LoveReading Says
LoveReading Says
An often disturbing yet fabulously readable gathering of eleven short stories with enough eerie imaginings to tempt those who delight in taking a walk on the dark side. Chosen as a Liz Pick of the Month, the tales range from mysteriously dystopian, through to strangely supernatural and fantastically creepy. The introduction speaks out, connects with, and admits to this short story collection being born during a difficult and painful time for author C.J. Tudor. She also introduces each short story, explaining where and how individual tales crept into her thoughts. I love a short story, it takes real skill and nerve in a few paragraphs to punch through and hold the reader on the edge of horror. Sharp paced, yet never frantic, these tales slither into the mind and find themselves a resting place. Each feels so very different, yet comes with C. J. Tudors beautifully light, elegantly chilling touch. I particularly loved End of the Liner, The Lion at the Gate, and I’m Not Ted. Sitting as a LoveReading Star Book, A Sliver of Darkness perfectly and provocatively introduces the fear factor into thoughts and leaves behind a lingering memory trap, ready to trigger when you least expect it.
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A Sliver of Darkness Synopsis
A creak of the floorboard, a shiver down your spine, the feeling that you're not alone . . .
Join a group of survivors who wash up on a deserted island only to make a horrifying discovery.
Meet a cold-hearted killer who befriends a strange young girl at a motorway service station.
Travel along eerie country lanes in a world gone dark, enter a block of flats with the most monstrous of occupants and accompany a ruthless estate agent on a house sale that goes apocalyptically wrong.
These eleven twisted tales of the macabre from the bestselling author of The Chalk Man and The Burning Girls are your perfect companions as the nights draw in . . .
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780241582633 |
| Publication date: |
29th September 2022 |
| Author: |
C. J. Tudor |
| Publisher: |
Michael Joseph Ltd an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Pagination: |
352 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Horror and Supernatural Fiction
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C. J. Tudor Press Reviews
All hail the queen of scream. A Sliver of Darkness is C.J. Tudor at her spine-tingling, nightmare-inducing best. Read it if you dare... - CHRIS WHITAKER
Beautifully barbaric, creepy as hell and crammed with barbed wit, Tudor can say more in one short story that many writers can manage in a full length novel - JOHN MARRS
Brilliantly creepy and perfectly executed - JAMES OSWALD
A decadent and phantasmagorical descent into the dark chasm where I first fell in love with horror fiction. Told with real heart along with daemonic savagery, these are stories to luxuriate with in the tenebrous - MATT WESOLOWSKI
PRAISE FOR C.J. TUDOR - --
If you like my stuff, you'll like this - Stephen King
A dark star is born - A. J. Finn
Some writers have it, and some don't. C. J. Tudor has it big time - Lee Child
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About C. J. Tudor
C. J. Tudor was born in Salisbury and grew up in Nottingham, where she still lives with her partner and young daughter. Her love of writing, especially the dark and macabre, started young. When her peers were reading Judy Blume, she was devouring Stephen King and James Herbert. Over the years she has had a variety of jobs, including trainee reporter, radio scriptwriter, dog walker, voiceover artist, television presenter, copywriter and, now, author. Her first novel, The Chalk Man, was a Sunday Times bestseller and sold in thirty-nine territories.
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