The first book in the Seasons of the Dead quartet. Ghosts and spirits manifest for various reasons and in many different ways. An invisible intruder. An invading memory. A soft voice in the snow. “The Dead of Winter” is a collection of three very different ghost stories. a novella and two novellettes, each taking place during one of the months of Winter. The Christmas Spirit: A new family in their first home find gifts from an invisible presence, a presence that takes a disturbing interest in the children. Fishing Hole: Johnny takes his first ice-fishing trip and finds that that the cold and ice are the least of the dangers. Snowbirds: As a boy of ten Paul nearly died in a snowy cave-in. Now, at sixty, can he conquer his chionophobia to rescue children in the snow?