The Witch of Wapping: A Ghost Story
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Liquid time, the River Thames flows through London Town in one direction, the water swallowing most everything that falls in. Items lost to the river's churn, caught in silt, mud, and gravel, lay exposed at a later date, perhaps centuries hence. Among the ubiquitous animal bones, pipe stems, and sewing pins, other items turn up, some useful, others that are works of art or that have historical significance. Yet the river's power to resurrect the common-place, the fascinating, and the priceless also extends to things much less desirable. In THE WITCH OF WAPPING, the River Thames's cycle of burial and revival preserves and then brings back something meant to remain dead and buried?something with a mean bite.
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Alan M. Clark grew up in Tennessee in a house full of bones and old medical books. He has created illustrations for hundreds of books, including works of fiction of various genres, nonfiction, textbooks, young adult fiction, and children's books. Awards for his illustration work include the World Fantasy Award and four Chesley Awards. He is the author of 14 books, including eight novels, a lavishly illustrated novella, four collections of fiction, and a nonfiction full-color book of his artwork. His latest novel, SAY ANYTHING BUT YOUR PRAYERS, was released by Lazy Fascist Press in August, 2014. He is an Associate Editor for Broken River Books, a Portland, Oregon publisher of crime fiction. Mr. Clark's company, IFD Publishing, has released 6 traditional books and 25 ebooks by such authors as F. Paul Wilson, Elizabeth Engstrom, and Jeremy Robert Johnson. Alan M. Clark and his wife, Melody, live in Oregon. www.alanmclark.com
