Michael Bussa's Blog - Posts Tagged "suspense"
Soon to release...
Another new short story will release in early November.
"Price of Now," is a short story, circa 1940, set in the small, fictional town of Now, Indiana. A man, Troy, returns to his hometown after ten years, when he is diagnosed with cancer in his prime.
Distraught, Troy visits a local antique store on Halloween night. Hoping to find something to comfort him in his last weeks, he stumbles across a painting so compelling, he must have it, at all cost.
Soon, troy learns there is something more to the painting than he bargained for. Something diabolical.
"Price of Now," is a short story, circa 1940, set in the small, fictional town of Now, Indiana. A man, Troy, returns to his hometown after ten years, when he is diagnosed with cancer in his prime.
Distraught, Troy visits a local antique store on Halloween night. Hoping to find something to comfort him in his last weeks, he stumbles across a painting so compelling, he must have it, at all cost.
Soon, troy learns there is something more to the painting than he bargained for. Something diabolical.
Just in time for Halloween
Price of Now is now available - both, Kindle, and paperback!
Soon to Release
JETTISON!
It's 1962. The prisons are overcrowded and it's about to become worse due to budget cuts. Cain Cardwell, the President of the United States has a plan. Move the worst offenders on death row to a remote island.
His closest confident has doubts that the plan is real. Realizing that the president has an alternate agenda that is too sinister, even for a rogue president, he risks his own life to stop him, in a race against time.
The clock is ticking and every second counts...
"Bussa forges new ground in a tale of espionage and political disdain. A race against time that will have you turning the pages, non-stop!"
-- Carolyn Freeman, Short Story Review
It's 1962. The prisons are overcrowded and it's about to become worse due to budget cuts. Cain Cardwell, the President of the United States has a plan. Move the worst offenders on death row to a remote island.
His closest confident has doubts that the plan is real. Realizing that the president has an alternate agenda that is too sinister, even for a rogue president, he risks his own life to stop him, in a race against time.
The clock is ticking and every second counts...
"Bussa forges new ground in a tale of espionage and political disdain. A race against time that will have you turning the pages, non-stop!"
-- Carolyn Freeman, Short Story Review
