Contents

Prologue

From various houses along the block, Mike Tyler could hear…

One

“That’s a big hole.”

Two

Ralph McCaig had been born over in Dolan Springs, to…

Three

Main Street proved to be everything Juliet Monroe had promised.

Four

“Run! Run! Run! Go go go!”

Five

Juliet Monroe watched Stu Hansen from her kitchen window, where…

Six

Sam and Dean found Canyon Regional Mall just where they’d…

Seven

“Is he wearing a costume?” Carla Krug asked.

Eight

“If Mayor McCheese there has his way,” Dean groused, “the…

Nine

Mrs. Frankel, the silver-coiffed librarian, wore perfume just musky enough…

Ten

In order to let Ross realize his ranching dream, Juliet…

Eleven

The bear had loped around the house, headed for the…

Twelve

Since the mall’s food court wasn’t open yet, Sam and…

Thirteen

A siren pierced the quiet of Main Street.

Fourteen

Juliet and Stu were still standing in the carport, debating…

Fifteen

As it had the night they first came in—just last…

Sixteen

“An Indian,” Dean said. They were back in the car—Sam…

Seventeen

Heather had driven to the motel in a red compact…

Eighteen

“We’re completely cut off,” Sheriff Beckett had said.

Nineteen

They were a couple of blocks from the motel, heading…

Twenty

Juliet Monroe woke up with a nagging headache and the…

Twenty-One

The deputy’s SUV was pulled off to the side of…

Twenty-Two

“Lower your weapon, Grampa,” Dean said. “We just want to…

Twenty-Three

As Dean had directed, Sam waited downstairs. Coming back down,…

Twenty-Four

Howard Patrick unlocked the door to his realty office on…

Twenty-Five

When he opened his eyes again, the light seemed way…

Twenty-Six

The sound of gunfire helped Sam and Dean find Harmon…

Twenty-Seven

“We are not postponing the opening,” Mayor Milner insisted. He…

Twenty-Eight

“Where did he teach?” Sam asked. “Here in town?”

Twenty-Nine

“I guess we start digging,” Dean said. “Wish I brought…

Thirty

“I think these books have told us what we need…

Thirty-One

“Elizabeth Claire Marbrough. That was the witch’s name, right?” Dean…

Thirty-Two

Covering the short distance to the mall, Sam saw evidence…

Thirty-Three

“Dude, you do know where the witch’s cabin was, right?”…

Thirty-Four

“Sam?”

Thirty-Five

“What we don’t want to do,” Dean said softly, “is…

Thirty-Six

Unable to see what people were reacting to, Sam raced…

Thirty-Seven

An occasional raven flew past them, but no more than…

Thirty-Eight

Sam outpaced Sheriff Beckett before they had gone ten yards…

Thirty-Nine

The parking lot had become a war zone. Most of…

Forty

“Ross always called it the ‘dead zone,’” Juliet said. She…


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