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A high-security luxury housing estate in the Thames Valley is the setting for a disturbing outbreak of violence in this compelling novella from the acclaimed author of ‘Cocaine Nights’ and ‘Super-Cannes’. Pangbourne Village housing estate is exclusive, expensive and protected from the outside world by the very latest in security systems. It should be the perfect place to bring up a child.

Murder comes in two familiar forms. Whether as a crime of passion with high emotions or a cold dispassionate plot to take life in order to gain in some way, the act strikes us all as somehow inhuman. Beneath us as civilised beings. But however we cloak our animal instincts the need to remove a human being and gain relief from abuse or gain from money, the term is just the same – MURDER. Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, J M Barrie, W W Jacobs and many others bring their literary heft to bear in as calculating a way as any killer could.

Before the events of Stolen Moments, Justin Blackthorne. was a man with very different tastes....A man with a past that kept him moving forward. Take a glimpse into the journey that finally brought him to Kentucky, and a little pie stall one lazy August afternoon. Strap in, it’s going to be a wild ride.

Wild Monsters Dance About is a collection of 21 short stories that will take into author M.J. Sewall’s unruly mind. These finely tuned tales jump through genres, concepts and characters, predicaments, adventures, and conundrums. Whether about everyday-science going terribly wrong in "Unintended Science" to animal evolution suddenly speeding up in "It Finally happened" or the prickly family politics of road trips in "Sibling Warfare", these stories will thrill, delight, and discombobulate your imagination.

When a daring bank robbery tears through the town's tranquility, a high-stakes standoff ensues, threatening to shatter the lives of its residents. As tension escalates and bullets fly, the story explores the limits of honor, justice, and the surprising power of love in the unlikeliest of places. Amidst the scorching desert sun, a fateful confrontation unfolds, leaving the fate of these two men, and the town itself, hanging in the balance.

In the lawless expanse of the Wild West, Shadow of the Lawman follows the enigmatic Bass Reeves, a relentless and ambiguous lawman, as he confronts a ruthless gang of outlaws who descend upon the town of Pecan Ridge. With justice as his only guiding light, Reeves leaves a place forever changed, its secrets known only to him, as he continues his solitary quest through the unforgiving frontier.

How far are you willing to go to secure your friend's good opinion? Little Hans gives freely of all he possesses, in order that the miller will esteem him as a true friend. The miller even promises to give little Hans his wheelbarrow. Hans' gratitude is never-ending, and he learns too late what it sometimes means to be a devoted friend.

In the murky depths of 'The Body,' a sinister string of murders unfurls, with tarot cards marking each crime scene. Detectives Erin and Alex, recently engaged, find themselves drawn into a world of dark secrets and twisted destiny. As they decode the cryptic symbolism left behind, their own love story intertwines with the chilling puzzle, all while a menacing loan shark is involved and a crafty reporter lurks in the shadows. With every discovered card, a new revelation emerges, leading them closer to the killer's identity.