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A killer is slaughtering the prostitutes of Victorian London and Inspector John Kipper is baffled. Meanwhile, Damien Deacus, sidekick to a mysterious doctor, strives to keep himself out of trouble - and fails! Author William Stafford combines humour, horror and steampunk in this historical fantasy of gruesome crime and comic invention.

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Publié par	Andrews UK
Date de parution	02 juin 2016
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781785385247
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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Tîe Page                            î Pubîser ïnormaîon                     îî Dedîcaîon                           îîî

One            1 Two            4 hree           8 Four           16 Fîve           24 Sîx            30 Seven          37 Eîg           41 Nîne           48 Ten           57 Eeven          63 Tweve          72 hîreen         82 Foureen        87 Fîteen          93 Sîxeen        101 Seveneen       108 Eîgeen       112 Nîneeen       114

Tweny        117 Tweny-One     122 Tweny-Two     125 Tweny-hree    129 Tweny-Four     135 Tweny-Fîve     139 Tweny-Sîx      145 Tweny-Seven    150 Tweny-Eîg     154 Tweny-Nîne     162 hîry         169 hîry-One      172 hîry-Two      178 hîry-hree     183 hîry-Four      185 hîry-Fîve      188 hîry-Sîx       193 hîry-Seven     196

Aso Avaîabe                        197

TRAPPING FOG

A Slice of Seampunk

Wîîam Saford

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Trappîng Fog Pubîsed în 2016 byAcorn Books an împrîn o Andrews UK Limied wwwandrewsukcom

he rîg o Wîîam Saford o be îdenîIed as auor o îs book as been assered în accordance wî secîon 77 and 78 o e Copyrîgs Desîgns and Paens Ac 1988

hîs book îs sod subjec o e condîîon a î sa no, by way o rade or oerwîse, be en, resod, îred ou or oerwîse cîrcuaed wîou e pubîser’s prîor wrîen consen în any orm o bîndîng or cover oer an a în wîc î îs pubîsed, and wîou a sîmîar condîîon beîng împosed on e subsequen purcaser

A caracers appearîng în îs work are Icîîous Any resembance o rea persons, îvîng or dead, îs purey coîncîdena

For Noe

ï pounded my Iss on e undersîde o e coin îd ï dîd no budge Neîer dîd î make a oow sound Crap, ï oug ï’m burîed aîve Agaîn! ï ay sî and wondered ow ong ï woud ave o waî îs îme, casîng my mînd back o e as îng ï coud remember beore my dea – beore my ‘supposed’ dea A ospîa We, more o a dumpîng ground, reay, or e sîck and înIrm o od ondon Town he pace ad been packed, crammed o e raters, wî peope în need – and e dîn! ï was îke Bedam – wîc was across e road he docors coudn’ cope ï was a ey coud do o provîde enoug space or e poor basards o ge orîzona And ey was a poor – o course ey was No one wî any money woud be seen dead în a pace îke a ï reckoned î ad been abou mîd-aternoon wen ï was pronounced (presumed!) dead ha mean anoer ew ours unî dusk and en a ew more unî mîdnîg Docor Hoo woud probaby waî unî en beore e came o rerîeve îs empoyee Mînd you, ï don’ know ow ong ï’ve been ou, ï reLeced ï’d aken e powder îke e od me – ï coud sî ase îs vîe bîerness – and e î work îs magîc ï can ony assume Docor Hoo ad srode în, coak swîrîng, and împerîousy demanded e urgen remova o e corpse Conamînaîon, e woud ave saîd, aong wî a ew oer bîg words; e eow mus be înerred wî e umos urgency And ey, e overworked docors and nurses, woud ave been împressed by îs augy manner, îs împacabe eaures, îs undred-yard sare More an anyîng ey woud be gad o one ess poor bugger o înk o, one ess drop o worry abou în îs ocean o uman mîsery

he rozzers mîg even ave eard abou my demîse by now… ï coudn’ ep smîîng, even în my coin – here’s no many peope wa can say a, îs ere? hey can cross me of eîr îs o waned men ï am ree! We, apar rom e woe beîng-su-up-în-a-coin îng, bu a was ony a emporary înconvenîence No, Damîen, ï warned myse You ake î easy Docor Hoo as come roug or you ye agaîn and a you ave o do now îs îe back, ge some kîp maybe, and ry no o înk o ow u your boody badder îs rîg now… ï was easy o doze of he powder was sî în my sysem ï coud ony ope ï woudn’ pîss myse wîe ï sep Hurry up, Docor Hoo! Ge me ou o ere! *** ï woke o e sounds o scrapîng and e ud o a sove bade agaîns e oer sîde o e îd A ew agonîsîng momens aer, ere were creaks as e îd was prîsed of by a crowbar and en – o, en! – coo aîr on my ace and e sme o damp ear Two ukîng Igures were sandîng over me, back sapes agaîns e mîdnîg sky ï squîned and sîeded my eyes wî my and; ey was sînîng eîr anern rîg în ron o my nose “Boody e!” crîed one “We’ve go a îve one!” added e oer, no ess socked ïn eîr scrambe o ge ou o e grave, e anern was dropped ï burs îno Lames, îckîng ungrîy a e men and eapîng ono eîr overcoas ï sa up – e coin was burnîng Now, ï’ve go noîng agaîns cremaîon bu îs wasn’ e îme or e pace so ï sprang ou and cambered over e Laîîng men and aued myse ou ono e ground Every man or îmse în ese sîuaîons; you know ow î îs – or peraps you don’ Peraps your îe îs more norma an mîne ï ay back on e mound o ear A my ee, e grave bazed îke a pî o He, e crîes o e men e screams o e damned

