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The Long Shadow

By Celia Fremlin, Author of Uncle Paul

By: Celia Fremlin

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The Long Shadow

By Celia Fremlin, Author of Uncle Paul

By: Celia Fremlin

A spine-chilling classic mystery from beloved author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month, Uncle Paul: 'Britain's Patricia Highsmith' and the 'grandmother of psycho-domestic noir' ( Sunday Times) Jolted from sleep by the ringing of the telephone, Imogen stumbles through the dark, empty house to answer it. At first, she can't quite understand the man on the other end of the line. Surely he can't honestly be accusing her of killing her husband, Ivor, who died in a car crash barely two months ago. As the nights draw in, Imogen finds her home filling up with unexpected guests, who may be looking for more than simple festive cheer. Has someone been rifling through Ivor's papers? Who left the half-drunk whiskey bottle beside his favourite chair? And why won't that man stop phoning, insisting he can prove Imogen's guilt ..? 'Beautifully written . . . Fremlin's sly, subtly feminist take on the ghost story is a gem.' Sunday Times 'A master of suspense.' Janice Hallett 'A genius.' Nicola Upson

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Faber & Faber

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ISBN 10

0571348114

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9780571348114

Appointment with Yesterday

By: Celia Fremlin

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Appointment with Yesterday

By: Celia Fremlin

“An excellent terror novel” from a twentieth-century master of psychological suspense, the Edgar Award–winning author of The Hours Before Dawn and Uncle Paul (The Times Literary Supplement). Round and round on the London Underground rides Milly Barnes, who has left her real identity—and a shocking crime—behind in the basement flat she shares with her second husband. A union in name only, the marriage has taken its toll on Milly, leaving her only one option: escape. Once Milly gets her wits about her, she uses what little money she has to take a train to the coastal town of Seacliffe. There, she finds work as the help for the kind of women she once was, and finds a humble room in a boarding house. Freedom, like a breath of fresh ocean air, exhilarates Milly more than the trappings of the life she has left behind. That is, when she’s not furtively reading newspaper headlines to check if she’s been found out. Or hiding from phone calls and knocks on the door. For the consequences of Milly’s not-so-distant past are closer than she thinks . . . Praise for Celia Fremlin “Few people can chill the blood like Celia Fremlin.” —The Daily Telegraph “Fremlin is here to stay as a major mistress of insight and suspense.” —The New York Times “Britain’s Patricia Highsmith.” —The Sunday Times “Fremlin packs a punch.” —Ian Rankin, New York Times–bestselling author “Splendid . . . Got me hooked.” —Ruth Rendell, New York Times–bestselling author “Brilliant . . . So witty and clever.” —Elly Griffiths, USA Today–bestselling author “A master of suspense.” —Janice Hallett, internationally bestselling author

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Open Road Media

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1504095138

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9781504095136

By Horror Haunted

Stories

By: Celia Fremlin

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By Horror Haunted

Stories

By: Celia Fremlin

Both the terror and the terrible beauty in the everyday shape these stories from the Edgar Award–winning author, “Britain’s Patricia Highsmith” (The Sunday Times). Known for her novels of psychological suspense, Celia Fremlin helped usher in a new form of horror, one that could be found among neighbors, friends, and in ordinary lives. This collection of fifteen short stories highlights Fremlin’s acute perception and deft wit as she shines a light on the darkness that lurks in the corners of our existence. A middle-aged survivor of the London bombings during World War II gets the same rush from shoplifting—with an explosive outcome—in “Her Number on It.” Two women learn they can never hide from their exasperating friend even in a haunted cottage in “Don’t Tell Cissie.” In “Gate of Death,” a successful businessman finds himself paralyzed by his fear of flying, while in “Ephemerida,” an old woman gets a new perspective on life—and death—when her thoughts take wing. This collection of slow-burn stories cements Celia Fremlin’s legacy as “a major mistress of insight and suspense” (The New York Times). Praise for Celia Fremlin “Few people can chill the blood like Celia Fremlin.” —The Daily Telegraph “Fremlin packs a punch.” —Ian Rankin, New York Times–bestselling author “Splendid . . . Got me hooked.” —Ruth Rendell, New York Times–bestselling author “Brilliant . . . So witty and clever.” —Elly Griffiths, USA Today–bestselling author “A master of suspense.” —Janice Hallett, international bestselling author

