The killer gave himself away by removing a small piece of flesh from beneath the victims’ noses. It was as good as a confession. “This is one for Marvell,” said the chief. Psychological profiler Dr Hank Marvell was not a universally popular figure among the officers of Scotland Yard’s Weird Crimes Unit (WCU). Perhaps it …
The dead man held an empty envelope. According to hearsay, the police found 20 identical letters on or around the corpse. Blame it on sloppy journalism. Or a mischievous Police Press Officer with a fondness for bad puns. “There was no letter in the envelope,” Sergeant Jan Serengeti told the crime reporter for the …
The dead man held an empty envelope. According to hearsay, the police found 20 identical letters on or around the corpse.
The Exsanguinist is a mini-book I’ve written that comes out in France this month. It’s in English, but aimed at readers for whom English is a second language. It’s published by Didier, the imprint Paper Planes. Paper Planes editor is Rupert Morgan, the author of some very funny satirical novels set in a parallel …
There was sawdust around the body. The only footprints belonged to the dead man. Who stabbed him and how did they get away? Fresh sawdust was spread every morning in preparation for the matinee show. The workmen started from the centre, walking backwards as they raked, so as not to leave footprints. They worked …