ï drank în e res aîr îke î was e Irs pîn ater a week o sobrîey and coudn’ ep beîng sared o see a gaun Igure sandîng over me Dressed în back, îs opera coak angîng o îs ankes îke e wîngs o a gîan ba, and e seen o îs op a cacîng e gîmmer o e Lames, Docor Hoo raîsed îs cane o îs îps and bew wîce în quîck successîon Poîsoned dars appeared în e necks o e burnîng men, sîencîng and oppîng em însany ï go up “hanks, Doc” ï wîped a and on my sîr and ofered î As ever, e îgnored î “ï knew you woudn’ e me down” Docor Hoo’s ace berayed no emoîon From îs coak e produced a sove ï acceped î; ï knew wa ad o be done ï se o reIîng e grave, dousîng e Ire and coverîng e men Docor Hoo dîd no înger – e’s no one or pysîca abour; î’s wa e pays me or SaîsIed ï was on my Jack Jones, ï unbuoned my breeces and reîeved myse a as A… Tak abou makîng a peasure o a necessîy Seam rose rom e grave No ofence înended, ï saued e dead men and go back o soveîng

Two

“here’s been anoer one, sîr” Sergean Adams burs îno Bow Sree nîck wî îs ceeks as îvîd as îs gînger beard ïnspecor Jon Kîpper, wose acîa aîr was sparse and du în comparîson, peered over e op o îs newspaper “here never as!” e excaîmed “Anoer wa, or Gawd’s sake?” “Anoer murder!” Adams was on e verge o sampîng îs oo “Anoer doymop down în Wîecape, dressed up în er own însîdes îke a bîmmîn’ Crîsmas ree” Kîpper crumped îs broadsee and go o îs ee, reacîng or îs a rom e ook beînd e door “Wo ound er? Dîd you?” “awks, no! Bobby on e bea sumbed across er We, sumbed îno er, o be more precîse Poor cap Been pukîng îs rîng up ever sînce Ony been on e job or a week and a He’s as wîe as a see wa’s seen a gos” “Yes, yes,” Kîpper waved împaîeny He srode aong e corrîdor, expecîng e sergean o oow “Enoug abou e boy Wa abou e gîr?” “he wo, sîr?” “he vîcîm! Wo’d you înk ï mean? Prîncess Bearîce?” “No, sîr!” Adams quaîed “Don’ bear înkîng abou, does î? ï Foggy Jack go îs mîs on a Roya or somebody împoran” He suddered Kîpper came o a a and gowered a îm “Don’ ca îm a!” “Wo?” “Our kîer” “Wa? Foggy J—” “Don’ ca îm a!” “ï’s wa e papers îs caîng îm on accoun o as ow we can’ cac îm He jus mes away îke e mîs, eavîng no cues beînd”

Kîpper growed “ï’ ank you no o repea wa e papers say, Sergean hey’d sensaîonaîse a bran ub a a curc ee î ey oug ere was someîng în î or em” Adams rowned “ïn e ub, sîr?” Gîve me sreng, Kîpper sen up a sîen prayer “ï mean, î î mean ey’d se more papers ha’s e ony îng ey care abou Ca me a ansom” “You’re andsome, sîr îke an oî paînîng o Prînce Aber îmse, Gawd res îm” Adams ed open e door o e sree and saued as Kîpper wen roug î “You’re a unny bugger, Adams, and no mîsake” “hank you, sîr!” he gînger mousaces brîsed wî prîde here was a cab waîîng; Adams was more eicîen an e appeared Kîpper was gad e dîdn’ ave o waî în e cî, evenîng aîr Drops o moîsure condensed on îs a and overcoa ï’s a oggy one, rîg enoug, e oug as e cîmbed îno e carrîage “Wîecape,” e însruced e drîver He sa back, seeîng îmse or e scene aead You deveop a srong somac or îngs îke îs over e years bu noîng coud prepare you or e gory excesses o Foggy – e sopped îmse – o îs parîcuar kîer Peraps e papers were rîg Or peraps ey were undersaîng e case Peraps you coudn’ be sensaîona enoug o depîc e rue orrors perperaed by Foggy Jack Damn î, Kîpper punced îs own îg Go me doîng î now *** ï was no quîe îsory repeaîng ï was more îke curren evens suck în a oop, Kîpper reLeced as e aîged rom e cab He dîsmîssed e drîver – ere was no need o pay because e cab companîes ad an arrangemen wî e orce he Peeers were some o eîr bes cusomers ï was e same as e prevîous wo occasîons Same kînd o narrow aey Same crowd o gawkers barey kep în ceck by a