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Personal Demons

Personal Demons

Short Stories

Summary

A hotel offers a taboo service for its troubled clients.
A young man must wind a thousand clocks before sunset.
A vampire library attacks its readers.
A shy young man loses a dog and discovers the cutlery of the Marquis de Sade.
A lottery winner soon wishes he hadn't won.
Deranged office workers take over a building

Reviews

  • Fowler consistently scores points with his suave, mocking and ultimately inclusive voice. His latest collection of short stories shows he has lost none of his venom.
    i-D

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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