The Lemmings and Other Mysteries
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Excerpts from "The Lemmings And Other Mysteries" Excerpt "Der Fischer,"(The Fisherman): "Despite the advent of summer, each day of the month was gray, the landscape as bleak as December. In appearance, the countryside reflected less evidence of the war than London, but no less dreary on the faces of its war-diminished population. Stan peered through the window of the black Rolls Royce rapidly passing fields dotted by thinly painted off-white farmhouses with thatched roofs, and livestock, ribs protruding, standing unsteadily on stick legs. The people were peeked and gaunt, their nerves on edge, their patience waning after five years of war that had not gone well, yet their inimitable resolve shouldered those deficits, enabling them to stand like Hadrian's Wall against all foes, natural or unnatural, fleshy or spirit, winner take all!" Excerpt from "Hitchhiker:" "The driver didn't speak, just nodded, signaled thumbs up, and then with gloved hands clamped on the steering wheel, sped off down the highway. The young man noticed the driver's right hand twitched uncontrollably. A mile down the desolate road, the truck pulled over to the side and a pistol was pointed at the passenger, motioning for him to get out. The driver then fired five shots into the hitchhiker who collapsed into a snowdrift." Excerpt(opening of "Last of The Monhegans)," "On a crisp and bleak March morning, an elderly spinster, strapped snuggly into her wheel chair and pushed from behind, bounced off a granite ledge and plunged to her death in the frigid Atlantic." Excerpt from "The Magnificent Seven," "Like smoking six-guns, our little arms flung those jawbreakers with inordinate accuracy... ...when it was over, the hard candy cartridges spent and the smoke cleared, a pallor of fear swept over the open-mouthed faces of Levinsellar's magnificent seven... So off we scampered in every direction...By the time all had stumbled out of the Bijou and onto the main street, we had galloped home as fast as our invisible horses would carry us."
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"Last of The Monhegans," is a murder mystery heightening anxieties amidst two hurricanes off the coast of Maine. "Hitchhiker," pits a relentless serial killer against a college student in sub-zero temperatures.Included are "The Butchers of Dubcek,"the pursuit of two Nazi war criminals responsible for the massacre of a Czech village, a WWII spy mystery "Der Fischer,"(The Fisherman),a stirring story of an Indian princess in 18th century Canada who comes to a crossroad when confronted with saving her people from a hostile tribe in "Rubicon," and a heartwarming tale of of a boy and his grandfather who share a love for life and for baseball in "The Super-Duper." "The Lemmings," a bizarre tale set in a close-knit New England coastal community, brimming with tradition and disdain for "Outsidahs," concludes this classic collection of stunning surprises you won't want to miss!
About the Author
A.C.Skiffington, a retired thirty-year television executive, began his career as a television writer. Author of the fictional short story collection,"The Missing and Other Stories," published by Authorhouse in 2008, Skiffington, master of dialect and dialogue,spins surprises, entertaining readers well into the night. He and his wife,Susan, make their home in Orlando,Florida.