The Hook — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Urban legends have their basis in fact. Some people know that better than others. That story about the hook teenagers tell each other at parties? It's not just a legend. It's true. Just not in the way you'd expect…

Kristine Kathryn Rusch's short fiction has won the Ellery Queen Readers' Choice Award twice, and has been nominated for the Edgar, Shamus, Stoker, and Anthony Awards. Her novels, including the vampire novel, Sins of the Blood, appear under a variety of names. For more information on her work, go to kristinekathrynrusch.com.