Christopher Everest

“Helen Bilch is currently channelling every angry mother who has ever walked the face of God’s green earth, and as such has complete control over my actions. I’m pretty sure that if you stuck this lady in a room with every male world leader, the planet’s problems would all be solved in about half an hour flat – just in time for tea.”
― Nick Spalding, Logging Off

“I pin the laser on the Impala and take another reading. Four hundred thirty yards, line of sight. I push a button on the rangefinder and switch to inclinometer mode. The device calculates the cosine of the angle made between true horizontal and my line of sight. The digital reading is zero-point-eight-seven, equivalent to about thirty degrees. A quick mental calculation gives me the range adjustment. The horizontal range is three hundred and seventy-five yards.”
― Cameron Curtis, Danger Close

“A frown formed on her forehead. ‘Are you saying I sulk?’ ‘No, no.’ He held up his hands defensively. ‘You just like to contemplate your options in private seclusion — with chocolate. It’s not a criticism.’ ‘Hmm...”
― Andrew Hastie, Maelstrom

“Mum knew with absolute unshakeable certainty that she was right about everything.  From astrophysics to fine art, my mother was the ruling opinion in any room.”
― Steve Higgs, Blue Moon Investigations Ten Book Bundle