Gimlet, a Shaken, Not Stirred, Short Story: And Other Stories

Gimlet, a Shaken, Not Stirred, Short Story, Plus More Stories of Mystery and the Macabre traverses mystery, horror, and science fiction. This collection includes tales like Gimlet, As the Crow Flies, A Cross to Bear, An Alien Act of Honor, and The Hand of Karma.

In Gimlet, Juneau and Coldwell pose as patients in a mental hospital to solve a paranormal mystery. As they're drawn deeper into the case, a simmering tension grows between them-testing their partnership as much as their courage. Fellow patient Iris, notorious for her s ances and criminal record, claims she's in contact with spirits who hold the answers. Will her otherworldly connections help Juneau and Coldwell solve the mystery, or lead to a one-way trip to the morgue?

In As the Crow Flies, Fresna, a middle-aged nursing assistant, forms a bond with Mr. Corvis, an eccentric resident in the nursing home where she works. When strange occurrences follow Mr. Corvis's presence, Fresna begins to question whether her fondness for him has put her in harm's way.

Tina returns to her rural Kentucky home to attend her hard-living and hard-drinking brother's funeral in A Cross to Bear. She reconnects with Chris, her childhood friend's handsome brother. Tina must contend with her troubled relationship with her father, her feelings for Chris . . . and a mysterious presence watching her every move.

Mae Rue, under suspicion for her husband's brutal murder, finds her grief invaded by extraterrestrial visitors who aim to right an old wrong. In An Alien Act of Honor, Mae Rue discovers the many faces of honor, some of which reach beyond her understanding.

In The Hand of Karma, Jessamine, grieving her mother's sudden death, finds herself trapped in the cellar of a funeral home. She must confront a monster from her past and a twisted fate.