An Ettrick Fairy Story.
There are occasions when their world impinges playfully upon our own. Imagine finding yourself placed opposite a beautiful woman at …
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A Christmas Story (4/4): Unwrapping the Gift Under the Tree.
The feeling that Reggie Quintus is currently experiencing is as powerful as grief, though it has crept up on him …
A Christmas Story (3/4): Chainsaws!
It is midwinter in Berlin and the cold is as dry and fine as powder. The neighbourhoods north of the …
A Christmas Story (2/4): The Chateau.
“Welcome to my château.” The Duc beamed like some ghastly unseeing machinery; he wiped his hands upon an untucked shirt …
A Christmas Story (1/4): The Cat Therapist.
[This story is from the Tychy archives but I was dissatisfied with the way in which it was previously presented. …
Just the Thing: A Christmas Story.
Caspar had been recruited for some of the deception and he had been bemused, dubious, patient up until things looked …
How Mrs Barton Hit Back.
The morning was not yet worn away to noon when Dr Hwangbo approached the mansion. It stood in one of …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Scorch.
The conviction of 25-year-old Gayle Newland, last year at Chester Crown Court, may initially inspire more than a little merriment …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Daniel.
[The following contains spoilers.] “Daniel,” an ambitious student drama from Sheffield, is still showing at the Pleasance Zoo until the …
Not Real Policemen.
Dawn had already lifted the hem of the night when Chief Inspector Andy Uberingham and his men retook Joppa Grange. …
The Massacre of the Agency Workers.
Tycienski herded most of the stunned agency workers through the kitchen door and out into the night. The workers were …
Up On The House.
Back in the drawing room, the man who was known to them as Upensky was gripping the carpet with both …
Under The Stairs.
Tycienski threw himself like a tennis ball down flights of stairs. He was immensely cheerful now that he was free …
More Figures On The Lawn.
What Tycienski knew was this: Agata had been sacked from the agency eight months ago. On the phone, however, she …
Phoning Up and Down.
Detective Sergeant Strathearn had returned to report the hour’s news. A helicopter was coming to scour the estate, but it …
