Mortal Simon Brett Amis's first volume of short

Amis's first volume of short stories for over a decade includes Mr Barrett's secret account of his daughter Elizabeth's involvement with the poet Browning

until the fate of the underworld can be decided

So he is beginning to fear that he will never be claimed from his cold New England orphanage: that his dream of a family - of a life - will come to nothing

and the story continues in a land that is beset by enemies

Mortal Simon Brett Amis's first volume of shortImogen Webb is determined to track down the killer of her friend, Camilla. But as she slowly peels back the layers of Camilla's life, she must ask herself one question: how well did she really know her best friend?