The Gift: a Karin Schaeffer short story

by Katia Lief

Overview

A GIFT INSPIRES UNEXPECTED INSIGHT AND GENEROSITY

Karin and Mac enjoy a quiet Christmas morning at home with their family. But after Mac gives Karin a special gift, she finds herself alone in Coney Island on a cold, winter day with a band of misfits who want her gift for themselves.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015731774
Publisher:	Blue Table Books
Publication date:	12/08/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	228 KB

About the Author

Katia Lief is best known for her internationally acclaimed crime novels, some written pseudonymously as Kate Pepper. Her Karin Schaeffer thriller series, which began in 2010 with You Are Next and concludes in 2013 with The Money Kill, is currently being published by HarperCollins. Katia teaches fiction writing at The New School in Manhattan and lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York. Learn more at katialief.com

Editorial Reviews

“Mesmerizing.” –Lisa Gardner

Lisa Gardner

“Taut, clean storytelling.” –Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly

“Readers will want to read more of this talented writer’s work.” –New York Journal of Books

New York Journal of Books

"Karin Schaeffer is both complex and compelling, and arguably one of the strongest female figures in contemporary crime fiction—and her absolute strength of will is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit." —John Valeri, Hartford Books Examiner

Hartford Books Examiner - John Valeri