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There is a maze of hallways in my saltbox, all of which lead to rooms filled with antiques and stories. On the table in the main hallway, you will find 25 stories to read after you've locked the door at night.

Advice Columnist - (September 2009) A newspaper columnist begins receiving phone calls from a desperate man who once wrote to her for advice concerning a woman he loved from afar.
And the Children Shall Lead - (September 2009) A freelance television reporter is in Central Park awaiting the arrival of a comet when all the children in New York begin heading toward the United Nations building.
Angel of the Morning - (April 2009) An interior designer with an interest in photographing cemetery statuary is fascinated by the statue of an angel he finds in an old graveyard in Georgia.
Carved in Stone - (July 2009) A wealthy American living in Paris falls in love with a beautiful sculptress. He desperately pursues her, but she shows no interest in him.
A Death in Hollywood - (August 2009) One of Hollywood's early silent film directors is murdered. The police have several suspects, but which one is the killer?

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Doctor Trumble - (May 2009) When a small-town doctor grows old, he is replaced by his son. The new doctor, who takes a keen interest in the townspeople, has strange ideas about preventative medicine.
Eisoptrophobia - (May 2009) Psychiatrist Lionel Penn encounters a woman with an irrational fear of mirrors, in particular, the antique mirror she finds in the attic of her new home.
The Execution - (March 2009) After her father is found murdered, a woman must suffer the added misery of seeing the man she loves hang for the crime.
The Girl He Left Behind - (July 2009) A Union soldier endures the hell of battle and a Confederate prison camp with the help of letters from his wife in Massachusetts.
The Halls of History - (September 2009) While working for the WPA during the Depression, an artist befriends a boy and teaches him to sculpt. The two eventually open a wax museum. A subsequent owner wants to turn the Halls of History into the Halls of Horror.

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The Lady Killer - (February 2009) A reporter from a true confessions magazine must interview an attractive and charming serial killer who has been sentenced to life in prison.
More Frightening Than Fiction - (April 2009) An elderly woman is upset at the current romantic portrayal of vampires in fiction, for when she was a bride, she had a terrifying encounter with an actual vampire.
Murder at Fenway - (June 2009) A Boston police detective must solve the high profile murder of a Yankee hitter who was shot in Fenway Park.
My Father's Secret - (June 2009) When his father slips into a coma after a car accident, a man has questions about his own identity.
Mystery at Whitewood College - (August 2009) A shy girl, unable to make friends at college, seeks escape in reading books from the campus library.

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News Flash - (April 2009) To appease his leading advertiser, the owner of a local television station must hire the man's cheerleader daughter as an intern. He soon learns the girl has a unique gift: she can predict certain news stories before they happen.
The Personal Effects of Aloysius P. Featherwyck - (September 2009) A mother throws a Harry Potter themed birthday party for her eight-year-old daughter. She buys, as a decoration, an old pointed hat on eBay, unaware that the hat belonged to an actual witch.
The Sandman - (October 2009) A widowed college professor and her son spend the summer in the Berkshires. The two befriend their neighbor who is writing a book on folklore and mythology.
The Shepherd - (March 2009) To counteract the sexual abuse scandals in his archdiocese, the church's troubleshooter hires an actor to portray a priest on a Catholic television program. He soon learns the actor has his own agenda.
Sixteen - (August 2009) At his wife's urging, a fisherman gives up the sea and buys an apple orchard and farm in central Massachusetts. The couple discovers that the small town they move to has a dark secret that might claim the life of their oldest child.

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The Support Group - (October 2009) An unhappy man finds a support group of people like himself: close relatives of serial killers.
The Surrogate - (March 2009) To offset the expense of her education, a college student agrees to act as surrogate for a childless couple. As the fetus develops, the mother learns that the obstetrician has her own plans for the infant.
The Tolling - (February 2009) After the break-up of his fourth marriage, a successful architect is inspired by a Thomas Kinkade painting to design a small, peaceful village in rural Massachusetts.
Unhappily Ever After - (May 2009) A group of high school graduates foolishly decide to party in an abandoned fairy tale themed amusement park, unaware of the danger that lurks there.
The Ventriloquist - (October 2009) A New York City detective becomes suspicious of a ventriloquist whose dummy bears a strong resemblance to a missing loan shark.

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