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About Afraid of the Light: The Twistiest Short Stories of 2020 from Top UK Crime Authors (Unabridged)

From 14 best-selling authors comes a new crime thriller anthology guaranteed to keep you up all night. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and Lee Child. “These stories are all so different and so good - creepy, haunting and funny too with some brilliant twists. Excellent work!” (Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange ) “Wildly entertaining.” (Alex North, author of The Whisper Man ) “Delicious bite-sized crime.” (TE Kinsey, author of A Quiet Life in the Country ) “A fantastic short story collection by an amazing bunch of writers.” (Roz Watkins, author of The Devil’s Dice ) Some people are scared of the dark. But it’s the light that exposes the secrets. A young boy with nightmares faces up to his demons. A deathbed confession turns the world on its axis. A five-year-old watches his parents bury a body in the garden. A soldier returns from the war to find the horror isn’t yet over. Afraid of the Light brings the imagination of 14 best-selling crime writers together in a collection that will keep you up all night. From a deadly campfire game to a holiday gone wrong, to an AI assistant with a motive and a love affair that can only end in murder, this is a gripping, twisty set of stories to send a shiver down your spine. Contributors: "Are You Listening?" - Adam Southward "Daddy Dearest" - Dominic Nolan "Deathbed, Beth Dead" - Elle Croft "Loveable Alan Atcliffe" - S R Masters "Sleep Time" - Phoebe Morgan "Coming Home" - N J Mackay "Sausage Fingers" - Victoria Selman "Just a Game" - Rachael Blok "Drowning in Debt" - Heather Critchlow "To Evil or Not to Evil" - Jo Furniss "Sheep’s Clothing" - Robert Scragg "Frantic" - Clare Empson "Planting Nan" - James Delargy "Shadow" - Kate Simants