{"title":"Mystery by Kari Kilgore","description":"Kari's short stories, novellas, collections, anthologies, and novels all about mystery, crime, and suspense. From stories set here and now to fantasy, science fiction, ghost stories, romantic suspense, cozies, and everything in between.\u003cbr\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"songs-in-the-mountain","title":"Songs in the Mountain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Dangerous Secret Buried Too Long\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eHartstown, Virginia, holds stunning natural beauty and a close-knit mountain community. 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With offerings from her hunts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eAnd like all cats, Pashmina keeps her secrets to herself. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eFind out what happens when Katie learns Pashmina’s favorite secret.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excerpt from \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWicked Bone\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eKatie groaned. “\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy\u003c\/i\u003e can’t you wait until Ken gets home?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003ePashmina blinked her seductive, languorous blink and purred even louder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eKatie put the vicious, murderous feline on the dark red loveseat. 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Or let the strange man live his life unknown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eHow far can a father's love bend before it breaks?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eAlso available in the collection \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spiralpublishing.myshopify.com\/products\/passages-in-the-real-world-six-stories-of-lifes-transitions\" title=\"Passages in the Real World by Kari Kilgore\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePassages in the Real World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eOriginally appeared in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wmgpublishinginc.com\/project\/fiction-river-dark-deadly-passions\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Fiction River: Dark and Deadly Passions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFiction River: Dark \u0026amp; Deadly Passions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eFeatured under Other Distinguished Stories in the 2021 edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Mystery and Suspense.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn excerpt from \u003cem\u003eWhat Breaks a Man\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow many last chances does one man deserve? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eA click, and Scotty was gone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eReggie stared up at the fluorescent lights overhead, one buzzing, one out. A scattering of dead bugs dotted the plastic covers. He blinked away tears before the girl could see them, thanked her, and left.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eHe sat in the car, face in his hands, trying not to shiver in the lingering heat. His damp shirt and the clammy fabric seat didn't help. Neither did the images tearing through his mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe last time he'd heard Scotty's voice was the day he'd left home a few months short of high school graduation. A last grand screaming match, and his son disappeared from his house and his life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eScotty's mother left not long after. Reggie couldn't think of a single reason for her to stay, no matter how long and hard he tried.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThey both knew they'd only been staggering along in their marriage for years, hoping they could somehow make their son turn out okay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiral Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44790821028092,"sku":"What Breaks a Man Shopify","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5469\/9772\/files\/What-Breaks-a-Man-Generic.jpg?v=1700176024"},{"product_id":"lotties-unexpected-literary-adventure","title":"Lottie's Unexpected Literary Adventure","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGreat things often come in unusual packages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eA stormy Atlanta morning at the airport.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eWatching delays and cancelations stack up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe definition of miserable for most travelers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eBut Lottie finds the good whenever she looks for it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThen an odd discovery sets off a citywide adventure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eWill Lottie solve the puzzle before it's too late?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excerpt from \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLottie's Unexpected Literary Adventure\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Most Unusual Find\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eLottie smiled and hummed to herself as she picked up the phone. A quick text message to the  office—who surely knew better than she did how bad the weather was today—and she moved her suitcase so she could prop her feet up and get comfortable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eShe knew the lounge membership was so she could settle in and work, like so many people around her were doing right now. But she could hardly create technical documentation for equipment she hadn't even seen yet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eTime for a nice, long read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eShe reached under the chair where she'd stashed her pocketbook and bumped a cool, sharp edge instead. Frowning, Lottie leaned over until she could grab the whole thing in her hand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"Huh,\" she said under her breath. \"Now who on earth left something like this here?\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eA book, an honest-to-goodness printed book, unlike the electronic one she'd been planning to dig into. An old one, too, heavy and thick, a hardcover with a black dust jacket.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiral Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44796140454140,"sku":"Lotties Unexpected Literary Adventure Shopify","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5469\/9772\/files\/Lotties-Unexpected-Literary-Adventure-Generic.jpg?v=1700358761"},{"product_id":"y2k","title":"Y2K","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTiming Is Everything\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eLucy Mitchell dreamed of celebrating New Year's Eve in Times Square her whole life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eNow she awaits the turn of the millennium there, after years of hard work heading off the dreaded Y2K bug.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eBut the bug shows signs of wriggling past her efforts, with its devastating sting intact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eCan Lucy head off digital disaster before the clock strikes midnight?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn excerpt from \u003cem\u003eY2K\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCountdown to the Worst Case Scenario \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"Not seeing any errors, no,\" Chuck said. \"But several are offline. A couple of databases, and…huh. HR servers. Email is working, same with the rest of the servers.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"I'm going to have to take a look at this myself,\" Lucy said, \"and I can't exactly get to Rio right now. We won't be back in Atlanta until the second.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"I hate to say this, but we can't wait that long. We've got less than an hour until we find out if this bug is going to be widespread in our systems.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"When it hits Buenos Aires,\" Lucy said, closing her eyes. \"No signs of it in Paris or London?\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"Nope, not a trace. If it does hit the Argentina offices, we'll be in for a much bigger shitstorm not long after.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"Yeah. Two hours after that, we're looking at the whole East Coast.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiral Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44796187443452,"sku":"Y2K Shopify","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5469\/9772\/files\/Y2K-Generic.jpg?v=1700363411"},{"product_id":"an-overdue-truce","title":"An Overdue Truce","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Family Secrets Turn Poisonous\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eA family torn apart many long years ago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eTwo brothers, each sure they know who to blame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eOn opposite sides of the divide, now and forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eUnless uncovered secrets alter their memories and reality, and push them both back to the beginning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eAlso available in the collection \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralpublishing.net\/book\/passages-in-the-real-world\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralpublishing.net\/book\/passages-in-the-real-world\/\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePassages in the Real World: Six Stories of Life's Transitions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excerpt from \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn Overdue Truce\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDigging Out the Toxins of the Past\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe truth was Sean had always quietly wondered why his mother didn't get the house, or any kind of spousal support that anyone knew of. She never actually talked about it, but Sean knew she hadn't minded if people believed his father was just too cheap. Or that she'd refused his help.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eSean figured then and now he just didn't understand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eBrad figured their father had done something to weasel out of it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eWith both parents gone now and himself nearly into his fifties, the time for waiting and wondering had surely come to an end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eBefore another fifteen minutes passed, Sean had his phone out again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"Hey Brad, Sean here. ... Yeah, I'm at Dad's. I think you should come over. ... No, not to help clean up, don't worry. There's some things here you need to see.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"animation-placeholder\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Spiral Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44796194455804,"sku":"An Overdue Truce Shopify","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/5469\/9772\/files\/An-Overdue-Truce-Generic.jpg?v=1700364318"},{"product_id":"pungent-justice","title":"Pungent Justice: A Christmas Crime Story","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Worst Day of a Rotten Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe holiday season looks gloomy to Jennifer after a job loss forces her family to move. Away from friends and high school, into struggle and uncertainty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThen a heartless theft sends everyone's mood even darker.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eOnly the comfort of her best friend Lynda makes sense.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eUnless they can work out a way to set things right. 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Dull routine that she couldn't wait to get away from. A world where everything was predictable and no one had their Christmas gifts and everything else stolen from right in their damn driveway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"Can you… Do you think you could go for a walk? I need to talk to you.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eLynda scowled for a second, but Jennifer's face probably gave the whole game away. 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