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Night Call and Other Stories is a collection of eighteen tales, all linked by the themes of murder and mystery. Some are new, others have been previously published in a wide range of journals, or broadcast on local radio or on-line.
They are set in eighteen different times and places, but all are mysteries, or mysterious.
Unexpected things happen. Gardeners disappear, ants invade houses and Morris dancing can hide a murder, Apparently normal events slide into the supernatural. Ghosts can clean a kitchen, or stare back from pools. A cave has its own personality
and watches humanity come and go.
Past and present blur. Sometimes it seems the future can be known. A rookie police constable is helped
by a girl who has out of body experiences...
As in their DI Ambrose novels, Pauline and Jo are interested in character and motive, as well as plot development.
Each story creates its own world, often with a strong sense of place and period, or an imagined future.
Dipping into the anthology is like opening a box of chocolates. If one isn't to your taste, try the next one.
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