The Glass Cocoon

Christopher J. Jarmick. Flibbertigibbet Promulgations, $18.95 (512pp) ISBN 978-0-9702078-0-7

In The Glass Cocoon by Christopher J. Jarmick and Serena F. Holder, Phillip Craven of Seattle and Patricia Ridgeway of Taos, having fallen in love in an Internet chatroom, plan to meet in person soon. Then people connected to them start getting killed, and as Phillip and Patricia realize they are being watched, their virtual lives and their real lives threaten some deadly collisions. (Flibbertigibbet [dist. Five Star], $18.95 paper 520p ISBN 0-9702078-0-8)

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