Brand-new stories by: Desmond Barry, Ken Bruen, Stewart Home, Barry Adamson, Michael Ward, Sylvie Simmons, Daniel Bennett, Cathi Unsworth, Max Decharne, Martyn Waites, Joolz Denby, John Williams, Jerry Sykes, Mark Pilkington, Joe McNally, Patrick McCabe, and Ken Hollings.
Cathi Unsworth moved to Ladbroke Grove in 1987 and has stayed there ever since. She began a career in rock writing with "Sounds" and "Melody Maker," before co-editing the arts journal "Purr" and then "Bizarre" magazine. Her first novel, "The Not Knowing," was published by Serpent's Tail in August 2005.

Hush, hush, hush
Here comes the Bogeyman . . .
London during the long, dark days of the Blitz: a city outwardly in ruins, weakened by exhaustion and rationing. But behind the blackout, the old way of life continues: in the music halls, pubs, and cafes, soldiers mix with petty crooks, stage magicians with lonely wives, scandal-hungry reporters with good-time girls and DCI Edward Greenaway keeps a careful eye on everyone.
But out on the streets, something nastier is stirring: London s prostitutes are being murdered, their bodies left mutilated to taunt the police. And in the shadows...