Scared Stiff

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I have been truly blessed with both the best agent in the world, Jamie Brenner, and the best editor in the world, Peter Senftleben. You guys keep me focused and encouraged, and make this journey so much fun. Here’s to a long and exciting road ahead.

And once again I want to extend a hearty thanks to all the family, friends, and coworkers who make me laugh with such regularity because it’s what keeps me going. I strive every day to return the favor and hope this book will be some small part of that.

Chapter 1

Despite the fact that I hang around dead bodies a lot these days, I find the scene before me very disturbing. The backdrop is ordinary enough: a well-maintained, ranch-style suburban home set on a generous plot of land near the edge of town. But any sense of normalcy ends with the front yard, which is littered with dead bodies. Fortunately, only one of the bodies is real, though I suppose it’s not so fortunate for the victim in question, who I’ve been told has been murdered.

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