Krystle Matar

Follow the law, and you'll stay safe. But what if the law betrays you? It all started with the girl from the river: mutilated, tattooed, murdered. Tashué couldn't help but look for answers. In the process, he uncovered the ugly truths being hidden by the very law he used to believe in—the law...

SPFBO Finalist Stabby Nominee—Best Debut 2021 Stabby Nominee—Best Indie Book 2021 Follow the law and you’ll stay safe. But what if the law is wrong? Tashué’s faith in the law is beginning to crack. Three years ago, he stood by when the Authority condemned Jason to the brutality of the...

‘The skull bell tolled, but only Lena heard it.’ – L.L. MacRae (Bone) Fear is universal—a shared human experience that provokes awe, curiosity and terror. It feeds our anxieties, elevating our heartbeats and driving the instinct to survive. But what are we afraid of—and why? Each story...

Here be dragons and sorcery, time travel and sorrow. Vicious garden gnomes. A grounded phoenix rider. A new mother consumed with vengeance. A dying god. Soul magic. These stories wrestle with the experience of loss—of loved ones, of relationships, of a sense of self, of health—and forge a...