Histories of the Dead

For fans of crime fiction and rural noir comes a dark and hauntingly beautiful short story collection about the lives of those who travel along the borders of lawlessness. ***** ‘Like a string of dark pearls, they mesmerize with the broken beauty of Math Bird’s deftly portrayed characters and finely wrought prose’ Amazon reviewer ***** ‘Dark and yet hauntingly beautiful’ - Amazon reviewer ***** ‘Bird proves himself to be a master storyteller throughout’ – Amazon reviewer West of the River Dee lie the borderlands of North East Wales, an in-between place caught between two countries. Travel inland, and you’ll pass through the towns and villages where ancient relics and abandoned factories harbour the ghosts of past glories. The tree-clad hills snake up from the valley, where secrets and dark deeds whisper through the tall trees. Whether fearful of the future or worried that their best years are behind them, the characters of this striking short story collection are haunted by the past where sometimes, to live, love, or just survive, vengeance is the only option ***** ‘These stories are the work of a master craftsman …’ Amazon reviewer **** ‘Definitely worth a read, best British writer I have come across for some time…’ Amazon reviewer