Fifteen Minutes at Mercy General

An emergency: a bleeding teenage girl in ripped clothes on a gurney in a hospital corridor, her mother hastily brought in by the investigating police officer. An emergency, a girl, a family, and a crime so horrible that no one understands until it’s too late…

“Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style.”

—Ed Gorman
Mystery Scene Magazine