Stirred Not Shaken

By Julie Thomas

This is a book of quirky short stories.

Stirred Not Shaken - Cam McIntosh is a fictional deep cover spy for the CIA, then something goes terribly wrong and he finds himself in the strangest place on earth, talking to Poirot and mixing a martini for Bond, James Bond.

My Two Germans - Two people meet in front of an Albrecht Durer portrait in the Louve and start up a conversation. The results are astonishing and rock the art world to its core. A satisfying story of good triumphing over the greatest evil mankind has ever known.

No Such Luck - Sit on a beach and mind your own business and before you know it a Master of Fate arrives and you're considering what you'd do with just one wish.

Death's Pantry Door - What goes through the head of a food critic as she lies dying? Delicious memories.

For King and Country - based on a letter sent home by a young New Zealand Spitfire pilot on his way to fight in World War II. It begins almost like a holiday cruise and ends watching Liverpool burn as U boats try to sink the boat and he can hear men screaming in the water.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Julie Thomas
• Release date: Sep 15, 2011
• ISBN: 9781466167155

Julie Thomas

Julie Thomas is the author of the highly acclaimed The Keeper of Secrets, Rachel's Legacy and Levi's War. She worked in the media in New Zealand for over 25 years in radio, television and film, before turning to full-time writing. She lives in Cambridge, New Zealand.

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