The Eclipse of a Black Sun

By Suzanne Cowles

Conspiracy shadows a Medical Examiner in a new thrilling science fiction short story. Dr. Singer races against time to solve an intriguing mystery – why are healthy people suddenly dying?

Meanwhile, local beauty queen Dracilla plots revenge against her philandering husband Neal, who runs a powerful pharma corp selling miracle dreams.

A secret cult and an unidentified substance wreak havoc on a quiet city during a rare solar eclipse, while a mysterious voice on the phone guides the good doctor toward a shocking conclusion.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Suzanne Cowles
• Release date: Jul 8, 2014
• ISBN: 9780996076920

Suzanne Cowles

Suzanne Cowles was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana and now lives in Florida with her husband and dachshund. She graduated from Florida State University with a bachelor’s degree in Interior Design and received a Masters of Fine Art from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Her twenty-year professional career has spanned visual arts, 3D design and graphic arts. One day her husband dared her to write a sequel screenplay for her favorite movie franchise. With dedication and determination, ALIEN 5: TRANSFECTION was born in a summer. Enjoying the creative process of writing so much, she challenged herself to conceive an original story, producing SHALLOW BASIN, book one of a planned trilogy series. As a child, she grew up watching Saturday morning monster movies on a black and white television and enjoys the horror genre because it is disturbing and unpleasant. She especially loves the dark prose of the Bronte sisters or the sorrowful tone of poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. She is most happy when scared by anything that leaves behind a lingering feeling of terror. Her work crosses genres and bridges the gap between literary and commercial fiction. She endeavors to create a movie-like experience originating from a conceptualized story, painting a mental picture with words. The words connect thoughts in context as the driving force sustaining momentum for the reader to turn each page. Building suspense, the monster that waits in the crevice between pages reminds us that life is seldom a fairy tale. If you want stereotypical tired plot lines, then read something else. If you want to be entertained in a new exciting way, then follow her into that dark place in her mind ... She dares you.

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THE ECLIPSE OF A BLACK SUN - Suzanne Cowles

Published by Pragmatic Press at Smashwords

This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places and events are products of the author’s imagination and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 2014 by Suzanne Cowles

In accordance with the U. S. Copyright Act of 1976, the scanning, photocopying, uploading, electronic sharing or reproduction in any form whatsoever of any part of this book without permission of the publisher is unlawful piracy and theft of the author’s intellectual property. If you would like to use material from the book (other than for review purposes), prior written permission must be obtained by contacting the Publisher: Pragmatic Press. All rights reserved.

ISBN-13: 978-0-9960769-2-0

First eBook Edition July 2014

TITLE PAGE

SUZANNE

COWLES

The Eclipse of a Black Sun

A Short Story

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COPYRIGHT

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 6

CHAPTER 7

CHAPTER 8

CHAPTER 9

CHAPTER 10

CHAPTER 11

DEDICATION

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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