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154

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Open Road Media

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ISBN 10

1504095154

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9781504095150

Don't Go to Sleep in the Dark

Short Stories

By: Celia Fremlin

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Don't Go to Sleep in the Dark

Short Stories

By: Celia Fremlin

“Here are thirteen harrowing tales by the indisputable mistress of horror,” the Edgar Award–winning author of The Hours Before Dawn (Chattanooga Times Free Press). Sometimes the things that go bump in the night are our own thoughts coming out to play. Celia Fremlin, an expert on portraying the inner turmoil of everyday people, captures both the psychological and the supernatural in thirteen horror stories, her first collection of short fiction. Playing “The Quiet Game” with her boisterous twins drives one young mother to seek refuge in their favorite place—even if it is a land of make-believe. When her dying former lover makes his last request, it’s one demand too many for the woman he kept under his thumb in “The Betrayal.” Jealous of her husband’s young love, a middle-aged woman tries to remain “For Ever Fair,” until she sees the living proof of a doctor who can turn back the clock. A date night for a busy couple transforms into a living nightmare when they leave their daughter in the care of “The Baby-Sitter.” And after a rage-filled stranger comes to call, a teenage girl finally bonds with her obsessively tidy mother in “The Hated House.” Tales of twisted paranoia, passion, and despair reside in this “outstanding collection . . . all are well-written and all are possible and none should be read when alone in a dark house” (Savannah Morning News). Praise for Celia Fremlin “Few people can chill the blood like Celia Fremlin.” —The Daily Telegraph “Fremlin is here to stay as a major mistress of insight and suspense.” —The New York Times “Britain’s Patricia Highsmith.” —The Sunday Times

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Open Road Media

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1504095146

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9781504095143

The Jealous One

By: Celia Fremlin

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The Jealous One

By: Celia Fremlin

A housewife dreams of murdering her romantic rival only to discover that the woman has inexplicably disappeared. "Even more memorable than the suspense story is the witty and acute comedy." — The New York Times.

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Courier Dover Publications

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048682957X

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9780486829579

Don't Go to Sleep in the Dark

Short Stories

By: Celia Fremlin

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Dangerous Thoughts

By: Celia Fremlin

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Dangerous Thoughts

By: Celia Fremlin

Journalist Edwin Wakefield is captured by terrorists while on assignment in the Middle East.

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Doubleday Books

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0385419767

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9780385419765

The Trouble Makers

By: Celia Fremlin

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The Trouble Makers

By: Celia Fremlin

Married hell in a London suburb ... A truly superior thriller." — The New Yorker. In this suspenseful novel, Mary's gossiping friends can't soothe her obsession with the strange man haunting their neighborhood.

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0486828913

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9780486828916

King of the World

By: Celia Fremlin

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King of the World

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Britain's equivalent to Patricia Highsmith, Celia Fremlin wrote psychological thrillers that changed the landscape of crime fiction for ever: her novels are domestic, subtle, penetrating - and quite horribly chilling.' Andrew Taylor King of the World (1994), Celia Fremlin's sixteenth and final novel, is the story of flat-mates Bridget and Diane. Despite ten years in age between them they get on well - aside from the constant presence of Alistair, Diane's self-impressed boyfriend, in the flat. The women decide to look for a third tenant, and find Norah, who claims to be a battered wife seeking refuge. But Norah is telling lies that will put all of them in mortal danger. 'Celia Fremlin is an astonishing writer, who explores that nightmare country where brain, mind and self battle to establish the truth. She illuminates her dark world with acute perception and great wit.' Natasha Cooper

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179

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Faber & Faber

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ISBN 10

0571312780

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9780571312788

The Parasite Person

By: Celia Fremlin

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The Parasite Person

By: Celia Fremlin

A truly funny, sharp comedy that is packaged inside a psychological thriller.' Spectator 'A delightful and masterly achievement.' Financial Times Celia Fremlin's twelfth novel, originally published in 1982, tells the tale of Martin Lockwood, a man stuck between a wife and a mistress and frustrated by his faltering doctoral thesis on depression. Then he encounters Ruth Ledbetter, a smart, unbalanced, potentially dangerous young woman who soon insinuates herself into Martin's life, his home - and his PhD. 'Britain's equivalent to Patricia Highsmith, Celia Fremlin wrote psychological thrillers that changed the landscape of crime fiction for ever: her novels are domestic, subtle, penetrating - and quite horribly chilling.' Andrew Taylor 'Celia Fremlin is an astonishing writer, who explores that nightmare country where brain, mind and self battle to establish the truth. She illuminates her dark world with acute perception and great wit.' Natasha Cooper

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057131287X

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9780571312870

The Trouble Makers

By: Celia Fremlin

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0486828913

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The Hours Before Dawn

By: Celia Fremlin

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The Hours Before Dawn

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In this 1960 Edgar Award-winning thriller, a young housewife with two lively daughters and an endlessly crying baby battles domestic chaos as well as growing suspicions of the household's new lodger.

