Daemon on a Saturday Morning

By Peter Ray

Steve wants to be wealthy. The only trouble is he has no idea how to achieve it. And he has failed his professional exams for the second time. He had an idea that he could make a deal with a demon. John and Dave try to talk him out of it.
Anyway, there they are one day, holding the ritual. What will happen from there onward?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Peter Ray
• Release date: Nov 18, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310535505

Peter Ray

The story, The Housekeeper, is my first venture into writing fiction. I believe The Consumer-driven Planned Economy could drastically reduce unemployment. I often use solutions outlined in Simple Gentle Positive Focus. Some articles I have written can be seen at http://in4mative.hubpages.com/.

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Daemon on a Saturday Morning

Written by Peter Ray

Published by Peter Ray at Smashwords

Copyright 2014 Peter Ray

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, organisations, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, or actual places or events is purely coincidental.

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Daemon on a Saturday Morning

Contents

Chapter 1

About the author

Other books by Peter Ray

Chapter 1

In the previous couple of weeks Steve's behaviour had taken on a peremptory attitude. He issued instructions brusquely, and strode away briskly, whereas previously he would speak a little diffidently, even to the support staff. Despite his dictatorial manner and bravado a hint of desperation was also apparent. It seemed to be since he had failed his professional examinations for the second time. People were beginning to joke that he was heading for either the boardroom or the dole queue. His efforts to pass his professional examinations in investment fund management seemed to have hit the buffers so he was beginning to look at other ideas. He was convinced that he could make money - the only question was how.

Chapter 2

John, Steve and Dave were at lunch, sharing a table in the cafeteria. Dave was six feet tall, and lanky with it. He had a lean build, and his fair hair gave a faintly Nordic cast to his face. Steve was an unremarkable contrast to Dave - a fraction shorter, somewhat