Dust
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CHAPTER 1
Karen McKay was unloading her groceries Thursday night at 6:30 when she first noticed the swirling dust. It was spinning like a miniature eddy, with twinkles of blue, green, and red. As she pulled a bag out of the trunk of her green Civic, Karen stared at the strange sight.
The colorful dust followed her inside the condo. While Karen dumped the grocery bags on the kitchen floor, the little whirlpool spun past her into the living room. Karen watched as the swirling dust reached the top shelf of her wall unit and encircled a small ballerina figurine.
The spinning dust picked up speed and suddenly the little ballerina was pirouetting in the air. After a few seconds, the dust whirlpool abandoned the twirling porcelain dancer and the figurine nose-dived to the wood floor. The ballerina crashed noisily and shattered into hundreds of tiny pieces.
"What the hell was that?" Karen said aloud. She walked over to the wreckage and lifted several of the porcelain shards. Karen's hands trembled as she inspected the broken pieces. Weird...Definitely not normal, she thought. Then, still shaken by what she had seen, Karen went into the laundry room and grabbed the broom and dustpan.
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While unloading groceries in her Rock Haven condo, Karen McKay notices a strange swirl of red, green, and blue dust. The swirl follows her inside, lifts a porcelain ballerina from her wall unit, twirls it in the air, and throws it to the floor, shattering it into pieces.
The following evening, Karen hears her neighbor's dog barking loudly. Upon investigation, she finds her neighbor, Marion, at the bottom of the stairs—dead. At the top of the stairs, a colorful whirlpool of dust circles ominously.
Now the feisty librarian must consider the unthinkable: Could the dust be responsible for her neighbor's death and, if so, would it kill again? Karen turns to her ex-husband, Jerry, for help and together they bravely confront the mysterious dust. But will their daring actions cost them their lives?
About the Author
Susan Berliner has worked as a newspaper reporter, editor, promotion manager, and nonfiction writer. She lives with her husband, Larry, in Yorktown Heights, New York where she's completing her second novel.