Author: Meredith Mileti
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0758274513
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Mira Rinaldi lives life at a rolling boil. Co-owner of Grappa, a chic New York City trattoria, she has an enviable apartment, a brand-new baby, and a frenzied schedule befitting her success. Everything changes the night she catches her husband, Jake, "wielding his whisk" with Grappa's new Mâitress d'. Mira's fiery response earns her a court-ordered stint in anger management and the beginning of legal and personal predicaments as she battles to save her restaurant and pick up the pieces of her life. Mira falls back on family and friends in Pittsburgh as she struggles to find a recipe for happiness. But the heat is really on when some surprising developments in New York present her with a high stakes opportunity to win back what she thought she had lost forever. For Mira, cooking isn't just about delicious flavors and textures, but about the pleasure found in filling others' needs. And the time has come to decide where her own fulfillment lies—even if the answers are unexpected. Keenly observed and deeply satisfying, Aftertaste is a novel about rebuilding and rediscovery, about food passionately prepared and unapologetically savored, and about the singular contentment that comes with living—and loving—with gusto. "A delicious debut." --Jamie Cat Callan, author of French Women Don't Sleep Alone Meredith Mileti lives in Pittsburgh with her husband and their three, mostly grown children. She is a graduate of Hamilton College and the University of Pittsburgh where she earned a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology, and subsequently served on the faculty. Since taking her first home economics course in junior high, Meredith has loved to cook. An adventurous and eclectic diner, she appreciates any well-cooked meal, whether from a lobster shack in Bar Harbor, Maine, a friggitorie in Naples, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Paris or a Deluxe Double Egg & Cheese at Primanti's in Pittsburgh. Aftertaste is her first novel.
Aftertaste:
Author: Meredith Mileti
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0758274513
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Mira Rinaldi lives life at a rolling boil. Co-owner of Grappa, a chic New York City trattoria, she has an enviable apartment, a brand-new baby, and a frenzied schedule befitting her success. Everything changes the night she catches her husband, Jake, "wielding his whisk" with Grappa's new Mâitress d'. Mira's fiery response earns her a court-ordered stint in anger management and the beginning of legal and personal predicaments as she battles to save her restaurant and pick up the pieces of her life. Mira falls back on family and friends in Pittsburgh as she struggles to find a recipe for happiness. But the heat is really on when some surprising developments in New York present her with a high stakes opportunity to win back what she thought she had lost forever. For Mira, cooking isn't just about delicious flavors and textures, but about the pleasure found in filling others' needs. And the time has come to decide where her own fulfillment lies—even if the answers are unexpected. Keenly observed and deeply satisfying, Aftertaste is a novel about rebuilding and rediscovery, about food passionately prepared and unapologetically savored, and about the singular contentment that comes with living—and loving—with gusto. "A delicious debut." --Jamie Cat Callan, author of French Women Don't Sleep Alone Meredith Mileti lives in Pittsburgh with her husband and their three, mostly grown children. She is a graduate of Hamilton College and the University of Pittsburgh where she earned a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology, and subsequently served on the faculty. Since taking her first home economics course in junior high, Meredith has loved to cook. An adventurous and eclectic diner, she appreciates any well-cooked meal, whether from a lobster shack in Bar Harbor, Maine, a friggitorie in Naples, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Paris or a Deluxe Double Egg & Cheese at Primanti's in Pittsburgh. Aftertaste is her first novel.
