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    The Twelve Strange Days of Christmas
    The Twelve Strange Days of Christmas
    The Twelve Strange Days of Christmas
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    The Twelve Strange Days of Christmas

    By Syd Moore

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    Stop Press: Two stories, 'Easily Made' and 'Death Becomes Her', were nominated for a Crime Writers Association Short Story Dagger!

    Nothing says Christmas more than a good old fashioned ghost story on a dark winter's night, so sit back and enjoy a little pinch of Yuletide mayhem.

    These extraordinary tales, one for each day of Christmas, explore the odd, the peculiar and the downright chilling, from a Strange encounter with an Icelandic Shaman, to a psychic policewoman, lively winged beasts and warnings from the recently departed.

    Some of these stories appeared in the ebook The Strange Casebook, 2018.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPoint Blank
    Release dateSep 26, 2019
    ISBN9781786076816
    The Twelve Strange Days of Christmas
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    Syd Moore

    Syd Moore has worked extensively in publishing and the book trade and presented Channel 4’s late night book programme, Pulp.

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