It could happen in any normal English town . . .
A young wife complains of her husband’s fussy little habits; but trying to mend his ways leads to the gallows . . . A businessman with the best intentions befriends an elderly old woman, with no thought of robbing her – let alone killing her . . . A kind-hearted young man kisses a woman out of chivalry, leading to the destruction of two lives . . . And a lonely old woman learns a lesson of how to deal with her enemies from the actions of her only friend – a cat . . .
Praise for Roy Vickers’ short story collections
`Roy Vickers is one of the masters of the detective short story . . . he has produced stories that rank with the finest contemporary crime writing’ New York Times
`The beauty of these meticulous tales lies in their similarity to real life crime. Each story, you feel, could have happened’ Dublin Evening Herald
- ISBN10 144722468X
- ISBN13 9781447224686
- Publish Date 14 June 2012
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 January 2022
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Imprint Macmillan Bello
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 188
- Language English