The Finger of Fate

By Sapper and H. C. McNeile

The title story in this wry collection concerns acquaintances Staunton and Barstow, who witness a bizarre spectacle outside a bar in an Austrian village. A thin-lipped aristocrat steps down from his plush horse-drawn vehicle, and commences formidable target-practice on some playing cards - the Five of Hearts and the Five of Spades. Barstow remains utterly still during this peculiar display, and it emerges that he has witnessed this on six consecutive days - the shooter is the husband of his mistress, and he is challenging Barstow to a duel. Further stories of love, revenge, jealousy and fate complete this stirring volume.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0755116771
• ISBN13: 9780755116775
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: House of Stratus
• Length: 276 Pages