Vintage Death

By Lisa Jackson and Clive Cussler

Prepare for edge-of-your-seat suspense in this Thriller Short.

Originally published in THRILLER 2 (2009),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Clive Cussler.

In this captivating Thriller Short, #1 New York Times bestselling writer Lisa Jackson blends romantic suspense and danger with complex and damaging family relationships in a read you won’t be able to put down. When a five-year-old boy is found dead and presumed thrown from a window, his mother must live with the loss, reminded each day of his death, all while she plots revenge on the person who killed him. But revenge is never simple, especially when wealth and power are used to hide the truth.

Don’t miss any of these exciting stories from Thriller 2:

The Weapon by Jeffery DeaverRemaking by Blake CrouchIced by Harry HunsickerJustice Served by Mariah StewartThe Circle by David HewsonRoomful of Witnesses by R.L. StineThe House on Pine Terrace by Phillip MargolinThe Desert Here and the Desert Far Away by Marcus SakeyOn the Run by Carla NeggersCan You Help Me Out Here? by Robert FerrignoCrossed Double by Joe HartlaubThe Lamented by Lawrence LightVintage Death by Lisa JacksonSuspension of Disbelief by Tim MaleenyA Calculated Risk by Sean ChercoverThe Fifth World by Javier SierraGhost Writer by Gary BraverThrough a Veil Darkly by Kathleen AntrimBedtime for Mr. Li by David J. MontgomeryProtecting the Innocent by Simon WoodWatch Out for My Girl by Joan JohnstonKilling Time by Jon LandBoldt’s Broken Angel by Ridley Pearson

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Jan 15, 2018
• ISBN: 9781488094798

Lisa Jackson

Lisa Jackson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than eighty-five novels, including Afraid to Die, Tell Me, You Don’t Want to Know, Running Scared, Without Mercy, Malice, and Shiver. She is also the coauthor of the Colony series, with her sister, Nancy Bush. There are over 20 million copies of Lisa Jackson’s books in print in twenty languages. She is a recipient of the RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award and has also been honored with their Career Achievement Award for Romantic Suspense. Born in Oregon, she continues to make her home among family, friends, and dogs in the Pacific Northwest. Visit her at LisaJackson.com.

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Prepare for edge-of-your-seat suspense in this Thriller Short.

Originally published in THRILLER 2 (2009),

edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Clive Cussler.

In this captivating Thriller Short, #1 New York Times bestselling writer Lisa Jackson blends romantic suspense and danger with complex and damaging family relationships in a read you won’t be able to put down.

When a five-year-old boy is found dead and presumed thrown from a window, his mother must live with the loss, reminded each day of his death, all while she plots revenge on the person who killed him. But revenge is never simple, especially when wealth and power are used to hide the truth.

Don’t miss any of these exciting stories from Thriller 2:

The Weapon by Jeffery Deaver

Remaking by Blake Crouch

Iced by Harry Hunsicker

Justice Served by Mariah Stewart

The Circle by David Hewson

Roomful of Witnesses by R.L. Stine

The House on Pine Terrace by Phillip Margolin

The Desert Here and the Desert Far Away by Marcus Sakey

On the Run by Carla Neggers

Can You Help Me Out Here? by Robert Ferrigno

Crossed Double by Joe Hartlaub

The Lamented by Lawrence Light

Vintage Death by Lisa Jackson

Suspension of Disbelief by Tim Maleeny

A Calculated Risk by Sean Chercover

The Fifth World by Javier Sierra

Ghost Writer by Gary Braver

Through a Veil Darkly by Kathleen Antrim

Bedtime by Mr. Li by David J. Montgomery

Protecting the Innocent by Simon Wood

Watch Out for My Girl by Joan Johnston

Killing Time by Jon Land

Boldt’s Broken Angel by Ridley Pearson

Vintage Death

Lisa Jackson

CONTENTS

Vintage Death

LISA JACKSON

Lisa Jackson is known for her legion of fans and for her fascination with the motives of her characters. Her stories explore the puzzle of complex relationships and the clues that can only be found in the rich personal histories of her protagonists. In a way that makes her novels as moving as they are thrilling, she confronts the fear faced by her victims and doesn’t shy away from the harsh truth that terror and madness touch far too many lives in the real world.

Nowhere is that skill more evident than in Vintage Death. Here we have a story that is classic Lisa Jackson—a perfect blend of romantic suspense and danger that creates empathy and suspicion for the characters in equal parts. She shows us the complexity of family relationships and how important—and dangerous—families can be.

VINTAGE DEATH

"Don’t go."

The words rang through the vestibule, an anxious plea, but then that was my mother, always the worrier, forever on the verge of a breakdown. That her voice trembled was no big deal. The original drama queen, that was Mom.

I have to go, okay? I yelled my response through the closed bathroom door in the upper hallway. I wasn’t going to put up with her overhyped paranoia. Not that she didn’t have a reason to be frightened, terrified