Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake [103]
“What’s so funny?”
I look at Thomas, startled. I realize I’ve started to grin. “Just life,” I say with a shrug. “And death.”
Thomas sighs and tries to smile. “So, I guess you’ll be transferring out soon. Off to do what it is you do. Your mom said something about a Wendigo.”
I chuckle, then wince. Thomas joins in halfheartedly. He’s doing his best not to make me feel guilty for leaving, to make it seem like he doesn’t care one way or the other if I go.
“Where—” he starts, and looks at me carefully, trying to be delicate. “Where do you think she went?”
I look at my friend Thomas, at his sincere, earnest face. “I don’t know,” I say softly. There must be a devilish glint in my eye. “Maybe you and Carmel can help me figure it out.”
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
It takes a lot to get a story into the world. To thank everyone involved could fill another book. So I’ll limit myself. Much of the credit goes to my agent, Adriann Ranta, and to my editor, Melissa Frain. You have both made Anna Dressed in Blood stronger. No book could ask for better champions. Thanks are also due to Bill and Mary Jarrett, the proprietors of the Country Cozy Bed and Breakfast in Thunder Bay, Ontario, for their hospitality and local knowledge. As usual, thanks to the street team, Susan Murray, Missy Goldsmith, and my brother, Ryan Vander Venter. Thanks to Tybalt, for being a good sport, and to Dylan, for luck.
And of course, thank you to the readers, of all types, everywhere. We need more of you.
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
ANNA DRESSED IN BLOOD
Copyright © 2011 by Kendare Blake
All rights reserved.
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ISBN 978-0-7653-2865-6
First Edition: September 2011
eISBN 978-1-4299-8281-8
First Tor Teen eBook Edition: August 2011
Table of Contents
Title Page
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-one
Chapter Twenty-two
Chapter Twenty-three
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Copyright