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The Liar [a short story] By Annie Reed

The Liar [a short story]

By Annie Reed

  • Release Date: 2011-06-15
  • Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Description

Who would you spend time with if time itself was running out?

Marie chooses to spend her last few hours with the people she loves. She tells each one they're her favorite, but they know Marie lies, even to herself. It's what she does best.

But can she do it well enough to save them all?

"The appearance of a new Annie Reed story is a treat. Try one and you'll be hooked." -- Dave Hendrickson, author of CRACKING THE ICE, forthcoming from WestSide Press

Annie Reed is a prolific, award-winning writer whose speculative fiction has been published in numerous anthologies from Daw and Pocket Books. Her crime fiction has also been published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine.

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