The Flyleaf Killer

by William A. Prater

Who wants to be a millionaire? Everybody, you might suppose, but perhaps not via the path along which an unhappy young schoolboy chose to follow.

A book lover and avid reader, Robert Strudwick came across a bookshop that shouldn’t exist. Although he hesitated before entering he did so anyway and became enthralled by an unusual volume which he set about acquiring with little thought of danger or possible consequences.

What followed included sweet revenge on a number of enemies and the beginnings of a life of unimaginable power, wealth and success, but involved shocking criminality which inevitably put him at odds with the law and dreadful danger should he flout any of the rules by which he undertook to be governed.

A taut and graphic schoolboy's terrifying dalliance with the supernatural guaranteed to capture the reader’s attention and to deliciously tickle his toes - especially at bedtime.

312 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 25, 2007

About the author

William A. Prater was educated at Esher and sang with Esher Parish Church choir until his fourteenth year. Marking time with a variety of jobs until old enough, he signed with the Regular Army (REME) in 1948. The young soldier saw service in Hong Kong - where he won a tournament championship as a lightweight, and served with the 1st Commonwealth Division during the Korean War. Returning to civilian life in 1961, he joined a nationally-known pre-cast concrete manufacturer and in 1966 became works manager at one of their factories in Cheshire. He later joined a building company as an administrator and his appointment to general manager followed in 1975. He is a keen photographer and became a licensed radio amateur in 1984, Since retiring, Bill rediscovered his love of writing with his debut novel, psychological thriller, The Flyleaf Killer; adopting a totally different genre for his later YA fantasy adventure, The Key to Skandos.

Reviews

[Peter Halsall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Riveting, well written and very pacey. I had difficulty in putting the book down once I had started to read it. The quality of writing is comparable to a lot of books I have read. I would recommend this book to anyone. This author is well worth reading, can't wait for his next book.

[Jack · Rating 3 out of 5]

A curious mixture of police procedural and supernatural nonsense.