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Sharper Knives

Sharper Knives

Short Stories

Summary

Take a trip to the cutting edge of terror and discover:

- Why an obsession with sixties British comedy stars can make you a murderer ...

- The mother who dreads the sound of hymns - with good reason.

- How schooldays can be the weirdest days of your life.

- A couple who regularly visit the supermarket from Hell...

- And why people who collect table-mats are dangerous - only when they're dead...

Reviews

  • An Alan Bennett-like enjoyment of domestic trivia in Fowler's work... provides a foil for the horror and an unexpected seam of humour.
    Time Out

About the author

Christopher Fowler

Christopher Fowler was the multiple award-winning author of almost fifty novels and short story collections, including the celebrated Bryant & May mysteries. His other novels include Roofworld, Spanky, The Sand Men and Hot Water. He has also written two acclaimed memoirs, Paperboy (winner of the Green Carnation Prize) and Film Freak, plus The Book of Forgotten Authors and Peculiar London, Bryant and May's singular and eccentric guide to the city. In 2015 Chris was awarded the Crime Writers Association's coveted 'Dagger in the Library' for his body of work. He lived in London and Barcelona. Diagnosed with cancer just as the UK went into lockdown in 2020, Chris died on 2nd March 2023.
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