Introduction to Twisted Thriller Files Book One
Presented here is a fantastic trio of thrillers, 3 murder mysteries by 3 brilliant writers. This is a true ‘must read’ book. The first tale is The Trees Of Pride by Gilbert K. Chesterton. Gilbert K. Chesterton was a talented and prolific writer. He wrote in the region of 80 books, several hundred poems, 200 short stories, 4000 essays, and many plays. He was a literary and social critic, historian, playwright, novelist, Catholic theologian and mystery writer. The Trees Of Pride is a fine example of what a great murder mystery writer he was. ‘Squire Vane doesn't believe any of the stories about his "peacock trees" (which the locals claim spread disease and eat people). But when an American poet, a Cornish poet and a lawyer visit the squire and his daughter, the peacock trees become a hot topic. When a comment angers the Squire, he storms off to go down to the trees during the night... and vanishes without a trace. Has he been murdered? …’
The second tale in this anthology is The Other Side Of The Door by Lucia Chamberlain. This fantastic story was turned into a film to great acclaim. The plot of this story will keep you in suspense until the last page…
The third in this trilogy is The Poacher by Frederick Marryat. This is a brilliant tale and shows Marryat at his finest, an engaging story - full of twisting plot and interesting characters.
Don’t miss this chance for a great read and be sure to get your copy of Twisted Thriller Files Book One today…
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was one of the most influential English writers of the 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy and detective fiction.
Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox". Time magazine, in a review of a biography of Chesterton, observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out.
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