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"**All 6 books (72 short stories) now in one bumper binge-worthy edition.**
If you're a fan of Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery' or Roald Dahl's short stories, you'll love these addictive and unsettling stories with a twist in the tale.
Light horror meets psychological suspense in these deliciously bite-sized tales. Perfect for life's in-between moments, or staying up late bingeing them all.
ESCAPE
A suicidal baby knows he was born into the wrong life. He has to get creative to correct the mistake, much to his mother's horror.
THE ITCH
An intense, uncontrollable, unexplainable itch lands the protagonist in a mental institution.
BRIDGE GATE
In this poignant and charming short story, a daughter yearns to connect with her absent father through the letters they exchange. She's not put off by his pedantic corrections of her writing, despite the slow reveal that he is less than perfect himself.
THE UNSUSPECTING GOLD-DIGGER
A woman gradually poisons her husband so that she doesn't have to break his heart.
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★★★★★ 'Lawrence makes every word count, telling each story with elegance and emotional punch.” — Patsy Hennessey
★★★★★ 'JT Lawrence is the queen of short stories.' — Dora Bona
★★★★★ 'Each story is masterfully constructed ... Humorous, touching, creepy, but most of all entertaining, this collection is superb.' — Tracy Michelle Anderson
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If you're a fan of Roald Dahl or Gillian Flynn, you'll love these unsettling stories with a twist in the tale.
Are you ready to stay up all night with USA Today bestselling author JT Lawrence?
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'Sticky Fingers' has been translated into German, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi."
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A soldier fighting from the trenches in France in 1916 writes letters to his love.
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'Lawrence makes every word count, telling each story with elegance and emotional punch.” — Patsy Hennessey
'Each story is masterfully constructed ... Humorous, touching, creepy, but most of all entertaining, this collection is superb.' — Tracy Michelle Anderson
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If you're a fan of historical fiction, you might enjoy this wartime epistolary romance.
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"Junichuro Matsumato is a handsome 42-year-old man: dark-haired, wealthy, and devastated.
He stares forlornly at the small glass buddha statue illuminated by the blue LED light behind it.
There are thousands of the buddhas behind the glowing panes of glass, five hundred per wall.
For easy identification, the light behind his wife’s buddha glows a different hue as he swipes his card to enter.
He doesn’t need to be shown where his wife’s glass box is.
Junichuro visits here every day and has done for 21 months. He never cries.
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'Lawrence makes every word count, telling each story with elegance and emotional punch.” — Patsy Hennessey
'Each story is masterfully constructed ... Humorous, touching, creepy, but most of all entertaining, this collection is superb.' — Tracy Michelle Anderson"
"“There’s the drive back home, invariably in the dark. Not safe.”
“She has plenty of space. We could have just stayed over.”
Linda shook her head. “No. Not allowed. Against the rules.”
“What do you mean?” Andrew took off his glasses and frowned at her. “Hodgey was always begging us to stay the night. I’ve never understood—”
Linda drummed her fingers on her knees.“It’s just a thing, okay? An agreement.”
Andrew’s furrows deepened. “Between you and Hodge?”
“Between Peter and I. We sibling-swore.”
“‘Sibling-swore’? What are you two? Twelve?”
Linda stopped drumming. “We were sixteen, if you must know.”
Andrew laughed. “Why? Is the house haunted?”
“In a way.”
He stopped laughing, perhaps remembering that Linda had lost her parents when she was sixteen. “In a way?”
“Bad things happen. If you stay over.”"
"The priest turned his back on the old man so he wouldn’t notice if his fingers shook while pouring. He would have poured himself a drink before the impromptu meeting, to steady his nerves, but he knew he’d be driving that night, so he had reluctantly abstained. When he sat down, a sigh escaped the priest’s lips.
“I assume you know why I asked to see you,” said the bishop, his long wiry eyebrows knitting in an accusing way. His raptorial eyes were unblinking.
“Yes, Your Excellency,” Father Sanderson said. “It is unfortunate.”
“Unfortunate, indeed,” said Bishop Francis. “This report could be a significant problem for Stuart Hall.”
'Yes,' agreed the priest and took a shaky sip of his sherry. Despite the clear crimson liquid on his tongue, his mouth remained dry.
“I’m going to have to ask you a few questions.”
“Of course,” said Father Sanderson. Suddenly impatient with his trembling hands, he threw the rest of his sherry down his throat and was glad to be rid of the glass. His foot was still vibrating.
“As you know, Sister Agnes had a complaint from one of the boys.”"
"“Maybe,” says Margaret, “when you see this place you’ll understand. It’s like Club Med! There’s a heated pool and a rec centre and a cocktail bar and everything. They have 24-hour room service!”
Andrew guffaws. “A cocktail bar? At a nursing home? What’s next? Happy Hour?”
'It's not a ‘nursing home,' Andrew, dear. It's a ‘Retirement Destination.''
“A what?”
“It’s all about marketing, you see? Kids don’t feel half as bad sending their decrepit parents off to a ‘holiday club’.”
“Still. A cocktail bar?”
“Judy, do you see now why I can’t live with you two? I’m 86 bloody years old—”
“Language!” scolds Andrew.
'As I was saying, I'm 86 BLOODY years old, and if I want to spend the days swearing and drinking Pimm's and playing bloody strip poker, then I will do it WITHOUT the disapproving glare from the very boy whose bare bottom I used to smack for stealing my menthol cigarettes.'
'That does sound quite lovely, Marge. If Andrew gets too strict with me, I shall come and spend a few days with you. We can drink cocktails together. Although I’m not sure about the strip poker …”
Margaret pats Judy on the shoulder. “We all have our boundaries, dear.”
“Some fewer than others,” Andrew murmurs."
"Being a State Surrogate is the luckiest job in the world...
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If you're a fan of The Handmaid's Tale you'll enjoy this snippet of a dystopian future with a twist in the tale.
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"It wasn't about revenge; it was about love, and justice.
When I heard about what Mariya Oktyabrskaya did, I realised what was required of me. I was only 23, but my destiny was clear.
I had never met Oktyabrskaya, but I knew all about her. She was a heroine, a zavodila, and her mission was tattooed on my heart.
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'Lawrence makes every word count, telling each story with elegance and emotional punch.” — Patsy Hennessey
'Each story is masterfully constructed ... Humorous, touching, creepy, but most of all entertaining, this collection is superb.' — Tracy Michelle Anderson
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If you're a fan of historical fiction, you'll love this short story about the female bravery and grit of World War IIs 'Night Witches'.
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"“No one will suspect a young girl like you of being a resistance fighter,” Erica said the day she had arrived to recruit Frankie. “You’ll be able to make a real difference.”
Frankie’s mother had reluctantly agreed.
'What is required of you won't be easy,' warned Erica. 'You'll hate yourself if you do it.'
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This is the first standalone story in the dystopian series 'The Chronicles of Akeratu'.
No matter how bleak and violent the future looks, humanity still has a way of shining through.
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