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FOREWORD by Fred Freeman 1TEN GREEN BOTTLES by B.A. Morton 4LONDON'S CRAWLING by Emma Pullar 20THE SHOES MAKETH THE MAN by Louise Jensen 38NEVER TELL A LIE by Tara Lyons 46A CHRISTMAS KILLING by Richard T. Burke 54BY THE WATER by Betsy Reavley 67A CUP OF COLD COFFEE AND A SLICE OF LIFE by Tony R. Cox 80SLOW ROAST PORK by S.E. Lynes 88A LAWFUL KILLING by Ross Greenwood 96STICKY FINGERS by JT Lawrence 104YOU WILL MEET A TALL, DARK, STRANGLER by Ron Nicholson 118THE WAGES OF SIN by Lisa Hall 126HIDDEN by KA Richardson 132THE SYDNEY DAHLIA by A.J.Sendall 140POP DEAD - THE PENSION PAPERS by Pete Adams 154THE SINS OF MURIEL MCGARRY by A.S.King 162THE SHEPHERD'S BOTHY by L J Ross 172LIFE AFTER LIFE By Paul D. Brazill 182THE SMALLEST ACORN by April Taylor 192AN ONION by Joel Hames 207I'VE GONE by Anita Waller 224THE BRIDGE by Simon Maltman 238THE MOTH JAR by Jim Ody 252JIMMY JIMMY by Steven Dunne 266BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR by Peter Best 278MY OWN EGGSECUTIONER by Tess Makovesky 298ONE LAST JOB by Alex Walters 306A STRANGER'S EYES Paul Gitsham 312DANGEROUS ACTIONS by M.A. Comley 326CAPTIVE by Stephen Edger 340LEFT BEHIND by Nick Jackson 356HORROR by Roz White 376MARY AND JOSEPH by David Evans 388LOVE YOU TO DEATH by Lucy V. Hay 398FASTBALL by Alex Shaw 406THE RETREAT by Jane E. James 422OUT OF RETIREMENT by Mark L. Fowler 438DON'T GO TO MARSH TOWN, JOHNNY RAY! by Charlie Flowers and Hannah Haq 444EVERYTHING COMES B.A. Steadman 456BONUS STORY- #106 by Jenna-Leigh Golding 462