Everyone knows everyone and everything in a small town. Wrong. Forbidden love, crime, even madness and murder lay hidhen from view, unspoken. Sisters Crossing reveals the mystery of a serial killer, a suicide in a dark river, suppressed love for a potential murderer, the plight of a homeless genius. Small town characters tell their own stories in lyrical prose, excerpts from journals, poetry and even cowboy songs. Small town secrets become revealed.

Andrew Manson is an inventor with a passion for mechanics and a knack for getting embroiled in mysteries. From Florida to New York City, to Washington, and back again, Andrew finds himself dealing with shady characters in an America where airships won the Civil War. Will Andrew be able to get his combustion engine working? Will he ever escape trouble? And what about the fashionable young woman in the Airship Dress? This volume contains all five Andrew Manson mystery stories, including the previously published short novels WILLOW HILL and EIGHTY HOUSE.

Here's a collection of stories you won't find anywhere else. Inside are tales of a spooky mansion eager to be bought; disappointed model railroad denizens; and a doorknob that greets your hand, literally. Also part of this collection are the sagas of Surgard the Northerner. Journey with the heroic and witty Surgard as he faces down foolish giants, singing dwarves, duplicitous wizards, suspicious savages, and worst of all, a monster with an attorney And last but not least is the tale of the Valley Springs Resort. It's a place on a distant world where visitors can relax and have a good time....

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