**Released as a short teaser to his thrilling novel *The Girl in the Moon* , this novella from a #1 *New York Times* –bestselling author will excite fans, old and new.** Wandering through the snowy woods in the mountains near her home, Angela Constantine stumbles upon a wolf feeding on the body of a murdered young woman. That discovery is only the start of her problems. Throw a blind evangelist and his mute sister into the mix, and #1 *New York Times* bestselling author Terry Goodkind has concocted another irresistible cocktail of suspense, a tale where the difference between life and death dances on the edge of a razor-sharp blade. *Trouble’s Child* , a novella set in the world of the highly-anticipated upcoming novel *The Girl in the Moon* , is the perfect introduction to Angela Constantine, Goodkind’s most memorable creation yet: beautiful, mysterious, and deadly. **Praise for *The Girl in the Moon*** **“Terry Goodkind writes suspense with a slight fantastic edge, and the result is a fresh, compelling thriller. . . . This is pure entertainment, a true page-turner, and great fun.” —Dean Koontz, *New York Times* –bestselling author**