Sometimes there aren't any.
I'm with her now, and we are at peace
Kathleen Angelica Myer
Myer was later found dead at her keyboard. She had suffered a heart attack as a result of a large dose of thallium. In the rundown house on North High Street, in which she'd lived alone, investigators recovered a plastic tub in which traces of thallium nitrate were detected, and over a hundred handbound manuscripts, all of which contained Myer's handwritten romance novels.
There was no suicide note.
Among the scant few pictures on the walls of Myer's home was one of a teenage boy, later identified by a neighbor as Myer's brother, who died in the car accident that claimed their parents in 1969.
The boy's name was Josh.
At the time of this printing, and despite ongoing protests by the parents of the victims, eleven of Kathleen Myer's novels are scheduled for posthumous publication.
Two of them have been optioned for film.
About the Author
Born and raised in Dungarvan, Ireland, Kealan Patrick Burke is an award-winning author described as "a newcomer worth watching" (Publishers Weekly) and "one of the most original authors in contemporary horror" (Booklist).
Some of his works include the novels KIN, MASTER OF THE MOORS, CURRENCY OF SOULS and THE HIDES, the novellas THE TURTLE BOY (Bram Stoker Award Winner, 2004), VESSELS, MIDLISTERS, and JACK & JILL, and the collections RAVENOUS GHOSTS, THEATER MACABRE, and THE NUMBER 121 TO PENNSYLVANIA & OTHERS (Bram Stoker Award-Nominee, 2009).
Kealan Patrick Burke
