Welcome to the Squirrel Tree! When Jason A. Adams puts fingers to keyboard, the reader never knows what's coming. Come climb the squirrel tree of Jason's imagination. Among its branches, find adventure in the future, the past, and the present. Join galactic billionaires, Appalachian lawmen, mythical monsters in modern cities, and ancient warriors in the first collection of short fiction from Jason A. Adams Includes Angel of Mercy, The Green Knight, Oppositional, Cupids, To Catch a Thief, Malaya, Swift's, and Birth of the Makmorn. Angel of Mercy In a time of jazz and bootleg liquor, death stalks New Orleans. Captain Ted Mooney must root out the cause of these mysterious deaths. The Green Knight What if old myths and legends carry a grain of truth? When he discovers this, Gavin Baddock must keep his head. Oppositional A loving wife, a mysterious patron, and a myriad of dark secrets. Will Phillip DeGranz fall prey to his own desire for knowledge? Cupids Sometimes you get more than you bargained for. An old collector. A private moon. A cherub run amok. To Catch a Thief Sheriff Larry Crabtree's quiet community hides a dark secret. Larry must unlearn his common sense and rational ways. Malaya How well do we ever know our spouses? Sometimes secrets shared mean secrets kept. Swift's Take a short look through a short story into a world of short ribs. And don't question the source. Birth of the Makmorn Two elderly companions face the return of a menace from before the time of stories. Can strength and loyalty prevail against primordial hate?