Rendezvous with Horror

by Ruskin Bond

From the inimitable master anthologiser Ruskin Bond comes another collection of spine-chilling tales- Rendezvous with Horror. Each story, carefully selected by Ruskin Bond, marks a unique blend of the quaint and the realistic. 'The Face of Bronze' unleashes the pull of the Orient, manifested in the gripping story of Sanderson as he instinctively chances upon the bronze face and the strange life-like dreams that follow. The sudden disappearance of the statue only heightens the suspense, leaving us craving for more. While the mysterious footsteps will scare you out of your wits in 'When Glister Walked', 'All Souls', set in a country house in North America, relates another spooky incident that breaks the notions of a quiet and peaceful pastoral existence. What is the impending doom that shadows the life of the distraught Miss Stoner? Unravel the mystery of the suspicious murder in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Adventures of the Speckled Band', one of the most unusual cases in the long, illustrious career of Sherlock Holmes. These, and some other riveting tales, are here in this compilation for your reading pleasure.The book will prove to be an excellent companion for transforming a lackluster evening, as it escorts us to a land full of thrills and chills.

128 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 2007

About the author

Ruskin Bond is an Indian author of British descent. He is considered to be an icon among Indian writers and children's authors and a top novelist. He wrote his first novel, The Room on the Roof, when he was seventeen which won John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written several novellas, over 500 short stories, as well as various essays and poems, all of which have established him as one of the best-loved and most admired chroniclers of contemporary India. In 1992 he received the Sahitya Akademi award for English writing, for his short stories collection, "Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra", by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters in India. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 for contributions to children's literature. He now lives with his adopted family in Landour near Mussoorie.