John Vault: 15 books

Thaddeus by John Vault. 'Death is as popular now as it's always been...' Hector Crane is a funeral director with no-one to bury. Business is at a standstill, he's on the verge of bankruptcy and his delinquent apprentices are stealing both from him and his dear departed clients. Just...

If you had committed an act so brutally despicable that you couldn't live with yourself, how would you atone for it? Step into the bizarre world of John Dante and live the nightmare. John's Story is the second of Uncle John's Bedtime Tales by John Vault. Reader discretion is advised.

A collection of ten dark fiction short stories by prize winning author John Vault based around the themes of madness and obsession.Essential bedtime reading!Introduction by the author.Contains frequent use of strong language, violent horror and sexual references. Reader discretion is advised.

How do you know when you're dreaming? Can you look around yourself now and be absolutely certain that you're awake? You can? Well, meet Daniel Norris. He's just as certain as you are...A brief moment of lucidity is the fifth of Uncle John's Bedtime Tales by John Vault. Reader discretion is advised.

Tiw's Cup is a short cautionary tale on the hazards of being an adrenalin junkie. Some people free-dive, others climb mountains. But just when you think you've done it all, what if you discover that there's one more step left to take...Tiw's Cup is the first of Uncle John's Bedtime Tales by John Vault. Reader discretion is advised.

Gerald Pembroke owns and runs a mushroom farm in the idyllic country setting of Luddensley village. The supermarket buyers are forcing his prices down to subsistence levels, his attention obsessed wife has been engaged in a string of affairs with younger men and to top it all he discovers that one...

Penelope Darlin, the romantically challenged proprietor of the Lilac Grange nursing home, is regularly murdering her elderly residents in the name of profit. Next on her to do list is ninety one year old Catherine Scrivens, but Catherine is aware of Ms. Darlin's business model and, determined...

A young man's morbid curiosity regarding the disappearance of a museum curator leads him into the dark mind of a serial killer.What the butler saw is the ninth of Uncle John's Bedtime Tales. Reader discretion is advised.

Edgar Henry is a collector of illusions from a bygone age of stage magic. When one particularly notorious artifact finally enters his collection Edgar discovers that the greatest magic of all has little to do with illusion.The Swing is the sixth of Uncle John's Bedtime Tales. Reader discretion is advised.

What if you accidentally discovered your destiny? What if that destiny was to kill? Would you fight it or follow it blindly? Or would you, like Richard Evans, learn to enjoy it?Doing it for Isaac is the seventh of Uncle John's Bedtime Tales. Reader discretion is advised.

Billy's new job in the old folks home is going well, until he meets Leo McDonald, a former Christian missionary with advancing dementia, antisocial tendencies and a startling secret. Billy isn't too concerned with Leo's behaviour. After all he's just a harmless old man... isn't...

Every young lady entertains ideas of romance, including Julia Smedley. But Julia doesn't stop at mere daydreams and her idea of a good time will take any prospective boyfriend to places he'd rather not go and from which he is very unlikely to return.How do you like yours is the fourth of Uncle John's Bedtime Tales. Reader discretion is advised.

Maria is a property developer who has just inherited a ramshackle cottage complete with atmospheric woodland. She plans to tear it down but soon becomes enchanted with its dilapidated charm. So will she keep it? Or will it keep her?Home from home is the eighth of Uncle John's Bedtime Tales. Reader discretion is advised.

Carlos Soames is a tightwad. He'll do anything to save a little cash and discovers that it's cheaper to order his new contact lenses on-line. The site that he buys from doesn't do English but Carlos thinks he's got it covered.When his order arrives Carlos soon realises that his...