The Gift: a Karin Schaeffer short story

A gift inspires unexpected insight and generosity.

A short story based on the bestselling Karin Schaeffer thriller series.

Karin and Mac enjoy a quiet Christmas morning at home with their family. But after Mac gives Karin a special gift, she finds herself alone in Coney Island on a cold, winter day with a band of misfits who want her gift for themselves.

PRAISE FOR KATIA LIEF:

"Mesmerizing." -Lisa Gardner

"Taut, clean storytelling." -Publishers Weekly

"Readers will want to read more of this talented writer's work." -New York Journal of Books

"Karin Schaeffer is both complex and compelling, and arguably one of the strongest female figures in contemporary crime fiction--and her absolute strength of will is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit." --John Valeri, Hartford Books Examiner