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0758274513
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Mira Rinaldi lives life at a rolling boil. Co-owner of Grappa, a chic New York City trattoria, she has an enviable apartment, a brand-new baby, and a frenzied schedule befitting her success. Everything changes the night she catches her husband, Jake, "wielding his whisk" with Grappa's new Mâitress d'. Mira's fiery response earns her a court-ordered stint in anger management and the beginning of legal and personal predicaments as she battles to save her restaurant and pick up the pieces of her life. Mira falls back on family and friends in Pittsburgh as she struggles to find a recipe for happiness. But the heat is really on when some surprising developments in New York present her with a high stakes opportunity to win back what she thought she had lost forever. For Mira, cooking isn't just about delicious flavors and textures, but about the pleasure found in filling others' needs. And the time has come to decide where her own fulfillment lies—even if the answers are unexpected. Keenly observed and deeply satisfying, Aftertaste is a novel about rebuilding and rediscovery, about food passionately prepared and unapologetically savored, and about the singular contentment that comes with living—and loving—with gusto. "A delicious debut." --Jamie Cat Callan, author of French Women Don't Sleep Alone Meredith Mileti lives in Pittsburgh with her husband and their three, mostly grown children. She is a graduate of Hamilton College and the University of Pittsburgh where she earned a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology, and subsequently served on the faculty. Since taking her first home economics course in junior high, Meredith has loved to cook. An adventurous and eclectic diner, she appreciates any well-cooked meal, whether from a lobster shack in Bar Harbor, Maine, a friggitorie in Naples, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Paris or a Deluxe Double Egg & Cheese at Primanti's in Pittsburgh. Aftertaste is her first novel.
Aftertaste
Author: Andrew Post
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1945863137
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
An undead monster hunter must track down a killer, trailer-park-havoc-wreaking were-frog in this outrageous mash-up of Jim Butcher’s urban fantasy and George Romero’s zombie horror. Before he died, Saelig Zilch was a chef. Now, posthumously recruited by a shadowy agency for reasons still unknown, tasked with keeping the public safe from things that go bump in the night, he hunts monsters. Zilch scrabbles out of a North Carolina grave in someone else’s body. Someone recently dead. He only has a few days to find his bearings and carry out his latest mission, before the precious few nanobugs in his corpse shell are exhausted and he’s forced to start all over at the beginning. As he trudges down the main thoroughfare, he runs into Galavance. More accurately, she runs into him with her pink Chevy Cavalier. A case of unfortunate timing? Maybe not. Turns out the critter Zilch has been dispatched to dispatch of—a murderous were-frog—squelches uncomfortably close to the trailer Galavance calls home. And come to think of it, Galavance's boyfriend Jolby has been spending a lot of nights out lately . . . Stuffing gross-out humor, greasy fast food, and psychedelic amphibians into a blender on high, Aftertaste is a wild ride through life, afterlife, and the American South.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1945863137
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
An undead monster hunter must track down a killer, trailer-park-havoc-wreaking were-frog in this outrageous mash-up of Jim Butcher’s urban fantasy and George Romero’s zombie horror. Before he died, Saelig Zilch was a chef. Now, posthumously recruited by a shadowy agency for reasons still unknown, tasked with keeping the public safe from things that go bump in the night, he hunts monsters. Zilch scrabbles out of a North Carolina grave in someone else’s body. Someone recently dead. He only has a few days to find his bearings and carry out his latest mission, before the precious few nanobugs in his corpse shell are exhausted and he’s forced to start all over at the beginning. As he trudges down the main thoroughfare, he runs into Galavance. More accurately, she runs into him with her pink Chevy Cavalier. A case of unfortunate timing? Maybe not. Turns out the critter Zilch has been dispatched to dispatch of—a murderous were-frog—squelches uncomfortably close to the trailer Galavance calls home. And come to think of it, Galavance's boyfriend Jolby has been spending a lot of nights out lately . . . Stuffing gross-out humor, greasy fast food, and psychedelic amphibians into a blender on high, Aftertaste is a wild ride through life, afterlife, and the American South.
