Ginny Forbes watched in dismay as the homicidal maniac and four - count them, four - alligators high on methamphetamines surrounded the base of the live oak tree she had chosen to climb. The wildfire was close enough for her to feel the first tendrils of heat on her naked skin. At the various times in her life when she'd been asked how she preferred to die, she had answered, "Asleep, in bed, of old age." She tried to calculate her chances. Not looking good, here. She'd gotten the answer to one of her questions, though. Could a strong, successful, modern woman at the top of her game settle into a comfortable routine? Answer, no. Evolve or die.
About the AuthorFoster, Maggie: - MAGGIE FOSTER is a seventh-generation Texan of Scottish descent who writes murder mysteries featuring the same. Her stories are drawn from her fevered imagination and her experiences as a nurse, lawyer, educator, and redhead. Her interests include history, genealogy, music, dance, travel, dark chocolate, good whisky, and men in kilts, not necessarily in that order. FUN FACTS: She earned a high school athletic letter in Highland Dancing, in Texas. [True!] She also played bagpipes (less successfully). She has taught Royal Scottish Country Dancing and has demonstrated both at the State Fair of Texas and on the stage at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas. For more information on the Loch Lonach community and the Create-a-Corpse contest, please visit www.lochlonach.com