Six short stories of revenge, intrigue, suspicion, heartbreak and murder… The Jammy DodgerSince his retirement, the only thing George loves to do more than eat his wife’s famous home-baked biscuits is to take a leisurely stroll with her. But one day he is forced to relive the dramatic events of a stormy night in 1964. A night that changed his life forever.‘He gave a resigned sigh, “I suppose I’d better tell you,” he muttered almost under his breath, “wouldn’t want you to find out from someone else.”’The Red KnickersFrancis doesn’t handle change well, so when his flat-mate’s annoying new girlfriend decides to move in Francis is less than amused.‘”You don’t mind do ya buddy?” he’d asked, and through clenched teeth Francis had agreed she could move her things in until she found somewhere else. A month turned into two, then it became four, and soon Francis noticed that Chantelle wasn’t circling adverts in the paper with her glittery pink pen anymore.’The Velvet CigarMoira, a lonely Southern housewife, has noticed her husband becoming more distant. Now she is hell-bent on getting her husband back, no matter what she has to do… With the help of her new enigmatic friend she intends to find out why he has been acting so cold.‘I took a long hard look at myself that mornin’, still dressed in my Simpsons nightdress, hair all a mess, eating a packet of Oreos an’ watchin’ Oprah, an’ I thought no wonder the man done walked out without givin’ ya a kiss goodbye, look at the state of ya.’ReturningAfter getting herself ‘in trouble’ at a young age and being forced to give up her child, Val has spent the last forty-five years regretting the past. Now her long lost son has sought her out looking for answers.‘He carefully took a sip from the small china cup, trying to negotiate his large fingers around the small delicate handle. Val remembered those same fingers balled into a little fist around her thumb.’
Solve a murder, save her mother, and stop the apocalypse? No problem. She has a foul-mouthed troll on her side. For Austin homicide detective Leira Berens, happy is running down bad guys and solving crimes. And she’s damn good at it. Which is why when the Light Elf prince is murdered, the king breaks a centuries old treaty and crosses between worlds to seek her help. Wait a min...
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