Humberfield

Kingsley Pilgrim

Casa editrice: Grosvenor House Publishing

Sinossi

Humberfield is a quiet village, most people go about their day to day business and getting along with lives.
But some residents have secrets, revenge on their minds and a need to set things right in their lives, no matter the cost to others...
But sometimes, people are just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Like Melyssa Woodman, she is the woman who has everything, a new boyfriend, lovely job, expensive flat and looking forward to a bright future.
Her best friends have gathered on a huge yacht for a weekend of fun and frolics.
But there is something else in the water, a gigantic primeval sea creature intent on crashing the party.
With the situation becoming more desperate, Melyssa and her friends must try their hardest to survive the night and the aquatic monster.
In this collection, there are eight other tales of obsession and injustice, including:
The factory worker who has to spend the night searching through a warehouse of fridge freezers to find a terrifying secret inside one of them.
And more...
From the mind of storyteller Kingsley Pilgrim, 'Humberfield' is a fast paced read.
Intriguing and full of suspense and twists.
The tales are dark, but not horror, not sci- fi, not supernatural.

Disponibile da: 23/07/2023.

Lunghezza di stampa: 322 pagine.

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