Welcome D. H. Schleicher to the blog today! Some of you may remember that I reviewed Schleicher’s novel Then Came Darkness last year. Great book, and I wasn’t the only one who thought so. Other reviewers loved it, too. Margaret Adelle, booktuber, wrote in her review of Then Came Darkness that it is “Tense and brooding…like (The) Grapes of Wrath, only creepier and with a lot more murder…a delightfully dark read.” (What author wouldn’t want that comparison?!)
Now he’s back with a collection of new and previously published short stories. Read on for more information about it.
And Then We Vanish by D. H. Schleicher
Genre: Mystery Short Stories
Publisher: Mabus Publishing
Publication Date: April 7, 2020
Eleven twisting tales curated from nearly a decade of work, And Then We Vanish features five new stories and six previously published stories from acclaimed independent author D. H. Schleicher.
In these stories we encounter characters who are victims of their own poor decisions and of chance, like a young boy under the threat of a local kidnapping scare who starts to realize the truth about himself and his father one fateful Halloween, a woman in the midst of a midlife crisis whose dog keeps running away from her, a disgraced college professor who becomes entangled with his down-and-out neighbors outside of Atlantic City, and a lonely person who wanders Niagara Falls at night imagining their escape with a mysterious stranger.
These characters might be longing to disappear or left behind by those who already have, and their stories challenge us to connect with them while they navigate the waves of mystery, violence, and the absurd that filter into their everyday lives.
About D. H. Schleicher
D. H. Schleicher is the author of the independent novels Then Came Darkness and The Thief Maker. His short fiction has appeared in A Million and One Magazine, Underground Voices, Scratch, and Eunoia Review. He hails from the South Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia where he lives with his wife and son. You can follow his blog TheSchleicherSpin.com where he shares his views on books, movies, and travel.
He’s also on Twitter at @schleicherspin and Goodreads, and check out the D. H. Schleicher author page on Amazon, too.
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