Seven Deadly Pens 2: More deadly short stories to keep you up late (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781778268625)

A new collection of short stories with deadly consequences.

From a cozy murder mystery to psychological medical suspense, dark science fiction, persistent ghosts and moral dilemmas, dive into seven stories with endings you won't soon forget.

Lake Nicaragua (Peter Smith)
When a biologist with an unwavering commitment to ethics is asked to greenwash a massive engineering project in Central America, he is driven to the breaking point, with terrifying consequences for his greedy employer.

FACE (K. Bradley)
Rayne, feeling disoriented in the unfamiliar surroundings of her hospital bed, longs for the comforting embrace of FACE. But is it truly the sturdy, beloved tree from which she's always sought shelter, or is there something darker lurking beneath its gnarled roots?

A Good Man (Matt C. Sully)
When a DNA analysis company reveals him as genetically predisposed to murder, William Powell is forced to confront his own nature to clear his name. Can he remain the good man he thinks he is, or is he bound by science to become a killer?

Brokenhearted (Lara Bujold Clouden)
Sandra's granddaughter arrives with a boyfriend who looks eerily like the lover she lost to tragedy forty years ago. Some memories should remain buried-especially those that refuse to stay dead.

Digital Diva (Steve Moretti)
Julie created an AI companion filled with her troubled memories and able to analyze twenty trillion bytes of data per second-a marvel of technology designed to serve others until the bot decides on a new mission: replacing its creator.

A Sailor Went to Sea (MH Tammi)
Agatha Christie fan, Martha, sees mysteries everywhere, but never expects to be in the middle of one. A cruise with long time friends reveals that nothing is at it appears. As they sail from port to port, and the mood turns darker, she unwittingly becomes the catalyst that will change all of their lives.

I.C.U. (Nicola Hamer)
I.C.U. psychosis: a disorder in which patients in an intensive care unit experience a cluster of serious psychiatric symptoms. It usually resolves when the patient leaves the I.C.U... Usually.