Home Improvement: Undead Edition

Description

There's nothing like home renovation for finding skeletons in the closet. Now here's the perfect treat for any homeowner who's ever wondered, 'What's that creaking sound?' Editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner return with an all-new collection, this time on the paranormal perils of Do-It-Yourself. As well as a brand-new Sookie Stackhouse story there are 13 more cautionary tales of home renovation by bestselling authors Patricia Briggs, Heather Graham and Melissa Marr, amongst others. This is an outstanding line-up of frightening and funny fixer-upper tales guaranteed to shake the foundations.

Reviews

'Fourteen authors hit the nail on the head with these truly DIY nightmares. With literal skeletons in the closet or portals in the attic, the stories range from the chilling to the offbeat' Romantic Times Book Review.

Author description

Charlaine Harris writes the No. 1 Sunday Times and internationally bestselling paranormal fantasy series featuring Sookie Stackhouse (the basis for the HBO series True Blood), amongst others. She lives in Texas. Toni L.P. Kelner is the Agatha Award-winning author of the 'Where are they now?' and 'Laura Fleming' mystery series. She was awarded a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award and has coedited four very successful fantasy/mystery anthologies with Charlaine Harris. She lives in Massachusetts, USA.

Table of contents

Introduction by Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner. If I Had a Hammer, by Charlaine Harris. Wizard Home Security, by Victor Gischler. Gray, by Patricia Briggs. Squatters' Rights, by Rochelle Krich. Blood on the Wall, by Heather Graham. The Mansion of Imperatives, by James Grady. The Strength Inside, by Melissa Marr. Woolsley's Kitchen Nightmare, by E.E. Knight. Through this House, by Seanan McGuire. The Path, by S.J. Rozan. Rick the Brave, by Stacia Kane. Full-Scale Demolition, by Suzanne McLeod. It's All In the Rendering, by Simon R. Green. In Brightest Day, by Toni L.P. Kelner. About the Authors.