EYESHINE
June 19, 2022Reflection of strong light on the back of the retina picks up the shine of the eyeball. Hold a torch close to your head and…
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LIVE BAIT
February 11, 2021I hadn’t seen McLeay since soldiering days, and there he was. Sat at a desk under the house where, in a manner both businesslike yet…
MOONSHOT
June 23, 2020Professor Charma Toukley watched the Earth swim into view. The planet slipped across the huge round skylight, as if the circular window itself was an…
A STRING OF PEARLS
May 12, 2020A STRING OF PEARLS “That was ten years ago,” Frances Corry said. DI Fyfe looked at her, but with eyes half shut – as…
SING-SONG
March 23, 2020The Minister sticks his head round the door, looks at Sam who taps diligent words into a record of minutes. “Sam, I need you!” the…