The Green Flash Author:Joan Aiken Here are fourteen original tales of the supernatural, ranging from grisly horror through old-fashioned mystery to comic fantasy. Some of the characters featured are a young, self-contained child who dreams reality; the ghost of a love-struck, bicycle-riding night watchman; a canary who bears an acute resemblance to the younger sister of Charles ... more »II; an old lady, hard of hearing, almost blind, but with a murderous sense of smell; an artist overwhelmed by mysteriously materializing buses; a beautiful girl who is trapped in a solid glass ball; a man whose claim of precognitive powers is taken seriously by a mad surgeon; a young, newlywed couple searching for the sun in a land where pollution has clouded the skies; and a large gray werewolf with brilliant eyes. All of these bizarre tales are certain to capture your mood and imagination.« less