Aftertaste
Author: Ciara Elizabeth Smyth
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350287792
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
In an alternate Ireland, the politicians are young and the Government is seemingly left-leaning. The Health and Wellness Act, hurriedly signed into law just one year ago, has made it illegal to possess or consume unhealthy food or 'junk'. Recent polls suggest support for 'Junk Advocates', a term coined for people who openly acquire and consume illegal foods in protest, is rapidly rising. So when popular 'Junk Advocate' Lila Birch goes missing under suspicious circumstances, the public are outraged and her sister Eadie's world is upended. When Eadie sees an opportunity to get close to high ranking Government officials, she takes it. Can she find out what happened to her sister or will the same fate befall her? Aftertaste is a new play by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth that offers a theatrical exploration into a world full of violence, greed and food.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350287792
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
In an alternate Ireland, the politicians are young and the Government is seemingly left-leaning. The Health and Wellness Act, hurriedly signed into law just one year ago, has made it illegal to possess or consume unhealthy food or 'junk'. Recent polls suggest support for 'Junk Advocates', a term coined for people who openly acquire and consume illegal foods in protest, is rapidly rising. So when popular 'Junk Advocate' Lila Birch goes missing under suspicious circumstances, the public are outraged and her sister Eadie's world is upended. When Eadie sees an opportunity to get close to high ranking Government officials, she takes it. Can she find out what happened to her sister or will the same fate befall her? Aftertaste is a new play by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth that offers a theatrical exploration into a world full of violence, greed and food.
Blood Lite III: Aftertaste
Author: Kevin J. Anderson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451636245
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
An anthology of twenty-one funny-scary stories from members of the Horror Writers Association.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451636245
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
An anthology of twenty-one funny-scary stories from members of the Horror Writers Association.
A Rich Aftertaste
Author: Lexy Timms
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Coffee spelled backwards is eeffoc – and I don't give effoc until I've had my coffee… Nick Sullivan knows the value of hard work, and after a windfall from a family member comes his way, he finally realizes his dream of opening a coffee shop and bakery. Becoming the hot spot for the newly built apartment building in the heart of the city, he finds himself extremely successful and with offers left and right to expand and franchise that he routinely ignores. But when he meets a girl who moves into one of the apartments above his shop, Nick starts to realize something might be missing from his life. When she enlists him to help with her friend's wedding, the two-start developing a relationship that could rock his carefully constructed life in more ways than one! Alexis—known as Alex to her friends—comes from a wealthy family, but isn't interested in the kind of life they lead. Rather than being a trophy wife, she wants to have a career, and despite their constant pressure, she strikes out on her own to get it. When she moves into the new apartment building and runs into Nick, she finds herself both hopelessly attracted to him and also needing his help for her best friend's wedding disaster in progress. But when she starts to mix her business mind with her love life, things get muddy quick. Can she keep the two aspects of her life baking away, or will she burn one, or both, to a crisp? The Coffee Shop Romance Series A Rich Aftertaste A Bitter Flavor Baked to Perfection Search Terms: contemporary romance, new adult, romance, contemporary romance and sex, romance billionaire series, true love, overcoming, women's fiction, fake girlfriend, billionaire, Alpha male romance, Alpha Bad Boy, bad boy, hot romance, hot and steamy, happily ever after, love, enemies to lovers, romantic suspense, New Adult ROmance, music romance, high school romance, virgin romance, dark romance, scholarship athletes, romantic suspence, steamy romance, Contemporary Steamy Romance, fantasy new adult, new adult and college, new adult romance, College sports series, music, coming of age, lost love, inspirational romance
