You’ll Be Dead By Dawn
0 Comment / May 15, 2014

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Story Synopsis:

What would you do if you were stuck on a paradise island and found a note threatening to kill you?

Sneak peek of story:

The man is lying face down on the soft Thai sand. I keep expecting him to roar to life, to jump to his feet and come at me, swinging, but he doesn’t move a muscle.

There’s a bloody gash at the base of his skull, a sandy crimson halo around his head.
‘You killed your friend,’ I say.
‘He’s not my friend.’ The man standing beside me has a belly so large it’s balanced, beach-ball-like, above the waistband of his neon green swimming shorts. At his feet is a large, jagged rock smeared with blood.

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Tell us about the location you chose for your SUNLOUNGER short story… I chose Phuket in Thailand.

Have your books featured any destinations outside the UK? So far all of my books are set in the UK (London and Brighton) but the one I’m working on now – a dark pychological suspense novel called LAST GIRL STANDING – is set in Nepal.

If you could live anywhere in the world… I’ve never been to Australia or New Zealand but the wide open spaces, gorgeous scenery and beautiful beaches really appeal to me and I’d love to live there for a while to see if it lives up to my expectations.

Destination you’ve returned to the most times? Paris. It’s my favourite city in the world. I love the architecture, the museums, the art, the cemeteries (I know, I’m a bit weird like that) and the history. I discover something new whenever I visit.

Ticket, passport, money and… A good book. I’d feel naked without one!

Favourite cuisine from around the world? Mexican (though my waistline isn’t so keen)

Favourite holiday cocktail? Do I have to choose just one? Probably a mojito – lovely and refreshing.



Taylor, CL

Sunlounger Contributing Author

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@callytaylor

Author Bio

C.L. Taylor lives in Bristol with her partner and young son. She started writing fiction in 2005 and her short stories have won several awards and been published by a variety of literary and women’s magazines.

Cally works in Higher Education and has a degree in Psychology, with particular interest in abnormal and criminal Psychology. She also loves knitting, Dr Who, Sherlock, Great British Bake Off and Margaret Atwood and blames Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected for her love of a dark tale.

Her new novel THE ACCIDENT, a dark psychological thriller, was published in the UK by Avon HarperCollins in April 2014 and as BEFORE I WAKE in June 2014 by Sourcebooks in the US.