Vintage Death

Lisa Jackson

Publisher: MIRA

Summary

In this domestic thriller short story by a #1 New York Times–bestselling author, a grieving mother plots revenge for her son. 
 
When a five-year-old boy is found dead and presumed thrown from a window, his mother must live with the loss, reminded each day of his death, all while she plots revenge on the person who killed him. But revenge is never simple, especially when wealth and power are used to hide the truth . . . 
 
“Lisa Jackson’s story ‘Vintage Death’ keeps the reader guessing and on tenterhooks from start to finish.” —Publishers Weekly 
 
Originally published in Thriller 2 (2009), edited by #1 New York Times–bestselling author Clive Cussler. 
 
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Justice Served by Mariah Stewart 
 
The Circle by David Hewson 
 
Roomful of Witnesses by R.L. Stine 
 
The House on Pine Terrace by Phillip Margolin 
 
The Desert Here and the Desert Far Away by Marcus Sakey 
 
On the Run by Carla Neggers 
 
Can You Help Me Out Here? by Robert Ferrigno 
 
Crossed Double by Joe Hartlaub 
 
The Lamented by Lawrence Light 
 
Vintage Death by Lisa Jackson 
 
Suspension of Disbelief by Tim Maleeny 
 
A Calculated Risk by Sean Chercover 
 
The Fifth World by Javier Sierra 
 
Ghost Writer by Gary Braver 
 
Through a Veil Darkly by Kathleen Antrim 
 
Bedtime for Mr. Li by David J. Montgomery 
 
Protecting the Innocent by Simon Wood 
 
Watch Out for My Girl by Joan Johnston 
 
Killing Time by Jon Land 
 
Boldt’s Broken Angel by Ridley Pearson

Available since: 01/15/2018.

Print length: 33 pages.

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