Strange Creatures

Oregon Coast / Seavy Village

by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

When the storm of the century hits Whale Rock, Sheriff Dan Retsler does everything he can to prevent hundreds of deaths. Everything except the thing that could have prevented the storm in the first place. He should have listened to the beautiful woman who came to his office before the storm hit. He should have believed in her magic. But he didn’t. And now he must face himself—and the horrible results of a storm he could have prevented.“Fantasy creatures and paranormal powers in a great writing style.” —The Best Reviews on Fantasy LifeLike early Ray Bradbury, Rusch has the ability to switch on a universal dark.—The Times (London)USA Today bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch writes in almost every genre. Generally, she uses her real name (Rusch) for most of her writing. Under that name, she publishes bestselling science fiction and fantasy, award-winning mysteries, acclaimed mainstream fiction, controversial nonfiction, and the occasional romance. Her novels have made bestseller lists around the world and her short fiction has appeared in eighteen best of the year collections. She has won more than twenty-five awards for her fiction, including the Hugo, Le Prix Imaginales, the Asimov’s Readers Choice award, and the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Readers Choice Award. To keep up with everything she does, go to kriswrites.com. To track her many pen names and series, see their individual websites (krisnelscott.com, kristinegrayson.com, krisdelake.com, retrievalartist.com, divingintothewreck.com, fictionriver.com). She lives and occasionally sleeps in Oregon.

Genres: Mystery

30 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 25, 2003

About the author

Kristine Kathryn Rusch is an award-winning mystery, romance, science fiction, and fantasy writer. She has written many novels under various names, including Kristine Grayson for romance, and Kris Nelscott for mystery. Her novels have made the bestseller lists –even in London– and have been published in 14 countries and 13 different languages.

Her awards range from the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award to the John W. Campbell Award. In the past year, she has been nominated for the Hugo, the Shamus, and the Anthony Award. She is the only person in the history of the science fiction field to have won a Hugo award for editing and a Hugo award for fiction.

In addition, she's written a number of nonfiction articles over the years, with her latest being the book "A Freelancer's Survival Guide".

She has also published as:
Sandy Schofield (collaborations with husband Dean Wesley Smith)
Kristine Grayson - romances
Kathryn Wesley (collaborations with husband Dean Wesley Smith)
Kris Nelscott - mysteries
Kris Rusch - historical fiction
Kris DeLake - romances

Reviews

[DoodleBug · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I look at the other ratings for this book, I know, without a doubt, that GoodReads' users are entirely too critical.

[Milady133 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read as of Free Fiction Monday story, I liked it so much I bought it directly afterwards. It's a classic mistery story, with just a touch of fantasy, no surprising twist or something extraordinary, but I suppose I was in the mood for this kind of story, and Rusch's stories are usually good.
Normally I find the individual stories too pricey to buy them individually, so I put the ones I like on my "To buy" list waiting for a discount or a coupon, but this one is quite lengthy and I haven't bought anything from Rusch for a while, so I just went on.