The 65th Octave

Dear reader, you have not been hearing much from me as I’m busy writing my second novel, the 64th Symphony. I hope when it is done, you’ll read it. To entice you and as an introduction I am making my first, the “65th Octave” available to you...

65th Octave – Chapter Four

65th Octave CHAPTER FOUR Robin shivered in the chilled room and felt his mind wander as he stared at the screen. “The 65th Octave?” His thoughts were drawn to the words, but more to the remarkable nature of his friend’s scanner. Sitting in the gloom of the...

65th Octave – Chapter Five

65th Octave CHAPTER FIVE Robin’s mind raced as he scanned the printout. “This is perfect, better than the book.” The quantum scanner had picked up every smudge and spot. The pages’ many notes were clearer than the book. The scanner’s image...

65th Octave – Chapter Three

65th Octave CHAPTER THREE Robin slumped in an aged chair of cracked leather he had pulled in front of the fire. Orange embers winked warmly in the dim room and the brandy helped erase the chill that encompassed him. He dozed for a moment in front of the dying coals...

65th Octave – Chapter Two

65th Octave   CHAPTER TWO Robin stepped out of the car he had rented at Heathrow, blinked back weariness and stared into the pitch dark. There was not a sound. He was alone on the path Ian had described. Since leaving the twisting country road, a feeling of...