All Quiet on the Orient Express

Contemporary Literature & Fiction

Author: Magnus Mills

As the wet Lakeland fells grow misty and the holiday season draws to a close; as the tourists trickle away from the campsite, along with the sunshine, and the hot water, and the last of the good beer – a man accidentally spills a tin of green paint, and thereby condemns himself to death…..Read More

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