Lock the doors and switch the power off at the mains! Tales of deadly machinery have long fascinated us, from Edgar Allan Poe’s classic pendulum to the Terminator films. Murder and Machinery pays homage to this tradition, offering you gripping tales following this theme but set in different times and places, from colonial America and London during the First World War to dystopian futures on this planet and beyond. Never before has an anthology brought tales of science fiction and suspense together in such a terrifying way, showcasing the nightmarish imagination of authors who know how to play on the reader’s fears and who share those fears of uncontrollable machines, or perhaps even more frightening, of fellow humans mastering technology for their own evil purposes. A word of advice before you start. By all means, settle down in your living room and let this anthology of technological terror and mechanical madness enthral you, but first, you might want to lock your doors and switch the power off at the mains. Best keep it low-tech tonight. Trust me. I hope you have candles? ★ Crime ★ Sci-fi / Steampunk ★ Horror ★ Suspense ★ Historical The Secret Zeppelin - Duncan Richardson
Selfie - Linda Brucesmith
Fargan’s Termination - Paul Williams A Little Kindness Goes a Long Way - Chisto Healy The Box - Sarah Jane Justice The Wheel - Michael Picco The Wedge - Kurt Newton Tenterhooks - Cameron Trost Leonora - Danielle Birch Vanitas - James Dorr Don - Steve DuBois Foul Beasts - Karen Bayly A Whole New World - KG McAbee Suicide Blonde - Paulene Turner Driverless - Robert Bagnall The Screen in the Sky - Kerilee S. Nickles
Author
Cameron Trost is an author of mystery, suspense, post-apocalyptic, and horror fiction best known for his puzzles featuring Oscar Tremont, Investigator of the Strange and Inexplicable. He has written three novels, Flicker, The Tunnel Runner, and Letterbox, and three collections, Oscar Tremont, Investigator of the Strange and Inexplicable, Hoffman's Creeper and Other Disturbing Tales, and The Animal Inside. He runs the independent press, Black Beacon Books, and is a lifetime member of the Australian Crime Writers Association. Originally from Brisbane, Australia, Cameron lives with his wife and two sons in southern Brittany, between the rugged coast and treacherous marshlands. I aim to rate every book I finish and I usually leave a short review. I rarely leave one-star or two-star ratings. If I don't like a book, I won't finish or rate it. I'm here to share good reads. Reviewers: Send me a message if you'd like to receive ebook copies for review. Authors: If you'd like to suggest I review your book, get in touch via my blog: https://trostlibrary.blogspot.com/p/b... You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Complete links here: https://linktr.ee/camerontrost
