Dark Winter Tales

Searching the stalls of Camden, 78-year-old Elsie becomes drawn towards a head on a top shelf, not a real head of course, but a good replica. As the stall holder takes 'Old Bob' off the shelf, Elsie realises that there is a body attached to the head and soon discovers that the mannequin was used to test the gallows each morning for executions. Returning the following day Elsie buys 'Old Bob' and takes him home. But in the days that follow, Elsie starts to act strangely…and those who know her are about to find out why. As the nights draw in, get hooked on this dark and suspenseful short story.

Do you believe in ghosts? Well you soon might... The Old Rectory on the Gower Peninsula is said to be haunted — and a group of students decide to find out for themselves whether there's any truth in the tale. The only way to get to the bottom of the mystery is to enter the Rectory themselves. In the dark and gloom, they enter one by one, and must all find their own way out — the only rule being that they mustn't look behind them... As the nights draw in, get hooked on this dark and suspenseful short story - the perfect read for fans of Mark Edwards and Peter James.

In 1975, 11-year-old Andrew Conroy was brutally murdered, his body hidden under a bush in a dense woodland area known as The Dell. The detective who headed the investigation, now in his late sixties, has felt guilty ever since that he was unable to solve the murder case. Each year he asks his son to drive him to The Dell so he can wander through the overgrown woodland in the hope he will find the clue that will solve the mystery, but each year to no avail...until now.

**A horror short story collection from #1 bestseller, Paul Finch. Full of unputdownable reads for cold winter nights...** As the nights draw in, get hooked on this dark and suspenseful collection of horror tales - the perfect read for fans of Mark Edwards and Peter James. This collection comprises of seven short stories, all also available as individual ebooks: • The Incident at North Shore • Children Don't Play Here Anymore • Tok • God's Fist • What's Behind You? • Those They Left Behind • Hag Fold • A horror short story collection published in ebook only. • The Dark Winter Tales series is a collection of horror short stories, designed to pull in Paul's existing horror readership, and generate crossover appeal with his crime fans. • Paul is an ex-policeman, a former crime journalist and a well-renowned scriptwriter. He has written for TV and film, with notable credits including The Bill.

When Berni arrives to stay with her mother-in-law, following a number of murders close by, she is disturbed by the hostile welcome she receives, and the dark house she must sleep in. But what shocks her the most is the figurine she finds hiding behind an old curtain; a tribal doll, covered in black hair and wearing a necklace made of human teeth. Berni must now battle with an unshakeable feeling that the murders have something to do with the doll…and that she might its next target. As the nights draw in, get hooked on this dark and suspenseful short story – the perfect read for fans of Mark Edwards and Peter James. • A horror short story published in ebook only; part of the Dark Winter Tales collection. • Paul Finch is a HarperCollins crime bestseller, selling over half a million copies of the 'Heck' series to date. • The Dark Winter Tales series is a collection of horror short stories, designed to pull in Paul's existing horror readership, and generate crossover appeal with his crime fans. • Paul is an ex-policeman, a former crime journalist and a well-renowned scriptwriter. He has written for TV and film, with notable credits including The Bill.

Living next to the children's home on Hag Fold, young Timmy only has eyes for Erika — a little girl his mother won't let him play with. As they grow up, Timmy and Erika go their separate ways, until a chance meeting brings them both back to the place they once lived. But Hag Fold is now a dangerous place. Over the years, a number of women have been strangled to death — but the killer has never been found. And it's soon clear though that the murderer is still on the prowl... As the nights draw in, get hooked on this dark and suspenseful tale — the perfect read for fans of Mark Edwards and Peter James.

Every Monday, Skelton gets up and goes to work. Every day is the same — except on Sundays which he spends with his daughter, Trixie. A seemingly normal life for a seemingly normal man. But beneath the surface, Skelton is anything but. Day by day, his rage builds at the atrocities he sees in the world around him. Atrocities that he believes someone is answerable for... The question is, who's going to pay? As the nights draw in, get hooked on this dark and suspenseful short story - the perfect read for fans of Mark Edwards and Peter James.

**A horror short story from #1 bestseller, Paul Finch. Part of the Dark Winter Tales series: unputdownable reads for cold winter nights...** PC Sharon Jones arranges to meet DS Geoff Slater at rundown amusement park, Fun Land; the perfect place to avoid their affair being seen by colleagues. But when she starts receiving bizarre texts, it dawns on her that the person who has asked her to come tonight might not be Geoff after all... As Sharon tries to escape through a maze of old arcades, she realises she is locked inside. And there is some gruesome evidence to suggest that she's not the only one who has been trapped here...but she might just be the only one still alive. As the nights draw in, get hooked on this dark and suspenseful short story.