by Roald Dahl
First published 2016
A deceptive man hatches the perfect murder. An elderly gambler makes a wager with deadly stakes. A vengeful wife exacts a twisted punishment. In these ten unsettling stories, master storyteller Roald Dahl peels back the veneer of normalcy to reveal the darker impulses that lurk within us all. Prepare to be shocked, unnerved, and thoroughly entertained.
Genres: short-stories, 20th-century, mystery, thriller, deception
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: Buckinghamshire, Chelsea, Jamaica, London
Period: 20th century
304 pages · Paperback · Michael Joseph
Content warnings: violence