When builder Terry Johnson spots what he thinks is a bargain he can’t resist but to succumb to temptation. The large, detached house stands on the side of a railway track and would be perfect for his needs … and it’s cheap!
My Review
Ryder on the Storm by Ray Clark is a collection of stories featuring characters from his IMP series. The first story is a creepy mystery of a haunting with ties to a murder and a coven of witches. While good, it was my least favourite of the stories. The others were straight mysteries with Gardner and Reilly and I fell in love all over again! Each of these stories had a bit of preface about the inspiration behind the stories. The Mysterious Affair at Smiles was a locked room mystery turned cold case. The Body in the Library was just that, a case involving a murder in a library. Peril at Cottage Rd was about a body revealed after an earthquake toppled a wall in an historic theatre. Despite being many decades old, it’s not as cold a case as it seems at first. The end of the book is an introduction to the IMP series. This was a great introduction to the characters of that series, and a lovely meeting if you’re already old acquaintances. Recommended!
*****Many thanks to the author and publisher for providing a copy in exchange for a fair and honest review. Reviewed for Love Books Tours.
Ray Clark is the co-author of Manitou Man: The World of Graham Masterton, nominated for both the World and British Fantasy Awards.
Between 2007 and 2010 further publications included, The Lord of Misrule and Other Stories, Calix, Whitby Abbey: Pure Inspiration, plus a number of award nominations for short stories.
2012: The Priest’s Hole by Damnation Books in the U.S.
2013: Calix by Double Dragon Press in Canada.
2013: a short story collection entitled, A Devil’s Dozen by Canadian publisher, Double Dragon.
2014: Seven Secrets by Damnation Books.
2015: a short story collection, entitled, A Detective’s Dozen by Canadian publisher, Double Dragon Books.
2016: Impurity: the first in the IMP crime thriller series from Caliburn Press featuring D.I. Gardener and D.S. Reilly.
2017: Imperfection: the second in the IMP crime thriller series from Urbane Publications, featuring D.I. Gardener and D.S. Reilly
2017: Resurrection: a stand alone horror novel from Endeavour Press.
2018: Implant: the third in the IMP crime thriller series from Urbane Publications, featuring D.I. Gardener and D.S. Reilly
2019: Ryder On The Storm, a stand-alone cross genre novella from IMPulse Press, featuring Desk Sergeant Maurice Cragg from Seven Secrets and Implant.
