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It could happen in any normal English town . . . A young wife complains of her husbandâe(tm)s fussy little habits; but trying to mend his ways leads to the gallows . . . A businessman with the best intentions befriends an elderly old woman, with no thought of robbing her âe" let alone killing her . . . A kind-hearted young man kisses a woman out of chivalry, leading to the destruction of two lives . . . And a lonely old woman learns a lesson of how to deal with her enemies from the actions of her only friend âe" a cat . . . Praise for Roy Vickersâe(tm) short story collections âe~Roy Vickers is one of the masters of the detective short story . . . he has produced stories that rank with the finest contemporary crime writingâe(tm) New York Times âe~The beauty of these meticulous tales lies in their similarity to real life crime. Each story, you feel, could have happenedâe(tm) Dublin Evening Herald