A Sliver of Darkness: Stories
The debut short-story collection from the acclaimed author of The Chalk Man, hailed as “Britain’s female Stephen King” (Daily Mail), featuring eleven bone-chilling and mind-bending tales
“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, New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the End
Time slips. Doomsday scenarios. Killer butterflies. C. J. Tudor’s novels are widely acclaimed for their dark, twisty suspense plots, but with A Sliver of Darkness, she pulls us even further into her dizzying imagination.
In “The Lion at the Gate,” a strange piece of graffiti leads to a terrifying encounter for four school friends. In “Final Course,” the world has descended into darkness, but a group of old friends make time for one last dinner party. In “Runaway Blues,” thwarted love, revenge, and something very nasty stowed in a hat box converge. In “Gloria,” a strange girl at a service station endears herself to a coldhearted killer, but can a leopard really change its spots? And in “I’m Not Ted,” a case of mistaken identity has unforeseen fatal consequences.
Riveting, macabre, and explosively original, A Sliver of Darkness is C. J. Tudor at her most wicked and uninhibited.
“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, New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the End
Time slips. Doomsday scenarios. Killer butterflies. C. J. Tudor’s novels are widely acclaimed for their dark, twisty suspense plots, but with A Sliver of Darkness, she pulls us even further into her dizzying imagination.
In “The Lion at the Gate,” a strange piece of graffiti leads to a terrifying encounter for four school friends. In “Final Course,” the world has descended into darkness, but a group of old friends make time for one last dinner party. In “Runaway Blues,” thwarted love, revenge, and something very nasty stowed in a hat box converge. In “Gloria,” a strange girl at a service station endears herself to a coldhearted killer, but can a leopard really change its spots? And in “I’m Not Ted,” a case of mistaken identity has unforeseen fatal consequences.
Riveting, macabre, and explosively original, A Sliver of Darkness is C. J. Tudor at her most wicked and uninhibited.
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What an EXCELLENT short story anthology! Some very dark material here but oh so good! The only story that didn’t quite “hit the mark” for me was “I’m Not Ted” and even that story wasn’t all bad. Highly recommend this one and I will absolutely be checking out more of C. J. Tudor’s work in the future!
Here’s my by-the-book ratings:
End of the Liner - 4
The Block - 5
Runaway Blues - 5
The Completion - 5
The Lion at the Gate - 5
Gloria - 4
I’m Not Ted - 3
Final Course - 5
The Copy Shop - 5
Dust - 5
Butterfly Island - 4
What an EXCELLENT short story anthology! Some very dark material here but oh so good! The only story that didn’t quite “hit the mark” for me was “I’m Not Ted” and even that story wasn’t all bad. Highly recommend this one and I will absolutely be checking out more of C. J. Tudor’s work in the future!
Here’s my by-the-book ratings:
End of the Liner - 4
The Block - 5
Runaway Blues - 5
The Completion - 5
The Lion at the Gate - 5
Gloria - 4
I’m Not Ted - 3
Final Course - 5
The Copy Shop - 5
Dust - 5
Butterfly Island - 4
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