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Tick-Tock

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An assortment of characters face different dilemmas. By chance - or is it? - a man meets an old school friend while on honeymoon in Turkey. A surfer gets in trouble in Costa Rica and reflects about the way his life is going. A woman competing for the Women's World Chess Championship suspects a member of her team of betraying her secrets. Stylishly written and at times amusing, these stories veer ... Read more

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An assortment of characters face different dilemmas. By chance - or is it? - a man meets an old school friend while on honeymoon in Turkey. A surfer gets in trouble in Costa Rica and reflects about the way his life is going. A woman competing for the Women's World Chess Championship suspects a member of her team of betraying her secrets. Stylishly written and at times amusing, these stories veer
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Daisy

by Chris Marr ...

An octet of stories in which interesting characters are tested to their limits. In the opening story, what will happen when a teenage girl, who feels constricted by her family and her Muslim faith, develops a crush on a white classmate? Will she be able to withstand the pressure not only exerted by her parents and grandmother but also by her overzealous aunt? In 'To Old Times!', two university ... Read more

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An octet of stories in which interesting characters are tested to their limits. In the opening story, what will happen when a teenage girl, who feels constricted by her family and her Muslim faith, develops a crush on a white classmate? Will she be able to withstand the pressure not only exerted by her parents and grandmother but also by her overzealous aunt? In 'To Old Times!', two university
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Menagerie

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The theme of murder runs through these six tales. In the title story, Josh, an eleven-year-old boy, discovers a notebook in which an anonymous diarist describes his search for his wife's killer. Is it possible that Josh knows the characters depicted - friends of his father's - even though they are bizarrely named after different animals? Similarly intriguing is 'The Distant Shore', in which a ... Read more

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The theme of murder runs through these six tales. In the title story, Josh, an eleven-year-old boy, discovers a notebook in which an anonymous diarist describes his search for his wife's killer. Is it possible that Josh knows the characters depicted - friends of his father's - even though they are bizarrely named after different animals? Similarly intriguing is 'The Distant Shore', in which a
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A Special Bond

by Chris Marr ...

Eight enjoyable stories to enthral and entertain the reader. In the first, 'A Special Bond', a man is shocked to receive a letter from a stranger whose existence he had always known about but whom he had always thought would remain hidden away. In the second, 'A Hunch', a psychic is tested by a couple of clients who are more of a challenge for her to read than normal. In the third, 'The Wedding', ... Read more

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Eight enjoyable stories to enthral and entertain the reader. In the first, 'A Special Bond', a man is shocked to receive a letter from a stranger whose existence he had always known about but whom he had always thought would remain hidden away. In the second, 'A Hunch', a psychic is tested by a couple of clients who are more of a challenge for her to read than normal. In the third, 'The Wedding',
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The Final Act of Miss Tidy

by Chris Marr ...

A care assistant, Fiona Tidy, has gone missing and DCI Michael Janaway sets out to find her, encouraged by one of her service users, a young autistic man called Stewie. Janaway, who has autistic traits himself, is working against time, since two women have already been murdered recently in his home city of Cambridge, and the more he looks into Fiona’s disappearance, the likelier, it seems, the ... Read more

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A care assistant, Fiona Tidy, has gone missing and DCI Michael Janaway sets out to find her, encouraged by one of her service users, a young autistic man called Stewie. Janaway, who has autistic traits himself, is working against time, since two women have already been murdered recently in his home city of Cambridge, and the more he looks into Fiona’s disappearance, the likelier, it seems, the
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The Director

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Leonard Fleason has a lot to be thankful for: a job as a film critic on a national newspaper; a young wife, Deborah, whose father is owner of that paper; a wonderful house set in the Essex countryside. Something, however, is missing from Leonard's life. Obsessed from childhood with the film industry, his career has never quite matched his grandiose dreams. His marriage, too, is undergoing problems ... Read more

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Leonard Fleason has a lot to be thankful for: a job as a film critic on a national newspaper; a young wife, Deborah, whose father is owner of that paper; a wonderful house set in the Essex countryside. Something, however, is missing from Leonard's life. Obsessed from childhood with the film industry, his career has never quite matched his grandiose dreams. His marriage, too, is undergoing problems
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Oh, Mandy!

by Chris Marr ...

