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"One of the most accomplished and eloquent British horror writers is Simon Bestwick, and here is a feast of his work." —Ramsey Campbell
Funny, frightening and moving, the stories in Simon Bestwick’s new collection explore how our childhoods mark us, our regrets haunt us, and how our innocence is sometimes lost—and sometimes taken away.
A young policewoman is drawn into a dreadful bargain. Murdered girls walk the streets of Manchester beside their still-living friends. Tormented children call on an urban legend for help, and the events of a long-ago summer and first love return with lethal consequences for four childhood friends. All this and more besides, in these fifteen short stories and novelettes from the author of The Faceless and The Feast of All Souls.
Simon Bestwick
Simon Bestwick is the author of several novels, the novellas Breakwater and Angels of the Silences, and full-length short story collections. His short fiction has appeared in Black Static,The Devil and the Deep,and The London Reader and has been reprinted in TheBest Horror of the Year and Best British Fantasy. Four times shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award, he is married to fellow author Cate Gardner. His latest book is the collection And Cannot Come Again. He’s usually to be found watching films, reading, or writing, which keeps him out of mischief. Most of the time. Bestwick lives on the Wirral while pining for Wales.
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