The Protector (Uncollected Anthology: Were-Creatures & Conundrums Book 33)

By Annie Reed

A monster stalks the unwary on the foggy streets of San Francisco. A serial killer disguised as an ordinary, everyday, unremarkable man.
But he’s not the only hunter in the city.
The Protector has returned to the city by the bay. She travels through the city in the form of an unremarkable woman, but she is far from unremarkable, and she is definitely not human.
She is vengeance. She is retribution. She is a being of power and fur and teeth.
And she will not rest until she takes revenge for the murder of her kin.

“Annie Reed is a master short fiction writer.”
Kristine Kathryn Rusch

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thunder Valley Press
• Release date: Apr 1, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224928118

Annie Reed

Award-winning author and editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch calls Annie Reed “one of the best writers I’ve come across in years.”Annie’s won recognition for her stellar writing across multiple genres. Her story “The Color of Guilt” originally published in Fiction River: Hidden in Crime, was selected as one of The Best Crime and Mystery Stories 2016. Her story “One Sun, No Waiting” was one of the first science fiction stories honored with a literary fellowship award by the Nevada Arts Foundation, and her novel PRETTY LITTLE HORSES was among the finalists in the Best First Private Eye Novel sponsored by St. Martin’s Press and the Private Eye Writers of America.A frequent contributor to the Fiction River anthologies and Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Annie’s recent work includes the superhero origin novel FASTER, the near-future science fiction short novel IN DREAMS, and UNBROKEN FAMILIAR, a gritty urban fantasy mystery short novel. Annie’s also one of the founding members of the innovative Uncollected Anthology, a quarterly series of themed urban fantasy stories written by some of the best writers working today.Annie’s mystery novels include the Abby Maxon private investigator novels PRETTY LITTLE HORSES and PAPER BULLETS, the Jill Jordan mystery A DEATH IN CUMBERLAND, and the suspense novel SHADOW LIFE, written under the name Kris Sparks, as well as numerous other projects she can’t wait to get to. For more information about Annie, including news about upcoming bundles and publications, go to www.annie-reed.com.

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A monster stalks the unwary on the foggy streets of San Francisco. A serial killer disguised as an ordinary, everyday, unremarkable man.

But he’s not the only hunter in the city.

The Protector has returned to the city by the bay. She travels through the city in the form of an unremarkable woman, but she is far from unremarkable, and she is definitely not human.

She is vengeance. She is retribution. She is a being of power and fur and teeth.

And she will not rest until she takes revenge for the murder of her kin.

Annie Reed is a master short fiction writer.

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

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The Protector

Copyright © 2024 by Annie Reed

Published by Thunder Valley Press

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