llustration for
“Between Minkhe and Mayrev”
by Leah V. Wishnia
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The Sequel: Two stories in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine

Back when I was still buried under the various drafts of what I took to calling “The-Endless-Novel-From-Hell,” one of the people who helped me stay focused on the task of finishing the book was Linda Landrigan, editor of Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine (AHMM). Linda, whose job includes sifting through enormous piles of manuscripts, actually agreed to read an early draft of The Fifth Servant out of professional interest, but also as a personal favor. In return, I promised to deliver her a story featuring some of the characters from the novel.

Although the novel ends exactly where I want it to end, tere was so much left to tell that I ended up writing two more stories, for “Burning Twilight” and “Between Minkhe and Mayrev,” which are available in the March and April 2010 issues of AHMM, respectively. They are in fact sequels, taking place about a month after the action of the novel, and will most likely be reprinted as “bonus materials” in the trade paperback edition of The Fifth Servant.

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Download the two new stories from iTunes or visit the Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine:   
     Burning Twilight
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