The Winter Wolf

by D.J. McIntosh

A chilling psychological tale of mistaken identity inspired by the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. After the worst ice storm in living memory, Elizabeth Hill begins a perilous trek across a frozen city to her Grandmother’s house in search of company and comfort. A chance encounter leaves Elizabeth terrified and in a greater rush to safety that she could have ever imagined. From the nationally bestselling author of The Witch of Babylon, and the new sequel, The Book of Stolen Tales, about a rare 17th century book of fairy tales and their Mesopotamian origins. .

17 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 7, 2013

About the author

D.J. (Dorothy) McIntosh's first novel The Witch of Babylon, will launch in the U.S. on October 16, 2012 published by Forge. It has been sold in 20 countries and was the Amazon ca editors choice of a top 5 mystery/thriller in 2011. Kirkus Reviews have referred to the book as: "An erudite Dan Brown"

D.J. (Dorothy) McIntosh is a member of the Canadian Society for Mesopotamian Studies and a strong supporter of the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders.

Reviews

[Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I new take on Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf. I enjoy a good short story and this is definitely up there with the best.

[Kelly Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a short story of about 25 pages. Still it was a good tale quickly told with a surprise ending.