Аннотация

Thwarted ambition, talent turned sour, supernatural encounters, last chances for redemption. The characters of these stories all face crucial turning points in their lives that reveal their true colours.<br /> <br />From Emilie Collyer – the author of A Clean Job and other stories – comes a collection of speculative fiction with a darkly humorous flavour, that will put a twist in how you see the world.<br /> <br />Autopsy of a Comedian<br />A forensic pathologist is confronted with a case that gets under his skin and inside his mind.<br /> <br />Fifteen Minutes<br />A private detective – down on his luck, whose daughter is missing – has an unexpected encounter with the living dead.<br /> <br />Glisten<br />They're the perfect couple with the perfect life, until one day when the mysterious pods start arriving.<br /> <br />Masterpiece<br />For a hasbeen artist, now teacher, one final chance for artistic glory comes at a price.

Аннотация

A Clean Job – In a world where the neutralisation of emotions is compulsory, an enforcement officer risks everything when she starts to succumb to her feelings.<br /> <br />From the Shadows – An intimate friendship between two women, one an actress and one a therapist, turns sour, resulting in an unsettling and predatory sequence of events.<br /> <br />The Boys – A loving father is moved to an extreme act when the safety of his family.