True Colours2014

Seven short stories with no overarching theme but with a slant toward the unexpected.“True Colours” –A petty criminal owes money to the local crime baron and is living in fear. Could a mysterious caller offer him a way out, or is he simply bringing a different – and much worse - kind of trouble?“Don't Forget Maggie” - Two wartime schoolgirls help one another in the aftermath of an air-raid. Will they both survive?“The Witch's Stone” – History comes alive when a young couple make their new home in a very old house.“A Streetlight Named Desire” – A new streetlight causes mayhem in this tale of love, light and the neighbourhood watch, which was written in homage to Tom Sharpe.“Spiders” – An arachnophobe goes deep into enemy territory.“A Woman Reflects” – It's an odd thing; how the police can make even an innocent person feel nervous and guilty, or is innocence simply a matter of perspective?“The Library at Saint Pélice” – A Victorian academic's studies take an unexpected and dangerous turn when he visits the eponymous French abbey in this homage to the ghost stories of M. R. James.