Checkmate (Otherworld Stories, #9.5)

Checkmate

Penned By Kelley Armstrong
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Checkmate (Otherworld Stories, #9.5)

Checkmate

Penned By Kelley Armstrong
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Editor's Note:
A piece of free online fiction available on Kelly Armstrong's website at www.kelleyarmstrong.com.The introduction to the story reads:Short story originally published in SpectraPulse Magazine. In Frostbitten, Elena mentions tracking a killer in Winnipeg. This is that story.

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Length 8 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint Kelley Armstrong
Released August, 2009
Identifier (ISBN) 8587635
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Kelley Armstrong is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Kelley Armstrong can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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