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The Best Paranormal Crime Stories Ever Told

Патриция Бриггз, Стив Перри, Саймон Грин, Мартин Гринберг, Майк Резник, Энн Перри, Макс Аллан Коллинз, Келли Армстронг, Кристин Кэтрин Раш, Кэрол Нельсон Дуглас, Патриция Нид Элрод, Джон Хелферс, Лилиан Стюарт Карл, Нина Кирики Хоффман, Норман Партридж, Мелвилл Дэвиссон Пост, Лаура Резник, Michelle West, Элизабет Вон, Майкл А. Стэкпол

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A lot of paranormal fans think that supernatural creatures have all the fun. Vampires have that immortality thing going on, as well as near-invulnerability to all but a few common household items (and one really big environmental one). Werewolves get that superstrength, speed, and senses, not to mention wicked claws, and a nice, thick fur coat (although there is that problem of what to do with your heap of shredded clothes when you change). Witches and warlocks get to wield phenomenal cosmic power (that almost never backfires on them, usually).

But, as a famous uncle from the comics said long ago, “With great power comes great responsibility.” Specifically, the responsibility not to use those amazing powers for evil. Sadly, many of those creatures of the night don’t manage to stay on the side of good. Although the temptation is understandable-after all, they’re already outsiders in society, so what’s to stop them from breaking the rest of humanity’s laws? And whether transgressing or being transgressed against, these creatures will find a way to get away with much more than they should…

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