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Ankle Snatcher by Grady Hendrix – A Comedic Horror Short Story

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Marcus’ father had killed his mother when he was just ten years old. His father had told him that it was the “Ankle Snatcher” who killed his mother and that happened because she would not turn on the lights before getting out of bed at night. He had also warned Marcus that if he wanted to not be killed by the Ankle Snatcher, he should follow this rule for life. Even though he was raised by his uncle and aunt, did well in school, and had a supportive family, he still remains superstitious until this day, following his father’s advice. Now, as an adult, he meets and falls in love with Tess. Will he be able to protect her from the supernatural force? Or is he just deluded?

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The Roommate by Andrea Mara – A Gripping, Short Thriller Story

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The Roommate is a short story, a psychological thriller written by Andrea Mara, published recently as part of the Deadly Ambition collection by Amazon Original Stories. Elena lives with her husband Richard and two kids in Dublin. She is grateful for all the luxury and peace they have. Richard is the perfect husband, but he does not know about a dark incident from her past. When the two sit down to watch a crime show on TV, Elena is shocked to learn that the show is an exact narrative of what happened in her past, what she has tried to forget and has told nobody about. Her past comes back to haunt her? But who is behind this and what do they want?

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on the left half of the image, a group of freiends dressed in costumes look a dead body, and on the right half of the image, Hercule Poirot is seated

The Affair at the Victory Ball – Hercule Poirot’s First Short Story

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The Affair at The Victory Ball is one of the many short stories written by Agatha Christie featuring the brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. This is also the first Hercule Poirot short story, first published on 7th March, 1923. This was also part of the TV adapatation of “Agatha Christie’s Poirot”. There was a costume party based on an Italian play Commedia dell’arte, in which six friends participated, and two of them end up dead. This is a light and amusing read for a fiction or thriller fan to have your little grey cells exercised when you do not have the time to read an entire novel.

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A Welcome Reunion by Lucinda Berry

A Welcome Reunion by Lucinda Berry – Is This Novella a Fitting Sequel?

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In this sequel to The Perfect Child, Janie, an eighteen-year-old is released from juvenile detention, and this is the talk of the small town because Janie was one of the most violent, sociopathic children. She had gone through severe torture, abuse, and neglect during her childhood, so she herself was a victim, but she had murdered two people when she was a child and had severely harassed and tortured roommates, peers, and others she lived with. Now, though, she has changed her name, she claims to have changed as a person, she has published a bestseller book detailing her past, and is promoting the same, blaming the Bauers, the couple who adopted her when she was a troubled kid. While Janie advocates that everyone deserves second chances, Hannah Bauer is certain that Janie couldn’t have changed. The plot thickens with unbelievable acts of torture and smart plot twists.

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These Cold Strangers by J. T. Ellison – A Dark Short Story

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Addison Blake has moved far away from the home and the town she grew up in after her entire family and her boyfriend were murdered in their own home when she was a young girl, out partying with her friends. Initially, even the police blamed her. Even though she is far away now, she is still under medication and therapy and carries a massive survivor’s guilt. Call it fate or coincidence, but she is made to visit her past. How will that turn out?

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Eleven Numbers by Lee Child – A Fast-Paced, Non-Violent Political Thriller

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Nathan Tyler is an unassuming, brilliant mathematics professor who is surprised by a sudden call he receives one morning. The American government wants his help, they say, to work on something important, for which he has to travel to Russia. Professor Fergusson thinks that he is crazy – which American would go to Russia when international political tensions are running so high? But Tyler agrees to do the job because this could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. And the stakes are high, he could even get killed or lost or kidnapped, who knows?

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The Answer Is No by Fredrik Backman – A Humour-Filled Novella that Feels Like a Friendly Hug

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Lucas is a man who is happy alone – he does some computer job for a living, and enjoys his free time with video games, wine, and pad thai. There is no room for other people in his apartment, in his life, or in his mind. Until the appearance of a frying pan changes it all, and he is now forced to engage in conversations with others. A humourous short read from the author of “A Man Called Ove”.

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Slow Time Between The Stars by John Scalzi – A Contemplative Sci-Fi Short Story

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Slow Time Between The Stars is a futuristic science-fiction short story involving an artificially intelligent spaceship which is designed to find another planet for a civilization like ours and to build life there. But the AI which is autonomous cuts contact with mankind, who built and launched it, to find its own way through space over hundreds of thousands of years, as it contemplates on its own.

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Evidence of The Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid – A Short Story About Love, Betrayal, and Second Chances

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Carrie Allsop, the wife of Ken Allsop, has figured out that Ken has been cheating on her with a woman named Janet Mayer. While still not having confronted Ken about it, she writes to Janet’s husband David Mayer, informing him of the secret affair their partners have been having. David is shocked, but he writes back. Carrie and david realise that neither has the strength to confront their spouses, neither can trust anyone else, so they have only each other to talk or rather write to. While sharing their pain and grieving together, they also develop a beautiful, intimate bond. If their spouses come back, will they take them back? This is a warm, romantic short story with bittersweet thoughts and a beautiful narrative.

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