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An Odd Quartet

A quartet of dark short stories:

The Yellow Lady
Grave robbing is a dirty business, in more ways than one. When he disturbs the grave from a childhood scary story he discovers it's not always treasure to be found.

This Empty Place
At the heat death of the universe, Death contemplates his existence.

Forced Entry
Terrorists seize an average suburban house. A Special Forces hostage rescue team is sent in and encounter more than they were trained for.

The Reluctant Demon
A young demon prepares to take his possession exam.

UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/An-Odd-Quarte...
US: http://www.amazon.com/An-Odd-Quartet-...

An Odd Quartet is free to download today and over the Easter break.



A quartet of dark short stories (10,000 words) to thrill and chill.

The Yellow Lady
Grave robbing is a dirty business, in more ways than one. When he disturbs the grave from a childhood scary story he discovers it's not always treasure to be found.

This Empty Place
At the heat death of the universe, Death contemplates his existence.

Forced Entry
Terrorists seize an average suburban house. A Special Forces hostage rescue team is sent in and encounter more than they were trained for.

The Reluctant Demon
A young demon prepares to take his possession exam.

I'm pulling all my books out of Select so this is likely to be my last free promo,so grab a copy while you can!

UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/An-Odd-Quarte...
US: http://www.amazon.com/An-Odd-Quartet-...

The drabble enhanced edition of 'An Odd Quartet' is now available from Barnes & Noble:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/an-od...

An Odd Quartet (Drabble Enhanced Edition) Now Available On iTunes
The spread of An Odd Quartet onto new platforms continues, it is now available on iTunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id63...

For UK readers it's only 49p!

https://itunes.apple.com/uk/book/id63...

An Odd Quartet is now available from Kobo:

http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/An-Odd...

David Haynes has posted a review on 'An Odd Quartet' on his blog:

http://davidhaynesfiction.weebly.com/...

I'm extra pleased he liked it as I'm a fan of both of his horror books.

I've received two great new reviews for 'An Odd Quartet' on Goodreads:

5 stars

All of these stories were excellent. I enjoyed the darkly satisfying twists that surfaced in a couple of the tales, and I loved the imagery throughout. I was impressed by how atmospheric the third story really was, even though the entire story is a dialogue exchange of a radio conversation. Don't get me wrong, the other stories were very good but the third one was just brilliant.

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

4 stars

The final story was the most creative and interesting, a good example of turning conventions and expectations on their heads. An interesting picture of hell is painted, and it's a story, like the third, that I'd love to read more of.

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I can reveal that there will be a follow on, hopefully by the end of the year - An Odder Quintet

A new review for An Odd Quartet has been posted on Jonathan Hill's blog:

"I recommend this book to all fans of darker stories. It's an enjoyable collection of shorts and you'll race through them eager to find out how each finishes. What stands out for me is that everything here is turned on its head. Where will your sympathies lie? And which is worse: evil itself, or the being that manipulates the evil to their own purpose?"

http://www.jhillwriter.com/2013/06/re...

Cool new review from Amazon:

I enjoyed reading this collection of four short stories particularly 'The Yellow Lady': a ghost story with an unusual twist. I liked the writing style in 'Forced Entry' which gave a fairly predictable story-line a strong sense of urgency and unease. 'The Reluctant Demon' was really good with a great twist at the end and some very funny contrasts between the young demon and its parent. I liked the way the stories were written: clear, direct, slightly tongue-in-cheek and I was interested to see what else the author could offer so after checking out the sample I downloaded his novel The Cult of Me (The Third Path).

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1akCw09
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/15az69r

I have received an excellent new 5 star review for An Odd Quartet and a new fan of the short story Forced Entry! You can read the review here:

http://sistersinisterspeaks.blogspot....

An Odd Quartet is currently only 49p on Amazon - you can't get a cup of tea (or coffee!) for that price!