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Coffee spelled backwards is eeffoc – and I don't give effoc until I've had my coffee… Nick Sullivan knows the value of hard work, and after a windfall from a family member comes his way, he finally realizes his dream of opening a coffee shop and bakery. Becoming the hot spot for the newly built apartment building in the heart of the city, he finds himself extremely successful and with offers left and right to expand and franchise that he routinely ignores. But when he meets a girl who moves into one of the apartments above his shop, Nick starts to realize something might be missing from his life. When she enlists him to help with her friend's wedding, the two-start developing a relationship that could rock his carefully constructed life in more ways than one! Alexis—known as Alex to her friends—comes from a wealthy family, but isn't interested in the kind of life they lead. Rather than being a trophy wife, she wants to have a career, and despite their constant pressure, she strikes out on her own to get it. When she moves into the new apartment building and runs into Nick, she finds herself both hopelessly attracted to him and also needing his help for her best friend's wedding disaster in progress. But when she starts to mix her business mind with her love life, things get muddy quick. Can she keep the two aspects of her life baking away, or will she burn one, or both, to a crisp? The Coffee Shop Romance Series A Rich Aftertaste A Bitter Flavor Baked to Perfection Search Terms: contemporary romance, new adult, romance, contemporary romance and sex, romance billionaire series, true love, overcoming, women's fiction, fake girlfriend, billionaire, Alpha male romance, Alpha Bad Boy, bad boy, hot romance, hot and steamy, happily ever after, love, enemies to lovers, romantic suspense, New Adult ROmance, music romance, high school romance, virgin romance, dark romance, scholarship athletes, romantic suspence, steamy romance, Contemporary Steamy Romance, fantasy new adult, new adult and college, new adult romance, College sports series, music, coming of age, lost love, inspirational romance
Loss is an Aftertaste of Memories
Author: Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera
Publisher: Mmuta Books
ISBN: 9787659736
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Nosike remembers the final years of his childhood and his adolescent years, and the conflicts and delights that marked his life at the time. The scope of his narration, through memory, takes us through the complexities of family, friendship, religious upbringing, dreams and conflicts, in the life of an adolescent, on such a pedestal that the topic becomes a consideration for people of all ages. It also shows the polaroid of the human experience and how our opinions on them are not final, and is transient when viewed through the lens of memory.
Publisher: Mmuta Books
ISBN: 9787659736
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Nosike remembers the final years of his childhood and his adolescent years, and the conflicts and delights that marked his life at the time. The scope of his narration, through memory, takes us through the complexities of family, friendship, religious upbringing, dreams and conflicts, in the life of an adolescent, on such a pedestal that the topic becomes a consideration for people of all ages. It also shows the polaroid of the human experience and how our opinions on them are not final, and is transient when viewed through the lens of memory.
Eating Fish with a Bitter Aftertaste
Author: Phoebe Frisbee
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 145009757X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Eating Fish with a Bitter Aftertaste is a fantastic account of Phoebe Frisbee, a troubled suburban housewife and her three ennui ridden, social climbing friends. They live on the same street in an affluent Long Island village during the late 1990s and they are convinced they have discovered the formula for everlasting youth and beauty. When Phoebe wakes up one day locked in a mental health facility, mute and disheveled, with no idea how she arrived there, her hilarious and frightening adventure begins. We are taken back in time, though Phoebes hypnotherapy sessions, to piece together the mystery surrounding her incarceration and the bizarre events that led up to it. The seachange that Phoebe and her cronies experience takes them on a wild ride through the trends of the nineties. Eating Fish with a Bitter Aftertaste is a chowder of pop psychology, substance abuse, fundamentalist cults, the weight loss industry, and the animal rights movement. Although this is a work of fiction, the author wishes to remain anonymous. This book includes a small collection of recipes.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 145009757X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Eating Fish with a Bitter Aftertaste is a fantastic account of Phoebe Frisbee, a troubled suburban housewife and her three ennui ridden, social climbing friends. They live on the same street in an affluent Long Island village during the late 1990s and they are convinced they have discovered the formula for everlasting youth and beauty. When Phoebe wakes up one day locked in a mental health facility, mute and disheveled, with no idea how she arrived there, her hilarious and frightening adventure begins. We are taken back in time, though Phoebes hypnotherapy sessions, to piece together the mystery surrounding her incarceration and the bizarre events that led up to it. The seachange that Phoebe and her cronies experience takes them on a wild ride through the trends of the nineties. Eating Fish with a Bitter Aftertaste is a chowder of pop psychology, substance abuse, fundamentalist cults, the weight loss industry, and the animal rights movement. Although this is a work of fiction, the author wishes to remain anonymous. This book includes a small collection of recipes.
