This collection of short stories offers a blend of dark humor, suspense, and unexpected twists. Each narrative delves into the strange and often unsettling aspects lurking beneath the ordinary. With incredible inventiveness and a knack for the absurd, the author exposes the hidden malevolence and grotesque elements of the world. It's a reading experience that provokes, amuses, and occasionally terrifies.
Inside these covers you will meet the man prepared to wager his daughter's hand in marriage over the breed and vintage of a bottle of wine; the traveller who throws himself overboard on a cruise liner just to win a bet; the innocuous-seeming landlady whose guests stay for longer than they intended; and Edward who takes on a deeply mysterious cat.
Dahl is a master at introducing readers to a new sense of what lurks beneath the ordinary.