Este autor, conocido por su estilo evocador y escalofriante, se especializa en los géneros de terror y suspense. Sus obras a menudo se adentran en los aspectos más oscuros de la psique humana, explorando la tensión entre la vida moderna y las fuerzas ancestrales. Con un dominio magistral del ritmo y la atmósfera, atrae a los lectores a narraciones llenas de suspense que perduran mucho después de la última página. Su escritura se caracteriza por su energía cruda y su capacidad para evocar una profunda sensación de inquietud.
In this thriller, a religious extremist is about to hold the world at ransom. A televangelist with a background in germ warfare has a mission to unleash a deadly virus that will wipe out half the human race, unless his demands are met. Only a fugitive can stop them.
When Mick Frasier, a young wannabe rock star, saves an elderly man from being kidnapped, his horizons expand with dazzling rapidity. But more than one group of violent men are after Dr Lugner, and Mick finds himself caught up in a deadly manhunt to possess the formula for a powerful new drug.
Witty, ironic, and poignant, the short stories by Alan Blackwood draw inspiration from real people, places, and events. Each vignette stands alone, featuring a clever twist that adds depth to the narrative. These concise pieces offer a refreshing escape for busy individuals seeking to indulge in quality writing without a significant time commitment.
In his novel Writer’s Cramp, and Pot Shots, hisfirst collection of short stories, Alan Blackwoodalready displayed a great gift for brevity andeconomy of words. In Snap Shots , he hashoned this gift to perfection. These are notshort stories as such but sketches of characters,places and situations, brought vividly to life bya microscopic eye for what is just enough andnot a single word more. The fact that nearlyall are based on the author’s own experiencesbrings them into even sharper focus. Suchgem-like pieces, funny or sad or somewhere inbetween, are something quite new in the realmof the written word.‘Alan Blackwood’s short stories arelike novels condensed to a single page,tantalising, evocative, poignant.’John Carey, Emeritus Professor ofEnglish Literature, Oxford University.
This new collection of pieces by Alan Blackwood can hardly be called short stories; they are gem-like concentrations or distillations of a series of images erotic, sad, darkly humorous, that Alan calls 'vignettes.' They will have the reader turning compulsively from page to page to find out what on earth he's going to come up with next. It's literature in a world of its own.