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Funny Turn She wouldn’t stop screaming. It got to me. I couldn’t move. She was looking at me with her mouth wide open with these terrible sounds coming out and I was thinking she was starting to look ugly.
Natural Justice The rap on the front door was sharp and demanding and gave Jasmine a start. She rarely had visitors, especially at this time of night.
Moving On She finally decided to leave. She was fearful that Harry would chase her down and, with a mix of cohesion and intimidation, force her to return.
The Burglary His tool box was not where he had left it. He stood there for a few moments while his brain processed what he was not seeing.
Loose Ends As though impatient, the horse scraped its burnished hoof on the cobbles. Its immaculate white plumes quivered, the gleaming brasses jingled, the leather strained and creaked.
A Life in the Day of Clive Potter Pain suddenly stabbed through his foot like a knife. The girl in the short lemon dress was grinding her stiletto heel into the toe of his shoe.
Timely Intervention It’s a Louis XIV he thought, as the waves of excitement sent a ripple of goose bumps down his spine. He screwed his jeweller’s eyepiece into place and examined it in fine detail.
Breakdown With her fingers crossed that this time the engine would spring into life, she turned the key one more time. The sharp click, barely audible above the rumble of approaching thunder, confirmed what she already knew.
Degeneration Game As the glass was lifted, however, Patrick’s eyes gleamed: there, on the beermat was a computer disc, its colours blending in with the beer logo printed on the card.
The Witness She had walked in on a violent and bloody revenge killing: payback and a message to others who thought they could mess with “The Family”.
Nice Girl I guessed she was in her early twenties, young enough to be my daughter. I straightened my tie and moved in.
Sleeping Dogs Part 1 He stepped forward and held her hand and felt for a pulse. He knew instantly from the coldness that she’d gone and pulled back the blankets to look at her face.
Sleeping Dogs Part 2 The page is taken from a small notebook, the type which includes a small pencil in the spine. We wondered if you’d come across such a notebook.
The Day The Snow Fell In the six months since their wedding they had not once spent a night apart. Now he had to go away for the best part of a week
A Murderous Act I’m powerless, either to close my eyes or to avert them. The compulsion to watch the irrevocable action that can end my life in inescapable agony is irresistible.
The Opera Murders How many more people needed to die before he could get a seat in the front row?
The Cold Room "The leopard doesn't change his spots," Earle the Englishman observed. And Giel was a womaniser.
A Bite to Eat She would stop at nothing to stop her husband straying. Inspired by Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected.
Funny Turn She wouldn’t stop screaming. It got to me. I couldn’t move. She was looking at me with her mouth wide open with these terrible sounds coming out and I was thinking she was starting to look ugly.
Natural Justice The rap on the front door was sharp and demanding and gave Jasmine a start. She rarely had visitors, especially at this time of night.
Moving On She finally decided to leave. She was fearful that Harry would chase her down and, with a mix of cohesion and intimidation, force her to return.
The Burglary His tool box was not where he had left it. He stood there for a few moments while his brain processed what he was not seeing.
Loose Ends As though impatient, the horse scraped its burnished hoof on the cobbles. Its immaculate white plumes quivered, the gleaming brasses jingled, the leather strained and creaked.
A Life in the Day of Clive Potter Pain suddenly stabbed through his foot like a knife. The girl in the short lemon dress was grinding her stiletto heel into the toe of his shoe.
Timely Intervention It’s a Louis XIV he thought, as the waves of excitement sent a ripple of goose bumps down his spine. He screwed his jeweller’s eyepiece into place and examined it in fine detail.
Breakdown With her fingers crossed that this time the engine would spring into life, she turned the key one more time. The sharp click, barely audible above the rumble of approaching thunder, confirmed what she already knew.
Degeneration Game As the glass was lifted, however, Patrick’s eyes gleamed: there, on the beermat was a computer disc, its colours blending in with the beer logo printed on the card.
The Witness She had walked in on a violent and bloody revenge killing: payback and a message to others who thought they could mess with “The Family”.
Nice Girl I guessed she was in her early twenties, young enough to be my daughter. I straightened my tie and moved in.
Sleeping Dogs Part 1 He stepped forward and held her hand and felt for a pulse. He knew instantly from the coldness that she’d gone and pulled back the blankets to look at her face.
Sleeping Dogs Part 2 The page is taken from a small notebook, the type which includes a small pencil in the spine. We wondered if you’d come across such a notebook.
The Day The Snow Fell In the six months since their wedding they had not once spent a night apart. Now he had to go away for the best part of a week
A Murderous Act I’m powerless, either to close my eyes or to avert them. The compulsion to watch the irrevocable action that can end my life in inescapable agony is irresistible.
The Opera Murders How many more people needed to die before he could get a seat in the front row?
The Cold Room "The leopard doesn't change his spots," Earle the Englishman observed. And Giel was a womaniser.
A Bite to Eat She would stop at nothing to stop her husband straying. Inspired by Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected.