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Death Out of Season

Mary Barrett

First published February 1971
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

Miss Witherspoon doesn't associate much with the people in her town, preferring her garden because, she would say, "plants [do] not sin, [are] incapable of evil." However, her neighborly duty impels her to gift selected townsfolk with a May basket full of herbs each year.

Publications (2)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
February 1971 Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, February 1971 Davis Publications MAGAZINE
1978 Horrors, Horrors, Horrors Franklin Watts Anthology 164