INTRODUCTION

What? You again?

Oh, I see: couldn't get enough of my tasty short fiction the first time around, huh? It's okay, I understand—yeah, I still know who you are.

If this is the first Sigler book you've read, let me break you off a little sumpin'-sumpin'. BONES ARE WHITE is my second collection of short fiction, while BLOOD IS RED is my first. If you haven't checked out BLOOD IS RED, consider sampling that little dime-bag of addictive fiction—my fans don't call themselves "Junkies" for nothing.

I also write full-length, modern-day thrillers that have a little pinch of scifi and a heapin' helpin' of horror. My novels INFECTED, CONTAGIOUS, ANCESTOR and NOCTURNAL in the same place you bought this book or downloaded the sample. Those books are part of the "Siglerverse timeline," which also includes several of the stories in this collection (namely, Passenger, Hero, and Kissyman & The Last Song).

But wait, there's more. I also write an intense Young Adult series about a space-faring professional American football league corrupted by organized crime. Those books, THE ROOKIE, THE STARTER, THE ALL-PRO and THE MVP are also available in the same place you grabbed BONES ARE WHITE.

Some of the stories in this collection were released as free audiobooks at my website, scottsigler.com . Some are brand new. Some are humorous. Some, not so much.

After each story, I share my thoughts about the story and tell you what went into creating it. Know how people ask authors "where do you get your ideas?" I just cut to the chase and tell you.

I still release free, author-read, audio fiction every Sunday at scottsigler.com . If you already read BLOOD IS RED and came back for BONES ARE WHITE, you are probably already a “Junkie” and would fit right in over there. Join us—all the cool kids are doing it.

Enjoy these stories, and we hope to see you at the site.