Old Devil Moon
Short Stories
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- £1.99
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- £1.99
Publisher Description
A geologist trapped int a town without water is lured into a desperate escape plan.
A boy plans a murder in an eerie funfair.
A cop witnesses an inexplicable plague of madness.
A teenager learns a deadly trick with his mobile phone.
A woman unlocks a childhood secret with the aid of old comic books.
A secret museum opens only at night...
OLD DEVIL MOON is Christopher Fowler's tenth collection of uniquely disturbing short stories, and contains the blackest humour and the darkest fears, set in worlds we walk through each day but rarely see.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
British author Fowler, best known for his Bryant and May impossible crimes series (White Corridor, etc.), scores another triumph with his eclectic 10th short story collection. Highlights include "The Lady Downstairs," a Sherlockian pastiche told from the perspective of the great detective's long-suffering landlady, Mrs. Hudson, and the grim revenge story, "The Threads," in which an arrogant British tourist to North Africa gets his comeuppance. The amusing parody "That's Undertainment!" brutally eviscerates modern popular culture. "Old Friends," an effective modern ghost story, pays homage to such late British film greats as Terry-Thomas and Diana Dors. John Wyndham would've appreciated the concise but horrific "The Spider Kiss," in which an outbreak of insane human behavior in Miami proves to have its origins in the animal kingdom. "Exclusion Zone" focuses on a father's estrangement from his daughter's anarchic rebellion. Fans of all genres will be impressed by the 22 well-written, often moving selections.
