A Paler Shade of Death
A Murder Story
Self Published
April 20, 2017
Available in: e-Book
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A Paler Shade of Death
by Laura Benedict
A taut psychological crime story, A PALER SHADE OF DEATH was nominated for a 2017 Edgar Award for Best Short Story.
Becca is starting a new life in the city, miles away from her elegant St. Louis suburban home. Things were never the same with her husband after she was found not guilty of the death of their four-year-old son, and they are now separated. She drinks too much, and daydreams too much, and now there’s a ten-year-old neighbor boy dogging her every move. Heartbroken and desperately focused on the past, Becca is driven to commit a crime that will bring to light the truth about her young son’s death, and change both the boy's life, and hers, forever.
A PALER SHADE OF DEATH was originally published August 2016 in the anthology, ST. LOUIS NOIR. (Akashic Books)
E-book includes a bonus Laura Benedict short story, THE HOLLOW WOMAN, which was originally published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine
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Laura Benedict's Bio
Laura Benedict is the Edgar- and ITW Thriller Award- nominated author of eight novels of mystery and suspense, including The Stranger Inside (Publishers Weekly starred review), and the Bliss House gothic novels and stories. Her latest book is a compilation of her short fiction, When I Make Love to the Bug Man: Collected Stories. Her stories have appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Strand Magazine, and in numerous anthologies. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, she lives in Southern Illinois with her family.