Pennies for the Gas

By Philip Hewitt

Five short stories all involving supernatural or criminal. elements A boy loses his way in the fog and is accosted by an old lady who needs pennies for the gas. A mystery Scottish motorcyclist guides a young couple from London safely down a clifftop lane in the mist. The South Wales polics are faced with the mystery of a serial killer. A small-time crook meets his come-uppance at the hands of a clairvoyant. A retired doctor tell his grandson how he found God - or, rather, how God found him.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Philip Hewitt
• Release date: Sep 13, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301779505

Philip Hewitt

Born 28 November 1945 in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England. Grew up in Croydon, South London (at that time in the county of Surrey). Educated at Selhurst Grammar School and Lincoln College, Oxford University. Taught first German and French to kids at the Royal Merchant Navy School in Wokingham, Berkshire, then English to German adults in Stuttgart, Germany. Published many readers and grammar books for learners of English. Now back in the UK and living in the ex-Post Office (which I ran until 2008 until it was closed down) in the small village of Tanygrisiau, North Wales. Busy learning Welsh so I can understand and communicate with the locals! Unmarried - any takers??

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