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Through the Gate of Horns

Having picked up her friend, Josie, at the station, Lorne hopes for an uneventful drive to Waydon where they will link up with five friends for a reunion weekend. While living in Brasilia, they had become a close group. During a stop on their journey, a chance meeting with a smart young woman almost makes Josie faint from shock. This leads the woman to introduce herself as Arina Aubel and she insists that Josie and Lorne join her for tea to allow Josie to recover. Back in the car, Josie tells Lorne that the woman’s face was identical to that of a woman she saw in a recurring dream, though its scene was some two hundred years before. Could the dream be a prophecy and if so, was Arina in danger? When later they see Arina accosted by an angry man, Josie becomes convinced that her dream has a purpose. This belief strengthens as a result of a local rumour heard about the premises Arina is directed to and the man’s quick exit after guiding her there. As a result of all they have witnessed, Josie persuades Lorne that they have to become amateur sleuths. They stumbled upon organised criminal activity, but had those involved murdered Arina? How close the events will prove to be a re-enactment of the dream? Was it a prophecy?

V. R. Wilson

After graduating from Aberystwyth University, V. R. Wilson gained further academic and professional qualifications through part-time study. Her working career, which was varied, was cut short as she assumed a caring role for her parents and then her husband. Membership of various public bodies has widened her interest and knowledge and kept her busy. This has meant that spare time to write is less than she would like. Her hobbies are reading, puzzles, entertaining friends and travelling. The people met along her life’s bumpy road have been the tonic she has valued.

Austin Macauley Publishers