and Susan in 1953 (1985) Jack and Susan in 1913 (1986) Jack and Susan in 1933 (1987) Candles Burning (2006), completed by Tabitha King after McDowell's death. Calliope "Calley" Dakin, a child who hears the dead, finds herself forced to unravel the mystery of her father's grisly murder in order to free herself from the clutches of a conspiracy of women who want to use her powers for their own gain. Short stories "Miss Mack" in Halloween Horrors (September 1986, Ed. Alan Ryan, Doubleday), reprinted in The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories, Vol. 1 (October 2016, Valancourt Books) "Halley's Passing" in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection (May 1998, St. Martin's Press) As Axel Young (with Dennis Schuetz) Blood Rubies (1982), reissued in 2017 by Valancourt Books. Separated as newborns by the fiery death of their mother, twins Katherine and Andrea each possess one of a pair of heirloom ruby earrings. Though unaware of each other's existence, a string of gruesome tragedies seems to conspire to lead the sisters back together. Wicked Stepmother (1983), reissued 2017 by Valancourt Books. Wicked and greedy Louise marries an elderly millionaire and then murders him, but to hold onto the fortune and get away with the crime, she must navigate—and possibly eliminate—his three suspicious children. As Nathan Aldyne (with Dennis Schuetz) The Valentine and Lovelace detective novels, all reprinted in 2014 by Felony & Mayhem Press. Vermillion (1980): The murder of a luckless young hustler brings the unwanted attention of a bigoted politician to Boston's tight-knit gay community. Cool-headed bartender Daniel Valentine and his plucky, reckless best friend Clarisse Lovelace find themselves unwittingly involved in hunting the killer. Cobalt (1982): A leisurely summer getaway for Daniel and Clarisse is interrupted when the body of a handsome local playboy is discovered on the beach, and there's far too many people who wanted him dead. Slate (1984): Daniel and Clarisse have finally achieved their dream of opening their own gay bar. All goes well until a dead man turns up on the dance floor and Daniel has to clear his own name. Canary (1986): When an apparent serial killer starts dumping bodies near Valentine's bar, both Daniel and Clarisse fear the next victim might be Daniel himself. As Preston Macadam Michael Sheriff, The Shield: African Assignment (1985) Michael Sheriff, The Shield: Arabian Assault (1985) Michael Sheriff, The Shield: Island Intrigue (1985) As Mike McCray