Dead Man at the Door
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Ted nodded, his arm still round his mother.
‘Did he look well?’ asked Mrs Roberts. ‘Did James look well when you saw him?’
‘Yes,’ said Ted. ‘He looked very well.’
Gary stood up. He knew he should leave them alone now. ‘I’ll be getting back.’
‘Thank you for all you’ve done,’ said Mrs Roberts. ‘We’re very grateful for your support.’
‘Meet you later?’ asked Ted.
‘Where?’
‘At the fishing rock. Where else?’
It was after seven and the sun was low in the sky. Ted and Gary sat on the rock looking at a deep, breeze-ruffled sea. The evening was warm and the horizon seemed immense. A gull wheeled low over the ocean, skimming the surface and then rising steeply.
‘I’m very close to him here,’ said Ted. ‘He’s part of the sea, isn’t he?’
Gary nodded. He was sure that Ted was right.
A Note on the Author
Anthony Masters was renowned as an adult novelist, short story writer and biographer, but was best known for his fiction for young people.
Many of his novels carry deep insights into social problems, which he experienced over four decades by helping the socially excluded. He ran soup kitchens for drug addicts and campaigned for the civic rights of gypsies and other ethnic minorities. Masters is also known for his eclectic range of non-fiction titles, ranging from the biographies of such diverse personalities as the British secret service chief immortalized by Ian Fleming in his James Bond books (The Man Who Was M: the Life of Maxwell Knight).
His children’s fiction included teenage novels and the ground breaking Weird World series of young adult horror, published by Bloomsbury. He also worked with children both in schools and at art festivals. Anthony Masters died in 2003.
Discover books by Anthony Masters published by Bloomsbury Reader at
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Confessional
Finding Joe
Hidden Gods
Murder Is a Long Time Coming
The Men
Children and Young Adult Books
Cries of Terror
Dead Man at the Door
Ghost Stories to Tell in the Dark
Nightmare in New York
Scary Tales to Tell in the Dark
Vampire Stories to Tell in the Dark
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