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A good foundation was the key to success. Cathy-Ann knew this to be as true as the inevitability of death. But sometimes she had to treat the skin before applying makeup. A bruise stretched from behind the left ear, under the eye and marred the whole nose. The deep purple contrasted sharply with the rest of the face, making the pallor seem almost jaundiced. Such was the size of the discolouring, Cathy-Ann was amazed the nose had not been broken. After some consideration, she

[Author's note: This is first of two winning entries to Spinetingle.com .] The night her husband was shot dead, Amanda Preston was with friends. She had arranged the evening to celebrate Charlotte’s 30th but in truth Amanda had just needed a solid alibi. She had known that Ben had been cheating for some time now. He wasn’t the greatest liar on God’s earth and some of his excuses were paper-thin. Late evenings at work to meet tight deadlines. Weekend team building courses. A

[Author's note: This is second of two winning entries to Spinetingle.com .] The creature had been taunting him for days. Malcolm had decided that enough was enough and determined to finally find and kill the beast. Malcolm’s first indication that the house had gained an uninvited guest had been the smell. Though the two others in the house did not seem to notice, Malcolm’s keen nose caught the scent as soon as he had sauntered upstairs. On the top step he paused, scouring th