Combining stories from ebook story collections 'Short Shockers One' and 'Short Shockers Two', and with never-before-seen new material, this is a story collection you won't forget. From a woman intent on revenge, to a restaurant critic with a fear of the number thirteen, and from a story of ghostly terror to the first ever case of his best-loved Detective, Roy Grace, James exposes the Achilles heels of each of his characters, and makes us question how well we can trust ourselves, and each other.

12 Bolingbroke Avenue -- Number thirteen -- Just two clicks -- Dead on the hour -- Virtually alive -- Meet me at the crematorium -- Venice aphrodisiac -- Time rich -- Christmas is for the kids -- When your number's up -- Like you -- Smoking kills -- The stamp of a criminal -- A very sexy revenge -- The knock -- Dream holiday -- A Christmas tradition -- Companionship -- My first ghost -- Two minutes -- Gifts in the night -- Ghost painting -- Timing is everything -- Art class -- Dream wife -- A dead simple plan -- Sun over the yard arm -- You'll never forget my face -- Santa drops in -- Crossed lines.