Publisher's Synopsis
A serial killer on a Men's Retreat plots his latest murder, while a frustrated matchmaker plots an unlikely romance. Surgery brings one marriage to crisis, while a holiday shows up the strength of another. The tables are turned between employee and his boss. A spiteful neighbour has a change of heart. Three lost souls in an isolated Britain. A peculiar piece of research. Twenty-four hours in the city of dreaming spires.
First Dates & Last Rites Vol.8 is a collection of thirteen short stories that examine the themes of love and friendship, memory and age, fear and loss, the nature of family, and the pursuit of happiness. It includes the story, A Holiday In Four Episodes, longlisted for the Bridport Short Story Prize. It is MZ Pevsner's tenth collection of short stories.
