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    Paranoia
    Paranoia
    Paranoia
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    Paranoia

    By Violetta Antcliff

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    Is Darren Bates a dead man walking, or is Anne Clark delusional, going mad? The death of Darren Bates, an ex-convict, was shrouded in mystery. Who was the man who posed as his brother, identified his body at the morgue, and arranged his funeral? Anne is determined to find out. As an OPV official prison visitor, she had befriended the man in life, so she is determined not to let him down in death . . . if he is really dead.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGypsy Shadow Publishing, LLC
    Release dateOct 15, 2015
    ISBN9781619502680
    Paranoia
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    Violetta Antcliff

    Violetta Antcliff has been a member of the Nottingham Writers' Club for over twenty years. A winner of numerous short story competitions, her work was area short listed in Waterstone's Wow Factor story competition. Took first prize in Nottingham County Council short story competition with a story called "Irish Mouse Tales," which was published by Gypsy Shadow Publishing as an eBook in July of 2012. She has had her poetry and short stories read on local radio. Violetta is a prolific writer of short fiction, having written and published more than 40 short stories with Gypsy Shadow.

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      Paranoia - Violetta Antcliff

      Contents

      Copyright Page

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 5

      About the Author

      Paranoia

      by

      Violetta Antcliff

      All rights reserved

      Copyright © September 8, 2015, Violetta Antcliff

      Cover Art Copyright © 2015, Charlotte Holley

      Gypsy Shadow Publishing, LLC.

      Lockhart, TX

      www.gypsyshadow.com

      Names, characters and incidents depicted in this book are products of the author’s imagination, or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of the author or the publisher.

      No part of this book may be reproduced or shared by any electronic or mechanical means, including but not limited to printing, file sharing, and email, without prior written permission from Gypsy Shadow Publishing, LLC.

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      ISBN: 978-1-61950-268-0

      Published in the United States of America

      First eBook Edition: October 15, 2015

      Chapter 1

      Dead men don’t walk, smoke cigarettes or hail passing taxis. In shock, Anne spoke her thoughts out loud.

      A big Issue vendor standing in a shop doorway gave her a quizzical look and held a magazine out toward her. Did I just hear you say you wanted one? he asked.

      Anne shook her head, feeling embarrassed at being overheard talking to herself. Taking a pound coin from her pocket, she pushed it in the man’s hand. Buy yourself a cup of coffee, she said.

      With a quid? You must be joking.

      Anne knew the man was right; you couldn’t get much for a pound these days. But taking into account she didn’t want anything he was hawking, she considered him lucky she’d given him anything.

      Deep in thought, she made her way across the street to a nearby cafe, she needed a drink and time to pull herself together. Common sense told her the man she’d seen getting into a taxi wasn’t Darren, he was just somebody who looked like him. Darren Bates was dead—hadn’t she been to his funeral? The incident, however, had unnerved her.

      Sat at a table in a recess of the tea rooms, Anne recalled events that had taken place over the last twelve months: the accident, the funeral…

      A waitress sauntered over to where she was sitting and forced a smile. Lovely day, ain’t it, she said, handing her a menu. I can recommend the meat pie, it’s chef’s speciality."

      The girl sounded bored to tears, as if the last thing she wanted to do was to be working on a nice sunny day.

      Just a pot of tea, please. Anne said, handing the menu back to the girl without looking at it. She’d missed lunch, but she wasn’t hungry—at that precise moment,

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