"Jean Rae Baxter burrows deep inside her characters' twisted minds,
giving the reader unsettling views from the vantage point of evil.
Her plots are deftly constructed, her writing smooth and her
resolutions dark and heartbreaking. Perhaps most compelling of all,
her stories involve people like us -- who act in ways we never
would. Or so we hope."
- Peter Sellers, found of the Cold Blood Anthology series
"Baxter understands what all great short-story writers
understand: that simplicity of style and characters drawn from real
life will hold readers from the first story to the last. You've met
all these people before, likely in your own hometown, but never
with such secrets exposed. What an exciting debut
collection!"
- Chris Pannell, poet and editor
"With a deft literary hand, Jean Rae Baxter draws the reader
down into the chilliest recesses of the human soul. Where dreams
are betrayed and hope eclipsed. Powerful tales, beautifully
told."
- Barbara Fradkin, author of the Inspector Green series