Kracker — Robert Swartwood

Two boys on the run from an abusive father stumble across an empty farmhouse. a farmhouse haunted by more than just memories. A terrifying short story, from USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood. Note: "Kracker" appears in Robert Swartwood's full-length collection REAL ILLUSIONS. PRAISE FOR ROBERT SWARTWOOD "Robert Swartwood is the next F. Paul Wilson - if F. Paul Wilson's DNA was spliced with Michael Marshall Smith. If you haven't yet read Swartwood, you're missing out." -Brian Keene "Robert Swartwood is a sharp writer, his prose lean and mean as a razor blade. He notches up the tension from chapter to chapter like a master story-teller, keeping you reading long into the night." -The Man Eating Bookworm "An exceptional novelist." -Douglas Clegg "This is a scary, thrilling, page-turning, race-against-the-clock novel if ever there was one, with a true shocker of an ending. Miss this one at your own peril." -Blake Crouch on THE SERIAL KILLER'S WIFE "MAN OF WAX grabs you by the throat in the first chapter and never lets go. A suspense-filled thrill ride with plenty of shocks along the way. Read it!" -F. Paul Wilson "Excellent - memorable and something I'll read more than once." -Roxane Gay on NO SHELTER