This anthology contains six short stories exploring themes of loss, loneliness, childhood, fatherhood and the ghostly, unexplained connections to the world and to each other, that we all have whether we notice them or not. THE RIOTERS CANDLE. This short story is a completely new one, inspired by the Tunisian man Mohammed Bouazizi, who set himself alight and set the whole world alight at the same time. In this tale a prisoner is brought to a cell block used for torturing and detaining high profile prisoners of a generic Arab regime. He is a simple rioter, rather than a revolutionary, a...

Richard Renik is the millionaire son of a defence contractor and manufacturer. He scans the world for vulnerable targets. Shielded by the US government, he attacks in premeditated and meticulously planned assaults on whole villages, claiming dozens of victims. The FBI and other law enforcement agencies around the world watch in despair, as he harvests as many souls as he can, as he travels the world in search of his next crop. This tale is told from the killers own perspective. **** - 'A thriller that will keep you reading and frightened until the end' - The Guardian.