A satisfying, mystifying thrill

MARIE peered out of the front room window, wondering if people would be on time. And not only that – what if nobody showed? She let the net curtain drop, listening to the kettle whistling in the kitch

MICHELE RUSPOLI felt a little less agitated, now that he was inside the library, but all around was evidence of the flood. Books had been laid out haphazardly on pieces of matting, all leather-bound,

Having made a shocking discovery, was Clare’s own life now in danger?

Clare had theories about her friend’s disappearance. Could she prove them to be true?

Tennyson’s embrace of science and catastrophe theory

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