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    Stopover

    By Tom Thys

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    Mary is driving the long road to Brisbane. The sun is burning, her kids are nagging and she decides to make a stopover. At the side of the road there's a huge, silver slide...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTom Thys
    Release dateMar 7, 2017
    ISBN9781370101504
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    Tom Thys

    Tom Thys, born 1983, is the Belgian author of "Volmaakt monster" and "Diabolik", both collections of short stories. His frightening stories have won prizes in Belgium and Holland. Several of his stories have been translated into English and published in magazines such as Massacre, Under the Bed and Night to Dawn. He is praised for his bizarre imagination and the ability to blend genres such as horror, dark fantasy and humour into compelling stories about the decay of both body and mind. http://www.tomthys.com

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