KRISTINE KATHRYN RUSCH

Mary-Louise protects her familys interests. She does what needs doinglike taking care of the racoons that threaten her property and pose a nuisance.But any good leader needs to delegate. Mary-Louise hopes her niece, Emma, will prove worthy of the responsibility. Mary-Louise hopes Emma makes the right call.Because Mary-Louise protects her familyno matter the cost."Kristine Kathryn Ruschs crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style."Mystery Scene Magazine

When Devon discovers Rachel Longs music for the first time, it changes him. Her music inspires people. It draws crowds to her, no matter where she performs.But it draws something else, as well. A longing. A compulsion. A need. And for Devon, Rachels music creates an inevitability that he cant escape, no matter how hard he tries."Rusch is a great storyteller."RT Book Reviews

Beautiful longhaired tom Wall T runs a tight household. But when the other cats in his pride begin reporting a mouse incursion, he launches an investigation. What he uncovers might change everything he thought he knew about crime and leadership.This delightful detective tale by New York Times bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch offers a fascinating feline perspective on the nature of a crime.Rusch is a great storyteller.RT Book Reviews

Coney Island in 1907, known for its freaks and spectacles. But for Rose, Coney Island becomes a place of wonder, a place that makes memories. A place that saves lives... A moving story that offers a glimpse at the Coney Island of old through an unexpected lens. "Rusch is a great storyteller."RT Book Reviews

Maxwell Scobel writes about heroes for a living. He studies them, imagines them, imagines being them. But when a routine drive turns into a fight for his lifeand the life of his soon-to-be-adopted three-year-old daughterhe must rise to the occasion. Or lose everything he never knew he held dear.Voted one of the top ten stories of the year by Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine readers."Kristine Kathryn Ruschs crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style."Mystery Scene Magazine

People disappear for many reasons. Sometimes, for reasons only they know.And sometimes, the missing will do whatever it takes to stay missing.A poignant story about grief, loss, and finding a way to cope, "Drinking in the Afternoon" demonstrates Kristine Kathryn Ruschs incredible mastery of short fiction. "[Ruschs] short fiction is golden."The Kansas City Star

Suze loves her music. She hides in it when her parents fight.But when the fights end in divorce, the divorce brings an end to the musicobtained illegally by Suzes mother.Now Nils, Suzes father, must quickly find a way to save his daughters musicand her sanitywithout breaking the law."Rusch creates a near-future which is horrifying in its plausibility, especially the no-supermen element, and the characters are so immediate; I finished this with tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat, and I suspect it would hit parents even harder. This is really powerful, and really strong."Libris Leonis"A heartwarming and heartbreaking story of the prices a child and their parents make when radical technology is thrust upon a young girl."Functional Nerds

Kessa possesses only small magic. But her skills allow her to help those who wield bigger magic.Her latest job takes her deep into the bowels of New York Citys subway system, hunting for bits of history long since forgotten.And what she finds deep down in the dark will both threaten her life and change it forever."Rusch is a great storyteller."RT Book Reviews

When Ry gave her the gun, she thought it the most romantic gift shed ever received. But after his death she had to put the magic gun in her past or risk losing her future.Until the day she can no longer keep the gun at bay. It demands answers. Answers only she can find. Answers that involve a ceremony she never fully understood. Until now. "Rusch is a great storyteller."RT Book Reviews

She heads west to escape. The old-timers watch her coming as the full moon fills the Montana skies.Strange things happen to women here during the full moon. And everyone here knows that but her."Ruschs short fiction is golden."Kansas City Star

When Greta arrives at Grayson Place with her ballet company, her memories haunt her. Karl Grayson died there twenty years earlier, but she returns to the mansion for the companys fiftieth-anniversary gala anyway, just as he wished.Karls death freed her once. Or did it?"Like early Ray Bradbury, Rusch has the ability to turn on a universal dark."The Times (London)

Reese Catton manages campaigns. The dirty side of campaigns. And he has dirt suggesting that his candidates opponent serves as a vampires slave.But in politicsas in lifenothing ends up as it seems. Not even the relationship between vampires and politicians"Like early Ray Bradbury, Rusch has the ability to switch on a universal dark."The Times (London)

When Carter finds an injured dog along a treacherous stretch of mountain road, he knows rescuing her puts him in danger. But he cant leave the dog behind, no matter what the consequences. Even if it means revealing his secret. Even if it means losing everything."Kristine Kathryn Rusch is one of the best writers in the field."SFRevu

When an African-American woman arrives whipped and tortured at the Club on Lake Superior, she interrupts a meeting of powerbrokers setting up the 1924 senate election. Russell hoped to use the meeting to garner support for his candidate, Joe Stanislawski. But the interruption disrupts Russells plans.When Joe rushes to the woods where the woman says the men who beat her are still beating her husband, Russell follows. But what Joe does next surprises everyone involved.And Russell discovers that in politics, the smallest event can change everything."A dark, yet fascinating tale"RT Book Reviews on The Enemy Within

Carol wants a nap. Carol needs a nap. And no one will let her have one because the grown-ups need her. But the grown-ups underestimate Carol. And they fail to realize that Carol will do anything to get her nap."Rusch is a great storyteller."RT Book Reviews

They send the best and brightest to war, then observe them when the soldiers return. Only someone else observes, too—someone closer to the soldier, someone quite surprising… "A thoughtful and thought

RT Book Reviews Reviewers Award Choice Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel of the Year.When she arrives home from school on Callisto, Talia Shindo finds two strange men in her house. They terrorize her, and kidnap her mother. The men leave Talia behind. Shes thirteen, brilliant, and determined to find her missing mother.Retrieval Artist Miles Flint works a seemingly unrelated case, digging into files left him by his mentor. Only he finds a connection to the Shindo kidnapping, a connection that shatters everything he ever knew.The two cases collide, changing Flint, changing Talia, and changing the universe around themforever."Rusch continues her provocative interplanetary detective series with healthy doses of planet-hopping intrigue, heady legal dilemmas and well-drawn characters."Publishers Weekly"This high-tech detective story, part of the Retrieval Artist series, has hard science fiction, a complex whodunit and a fascinating look at alien bureaucracy. All the elements for an entertaining story are here: well-drawn, believable characters with frailties and flaws, credible scientific theory, and authentic-feeling settings."RT Book Reviews"Enjoy [Recovery Man] for the multilevel page-turner that it is."Locus"A nifty series cooks on."Booklist

Talia and Max seldom work together at a crime scene, but on this one they must, not just because of the lives lost or the way they died, but because of the memories the crime brings up.Now, Talia must employ her best forensics skills to solve the murderand salvage her own memories in the process."Kristine Kathryn Ruschs crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style."Mystery Scene Magazine