No-Man and Other Tales

No-Man: Tom McCauley is just ten years old when he first meets the being called ‘No-Man’. And at first, they simply become friends... until Tom realises that No-Man has the power to make a good deal of his dreams come true. As he grows older, though, and his desires become more complicated, Tom and those around him find themselves trapped on a downward spiral into madness, suicide – and even murder.

Postcards from Terri: Who could be a stranger pair of friends than unadventurous hack Steve Corlingsten and his best pal from college days, the effusive, footloose, and thrill-seeking Terri Campion? She’s always stayed in touch with him, sending him postcards from all over the world. The only problem these days is... she’s dead. But, since Steve can still see her, talk with her, and even re-live past times with her, is that the end of the matter?

Under the Ice: David and Bobby Arliss are identical twin brothers, both in love with the same woman. On a visit to Helsinki though, Bobby is killed in a boating accident, his body lost in the deep, freezing waters of the bay. Two years later, David is still there and living happily with Krista, when a careless wish brings Bobby back to life. He is changed however, more creature than man, and filled with hatred for his one-time girlfriend. But why? What could she be hiding, and what shameful secrets does the past hold?

A Black Glass Slipper: When Owen Glazer first meets Eva Elenescu in a smart London hotel, he thinks that she is the most beautiful woman he has ever met. She is, but there’s a lot more to her. She is everybody’s ideal dream-girl. She’s the property of an extremely vicious Russian criminal gang. And when he tries to rescue her, Owen finds out that she’s something else as well, her past filled with a darkness beyond mere human imagining.

“Once again, Richards confirms his superb storytelling skill and refreshes the pleasure of savouring fine prose.” – Mario Guslandi