Devon's very own crime writer L.V Hay ( The Other Twin, Do No Harm) brings forth three new short stories from her dark mind and poison pen:
- For kidnapped Meg and her young son Danny, In Plain Sight, the remote headland above Lynmouth is not a haven, but hell.
- A summer of fun for Catherine in Killing Me Softly becomes a winter of discontent ... and death.
- In Hell and High Water, a last minute holiday for Naomi and baby Tommy becomes a survival situation ... But that's before the village floods.
All taking place out of season when the majority of tourists have gone home, L.V Hay uses her local knowledge to bring forth dark and claustrophic noir she has come to be known for.
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Rain pattered on the corrugated iron roof above their squalid, shared space. IN PLAIN SIGHT
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(Independently Published, 3 December 2018, 35 pages, ebook, freebie from the author for signing up to her newsletter)
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I read this fairly quickly as the book only contains three short stories. They are stand-alone stories linked by the fact they are set in the same town in Devon, Lynmouth. They are also crime stories so contain common elements. The best story is Killing Me Softly when a woman, imprisoned and tortured by her summer fling seeks her revenge when opportunity comes knocking. I liked the other stories as well but Killing Me Softly was a little bit special. This was good introduction to a new writer and I plan to read a full length novel.