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0486816206

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9780486816203

The Spider-orchid

By: Celia Fremlin

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The Spider-orchid

By: Celia Fremlin

When Adrian Summers' mistress decides to leave her husband and move in with him, he soon finds himself regretting the loss of his comfortable bachelor existence. Rita demonstrates a "fluttering mind", possessiveness and a mean-spirited jealousy of Adrian's teenage daughter--even to the extent of attempted murder.

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0385140525

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9780385140522

Uncle Paul

By: Celia Fremlin

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Uncle Paul

By: Celia Fremlin

Fifteen years ago Uncle Paul's wife, Mildred, exposed him as a murderer. Now Mildred's seaside holiday forms the scene for a tense drama of suspicion, betrayal, and revenge.

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0486823474

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9780486823478

The Echoing Stones

By: Celia Fremlin

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The Echoing Stones

By: Celia Fremlin

Britain's equivalent to Patricia Highsmith, Celia Fremlin wrote psychological thrillers that changed the landscape of crime fiction for ever: her novels are domestic, subtle, penetrating - and quite horribly chilling.' Andrew Taylor The Echoing Stones (1993) was Celia Fremlin's fifteenth novel. Arnold Walker's decision to take early retirement and become caretaker and tourist guide at a Tudor mansion changes his life dramatically. His wife Mildred leaves him, and his wayward daughter Flora arrives unexpectedly and agrees to help out. Together, they must reckon with Emmerton Hall's former curator, Sir Humphrey Penrose, a sufferer from senile dementia given to spontaneous acting out of bizarre historical events, whose antics will lead to sheer bloody murder. 'Celia Fremlin is an astonishing writer, who explores that nightmare country where brain, mind and self battle to establish the truth. She illuminates her dark world with acute perception and great wit.' Natasha Cooper

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057131273X

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War Factory

By: Mass Observation Staff

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War Factory

By: Mass Observation Staff

Mass Observation was founded by Tom Harrisson, Charles Madge and Humphrey Jennings in 1937. Its purpose was to create 'an anthropology of ourselves' in other words, to study the everyday lives of ordinary people in Britain. Discounting an initial pamphlet, this was the tenth book to be published. It appears in Faber Finds as a part of an extensive reissue programme of the original Mass Observation titles. War Factory was originally published in 1943. It was largely the work of one 'observer', Celia Fremlin, also known as a thriller writer. It records the experiences and attitudes of women war workers in one particular factory just outside Malmesbury, Wiltshire specializing in the making of radar equipment (neither location nor purpose are, of course, revealed in the book). On publication the book's importance was quickly spotted. The New Statesman described the book as the 'first coherent and serious study' of a wartime industrial community lodged in the middle of the countryside. The Manchester Guardian called it 'a remarkable study' and the Sunday Times 'a fascinating examination'. The Daily Herald having pointed out 'the girls were grossly - and it would seem, indefensibly - overworked went on to say 'What is certain is that those who are responsible for maintaining the rhythm of war production in the fifth year of war will find no adequate solution to war-weariness if they ignore the penetrating human facts which are brought to light in such investigations as are recorded in this important book.

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0571251099

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Book's by Celia Fremlin

The Long Shadow

The Long Shadow

Appointment with Yesterday

Appointment with Yesterday

By Horror Haunted

By Horror Haunted

Don't Go to Sleep in the Dark

Don't Go to Sleep in the Dark

The Jealous One

The Jealous One

Don't Go to Sleep in the Dark

Don't Go to Sleep in the Dark

Dangerous Thoughts

Dangerous Thoughts

The Trouble Makers

The Trouble Makers

King of the World

King of the World

The Parasite Person

The Parasite Person

The Trouble Makers

The Trouble Makers

The Hours Before Dawn

The Hours Before Dawn

The Spider-orchid

The Spider-orchid

Uncle Paul

Uncle Paul

The Echoing Stones

The Echoing Stones

War Factory

War Factory

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