Camden, North London, 1991. Two idealistic men in their mid-twenties are looking for love. Gareth is heartbroken when his girlfriend turns down his marriage proposal and decides, in order to distract him from his maudlin thoughts, to help his hapless housemate, Reece, acquire a partner. Reece has already been meeting women through a lonely hearts advertisement but, unfortunately, has a habit of ... Read more

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Camden, North London, 1991. Two idealistic men in their mid-twenties are looking for love. Gareth is heartbroken when his girlfriend turns down his marriage proposal and decides, in order to distract him from his maudlin thoughts, to help his hapless housemate, Reece, acquire a partner. Reece has already been meeting women through a lonely hearts advertisement but, unfortunately, has a habit of
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The Lady of the Manor

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A Hampshire estate in 1903. George Erskine, a young man invalided out of the Boer War, falls desperately in love with Emily Delsey, a debutante. Although he persuades her to marry him he remains insecure, convinced she is being unfaithful or at least hiding some terrible secret. Why is she writing letters to another man behind his back? Why is she so reticent about the past? And why, just as a ... Read more

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A Hampshire estate in 1903. George Erskine, a young man invalided out of the Boer War, falls desperately in love with Emily Delsey, a debutante. Although he persuades her to marry him he remains insecure, convinced she is being unfaithful or at least hiding some terrible secret. Why is she writing letters to another man behind his back? Why is she so reticent about the past? And why, just as a
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Mine to Avenge

by Chris Marr ...

A sextet of stories in which shocks abound and secrets are laid bare. In the title story, 'Mine to Avenge', a man with Christian beliefs is consumed with thoughts of revenge. In 'St Patrick's Day', a teenage cleaner begins an affair with her married employer. In 'The Close', a woman is stunned by something she discovers about a neighbour's past. Each of these scenarios, and the three others, can ... Read more

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A sextet of stories in which shocks abound and secrets are laid bare. In the title story, 'Mine to Avenge', a man with Christian beliefs is consumed with thoughts of revenge. In 'St Patrick's Day', a teenage cleaner begins an affair with her married employer. In 'The Close', a woman is stunned by something she discovers about a neighbour's past. Each of these scenarios, and the three others, can
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Nineteen

by Chris Marr ...

Three novellas portraying love at different stages of life. In 'Nineteen', a middle-aged man reflects on his first year at university, the characters he encountered, and the event that continues to haunt him. In 'Celeste', a couple in their thirties meet through a dating site after corresponding for weeks online. She likes him and he likes her. But is it as simple as that? In 'Old Romantic', a man ... Read more

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Three novellas portraying love at different stages of life. In 'Nineteen', a middle-aged man reflects on his first year at university, the characters he encountered, and the event that continues to haunt him. In 'Celeste', a couple in their thirties meet through a dating site after corresponding for weeks online. She likes him and he likes her. But is it as simple as that? In 'Old Romantic', a man
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Terrace V: Penitent's Gold

by Robert Bose, Sarah L. Pratt, Chris Marrs, Taija Morgan, Shane Kroetsch, Lindsay Thomas, Chris Patrick Carolan ...

Series Book 3 - Purgatorio
Welcome to the Fifth Terrace in the famed Purgatorio, where you will atone for your incorrigible greed with your fellow Penitents, languishing in sight of gold forever out of reach.In this collection of dark needful tales, an unusual door grants riches for an unexpected price, bikini clad thieves make the score of a lifetime at ravenous cost, an expensive mistress gets what’s coming to her, it’s ... Read more

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Welcome to the Fifth Terrace in the famed Purgatorio, where you will atone for your incorrigible greed with your fellow Penitents, languishing in sight of gold forever out of reach.In this collection of dark needful tales, an unusual door grants riches for an unexpected price, bikini clad thieves make the score of a lifetime at ravenous cost, an expensive mistress gets what’s coming to her, it’s
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A Little Local Difficulty

by Chris Marr ...

DCI Michael Janaway has borderline Asperger’s syndrome and a unique perspective. Awoken late at night at his home in Cambridge, he is disturbed to find a neighbour has been stabbed to death on his doorstep. An investigation ensues but immediately Janaway is confronted with whether he should remain as the investigation’s senior officer, living as he does opposite the murder house, or indeed whether ... Read more

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DCI Michael Janaway has borderline Asperger’s syndrome and a unique perspective. Awoken late at night at his home in Cambridge, he is disturbed to find a neighbour has been stabbed to death on his doorstep. An investigation ensues but immediately Janaway is confronted with whether he should remain as the investigation’s senior officer, living as he does opposite the murder house, or indeed whether
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