Book cover of The Mercy Chair

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Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin . . .

Washington Poe has a story to tell.

And he needs you to listen.

You'll hear how it started with the robber birds. Crows. Dozens of them. Enough for a murder . . .

He'll tell you about a man who…

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1 author picked The Mercy Chair as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

A new Washington Poe and Tilly book is always a treat. Few writers can blend twisty plots, disturnibng imagery and laugh-out-loud moments as well as M.W. Craven.

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The High House by James Stoddard,

The Victorian mansion, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe.

The lamps must be lit, or the stars die. The clocks must be wound, or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved, or Existence crumbles.

Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…

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