Monkey Business

Love Lost

Terry's boyfriend Magnus is behind bars, but his influence reaches far beyond the prison walls. When she is ordered to take part in a violent robbery, the job spirals into a hostage situation and a manhunt that forces her to abandon every boundary she thought she still had. As the police close in, Terry drags her own daughter into the fallout, turning the one place she should have protected into another crime scene. This story is part of Bukeyard, a platform for thriller stories. Discover more stories at www.bukeyard.com [http://www.bukeyard.com]. Author: Raisa Huisden

To Run Riot

A subway explosion meant to kill her leaves Margaret Voss with one terrifying truth. Axis is tied to something far more dangerous than she ever imagined. She built the betting platform to map social probabilities: what people think will happen, what they fear, and where they are willing to put their money before reality catches up. But when criminals turn Axis into a machine for violence and money laundering, the fear Margaret tried to measure finds its way back to her. This story is part of Bukeyard, a platform for thriller stories. Discover more stories at www.bukeyard.com [http://www.bukeyard.com]. Author: Raisa Huisden

Becoming Patricia

All Maura has to do is become her successor: study beloved talk show host Patricia McCain closely enough to step into her place, adopting her poise, her voice, her face. But the deeper Maura disappears into the role, the harder it becomes to tell where imitation ends. When an unexpected encounter sends her into custody, the story around her is already in place. She is warned: once she’s on air, they do not let her walk away as herself. This story is part of Bukeyard, a platform for thriller stories. Discover more stories at www.bukeyard.com [http://www.bukeyard.com]. Author: Raisa Huisden

Girls Like Us

Together with two friends, Jane started Girls Like Us because she was tired of watching women make themselves smaller after midnight. For a while, it worked. The collective made the night feel safer. But the more power they gained, the harder it became to tell what they were really doing. Then Sam showed up at one of their parties, and by morning he was dead. What followed forced Jane to confront the thing she had hoped would never happen: the group she believed in had taken it upon itself to decide who deserved to be punished. This story is part of Bukeyard, a platform for thriller stories. Discover more stories at www.bukeyard.com [http://www.bukeyard.com]. Author: Raisa Huisden

Monkey Business

When Bing agrees to bake for a spiritual retreat just outside the city, he never expects the ceremony to descend into a night of horror. Before he fully understands what has happened, his name is already circling through accusations and legal threats. As his passion erupts into national outrage, he is left with one haunting question: how did a single batch of cookies become the story that could cost him his freedom and ultimately, his life? This story is part of Bukeyard, a platform for thriller stories. Discover more stories at www.bukeyard.com [http://www.bukeyard.com]. Author: Raisa Huisden