London, 1929. Maisie Dobbs sets up her investigative business and the first case she takes up brings her back to the horrible years of the Great War
“How does it feel to be helpless?”
The sudden shock of hearing that voice again was almost too much to handle, and stung more than the pain in her leg. Struck where she stood she could do nothing but stare at the small figure in front of her.
After all this time – She hadn’t…
A short story with a Addam Family vibe, perfect for a cosy read in the winter.
Damsport is a unique, exotic steampunk world, where street urchins can change the way the government gears turn and assassins faint at the sight of blood
Dante walked home through the dense fog and sensed someone followed. Yet, each time he slowed and looked back, he saw and heard nothing suspicious. Eyes and ears on full alert, he hesitate at the front steps of his house. A persistent meowing came from the front door. Dante went to the burnt sienna, yellow-eyed…
Last of a trilogy, The Soldier’s Farewell is the story of families and friends divided by the Irish Civil War as Ireland fought for her indipendence.
The Prisoner by Dorothy Macardle is a short story of 1924 included in the collection Twelve Irish Ghost Stories. Beseeching.
The Last Squire Ennismore, an Irish ghost story with a great sense of humour and place. Part of the collection Twelve Irish Ghost Stories
“The Case of the Blood Slipper” by Carlie St. George is the first intallment in the Spindle City Mistery, noir mysteries and fairy tale retellings
“Don’t take them in the house, Digger. I’ll send them out.”
“Are they all together?”
“All? There’s only two here now. Hank and Jodie.”
“Slim ought to be here too,” Imabelle said in a breathless voice. Both Grave Digger and Billie turned to stare at her.
“Maybe he’s out looking for me.”
Billie looked away from her first. Grave Digger…
In the dwarven city of Hammertown, far from the war between elves and the civilized world, PI Sebastion Locke has discovered a dirty little elven secret.
A powerful corporate company, a group of rebels, ghosts and retrofuturistic technology. This is a great dieselpunk story. Read my book review.