The Watch: A Sweet Young Things Mystery: Sweet Young Things

By Kristine Kathryn Rusch

The justice system fails many. So, sometimes victims take matters into their own hands.

But the quest for justice sometimes hinges on the smallest detail—and a great deal of patience.

A riveting story from Edgar Award-nominated author Kristine Kathryn Rusch, "The Watch" offers a different look at an all-too-common crime.

"…an exciting crime thriller that purposely starts slowly, but accelerates as readers realize talented Kristine Kathryn Rusch sets us up with a super spin."

—Midwest Book Review on Spree: A Sweet Young Things Mystery

• Language: English
• Publisher: WMG Publishing
• Release date: May 14, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201595029

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

New York Times bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch writes in almost every genre. Generally, she uses her real name (Rusch) for most of her writing. She publishes bestselling science fiction and fantasy, award-winning mysteries, acclaimed mainstream fiction, controversial nonfiction, and the occasional romance. Her novels have made bestseller lists around the world and her short fiction has appeared in eighteen best of the year collections. She has won more than twenty-five awards for her fiction, including the Hugo, Le Prix Imaginales, the Asimov's Readers Choice award, and the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Readers Choice Award.   

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The Watch

THE WATCH

A SWEET YOUNG THINGS MYSTERY

KRISTINE KATHRYN RUSCH

WMG Publishing

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The Watch

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THE WATCH

He sets his watch on the bar, like an important man with a tight schedule. His suit jacket—shiny black silk—rests on the back of the barstool, and he’s rolled up the sleeves of his linen shirt. Even though it’s late in the day, the shirt has only a few wrinkles.

The man is perfectly groomed, with sharp creases in his trouser legs, and shiny black shoes. He has put the tie in the pocket of his suit coat, leaving just the tip hanging out so that anyone who approaches knows he had been properly dressed when he sat down.

Proper matters here. Not a neighborhood bar, not by a long stretch, unless you count the courthouse and the state capitol as a neighborhood. Maybe some do—they spend long hours there, deciding other people’s lives.

Like Sheila’s doing. Like she’s