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    Shelter: A Supernatural Short Story
    Shelter: A Supernatural Short Story
    Shelter: A Supernatural Short Story
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    Shelter: A Supernatural Short Story

    By Dave Franklin

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    Darwin, 1974. Nick and Liz are preparing for their first Christmas together as the deadliest storm in Australia's history bears down on them...

     

    This ebook also contains a bonus story, Brief Meetings. Both stories can can be found in the dark fiction anthology Begin The Madness: The Straitjacket Blues Trilogy. Dave Franklin is the author of ten novels.

     

     

     

     

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBaby Ice Dog Press
    Release dateMar 30, 2014
    ISBN9781498972819
    Shelter: A Supernatural Short Story
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    Dave Franklin

    Dave Franklin is a Brit who lives Down Under. He has also written ten novels ranging from dark comedy and horror to crime and hardcore porn. His naughty work includes Looking for Sarah Jane Smith (2001), Begin the Madness: The Straitjacket Blues Trilogy (2014), The Muslim Zombies (2018) & Welcome to Wales, Girls: A Violent Odyssey of Pornographic Filth (2018).

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