Bitter Cup, Sweet Aftertaste
Author: Sharon Newton
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1490886788
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Do you know that you are heir to a vast fortune God has in reserve for you? This life-changing story will provide you with the knowledge needed to take full possession of your inheritance. It is a riveting tale of the journey that Chaya, a Hebrew slave, embarked upon with the Israelites on the way to the Promised Land, where their lives were destined to be rich and fulfilling. Having suffered for four hundred years in slavery to the Egyptians, the Lords plan was to use His servant Moses to lead them out of Egypt, through the wilderness, and into the land that flowed with milk and honey. Unfortunately, when they were right on the verge of their destination, they rebelled against God, and He sentenced them to spend the rest of their lives in the wilderness. Like many modern-day Christians, they did not understand His wayshow He uses adversity and long waits to mature His children in preparation for the extraordinary lives He has for them. Instead of responding to the difficulties they faced by trusting and obeying Him, they complained, disobeyed, and doubted that He really cared for them. Therefore, like many Christians today, they forfeited His plan for their lives. Chaya is determined that she and her family will not make the same mistakes, but will glean the proper lessons from every experience. Walk with them as the Lord leads you into a life that is lush with purpose and abundance.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1490886788
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Do you know that you are heir to a vast fortune God has in reserve for you? This life-changing story will provide you with the knowledge needed to take full possession of your inheritance. It is a riveting tale of the journey that Chaya, a Hebrew slave, embarked upon with the Israelites on the way to the Promised Land, where their lives were destined to be rich and fulfilling. Having suffered for four hundred years in slavery to the Egyptians, the Lords plan was to use His servant Moses to lead them out of Egypt, through the wilderness, and into the land that flowed with milk and honey. Unfortunately, when they were right on the verge of their destination, they rebelled against God, and He sentenced them to spend the rest of their lives in the wilderness. Like many modern-day Christians, they did not understand His wayshow He uses adversity and long waits to mature His children in preparation for the extraordinary lives He has for them. Instead of responding to the difficulties they faced by trusting and obeying Him, they complained, disobeyed, and doubted that He really cared for them. Therefore, like many Christians today, they forfeited His plan for their lives. Chaya is determined that she and her family will not make the same mistakes, but will glean the proper lessons from every experience. Walk with them as the Lord leads you into a life that is lush with purpose and abundance.
Bitter Cup, Sweet Aftertaste - Lessons from the Wilderness
Author: Sharon Newton
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1512727628
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. John 10:10(b) (NLT) This study guide is the companion book to Bitter Cup, Sweet AftertasteLessons from the Wilderness by Sharon Newton. Together, the books are designed to teach you the crucial spiritual lessons you must learn on your journey through the wilderness. Mastering these lessons is required in order for you to enter into the abundant life that becomes available to you only when you are fulfilling the purpose for which God put you on this earth. This study guide is also designed to give you an opportunity for self-reflection and self-discovery. As you ask yourself the key questions that accompany each lesson, determine to prayerfully and honestly assess where you are relative to that lesson, and any additional lessons the Lord teaches you from that chapter. Then write down what youve learned and make the appropriate changes to your life. In doing so, you will position yourself for the Lord to lead you into the rich, satisfying life that He came just to give you. Whether you are a man, woman, or teen, whether you listen from the pew or speak from the pulpit, whether you are seeking meaning and significance in life, are new to Christ, or are a mature believer, these books are for you. They are priceless resources that will guide you into your God-ordained destiny.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1512727628
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. John 10:10(b) (NLT) This study guide is the companion book to Bitter Cup, Sweet AftertasteLessons from the Wilderness by Sharon Newton. Together, the books are designed to teach you the crucial spiritual lessons you must learn on your journey through the wilderness. Mastering these lessons is required in order for you to enter into the abundant life that becomes available to you only when you are fulfilling the purpose for which God put you on this earth. This study guide is also designed to give you an opportunity for self-reflection and self-discovery. As you ask yourself the key questions that accompany each lesson, determine to prayerfully and honestly assess where you are relative to that lesson, and any additional lessons the Lord teaches you from that chapter. Then write down what youve learned and make the appropriate changes to your life. In doing so, you will position yourself for the Lord to lead you into the rich, satisfying life that He came just to give you. Whether you are a man, woman, or teen, whether you listen from the pew or speak from the pulpit, whether you are seeking meaning and significance in life, are new to Christ, or are a mature believer, these books are for you. They are priceless resources that will guide you into your God-ordained destiny.
