Miracles and Murders

About the Book

Sam Willson was born and raised in Vermont, educated in and around Boston, and worked there and in New York. He's an avid traveler, living for two years in Switzerland, and visiting Sydney and the North Pole, Singapore and St. Petersburg, and many places in between. He now lives in Sag Harbor, near the east end of Long Island, NY. (synopsis for Miracles & Murders, book 119342. The stories in this collection are rather evenly divided between down-and-dirty realism and wild, not to say far-fetched, fantasy. The narrator of “Menu” is a man you might already know, while the lovely Lady Chastain, pianist for the Queen, us probably not at the center of your circle of friends. The longest story here, “The End of Humphrey Kohn,” despite its violence and unkindness, could well be read as a morality play. But who needs labels? Enjoy!

About the Author

Sam Willson was born and raised in Vermont, educated in and around Boston, and worked there and in New York. He’s an avid traveler, living for two years in Switzerland, and visiting Sydney and the North Pole, Singapore and St. Petersburg, and many places in between. He now lives in Sag Harbor, near the east end of Long Island, NY.