Tales In The Headlights: A Switchback Stories Collection

by Iain Edward Henn

From the author of Switchback Stories comes another collection of secrets and sins
FOURTEEN TALES WITH A TWIST

Just as headlights cast their beam on the unexpected, these tales lead to hidden places of mystery, suspense and surprise:

―The body of a local man is found in a deserted field. Suspicion falls on a travelling gypsy fair and the mysterious tarot reader who has now vanished. As anger in the country town explodes, detectives Carmichael and Talbot are faced with a twisting maze of clues and a killer poised to strike again;

―An idyllic river, a keen fisherman who can’t swim, a sandbank, and a selfish executive with a flawless plan for the perfect murder. Sometimes it’s the details you don’t see that bring the most unlikely result;

―A legendary country rock musician arrives in a small town to join an unknown band. Is he simply seeking a simple life away from the bright lights―or is there another side to his story that no-one would ever suspect?;

―Two sisters visit their wealthy aunt on her lush estate. One has murder on her mind. A sudden switch will change the game―and the winner;

―A young boy goes against his town’s warning and sneaks onto a secluded orchard. Have all the scary stories been a myth? Or does something sinister lurk beyond these groves of trees?

Fourteen stories in all: each follows a switchback road of twist and turns.

Praise for Iain Edward Henn’s novels ‘The Delta Chain and ‘Disappear’:

“A stylish, craftily-worded thriller…crossing time, social class, love, loss, indulgence, greed, and…pure evil…fantastic read.”-Huffington Post

“…fast paced thriller…hooks readers into caring about the chase…”-Publishers Weekly

“…both a whodunit and a howdunnit. Is the mystery…natural or supernatural? The only other author(s) I can think of who write this way is the team of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.”-Hamilcar’s Books

“Disappear is one of the best page turners I’ve read in years. In The Delta Chain, an array of characters, good and evil, lead to one of the longest, most harrowing climactic scenes I’ve ever read. Both are fantastic reads.”- Pat Hernandez, author, palmaltas.com

“Dialogue is realistic and convincing…enlightens as it entertains…”-(Quarterfinalist) Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award reviewer

“High action…with good connections to high tech investigation.”-from goodreads.com

“The driving characters had me hooked into their lives and conflicts.”-Martin Treanor, author of The Silver Mist

“Top notch suspense. Mr Henn handled a fistful of plot threads very effectively…tension racheted up nicely in the climactic scene…I didn’t see the final twist coming.”-Linda Bonney Olin, author, blogger

Publication date
  • June 17, 2016