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Tales from the Coffee Pot - Jim Ody


So pleased to be on the Book Tour today with Zooloosbooktours.



Book Blurb

For the first time, the best of Jim Ody’s published short-stories are together in one anthology, including four previously unreleased.
Twelve twisted tales that touch on psychological/thriller, horror and YA, including:
A detective sent to a travelling circus to find a missing boy; A guy with a mysterious trunk must meet a stranger at a motel to survive; A doll turns up and becomes a little girl’s best friend. Then things turn strange; A surprise birthday party is memorable, if only the birthday boy survives; and a group of orphans find the world is about to end…

1 The Reveal
2 A Moth in The Jar
3 The I-Scream Van
4 Teaching Tom
5 Boat Trip
6 The Trunk
7 The Day
8 A Doll Named Sasha
9 Surprise Party
10 The Orphans
11 Hide & Seek
12 Virgin Women From Outta Space

Review

A wonderful collection of stories for those who like their coffee dark and strong!

Some of these stories have been previously published, but they were all new to me. Quite often I find with short stories I can read a few at a time. Not so with these, as I was thinking about the last one still so much that I couldn't concentrate on the next one. Some of them really do mess with your mind.

Each one has a twist of sorts and sometimes more. I didn't even try to second guess what was going to happen as they are so off the edge of the page that I doubt you could. Difficult to choose a favourite but I think The I-Scream Van had the edge for me, but only just.

The fabulous descriptive and atmospheric writing will put you right in the scene and the action, even if sometimes you might wish it wouldn’t.

I'm giving this book 5 out of 5 stars. My thanks to Zooloosbook tours for the invite to the tour and the ARC to review.


Author


Jim writes dark psychological/thrillers, Horror and YA books that have endings you won’t see coming, and favours stories packed with wit. He has written over a dozen novels and many more short-stories spanning many genres. 

Jim has a very strange sense of humour and is often considered a little odd.  When not writing he will be found playing the drums, watching football and eating chocolate. He lives with his long-suffering wife, three beautiful children and two indignant cats in Swindon, Wiltshire UK.



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Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jim_Ody_Author

Amazon UK : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tales-Coffee-Pot-Jim-Ody-ebook/dp/B0927KV4VK



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