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The Last Fair of the Summer

Short Story / Horror

Aug 21, 2013

The Booksie Classic House

As I was heading home from work one hot summer evening, I passed a funfair. Something about it was intriguing but all was not as it seemed. Read More

Staring Into The Dark

Short Story / Thrillers

Nov 29, 2013

The Booksie Classic House

New York, 1940s, private detective Jim Turner investigates a missing woman. As he says, these kind of cases were always the toughest to crack. Read More

Absent Friends

Short Story / Thrillers

Jan 13, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

When his friend dies in mysterious circumstances Paul looks into what has happened. What he discovers will put his own life in danger. Read More

Blood Money

Short Story / Thrillers

Jan 16, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

When he gets out of prison Jackson is determined to pick up his criminal activities exactly where he left off. But the town he left has changed and not for the better. There is a storm coming… Read More

Blue Neon

Short Story / Science Fiction

Jan 16, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

On the planet Kanion in the the Eastern Sprial Arm of the galaxy Spinner becomes worried about his missing friends. He boards his ship, Blue Neon and sets off to find out what has happened. Read More

Dead Cert

Short Story / Thrillers

Jan 16, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

Gangland boss Tony King controlled most of the North West. When a rival villain gets ideas above his station things could escalate. Will there be all out gang warfare raging across Manchester? Read More

Moving On

Short Story / Other

Jan 16, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

The story of a Manchester band struggling. They hope and dream of the big time. Will their dreams be realised? Read More

New Dawn

Short Story / Science Fiction

Jan 16, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

Manchester in the year 2236. Detective Nelson Slater investigates a missing person. He delves into the murky world of the major computer gaming corporations. Read More

Nighthawks

Short Story / Horror

Jan 16, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

Curtis makes an awful discovery on his way home one night. He unearths the truth that there are vampires in Modern day Manchester. Read More

On the Run

Short Story / Thrillers

Jan 16, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

Manchester detective Jake Squire is hired to find an escaped convict. He becomes embroiled in the dark underworld of the city gangland. Read More

Strange Days

Short Story / Thrillers

Jan 17, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

John Brady was on his way home from work. The next thing he knew he was coming round on a city street with no idea what day it was or what had happened. What was going on?… Read More

The Consigliere

Short Story / Mystery and Crime

Jan 17, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

1930s New York. Carlo Costello, a baker's son in Little Italy unwittingly becomes entangled with one of the most powerful crime families in the city. Read More

The Ship

Short Story / Horror

Feb 10, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

When Karl and Melissa set sail on the cruise of a lifetime things take an disturbing twist. Read More

When Darkness Falls

Short Story / Horror

Feb 13, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

My name is Lloyd. I work nine to five in an office. My colleagues think I'm dull. If only they knew the dark truth. I am not like them. I am Undead. Read More

The Limb

Short Story / Horror

Mar 03, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

After an accident John Martin has his arm replaced with a robotic limb. Despite the doctors assuring him that everything is fine he is sure that something is not right with his new arm. He feels that… Read More

The Bayonet

Short Story / Horror

Apr 09, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

In Manchester 2014 Owen discovers a First World War bayonet at a car boot sale. He can't explain but he his strangely drawn to the artifact. And the strange events follow. Read More

One New Message

Short Story / Horror

Apr 16, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

When Craig's best friend died he assumed that would be the last he would hear from him. But he was wrong. Read More

Disconnected

Short Story / Science Fiction

May 08, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

When Rob Miller forgets his mobile phone one morning he starts to notice that he is the only person not constantly staring at the tiny screen. He discovers the sinister truth as to what is really going… Read More

Number Thirty Seven

Short Story / Thrillers

Jun 09, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

Married couple Andy and Tina are plagued by nuisance calls. Somebody is insisting that he is to blame. The couple try to explain that the caller has the wrong house but she will not be told. Read More

A Clean Slate

Short Story / Science Fiction

Jun 10, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

When Paul loses his temper at work and is sacked he just wishes he could turn the clock back. Then he meets a strange man who just might be able to help. Read More

La Venganza

Short Story / Westerns

Jun 27, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

When Albert Doyle's wife is kidnapped by bandits he rides out to find her and the men responsible. His search for his wife and for revenge will change him forever. Read More

Day Trip.

Short Story / Other

Jul 02, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

Mike Nash gets lost after a business trip to Liverpool. He discovers the gates at Strawberry Field and four very familiar faces. Read More

True Hero

Short Story / War and Military

Jul 02, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

Bernard is eighty nine years old and wishes he could be in Normandy for the D-Day commemorations. Based on a true story. Read More

Friend of Mine

Short Story / Thrillers

Jul 07, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

Jim is fed up with his job and his life in general. When he meets Tony, an Italian-American wiseguy his life changes dramatically. *Please note the language in this story is used as it suits the characters.* Read More

Sweet Tooth

Short Story / Thrillers

Jul 08, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

When there are cakes on offer in the office be careful before getting stuck in. A short short story. Read More

Salford Lads Club

Short Story / Thrillers

Aug 06, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

When John's friend Dave suggested going to something called Salford Lads Club he had no idea what he was getting into. He was about to be drawn into the murky world of bare knuckle fighting. Read More

Kind of Blue

Short Story / Thrillers

Aug 06, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

Carl Davies called into Monroe's Jazz Club one evening. Somehow he left modern day Manchester and was transported to prohibition-era America. Read More

Dog Days

Short Story / Thrillers

Aug 13, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

Phil Hunter was struggling in the heat. He was having trouble sleeping. Just too hot. Then he noticed that strange things were happening. Something was definitely not right. Was the heat getting to him or was their… Read More

Extreme Measures

Short Story / Thrillers

Sep 17, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

When struggling short story writer Martin Hardcastle hears that his idol, the author Stephen James, is coming to town he decides to resort to drastic measures to get his own writing the attention it deserves. Read More

Fools Gold

Short Story / Other

Sep 17, 2014

The Booksie Classic House

In 2012 the Stone Roses announced they would be performing a homecoming gig in Manchester. The whole of the North West wanted to be there. Paul Harrison joined the mad scramble for tickets. Would he get to… Read More