Ramsey Campbell - 1976 - The Doll Who Ate His Mother - Plot & Excerpts
“No, you don’t. And I’m sure nobody wants to talk about it, either.” Into the silence Edmund said, “It’s presents time.” He took several books from his attache case. “I thought you should know what my books are like, since you’re going to be in one. Here you are, Clare. I wrote that one with ladies in mind.” Love Has Many Weapons. The heart has its reasons for murder, and here’s Edmund Hall with a dozen of the best. Opposite the blurb Edmund had written “To Clare, who still owes me a dinner date.” The row of kisses might almost have been stylized graves. She wondered if he meant her to remember the awkward scene in his hotel room. “I couldn’t leave you out, Alice. That’s one for the ladies too.” He dealt her The Homicidal Heart. “Here’s George’s. That’ll give you some good dreams.” He winked at George, who stared at Sinister Sirens. “Oh, I didn’t know you were coming,”
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