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he
tried to take in air through his ruined throat with great wheezing
gasps. He blinked a few times and brought his hand up to his neck.
His eyes locked on Vincent and he opened his mouth as if to speak.
No words came out.
    "Hey," Vincent said. He took another hit and
watched at the wound in the Haitian's throat began to knit itself
back together. "I didn't do this to you. Just so you know."
    The Haitian flopped over onto his belly and
then pushed himself up to his hands and knees. He started crawling
toward Vincent. He flicked the joint toward the Haitian and then
turned around and tried to get his fingers beneath the door. Maybe
adrenalin would kick in and maybe he'd be able to break the lock.
Maybe –
    He felt the Haitian's large, meaty hands
clamp down on his shoulders. He tried to pull away but the dead man
was just too strong. He struggled and pulled, but the Haitian
wrapped his arms around Vincent's so he couldn't move. He tried to
scream, but the man was squeezing too hard, like a constrictor
snake. Breath rushed from his lungs like leaky balloon, and he
thought he heard his ribs breaking. Stars darted in front of his
eyes.
    Maybe it was all just a bad dream.
    Maybe he'd wake up.
    The Haitian's teeth sank into the side of
his neck. Vincent felt his own blood begin to spill out onto the
floor. He heard it splash onto the cold concrete. It felt like the
sting of a thousand tattoo needles driving into him.
    He closed his eyes.
    At least Giovanni hadn't gotten to him.
     
    Thank you for reading this excerpt
from Wetwork ! Once again, the novella
will be available in late May/early June of 2011.

About the Author
     
    Jason M. Tucker grew up in a small town in
the wilderness of New York's Adirondack Mountains. He left the
mountains for the sunnier climate of San Diego, California where he
works as a full time writer trying to make ends meet while keeping
monsters at bay.
    His collection of short fiction entitled Meat City & Other Stories from publisher Black Bed Sheet
Books is available now in paperback and digital formats. A short
digital collection, Blood, Magic & a Concubine: 3 Dark Urban
Fantasy Tales is also currently available.
    Find out more by visiting http://www.jasonmtucker.com

Upcoming Books
     
    Novellas
    Wetwork – May/June 2011
    Breaking Glass – June 2011
    Out in the Cold – September 2011
     
    Novels
    Blood – June 2011
    How to Hunt Monsters –
August/September 2011
    Oh, Positive! – September/October 2011
(with Sheila David)
     
    …and more to follow!