The Matterhorn: truth in fiction (Kathleens Clare Waller)’s An Interpreter in Vienna
Marie Thibaut is a new interpreter for the French government in Vienna. Despite strange locals and diplomats alike, she is enamored by the promise of the utopian city. But Marie’s life is complicated when she attempts to be someone important and encounters strange historical crossroads. She enters the Viennese spy world and becomes disoriented in cultural exchanges and uncanny experiences.
Will Marie’s mind succumb to phobias, layered meanings, and isolation or will she persevere and find the right allies with whom she may do good in the world? Marie tells this tale as a long letter to her employer, Grégoire Lefebvre, and his wife Julie in an attempt to clear her name in the hours before mysterious Josef arrives at her door…at the threshold where she believes one of them will die.
Niamh Cooper’ Confessions of an Empty Nester
When they finally go and you’ve had all the time in the world to prepare.
Turns out you’re not quite ready.
Ellis Elms’s Sentenced To Heaven
A judge who sentenced hundreds. A murderer who served his time. A saint who judged everyone. A priest who looked away. An atheist who never believed. And a dog. They’re all dead. They’re all in the waiting room. And they’re all about to learn that Heaven and Hell aren’t what they expected.
Darkly Dreaming Klar Nett ‘s Terms of Engagement
Two people who use sex as a weapon, love as leverage, and each other as collateral damage. A story about predation, manipulation, and whether damaged people can learn tenderness - or if some things are too broken to fix.
It’s lovely to be in such good company. I subscribed to all my fellow featured writers, thanks Ian for putting this together. Looking forward to having a read of each!