachshund and five cats. He’s had over 150 stories and articles published. His stories have been included in “Best of” anthologies and he’s a frequent contributor to
Writer’s Digest.
He’s the Anthony Award winning author of
Working Stiffs, Accidents Waiting to Happen, Paying the Piper
and
We All Fall Down.
Visit his Web site at www.simonwood.net.
ISBN: 978-1-4268-3390-8
THRILLER 2: STORIES YOU JUST CAN’T PUT DOWN
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REMAKING Copyright © 2009 by Blake Crouch
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CAN YOU HELP ME OUT HERE? Copyright © 2009 by Robert Ferrigno
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WATCH OUT FOR MY GIRL Copyright © 2009 by Joan Johnston
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