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.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 makes 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.