Aftertaste: A Collection of Dark and Gritty Short Stories
Author: Meghan O'Flynn
Publisher: Pygmalion Publishing
ISBN: 1947748807
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Do you like thrilling short stories that will keep you in suspense? From the horrifying supernatural to the murderously domestic to the chilling dystopian, the Aftertaste collection has you covered! “Smart, original, and brilliantly creepy.” ~Bestselling Author Kristen Mae IN MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH, THERE ARE NO SECOND CHANCES. Along the fault, a spa day becomes a claustrophobic nightmare for five sisters. The perfect afternoon turns bloody for one suburban neighborhood. A husband’s journey through a frozen hellscape tests every inch of his resolve. One man’s life changes course after discovering an animal in the swamp—one different from all others. And each diabolical tale is as twisted and hypnotic as you’ve come to expect from Meghan O’Flynn. This “gripping and thought-provoking collection” (Bestselling Author Wendy Heard) includes: “Salt in an Open Wound” “Perfect” “Banjo” “Crimson Snow” *** KEYWORDS: suspense short stories, mystery short stories, horror short stories, dystopian thriller short story, female protagonist, amateur sleuths, whodunnit mystery, whodunit thriller, psychological suspense, suspense fiction, suspense short, nail biting fiction short, nail biter mystery, vigilante justice, edge of your seat suspense, dark, revenge, vengeance, murder, noir, noir thriller, crime, gritty, psychological thrillers, gritty mysteries, mystery books, psychological thrillers, psychological suspense, psychological thriller books, whodunit, whodunnit, nail-biter, suspense fiction, family drama short story, thrilling short stories, edge of your seat, scary short, dystopian, post apocalyptic short, end of the world shorts, dark short story
Publisher: Pygmalion Publishing
ISBN: 1947748807
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Do you like thrilling short stories that will keep you in suspense? From the horrifying supernatural to the murderously domestic to the chilling dystopian, the Aftertaste collection has you covered! “Smart, original, and brilliantly creepy.” ~Bestselling Author Kristen Mae IN MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH, THERE ARE NO SECOND CHANCES. Along the fault, a spa day becomes a claustrophobic nightmare for five sisters. The perfect afternoon turns bloody for one suburban neighborhood. A husband’s journey through a frozen hellscape tests every inch of his resolve. One man’s life changes course after discovering an animal in the swamp—one different from all others. And each diabolical tale is as twisted and hypnotic as you’ve come to expect from Meghan O’Flynn. This “gripping and thought-provoking collection” (Bestselling Author Wendy Heard) includes: “Salt in an Open Wound” “Perfect” “Banjo” “Crimson Snow” *** KEYWORDS: suspense short stories, mystery short stories, horror short stories, dystopian thriller short story, female protagonist, amateur sleuths, whodunnit mystery, whodunit thriller, psychological suspense, suspense fiction, suspense short, nail biting fiction short, nail biter mystery, vigilante justice, edge of your seat suspense, dark, revenge, vengeance, murder, noir, noir thriller, crime, gritty, psychological thrillers, gritty mysteries, mystery books, psychological thrillers, psychological suspense, psychological thriller books, whodunit, whodunnit, nail-biter, suspense fiction, family drama short story, thrilling short stories, edge of your seat, scary short, dystopian, post apocalyptic short, end of the world shorts, dark short story