A collection built around the short story as a trapdoor.

Edited by Suzette Boyd, Fatal Twists gathers stories solely for the way a final turn can expose what has been latent in the story all along. The anthology leans into confrontation rather than comfort. Relationships curdle, apparently ordinary scenes disclose darker motives, and several stories work by destabilising the reader’s confidence in what kind of story they thought they were reading.

The 'twist' here is the way of forcing questions about motive, guilt, secrecy, fear and the stories people tell themselves to keep ordinary life intact. A useful collection for readers interested in darker short fiction, psychological suspense, and the mechanics of narrative reversal.

Angus & Robertson / HarperCollins, Australia, 1993. First Australian edition. Paperback. Light shelf wear and minor rubbing to covers; internally clean and firmly bound. Very good condition.