Day of the Dark: Stories of Eclipse

by Kaye George (Editor), Melissa H. Blaine (Contributor), John T. Clark (Contributor)

A recipe for disaster: take one total solar eclipse, add two dozen spine-chilling mysteries, and shake the reader until the world ends in Day of the Dark!

Included are: INTRODUCTION, by Kaye George
DARK SIDE OF THE LIGHT, by Carol L. Wright
CHASING THE MOON, by Leslie Wheeler
THE PATH OF TOTALITY, by Katherine Tomlinson
BLOOD MOON, by Paul D. Marks
TORGNYR THE BASTARD, by Suzanne Berube Rorhus
AN ECLIPSE OF HEARTS, by Dee McKinney
THE BAKER'S BOY, by Nupur Tustin
BLACK MONDAY, by Cheri Vause
I'LL BE A SUNBEAM, by M.K. Waller
OCEAN'S FIFTY, by Laura Oles
THE DEVIL'S STANDTABLE, by Melissa H. Blaine
DATE NIGHT, by Cari Dubiel
AWAITING THE HOUR, by Joseph S. Walker
A GOLDEN ECLIPSE, by Debra H. Goldstein
PICTURE PERFECT, by LD Masterson
THE DARKEST HOUR, by Kaye George
BABY KILLER, by Margaret S. Hamilton
FLYING GIRL, by Toni Goodyear
TO THE MOON AND BACK, by Kristin Kisska
RAYS OF HOPE, by Harriette Sackler
WOMEN'S WORK, by KB Inglee
OPEN HOUSE, by Bridges DelPonte
RELATIVELY ANNOYING, by John Clark
ASCENSION INTO DARKNESS, by Christine Hammar

250 pages, Paperback

Published July 11, 2017

About the author

Kaye George, an Agatha nominated short story and novel writer, is the author of the Imogene Duckworthy Mystery series (Agatha nomination for best first novel), EINE KLEINE MURDER by Barking Rain Press (Silver Falchion Award finalist), DEATH IN THE TIME OF ICE (A Neanderthal Mystery) (Agatha nominee and Silver Falchion finalist) and the Fat Cat Mystery series by Berkley Prime Crime (as Janet Cantrell), as well as A PATCHWORK OF STORIES, a collection of her previously published stories, and several stories available at Untreed Reads. Other short stories appears in various magazines and anthologies. Her new cozy mystery series, Vintage Sweets, came out from Lyrical in March 2020. Second book, July 2020.

She reviews for "Suspense Magazine", and writes for several newsletters and blogs. Past president of Guppies chapter of Sisters in Crime.

She lives in Tennessee.
Homepage: http://kayegeorge.com/
Blog: http://travelswithkaye.blogspot.com/

Reviews

[Sally Boyington · Rating 4 out of 5]

The darkness of the eclipsed sun has long been treated as a special moment, often even a sign from the universe. This habit we have of ascribing meaning to a recurring event has led to eclipses being associated with abnormal births, unnatural deaths, and the end of the world. The 24 stories in this collection, from various genres, are linked together by a single theme: solar or lunar eclipse.

We see swindlers and jealous lovers, eclipse tourists and ancient Arab astronomers, shapeshifters and time travelers, the dangerously insane and those who cannot accept that a loved one is dead. Along the way, we view eclipses through the lenses of prophecy, science, and religion. Eclipses justify violence, provide a platform for political commentary, and serve as inspiration for art, with the blood moon and the wolf eating the sun equally powerful images.

Published in conjunction with the 2017 solar eclipse, which was visible over much of the United States, “Day of the Dark: Stories of Eclipse” serves up compelling stories of love and loss, jealousy and hatred, fear and reconciliation, as people in many times and places respond to the drama of a celestial event.